© 2007 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota. These materials were created for the Virtual Item Bank as part of the Virtual Assessment Center created by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition at the University of Minnesota. Permission is granted to duplicate these materials for educational purposes. Permission to reprint must be sought from the CARLA office. For more information see: http://www.carla.umn.edu

Skill: Reading Level of Assessment: Intermediate-Low ACTFL Topic: Weather, free time Title: Captions For your language class tomorrow, your teacher asked you to find a news item to talk about. The volume on your TV does not work, so you pushed the button to read the text of what is on the program. You see this on your TV.

1. Who is the speaker in the picture? a. An architect b. An engineer c. A reporter d. A meteorologist

Hello from the Big River Bridge. At 7:30, on this beautiful warm April day, in just about 10 minutes, this year’s Ceremony of Lights will begin. There is already a big crowd of people, mostly families with children, waiting for the cars to stop. There seem to be some drivers who want to get across at the last minute……… This is John Vik, Channel 7 News.

© 2007 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota. These materials were created for the Virtual Item Bank as part of the Virtual Assessment Center created by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition at the University of Minnesota. Permission is granted to duplicate these materials for educational purposes. Permission to reprint must be sought from the CARLA office. For more information see: http://www.carla.umn.edu

2. In which season does the ceremony of light take place? ___________________________________________

3. What time of day is it most likely?

a. Before 7:00 a.m. b. After 7:00 a.m. c. Before 7:00 p.m. d. After 7:00 p.m.

4. Who are the people waiting for the Ceremony of Lights?

a. Young single people b. A sports team c. Parents and children d. Politicians

5. Under which heading would you find the following report? a. Community news b. Weather c. Environment d. Transportation

Answers: 1. c- a reporter 2. April: spring of fall depending on the student’s location 3. b 4. c 5. a