Reading
1Read the text quickly. Then circle the correct words to complete
the sentences.____ / 0.4 point
a.The text is a blog post/news article.
b.It is about youth activism / girl’s fashion.
2Read the text again. Then write YES or NO.____ / 1.2 points
YES / NOa. ErinnePaisleyhasn’tgraduatedfromhighschoolyet.
b. Sheusedrecyclednewspaperpages to makeherdress.
c. Shewrote a messagethankingherparents for thedress.
d. MalalaYousafzaiandErinnePaisleyfoundedan NGO.
e. ErinnePaisleytalked to Malalain London, in 2014.
f. Sheisusing a website to raisefunds for theMalalaFund.
3Read the text once more. Then match the numbers with the information
they refer to.____ / 0.6 point
a.2015( ) Amount of money Erinne Paisley would have spent on a dress.
b.250( )Erinne Paisley’s age at the time the article was written.
c.18( ) Number of girls – in millions – who weren’t attending school in 2013.
d.63( ) The highest bid on Erinne’s dress at the moment the article was written.
e.12( ) The year the article was published.
f.600( ) Number of years of standard education.
Vocabulary
4Match the columns.____ / 0.5 point
a.childjobs
b.dangerousrights
c.humanactivities
d.pocketlabor
e.workmoney
5Use the compound nouns in Act. 4 to complete the sentences.____ / 1 point
a.______is a very serious issue in many countries, depriving children of their childhood and education.
b.There are several organizations that fight for ______around the world. Amnesty International is one of them.
c.Some teenagers do chores around the house or the neighborhood to earn some ______from their parents or other adults.
d.According to the Brazilian law, teenagers who are under 18 can’t have ______or any jobs that could harm their health or development.
e.Even at home, children shouldn’t participate or do any unsafe ______.
6Circle the most appropriate words to complete the sentences.____ / 0.8 point
a.The violation / invasion of human rights is a serious problem in several countries.
b.Workers are happier and more dangerous / productive when their labor rights are respected.
c.The participation of children in agricultural activities is usually hazardous / difficult to their health, due to the use of pesticides.
d.Several NGOs are fighting to eradicate / violate child famine around the world.
e.The refugees who flee the country were harmful / frightened of being sent back to the conflict zone.
f.The growing danger / tension between those two countries in Africa might lead them to war sometime soon.
g.Crossing the sea on small boats is a desperate / tense measure taken by people to flee war and famine in their countries.
h.Children who live in conflict zones are vulnerable / dangerous and need to be protected by international institutions and governments.
Grammar
7Check () the most appropriate verb forms to complete the sentences.
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a.Erinne ______a traditional dress at her prom in May, 2016.
( ) didn’t wear( ) don’t wear
b.______you ______Erinne’s paper dress?
( ) Have / liked( ) Do / like
c.I ______Malala’s biography yet.
( ) don’t read( ) haven’t read
d.In 2013, UNICEF ______a survey on the number of girls out of school.
( ) has done( ) did
e.I ______how much money Erinne has raised with her dress.
( ) hasn’t known( ) don’t know
f.What ______you already ______to help people in poor countries?
( ) have / done( ) do / do
8Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Pay attention to
the verb forms.____ / 1.2 points
a.Jake ______(do – present perfect) volunteer work since 2014.
b.The students ______(help – simple present) an NGO for refugees in town.
c.______you ______(watch – simple past) the news report about education last week?
d.I ______(think / neg. – simple present) we can eradicate famine.
e.Our school ______(promote – simple past) a debate about child labor last Monday.
f.______your teachers ever ______(discuss – present perfect) girl’s rights in class?
9Check () the correct sentences and put a cross (X) next to the incorrect
ones. Then rewrite the incorrect sentences.____ / 0.6 point
a.Our English teacher has done volunteer work in Guatemala when he was a teenager.( )
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b.Did you find information about the refugee crisis in that magazine you read yesterday?( )
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c.Joody studies with us for one year. She’s a teenager from Syria.( )
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d.My mother has a hazardous job and usually wears safety equipment at work.( )
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10Add sentences according to the time expressions in brackets.
Pay attention to the verb forms.____ / 0.8 point
a.The students did their homework after class yesterday.
(usually) ______
b.The refugees have escaped the conflict zone.
(some months ago) ______
c.Olivia has watched a documentary about life in Africa.
(last weekend) ______
d.My family and I live in a house.
(for seven years) ______
Listening
11Listen to an extract of a news report. Use the words from the box to
complete its summary.____ / 1 point
The news report is about Zaatari, aa. ______in Jordan.
Zaatari is very close to the border with b. ______.
Over c. ______people live in Zaatari.
The d. ______is in charge of the camp.
e.______live in very small houses, spread over the desert.
Over f. ______people have died in the war in Syria.
The war has started the largest refugee crisis since the end of g. ______.
About h. ______Syrians have escaped the war.
i.______andj. ______are two countries that gave shelter to Syrian refugees.
Writing
12Write the introduction of a news report about a real or
fictitious event.____ / 1.3 points
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