Name: ______Date: ______

English Test #3 – TSA / TSD – Written Comprehension

PART 1

1.  Where does the story take place ?

-  Country : ______/ -  Town/city : ______
-  River : ______/ -  Area : ______

2.  Who are the people present in this scene ? Find information about them and classify them into 2 groups.

Group 1 / Group 2
How many ?
Nationality ?
Name when given ?

3.  What happens from line 1 to line 6 ? Sum it up in one sentence.

______

4.  From line 7 to line 15 (“started north”), the passage is about :

o the travelling conditions o the arrival in the new country o getting to know the smugglers

5.  Who gives the money and who accepts it ?

______

6.  What is that money for ?

______

7.  What is the atmosphere like ? Tick the right adjective(s).

o relaxed o tense o threatening o welcoming o friendly o hostile o hateful

8.  How do the passengers feel ? Tick the right adjective(s).

o confident o scary o afraid o desperate o naive o disappointed o sympathetic

9.  Why ? (in one sentence)

______

PART 2

10.  Sadly, the truck has a problem. What does the word “nicely” (line 26) indicate about what is going on ? Tick the right answer.

o the problem has been solved. o the problem has not been solved.

11.  What has just been done ? Tick the right answer.

o Hanson tells the migrants that the truck can’t be fixed. They have to call a mechanic and wait. He apologizes to them.

o Hanson pretends he has just finished repairing the truck and makes them hear the sound of the engine starting. So they think the problem is solved but he is lying.

o Some of the immigrants help Hanson repair the car and they can resume their trip.

12.  How did the passenger feel at that moment ? Tick the right adjective(s).

o hopeless o overjoyed o lost o relieved o angry o scary o down-hearted

13.  Why ?

______

14.  The climate was very hostile. What did the migrants need most ? Quote key words only.

______

15.  Fill in the time chart with the right pieces of information.

3 more Mexicans die / Death of Manuela / 1 Mexican dies and 6 more by 11 /

Fake breakdown of the smugglers’ truck / Less than 8 people still alive

1st day ® 2nd day

·  4 a.m. : ______

·  10 a.m. : ______

·  Noon : ______

·  2 p.m. : ______

·  Late afternoon : ______