Quiz Unit5
Part 1: Reading (50 points)
Read the article and answer questions 1-9.
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The Fairy Tale King
Hans Christian Andersen once said: “Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.” In many ways, Andersen’s life was like a fairy tale.
Andersen was born in 1805 to a poor family in Odense, Denmark. His father died when he was 11 and Andersen went to work in a factory. He was a lonely boy who loved to tell stories, and even claimed that he would be famous some day. People in Odense made fun of him because they didn’t think he was talented, clever or handsome. Andersen knew that if
he stayed in Odense, he would never fulfill his dreams, so he moved to Copenhagen when
he was 14.
In Copenhagen, he worked as a singer until his voice changed. Then he tried acting. Unfortunately, he couldn’t play a hero because he wasn’t good-looking, but he wasn’t ugly enough to play a villain. He tried to write plays, but he didn’t have the education to be a successful writer. Luckily, an older friend thought Andersen had potential and sent him back to school. Anderson was extremely unhappy at school. He was several years older than the other students, and the teachers made fun of him because he wanted to be a writer. Eventually, the friend heard about Andersen’s difficulties and hired a private tutor for him instead. Andersen then attended CopenhagenUniversity and completed his studies there.
After university, he traveled a lot and wrote some books, plays and stories which weren’t very successful. Although he was frustrated, he didn’t give up. When Andersen was thirty, he wrote his first book of fairy tales. Some of his most famous stories, such as The Princess and the Pea, The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid and The Emperor’s New Clothes appeared in the book. People of all ages loved his stories because they could identify with the characters. Many of his stories were based on his own experiences as a poor, lonely boy who was different. The characters in his stories face many difficulties and have to struggle before they find happiness, just like Andersen did.
In 1867, Hans Christian Andersen returned to Odense as a famous author. The city square was full of people who cheered him. The poor, lonely boy had become the “fairy tale king”.
1.Give TWO facts that show that Andersen had a difficult childhood. (lines 1-8)…… / 6 points
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2.Why did Andersen leave Odense? (lines 3-8)…… / 6 points
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3.Andersen couldn’t be an actor because he … . (lines 9-16)…… / 5 points
a.couldn’t sing anymore after his voice changed
b.wasn’t talented, clever or famous
c.didn’t have enough education to write plays
d.was neither handsome nor extremely ugly
4.How did Andersen’s friend help him? (lines 9-16)…… / 5 points
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5.List TWO reasons why it was difficult for Andersen to return to school. (lines 9-16)…… / 6 points
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6.In line 12 it says, “… an older friend thought Andersen had potential…”…… / 6 points
What information shows that the friend was right?
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7.The names of four stories appear in lines 19-20. Why does the writer…… / 5 points
mention these stories?
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8.List TWO things that Andersen and his characters have in common. (lines 17-24)……/6 points
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9.Explain how the people of Odense changedtheir opinion of Andersen.…… / 5 points
Complete the sentences.
When he was young, they ......
Later, ......
Part 2: Vocabulary (20 points)
AReplace the words in bold with the words below thathave…… / 8 points
a similar meaning. There are more words than you need.
solutionvillainevilquestuncooperativeoverjoyed entertaining series furthermore frustrated
1.The new television show was very enjoyable.……………………………
2.The child was very upset because she couldn’t find her ball.……………………………
3.What do you think is the best answer to this problem?……………………………
4.Tom was very happy when he got his new bike.……………………………
5.The children are difficult because they are tired.……………………………
6.The prince went on a long difficult journey to look for the
golden cup.……………………………
7.You’re an hour late and you didn’t bring the birthday cake.
In addition to all that,you forgot tobring Grandma!……………………………
8.In some modern fairy tales, the story is told from the
point of view of the bad character.……………………………
BCircle the correct answers.…… / 8 points
A Proud Prince
Once upon a time, there was a very 1.unpopular / ancient / unofficial young prince. The servants in the castle did not like him because he wasn’t nice to them. He was
2.impatient / clever / disabled with them and 3.brilliant / overjoyed / impolite. One day, the prince was riding on his horse when a strange old man apppeared and stood in the middle of the road. The prince was furious. “Do you know who I am?” he shouted at the old man. “4.Go down! / Go up! / Go away!” The old man looked at the prince and said, “Since you only see yourself and don’t care about others, I am going to punish you. You shall become 5.invisible / inaccurate / independent until you learn to respect and 6.calculate / appreciate / blame other people. The prince felt something funny and when he looked down, he couldn’t see his body. When he looked up again, the 7.entertaining / insignificant / mysterious old man was gone. Now the prince would have to make a 8.choice / crisis / power. …
CWrite two sentences of your own, using two of the wordsor phrases…… / 4 points
below in each sentence. Make any necessary changes.
bitterembarrassingpropose a solutionwisedramatic
adaptgenerouslook forward tocopeunless
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Part 3: Grammar (20 points)
ACircle the correct answer.…… / 5 points
1.If I get / will get free tickets to the soccer game,I’ll give one to you.
2.If we go / will go to bed late,we’ll be tired in the morning.
3.Unless you send me a message,I don’t meet / won’t meet you after school.
4.I call / will call youif I get home by 5:00.
5.His parents will be angry if he spends / will spend too much money.
BComplete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.…… / 7 points
1.If you make a mess in the kitchen, Mom …………………………… (shout) at you.
2.If Alex …………………………… (come) to dinner on Friday night, I’ll make pasta.
3.You …………………………… (get) sick if you eat that oldhamburger.
4.If you …………………………… (not call) her, she’ll get upset.
5.We’ll lose the game unless we …………………………… (practice) more.
6.You’ll be hungry later if you …………………………… (not eat) breakfast.
7.They …………………………… (help) us if we ask them to.
CComplete the sentences using the First Conditional.…… / 3 points
1.If she doesn’t feel well, she ......
2.We’ll invite them to the beach if ......
3.He’ll watch TV unless ......
DCircle the correct answer.…… / 5 points
1.If I … a million dollars, I would travel around the world.
a.hadb.havec.will have
2.Would you still watch the movie if you … the ending?
a.knowb.knewc.will know
3.People would be healthier if they … more.
a.exerciseb.exercisedc.will exercise
4.I … that if I were you.
a.wouldn’t eatb.won’t eatc.didn’t eat
5.If we … a car, it would be easier to go out in the evening.
a.ownedb.would ownc.will own
Part 4: Writing (10 points)
Write a paragraph about a fantasy or fairy tale character you’d like to have as a friend.
Give general information about the character such as age, likes and dislikes.
Describe his / her personality.
Explain why you’d like to have him / her as a friend.
Write about 100 words.
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