Please read the following passage. You will use it to complete the reading and writing portions of this midterm exam.

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Mateo es un muchacho muy aventurero. A él le gusta ir de vacaciones

en países diferentes. Un verano, Mateo va de camping  en las

montañas de Perú. Antes de ir, él va a REI para comprar una tienda,

porque se venden muchas tiendas allí. Habla con un hombre que trabaja en REI. Le

dice, «Voy de camping en las montañas de Perú. Necesito comprar una tienda, pero

no tengo mucho dinero. ¿Cuánto cuesta una buena tienda?» El hombre responde,

«Bueno, las tiendas aquí cuestan mucho. Esta tienda azul es ideal para ti,

pero cuesta doscientos dólares. ¿Cuesta demasiado?». Mateo saca su

dinero y lo cuenta. «Sí, lo siento. Sólo tengo $150.00. ¿Hay otra tienda?»

El hombre piensa por un momento y responde, «Sí, hay otra, pero no es muy buena.

Es muy pequeña y es difícil de construir». «Está bien», responde Mateo, «No tengo

otra opción.» Mateo compra la tienda y regresa1 a su casa para preparar. Se duerme

a las ocho de la noche porque tiene que estar en el aeropuerto a las seis. La próxima

mañana, Mateo se levanta a las cuatro. Lleva pantalones cómodos, una camisa y una

chaqueta al aeropuerto. Agarra su tienda y sus maletas2. Su mamá lo

lleva al aeropuerto en su carro. Allí, Mateo abraza a su mamá y le dice, «No

tengas miedo. Voy a llamarte todos los días. Nada mala me pasará.» Finalmente,

Mateo saca su boleto y se sube3 al avión.

1regresa - returns 2maletas - suitcases (luggage) 3se sube - gets on

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Part I: Reading ComprehensionPlease respond to the following reading comprehension questions in English,

based on the reading.

1. Why does Mateo need a tent?

2. Please translate this sentence into English: «Necesito comprar una tienda, pero no tengo mucho dinero. ¿Cuánto cuesta una buena tienda?»

3. Describe in detail the tent that Mateo buys. Use at least two adjectives.

4. For how many hours does Mateo sleep? (Write down the times that he goes to sleep and wakes up, then count how many hours are in between)

5. What three articles of clothing does Mateo wear to the airport?

6. What are two things that Mateo takes out in this story?

Part II: WritingPlease change the perspective of the reading from third person to first person (as if you are writing it as though YOU were the main character). You will need to change everything that is underlined.

Please write the changes in the space ABOVE each underlined piece of text.

Yo soy

Ex: El estudiante es muy inteligente.

Part III: Listening Comprehension

Listen to the descriptions of ten different scenes. For each description, select which of the pictures on the next page is being described. Write the letter of the picture on the line next to the number that corresponds with that description.

1. ________ 6. ________

2. ________ 7. ________

3. ________ 8. ________

4. ________ 9. ________

5. ________ 10.________

SPEAKING ASSESSMENT Notes:

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Emerging Developing Proficient Advanced

Word Choice(Vocab)

Few, basic terms / used inaccurately

Limited set of vocabulary is mostly

accurate

Variety of recent vocabulary used

accurately

Wide range from throughout the year

used accurately

Conventions(Structures &

Spelling)

More errors than correct usage make speech

difficult to understand.

Error patterns make some speech difficult to

understand.

Attends to subject/verb agreement; some errors;

understandable.

Advanced structures used correctly; some

errors; understandable.

Sentence Fluency

Choppy, incomplete sentences with few

details.

Choppy (but complete) sentences with few

details.

Long/compound sentences, similar sentence format

througout.

Long/compound sentences with a variety of formats.

Ideas, Organization,

and Voice

Ideas are disconnected and unclear, no obvious

purpose

Lacks organization, few details, unclear purpose, lacks

personality

Well organized, some details, clear purpose,

lacks personality.

Story is well organized and

interesting to listen to.

PronunciationMany errors with vowel sounds and consonant

pronunciation

Some errors with vowel sounds and consonant

pronunciation.

Vowels are flat but correct, consonants

pronounced correctly, and words are properly

accented.

Vowel sounds accurate, consonants pronounced correctly,

and words are properly accented.

Length Student cannot speak fluidly for at least 45 seconds.

Student cannot speak fluidly for at least 45 seconds.

Student can speak fluidly for at least 45 seconds.

Student can speak fluidly for at least 45 seconds.

D

A B C

E F

Part I: Reading ComprehensionPlease respond to the following reading comprehension questions in English,

based on the reading.

1. Why does Mateo need a tent? he’s going camping in the mountains of Perú

2. Please translate this sentence into English: «Necesito comprar una tienda, pero no tengo mucho dinero. ¿Cuánto cuesta una buena tienda?» I need to buy a tent, but I don’t have much money. How much does a good tent cost?

3. Describe in detail the tent that Mateo buys. Use at least two adjectives. It is not good, small, and difficult to build.

4. For how many hours does Mateo sleep? (Write down the times that he goes to sleep and wakes up, then count how many hours are in between) 8pm-4am: 8 hours

5. What three articles of clothing does Mateo wear to the airport? shirt, pants, jacket

6. What are two things that Mateo takes out in this story? money, ticket

PART III: LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSTATEMENTS AND ANSWER KEY

1. Ramona va a una tienda y ve la camisa perfecta. Es blanca y tiene un corazón rosado.

2. Las chicas se levantan a las siete de la mañana. 3. Isabel mira en la otra dirección, y Ramona agarra el dinero de Isabel. 4. Ramona no tiene dinero suficiente para comprar la camisa. 5. Ramona lleva una camisa blanca. 6. Ramona quiere una camisa nueva, así que las chicas van al centro

comercial. 7. Ramona va a la casa de Isabel para pasar la noche. 8. Ramona grita, «¡Mira, Isabel! ¡Es Justin Bieber!»9. Las chicas se duermen a las once de la noche. 10.Ramona mira el precio de la camisa y ve que cuesta tres mil dólares.

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1. D 6. C

2. B 7. A

3. F 8. F

4. E 9. A

5. B 10. E