Sehr einfacher FOS Einstufungstest Löser

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Fach: Englisch
sehr einfaches
Niveau
Datum:
Name:
Löser
Blatt: 1
von: 4
I. Grammar
1.
Put the verb into the correct form. Use simple present or present
progressive (present continuous). (2 points each gap, total 24 points)
1.
opens
closes
The library _________________
(open) at 9 am and _____________________
(close)
at 6 pm every day.
2.
is shining
Let’s go out! It’s warm and the sun ________________________
(shine).
3.
I usually ____________________
(watch) football at this time but today I
watch
am going
______________________
(go) out for a walk with my girlfriend.
4.
goes
She _________________________
(go) to school every day.
5.
grow
We usually __________________________
(grow) strawberries in our garden but this
aren’t growing
year we _______________________
(not/grow) any.
6.
I have Game Boy but I _________________________________
(not /use) it very
don’t use
often.
7.
is staying
Ron is in London at the moment. He __________________________
(stay) at the
stays
Hilton Hotel. He usually __________________________
(stay) at the Hilton Hotel
when he’s in London.
8.
2.
isn’t raining
Let’s go out now. It ___________________________________
(not/rain) any more.
Put the verb into the correct form. Use simple past or past
progressive (past continuous). (2 points each gap, total 20 points)
1.
was sitting
saw
He ________________________
(sit) in a cafe when I ______________________
(see) him.
2.
began
were living
When the war ____________________ (begin) we ______________________ (live)
in London.
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My friends ______________________
(sing) when I _____________________
were singing
came
(come) into the room.
4.
were playing
While you _________________________ (play) the piano I
was writing/wrote (write) a letter.
______________________
5.
drank
We ________________________________
(drink) coffee every day when we
were
___________________________
(be) in France.
3.
Put the verb into the correct form. Use the present perfect or simple
past.
4.
(3 points each gap, total 12 points)
1.
has lived
Jack _________________________
(live) in Boston for the past 15 years.
2.
have you finished
Dad _______________________________
(you/finish) reading the paper yet?
3.
haven’t thought
Just a moment! I _________________________
(not / think) of a good idea yet!
4.
How long _________________________ (you/live) there before coming here.
did you live
Put these sentences in passive voice. Do not change tenses.
(3 points each, total 6 points)
1. Someone switched on the light.
The light was switched on by someone.
2. They took down the notice.
The notice was taken down.
II. Reading Comprehension Test (RCT)
Aquarius
Aquarius is an underwater laboratory. It is made of steel and it can withstand pressures at
ocean depths up to 36 metres. It is currently located in the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary at a depth of 19 metres. That is about four metres off the ocean floor.
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It consists of a cylinder which is nearly three metres in diameter and attached to a base plate,
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so it stays at the bottom of the ocean. The
laboratory weighs 73 tons and the base plate
weighs 103 tons. Although it's only 13
metres long, six metres wide, and five
metres high, six scientists and technicians
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can live in Aquarius for ten days, or even a
month, and study underwater life. It has all
the comforts of home: six bunk beds, a
shower and toilet, hot water, a kitchen with a
microwave and refrigerator, air conditioning,
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A side view of Aquarius, before it was lowered into the ocean
and computers with wireless connections.
(149 Words) Adapted from: Tech Talk, page 72, Oxford university press 2005
Word list:
pressure Druck
laboratory Labor (Laboratorium)
bunk beds Etagenbetten
Florida Keys Inselgruppe vor Florida
5.
scientist Wissenschaftler
National Marine Sanctuary Nationales Meeresschutzgebiet
Questions on the text:
(total 26 points)
Answer the following questions using your own words as far as possible:
1. What is Aquarius?
(3 points)
Aquarius is an underwater laboratory.
2. Who lives on Aquarius and for how long?
(3 points)
Scientists and technicians live on it for ten days, or even a month.
3. How deep is it currently and how deep can it operate?
(3 points)
Current depth 19 m Maximum depth of operations 36 m.
4. Would you like to live there? (Why / Why not?) Write between 3 to 5 sentences.
(9 points)
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