Reading

1Read the text quickly. Then underline the correct words to complete the sentences about it. ____ / 0.6 point

a.The text is a news article / personalstory.

b.It presents factsandfigures / amoraldilemma.

c.The main character in the text is Avery / Madison.

2Read the text again. Then number the events in the order they happened in the story.

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a.Madison’s mother replied cheating was OK under certain circumstances.( )

b.Madison’s teacher and the school principal talked to her parents.( )

c.Madison felt sad and guilty.( )

d.Madison’s sister walked under the turnstile at the subway station.( )

e.Madison used her cell phone to cheat on a test.( )

f.A teacher caught Madison cheating on the test.( )

g.Madison kept thinking about her mother’s answer.( )

h.Madison’s parents told her they were very disappointed at her.( )

i.Madison questioned her mother about cheating the subway fare.( )

3Read the text once more. Then answer the questions.____ / 1 point

a.Why did Madison cheat on the science test?

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b.How did Madison’s parents punish her for the cheating?

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c.How did she feel about her attitude?

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d.What was wrong about Madison’s sister walking under the turnstile?

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e.What was wrong in Madison’s mother’s attitude?

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Vocabulary

4Match the columns.____ / 0.5 point

a.cheat( ) difficult situations

b.cut( ) a bad decision

c.help( ) on tests

d.make( ) elderly people

e.overcome( ) classes

5Use the verb phrases in Act. 4 to complete the sentences. Pay attention to verb forms.

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a.Chloe does volunteer work in a nursing home on Saturdays. She ______use tech gadgets, such as computers and tablets.

b.I think you ______when you chose to leave school before the end of the year. Getting a high school diploma is essential for a good future.

c.Students that ______are simply deceiving themselves and harming their own reputation.

d.Refugees who immigrate to countries in Europe generally ______in their journey.

e.Students are not allowed to ______under any circumstances. They need to attend all classes.

6Label each behavior with a word or phrase from the box.____ / 0.8 point

a.Nick and his friends destroyed two toilet seats in the boys’ restroom. They also wrote graffiti on the restroom walls. They were caught and sent to the principal’s office.

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b.Mike works at a local animal shelter twice a week. He walks the dogs, gives them a bath and helps the vets whenever necessary. He’s not paid for his work.

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c.Gary and his cousins went to a candy store yesterday. They put chocolate bars and chewing gum in their pockets and were leaving the store without paying for them when a clerk caught them.

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d.Elliot had a small piece of paper with the formulas he would need for his physics test. He peeked at it several times during the test until his teacher caught him.

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7Complete the chart with the reflexive pronouns.____ / 0.8 point

Personalpronouns / Reflexivepronouns
I / a. ______
you / b. ______
he / c. ______
she / d. ______
it / e. ______
we / f. ______
you / g. ______
they / h. ______

8Check () the correct reflexive pronoun to complete the sentences.____ / 0.8 point

a.Mary looked at ______in the mirror and was happy with her appearance.

( ) herself( ) yourself

b.Have you ever asked ______what the meaning of life is?

( ) myself( ) yourself

c.The twins hurt ______with a knife. Their mom took the little boys to a hospital.

( ) himself( ) themselves

d.We made that table by ______. No adult helped us!

( ) ourselves( ) yourselves

e.I hope you and your cousin enjoyed ______at the party.

( ) yourself( ) yourselves

f.Greg’s mom usually makes dinner, but yesterday he had to make it by ______.

( ) himself( ) myself

g.I’ve told ______a million times not to trust Eric, but I always give him a second chance.

( ) herself( ) myself

h.My parents bought a new microwave oven that cleans ______.

( ) itself( ) themselves

9Circle the correct pronoun to complete the sentences.____ / 0.8 point

a.I hurt me / myself when I was working out at the gym.

b.The teacher told us / ourselves to study for the test.

c.Since they didn’t have money to buy a cake, Emily and Jen decided to make it by theirs / themselves.

d.Bob got a new train for Christmas. He really enjoyed it / itself.

e.Have you ever heard you / yourself singing?

f.Alex didn’t tell me / myself what really happened at the principal’s office.

g.When you’re anxious, it’s best to keep you / yourself busy.

h.Sarah prides her / herself on getting excellent grades at school.

10Rewrite the sentences using reflexive pronouns.____ / 0.8 point

a.This computer turns off automatically when nobody is using it.

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b.Janice painted that beautiful watercolor. Nobody helped her.

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c.My little brother read this book alone.

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d.I don’t like to look at my reflection in the mirror.

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Listening

11Listen to this extract of an article about cheating at school. Then complete its summary with the words from the box. ____ / 1 point

According to the research, there are a. ______kinds of students who cheat:

1.Students who are not b. ______: they don’t cheat c. ______, but might cheat because they have much to do or many activities in their d. ______.

2.Students who think assignments are not relevant: when they don’t understand the e. ______of an assignment, how it relates to them, or what they are meant to f. ______from it.

3.Students who are very g. ______, cynical or don’t have emotional expression: these three characteristics combined have been associated to h. ______. These students might be chronic cheaters who think they deserve good i. ______and don’t consider cheating to be j. ______. They are rare, but present in all schools.

Writing

12Write a short letter to Madison, the girl in the personal story in Act. 1. Try to answer her final questions. ____ / 1 point