First Intermediate Reading Exam

First Intermediate Reading Exam

A Tsunami story

Read and answer the questions about the Tsunami story

Multiple Choice

What was Ari Afrizal's job?

• Fisherman

• Tourist guide

• Construction worker

• Waiter

Multiple Choice

Why did Ari leave the small boat?

• Because it was too small

• It was filling with water

• It belonged to someone else

• It could hold his weight

Multiple Choice

What did Ari find on the raft that helped him survive?

• He found coconuts

• He found fresh fish

• He found cookies

• He found water and clothing

Multiple Choice

How long was Ari in the sea before being rescued?

• 14 days

• Four days

• For days

• One month

Multiple Choice

From the text we may infer that...

• Something incredible had happened when he went to work.

• When he went to work, something incredible happened.

• Something incredible happened when he had gone to work

Multiple Choice

From the text we may infer...

• They dropped their tools when they saw the wave

• They dropped their tools because they had seen the wave

• They dropped their tools and later saw the wave

Multiple Choice

He floated like that ____ the next day when he saw a small boat.

• meanwhile

• During

• until

• By the time

Multiple Choice

He ____ there for several days, but the boat _____ badly

• was staying / was leaking

• stayed / leaked

• was staying / leaked

• stayed / was leaking

Multiple Choice

Ari ____ on the construction of a house when the tsunami ___

• worked / struck

• was working / struck

• worked / was striking

• was working / was striking

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

past simple, past continuous or past

perfect simple.

Fill in the Blanks

Last Tuesday my computer broke while I

(try) to finish an important piece of work.

Fill in the Blanks

So I

(call) a friend who knows about computers, and he came over straightaway.

Fill in the Blanks

He

(have) a look at it, but he couldn't fix it.

Fill in the Blanks

He

(take) my keys so he could come back to fix it the next day while I was at work.

Fill in the Blanks

The next morning when I _____ (try) to leave for work, I discovered that he ____ (lock) my front.

(2 answers, separate with a coma)

Fill in the Blanks

My parents______ (travel) abroad, and no one else I know_____ (have) a spare key.

(2 answers, separate with a coma)

Fill in the Blanks

I tried to call my friend, but he _______ (leave) his phone in my flat. It ______ (ring) right next to me.

(2 answers, separate with a coma)

Fill in the Blanks

I

(have) to wait for him to arrive, and so I

was very late for work.

Each of the sentences comes from a different story. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

Time linkers

Multiple Choice

_______ he arrived, she had already left.

• By the time

• As soon as

Multiple Choice

_______ the summer, he worked in an ice cream van.

• While

• During

Multiple Choice

He stayed there alone________ it got dark, then, feeling sad, he went home.

• by the time

• until

Multiple Choice

He walked off happily. _______ she was already planning her revenge.

• Meanwhile

• While

Multiple Choice

______ he got home, he turned on the news.

• As soon as

• During

Multiple Choice

_______ I was walking to work, I saw something very strange.

• While

• By the time