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First Intermediate Reading Exam

First Intermediate Reading Exam

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First Intermediate Reading Exam

A Tsunami story

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Read and answer the questions about the Tsunami story


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Multiple Choice

What was Ari Afrizal's job?

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Fisherman

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Tourist guide

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Construction worker

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Waiter

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Multiple Choice

Why did Ari leave the small boat?

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Because it was too small

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It was filling with water

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It belonged to someone else

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It could hold his weight

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Multiple Choice

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

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He found coconuts

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He found fresh fish

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He found cookies

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He found water and clothing

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Multiple Choice

How long was Ari in the sea before being rescued?

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14 days

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Four days

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For days

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One month

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Multiple Choice

From the text we may infer that...

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Something incredible had happened when he went to work.

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When he went to work, something incredible happened.

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Something incredible happened when he had gone to work

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Multiple Choice

From the text we may infer...

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They dropped their tools when they saw the wave

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They dropped their tools because they had seen the wave

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They dropped their tools and later saw the wave

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Multiple Choice

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

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meanwhile

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During

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until

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By the time

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Multiple Choice

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

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was staying / was leaking

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stayed / leaked

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was staying / leaked

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stayed / was leaking

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Multiple Choice

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

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worked / struck

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was working / struck

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worked / was striking

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was working / was striking

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

past simple, past continuous or past

perfect simple.

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

Time linkers

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Multiple Choice

_______ he arrived, she had already left.

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By the time

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As soon as

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Multiple Choice

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

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While

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During

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Multiple Choice

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

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by the time

2

until

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Multiple Choice

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

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Meanwhile

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While

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Multiple Choice

______ he got home, he turned on the news.

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As soon as

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During

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Multiple Choice

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

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While

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By the time

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