Liceo Naval

Almirante Guise

Programa de
Educacin a Distancia

ENGLISH EXAM
Book N 7
Third Term
Student:

Date:

Teacher: Yemira Daz Crdenas

I.- Read

Country:

the story. Then fill in the web on the next page. Use all the words in dark
type in your answers. ( 8p.)

Gardens of the Sea: Coral Reefs

If you look at a globe, you can see that more than two-thirds of
Tubelike animals
the Earth's surface is underwater. Many sea animals make their
homes in this water. Some of the smallest sea animals help
form coral reefs. Coral reefs are formed by tiny tubelike
animals that are less than 1/2 inch across. As each tiny coral
animal dies, its skeleton gets left behind. Other coral animals
attach themselves to these skeletons. In this way, over time, the
reefs can grow as tall as cliffs. Some people call coral reefs the gardens of the sea.
Coral reefs grow in warm ocean waters. Some coral reefs began growing around the
edges of ancient islands formed from volcanoes. Hot lava may
no longer flow from the craters of the volcanoes, but the coral
reefs keep growing. Many other sea animals like seahorses,
mollusks, and small fish live among the coral reefs. Coral reefs
need warm water and sunlight to keep growing. Pollution can
harm the reefs. People must take care to keep the oceans clean.

Where coral reefs grow

How reefs are formed

CORAL

What can harm coral

What other animals live near a

coral reef

Why do you think coral reefs might be called gardens of the sea?

II.- Read the following statements and decide which sentences are TRUE and
which are FALSE?
Write in the oval an F for false and a T for true.
( 5p.)

Less than two-thirds of the Earths surface is underwater.

Most sea animals make their homes in the Earth.

Some of the smallest sea animals contribute to form coral reefs.

Coral reefs are formed by hard rock.

Coral reefs are mainly formed by skeletons.

The reefs cant grow as tall as cliffs.

We can compare the coral reefs with gardens.

Coral reefs grow in cold water.

Coral reefs are formed by lava.

The contamination can kill the coral reefs.

III.- Vocabulary Defined: Match each word with its meaning. Write the correct
letter next to each meaning. (3p.)
(a) ancient

) a sphere-shaped model of the Earth.

(b) coral

) molten rock that flows from a volcano.

(c) craters

) waste or other harmful substances in

the air, land, or water.

(d) globe

) very old.

(e) lava

) a tiny sea animal whose skeleton forms

a hard, stony mass.

(f) pollution

) bowl-shaped pits formed at the openings

of volcanoes.

IV.- Answer the following riddles, use the same words in dark type from exercise
III .
( 3p.)

I am round. You can find any place in the world on me.

Without me, air and water are clean and pure.

I am very hot when I flow out of a volcano.

I am from a past age.

I live in the sea.

We are formed when meteors hit the ground.

V.- Vocabulary in context. Circle the answer that best describes each word
given, but it must be according to the story.

(4 p.)

REEF
a) Part of a sail which can be rolled
b) mountain
c) ridge of rock, shingle etc. just
below or above the surface of
the sea

HELP
a) depend
b) do part of the work of others
c) avoid

EDGE
a) something sharp
b) border
c) age

ATTACH
a) eat
b) attack
c) fasten or join

VI.- Change the following sentences to the Passive Voice.

My mother sews beautiful dresses.

Architects build towering buildings in New York.

His father bought a pretty house in the country.

Her aunt read a women magazine.

The teacher checks the assignments in his house.

( 5p.)

VII.- Think about a beach surrounded by Coral reefs, and complete

the Brainstorming graph (one word or words next to each line) to describe
it and after that use the words from your web to write a paragraph about it.
( 7p.)

The Beach

VIII.- Make questions according to the sentences given. Be careful with the tense!
Ask according to the underlined word. (

that it is the information that it

is supposed you dont have and want to know) ( 5p.)

1. Famous writers usually write Best sellers.

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2. My friend plays volleyball very well.
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3. Teresa used to play in the park near my house.
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4. I like to study in the morning.
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5. Joseph worked for the same company for many years.
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CORAL REEFS: Gardens of Sea