SFL/METU

D.B.E. October 21, 2005

Testing Office
Mid-Term 01

ELEMENTARY GROUP
ANSWER KEY
The 3-hr instructors will be responsible for grading the main bulk of the Mid-Term.

LANGUAGE SECTION (30 pts.)

GRAMMAR SECTION (20 pts.)
PART A. (1 pt. each; 13 pts.)

1. comes
2. are seen
can be seen : C&A
3. are called
4. have been watching / have watched
5. didn’t know
6. pass
7. is considered
8. were named
9. had already discovered
10. was observed
11. will have / are going to have
12. have sent
13. will have brought

PART B . (2 pts. each; 4 pts.)

1. In ancient times, people used to see comets as the cause of wars and illnesses
In ancient times, people used to see comets as the cause of wars and illnesses anymore: X
2. By 2003, William Bradfield hadn’t discovered the Bradfield Comet yet
By 2003, William Bradfield hadn’t yet discovered the Bradfield Comet
PART C. (1 pt. each; 3 pts.)
Please give 0,5 pts. for finding the mistake and 0,5 pts. for correcting it.

1. There is few information on comets in written resources such as books and old
newspapers.
____little____
2. We didn’t find some websites with specific details on the comet observations of Galileo.
____any____

3. I’ve found an excellent website on comets, “www.comet.co.uk”. A website also has several
links to other sites on comets.

____The____
VOCABULARY SECTION (10 pts.)

(1 pt. each; 10 pts.)

1. planet 6. vary
2. solar 7. gravity
3. composed 8. float
4. shape 9. orbit
5. visible 10. average

READING SECTION (35 pts.)

TEXT I (15 pts.)

Minor grammar mistakes: C&A

Spelling mistakes: C&A

A. (1 pt. each; 3pts.)

1. (the) Taj Mahal

2. (the) material (of Taj Mahal)
3. (the) (precious) stones (in the marble)

B. (1 pt. each; 3 pts.)

1. extracted
2. eventually
3. distinct

C. (1.5 pts. each; 3 pts.)

1. F 2. T

D. (2 pts. each; 6 pts.)

Minor grammar mistakes: C&A

Spelling mistakes: C&A
Correct answer + relevant info: C&A
S&V disagreement: -0,5
Correct answer + irrelevant info: -1
Direct lifting of the whole sentence: -1

1. (1 pt. each) any two of the following:

(the most) (architecturally) beautiful
(absolutely) amazing
(the most) wonderful

2. He married (again) / He remarried

3. (The changes of colors represent) (the) moods of a woman

TEXT II (20 pts.)

Minor grammar mistakes: C&A

Spelling mistakes: C&A

A. (1 pt. each; 3 pts.)

1. to England
missing: -0,5
2. 1782
in 1782: C&A
3. William / her brother

B. (1 pt. each; 3 pts.)

1. apprentice
2. spotted
3. periodic

C. (1.5 pts. each; 6 pts.)

1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F

D. (2 pts. each; 8 pts.)

Minor grammar mistakes: C&A

Spelling mistakes: C&A
Correct answer + relevant info: C&A
S&V disagreement: -0,5
Correct answer + irrelevant info: -1
Direct lifting of the whole sentence: -1

1. She used to act / acted as William’s / a housekeeper (before she became a singer)
She used to be / was William’s / a housekeeper (before she became a singer)
William’s / A housekeeper: C&A

on August 1, 1786 (when she discovered her first comet)

2. (Caroline first received the attention of the world) when she discovered her first comet
when a comet was discovered by a woman for the first time: X

3. (Caroline returned to Hannover) because William died (in 1822) and she was left alone
either missing :-1

4. Her middle name (,Lucretia,) was given to a (minor) planet

Lucretia: C&A