MOCK EXAMS 1

MOCK EXAM 1 Duração da Prova: 50 minutos

Escola Secundária: ________________________________________________

Name: _____________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________
Date: ____/____/____ Mark: ______________ Teacher: ___________________

ASSESSMENT
A. Comment on this cartoon.
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B. Complete the text below with the words missing.

Esperanto is the most (1)________ spoken constructed (2) ________. Its name derives from Doktoro
Esperanto ("Esperanto" translates as "one who hopes"), the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof
(3) ________ the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, on July 26, 1887. Zamenhof's goal was

to (4) ________ an easy-to-learn and politically neutral language that would transcend (5) ________ and
foster peace and (6) ________ understanding between people with different regional and/or national
languages. Nowadays Esperanto is seen by Esperantists as an (7) ________ to the all-in-English
spreading world.
From: www.wikipedia.org (adapted)

• language • international • published • nationality • widely • alternative • create

II
Read the following text.

Esperanto? What’s that?

A language created to facilitate communication amongst people from different countries. In practical use for
more than a hundred years, Esperanto has proved to be a genuinely living language, capable of expressing all
facets of human thought.
5 Esperanto doesn’t belong to any specific country or people. It belongs equally to everybody who speaks it,
acting as a bridge between cultures.
It’s easy! Esperanto has a simple, regular and extremely flexible structure,
and a vocabulary of international character. This makes it possible to reach
fluency much more quickly than in any other language – it’s up to ten times
10 easier to learn, according to scientific studies.

Why could it be interesting to learn Esperanto?

You can make friends all over the world, for instance, by having penpals in
distant countries and other cultures. If you like travelling, you can take along
“Pasporta Servo”, which lists speakers of Esperanto
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15 in more than 70 countries. They are interested in accomodating you, free of charge and might also show you a
bit of their town or country.
Go to meetings along with other Esperanto-speakers: in your own town or country, or internationally. The
meetings such as the World Congress of Esperanto, the International Youth Congress and other international
20 youth meetings take place in different countries every year and offer a fantastic experience for the thousands of
people who participate.
Learn about other cultures through a truly international medium. Esperanto has a vast literature, both translated
and original on countless subjects, and there are also many periodicals and regular radio broadcasts in Esperanto.

How can you learn Esperanto?

ASSESSMENT
25 Courses and text books exist in most countries and languages. Because Esperanto is so easy, you can also
learn it on your own or through a free postal course.
There are also several courses available on the net.
From: www.esperanto.net/veb/ (adapted)

A. Complete the sentences that follow.

1. Esperanto makes it easier… _______________________________________________
2. Esperanto can convey… ___________________________________________________
3. Esperanto doesn’t have a specific nationality because… ______________________
4. People who use Esperanto are in equal terms with… _________________________
5. Esperanto is easy to learn and so… ________________________________________
6. ‘Pasporta Servo’ is a passport service that… ________________________________

B. Write an opposite for the following words as they are used in the context of this text.
1. Different (l.02) ___________________________________________________________
2. Capable (l.04) ____________________________________________________________
3. Easy (l.07) _______________________________________________________________
4. Regular (l.07) ____________________________________________________________
5. Flexible (l.07) ____________________________________________________________
6. Possible (l.08) ____________________________________________________________

C. Explain the meaning of these two sentences, taken from the text.
1. Esperanto has proved to be a genuinely living language.
____________________________________________________________________________
2. Acting as a bridge between cultures.
____________________________________________________________________________

D. Answer the following questions.

1. What are the advantages of Esperanto?
____________________________________________________________________________
2. In which country do people speak Esperanto?
____________________________________________________________________________
3. Why is it easier to learn Esperanto than any other language?
____________________________________________________________________________
4. How can we make friends speaking Esperanto?
____________________________________________________________________________
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5. Which official events are there for Esperanto speakers?

____________________________________________________________________________
6. How can people learn Esperanto?
____________________________________________________________________________

III
A. Complete with the verbs in brackets in the right tense.

ASSESSMENT
Who uses Esperanto, and what is it used for?
Over the past century Esperanto (1) _________ (grow) enormously (2) _________ (become) a real,
living language. Today its speakers number in the millions and
(3)_________ (hail) from around the globe. Along with its speaker base, the language (4) _________

(develop) a diverse literature; many thousands of Esperanto works (5) _________ (exist), both
translated and original, from cultures all over the world.
Around a hundred journals and magazines (6)_________ (appear) regularly, with subject matter
from science and technology to rock music.
From: www.wikipedia.org (adapted)

B. Rephrase the following sentences.

1. Esperanto is spoken all over the world.

People ____________________________________________________________________.
2. “I’m learning Esperanto because it will be useful in my future life.” – Jessica says.
Jessica said ________________________________________________________________.
3. Esperanto is easy and interesting.
Esperanto is not only _______________________________________________________.

IV
Choose A or B and write 100-120 words about one of these topics.

A. Learning Esperanto brings you exceptional practical benefits that you can’t get with other
languages:
• Learn about other people
• Make friends around the world
• Have access to a wealth of cultures and literatures
• …

B. Comment on this quote:

You can have brilliant ideas,
but if you can't get them across,
your ideas won't get you anywhere.
Lee Lacocca
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MOCK EXAM 1
COTAÇÕES
I.
A. 16 pontos
B. 14 pontos

30 pontos

II
A. 24 pontos
B. 12 pontos
C. 12 pontos

ASSESSMENT
D. 36 pontos
84 pontos

III.
A. 18 pontos
B. 18 pontos

36 pontos

IV.
A or B 50 pontos

Total 200 pontos

CRITÉRIOS ESPECÍFICOS DE CORREÇÃO

I.
II.
Atividade A
Atividade A
Comentar um cartoon. 16 pontos
Encontrar sinónimos para palavras retiradas do texto.

Atividade B … for people from different

1.
Completar com as palavras fornecidas. nationalities to communicate.

1. widely 2. … all types of people’s thoughts.

2. language … it belongs to everybody in every

3.
country.
3. published 4p. x 6 =24
4. … all speakers.
4. create 2p. x 7 =14
… everyone can reach fluency in
5.
5. nationality this language.

6. international … people can use to meet people

6. that speak Esperanto all over the
7. alternative world.
Certo/Errado Dedução de 1 ponto por erros gramaticais.
Dedução de 1 ponto por informação incompleta.
Dedução de 1 ponto por erros ortográficos.
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Atividade B III.
Identificação de antónimos. A.
1. equal Utilização de tempos verbais corretos.
1. grew/has grown
2. incapable
2. becoming
3. difficult
2p. x 6 =12 3. hail
4. irregular
3p. x 6 =18
4. developed
5. strict
5. exist
6. impossible

Certo/Errado
Atividade C
Explicação de palavras/expressões.
1. Esperanto is a language
spoken by many and capable
of expressing any of our
thoughts.
2. Esperanto can connect cultures
from different countries.
Dedução de 1 ponto por erros gramaticais.
Dedução de 2 pontos por informação incompleta.
Dedução de 1 ponto por erros ortográficos
Atividade D
Resposta a perguntas sobre o texto.
It is an easy language to learn
1. which facilitates
communication.
In different countries all over
the world. It is estimated that it
2.
is spoken in more than 70
countries
Because Esperanto has a
simple regular flexible
3.
structure, and a vocabulary of
international origin.
With Pasporta Servo you can
find speakers of Esperanto and
4. then exchange information with
them and even stay with them if
you visit their country.
There are meetings at the World
Congress of Esperanto and the
5. International Youth Congress
and other international Youth
meetings.
You can buy a course and
6. textbooks and learn the language
online.
Dedução de 1 ponto por erros gramaticais.
Dedução de 1 ponto por informação incompleta.
Dedução de 1 ponto por erros ortográficos.
ASSESSMENT
6. appear
Certo/Errado
B.
Reescrita de frases.
1. People speak Esperanto all
over the world.
6p. x 2 =12
2. Jessica said she was learning
Esperanto because it would be 6p. x 3 =18
useful in her future life.
3. Esperanto is not only easy but
also interesting.
Certo/Errado
Atividade IV
Níveis de proficiência:
O examinando trata o tema de forma
clara, apresentando boa organização e
desenvolvimento crítico das ideias.
39 a 51
Apresenta correção morfossintática e
Pontos
vocabulário rico e apropriado. Escreve
com muito poucos ou nenhuns erros de
grafia e pontuação.
O examinando trata o tema de forma
clara, apresentando uma sequência de
ideias coerente, revelando algum espírito
crítico e criatividade. Apresenta alguma
correção morfossintática, embora com
6p. x 6 =36 17 a 38
falhas ocasionais ao nível das estruturas
pontos
básicas da língua. Emprega vocabulário
comum, mas apropriado. Escreve com
poucos erros de grafia e pontuação. Os
erros que ocorrem não prejudicam a
compreensão da mensagem.
O examinando trata o tema de forma
deficiente, revelando dificuldade de
comunicação e de organização das
ideias. Apresenta muitos erros de 0 a 16
estrutura morfossintática. Escreve com pontos
muitos erros de grafia e de pontuação.
Utiliza vocabulário muito pobre, pouco
adequado.
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