Reading

1Read the text quickly. Then circle the correct words to complete the sentences.____ / 0.4 point

a.The text is a blog post / news article.

b.It is about youth activism / girl’s fashion.

2Read the text again. Then write YES or NO.____ / 1.2 points

YES

NO

a. Erinne Paisley hasn’t graduated from high school yet.

b. She used recycled newspaper pages to make her dress.

c. She wrote a message thanking her parents for the dress.

d. Malala Yousafzai and Erinne Paisley founded an NGO.

e. Erinne Paisley talked to Malalain London, in 2014.

f. She is using a website to raise funds for the Malala Fund.

3Read the text once more. Then match the numbers with the information they refer to.____ / 0.6 point

a.2015( ) Amount of money Erinne Paisley would have spent on a dress.

b.250( ) Erinne Paisley’s age at the time the article was written.

c.18( ) Number of girls – in millions – who weren’t attending school in 2013.

d.63( ) The highest bid on Erinne’s dress at the moment the article was written.

e.12( ) The year the article was published.

f.600( ) Number of years of standard education.

Vocabulary

4Match the columns.____ / 0.5 point

a.childjobs

b.dangerousrights

c.humanactivities

d.pocketlabor

e.workmoney

5Use the compound nouns in Act. 4 to complete the sentences.____ / 1 point

a.____________________ is a very serious issue in many countries, depriving children of their childhood and education.

b.There are several organizations that fight for ______________________ around the world. Amnesty International is one of them.

c.Some teenagers do chores around the house or the neighborhood to earn some ____________________ from their parents or other adults.

d.According to the Brazilian law, teenagers who are under 18 can’t have ________________________ or any jobs that could harm their health or development.

e.Even at home, children shouldn’t participate or do any unsafe ________________________.

6Circle the most appropriate words to complete the sentences.____ / 0.8 point

a.The violation / invasion of human rights is a serious problem in several countries.

b.Workers are happier and more dangerous / productive when their labor rights are respected.

c.The participation of children in agricultural activities is usually hazardous / difficult to their health, due to the use of pesticides.

d.Several NGOs are fighting to eradicate / violate child famine around the world.

e.The refugees who flee the country were harmful / frightened of being sent back to the conflict zone.

f.The growing danger / tension between those two countries in Africa might lead them to war sometime soon.

g.Crossing the sea on small boats is a desperate / tense measure taken by people to flee war and famine in their countries.

h.Children who live in conflict zones are vulnerable / dangerous and need to be protected by international institutions and governments.

Grammar

7Check () the most appropriate verb forms to complete the sentences.____ / 0.6 point

a.Erinne ______________ a traditional dress at her prom in May, 2016.

( ) didn’t wear( ) don’t wear

b.______________ you ______________ Erinne’s paper dress?

( ) Have / liked( ) Do / like

c.I ______________ Malala’s biography yet.

( ) don’t read( ) haven’t read

d.In 2013, UNICEF ______________ a survey on the number of girls out of school.

( ) has done( ) did

e.I ______________ how much money Erinne has raised with her dress.

( ) hasn’t known( ) don’t know

f.What ______________ you already ______________ to help people in poor countries?

( ) have / done( ) do / do

8Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Pay attention to the verb forms.____ / 1.2 points

a.Jake _______________ (do – present perfect) volunteer work since 2014.

b.The students _______________ (help – simple present) an NGO for refugees in town.

c.____________ you ____________ (watch – simple past) the news report about education last week?

d.I _________________ (think / neg. – simple present) we can eradicate famine.

e.Our school ________________ (promote – simple past) a debate about child labor last Monday.

f.____________ your teachers ever ______________ (discuss – present perfect) girl’s rights in class?

9Check () the correct sentences and put a cross (X) next to the incorrect ones. Then rewrite the incorrect sentences.____ / 0.6 point

a.Our English teacher has done volunteer work in Guatemala when he was a teenager.( )

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b.Did you find information about the refugee crisis in that magazine you read yesterday?( )

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c.Joody studies with us for one year. She’s a teenager from Syria.( )

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d.My mother has a hazardous job and usually wears safety equipment at work.( )

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10Add sentences according to the time expressions in brackets. Pay attention to the verb forms.____ / 0.8 point

a.The students did their homework after class yesterday.

(usually) __________________________________________________________________________

b.The refugees have escaped the conflict zone.

(some months ago) __________________________________________________________________

c.Olivia has watched a documentary about life in Africa.

(last weekend) _______________________________________________________________________

d.My family and I live in a house.

(for seven years) _______________________________________________________________________

Listening

11Listen to an extract of a news report. Use the words from the box to complete its summary.____ / 1 point

1.5 million • 80,000 • 500,000 • Jordan • refugee camp • refugees

Syria • Turkey • United Nations • World War II

The news report is about Zaatari, a a. ___________________ in Jordan.

Zaatari is very close to the border with b. ___________________.

Over c. _________________ people live in Zaatari.

The d. ______________________ is in charge of the camp.

e.__________________ live in very small houses, spread over the desert.

Over f. _________________ people have died in the war in Syria.

The war has started the largest refugee crisis since the end of g. ___________________.

About h. _________________ Syrians have escaped the war.

i._________________ and j. _________________ are two countries that gave shelter to Syrian refugees.

Writing

12Write the introduction of a news report about a real or fictitious event.____ / 1.3 points

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