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Teste de avaliação de Inglês

10º ano October 2019

Education: Privilege or Right? Words from a NetAid Leader

In the past, world leaders have recognized the importance of education and have
committed themselves to investing in it. In 2000, 189 countries agreed to ensure access for
education for all children by 2015. This September, as my friends and I get settled into another
year of school, these leaders will come together to evaluate their progress. With more than 100
million children who still do not have the chance to go to school, they have their work cut out for
them.
This is an issue that nobody can afford to ignore. Education teaches people much more
than how to read, write and think, it also promotes the economic growth of less developed
countries. No country in history has ever created sustained economic growth without also
attaining near universal basic education. Countries with better developed economies are not
only less dependent on foreign aid, but they also provide new markets
for American businesses. Therefore, it is in our interest to invest in education.
Through the Netaid Global Citizen Corps, a program that educates, inspires and
empowers young people to fight global poverty, I am working with a team of students from
around the country to mobilize schools and communities to lobby for global primary education.
This isn’t a one-time affair. Throughout the year, we will be working in our schools and
communities to raise awareness about global poverty and what we can do to change it.
Together, we can make a difference in the fight against global poverty.
Desirae, a NetAid Global Citizen Corps Leader, is a high school senior in North Carolina. Upon
graduation, she plans to pursue university studies in political science and international relations.
I

A- Are the following statements true(T) or false(F)? Quote from the text to support
your answer. (4x5=20)

1. A lot of students in the state of North Carolina are about to start school. They will have
lessons and attend club meetings.
2. Every child in the world will have the right to education this year.
3. Education goes beyond teaching reading and writing skills. It plays a major role in the
economy of developing countries.
4. Desirae is working together with a group of US students so that American schools and
individuals might get involved in the process that will lead to the implementation of primary
education everywhere in the world.

Your teacher: Emília Fradinho

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B – Find the words in the text that mean the same as: (3x2=6)
1. a group of three similar things (para.1)
2. in addition (para.2)
3. promised (para.3)

C – Who/what do the following words refer to? (5x2=10)

1. it (line 2)
2. my (line 3)
3. who (line 5)
4. they (line 11)
5. we (line 16)

D – Answer these questions according to the text. Use your own words as far as
possible. (3x15=45)

1. What did the world leaders do after recognizing the importance of education?
2. How important is education to the economy of a country?
3. What are the aims of Netaid Global Citizen Corps?

II
Complete with the right tenses. (12x2=24)

1. Next year this girl _____________ (give) the address of the institution to other teens.
2. How long ____________ (she/work) in North Carolina?
3. The boy and her parents ________________ (not live) in this town lately.
4. When her parents arrived home she ______________ (already/ drink) a lot.
5. You can’t talk with the girl now. She ____________ (write) her diary.
6. The girls’ parents __________________ (lose) their passport in Jamaica.
7. Next week the girl __________ (give) an interview.
8. What _____________ (do/this girl) in the evenings? She usually ___________ (play)
cards or _____________ (listen) to the radio.
9. Teens _______________ (change) their minds a lot lately.
10. Now some teens ______________ (attend) this kind of programmes.
11. This girl and her parents ___________ (just/arrive) from Jamaica.
12. In the future she ____________ (pay) more attention to her parents’ advice.

III

Your teacher: Emília Fradinho

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Join the following sentences using relative pronouns. (7x3=21)

1. I met a nice girl. Her mother is an English teacher.

2. The woman is a doctor. She lives next door.
3. Where is the cheese? It was in the fridge.
4. A bus goes to the airport. It runs every half hour.
5. Jane went to see the doctor. Jane hasn’t been feeling well lately.
6. Mark is telling David about his problems. Mark’s wife has left him.
7. These are the people. I invited them for my party.

IV

Complete the Conditional Sentences by putting the verbs into the correct form. (8x3=24)

1. I can repair the roof myself if I ___________________ (have) a ladder.

2. You _____________ (not have) so many accidents if you drove more slowly.
3. What would you do if you _________________ (hear) the alarm?
4. If you go to Paris, where ______________________ (you stay)?
5. I ____________________ (bring) you something to drink if you ask me.
6. If anyone _________________ (attack) me, my dog will jump at him.
7. If everybody ___________________ (give) me 3 pounds, we would have enough.
8. This _________________ (not happen) if you _______________(be) more careful.

V (50)

Choose one of the following topics and comment on it (about 120 words).

a. Teens feel that it’s hard to be a teenager today.

b. The future is in my hands.

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Your teacher: Emília Fradinho