English Evaluation

English evaluation
Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… total score :
Class :7° ……………score:……………..
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Date: June Monday ………th 2012

1. Read the text and answer. (4 pts)

A. Nicanor parra was born in 1914 in Chillan, a small town inthe south of Chile. His father was a school teacher. In 1933 he entered the InstitutoPedagogico of the University of Chile, and got his degree as a teacher of Mathematics and Physics in 1938.Cancionero Sin Nombre, his first book, appeared in 1937. After teaching in Chilean secondary schools, in 1943 he ent to Brown University in the USA to continue his studies in Physics. He returned to Chile in1946. In 1952 Parra began to teach Theoretical Physics in Santiago.
He created the so-called “anti-poetry” and he has read is poetry in England, France, Russia, Mexico, Cuba and the United States.He has also published several books, including one in collaboration with his great compatriot, Pablo Neruda.

The text is a

a) A short story
b) A biography
c) A piece of newsd) An advertisement

B. The text is about

a) Pablo Neruda
b) Gabriela Mistral
c) Nicanor Parra
d) Eduardo Parra

2. Read and complete the table. (7 pts.)

YEAR |EVENT |
1914 | |
| He entered the InstitutoPedagógico |
1937 | |
1938 | |
| He went to the USA. |
1946 | |
1952 | |

3. Read and answer the questions. (5 pts.)

a) Whenwas he born?
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b) When did he go to The USA.?
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c) Did he create the“Anti-poetry”?
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d) Has he read his poetry in China?
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e) What has he published...