Text for questions 1 and 2
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I was queen of England
for almost 45 years. During that time her country became very powerful. Her
reign is remembered as the Elizabethan Age.
Elizabeth was born in Greenwich,
England, on September 7th, 1533. Her father was King Henry VIII. Her mother,
Anne Boleyn, was the second of Henry’s six wives. Henry had Anne Boleyn put to
death when Elizabeth was only 3 years old.
Elizabeth had an older
half-sister named Mary and a younger half-brother named Edward. Edward became
king in 1547 and died in 1553. Mary then became queen. Henry, Edward, and
Elizabeth were Protestant, but Mary was Roman Catholic. She made Catholicism
the national religion and put Elizabeth in prison for a time.
Mary died in 1558, and Elizabeth
was crowned queen of England. She was 25 years old. She had received a good
education and was well prepared to rule. Many men wanted to marry her, but she
stayed single. This gave her more power, but it also put her cousin Mary Stuart
next in line for the throne. Mary Stuart, also known as Mary Queen of Scots,
was a Catholic. Elizabeth kept her in prison for many years and then had her
killed in 1587.
During the first 30 years of
Elizabeth’s reign, England built up its sea power. English ships sailed across
the Atlantic Ocean to the West Indies and challenged Spain for control over
trade. English sea captains raided Spanish ships, and Elizabeth took a share of
the treasure they seized.
King Philip II of Spain struck
back in 1588. He sent a great fleet called the Armada to attack England. The
queen’s ships defeated the Armada. That victory was a high point of Elizabeth’s
reign.
During the 1590’s Elizabeth began
to suffer from ill health. She died on March 24th, 1603. Mary Stuart’s son, James
VI of Scotland, became king of England.
Available at:
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Elizabeth-I/353094.
QUESTÃO 1
Read the text and choose the correct alternative
according to it.
a) Elizabeth I was Henry VIII’s only legitimate
daughter.
b) Edward was the king of England for a long time.
c) Mary reigned England for only five years.
d) Elizabeth I and her half-sister Mary I were devoted
Catholics.
e) Elizabeth was very young and not prepared to be
Queen.
QUESTÃO 2
According to the text, Elizabeth I
a) got married several times.
b) built a large navy only to circumnavigate the
earth.
c) defeated the invincible Spanish Armada.
d) died when she was 69 years old.
e) protected her cousin, Mary Stuart, when she came to
England.
QUESTÃO 3
Dear Dish-It,
Hi, I was wondering if you could help me. I used to be
very good friends with this girl, but now she is all mean to me because she has
better and more “popular” friends. Does she hate me or is she just pretending?
Gurlprincess21
Available at:
www.kidzworld.com/article/8716-dear-dish-it-we-used-to-be-friends-now-shes-mean.
According to the text, Gurlprincess21’s problem is
that she
a) misses her best friend.
b) is in love with her friend’s boyfriend.
c) doesn’t like the girl she used to be friends with.
d) is sure her friend hates her.
e) lost her friend because she isn’t so popular.
QUESTÃO 4
Dear Gurlprincess21,
Sorry to hear about your lost friend but try not to
take it personally. Some people just grow apart as they grow up. I doubt that
she hates you, even though she is being mean and totally uncool. As for the
“popular” thing: popularity isn’t everything and people who think it is, are
the real losers. Give it time and maybe you guys will reconnect. If not, don’t
lose sleep over it because someone who is mean to you and doesn’t treat you
well isn’t worth your time and effort. Remember that your friendship is
valuable even if she doesn’t get it.
Available at: www.kidzworld.com/article/8716-dear-dish-it-we-used-to-be-friends-now-shes-mean.
According to Dish-It’s advice,
a) the girl should never try to reconnect this toxic
friendship.
b) the girls should never be friends again because
they hate each other.
c) popularity is very important in a friendship.
d) Gurlprincess21 has a wrong opinion about her
friend.
e) the girl should keep calm and not suffer over this
problem.
QUESTÃO 5
My friends and I _____ (enjoy) my birthday party when suddenly the lights _____ (go) out. I _____ (think) that my brother _____ (try) to scare
everyone. I _____ (shout), ‘Switch the
lights on!’ but nothing _____ (happen). While we _____ (wait) in the darkness, someone _____ (scream) frighteningly. I _____ (feel) really scared, but luckily it was just a short
power outage due to heavy rain and the scary scream came from my little sister
who is afraid of the dark.
Choose the alternative that completes the spaces
correctly.
a) were enjoying; went; thought; was trying; shouted;
happened; were waiting; screamed; felt
b) were enjoying; were going; thought; was trying;
shouted; happened; was waiting; screamed; was feeling
c) were enjoying; went; thought; was trying; was
shouted; happened; were waiting; was screamed; felt
d) were enjoying; was going; thought; were trying;
shouted; happened; was waiting; screamed; felt
e) was enjoying; went; was thinking; was trying;
shouted; were happened; were waiting; screamed; felt
Text for questions 6 and 7
Catherine of Aragon, the first
wife of Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon was born in
Madrid, Spain, in 1485. Her father was King Ferdinand II of Aragon and her
mother was Queen Isabella I of Castille.
She was married to Arthur Tudor,
Henry VIII’s older brother. When Arthur died and Henry VIII became King of
England, Henry and Catherine married. She was 23 and Henry was nearly 18.
Catherine was thought to have
long red hair and blue eyes. She was apparently very beautiful.
During her marriage to Henry
VIII, Catherine was pregnant six times. Unfortunately, only one of these
pregnancies resulted in a child who survived beyond infancy, Mary I.
Because of this, things began to sour between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon when he began to worry that she wouldn’t be able to give him a male heir. She had a son who died a few hours after birth, another son who died after about two months. After all of this Henry began looking for ways out of the marriage so he could find a younger queen.
Henry VIII became attracted to Anne Boleyn, one of Catherine’s ladies-in-waiting. He set about trying to get the marriage annulled. The Pope refused to annul the marriage and this led to the break from the Roman Catholic Church. Archbishop Cranmer ruled the marriage between Henry and Catherine to be null and void in 1533.
Catherine was sent away from the Royal Court. Her rooms were given to Anne Boleyn, and she lived out the rest of her life in The More Castle and then Kimbolton Castle.
Catherine died on 7th January,
1536. She was buried in Peterborough Cathedral. Henry VIII did not attend and
their daughter, Mary (later Mary I) was prevented from attending her mother’s
funeral.
Available at:
https://primaryfacts.com/325/catherine-of-aragon-facts-about-the-first-wife-of-henry-viii/.
(Adapted.)
QUESTÃO 6
The main reason why Henry VIII decided to have his
marriage to Catherine of Aragon annulled was because she
a) was very ugly and unpopular.
b) wasn’t a very good wife to him.
c) wasn’t able to give him a male heir.
d) was very sick.
e) didn’t like him anymore.
QUESTÃO 7
Read the text and number the following events in
Catherine’s life in the order in which they happened. Then, choose the correct
alternative.
( ) Catherine
marries King Henry VIII.
( ) Catherine
was forced to leave the Royal Court.
( ) Catherine
died on 7th January, 1536.
( ) Mary, Henry
and Catherine’s only surviving child, was born.
( ) Catherine
was born in Spain.
( ) Mary was
forbidden by his father to attend her mother’s funeral.
a) 5 – 3 – 6 – 2 – 1 – 4
b) 1 – 2 – 4 – 3 – 6 – 5
c) 6 – 3 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 2
d) 4 – 6 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 1
e) 2 – 4 – 5 – 3 – 1 – 6
Text for questions 8 and 9
November 15, 2020
I am almost 14 years-old, and my dream is to become an
author. I love to write and do it often. But I’m having trouble finding a safe
way to get feedback on my writing. My parents won’t let me publish my writing
on any website because they don’t like the idea of random people on the
internet interacting with me and giving me feedback. I understand that, but I
feel bad nagging my friends and family to read my writing, and when I do they
barely ever read it and don’t give me much feedback. Do you have any ideas for
a safe way to share my writing?
— Addy, 13
Available at: http://www.askdrm.org/col_teens.html.
QUESTÃO 8
Addy is a teenager who is
a) asking for advice on how to improve his
relationship with his parents.
b) asking for advice on how to convince his parents to
value his writings.
c) complaining about the feedback he gets on the
internet on his writings.
d) annoyed with his parents because they don’t let him
publish his writings.
e) asking for advice on how to safely share his
writing and get feedback.
QUESTÃO 9
Read the following phrase taken from the text:
“I understand that, but I feel bad nagging
my friends and family to read my writing”
Which of the following words is closest to the meaning
of “nagging”?
a) Helping
b) Pleasing
c) Bothering
d) Recommending
e) Accepting
QUESTÃO 10
When I _____ (arrive) at the party, it _____ (be) already packed with people. Some of them _____ (dance) while others _____ (chat). When I realized that no one _____ (pay) any attention
to me, I _____ (decide) to go home.
However, just as I _____ (leave) the party, a beautiful girl _____ (walk) through
the door and (smile) at me! I _____ (change) my mind immediately…
Choose the alternative that completes the paragraph
correctly.
a) was arriving; was; was dancing; were chatting; paid; decided; left; was walking; was smiling; changing
b) arrived; was; were dancing; were chatting; was paying; decided; was leaving; walked; smiled; changed
c) arrived; was being; danced; were chatting; were
paying; were decided; was leaving; walked; were smiling; changed
d) were arrived; were; danced; was chatting; paying;
decide; were leaving; was walking; smiled; was changing
e) arrived; was; dancing; chatted; paying; was
deciding; left; walked; smiled; were changed
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