UNIVERSIDAD COOPERATIVA DE COLOMBIA

“PROYECTO COMPRENSIÓN LECTORA EN INGLÉS"

MAESTRÍA EN EDUCACIÓN
TEST NIVEL DE COMPRENSIÓN LECTORA OBJETIVO: Identificar el nivel de comprensión lectora en inglés de los estudiantes

NAME: __________________________ GRADE:____________ C) asking yourself how much you are worth.
D) negotiating the best possible salary.
1. Myths are stories, the products of fertile imagination,
3. Answer the following question:
sometimes simple, often containing profound truths. They
Why was it difficult to keep koalas alive in zoos?
are not meant to be taken too literally. Details may
______________________________________
sometimes appear childish, but most myths express a
culture’s most serious beliefs about human beings, eternity
and God.

The main idea of this passage is that myths

A. are created primarily to entertain young children.
B. are purposely written for the reader who lacks
imagination.
C. provide the reader with a means of escape from reality.
D. illustrate the values that are considered important to a
society.

2. PUT THE FOLLOWING PICTURES IN

ORDER__________________________

4. Complete the paragraph with one topic sentence

A. Japan is a very beautiful country.
B. Japan, for example, makes computers.
C. Japan is a very important country.
D. Japan makes cars.

Paragraph:
__________________________________ It produces
many cars, such as Toyotas and Nissans, which it sells all
over the world. It also produces electrical goods such as
televisions and DVDs. Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one
of the biggest and most modern cities in the world.

5. Put the following sentences in order to make a

paragraph.
1. Next, add antifreeze to your windshield washer fluid;
otherwise, the fluid will freeze and possibly break the
container. ___
2. First, put on snow tires if you plan to drive on snowy,
2. Congratulations! You have been offered a job. The time
icy roads very often.__
has come to negotiate your salary. The question to ask
3. Driving in winter, especially on snowy, icy roads, can
yourself is: "How much am I worth?" Your answer will
be less troublesome if you take a few simple precautions._
likely affect the outcome of your salary negotiation. The
4. Finally, it is also a good idea to carry tire chains, a can
point is, in order to negotiate the best possible salary, you
of spray to unfreeze door locks, and a windshield scraper
must convince both yourself and the employer of the value
in your car when driving in winter weather.__
that you will bring to the job.
5. Second, check the amount of antifreeze in your radiator
The topic of this paragraph is
and add more if necessary.___
A) congratulations.
B) being offered a job.
 If you want a professional career, you will need to go
to university and get a degree. To do that, you need to
6. Which word can be replaced the word in italics? stay at high school for another two years.
My friend asked me to lie for her, but that is against my But you needn’t stay at the same place. There are
philosophy. several options in the district of Northacre.
a. principles St. Leopold’s School has the best pass rate of all the
b. regulations high schools in the district. It offers a wide range of
c. personality subjects in the humanities and sciences. St Leopold’s
d. introspection is, of course, a private school, so may be too
expensive for you. But don’t worry, there are several
7. Read the text below and choose the correct word for other options if you want to follow the academic
each space. route. Knowle Grammar School is a state school, so
From, famous, found, did, to first, own, until, enough, there are no fees, and it has excellent tuition and
many, discovered facilities. It is a boys’ school from the ages of 11-16,
Easter Island but from 16-18 it is co-educational. But it is selective,
so you’ll have to pass an exam to get in. If you’re
Easter Island is a small triangle of rock situated in the Pacific interested in going into Business, check out Wyle
Ocean. It’s about 2,000 miles 1.________________ the nearest River Academy. This school specialises in subjects
city. Easter Island is 2.__________ for its statues. Hundreds of like Business Studies, Management and Economics.
these huge, stone faces can be 3._____________ all over the If you prefer the arts, look at the courses on offer at
island. Who made them? How 4._____________ they move Northacre College. Here you can study woodwork,
these giant pieces of rock? What happened 5.______________ art, textiles and much more.
the people who lived there? Studies show that people
Northacre College also offers a wide range of
6.____________ arrived on the island about 1600 years ago.
They had a very advanced culture. They made many objects and
vocational qualifications. You can do a 1-year
they had their 7.____________ written language. However, the certificate or a 2-year diploma in subjects like
number of people on the island grew and grew electrics, plumbing, roofing and hairdressing. If you’d
8.______________ it reached about 10,000 people. Soon there prefer to work outdoors, look at Milldown College,
were too many people and there wasn’t 9. where there are courses in Farm Mechanics, Land
______________food to eat. A terrible war started and 10. Management, Animal Management and much more.
___________ of the statues were broken. When western A final option is to get an apprenticeship with a local
explorers 11.____________ the island on Easter Day in 1722, or national company. You will get on-the-job
the huge rock statues were the only sign that a great society had training, gain certificates or diplomas and start earning
once lived there. straight away. But be warned - places are limited!
Find out more at the Jobs Fair on 26th May at
8. People who saw a car drive into another car Northacre College.
should call this number
1 The aim of the article is to…
A. advise young people about how to get to
university.
B. tell young people about the options available.
A. B.
C. advise young people to stay in education.

2. St Leopold’s is the best school for…

A. good exam results.
C. D. B. humanities and sciences.
C. facilities.

3. Caroline wants to run her own company. Where

is the best place for him to study?
E . F. A. Wyle River Academy
B. Northacre College
9. Read the text and answer the questions. C. Milldown College
Sixteen - What now?
You’re 16 and finally you can leave school! By now, 10. Complete the dialogue
you’re probably sick of teachers, desks, tests and Mark: I'm an architect. I work for "Genius Build". And you
John?. What do you do for a living?.
exams. But don’t just run for the exit. You need to
John: I'm a journalist. I work with my father. We have a
think carefully about what to do next. newspaper. What does she do for a living?
Mark: A family business, that's wonderful What about your
mother?
John: She is a photographer
Mark: Well, I imagine that she works with you and your dad.
John: No, She doesn't
Mark: Where does she work, then?
John: She _________for "Bose Magazine"

A. WORK B. WORKS C. HAS WORKED. D. DON´T

WORK