Test 8 A

Units 18-20 [Total 80 marks]

Grammar

1 Complete the sentences with the correct past simple form of the verbs in the box. [10 marks]

come / go / hit / leave / run / wear / hear / put / see / give / have

They ____came_______ to the party at 9.30.

1 They _______________ some great music at the disco.

2 She _______________ her coat on because it was cold.

3 We _______________ Big Ben last summer.

4 They _______________ me a birthday present.

5 They _______________ a great time in Brighton.

6 We _______________ to the hospital with my friend.

7 Naomi _______________ in the 100 metres.

8 Emily _______________ a blue dress.

9 Liam _______________ a snake with his bag.

10 They _______________ the classroom at the end of the lesson.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct past simple form of the verbs in brackets. [5 marks]

My brother __didn't buy___ (not buy) me a present for my last birthday.

1 Paul _______________ (not do) his homework last weekend.

2 Why _______________ John _______________ (fall) off his chair?

3 What _______________ Carol _______________ (see) in Oxford?

4 He _______________ (not wear) a shirt and tie.

5 Why _______________ you _______________ (run) to school?

3 Choose the correct answers. [10 marks]

The Amazon is _____longer____ than the Seine.

a) long b) longer c) longest

1 Listen! This is the _______________ joke in the world!

a) funnier b) funny c) funniest

2 I'm good at English but my friend is _______________

a) better b) best c) good

3 They're the _______________ students in our school.

a) bad b) worst c) worse

4 Sheila is the _______________ girl in her class.

a) tall b) taller c) tallest

5 I think their car is _______________ than that one.

a) bigger b) big c) biggest

6 Cambridge is _______________ than Oxford.

a) small b) smallest c) smaller

7 This film is rubbish! It's the _______________ film this year!

a) good b) worst c) better

8 It's 38ºC! It's the _______________ day this summer.

a) hotter b) hot c) hottest

9 Which is _______________ - an elephant or a spider?

a) fastest b) faster c) fast

10 Which is the _______________ sports centre in London?

a) good b) worse c) best

4 Reorder the words to make questions. [5 marks]

is biggest? the Which animal

which animal is the biggest_______________________

1 Which is fastest? the animal

__________________________________________________

2 boy taller? Which is _________________________________

3 the is Which hottest? country

__________________________________________________

4 world? is biggest the in Which animal the

__________________________________________________

5 older? building is Which

__________________________________________________

5 Look at the map, write the question and complete the sentences. [6 marks]

In London, ___it's foggy__.

1 What's the _______________ like?

2 In Paris, _______________.

3 In Warsaw, _______________.

4 In Madrid, _______________.

5 In Ankara and Athens,______________________________.

6 In Rome, _______________.

6 Write the full forms. [4 marks]

1 C = _______________

2 F = _______________

3 º = _______________

4 - = _______________

7 Divide the words into the four lists. [10 marks]

the Amazon / cheetah / the Colosseum / the Eiffel Tower / gazelle / Jupiter / Mars / the Mississippi / the Nile / snake / tiger / Venus

Rivers	Buildings	Animals	Planets
the Mississippi		Venus

Communication

8 Write the dialogue about the weather. [5 marks]

A what's / weather / Rome?

_What's the weather like in Rome?_________________

B warm / sunny (1) _______________

A what / temperature?

(2) __________________________________________________

B be / 25ºC (3) __________________________________________________

A typical / time of year?

(4) __________________________________________________

B yes / be (5) __________________________________________________

9 Use the words in the box to complete the dialogue. There is one extra word. [5 marks]

bet / no / not / off / on / up

A Why did the chicken cross the road?

B Oh (1) _______________! (2) _______________ another chicken joke!

A I (3) _______________ you don't know this one.

C Go (4) _______________, tell us.

B No! Shut (5) _______________!

Reading

10 Read and answer the questions. [10 marks]

a) Choose the correct answers.

1 These are _______________

a) e-mails. b) postcards.

2 These are from people _______________

a) on holiday. b) at work.

3 Picture A is from _______________

a) Jim. b) Noel.

b) Write N (Noel) or J (Jim)

1 He's with his family. *

2 The weather is good. *

3 The weather's bad. *

4 He's sleeping in a tent. *

5 He's staying in a hotel. *

6 He's from Scotland. *

7 He's having a good time. *

Writing

11 Write a postcard to a friend. Write about: [10 marks]

• the weather

• your journey

• where you are staying

• what you are doing

• is it great or boring?

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