English in Mind Module 4 Test A

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Name
Class Date
Starter
1 Grammar
A Complete the text. Use the words in the box.
In better on than didn’t at married was went noisier more

Jack’s grandfather, Philip, (0) was was born (1) 1 April 1930. When he was
a child he lived in a small town in England, but when he was a teenager, he (2) to work
in London. London was (3) and freer (4) his home town, but Philip (5)

have a good time because he was alone. (6) the evenings he studied and (7)
the weekends he stayed in bed because he didn’t have any money.
He (8) Mary in 1953 and they had two children. His life was (9) then because
he had a good job and they had a (10) comfortable house than when he first went
to London.

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B Complete the sentences. Circle the correct answers, a, b or c.
0 John Lennon was born in Liverpool.
a were b was c did

1 We went to the cinema evening.

a yesterday b last c the last

2 Our French teacher in class today.

a weren’t b didn’t be c wasn’t

3 Paul sings really ! It’s awful!

a well b badly c bad

4 My mother is a cook than my father.

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a better b gooder c badder

5 I a letter to my penfriend yesterday.

a writed b write c wrote

6 Where you when Princess Diana died?

a was b were c are

7 What for your birthday?

a did you get b did you got c do you got

8 Our teacher spoke to us .

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a angry b angryly c angrily

9 London is than Madrid.

a more big b bigger c more bigger
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10 German grammar is than English grammar!
a worse b more worse c worser

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C The underlined words are incorrect. Write the correct sentences.
0 Simon were ill at the weekend.
Simon was ill at the weekend.
1 Did you spoke to my boyfriend?

2 I waked up at 7.30 this morning.

3 Books are more interesting as DVDs.

4 I’m happyer now than I was last year.

5 Did you go to the cinema yesterday night?

6 Where was Julia? She weren’t at the party.

7 This armchair is comfortabler than the sofa. Come and sit here.

8 The children are playing quiet in the garden.

9 You sayed you were tired.

10 I’m a gooder tennis player than you are.

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D Write the past tense of these irregular verbs.

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1 find
2 get
3 go
4 know
5 run
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6 see
7 take
8 tell
9 think
10 write 5

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2 Vocabulary
A Complete the sentences. Circle the correct answers, a, b or c.
0 John has a shower every day.
a goes b has c does

1 What time do you usually go bed?

a to the b in c to

2 We went on holiday .
a last week b in last week c the last week

3 First, second, , fourth.

a three b third c thirtieth

4 It’s my birthday .
a tomorrow b tommorow c tomorow

5 Jack always does his homework very .

a careful b carefuly c carefully

6 What time do you usually ?

a have the lunch b have lunch c have a lunch

7 Please speak – I don’t understand English very well.

a quickly b quietly c slowly

8 Let’s a coffee.
a have b go c do

9 I went to a football match with my parents .

a last afternoon b the last afternoon c yesterday afternoon

10 It’s the (20th) today.

a twentyeth b twentieth c twenty 5

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quietly carefully probably suddenly angrily badly

0 Pedro speaks very quietly . I can’t hear him.

1 Where’s James? Oh, he’s at his best friend’s house.
2 I don’t like playing the piano because I play it !
3 The ship disappeared. One moment it was there and then it wasn’t.
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4 My mother spoke to me because I was late for supper.

5 Look at the exercise . Are there any mistakes? 5

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C Verb and noun pairs. Complete the sentences with the correct form of go, have, play or practise.
0 I don’t like practising English.
1 Yesterday I to school by car.
2 We never breakfast.
3 A: What’s Pietro doing?
B: He the piano.
4 Yesterday Maria and I lunch in the new Italian restaurant opposite the library.
5 When you usually to work?
6 A: Can I speak to Judy?
B: No, I’m sorry, she a bath.
7 Can I an ice cream please?
8 My children sports every day after school.
9 I like to the cinema at the weekend.
10 What time would you like to dinner? 5

D Write the opposites of these adjectives.

1 dangerous s
2 boring e
3 modern o -f
4 quiet n

Now complete these sentences using the adjectives above.

5 New York is an city. They say it never sleeps.
6 The film was so . I really didn’t enjoy it.
7 Shh. Please be . I want to read. MODULE 4 TEST A
8 It’s very in here because the children are watching a Terminator video.
9 My grandmother is very . She just doesn’t like new things.
10 Be careful! It’s to drive so quickly! 5
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3 Everyday English
A Complete the dialogues. Use the expressions in the box.
Can I have a look? No idea. You must be joking! Calm down! Oh, brilliant!

1 A: I’m so angry! This bus is always late!

B: We’ve got 20 minutes before the film starts.
2 A: Do you like my new laptop?
B: Wow – it’s great!
A: Of course, but be careful!

3 A: Hey Bob! Great news – I’ve got tickets for the Metallica concert.
B: When is it?
A: On 3 March.

4 A: Would you like to go to the new Schwarzenegger film?

B: You know I hate action films.
5 A: What’s the time?
B: Sorry. 5

B Write the complete sentences.

0 Got a minute? Have you got a minute?
1 Like a drink?
2 Want me to help you?
3 Happy?
4 Got a problem?
5 Know a good restaurant near here?

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4 Reading
A Read the text.

Joanna’s first boyfriend

I remember my first boyfriend very well! He was the older brother of my best friend Anna. His
name was Marco and he was wonderful. He was tall with dark curly hair and green eyes. All the
girls loved him, but he wanted to be with me!
Our first date was on 24 June, just before the start of the summer holidays. We went to a party
on the beach. It was fantastic. We danced all night and had a really good time.
During the holidays we did a lot of things together – we went to the cinema, played tennis, went
for long romantic walks, cooked special meals and saw some of our friends. Anna often came
with us too. It was the perfect summer!
But in the autumn, Marco went to university. He left our town and moved to Rome where he
met another girl. I was very unhappy for a long time, but after a while I also met another boy.
But I never forgot Marco!

B Write the questions.

1 Who ?
Marco was Joanna’s first boyfriend.
2 What colour ?
His eyes were green.
3 When ?
Their first date was on 24 June.
4 Where ?
They went to a party on the beach.
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5 Listening
A Listen to the conversation between George and his granddaughter, Mandy.
Mark the statements T (true) or F (false).
1 George didn’t have a car.
2 He travelled by bus and plane.
3 The buses were better in the past.
4 There were no computers at George’s school.
5 They studied more subjects when he was at school.
6 His favourite subject was English.
7 He ate a lot of fast food when he was a child.
8 He thinks children are fatter now.
9 He thinks everything was better in the past.
10 He’s happy to be old now.

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6 Speaking
A Two students answer your questions
● Greet students A and B and ask them how they are.
● Ask each student two or three questions about their recent past (to introduce the practice of the
past simple). For example, What was your last lesson? What did you have for breakfast? How did
you come to school?

B Two students talk to each other

● Explain that the students are going to ask one another about their last weekend / last holiday and
encourage them to be expansive! Give student A a copy of card 1A and give student B a copy of
card 1B. Student B should answer the questions asked by student A.
● Give student A a copy of card 2A and give student B a copy of card 2B. Student A should answer
the questions asked by student B.

1A 2A
Ask questions about student B’s Answer student B’s questions.
last weekend. Find out what Give as much information as
they did on: you can.
● Friday evening
● Saturday afternoon
● Sunday morning

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1B 2B
Answer student A’s questions.
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Ask questions about student A’s
Give as much information as last holiday:
you can.
● Where … ?
● When … ?
● How long … ?
● Who … with ?
● What was good/bad … ?

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7 Writing
Read this email from your penfriend, Adam.

Dear Anna,

Hi, how are you? I’ve got lots of news to tell you. It was my birthday on Sunday
and my parents had a big party for me. They invited all my cousins (I’ve got 24!!),
my aunts and uncles and some of my classmates. I didn’t know about it so it was
a fantastic surprise.

As you can imagine, I was very excited when the first guests arrived. They
brought me so many presents too. I got lots of CDs and DVDs and some new jeans
and trainers. My parents bought me a dog. His name is Rover and he’s so sweet!

My sister gave me a new book. It’s brilliant! I finished it yesterday.

We also had a lot of food. My mother is a great cook so she cooked lots of Italian
food – all my favourite things. She made me a birthday cake too!

What did you do for your last birthday? Please write and tell me.

Love

Adam

Now write your reply. Tell him about your birthday.

Dear Adam,

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