Language Test A - Units 9-12
Vocabulary
1 Complete the words.
This morning there was a terrible 0b _u _r _g _l _a _r y in High Street. A 1b __ __ __ __ __ r broke into a jewellery shop on the High Street. He broke the window and took a lot of 2v __ __ __ __ __ __ e jewels. Mrs White saw him and she phoned the police on her mobile. The police came at once. They started the 3i __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ n at once. They questioned the 4w __ __ __ __ __ s, Mrs White. A detective took 5f __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ s.
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2 Circle the odd one out.
0 burglar / fingerprint / detective / policeman
1 town / capital / heat / village
2 bread / mouse / keyboard / screen
3 North Pole / Welsh / Equator / Andes
4 ancient / clean / range / deep
5 deer / pony / horse / mountain
Language in context
3 Match 1-5 with A-E to make short conversations.
0 Why do you like New Forest ponies? __F_
1 Are ponies’ manes shorter than horses’ manes? _____
2 Are New Forest ponies the smallest ponies in Great Britain? _____
3 Am I taller than this pony? _____
4 Are there deer in the forest too? _____
5 Have they got longer legs? _____
A) No, Welsh ponies are smaller.
B) Yes, there are. They are very shy.
C) Yes, you are! This pony is not very tall.
D) Yes, they have. They are taller than ponies.
E) Ponies’ manes are longer, I think.
F) Because they are prettier than horses.
4 Complete the dialogue with sentences A-E.
Detective: Hello. My name’s Purlock Combs. I’m the most famous detective in England. What happened here?
Bob: Hello, Mr Combs. There was a terrible burglary. The burglars broke into my house.
Detective: Now, tell me... What did the burglars steal?
Bob: 0__F__
Detective: Was the painting valuable?
Bob: 1_____
Detective: Was the furniture expensive?
Bob: 2_____
Detective: Were the jewels more valuable than the painting?
Bob: 3_____
Detective: Did the burglars steal anything else?
Bob: 4_____
Detective: Were the clothes valuable?
Bob: 5_____
A) No, but it was very beautiful. My little daughter painted it.
B) No, but the sofa was the most comfortable one in this house!
C) They also stole some clothes.
D) No, but they were very colourful.
E) No, they were just my old jeans and jumpers.
F) They stole a painting, furniture and jewellery.
Grammar
5 Circle the correct answer – A, B or C.
0 It is the _____ jewellery in Britain.
A) valuable than B) more valuable C) most valuable
1 That is the _____ story in this book.
A) more strange B) most strange C) strangest
2 This chair is _____ than that one.
A) very comfortable B) more comfortable C) most comfortable
3 Horses are _____ than ponies.
A) bigger B) biggest C) more big
4 It is _____ book in the library.
A) more interesting B) interesting C) the most interesting
5 The weather is _____ than yesterday.
A) bad B) worse C) worst
6 He is the _____ detective in the world.
A) good B) better C) best
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6 Complete. Use a, an, the or Ø (no article).
0 There are beautiful __Ø___ stars in the sky today.
1 There is _____ river near my village. _____ river is called the Cam.
2 _____ largest ocean is _____ Pacific Ocean.
3 _____ Moon goes around _____ Earth.
4 There are _____ old buildings in my town. _____ buildings are over 100 years old.
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7 Complete the dialogue using the information in the table. Use the correct forms of going to.
Ben
Mary
July
have swimming lessons and aunt - visit Ben
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