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English II

Second mid term

Name:_______________________________________Date:_______________________________

Grammar Section

Past Simple

1. Write complete sentences using the prompts. (10 marks)

EG: What / you / buy / at the supermarket?

What did you buy at the supermarket?

1 We / not sell / our old car last year

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2 I / see / a good film yesterday

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3 Sarah / teach / English / for twenty years

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4 Paul / be / a good ice hockey player

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5 When / you / leave / the US?

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2. Choose the most suitable form of the adjective (A or B) (5 marks)

a. John is 20. Peter is 21. John is…

A. younger than Peter B. youngest than Peter
b.
Frank's car = 20 kilometres per litre. Billy's motorbike = 80 kilometres per litre. Billy's motorbike is...
A. more economical than Frank's car. B. most economical than Frank's car.

c. Frank's watch = £99.99. Sarah's watch = £49.99. Billy's watch = £9.99. Billy's watch is...
A. the less expensive of the three. B. the least expensive of the three.

d. Sarah's television = £299.00. Frank's television = £849.00. Frank's television is...

A. the more expensive of the two. B. the most expensive of the two.

e. Amazon River, South America = 6280 kilometres. Yangtze River, China = 5550 kilometres. Mississippi River, USA =
3789 kilometres. The Mississippi River is...
A. the shorter river of the three. B. the shortest river of the three.

3. Read the following sentences and choose the best alternative. Write the word on the line or mark it. (10 marks)
1 - It's better ______________ I thought.
as
then
than
like

2 - Brazil is ______________ England.

biger than
bigger as
bigger than
biger as
3 - She is ________________ in the class
the best
best
better than
as good as

4 - I'm not as successful _____________ she is.

as
like
than
then

5 - It was ______________ expensive restaurant I've ever been to.

more
the more
most
the most

6 - I'd like some _____________ information.

farther
further
Either could be used here.

7 - It's _______________ art collection in Europe.

finer
finest
the finer
the finest

8 - It was _______________ than I was expecting.

cheaper
cheapest
Either could be used here.

9 - This is the _______________ kitchen I've ever seen.

dirtyest
dirtiest
Either could be used here.

10 - Which is ______________ of the two?

more difficult
most difficult
Either could be used here.

4. Questions

Complete the dialogues with question words or phrases. ( 5 MARKS).

A: When did you go to Canada?

B: In 2005.

1 A: _______ did you become a doctor?

B: I wanted to help people.

2 A: _______ did your iPhone cost?

B: $400.

3 A: _______ did the concert last?

B: Almost 3 hours.
 4 A: _______ do you go swimming?

B: Once a week.

5 A: _______ were you born?

B: In Amsterdam

5. Comparative adjectives

Write complete sentences using the prompts. ( 5 MARKS).

You / intelligent / me

You’re more intelligent than me.

1 Dan / big / his brother

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2 English / easy / German

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3 Rock music / loud / classical music

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4 My exam results / good / Claudia’s

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5 Pasta / tasty / rice

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6. superlative adjectives

Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. (5 MARKS).

Paul is the most interesting person I know. (interesting)

1 That was ________________ holiday we’ve ever had. (bad)

2 Who’s _________________ student in your class? (funny)

3 Which country is ______________ south? (far)

4 Hannah’s __________________ member of the team. (young)

5 Who’s ________________ person you’ve ever met? (famous)

Reading Section

Read the magazine article. Then write the questions. (10 marks)

Sing!
Today a lot of singers and actors use their fame to raise money for charity. You only have to go on the internet and you can see just how many
things they do. A celebrity name at a charity event can raise thousands of dollars and it is a good way for these people to give something back to
the world that has made them rich and famous.

One such person is Scottish singer songwriter Annie Lennox. She was born on 25 December 1954 into a poor family. She grew up and went to
school in Aberdeen and when she was seventeen she moved to London and went to the Royal Academy of Music where she studied the flute and
classical music for three years.

A few years later she met Dave Stewart and between 1977 and 1980 they were in a group, The Tourists, where she was the lead singer. When the
band split up, Annie and Dave formed a new band: Eurythmics. Together they recorded several albums. They sold more than 75 million albums
worldwide, with over twenty international hits. They didn’t officially separate but Annie started a solo career in the 1990s. Her first solo album,
Diva, was released in 1992 and sold around six million copies. Since then she has recorded several albums.

However, Annie Lennox isn’t just a successful singer and musician. She is a dynamic charity fundraiser * and over the years has achieved many great
results. In 2007, she recorded a fundraising single called Sing with a 23-member choir of female celebrities including Madonna, Shakira, kd lang,
Dido and Celine Dion. The money they raised went to Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), an organisation which works on the African continent.

Multi-award winning Annie Lennox has come a long way since the 1980s when she was the singer with Eurythmics. Since then, she has become a
successful solo artist and has raised money for many charitiesincluding Amnesty International, Greenpeace and Nelson Mandela’s 46664
Foundation. She does a lot of her charity work through the internet, which she calls ‘Laptop Activism’, and encourages everyone to do something to
make a difference.

*Fundraiser: someone who collects (or ‘raises’) money for charity by organising events

Write the questions.

EG: What do a lot of singers and actors do?

They use their fame to raise money for charity.

1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ?

She’s a singer songwriter.

2 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ?

On 25 December 1954.

3 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ?

More than 75 million.

4 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ?

Madonna, Shakira, kd lang, Dido and Celine Dion.

5 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ?

Through the internet.