Cumulative Vocabulary, Grammar, Use of English and Test 1

Reading
Group A

Name: ______________________________________ Class: ____ Total: ______ /56

VOCABULARY 3 Match 1–5 with a–f to make sentences.

The students are looking f
1 Complete the sentences with the negative 1 I love my friends and I care ____
of the words in the box by adding un-, in-, 2 Let’s try to deal ____
im-, dis- or ir-. There are two extra words.
3 The writer’s new book came ____
adventurous dependent friendly
4 You can depend ____
honest polite popular
5 Jen is interested ____
selfish responsible
The people at my new club were quite a about them very much.
unfriendly at first and didn’t really speak to me. b out last week.
c on me to help you.
1 John was ____________ and didn’t tell his d in journalism as a career.
parents the truth. e with this problem together.
2 Tim doesn’t want to try new experiences. f forward to their school trip.
He’s quite ____________. /5
3 Bill enjoys living in his own flat and being GRAMMAR
____________.
4 Anna is rude to everyone, she’s the most 4 Complete the sentences with the correct
-ing or to infinitive form of the verb in
____________ person I know. brackets.
5 Leon forgot to turn off the lights when he Jake is considering becoming (become) a
went to sleep and they were on all night – it doctor when he leaves school.
was very ____________. 1 Max spent an hour ____________ (fix) his bike
/5
yesterday.
2 Complete the sentences with the words
2 I hope you managed ____________ (finish) all
and phrases in the box. There are two
extra words. your homework.
biologist text messages update 3 I don’t mind ____________ (help) you with the
discovery password gravity party, if you want.
web browser computer science
4 Sophie loves that dress in the window, but
To use some mobile devices, you need to
put in a password. she can’t afford ____________ (buy) it.
1 I don’t ____________ my profile very often 5 Would you prefer ____________ (go) out or stay
because nothing has changed in my life. at home tonight? /5
2 There’s something wrong with the 5 Complete the sentences with the correct
____________ I use and I can’t get online. Past Simple or Past Continuous form of
3 I never use my mobile to call people, but I the verb in brackets.
send lots of ____________. I was walking (walk) home when it suddenly
4 He’s very interested in science so he went to started to snow.
university to become a ____________. 1 Dad was busy working, so he ____________
5 In your opinion, what was the greatest
(not hear) me open the front door.
____________ of the twentieth century?
/5

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Cumulative Vocabulary, Grammar, Use of English and Test 1
Reading
Group A

Name: ______________________________________ Class: ____ Total: ______ /56

2 I ____________ (chat) with my friends when he ____ we were there, we wanted to learn about
arrived at the café. the history of space travel, and the conditions
that 3____ have to live in 4 ____ they are
3 The weather ____________ (be) nice last travelling in space. 5 ____our visit, the museum
Sunday – really warm! staff were great and told us 6 ____ interesting
4 Our dog ____________ (sit) in his basket when things about space travel. I took some great
photos of the models of spacecraft they had
he suddenly heard a noise.
there. Then when I 7 ____ home, I sent an
5 The students ____________ (not work) when email with some of the photos to my friend. But I
the teacher walked back into the classroom, was a bit disappointed 8 ____ them because the
so she was cross. colours weren’t so good – not nearly as amazing
/5 as the real thing!
6 Use the prompts to write questions. A joined B went
What time you / go / to school / every morning? C had D visited
What time do you go to school every morning? 1 A keen B interested
1 What / your sister / do / today? C excited D inspired
____________________________________ 2 A During B While
C Until D By
____________________________________
3 A astronomers B physicists
2 you / use to / play football / when / you / be / a C researchers D astronauts
child? 4 A before B after
C when D by
____________________________________
5 A By B As soon as
____________________________________ C When D During
3 How many languages / your parents / speak? 6 A so many B so much
C such a D such an
____________________________________
7 A got B reached
____________________________________ C passed D moved
4 you / ever / meet / anyone famous? 8 A for B of
____________________________________ C with D from /8

____________________________________ 8 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

5 Who / you / wait / for / now? My father works 0 as a scientist and I think he
____________________________________ always wanted me 1 ____________ share his
interest. So when I was a child, he always
____________________________________
took me to his lab every weekend and showed
/5 me the things he was working 2 ____________
USE OF ENGLISH there. I loved going there and I thought my
dad was 3 ____________ a great scientist. I
7 Read the text and choose the correct wanted to grow 4 ____________ and become a
answer, A, B, C or D. brilliant scientist, like him.
Just recently, I 0 C a fantastic trip abroad with Sadly, though, that has 5 ____________
my college, and one day we visited a science happened! And in fact, now I’m older, I’ve
museum. I was very 1 ____ about the visit
decided I really 6____________ stand studying
because I love anything to do with space. 2

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Cumulative Vocabulary, Grammar, Use of English and Test 1
Reading
Group A

Name: ______________________________________ Class: ____ Total: ______ /56

Biology! It’s just not my subject. But luckily I smartphones with digital cameras and Internet.
love Maths and Dad’s passionate Mobile technology is always getting better. I
7
____________ that, too! wonder what the next generation of mobile
phones will be like.
/7
1 The author of the text is
9 Complete the second sentence so that it A describing what a phone can do.
has a similar meaning to the first. B discussing how phones have changed.
Tom switched on the TV and started to watch. C explaining how to use a phone.
Then the phone rang.
Tom was watching the TV when the phone ONE DAY ONLY – Tech Talk
rang.
Have you had your old desktop computer for a
1 I really like it when we write stories in class. while? Is it time for a new laptop? Are you
I really enjoy ____________ stories in class. visiting websites to compare different computers
and find one that’s right for you? Stop! We have
2 We have to make some observations in our all the answers you need.
Science experiments. Look and try before you decide to buy. Come
and see the latest computers all in one place,
We have to ____________ what happens in our this Saturday. They are here for you to use.
Listen while we give you details on what each
Science experiments.
computer can do. You’ll get lots of useful
3 Try not to spend too much money in town. information so that you know which computer is
Try to avoid ____________ too much money in best for you when you’re ready to buy.

town. 2 The text tells readers they can

A get useful information about computers.
4 I never went to the countryside when I was
B buy any computer they try.
little. C find out which websites to visit.
I ____________ to go to the countryside when I
THE SCIENCE OF THE STARS
was little.
On a clear night, you can see the Moon and
5 Sam’s waiting for someone – who is it? stars. How many are there? We don’t know.
Where does space end? Does it end? We don’t
Who ____________ for?
know. Astronomers, however, are looking for
/5 answers to these important questions that affect
READING us all. They observe the sky and analyse their
data. They discover new stars and planets.
10 Read three texts. Choose the correct They also develop theories to explain what
answer, A, B or C for each text. space is and Earth’s place in it. For these
reasons, astronomy is one of the most
MOBILE TECHNOLOGY interesting sciences in the world. But why are
I remember my first mobile phone. It was very there so few astronomers? Why aren’t young
people keen on learning about it?
big, but the screen was quite small when you
think about the smartphones of today. I could
3 The text says that astronomy
only use it for calls and messages. At the time,
however, it looked so great to me. Can you A is a very easy subject do study.
imagine how it changed people’s lives? B is only interesting to astronomers.
C isn’t popular with many students.
Suddenly, with this useful little invention,
communication was so easy. Now we have
/6

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