STARTER TEST: Consolidation

VOCABULARY

1 Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box. / 5 marks

avoid  cut  get  join  organize  take

0 We need a break – let’s go outside and get some fresh air.

1 It’s important to your time well when you are revising for exams.
2 Why don’t you up a new hobby like yoga or swimming?
3 In the new year, Julia’s going to a gym and get fit.
4 You should definitely late nights when you’re studying.
5 If you want to lose weight, you should down on sugary snacks.

2 Choose the correct answers. / 5 marks

0 I have a headache / stomach ache because I’ve eaten too much.

1 If you have a sore throat, take some cough syrup / antiseptic cream.
2 You should go to the dentist if you have an earache / a toothache.
3 Mark has a cut on his finger so he needs a plaster / tablet.
4 When you feel dizzy / an allergy, it’s a good idea to sit down.
5 I fell over and now I have a big cough / bruise on my arm.

3 Match 1–6 with a–f. / 5 marks

1 I have a lot in c a well with her brothers.

2 My friend Zoe is fun to b three children on her own.
3 Laura gets on very c common with my cousins.
4 My uncle has a great sense d in touch with her school friends.
5 My aunt raised e of humour.
6 My mum still keeps f be with.

4 Choose the correct answers, a, b or c. / 5 marks

0 My mum remarried so now I’m part of a family.

a divorced   b blended   c mixed-race
1 My parents are from different ethnic .
a generations   b relationships   c backgrounds
2 Jamie’s mum is Irish and his dad’s Indian so he’s .
a mixed-race   b divorced   c blended
3 My mum’s new husband has two sons. They’re my .
a brothers   b stepsisters   c stepbrothers
4 Jodie has a very good with her stepdad.
a generation   b relationship   c background
5 My grandparents are no longer married – they’re .
a divorced   b blended   c raised

Vocabulary total / 20 marks

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GRAMMAR

5 Complete the sentences. Use the correct future form of the verbs in brackets. / 5 marks

0 When I leave school, I ’m going to go (go) to university.

1 Temperatures (probably, rise) by three degrees by the year 2100.
2 Grandad’s train (arrive) in Manchester at 7.45.
3 Next month, Luke and William (revise) for their exams.
4 I (meet) Naomi at the restaurant at 7.30 this evening.
5 I want to reduce stress so I (take) up yoga in the new year.

6 Complete the sentences. Use the modals in the box. / 5 marks

don’t have to  must  mustn’t  should  shouldn’t  shouldn’t

0 You shouldn’t drink coffee before you go to bed.

1 You pay for my ticket – I’ve got money!
2 I think you send your grandma some flowers.
3 You get over 60% in order to pass the exam.
4 Students be late for their classes.
5 You eat so many burgers – they’re very unhealthy!

7 Choose the correct answers. / 5 marks

0 I watched / was watching a film when you called me.

1 Did they really play / playing tennis for four hours yesterday?
2 I can’t talk to you right now. We have / We’re having dinner.
3 My grandparents usually go / are going shopping on Saturdays.
4 They were cycling home when it started / was starting to rain.
5 When we arrived at the party, nobody danced / was dancing.

8 Match 1–6 with a–f. / 5 marks

1 If she’d organized her time better, c a they would spend more time together.
2 We’ll be hungry in the afternoon b if it snows on Friday?
3 If they had more in common, c she would have been able to finish the exam.
4 Zoe wouldn’t have been late d if you didn’t live so far away.
5 Will you go skiing at the weekend e if she had got up earlier.
6 I would visit you more often f if we skip breakfast.

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9 Read the dialogue. Choose the correct answers. / 10 marks

Ben: I’m so tired! I 0didn’t go / wasn’t going to bed until midnight last night.
Luke: Why not?
Ben: Because I was revising for my final exams at school. I’m feeling really
stressed about them, so 1I’m going to / I will do everything I can to stay healthy.
Can you give me some advice?
Luke: Well, if I 2 am / were you, 3 I’d / I’ll make sure to eat a balanced diet. You
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shouldn’t / don’t have to eat a lot of fast food. If you 5 eat / ate more fruit
and vegetables, you’ll definitely feel better.
Ben: Yes, that makes sense. I’ll try and cut down on burgers and pizzas.
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Luke: Are you getting / Do you get any exercise at the moment?
Ben: No, I’m not. When I’m not at school, 7I’m usually spending / I usually spend
all my time studying.
Luke: Well, you 8 should / will exercise for at least an hour a day. You 9 don’t have to /
mustn’t join a gym. Just go out for a walk or go for a bike ride a couple of times a day.
Ben: That’s a good idea – thanks! If I had followed this advice last year when I was
revising for my exams, maybe I 10wouldn’t have felt / won’t have felt so stressed.

Grammar total / 30 marks

TOTAL / 50 marks

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VOCABULARY

1 Complete the healthy living phrases. The first letter of each word is given. / 5 marks

0 We need a break – let’s go outside and g et some f resh air.

1 It’s important to o your t well when you are revising for exams.
2 Why don’t you t u a new h like yoga or swimming?
3 In the new year, Julia’s going to j ag and get fit.
4 You should definitely a l nights when you’re studying.
5 If you want to lose weight, you should c d on sugary snacks.

2 Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box. There are five words that you
don’t need. / 5 marks

allergy  bruise  cough  cough syrup  dizzy  headache  
plaster   stomach ache  tablet  toothache

0 I have a stomach ache because I’ve eaten too much.

1 If you have a sore throat, take some .
2 You should go to the dentist if you have a .
3 Mark has a cut on his finger so he needs a .
4 When you feel , it’s a good idea to sit down.
5 I fell over and now I have a big on my arm.

3 Choose the correct answers. / 5 marks

0 I have / am a lot in common with my cousins.

1 My friend Zoe is funny / fun to be with.
2 Laura gets on / up very well with her brothers.
3 My uncle has a great sense of fun / humour.
4 My aunt raised / got up three children on her own.
5 My mum still maintains / keeps in touch with her school friends.

4 Correct the underlined words in the sentences. / 5 marks

0 My mum remarried, so now I’m part of a divorced family. blended

1 My parents are from different ethnic relationships.
2 Jamie’s mum is Irish and his dad’s Indian so he’s blended.
3 My mum’s new husband has two sons. They’re my brothers.
4 Jodie has a very good generation with her stepdad.
5 My grandparents are no longer married – they’re raised.

Vocabulary total / 20 marks

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GRAMMAR

5 Complete the sentences. Use the correct future form of the verbs in the box. / 5 marks

arrive  go  meet  revise  rise  take

0 When I leave school, I ’m going to go to university.

1 Temperatures probably by three
degrees by the year 2100.
2 Grandad’s train in Manchester at 7.45.
3 Next month, Luke and William for their exams.
4 I Naomi at the restaurant at 7.30 this evening.
5 I want to reduce stress so I up yoga in the new year.

6 Complete the sentences. Use modal verbs. / 5 marks

0 You shouldn’t drink coffee before you go to bed.

1 You pay to visit that exhibition – it’s free.
2 Rule 1: Students be late for their classes.
3 You get over 60% in order to pass the exam.
4 I think you send your grandma some flowers.
5 You eat so many burgers – they’re very unhealthy!

7 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. / 5 marks

0 I was watching (watch) a film when you called me.

1 Did they really (play) tennis for four hours yesterday?
2 I can’t talk to you right now. We (have) dinner.
3 My grandparents usually (go) shopping on Saturdays.
4 They were sunbathing when it (start) to rain.
5 When we arrived at the party, nobody (dance).

8 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. / 5 marks

0 Zoe wouldn’t have been late if she ’d got up (get up) earlier.
1 We (be) hungry in the afternoon if we skip breakfast.
2 If they had more in common, they (spend) more time together.
3 If she (organize) her time better, she would have been able to
finish the exam.
4 Will you go skiing at the weekend if it (snow) tomorrow?
5 I (visit) you more often if you didn’t live so far away.

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9 Read the dialogue. Choose the correct answers. / 10 marks

Ben: I’m so tired! I 0didn’t go / wasn’t going to bed until midnight last night.
Luke: Why not?
Ben: Because I was revising for my final exams at school. I’m feeling really
stressed about them, so 1I’m going to / I will do everything I can to stay healthy.
Can you give me some advice?
Luke: Well, if I 2 am / were you, 3 I’d / I’ll make sure to eat a balanced diet. You
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shouldn’t / don’t have to eat a lot of fast food. If you 5 eat / ate more fruit
and vegetables, you’ll definitely feel better.
Ben: Yes, that makes sense. I’ll try and cut down on burgers and pizzas.
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Luke: Are you getting / Do you get any exercise at the moment?
Ben: No, I’m not. When I’m not at school, 7I’m usually spending / I usually spend
all my time studying.
Luke: Well, you 8 should / will exercise for at least an hour a day. You 9 don’t have to /
mustn’t join a gym. Just go out for a walk or go for a bike ride a couple of times a day.
Ben: That’s a good idea – thanks! If I had followed this advice last year when I was
revising for my exams, maybe I 10wouldn’t have felt / won’t have felt so stressed.

Grammar total / 30 marks

TOTAL / 50 marks

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