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6 Language Test Student A

VOCABULARY (20 MARKS)
1 Complete the gaps with a verb from the box in the correct form. not carry slip push trip fall jump pull dive not sink run not climb drop 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I _dropped_ my digital camera. Oh no! Our car stopped in the road and we had to __________ it home. Robbie __________ off his bike and hit his head. The wind was very strong but fortunately our boat __________ Careful, Jimmy! Dont __________ over the boxes on the floor. If you want to __________ into water, make sure that its deep. They __________ the mountain because it was too dangerous that day. Jessie was so happy to see her mum that she started to __________ up and down. Steve __________ on some ice and hurt his back. 8 marks 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Complete the sentences with expressions with lose. Manchester played badly yesterday and lost the match. Betty looks great. Everybody can see that shes lost __________. When hes angry, he always loses __________ and starts shouting. I cant believe we lost that __________. We were winning at half-time! We didnt know the area well and we lost __________. Tom used to love History but now hes lost __________ in it. Where is she? Ive lost __________ of her. Bob lost __________ in the accident. He cant remember anything. 7 marks 3 0 Order the letters and complete the sentences. Is copying from the Internet _cheating_ or not? ehnacigt 1

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How long can you _______________ without water? r s e i u v v Paul plays the guitar in the _______________ .n b d a They got _______________ because they spent too much time in the sun. n n r s u b t u A helicopter _______________ trapped tourists from the top of the mountain. u r s d e e c My dad doesnt have any hair now but he didnt use to be _______________. l a d b 5 marks

GRAMMAR (20 MARKS)

4 0 1 2 3 4 5 Complete the sentences with could, was/were able to and the verb in bold. Last summer I couldnt drive but I can now. drive We were all so tired and thirsty that we _______________ any further. walk Tims a very clever eight-year-old. He _______________ two languages. speak Everyone came on time so we _______________ revising for the test. start A few years ago I _______________ the guitar but now Im good. play Ian found some wood in the forest, so he _______________ a fire. make 5 marks 5 0 1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the past simple or the past perfect tense. I didnt know (not know) about it because nobody had told (tell) me. Before my grandmother _______________ (marry) my grandfather, she _______________ (be) married twice. 2 The man _______________ (tell) the police that he _______________ (not see) the two teenagers before. 3 4 We _______________ (not eat) paella before we _______________ (move) to Spain. I _______________ (not call) you because I _______________ (not got) your message. 8 marks 6 0 Correct the mistake in each sentence. It was so dark that I couldnt to see anything. It was so dark that I couldnt see anything._____

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When I was fourteen I was used to play basketball every day. ________________________________________ ________________________________________

There were some eggs in the fridge, so Gill could to make pancakes. ________________________________________ ________________________________________

When your grandparents had been your age, did they go to discos? ________________________________________ ________________________________________

We wasnt able to come because our parents needed the car. ________________________________________ ________________________________________

Yesterday morning I opened my wardrobe and saw that my sister took my best dress. ________________________________________ ________________________________________

Mary didnt used to be so confident. ________________________________________

On his way to the airport Joe realised that he had forgot his passport. ________________________________________ ________________________________________ 7 marks

COMMUNICATION (20 MARKS)

7 0 1 2 Match phrases (15) with responses (bf). We didnt go to the match yesterday. We decided to go on holiday to Spain. I cant ride a bicycle well. a

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Im going to call her tomorrow. Weve already met. I dont like these kinds of films. You didnt? Why not? Have you? Where? You cant? How strange. Dont you? Why not? Did you? How exciting! Are you? Why not today?

10 marks 8 Complete the conversation with the words from the box. can used couldnt did so not say how clue believe doing Andrew: Matthew: What are you 0 _doing_ , Matthew? Im looking for my photo album. I 1 __________ find it anywhere yesterday. I havent got a 2 __________ where it is. Andrew: Matthew: I can see something green on the shelf over there. 3 __________ you? Oh, yes. Thats it! 4 __________ strange! It wasnt there yesterday. Andrew: Matthew: Andrew: Matthew: Andrew: Matthew: Andrew: Matthew: Andrew: Wow! Who is this tall man? Its my great-grandfather. He 5 __________ to be a sailor. A sailor?! Thats 6 __________ cool! And one day pirates attacked his ship. Can you 7 __________ it? You dont 8 __________! Yes, its true, honestly. He told my father everything about it. 9 __________ he? My father loved his stories but he didnt want to be a sailor. Didnt he? Why 10 __________? 4

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Scores Vocabulary Grammar Communication Total / 20 / 20 / 20 / 60

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