SEMESTER PAPER 9TH GRADE

I. Put the adjectives in the correct form (comparative, superlative):

1. Her dress is (pretty) ....................................................... than mine.

2. Cheetahs are (fast) ........................................ animals we can find.

3. Eating fruit and vegetables is (healthy) ...................... than eating hot dogs.

4. I like milk (good) .......................... than coffee.

5. China has (many) ........................... people than any other country in the world.

6. The blue whale is (heavy) ................................ animal in the world.

7. Which is (big) ........................., Portugal or Spain?

8. Travelling by plane is (comfortable) ............................ than travelling by car.

9. He is (untidy) ......................................... person in class.

10 Buying things from plastic is (bad) .....................than buying things from recycled paper

II. Change this direct speech into reported speech:

1. “He works in a bank” She said _________________________________________________________

2. “We went out last night” She told me ___________________________________________________

3. “I’m coming!” She said ___________________________________________________________ ____

4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived” She told me ____________________________________

5. “ I’d never been there before” She said __________________________________________________

6. “I didn’t go to the party” She told me ____________________________________________________

7. “Lucy’ll come later” She said ___________________________________________________________

8. “Who was that beautiful woman?” She asked me ___________________________________________

9. “How is your mother?” She asked me ____________________________________________________

10. “What are you going to do at the weekend?” She asked me _________________________________
III. Make an affirmative sentence, negative sentence or question using ‘used to + infinitive’:

1. I / live in a flat when I was a child.

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2. We / go to the beach every summer?

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3. She / love eating chocolate, but now she hates it.

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4. He / not / smoke.

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5. I / play tennis when I was at school.

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6. She / be able to speak French, but she has forgotten it all.

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7. He / play golf every weekend?

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8. They both / have short hair.

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9. Julie / study Portuguese.

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10. I / not / hate school.

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IV. Write a short opinion essay on the following quote:

“What is so brilliant about the gadgets is their simplicity.” (Desmond Llewelyn)