Starter Level Test Sheet

Photo Finish
Polly Sweetnam

Put the events in the order they happen in the story. The first is 1.

1 Alice tells Lisa to go to the old bus station and get some new photos. □
2 Lisa goes back to the bus station to get her photos, but the police are watching. □
3 Lisa goes to the police station and tells her story. □
4 Lisa sits in the photo booth to get her photos. □
▪ Lisa tells people in the accounts department she is going to Greece on holiday. 1

5 Some photos come out of the machine, but they aren’t Lisa’s. □
6 The girls go to the Post Office to get their passports and Lisa finds she has left her
photos at home.
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7 There are four photos of a man. The photos show a murder. □
8 There is a man at the photo booth. He is the murderer and the police catch him. □
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Circle the correct word to complete the sentences.

9 Lisa is really excited / exciting about her holiday.

10 She thinks that something excited / exciting will happen.

11 She has to fill in a photo / form for her passport.

12 The old bus station is empty / alone and dark.

13 Lisa waits for her photos to come out of the curtain / slot.

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14 The man has a photo / tattoo of a bird on his hand.

15 Lisa is frightened that the murder / murderer will come back to the photo booth.

16 The police catch / hide in the bus station and watch Lisa.

17 The police catch / hide the murderer and Lisa is safe.

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Complete the sentences with the correct pronoun.

everybody everything nobody somebody something

18 Perhaps _____________ exciting will happen.

19 _____________ is very friendly in the Marketing Department.

20 There is _____________ in the photo booth. It is empty.

21 _____________ is holding the man’s scarf very tightly.

22 Don’t worry! _____________ is OK now.

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Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

Example

at / Black / Lisa / and Sons / works / .

Lisa works at Black and Sons.

23 to Greece / go / We’re / going to / .

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24 an / Alice / artist / is / .

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25 are / get / going to / passports / today / their / They / .

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26 at / meet / Let’s / lunch time / .

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27 12.30 / at / meet / I’ll / outside / you / .

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28 aren’t / bag / my / in / photos / My / .

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29 old bus / and dark / is / The / empty / station / .

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30 today / can / Lisa / her / get / passport / .

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Total: ___ / 30

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