Try Out Preparation

Name:_____________________________

A. Fill in the blanks with correct answers.

1. Number the sentences below (from 1 to 9) to form a paragraph. On each line, write title, topic sentence,
supporting detail(s), and concluding sentence/closing, to indicate the sentence’s purpose. Then write
the paragraph in order.

_____ Last summer I started a dog-washing business. ____________________________

_____ I’ve been in business, almost a year and I’m busier ____________________________

than ever.

_____ Every Saturday, I have about seven dog-washing ____________________________

appointments.

_____ A few days later, my neighbour’s collie, Skipper, was my

____________________________

first customer.

_____ First, I made flyers describing my services and prices. ____________________________

_____ My Own Business ___________________________

_____ Skipper’s owner thought I did such a great job that he ___________________________

told all his friends.

_____ Mom and I delivered them to all the houses in our ___________________________

neighbourhood.

_____ I hope to save enough to buy my own pet store, one day! ___________________________

2. Write the parts of paragraph above in a correct order on lines below.

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3. Circle T/F according to the paragraph above.
a. I own a pet store as my first business. _______
b. I made flyers to inform the neighbors about my business. _______
c. My first customer is a collie, named Skipper. _______
d. Having my dog-washing business made me busy. _______
e. I’m saving my earnings to build an animal clinic, one day. _______
4. Open page 60 on your Big English 6. Read and draw line to connect the words to its definition.
5.
a. adhesive  electronic tools, systems, devices and
resources that generate, store or process data.

b. technology  a nocturnal and often highly vocal lizard

which has adhesive pads on the feet to assist
in climbing on smooth surfaces.
c. digital  able to stick fast to a surface or object; sticky.
d. gecko  machinery and equipment developed from
the application of scientific knowledge.
e. Computer designer  a post made on the social media application
Twitter.
f. electrodes  responsible for creating and integrating
computer systems to meet the demands of an
organization.

g. tweet  an electrical conductor used to make contact

with a nonmetallic part of a circuit.

Write the correct word on the lines.

a. An _____________ woman opened the door. attract

b. Obama _____________ the attention of the crowd at yesterday’s attracts
attracted
attractive
 inauguration.
c. She __________ a lot of boys. They flock around her.
d. It is easy to _____________ a lot of people if the price goes down.
e. The company has a hard time __________________ good employees.

fly
f. Do you like to ______________?
flies
g. He ______________ four times a year.
flew
h. Bullets were ____________ in all directions.
i. A doctor ___________ in from the mainland. flying

j. I like to watch the ______________ of a bee. flight

B. Circle the correct answer.

1. My cousin is not serious. She’s ________________.
a. sad c. funny
b. lazy d. old
2. Your dog is bigger than Bobby’s dog. Sentence below that has same meaning is ____________
a. Your dog is bigger than hers. c. Your dog is bigger than ours.
b. Your dog is bigger than theirs. d. Your dog is bigger than his.
3. Mr. Jackson’s ____________ is black, short, and curly.
a. hair c. lips
b. eyes d. ears
4. If I ______________her I broke her vase, my mom _____________ upset with me.
a. tell, will be c. told, would
b. telling, will be d. tells, could
5. Paul has a ___________________, he has a high fever and his throat hurts.
a. scrape c. headache
b. sore throat d. allergies
6. Robert is sad because he fell and hurt himself on the playground. He has a _______________ on his
leg.
a. scrape c. headache
b. sore throat d. allergies

7. Jenny, Fred, and I are trying to take a better care of _______________

a. myself c. themselves
b. ourself d. ourselves
8. If you had a toothache, you shouldn’t ______________________
a. eat too much sweets b. eat too much spicy food
 c. drink lots of water d. sleep enough
9. It _________ be something serious. You better go to the doctor.
a. must c. see
b. may d. should
10. We need to bring a ____________ so we won’t get bitten by bugs.
a. bugs spray c. coat
b. bugs repellent d. pair of socks
11. You can get a _________________ if you don’t wear sunscreen.
a. scrape c. allergies
b. headache d. sunburn
12. A ______________ is a jacket you wear on windy days.
a. windbreaker c. raincoat
b. coat d. sweater
13. Samuel _____________ (hike) when it started to rain.
a. hikes c. was hiking
b. is hiking d. was hiked
14. In a hundred years, people won’t drive cars. _________________will fly in their jet suits
a. Everybody c. Somebody
b. Nobody d. Anybody
15. In twenty more years, ______________ will prefer using public transportation rather than driving
their own cars.
a. everybody c. somebody
b. nobody d. anybody
16. When I was in high school, a ___________ was used to store data from computer.
a. flash disk c. diskette
b. cloud storage d. notebook
17. She _____________ have her meal on time, if she wants to be healthier.
a. must c. could
b. may d. might

18. The ___________ of Monas is one of the famous wonders is Indonesia. It’s located in Jakarta.
a. Tower c. Statue
b. Monument d. Pyramid
19. The Taj Mahal is actually a _________________ where Mumtaz Mahal is buried.
a. mausoleum c. castle
b. bridge d. monument
20. She ________________ (play) chess ______________ she was 6 years old.
 a. played, since c. is playing, for
b. has played d. plays, for
21. We __________ (do) our class project. So now we can relax and enjoy the holiday.
a. are done. c. are did
b. have don d. have do
22. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel _____________________ Paris Eiffel’s Tower.
a. design c. designed
b. designs d. designing
23. If I could __________ your mind, we wouldn’t have this misunderstanding.
a. fly c. follow
b. read d. change
24. She’s probably __________ (raise) her own family, 15 years from now.
a. will be raise c. will raise
b. will be raising d. would raise
25. I ________________ will be watching Fox Life at 8 PM. I have to watch The Voice’s final episode!
a. probably c. must
b. definitely d. could
C. Read carefully. Is the sentence active or passive voice? Circle.
1. The cat caught the mouse active passive
2. The award was won by his active passive
team.
3. The pyramids were restored active passive
by the government.
4. The boy won the prize active passive
money.
5. The bridge was built in active passive
1867.

D. Fill in the blanks with the past simple or the past continuous.
1. When I ________________ (arrive) the teacher ________________________ (write) the
summary.
2. Why ____________________________ (they / shout) at you when I _______________ (wake
up)?
3. Carol ________________ (fall) asleep while she _________________________ (read) a book.
4. While my father _________________________ (drive) home, he _______________________
(not / answer) his mobile phone.
5. Yesterday I _______________ (see) Paul at the party and he ______________________ (not /
dance) with Rachel.