UNIT TEST 2 ● ANSWER KEY
Vocabulary and Grammar
Group A
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
1 immediate: Your immediate family is your parents,
brothers and sisters.
2 distant: A distant relative is someone who is related to
you, but not very closely related.
3 highlight: The highlight of an event is the most enjoyable
or exciting part of it.
4 spoilt: If you are spoilt, everyone is very kind to you.
5 lifetime: A once in a lifetime experience is a very special
one which only happens once in your life.
6 time (of my) life: If you have the time of your life, you
enjoy yourself a lot.
7 mass: Mass is a Christian religious ceremony.
8 siblings: Your siblings are your brothers and sisters.
9 spiritual: Something that is spiritual relates to your mind
and religion, not physical pleasures.
10 priest: A priest is someone who has the authority to
carry out religious ceremonies.
Exercise 2
1 attracted: If you are attracted to someone, you find them
attractive.
2 madly: If you are madly in love with someone, you love
them a lot.
3 at: Love at first sight is a feeling of love you get for
someone the first time you see them.
4 proposed: If you propose to someone, you ask them to
marry you.
5 split up: If you split up with someone, you end your
relationship with them.
Exercise 3
1 staring: If you stare at someone, you look at them for a
long time.
2 suppress: If you suppress something, you try to prevent it
from happening.
3 shook: If you shake your head, you move your head from
side to side to indicate no.
4 yelled: If you yell at someone, you shout loudly at them.
5 catch: If you catch someone’s eye, you gain their
attention and make them look at you.
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Grammar
Exercise 4
1 hadn’t mentioned: We use the Past Perfect Simple to
describe a completed action before the main events of a
story.
2 had/’d misunderstood: We use the Past Perfect Simple to
describe a completed action before the main events of a
story.
3 had/’d been playing: We use the Past Perfect Continuous
to describe an action in progress before the main events
of a story.
4 had/’d never wanted: We use the Past Perfect Simple
here because want is a state verb, so we don’t use it in
continuous forms.
5 hadn’t been waiting: We use the Past Perfect Continuous
to describe an action in progress before the main events
of a story.
6 hadn’t heard: We use the Past Perfect Simple to describe
an action that happened or didn’t happen before the
main events of a story.
7 had/’d been feeling: We use the Past Perfect Continuous
to describe an action in progress before the main events
of a story.
8 had/’d been crying: We use the Past Perfect Continuous
to describe an action in progress before the main events
of a story.
Exercise 5
1 who: We use who to refer to people in defining and non-
defining relative clauses.
2 who: We use who to refer to people in defining and non-
defining relative clauses.
3 whose: We use whose to refer to possession in relative
clauses.
4 where: We use where to refer to places in relative
clauses.
5 that: We can use that to refer to people in defining
relative clauses.
6 which: We use which in comment clauses, to refer to the
whole of the main clause.
Exercise 6
1 given pocket money: This is the correct reduced relative
clause. It uses a past participle because the verb is
passive.
2 living in villages: This is a correct reduced relative clause.
We use a present participle because the verb is active.
3 invited to the lecture: This is the correct reduced relative
clause. It uses a past participle because the verb is passive.
4 playing in this match: This is a correct reduced relative
clause. We use a present participle because the verb is
active.
5 praised at home: This is the correct reduced relative clause.
It uses a past participle because the verb is passive.
6 watching the show: This is a correct reduced relative clause.
We use a present participle because the verb is active.
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Vocabulary and Grammar

Group B Grammar
Vocabulary Exercise 4
Exercise 1 1 had/’d already found out: We use the Past Perfect Simple
to describe a completed action before the main events
1 gathering: A gathering is a social event where people
of a story.
come together.
2 had/’d known: We use the Past Perfect Simple here
2 great-aunt: Your great-aunt is your mother or father’s
because know is a state verb, so we don’t use it in
aunt.
continuous forms.
3 single parent: A single parent is someone who brings up
3 had/’d been trying: We use the Past Perfect Continuous
children alone, without a partner.
to describe an action in progress before the main events
4 extended: Your extended family is all your family and
of a story.
relatives.
4 hadn’t been telling: We use the Past Perfect Continuous
5 reception: A reception is a formal party, for example after
to describe an action in progress or a repeated action
a wedding.
before the main events of a story.
6 lump( in my) throat: If you have a lump in your throat, you
5 hadn’t realised: We use the Past Perfect Simple to describe
feel as if you want to cry.
a completed action before the main events of a story.
7 worth (the) effort: If something is worth the effort, it is
6 hadn’t seen: We use the Past Perfect Simple to describe
good or fun, so you don’t mind the effort it takes.
a completed action before the main events of a story.
8 lose sight: If you lose sight of something, you forget it,
7 had been waiting: We use the Past Perfect Continuous to
even though it is important.
describe an action in progress before the main events of
9 generations: A generation is all the people in a society
a story.
who are about the same age.
8 hadn’t been seeing: We use the Past Perfect Continuous
10 half-brothers: Your half-brother is someone you share
to describe an action in progress before the main events
one parent with, for example someone who has the
of a story. This meaning of see is not a state verb, so it
same mother but a different father.
is used in continuous forms.
Exercise 2
Exercise 5
1 fell: If you fall for someone, you start to like or love them.
1 where: We use where to refer to places in relative clauses.
2 go: If you go out with someone, you go on a date with
2 that: We can use that to refer to people in defining
them.
relative clauses.
3 apart: If people drift apart, they start to love or like each
3 who: We can use who to refer to people in non-defining
other less.
relative clauses.
4 lose touch: If you lose touch with someone, you stop
4 whose: We use whose to refer to possession in relative
having contact with them.
clauses.
5 plucked: If you pluck up courage to do something, you
5 where: We use where to refer to places in relative clauses.
become brave enough to do it.
6 which: We use which in comment clauses, to refer to the
whole of the main clause.
Exercise 3
1 giggle: If you giggle, you laugh quietly or in a high voice. Exercise 6
2 gazing: If you gaze at something, you look at it for a long
1 invited to the wedding: This is the correct reduced
time.
relative clause. It uses a past participle because the
3 shrugged: If you shrug, you lift your shoulders slightly to
verb is passive.
show that you do not know the answer to something.
2 studying Art: This is a correct reduced relative clause.
4 craning: If you crane your neck, you stretch it in a
We use a present participle because the verb is active.
particular direction in order to see something.
3 seen in the area: This is the correct reduced relative
5 locked: If you lock your eyes on something, you look at it
clause. It uses a past participle because the verb is
firmly, without looking away.
passive.
4 standing over there: This is a correct reduced relative
clause. We use a present participle because the verb is
active.
5 organised by her family: This is the correct reduced
relative clause. It uses a past participle because the
verb is passive.
6 dancing over there: This is a correct reduced relative
clause. We use a present participle because the verb is
active.

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