TERM TEST PAPER – 1st semester

I. Match each personality adjective in the box with the correct description.

arrogant quick-tempered high-spirited taciturn vindictive conscientious gullible

inquisitive self-conscious trustworthy

1. He takes his work very seriously and always does things properly.
2. He doesn't talk much and can seem rather unfriendly.
3. He can become very angry over quite trivial things.
4. He has too high an opinion of himself and doesn't consider others.
5. He is easily embarrassed and often worried about how he appears to other people.
6. He's always trying to find out about other people's lives and what they are doing.
7. You can easily trick him as he tends to believe whatever you tell him.
8. He's very honest and reliable.
9. He doesn't forget if someone upsets him and always tries to get back at them.
10. He's very lively and energetic.

II. Write the correct tense forms to make types of conditionals (IF-Clauses) and specify the type
of conditional. (I, II, III or MIXED).

1. If we ………………….(start) planting now, we will be able to finish by next week.

2. If we had known about the side effects, we ……………(not buy) this medicine.
3. Unless we ………………. (be responsive) to our customers' needs, our market share will
continue to fall.
4. If the Wright brothers ………………(not persist) in their experiments, aeroplanes might never
have been invented.
5. If you were to ask James for help, he ……………..(find) a solution to your problems.
6. Had the CCTV been working, we ………………(obtain) pictures of the thieves.
7. The machinery ………..(last) a long time provided it is serviced regularly.
8. If governments …………………..(take) serious measures regarding renewable energy
sources, we would be much closer to solving the problem of climate change today.
9. The machine will definitely last longer on the condition that he ……………………(take) great
care of it.
10. If it had not been the discovery of DNA, a great many serious crimes …………(remain)
unsolved.

III. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the word in bold .

1. He made a very good……………………in the job interview. IMPRESS

2. House prices in that region have become …………………….. ASTRONOMY
3. A professional sportsperson's life may look ………but it involves hard work. GLAMOUR
4. There was a wonderful ………………..of products on display at the trade fair. VARY
5. I found the story of how he became an entrepreneur quite …………………… INTRIGUE
6. She makes a fair number of enemies because of her …………………style. CONFRONT

7. He wanted to win so he was disappointed to be just the ……….......…up. RUN

8. In general, I think the management team would be ………………..of the idea. SUPPORT
9. …....…, the team managed to win, even though they had two players missing. AMAZE
10. He seems pleasant to talk to but I don't really believe he is ……………………TRUST

IV. Choose the correct answer.

V. Find the meaning of the phrases 1-5 and write sentences with them.

1.to stand out in a crowd, 2.to be fed up, 3.to split up, 4.to be made redundant, 5.a snap decision

a).end a relationship, b).happen quickly, c).be distinctive, d).to have had enough of something,
e).lose a job