Time: 45 minutes/Bonus:10 points Nickame………………

Date ………………….

Predictive Test
9th Grade

Write your answers on a separate Answer Sheet

I. Read the following text and put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. ( 20 points)
Henry lived in a boarding-house in Guildford Street. One day a new girl
1.(COME)_____________ to the boarding-house, and 2. (SIT) ___________ next to Henry at
meals.
Her name was Alice Weston. Henry was surprised to find that she was on the stage, in the
chorus.
Previous chorus-girls at the boarding-house 3. (BE) ___________ of a more pronounced type—
good girls, but noisy, Alice Weston was different.
“I 4. (REHEARSE) ___________ at present,' she said. 'I 5. (GO OUT) ___________ on tour
next month in "The Girl From Brighton". What 6. (YOU/ DO) ___________, Mr Rice?'
'I'm a detective.'
'What's the matter?' he said, a little anxiously, for even at this early stage in their acquaintance
he was conscious of a strong desire to win her approval. '7. (YOU/NOT LIKE) ___________
detectives?'
'I don't know. Somehow I shouldn't have thought you 8. (BE) ___________ one.'
Naturally a detective does not want to look like a detective and give the whole thing away right
at
the start.
'I think—you 9. (NOT BE) ___________ offended. ''Go on.'
'I 10. (ALWAYS LOOK ON) ___________ it as rather a sneaky job.'
'Sneaky!' moaned Henry.

II. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence. (10 points)

1. John Glenn took great personal risks in his search for …. (KNOW)
2. Good role models don't think about being rewarded …(FINANCE) for their charity work.
3. Graphology is the study of people’s ……(WRITE) to reveal their personalities.
4. People often behave … (PREDICT) when under stress.
5. He shouldn’t have been so … (RESPECT) to his parents.
6. Her … (STRONG) impressed us all.
7. The beach was … (ACCESS) except by boat, and few people even knew about it.
8. Tomorrow I’m going to send off my … (APPLY) form for the job.
9. Our team is very … . (SUCCEED). We’ve won three competitions this year.
10. She tiptoed …(CARE) so as not to wake the othersII. Use the word given in brackets to form
a word that fits in each

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Time: 45 minutes/Bonus:10 points Nickame………………
Date ………………….

III. Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same. On your
Answer Sheet write only the missing words. (10 points)

1. I worked hard and I got great result.

If.........................................................................
2. ” Stay away from that dog!”
Mom warned me...............................................
3. If you keep looking at it you’ll be terribly confused.
The more.......................................................................
4. We’ll finish classes and we’ll leave home.
As soon as......................................................
5. She started studying music two years ago.
She.................................................................

IV. Write a narrative about an experience that taught you to appreciate life more.
(100 words/ 10 lines) (50 points)

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