ENGLISH EXAM – 5th Year NAME:___________________DATE:_______________

1 Write passive sentences in Simple Present.

1. the documents / print

2. the window / open
3. the shoes / buy
4. the car / wash
5. the letter / send

2 Write passive sentences in Simple Past.

1. the test / write

2. the table / set
3. the cat / feed
4. the lights / switch on
5. the house / build

3 Complete the passage with the Passive Voice then translate it.

TOOLS THROUGH THE AGES

The first knives 1……………………………. (make) about two and a half million years ago. They 2……………………………………
(craft) by early ancestors of modern humans. At first, sharp pieces of stone 3………………………….(break) off a rock, but
in later times they were sharpened and straightened into blades.
The abacus is one of the first mechanical counting devices, an ancestor of today’s computers. It consisted of a frame
containing beads on wires. The modern abacus 4……………………………….(design) by the Chinese around the year 1200.
The compass allowed sailors to navigate across oceans and discover new worlds. The compass (invent) by the
Chinese about 2200 years ago. A spoon-shaped piece of magnetic rock was balanced on a flat surface. Since it was
magnetic, the handle rotated to align itself with the Earth’s magnetic poles.
Nowadays tools 5……………………………(make) in a much simpler way. They 6……………………..(produce) in factories
where everything is automatized.

4 Complete with the Comparative or Superlative Form

1. That machine is ....................(noisy) we’ve ever had in the factory. It’s really loud!
2. This new printer is .................... (fast) than the old one.
3. Our new packaging is .................... (expensive) but it’s very popular.
4. Travelling by bus isn’t ....................(comfortable) as travelling by train.
5. I think the new software they installed is .................... (easy) to use than the previous one.
6. Flying is ....................(quick) way to get to New York.
7. My new mobile phone is .................... (small) than a credit card.
8. The new warehouse machinery is ....................(safe) in the world.
9. The Maglev train is ……………………………………..(good) means of transport.
10. The railway system in Argentina is…………………………..(bad) than the one in Japan.

5 Modal Verbs – Match the functions

You should It’s obligatory
I can I have the ability
You must It’s a bad idea to
You shouldn’t I don’t have the ability
I can’t it’s a prohibition
You mustn’t It’s my recommendation

6 Use the PRESENT PERFECT or the PAST SIMPLE Use the correct option.

1 I ………………………………(repair) the leaking hose when I was inspecting the oil seals.
2 I …………………………….(check) the gauges twice already.
3 We……………………….(order) a replacement pump three weeks ago.
4 ……………you………………(visit) XM Electrical when you were in Boston?
5 ………………..ever………………..(clean) this equipment? It’s filthy.
6 Oh no! I think I…………just…………………..(break) the switch.
7 When I saw the oil leak, I……………………….(switch) the machine off immediately.
8 ……………………………you………………(check) your emails recently?