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MID TERM ASSESSMENT: PRE- INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 2022

A) READING SKILLS
1) Read the text. Say whether the ideas are True or False and justify your answers
 B) GRAMMAR SKILLS AND USE OF ENGLISH

1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.

a) When it ____________________ (stop) raining, we _______________________ (go out) and

_______________________ (put) the kayak in the water.
b) While I __________________ (wait) at the bus stop, I __________________ (see) an accident.
c) Suddenly, the man _____________________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and
_______________________ (run off).
d) At 5 p.m. yesterday, I ____________________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister
_______________________ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.
e) I _________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud ______________ (appear) in the sky.

3)Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 There are only a few / a little actors in that new play.

2 It doesn’t matter how much / how many action scenes there are in a film if there isn’t a good
storyline.
3 I think some / any soundtracks are more interesting than the film itself.
4 Have you got much / many money with you?
5 There is much / a lot of work to do if you want to finish today.

4)Read the advice for people who are going to take part in a video game competition.
Rewrite the advice using one of the verbs in brackets.
 1 It’s very important to practise playing the game.
‘I (must / have to) .’ ________________________________________________
2 You are not allowed to talk to other people during the competition.
‘I (mustn’t / don’t have to) .’ __________________________________________
3 Don’t forget to pay £10 to enter.
‘I (mustn’t / don’t have to) .’ __________________________________________
4 It’s compulsory to bring ID with you.
‘I (must / have to) .’ ________________________________________________
5 If you are sixteen or under, you are obliged to take a break every hour.
‘I (must / have to) .’ ________________________________________________

1 Avatar is __________________ film ever.

2 The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is __________________ building in the world.
3 The blue whale is __________________ animal on the planet.
4 The Mariana Trench is __________________ point in the Earth's oceans.
5 Usain Bolt is __________________ man in the world.
6 Chandra Bahadur Dangi is __________________ person on record.
7 Bologna University in Italy is __________________ university in the world

6) Complete the answers to the questions. Use too or enough and the word in brackets.
1 Why didn’t you make a cake last night? (flour)
Because there wasn’t _______________________ left.
2 Did you pass your geography exam? (difficult)
 Probably not. The questions were _______________________ .
3 Can we go camping this weekend? (warm)
No, we can’t. It isn’t _______________________ for camping.
4 Would you like this desk in your bedroom? (space)
I would, but I haven’t got _______________________ .
5 Are we going by bus or by train? (slow)
I prefer the train. The bus is _______________________ .

1
___________ photos show a group of people who are all surrounding one person and looking at
them. The 2___________ theme in the two photos is celebration. The first photo 3_______ a very
old man at the centre, 4______________ the second photo shows a young woman in her
twenties. It must be the old man’s birthday because he is sitting in front of a birthday cake, and the
other people must be members of his family because they are all different ages. In 5__________
to the first photo, the people in the 6________ photo must be the woman’s friends as they are all
roughly the same age as her. In the 7_______ photo the people are also wearing party clothes,
8__________ in the second photo they are just wearing jeans and T-shirts. Another obvious
9______________ is that the woman isn’t sitting down – she is walking through a door into a
house. Judging by the expression on her face, she wasn’t expecting to find everyone there. So,
10______________ the first photo, it must be a surprise celebration.

C.- LISTENING SKILLS

D.- WRITING SKILLS. Choose one of the following and write 120/ 140 words
a) You and a friend recently did a social activity together (e.g. going for a bike ride, playing
basketball, meeting for a coffee, etc.). Write an informal letter to another friend. Follow the
instructions below.
• Say which activity you did and who with.
• Give your personal opinion about the activity.
• Mention what you did after the activity.
• Invite your friend to do a similar activity with you soon.

b) Think about an accident you had recently. Write a forum post for an internet forum called Oops!
• Say where you were and who was with you.
• Give a short description of the accident.
• Say how you felt at the time.
• Describe how other people reacted