TEST 1 B (Units 1 & 2)

NAME …………………………………………………………….……. DATE ……………………

CLASS …………………………………………………………….……. SCORE ______
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(Time 50 minutes)

Vocabulary

A. Choose the correct item.

e.g., “How .......... are you?” “12.” 6 What do you .......... for a living, Mr. Green?
A nice B old C nationality A have B take C do

1 “What .......... is Maria?” “Peruvian.” 7 “.......... this?” “It’s a notebook.”

A name B nationality C address A Whose B What C What’s

2 Nice to .......... you, too. 8 You can .......... me Rick.

A meet B write C listen A see B meet C call

3 Patricia is .......... Canada. 9 What’s Alan’s .......... number?

A for B from C to A address B name C phone

4 It’s a pleasure to .......... you. 10 Can you .......... that, please?

A meet B meeting C talking A know B help C repeat

5 What’s his .......... day of the week?

A nationality B country C favorite Points ____
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B. Complete the sentences, as in the example.

Canada the USA Australia

e.g., Anna is Canadian. 11 Jim is ........................... . 12 John is ......................... .

She’s a teacher. He’s a .......................... . He’s a .......................... .

Argentina Venezuela
Chil

13 Manuel is ..................... . 14 José is ......................... . 15 Maria is ........................ .

He’s a .......................... . He’s a .......................... . She’s a ........................ .

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C. Write the words for the ordinal numbers.

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e.g., 19th nineteenth 18 24th ....................................................
19 30th ....................................................
16 8th ....................................................
20 1st ....................................................
17 16th ....................................................

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D. Circle the correct word.

e.g., Lin is from Japan. She’s Chinese / Japanese. 23 “Who / Whose cat is this?” “Mary’s.”
24 My nice / best friend is Billy.
21 Where exactly / certainly is Peru?
25 “What’s the capital / country of the USA?”
22 May is the fifth month of the week / year.
“Washington, D.C.”

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51 5

Grammar

E. Choose the correct item.

e.g., This is .......... pencil.

28 Paul and John are .......... friends.
A he B he’s C his
A them B their C they
26 This is .......... ice cream cone. 29 What’s .......... phone number?
A I’m B I C my A you’re B you C your
27 This is Ann. .......... is from the USA. 30 This is a desk. .......... is a big desk.
A She B She’s C Her A It’s B Its C It

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F. Fill in the correct form of the verb to be.

e.g., A: Is he your friend? 33 A: .................... Mr. Todd your teacher?

B: No, he isn’t. B: Yes, he .................... .
34 A: .................... they your friends?
31 A: .................... she Tim’s sister?
B: Yes, they .................... .
B: Yes, she .................... .
35 A: .................... Paul from America?
32 A: .................... you Chris?
B: No, he .................... .
B: No, I .................... .

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G. What can you see?

e.g.,

36 37 e.g., a ball

36 ..............................................

37 ..............................................

38 ..............................................

39 ..............................................
40
40 ..............................................
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38
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H. Write the correct question word.

e.g., A: What is your name? 43 A: ..................... is her birthday?

B: My name’s Bill. B: On August 2nd.
44 A: ..................... are you?
41 A: ..................... nationality are you?
B: Fine, thanks.
B: I’m Canadian.
45 A: .....................’s she?
42 A: .....................’s Peter from?
B: She’s my teacher, Miss Brown.
B: He’s from the USA.

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Everyday English
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I. Fill in the correct sentence. 51 5

• Not bad • Can you spell your last name, please

• What’s your address • What’s your zip code
• See you on Monday • I’d like to open an account, please

e.g., A: How are you? 48 A: ............................................................?

B: Not bad. B: It’s 5 Maple Street.
49 A: Goodbye. ........................................... .
46 A: ............................................................?
B: See you.
B: Sure. G  R  double E  N.
50 A: ............................................................ .
47 A: ............................................................?
B: Certainly, sir.
B: It’s 60112.
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Reading

J. Read the text and label the sentences as T (true) or F (false).

My Best Friend
Derek Jones is my best friend. He is sixteen years old and his birthday is on
June 25th. Derek is American. He is from New York, in the eastern United
States.
Derek is a student at Washington Irving High School. There are twenty-four
students in his class. His favorite class is French and his favorite teacher is
Ms. Stevenson. His favorite sport is football. His favorite day of the week is
Friday.
Derek is my best friend. I like him because we hang out together and have
a lot of fun.

e.g., Derek is six years old. F 54 Derek’s favorite class is science. .............
55 Derek’s favorite sport is
51 Derek’s birthday is in June. .............
basketball. .............
52 New York is in the United States. .............
53 There are twenty-four students in
Derek’s school. .............
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Writing

K. Write a short article about your best friend for your school magazine (60-80 words).
Write your article talking about your friend’s ... .

• full name • nationality • number of students in class • favorite sport

• age • hometown • favorite teacher • favorite day of the week
• birthday • school name • favorite class • why you like him/her

Use the article in Ex. J as a model.

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