Tiziana Sotomayor Make-Up Exam

Student name

Group/Class

Date Score

VOCABULARY

1 Complete the sentences with the correct f orm of the words in the box. T here are two extra words.

cheer hang judge keep lie make support tell

What is a best f riend? We asked three teens.

I think a best friend is someone who you can just 1 out and relax with and who 2 you up when you
feel sad. – Micah

For me, a best friend is someone who always 3 you the truth and never ever 4 to you. – Ayda

A best friend is someone who is always by your side and 5 you in difficult moments when you need it. T hey
always 6 in touch with you and ask how you are feeling. – Alistair

Score: /6

2 Choose the correct option.

Javi: Hey Marta! Is it true you moved house at the weekend?

Marta: Yes, in our last house, we had some problems with our 1 . T hey were musicians and
played their violins all the time. We used to 2 really well with them at first, we even
went to see one of their 3 at the local art centre. But as they refused to stop
playing at home, we 4 with them.
Javi: How’s the new place?
Marta: It’s great. We are really 5 with it and wouldn’t change anything. We spent the first
day painting it which was hard work, but when we finished, we looked at our work with great
6 . My dad painted one of the doors the wrong colour which
7 everyone laugh!

1 a acquaintances b relatives c next-door neighbours

2 a get on b fall out c hang out
3 a playlists b performances c releases
4 a fell out b let down c forgave
5 a optimistic b joyful c content
6 a satisfaction b calmness c kindness
7 a got b let c made

Score: /7
 3 Choose the correct option.

1 I didn’t think the history museum would be very interesting, but in fact it was absolutely fascinating/frightening.

2 Night at the Museum has great characters and some very funny moments. It’s a very realistic/entertaining film that
everyone will enjoy.

3 I don’t understand how a person could get out of a locked room with no windows without a key. It’s a very
inspiring/puzzling situation. Do you know how they got out?

4 My football team were losing 4–0 at half time, and they won 5–4 in the last minute! It was fascinating/unbelievable.
Nobody thought they would win.

5 I think the film The Pursuit of Happyness is the most inspiring/disappointing film I have ever seen. It really changed my life
completely and made me want to be a better person.

6 We were visiting the Museum of Horror, when suddenly the lights went out! It was really disappointing/frightening! I’ve
never been so scared!

Score: /6

4 Complete the text with the words in the box.

amusing curious disappointing dramatic original thought-provoking

House Arrest by K.A. Holt

T he most 1 thing about this novel is that it’s written in verse, like a poem, which makes it very
2 . I’ve never read anything like it. It’s about T imothy, a good boy who does a bad thing and has to
stay at home for a year. We are reading his journal, and the things he writes are very 3 and made
me smile as I was reading. I usually like 4 books where there’s loads happening all the time, and at
times this was quite slow, but it was very 5 , and it stayed in my head after I had finished it. I
thought about it for ages afterwards. I gave it four stars, not five, because the ending was 6 , but
the rest was great.

Score: /6

GRAMMAR

5 Choose the correct option.

1 T hat’s the school where/which my dad teaches.

2 April the 14th was the day when/which we moved into our house.

3 T hat is the restaurant whose/which owner is a famous chef.

4 T his is the music where/which I enjoy the most.

5 Mr Jones is the teacher whose/who lessons I like most.

6 Laura is the girl who /whose I get on with the best.

Score: /6
 6 Choose the correct option.

1 Bobby can’t/must be home; it’s 8:00 pm and all the lights are off in his house.

2 T hat can’t/could be our bus, but I can’t see the number from here. Let’s wait and see.

3 Miguel lived in France for over ten years; he must/might speak a little French.

4 I’m taking my umbrella with me because it must/might rain.

5 You’ve been working in the garden all day; you might/must be tired.

6 Jackie can’t/might not be drinking coffee because she hates coffee.

Score: /6

7 Choose the correct option.

T ed: Did you have any good moments on holiday last year?
Amy: Yes, we visited Hampton Court Palace 1 has got a garden with a giant labyrinth in the middle. And
you know how much I love solving puzzles, 2 you?
T ed: I do! You 3 have been really excited!
Amy: I was! My brother and I started very optimistically, but after about five minutes, we realised we
4 gone the wrong way! T hen, we decided to separate! On my own, I kept telling 5 that I
would get to the middle first, but after ten minutes going in circles, I started getting worried.
T ed: What were you worried 6 ?
Amy: T hat I wouldn’t get out! Finally, after 20 minutes, we met 7 other at exactly the same time in the
middle! It was great fun!

1 a whose b it c which
2 a aren’t b don’t c do
3 a must b can’t c could
4 a were b had c did
5 a me b himself c myself
6 a about b on c in
7 a the b each c ourselves

Score: /7

WRITING

8 Choose one of the f ollowing problems to write about:

You are not doing well in one of your school subjects because you don’t find it very interesting. You are worried that
you might not pass the subject.
Your friends spend a lot of time on social media, but you prefer to spend time away from your mobile phone. You are
worried that you might lose your friends.
Write an email to Helen, an expert who helps people with problems, describing your problem. Write 80–100 words.

Paragraph 1: Opening greeting and reason for writing.

Paragraph 2: Introduction to the situation.

Paragraph 3: More detailed information about the situation.

Paragraph 4: Concluding phrase and closing greeting.

Score: / 10