Unit 4 Short Test 1B

Grammar

1 Complete the sentences with comparative forms and the adjectives and adverbs below.

bad close early interesting tall

1 The car got ________________ and ________________ to us, and then it stopped in front of our house.

2 I’m terrible at French. In fact, I got ________________ mark in the class in our last test.

3 Most matches start at 3 p.m., but this one starts ________________

− it’s at 1.30.

4 Jenny isn’t ________________ her sister Clara. Jenny is 1 m 60 cm and Clara is 1 m 75 cm.

5 I really liked the last book by this author, but this one is much ________________ . In fact, it’s really quite boring!

Mark: ___ / 5

2 Tick (

) the correct sentence and rewrite the other sentences, changing or adding one word.

1 That’s the uglier house I’ve ever seen. It looks terrible!

______________________________________________________________________________________________

2 The popular this area becomes, the more expensive the houses get.

______________________________________________________________________________________________

3 You’re luckiest than me

− you always get really nice presents for your birthday.

______________________________________________________________________________________________

4 Carrie runs much faster than her sister.

______________________________________________________________________________________________

5 There will be few people at the beach today because the weather is colder.

______________________________________________________________________________________________

Mark: ___ / 5

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Vocabulary

3 Match definitions 1

−5 with words A−F. There is one extra word.

1 This old country house has an unusual roof.



A mobile home

2 Things grow in this part of the garden.



B extension

3 This room is under a house.



C porch

4 You can move this house to a different place.



D flowerbed

5 You build this to make a house bigger.



E thatched cottage

F cellar

Mark: ___ / 5

4 Choose the correct words to complete the estate agents’ adverts.

A house in the country

This beautiful cottage is in a

1

remote / spacious village on the north coast of Scotland, about

fifty kilometres from the nearest big town. It’s small, but

2

charming / spacious, and it has

beautiful views of the sea. So if you want to spend your holidays in a

3

peaceful / lively

location, this is the place for you.

A terraced house in a popular part of London

This

4

substantial / tiny terraced house has five bedrooms and a big lawn. It is located five

minutes from a very

5

lively / peaceful area of London

− the restaurants, clubs and theatres of

London’s West End. The house is over a hundred years old, but the last owner

− an

architect

− rebuilt the inside of the house, so it is very modern inside.

Mark: ___ / 5

Total: ___ / 20

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