Test 3 B.

Units 6 - 7

Grammar .

1 Complete the sentences with the past simple or

past continuous. [5 marks]

1 We ............... (walk) in the forest when we

............... (see) a horse .

2 While we ............... (climb) the mountain, I

............... (drop) my camera.

3 He ............... (sit) in the theatre when his

mobile phone ............... (ring).

4 While she ............... (swim) in the sea, a boat

.......... (hit) her.

5 Where ............... he ............... (stand) when the bus

............... (crash)?

2 Look at the pictures. Write sentences using

when or while. [5 marks]

[Total 80 marks]

3 Circle the correct

prepositions. [5 marks]

4 Complete the sentences with

the correct question tags. [5 marks]

You live near here, don't you .?

1 Sam Harding fell in the water,

..……………….. ?

2 He didn't hurt himself,

..……………….. ?

3 They aren't at school today,

..……………….. ?

4 She lives with her aunt,

..……………….. ?

5 Kate is a dentist,

..……………….. ?

3B .

5 Use the present perfect with just and yet to

join Columns A and B in your notebook. [5 marks]

6 Complete the sentences with the

verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or

the present perfect simple form. [5 marks]

You are very white . Have you been ill?(be)

1 .............. you ever .............. money in the street? (find)

2 I .............. ten text messages since 8.00. (have)

3 I .............. to Cornwall when I was young. (go)

4 .............. she .............. a new haircut? (get)

5 You look unhappy. .............. you just .............. some bad news? (hear)

Vocabulary .

7 Read the sentences below and choose

the correct word for each space. [5 marks]

Don't jump on your beds.

a) struggle b) sink c) slip d) jump

1 Don't ................ on the chair - you'll break it.

a) struggle b) jump c) swim d) sink

2 Her grandmother ................ on the

bathroom floor and broke her leg.

a) dived b) slipped c) jump d) sank

3 The Titanic ................ to the bottom of the

Atlantic Ocean.

a) slipped b) dived c) sank d) swam

4 I was very tired and I ................ to

finish the race.

a) swam b) dived c) struggled d) jumped

5 She ................ from a high rock into the sea.

a) sank b) dived c) fall d) jump

8 Label the diagram. [5 marks]

9 Complete the types of humour. [5 marks]

car t o o n

1 sense of h _m _u _ 4 s _t _r _

2 _s _a _d -u_comedy 5 j_ k _

3 s_t _a _i _n comedy

10 Put the words in the

correct columns. [0.5 each = 5 marks]

bounce comedian deputy hole dive

father-in-law footpath jetty leap motorist

Communication .

11 Reorder the words to make

dialogues. [4 marks]

near supermarket there me, is a here? Excuse

Excuse me, is there a supermarket near here?

1 A you me the to cycle shop? the Could way tell

(1) .

B Certainly. Go along this street.

the on the third Take turning right.

(2) .

2 A newsagent's the Could tell me is? where you

(3) .

B the this street as Walk far as down castle.

You'll see it on the left.

(4) .

3B .

12 Complete the questions

in the dialogue using

question tags. [3 marks]

A .You're new in the school, aren't you?

B Yes, I am.

A You're in Mr Davis's class,

(1) ?

B Yes, that's right.

A Your sister's in Year 8,

(2) ?

B Yes, she is.

A You lived in St Ives before,

(3) .?

B No, we didn't. We lived in Tintagel.

13 Use the useful phrases in the

box to complete the dialogues.

There is one extra phrase. [3 marks]

Here she is now.

How's it going?

Just a minute.

What's the matter?

A (1) ………………….. . Why

are you writing so fast?

B I want to finish my homework

before Miss Walker arrives.

A (2) ………………………………..

B Fine - I've nearly finished.

A Too late! (3) ……………………………

……………………………

Reading .

14 Read the texts and answer the questions. [10 marks]

a) Look at the statements below about the texts. Are they

correct (v) or incorrect (x)?

1 These are all about the same incident. □

2 These are all from newspapers. □

3 All the incidents are about water. □

4 All the incidents were at a lake. □

5 Nobody went to hospital. □

b) Read the texts carefully and complete the information.

Writing .

15 These are a newspaper reporter's notes. Write the newspaper story.

Write about 50 words. [10 marks]

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Snapshot Pre-Intermediate - Test 3B

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