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Language Test  

Student A

Vocabulary 

(20 marks)

1

  Write the dates. 

0  03/03/2003 =  the third of March, two thousand 
   

and three                                      

1   25/10/1992 =                                                      
   

                                                    

2   07/05/1980 =                                                      
   

                                                    

3   31/07/1919 =                                                      
   

                                                    

4   01/01/2021 =                                                      
   

                                                    

4 marks

2

  Complete the phrases with the correct verb.

arrive    tell    decide    ask    carry    talk    
phone    turn    order 

0   arrive          late
1                      to a friend
2                      a pizza 
3                      my mum
4                      to go for a walk
5                      a question
6                      around
7                      a bag
8                      the truth

8 marks

3

  Write the nouns in the correct columns. 

money    a sandwich    a ticket    a party    
a shower    biscuits    a wallet    lunch    a cake

lose

have

make

0 some money 3                       6 some            

1                        4                       7                      

2                       5                       8                      

8 marks  

Grammar 

(20 marks)

4

  Complete the dialogue with the correct 

form of the verb to be.

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Rebecca:  Hi, Angela! Where 0 were you yesterday 

after school? You 1                   in the 
piano class. Mr Jackson 2                   
very happy!

Angela:  I 3                   in New York with Brad Pitt.
Rebecca:  Ha, ha! Don’t be silly. 4                   you at 

the school football match?

Angela:  You’re joking! I hate football. Molly and I 

5                   in Hollywood – Hollywood 
Market, that is. It’s on Smith Street!

5 marks

5

  Complete the sentences with the past 

simple form of the verbs below.

answer    fi nish    walk    taste    remember    
stay    carry    stop 

0   I answered the phone but it wasn’t my 

boyfriend, it was my mum!

1   Fred and I                        late at the party on 

Saturday. It was fun!

2                          you                        to buy Eva a 

birthday present?

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3   We                        all our History homework last 

night, it was easy and really interesting. 

4   I                        at the train station yesterday to 

buy my ticket. 

5   They didn’t                        to school last 

Monday, it was too wet.

6   Jack                        his mum’s suitcase to the 

station. 

7   My brother made a pizza last night and it  

                       awful! 

7 marks

6

  Complete the dialogue with the past simple 

form of the verbs in brackets. 

Anya: 

What 0 did you do last Saturday?  
(you / do)

Katarina:  Maria 1                         (come) to my 

house in the morning and then we  
2                         (go) into town. 

Anya: 

3                         Andrea? (you / meet)

Katarina:  No, we didn’t. We 4                         (forget) 

to call her! We 5                         (decide) 
to have lunch in the new café next to the 
post office.

Anya: 

Cool. What 6                         (you / eat)?

Katarina:  We 7                         (eat) pizza and salad. 

Then we 8                         (have) ice 
cream. It’s a great place. 

8 marks

Communication 

(20 marks)

7

  Match the sentences (1–10) with the correct 

response (a–k).

0   I’m sorry I’m late.   

c

1   Where were you last night?   
2   When did they leave the house?   
3   When’s your birthday?   
4   Believe it or not, I took the wrong train!   
5   I’m really sorry I lost your bracelet.   
6   Did the train stop at Manchester?   
7   Luis, did you drop my mobile phone?   
8   Where’s your bag?   
9   How long did it take you to walk to school?   
10  Did they order a pizza?   

a   Don’t worry, it wasn’t very expensive.
b   No, it didn’t.
c   That’s OK. What happened?
d   They left about two hours ago.
e   It took about twenty minutes.
f   Never mind. You’re here now.
g   Yes, they did.
h   I was at the cinema with Lucy. 
i   Oh no! I left it at school!
j   It’s the 10th of June.
k   Of course not!

10 marks

8

  Order the dialogue and write the correct 

speakers.

Good morning, Mr Green. I’m really sorry I’m late.
Never mind. You’re here now and the exam starts in 

five minutes!

Oh, dear. What did you do?
I left my purse in my other bag so I couldn’t buy a 

bus ticket.

I walked 4 kilometres to school. It was awful!
Good morning, Nicola. What happened?

0   Nicola:        Good morning, Mr Green. I’m really  

 

sorry I’m late.                                   

1   Mr Green:                                                              
   

                                                         

2                                                                              
   

                                                         

3                                                                              
   

                                                         

4                                                                              
   

                                                         

5                                                                              
   

                                                         

10 marks

Scores

Vocabulary

/ 20

Grammar

/ 20

Communication

/ 20

Total

/ 60

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