Language Test A - Units 25-28

Vocabulary

1 Complete. Use the words in the box.

cut / dig / mow / pick / plant / weed

Ralph is a gardener.

Here is a list of jobs he has to do.

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2 Complete the words.

0 I love big shops. I usually buy everything in a supermarket_____.

1 Could you buy some sausages? You can buy them at the b_______________.

2 He wants some bread. He can go to the b_______________.

3 They've got some lovely necklaces at the j_______________.

4 You can buy good fruit and vegetables at the g_______________.

5 I need some fish I must go to the f_______________.

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Language in Context

3 Circle the correct answer - A, B or C.

0 What can your robot do?

A) It can walk, but it can't talk.

B) It can't walk.

C) It's my pet.

1 Will your robot be able to talk in the future?

A) Yes, it will be able to say fifty words.

B) Yes, it will be able to wag its tail.

C) No, it won't do tricks.

2 Can your robot sing?

A) No, it doesn't understand commands.

B) No, it can't talk.

C) No, it only barks!

3 Will your robot be able to move?

A) Yes, but only forwards.

B) No, it won't be able to communicate.

C) Yes, but not with people.

4 What about designing a robot fish?

A) Don't worry!

B) It's a great idea!

C) Tom. He's crazy about robots.

5 I've designed a robot but it can't move.

A) Lucky you!

B) You're right.

C) Poor you!

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4 Complete the dialogue with sentences A-E.

Joe: What were you doing at six o'clock yesterday evening?

Bill: ⁰F____

Joe: What did you do after that?

Bill: ¹_____

Joe: What time did you go into the house?

Bill: ²_____

Joe: What was your brother doing at 7.30?

Bill: ³_____

Joe: And where was your sister?

Bill: ⁴_____

Joe: What was she doing when the phone rang?

Bill: ⁵_____

A) He was watching TV.

B) She was doing her homework.

C) I had a cup of tea.

D) She was in her bedroom.

E) At about 7.30.

F) I was working in the garden.

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Grammar

5 Complete with the correct form of can / could / be able to.

My animal robot is very clever. He ⁰_____can_______ bark and run. I had a robot last year and it ¹_______________ bark but it ²_______________ run. It only walked! The first robots ³_______________ move backwards and forwards but that was all. I think in the future animal robots ⁴_______________ do more things. They ⁵_______________ jump and do tricks, but they ⁶_______________ eat. And they ⁷_______________ have puppies.⁸_______________ sleep?

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6 Circle the correct answer - A, B or C.

0 I _____ when the teacher spoke.

A) wasn't talking B) weren't talking C) were talking

1 He _____ when she called.

A) were gardening B) is gardening C) was gardening

2 She was shopping when she _____ her purse in the shop.

A) was leaving B) left C) weren't leaving

3 _____ to bark?

A) Could robots B) Can robots C) Will robots be able

4 When _____ football?

A) he played B) he was playing C) was he playing

5 When I was sixteen I _____ dance all night.

A) could B) can C) able to

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7 Write the short answers.

0 Can it bark? Yes, ____it can_____.

1 Could you read when you were two years old? No, _______________.

2 Was he watching television when you saw him? Yes, _______________.

3 Will the robots be able to communicate? No, _______________.

4 Could your dog have puppies? Yes, _______________.

5 Were they playing football when you arrived? No, _______________.

6 Will it be able to exercise? Yes, _______________.

7 Can it move backwards? No, _______________.

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TOTAL

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