Unit 7 Short Test 1B

Grammar

1 Complete the mini-dialogues. Use the correct form of the passive.

Mike

Guess what? Greg’s band

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________________ (ask) to do a concert in town. They’re going to perform at

the Knightsworth Arts Centre. Their lead singer Ryan

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________________ (tell) yesterday afternoon.

Liam

Cool! I hope we

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________________ (invite) to see them perform!

Carrie

I can’t cycle to school this week because my bike

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________________ (repair) at the moment.

Rosa

You can borrow my brother Simon’s old bike. It

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________________ (not use) for months, but it’s safe to

ride.

Carrie

Won’t Simon mind?

Rosa

No. He said I could use it whenever I like!

Mark: ___ / 5

2 Write sentences using appropriate tenses and putting one verb into the active and one

into the passive.

1 they rebuild / the art gallery / after it / destroy / in a fire

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2 we / may / visit / by Grandma / this weekend, but we / not / know

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3 the artist’s cat / damage / the picture / while / it / paint

______________________________________________________________________________________________

4 the house / look / amazing because it / design / by a famous architect

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5 our projects / definitely / not check / by the teacher this weekend because she / be / very busy

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Mark: ___ / 5

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Unit 7 Short Test 1B

Vocabulary

3 Complete the sentences with the words below. There is one extra word.

cartoon choreographer classical music musical playwright sculpture

1 Our ________________ has had some great ideas for the next dance show.

2 South Beach was a ________________ , so the actors in the film sang and danced.

3 My favourite ________________ composer is Tchaikovsky. What about you?

4 Is that ________________ made of stone or wood?

5 I love the work of this ________________ , but nobody is as good as William Shakespeare.

Mark: ___ / 5

4 Complete the dialogue with the correct nouns and verbs. Some verbs are in the past simple tense.

Toby

Hi, Cath. What did you do at the weekend?

Cathy

We went to the

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t _ _ _ t _ _ in town and saw Othello.

Toby

Great. Was it good?

Cathy

Yes, my friend

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a _ p _ _ _ _ d in it. He

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a _ t _ _ really well. Anyway, did you and Kelly do anything

interesting this weekend?

Toby

No, not really. I stayed at home and read a new

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n _ _ _ l, and Kelly

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p _ _ _ t _ _ a new picture.

Mark: ___ / 5

Total: ___ / 20

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Unit 7 Short Test 1B