STAGE 9 EXAM


Yes
No Quiz

No
1) Can we cut bread with the thick edge of a knife?
No
2) Can we say “usefuller" when forming the comparison of “useful"?
No
3) By the “background" of a picture, do we mean its main subject?
Yes
4) Do dogs bury bones?
No
5) Do ten pennies make a shilling?
Yes
6) Is the word “sadder" spelt with two “d"s?
No
7) Does tea with sugar taste bitter?
No
8) Is it correct to say
“The thief robbed my watch"?
Yes
9) Must we handle eggs gently?
No
10) Do horses have paws?
Yes
11) Does a disorderly crowd usually scatter when the police arrive?
No
12) Does one turn a tap on clockwise?
No
13) Is it easy to read a book upside-down?
Yes
14) Do we throw worn-out things away?
No
15) Is this sentence correct
“They were never see their home again"?
Yes
16) Is a bar of gold heavier than a bar of iron of the same size?
No
17) Is it nice to be deceived by people?
Yes
18) Do some people faint with excitement?
No
19) Do peoplełs stomachs grow inwards as they get older?
Yes
20) Do we get water when ice melts?
Yes
21) Do we run risks when we cross the road?
No- 22) Are there 100 degrees in a right angle?
Yes- 23) Is a miner a person who works in a mine?
No- 24) Is a tough person faint-hearted?
No
25) Are tigers harmless creatures?
Yes
26) Can we use the word “do" with “who"?
No
27) If you bought something for more than its value, would you be getting a bargain?
Yes
28) Ought we say “Excuse me, please" when we wish to pass between
two people who are speaking to each other?
No
29) Do we screw nails into wood?
Yes
30) Are our eyebrows above our eyelashes?
Yes
31) Does water in a pan boil faster with the lid on?
No
32) Is the weather at the North Pole mild?
No
33) Is straw dried grass?
Yes
34) Can pills relieve certain kinds of pain?
No
35) Are tight clothes comfortable?
No
36) Is it correct to say “She came from a near town"?
No
37) Is it healthy to live in a damp house?
Yes
38) Do most students have gaps in their memories?
Yes
39) Do people light candles when there is a failure in the electricity supply?
No
40) Do you like thieves and liars?
Vocabulary Test

1) Tin
2) Sympathy
3) Entertain
4) Somewhat
5) At all
6) Run over
7) Knelt
8) Mystery
9) Forbidden
10) View
11) Hid
12) Detail
13) Shape
14) Neat
15) Ill at ease
16) Escape
17) Clever
18) Tip
19) Hut
20) Otherwise
21) Perform
22) Trick
23) Envy
24) Advice
25) Row
26) Rub
27) Beneath
28) Give way
29) Feather
30) Monkey
31) Couple
32) Cage
33) Pick out
34) Scent
35) Work out
36) Weapon
37) Bare
38) Witness
39) Get rid of
40) Upset


Dictation
A fence and a hedge/ went round the pool/ to protect it from the wind./ We wandered up the path/ towards the ancient-looking house./ I was sweating from the heat,/ and the bottoms of my feet/ felt very tender / from our long walk./ Inside the hall of the building/ everything was very untidy/ with heaps of old torn cloth / scattered about. The lock on the door was badly worn/ and needed mending,/ and one of the door-posts/ was leaning inwards./ Someone had scratched/ a notice on the door/ warning people to lower their heads/ as they went in.