STAGE 11 EXAM


Yes
No Quiz

Yes
1) Is a leaflet something one hands out in the street?
No
2) Do we get frost-bitten in warm weather?
Yes
3) Are artists sometimes ahead of their time?
Yes
4) Is a drum a musical instrument?
No
5) Can one sew without a needle and thread?
Yes - 6) Do some people have to carry out instructions given by others?
Yes - 7) Is a glance a quick look?
No
8) Is it nice to get the sack?
No
9) Is stale air good for you?
Yes
10) Are we obliged at some time in our lives to fill in a form?
No
11) Does the word “uneasy" mean “difficult"?
Yes - 12) Would a carpenter feel somewhat out of place at a medical conference?
Yes - 13) Do people feel tense when they are scared?
No
14) Do people like to be kept hanging about when theyłre in a hurry?
No - 15) Is dusk before midday?
Yes - 16) Is a degree a unit of temperature?
No
17) Is gossip always true?
No
18) Does the head move from side to side when we nod?
Yes - 19) Are people relieved when they are out of danger?
No
20) Do people frown with pleasure?
No
21) Are the numbers 2,4,6,8 odd?
No
22) Do we always get back that which we lend?
Yes - 23) Is a van a vehicle
No
24) Does a blunt knife cut easily?
Yes- 25) Is a shed similar to a hut?
No - 26) Is it correct to say “turn out the radio"?
No - 27) Do people yawn when they feel awake and alive?
No - 28) Is it easy to believe the incredible?
No - 29) Do we enlarge something by shrinking it?
Yes - 30) Is sailing a leisure activity?
No
31) Do people feel pretty good when they score low points in a game?
No
32) Is a feeble excuse easily acceptable?
No
33) Does one come around and survival a fatal blow on the head?
Yes - 34) Is it an offence to plot against a head of state?
Yes - 35) Can we moisten our lips with our tongues?
Yes - 36) Do cops sometimes have to chase robbers as part of their job?
No
37) Is fiction true?
No
38) Do people usually remain friends if they donłt make up after a row?
Yes - 39) In a queue do people object someone being served out of turn?
Yes - 40) Is exercise good for working up an appetite?

Vocabulary Test

1) Reduce
2) Scenery
3) Torch
4) Beak
5) Pump
6) Tune
7) Bet
8) Labour
9) Recipe
10) Moustache
11) Range
12) Fee
13) Handbook
14) Image
15) Scheme
16) Sleeve
17) Available
18) Vary
19) Weep
20) Purse
21) Dumb
22) Leak
23) Glow
24) Bride
25) Sppeal
26) Mount
27) Bullet
28) Purchase
29) Feature
30) Engage
31) Gangway
32) Dash
33) Tan
34) Rag
35) Dessert
36) Soul
37) Unique
38) Splash
39) Dash
40) Layer

Dictation
"The rear column of trucks/ had fallen behind / It was announced that/ a new source of funds/ would have to be found. / The vase was stuck together with glue/ and placed upon a stone pillar. / Their yawning showed/ they were not keen on the project. / The engine stalled/ as I reversed the van into the shed. / The trip was awful; / our team scored no goals; / but the food provided was delicious. / We pursued the enemy for miles/ until we hit dense fog. / The entire text/ was very humorous. / The tiny particles of dust/ floting in the atmosphere/ made us sneeze."