Pre-Intermediate Answer keys: Short Tests A

UNIT 1 Short Test 1 UNIT 1 Short Test 2

Grammar Grammar
1 1
1 watches 1 to go
2 isn’t wearing 2 driving
3 do you believe 3 to be
4 surf 4 feeling
5 am meeting 5 to go

2 2
1 is she wearing 1 She doesn’t mind making
2 do you go lunch for her brother.
3 do they speak 2 We refuse to lend them the
4 are you leaving money.
5 Is he talking 3 Do you fancy going to the
cinema tomorrow?
Vocabulary 4 I promise to remember your
3 birthday next year.
1 arrogant 5 I avoid walking alone in the
2 impatient street at night.
3 lazy
4 shy Vocabulary
5 generous 3
1 rebellious
4 2 easy-going
1 do 3 creative
2 learn 4 outgoing
3 spend 5 gentle
4 do
5 write 4
1 keen
2 into
3 rather
4 love
5 stand

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 Pre-Intermediate Answer keys: Short Tests A

UNIT 2 Short Test 1 UNIT 2 Short Test 2

Grammar Grammar
1 1
1 wanted 1 was swimming
2 went 2 were watching
3 started 3 were shouting
4 didn’t win 4 realised
5 came 5 were saying
6 wasn’t 6 sounded
7 had 7 looked
8 took 8 saw
9 made 9 swam
10 enjoyed 10 broke

Vocabulary Vocabulary
2 2
1 ice hockey 1 shore
2 weightlifting 2 surface
3 boxing 3 paddle
4 netball 4 floating
5 athletics 5 waves

3 3
1 course 1 How
2 tournament 2 about
3 compete 3 get
4 record 4 nothing
5 competitors 5 Really

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 Pre-Intermediate Answer keys: Short Tests A

UNIT 3 Short Test 1 UNIT 3 Short Test 2

Grammar Grammar
1 1
1 any 1 a
2 any 2 an
3 some 3 the
4 some 4 the
5 any 5 –
6 –
2 7 the
1 much 8 a
2 a few 9 a
3 many 10 the
4 a lot of
5 a little Vocabulary
2
Vocabulary 1 farmyard
3 2 land
1 right, gate 3 crops
2 across, footpath 4 correct
3 traffic lights, straight 5 seeds
4 end, billboard
5 bus stop, onto 3
1 see
4 2 foreground
1 damage 3 front
2 law 4 Behind
3 illegal 5 imagine
4 economy
5 ban

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 Pre-Intermediate Answer keys: Short Tests A

UNIT 4 Short Test 1 UNIT 4 Short Test 2

Grammar Grammar
1 1
1 better 1 My sister isn’t tall enough to
2 the hottest play basketball.
3 the funniest 2 This film isn’t as good as the
4 more beautiful first one.
5 more serious 3 We don’t have enough eggs
for the cake.
2 4 You aren’t old enough to
1 Mount Kosciuszko is the watch that film.
highest mountain in Australia. 5 The shoes are too small for
2 The Nile is longer than the me.
Danube.
3 Are dolphins more intelligent 2
than dogs? 1 not fast enough
4 Which is the most expensive 2 as tall as
city in the world? 3 isn’t as heavy as
5 Sharks are the scariest fish 4 enough eggs
in the sea. 5 too tired

Vocabulary Vocabulary
3 3
1 spectacular 1 correct
2 gripping 2 silent
3 funny 3 fight
4 slow 4 stunt
5 moving 5 correct

4 4
1 ceremony 1 book
2 prize 2 out
3 speech 3 Pardon
4 winner 4 Adults
5 results 5 change

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 Pre-Intermediate Answer keys: Short Tests A

UNIT 5 Short Test 1 UNIT 5 Short Test 2

Grammar Grammar
1 1
1 We have studied English for 1 eaten
three years. 2 saw
2 I have lived in Rome for two 3 written
months. 4 sung
3 They haven’t watched 5 drank
television since Monday.
4 She hasn’t eaten anything 2
for seven hours. 1 went
5 I have known my best friend 2 has taken
since primary school. 3 didn’t buy
4 Have you ever found
2 5 wanted
1 been
2 gone Vocabulary
3 gone 3
4 been 1 bargain
5 been 2 sale
3 purchase
Vocabulary 4 bids
3 5 banknotes
1 stationer’s
2 electrical store 4
3 newsagent’s 1 hole
4 butcher’s 2 exchange
5 garden centre 3 refund
4 manager
4 5 receipt
1 busker
2 venues
3 audition
4 audience
5 artist

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 Pre-Intermediate Answer keys: Short Tests A

UNIT 6 Short Test 1 UNIT 6 Short Test 2

Grammar Grammar
1 1
1 will use, P 1 plays, don’t wake up
2 are going to have, I 2 don’t get, die
3 ’ll walk, D 3 gets, does
4 is going to fall, P 4 don’t drink, get
5 ’ll make, O 5 don’t have, don’t access

2 2
1 ’ll lend 1 I may go to the swimming
2 won’t come pool after school.
3 ’m definitely not going to get 2 Run! We might miss the
up train.
4 ’s going to sing 3 Let’s go for a walk. It
5 will be may/might not rain.
4 Mum’s tired. She might not
Vocabulary go to the cinema.
3 5 Let’s call Kasia. She could
1 digital radio be at home by now.
2 satellite TV
3 tablet PC Vocabulary
4 satnav 3
5 smartphone 1 disappointingly
2 amazingly
4 3 recently
1 create 4 easily
2 upload
3 log on 4
4 deactivate 1 Fancy
5 post 2 love
3 Shame
4 don’t
5 cool
6 Sounds

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 Pre-Intermediate Answer keys: Short Tests A

UNIT 7 Short Test 1 UNIT 7 Short Test 2

Grammar Grammar
1 1
1 must 1 is / will rain
2 mustn’t 2 will get / sneeze
3 must 3 won’t get / sit
4 needn’t 4 open / will have
5 mustn’t 5 don’t wash / will pass

2 2
1 (You) mustn’t speak with
your mouth full.
2 (You) needn’t kiss everyone
on the cheek.
3 (You) must wear nice
clothes at a wedding.
4 (You) needn’t give Dave a
present.
5 (You) mustn’t forget to send
a Mother’s Day card.
1 If John asks Vanessa out,
she will accept.
2 You will miss the train if you
don’t hurry.
3 Mum will be angry if you
come home late.
4 If they score another goal,
they will win.
5 I will get a car if I pass my
driving test.

Vocabulary Vocabulary
3 3
1 held 1 concert, festival
2 shrugged 2 art gallery, museum
3 correct 3 castle, palace
4 shook 4 cathedral, church
5 bowed 5 market, restaurant

4 4
1 Halloween 1 couple
2 Valentine’s Day 2 interested
3 Easter 3 recommend
4 wedding anniversary 4 carnival
5 name day 5 should

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 Pre-Intermediate Answer keys: Short Tests A

UNIT 8 Short Test 1 UNIT 8 Short Test 2

Grammar Grammar
1 1
1 erupted, would destroy 1 wasn’t
2 would rescue, called 2 could
3 caught, wouldn’t be 3 understood
4 would leave, warned 4 knew
5 came, would injure 5 wouldn’t work

Vocabulary 2
2 1 I wish I could stay up and
1 flood watch this movie.
2 drought 2 I wish it was sunny today.
3 avalanche 3 I wish I had enough money
4 landslide to buy a coffee.
5 hurricane 4 I wish I didn’t live in a really
ugly city.
3 5 I wish I didn’t share my
1 pollution bedroom with my brother.
2 left-overs
3 sea creatures Vocabulary
4 compost 3
5 packaging 1 collision
2 died
3 destruction
4 explosion
5 failure

4
1 raise
2 rather
3 part
4 more
5 sponsor

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 Pre-Intermediate Answer keys: Short Tests A

UNIT 9 Short Test 1 UNIT 9 Short Test 2

Grammar Grammar
1 1
1 hadn’t seen 1 (Kasia said that) she was
2 had eaten really hungry.
3 had smashed 2 (Louise said that) someone
4 had tidied had stolen her bag.
3 (Leo said that) they were
2 going to the pool.
1 arrived, had run 4 (Penny said that) she could
2 had hidden, searched see the Eiffel Tower.
3 remembered, hadn’t 5 (Colin said that) it had
questioned started raining.

Vocabulary 2
3 1 ‘I can/could hear a funny
1 vandalism noise.’
2 arson 2 ‘I’ve already had lunch.’
3 mugger 3 ‘The police have/had caught
4 shoplifters the burglar.’
5 burglary 4 ‘I often see vandals in the
street.’
4 5 ‘We’re leaving at six o’clock.’
1 outlaws
2 injustice Vocabulary
3 struggle 3
4 rulers 1 The guy in the hat is the
5 armies thief.
2 That girl nicked my purse.
3 There’s a bunch of people
outside.
4 I heard someone yelling.
5 I reckon it’s a kilometre to
the shops.

4
1 report
2 just
3 left
4 describe
5 cash

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 Pre-Intermediate Answer keys: Short Tests A

UNIT 10 Short Test 1 UNIT 10 Short Test 2

Grammar Grammar
1 1
1 is awarded 1 have been bought
2 were sold 2 have been bitten
3 was found 3 will be watched
4 is made 4 hasn’t been cleaned
5 was used 5 will be taken

2 2
1 The Internet was developed 1 Another witness has been
in the 1960s. found by the police.
2 Over 2.8 million emails are 2 Thirty new houses will be
sent every second. built in the village next year.
3 The printing press was 3 Our local library has been
invented by Gutenberg in the shut.
fifteenth century. / The printing 4 Thousands of copies of my
press was invented in the fifteenth book have been printed.
century by Gutenberg. 5 The shoplifters will be
4 Millions of songs are questioned by the detective.
downloaded every day.
5 Shakespeare’s plays are Vocabulary
performed all over the world. 3
1 lead
Vocabulary 2 plot
3 3 characters
1 guidebook 4 sequel
2 magazine 5 chapter
3 textbook
4 thesaurus 4
5 novel 1 fancy
2 rather
4 3 Shall
1 straight 4 don’t
2 successful 5 later
3 plays
4 retired
5 buried

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