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Test Paper
1. Put each verb in brackets into either Present Simple or Present Continuous: 5x2p=10p
1. A: He ……………………….. (be) very quiet today, isn’t he?
B: Yes, I think he has some problems. He would not be quiet otherwise.
2. A: Would you like some cherries?
B: Yes, please. I ……………………….. (love) cherries. They’re my favourite fruit.
3. A: What are you doing, dad?
B: I ………………………….. (feel) the radiator to see if it is getting warm.
4. A: The children are making a lot of noise today.
B: I know, but they ………………………….. (have) fun, it’s the twins’ birthday after all.
5. A: This cake ………………………….. (taste) awful.
B: I might have forgotten to put the sugar in it.

2. Put each verb in brackets into either Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous: 5x2p=10p
a. Look! (somebody / break) that window.
b. You look tired. (you / work) hard?
c. My brother is an actor. (he / appear) in several films.
d. ‘Sorry I’m late.’ ‘That’s all right. (I / not / wait) long.’
e. (I / read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.

3. Find and correct four mistakes in the following text 4x2p=8p

I wanted to have a party on Saturday, but no one can come! Mary has been to London with her family, so she can’t make it. Paul has
gone to France for two weeks and he isn’t coming back until next Friday. Clara has gone skiing, so she can’t come and I don’t know
anything about Tia yet. I have gone to her house, but there was no one home. Maybe she’s gone to visit her grandparents. I phoned
Leonardo and he hasn’t been anywhere, but he’s ill in bed at home. Even my brother has been on holiday until next week. Maybe I
should have my party another day!
1 3
2 4

4. Fill in the verbs in the brackets into the correct present forms: 12x1p=12p
5. Fill in the correct preposition: 10x2p=20p
a. I need to find someone who can look …………………. my dogs this weekend while I’m on holiday.
b. Can you help me look …………………. my keys? I seem to have lost them.
c. Look ………………….! There is broken glass on the floor!
d. We can look …………………. the restaurant’s address on the internet.
e. That powdered sugar looks …………………. snow.
f. Our teacher is really passionate …………………. opera. She always plays music in class.
g. I’ve never been very good …………………. painting.
h. …………………. first, the inhabitants of Easter Island were farmers and they caught fish.
i. A thief broke …………………. my aunt’s house while she was away on holiday.
j. I accidentally tripped and fell …………………., hurting my arm. That’s why I can’t write today.

6. Choose words from the list to fill in the gaps. There is one extra word you do not need to use: 5x2p=10p
mural, juggler, sculpture, busker, exhibition, cello
a. The ……………………… paused to thank her with a smile, before raising the saxophone to his lips and moving on to the next song.
b. The ………………………, which represented a scene from a really well known movie, had been painted on the school’s façade and
took more than two weeks to complete.
c. The circus offered a wonderful show, including a ………………………………….., a sword-swallower, a fire eater and a young
magician named Doctor Mirabilis.
d. She took up ………………………. as a teenager and even played in the school orchestra.
e. The photographs will be on ……………………….. until the end of the month, so make sure you don’t miss the chance to see them.

7. Choose the correct form of the word, adjective or adverb: 5x2p=10p

a. The man _____ opened the door and looked inside. [ nervous / nervously ]
b. The fireman _____ rescued the people from the burning house. [ brave / bravely ]
c. It was midnight, and I heard a _____ noise outside. [ strange / strangely ]
d. The listening part in the exam was rather difficult, it was ____ for me to understand what the speakers said. [ hard / hardly]
e. The thief _____ took the money and walked out the door. [ quiet / quietly ]