English Builder (EB) 09-10

Assessment for Reinforced Learning: LEVEL 1

Part I: Vocabulary & Collocation Learning Tip: When unsure, look up words in an e-dictionary

Choose the best answer for the following.

1. He __________ some money selling books.
 earned
 collect
 wrote
 stole

2. Brazil has many good football __________.

 people
 players
 person
 player

3. The World Cup is a big __________.

 day
 thing
 event
 people

4. From the __________ on their faces, we could see they were sad and disappointed.
 expressions
 water
 noses
 smile

5. Toy Story was a __________ movie.

 study
 popular
 book
 money

Level 1

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6. What will __________ to Andy’s toys when he goes away?
 happen
 begin
 start
 event

Part II: Parts of Speech – Verbs, Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, & Adverbs

Enter the right Parts of Speech in the answer boxes below. Here is an example:

 He did not want to hurt his friend; it (be) was an accident.

1. Most actors speak lines in a play. But there is one kind of (act) acting that does not use words at
all.
2. It is (call) called mime (默劇).
3. In mime, actors tell a story using only their body (move) movements and expressions on their
faces.
4. This is much (hard) harder than using a script (劇本).

5. The actors must work hard to show what the characters are (feel) feeling.
6. If they do it well, the audience should be able to guess what is (happen) happening in the story.

Part III: Prepositions & Linking Words

Fill in each blank with the right preposition or linking word.

 Do you want to have an apple or an orange?

1. There is a homeless man in the city of Ningbo (寧波).
2. He does not have a home but many think he looks like a movie star because of the way he
dresses. They call him "Brother Sharp" (犀利哥).
3. Brother Sharp is about 35 years old.
4. Nobody knows what happened to him, but/however/and/although/though many people in
China are talking about him now.
5. Some say his father and his wife died in a car accident two years ago.
6. There are reports saying that somebody hired Brother Sharp in May. They say he earned some
money and went home.

Level 1

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Part IV: Tenses

(i) Choose the right tense in the following.

1. Toy Story is a movie that __________ out in 1995.

 came
 come
 coming

2. It is a story about the toys in a boy's home. The two main characters are __________
Woody and Buzz. They are both toys.
 call
 called
 calls

3. The second Toy Story movie came out in 1999. It is called Toy Story 2. Toy Story 2
__________ a popular movie.
 was
 are
 had been

(ii) Enter the right tense in the answer box.

(E.g. She doesn’t like (walk) walking in the rain.)

Questions Answer Box
1 Most people who saw it (love) __________ it. loved/love

2 Because many people liked the first two, Toy Story 3 was (make) made
__________.

Level 1

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 English Builder (EB) 09-10
Assessment for Reinforced Learning: LEVEL 1

Part I: Vocabulary & Collocation Learning Tip: When unsure, look up words in an e-dictionary

Choose the best answer for the following.

1. He __________ some money selling books.
 earned
 collect
 wrote
 stole

2. Brazil has many good football __________.

 people
 players
 person
 player

3. The World Cup is a big __________.

 day
 thing
 event
 people

4. From the __________ on their faces, we could see they were sad and disappointed.
 expressions
 water
 noses
 smile

5. Toy Story was a __________ movie.

 study
 popular
 book
 money

Level 1

12 School Street, Tai H ang, Causeway Bay, H ong Kong 香 港 銅 鑼 灣 大 坑 書 館 街 12 號

Tel (852) 3188 2600 Fax (852) 3007 2231 Email service@wiseman.com.hk Web www.wiseman.com.hk © 2009-10 Wiseman Education. All rights reserved.
6. What will __________ to Andy’s toys when he goes away?
 happen
 begin
 start
 event

Part II: Parts of Speech – Verbs, Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, & Adverbs

Enter the right Parts of Speech in the answer boxes below. Here is an example:

 He did not want to hurt his friend; it (be) was an accident.

1. Most actors speak lines in a play. But there is one kind of (act) __________ that does not use
words at all.
2. It is (call) __________ mime (默劇).
3. In mime, actors tell a story using only their body (move) __________ and expressions on their
faces.
4. This is much (hard) __________ than using a script (劇本).

5. The actors must work hard to show what the characters are (feel) __________.
6. If they do it well, the audience should be able to guess what is (happen) __________ in the
story.

Part III: Prepositions & Linking Words

Fill in each blank with the right preposition or linking word.

 Do you want to have an apple or an orange?

1. There is a homeless man in the city __________ Ningbo (寧波).
2. He does not have a home but many think he looks like a movie star __________ of the way he
dresses. They call him "Brother Sharp" (犀利哥).
3. Brother Sharp is __________ 35 years old.
4. Nobody knows what happened to him, __________ many people in China are talking about him
now.
5. Some say his father __________ his wife died in a car accident two years ago.
6. There are reports saying that somebody hired Brother Sharp in May. They say he earned some
money __________ went home.

Level 1

12 School Street, Tai H ang, Causeway Bay, H ong Kong 香 港 銅 鑼 灣 大 坑 書 館 街 12 號

Tel (852) 3188 2600 Fax (852) 3007 2231 Email service@wiseman.com.hk Web www.wiseman.com.hk © 2009-10 Wiseman Education. All rights reserved.
Part IV: Tenses

(i) Choose the right tense in the following.

1. Toy Story is a movie that __________ out in 1995.

 came
 come
 coming

2. It is a story about the toys in a boy's home. The two main characters are __________
Woody and Buzz. They are both toys.
 call
 called
 calls

3. The second Toy Story movie came out in 1999. It is called Toy Story 2. Toy Story 2
__________ a popular movie.
 was
 are
 had been

(ii) Enter the right tense in the answer box.

(E.g. She doesn’t like (walk) walking in the rain.)

Questions Answer Box
1 Most people who saw it (love) __________ it.

2 Because many people liked the first two, Toy Story 3 was (make)
__________.

Level 1

12 School Street, Tai H ang, Causeway Bay, H ong Kong 香 港 銅 鑼 灣 大 坑 書 館 街 12 號

Tel (852) 3188 2600 Fax (852) 3007 2231 Email service@wiseman.com.hk Web www.wiseman.com.hk © 2009-10 Wiseman Education. All rights reserved.