PIONEER beginners - American edition

Test: Module 8
Vocabulary
A. Choose a, b or c.

1. My hurts today. I can’t write my assignment.

a. finger b. ear c. leg
2. She English Literature. Kids love her.
a. shares b. becomes c. teaches
3. Brian his first novel last November. It’s very successful.
a. acted b. published c. directed
4. Sam studied . He works as a computer programmer and he’s happy with his job.
a. Gym b. IT c. Chemistry
5. Alexander Graham Bell the telephone.
a. explored b. began c. invented score 5

B. Circle the correct words.

1. Paul’s favorite subject is Art. He wants to be a(n) painter / dancer.

2. The car crashed / broke into a tree. Luckily, the driver wasn’t hurt.
3. The boy fell off his bike and jumped / hit his head on the sidewalk.
4. I visited Spain two years last / ago.
5. It’s my day out / off. I want to go shopping.
6. My grandfather was born / died in 1930. score 6

Communication
Match.

1. What’s wrong? a. How awful! Did he break anything?

2. We saw Tom and Jane at the mall yesterday. b. Physics.
3. You look familiar. c. I had a bad day today.
4. Ryan fell down the stairs. d. I’m sorry, I don’t think I know you.
5. Ron and his wife bought a new house. e. It’s a small world.
6. What did you major in? f. Because I like art.
7. Why did you become an artist? g. What a surprise! Is it nice?
score 7

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Grammar
A. Complete the table.

Base Form Past Simple

take

give

enjoy

buy

find score 5

B. Complete the sentences with was/wasn’t/were/weren’t.

1. There any food at home so Ted went to a fast food restaurant.

2. A: you at the baseball game yesterday?
B: No, we . Carol and I at a concert.
3. Here’s your ID card. It on the kitchen table. score 5

C. Complete with the Past Simple of the verbs in parentheses.

1. A: Katie (write) a poem?

B: No, she (write) a story.
2. Mike (graduate) in 2006.
3. Ian (have) a car accident but he (not break) anything.
4. A: What you (do) yesterday?
B: I (go) to the movies with my cousin, Tonia, but we
(not like) the movie.
score 8

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Listening
Listen to three short dialogues and answer the questions. Choose a or b.

1. What did Sandra do after lunch? 2. When did Victor graduate? 3. What happened to Ray?
a. She went to the gym. a. In 2002. a. He broke his leg.
b. She went shopping. b. In 2003. b. He hurt his knee.

score 6

Reading
Read and write T for True or F for False.

My first bike by Ian Robinson 1. Ian found his bike on the street.
I’m 36 now, but I still remember my first bike. I was 6 years 2. Ian crashed his bike into the
old and one day my parents told me to go to the garage garage.
and look for a box of books. But when I opened the door, 3. Ian’s arm was OK after six
there it was. It was black and blue, and it was awesome. weeks.
Well, for a while anyway. You see, I rode it out of the 4. Ian didn’t ride his bike again
garage and onto the street. But I went really fast and fell after the accident.
off. I cut my knee and broke my arm, but my bike was fine.
My dad took me to the hospital and I stayed there all day.
The doctor told me to wait six weeks before I rode my bike
again. I was very sad. Every day I went to the garage to
look at my new bike. My brother wanted to ride it, but I said
“No!”. When my arm was OK again, I rode it every day for
years. I still have it in my garage. I love that bike... score 8

Writing
Write a paragraph about what you did last weekend.

score 10

TOTAL SCORE 60

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