Short Test Unit 6 Test 1A

Unit 6 Test 1A
Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
1 Rewrite the direct speech as reported speech. Use said or told and the words in brackets.
1 ‘I have an old rocking chair in my bedroom.’ (Adam)
Adam said that he had and old rocking chair in he’s bedroom.
2 ‘I won’t tell you what happened until tomorrow.’ (she / Petra)
Petra said that she wouldn’t tell me what happened until the next day.
3 ‘We want to see the Eiffel Tower today.’ (Lola / the guide)
Lola said that they wanted to see the Eiffel Tower that day.
4 ‘The police are questioning the suspect this morning.’ (the reporter)
The reporter said that the police were questioning the suspect that morning.
5 ‘It has rained a lot today, so the children can’t go out.’ (the teacher)
The teacher told the children that it had rained a lot that day so they couldn’t go out.
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2 What did the people say? Rewrite the reported speech as direct speech.
1 I said that I wouldn’t go swimming that day.
I won’t go swimming today. _________________________________________________
2 Lily told him that she hoped they would get married the following year.
I hope we’ll get married next year. ___________________________________________
3 Mrs Segal said that the police had searched her house the week before.
The police had searched my house last week. _________________________________
4 He said that they were waiting at the train station and they would be leaving soon.
We were waiting at the train station and we’ll be leaving soon. ____________________
5 I told them that I couldn’t see them that evening because I was feeling ill.
I can’t see you tonight because I’m feeling ill. ____________________________________

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Vocabulary
3 Complete the dialogue with the words below. There are two words that you do not need.
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A What’s your bedroom like?

B It’s got a big 1__leather__________ armchair and a marble fire 2___place_________ – perfect
for cosy winter evenings!

A Do you have any art on the walls, like pictures or photos?

B Yes, there are a couple of 3____oil________ paintings I did myself.

A Have you just got 4__floor__________ boards or do you have a carpet?

B I’ve got an old carpet. But the room also has beautiful cream and gold wall
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__paper__________ .

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4 Are the sentences correct or not? Correct the prepositions that are incorrect.
1 She put the money into my hands and said goodbye. _in___________
2 I thought she was watching me to the mirror. ___in_________
3 We looked up the window and saw the moon. __trough__________
4 The thief went on quietly behind her and snatched her bag. ____________
5 He climbed out of the window and escaped across the fields. ____________

Mark __/5
Total: ___/20

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 Short Test Unit 6 Test 2A

Unit 6 Test 2A
Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
1 Rewrite the questions as reported questions.
1 ‘Why won’t you come with me to Argentina?’ Miguel asked Kenneth.
_________________________________________________________________________
2 ‘What can you tell us about the men?’ the police officer asked me.
_________________________________________________________________________
3 ‘Are you telling me the truth?’ she asked her brother.
_________________________________________________________________________
4 ‘Does she really think that she has seen a ghost?’ I asked him.
_________________________________________________________________________
5 ‘When did the robbers start firing their guns?’ the reporter asked me.
_________________________________________________________________________
6 ‘Why aren’t you listening to me?’ I asked Adam.
_________________________________________________________________________
7 ‘Why can’t you tell the police what you’ve seen?’ we asked her.
_________________________________________________________________________
8 ‘Could you come with me to the station?’ he asked her.
_________________________________________________________________________
9 ‘Are you ready to sail?’ the captain asked the crew.
_________________________________________________________________________
10 ‘Where are you going tonight?’ my mum asked me.
_________________________________________________________________________

Mark __/10

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Vocabulary
2 Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below. There is one verb that you
do not need.
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1 We might not have time to visit Harry.
_________________________________________________________________________
2 He found some letters in a suitcase.
_________________________________________________________________________
3 Have the police investigated the theft?
_________________________________________________________________________
4 I’ll never recover from losing all my photos in the fire.
_________________________________________________________________________
5 Will you help me find my cat?
_________________________________________________________________________

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Everyday English
3 Choose the correct answers.
1 He’s your only son. You can’t / must have forgotten how old he is!
2 ‘Did we miss the bus?’ ‘We could / can’t have done – look at all the people waiting!’
3 ‘Where’s Monica?’ ‘Maybe she’s late – or she might / can’t have decided not to come.’
4 You must / might have just washed your hair. It looks so shiny and beautiful!
5 I can’t find my purse. I can't / could have left it at the restaurant.

Mark ___/5
Total: ___/20

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