Mini – Test 1

Date: ……………………….

Name: ……………………….

Time allowance: 20 minutes

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: (20pt)

1. My uncle  ______________   a new laptop every year. (buy)

2. Claire and Zoe  ______________   a cake for my birthday every year. (bake)

3. My sister  ______________  hard and that's why she never . (try / fail)

4. Ashley and her friends  ______________   in the park every weekend. (play)

5. Our dog  ______________  our neighbour's cat in the garden. (chase)

6. Her mother always ______________  (wake) her up at seven o'clock.

She ______________ (get) up and ______________ (go) to the bathroom. There

she ______________ (wash) and ______________ (brush) her teeth. Then

she ______________ (walk) downstairs and ______________ (have) breakfast. Then

she ______________ (say) goodbye to her parents and ______________ (leave) the

house. She usually ______________ (catch) the bus to school where

she ______________ (meet) some friends. After school she ______________ (do) her

homework and ______________ (study) for a test. Then she ______________ (chat)

with her friends, ______________ (read) a book.

Exercise 2: Use the words in the box below to complete the sentences. Make the

changes to the verb forms if necessary. (10pt)

Get up Exercise Work Study Catch the bus

Have a Go to bed Relax with Go online Watch TV

breakfast friends

1. I’m sleepy. I think I am _________________________ now.

2. I ________________________ every morning with my sister.

3. Terry often ________________________ at 6.30 and he brushes his teeth

immediately.

4. My father ________________________ in company from Monday to Friday.

5. My brothers love ________________________ social studies because they’re very

good at it.

6. My mom rarely ________________________ with noodles.

7. At the weekend, I want to ________________________ in order to reduce stress.

8. My parents don’t allow me ________________________ more then 2 hours per day.

9. After dinner, my family sometimes gathers round in the living room and

________________________

10. My older brother never ________________________ to go to his university because

he has a motorbike.

Exercise 3: Read and circle the correct answer: (14pt)

1. Who got some help with their hobby from a family member?
A. Liu Wei B. Deepak C. Romeo
2. Who had success with something they did for their family?
A. Liu Wei B. Deepak C. Romeo
3. Who used their own money to get something they needed to do their hobby?
A. Liu Wei B. Deepak C. Romeo
 4. Whose hobby could be what they choose to learn about in the future?
A. Liu Wei B. Deepak C. Romeo
5. Whose hobby has allowed them to do some paid work?
A. Liu Wei B. Deepak C. Romeo
6. Whose hobby sometimes costs them a lot of money?
A. Liu Wei B. Deepak C. Romeo
7. Whose hobby is sometimes hard to do well?
A. Liu Wei B. Deepak C. Romeo
Exercise 4: Look at the phonetic transcription. Write the correct word: (3pt)

1. /ɡreɪps/ ________________________

2. /ˈæpl/ ________________________

3. /həˈləʊ/ ________________________