FS IELTS for Teens - Unit 5 Quiz

I. IDIOMS

A turn catch keep maintain B links with themselves to themselves up on the clock back

Match a verb from Box A with the rest of the phrase or idiom from Box B. Then complete the sentences
below with the full phrase or idiom in the appropriate form.

Example: Having not done any recent reading or research into this topic, I feel I have a lot to catch up on.

1. The department has always with the British Museum and regularly arranges student visits

there.

2. It would be very interesting to to be able to really understand how people used to live.

3. My work colleagues are very pleasant, but they generally and don't socialise.

II. NEGATIVE AFFIXES

Complete these sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

Example: The fire at the museum led to the destruction of many exhibits, most of which are

irreplaceable (replace)

4. Before its eventual fall, the Roman empire became increasingly (stable)

5. They totally the amount of time and money the project would require. (estimate)

6. The expedition covered thousands of miles and ventured into difficult and terrain. (hospitable)

Industrial growth in Britain was rapid in the first half of the 1800s, but started to towards the end
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of the century. (accelerate)

8. His argument didn't make sense and was totally (logical)

9. Unfortunately, although these old paintings look valuable, they are completely (worth)

III. HYPOTHETICAL SPEAKING

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FS IELTS for Teens - Unit 5 Quiz
Choose the best option in italics to complete each of these sentences.
Example: If I'd known how significant the discovery was, I would take / would have taken more interest in it

Were it not for the work of archaeologists, we wouldn't have / didn't have such a good understanding of ancient
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civilisations.

11. We would never have found / would never find the buried remains if we hadn't got lost.

12. If I didn't have / wouldn't have a degree in history, I'd never have got the job.

13. I wouldn't visit a museum unless / on condition that you paid me - I hate them!

14. If I hadn't seen / didn't see the evidence with my own eyes, I wouldn't know the truth now.

15. Did we have / Had we had more funding, we would have been able to continue our research.

IV. PARTICIPLE CLAUSE FOR EXPRESSING CONSEQUENCE

Rewrite each sentence or pair of sentences, using a participle clause to express the consequence.

Example: The cliff was slowly eroded by waves. This meant that fossils in the buried rock eventually became
visible.
The cliff was slowly eroded by waves, meaning that fossils in the buried rock became visible

16. Two thousand years ago, the Romans invaded large parts of the world. This influenced many aspects of life.
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17. The writing in some of these documents is very unclear, which makes it difficult to read.
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18. Even in ancient times, Homo sapiens travelled great distances. This enabled them to buy, sell and
exchange useful materials.
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19. During the medieval period, many castles were built, which protected the land from enemies.
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20. The ancient Greeks influenced many areas of life. These include science, politics, philosophy and the arts.
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