Level 2

Unit Test 7 and 8 Language Item Bank

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences with was, wasn’t, were, or weren’t.

Example: Lina wasn’t at the party last night. She forgot all about it!
1 Her exam results ____________ very good last semester. She got six A’s!
2 He ____________ at the meeting yesterday because he had to go to the hospital.
3 I ____________ in the kitchen all day on Saturday. I baked five cakes!
4 My grandparents ____________ at home last week. They went to Spain.
5 ____________ Abdullah in Paris two days ago? I think I saw him!
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2 Complete the sentences. Use the simple past of the words in the box.

go live write know not come lose meet

feel die become not win

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Unit Test 7 and 8 Language Item Bank

Example: Last year my friend wrote a book about famous Olympic athletes.
1 When she was a child, my grandmother __________ in a small village in India.
2 I __________ my best friend for coffee yesterday.
3 He __________ the race last night.
4 Thibo __________ the answer to the question.
5 Last year, I __________ a professional musician. I have my own band now!
6 On Monday evening, we __________ to a talk about Ada Lovelace. It was interesting!
7 Ana’s husband __________ in a serious car accident last year. She was very sad.
8 Socheatta __________ sad when her son left home.
9 Felix and Niklas __________ to the party last night. We missed them!
10 Last year I __________ my job so I decided to travel for a year.
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3 Complete the conversations. Use the cues in parentheses to help you.

Example: A What did you do last night? (you / do)
B I stayed at home
1 A _________________ to class yesterday? (Laura / go)
B Yes, she did.
2 A _________________ last night? (she / go)
B She went to the movies.
3 A _________________ late? (they / arrive)
B Because they missed the bus.
4 A _________________ that book in the library? (you / find)
B Yes, I did.
5 A Did they go to college together?
B No, _________________
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VOCABULARY

4 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

Example: We married on 2nd September, 1995.
at in on
1 Her clothes designs were popular _______ the 1960s.
at in on
2 They went on vacation _______ Monday.
at in on
3 ____________________ at college we wrote a play together.
When we were We were When were we
4 Ginevra started a new job _______ April.
at in on
5 I started writing my book two years _______.
past ago last
6 Malia and Kai met _______ year.
ago past last
7 Sigurd finished college _______ 2016.
at in on
8 He saw the doctor _______ January 3rd.

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at in on
9 Alicia discovered a new plant _______ week.
last when ago
10 I took that photograph two days _______
away last ago
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5 Unscramble the letters and write the words. Use the words to complete the
sentences.
Example: gunrceedao encouraged 3 cievdsedor ____________
1 aeecmb ____________ 4 rademir ____________
2 ladief ____________ 5 uedcescde ____________

Example: My English teacher always encouraged me to write stories at school and now I
am a writer!
6 I had to do a math test yesterday. I think I __________ because my math isn’t very
good.
7 My parents __________ in 1999. I was born two years later.
8 I love my job. I always wanted to be a writer and I __________!
9 She left college four years ago and __________ a teacher.
10 The scientists __________ water on the planet Mars.
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1 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

Example: You must not leave the group. Everybody needs to stay together.
must must not have to
1 Abdul ____________ get a passport before he goes abroad.
must must not can’t
2 This is an exam. Students ____________ look at each other’s work.
must must not have to
3 Does everybody ____________ take the exam?
have to must not must
4 You ____________ turn off your phone at the theater.
must must not can’t
5 We ____________ put anything on the walls of our apartment. The owner doesn’t like
it.
have to can’t must
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2 Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the words in the box.

rain watch swim cut tidy go

Example: She was cutting the grass when she saw something move in front of her.
1 Tom __________ in the river when he hurt his leg.

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2 It __________ all day! We got really wet.
3 They __________ movies on Saturday afternoon.
4 Where _______ they _______ when their car broke down?
5 I __________ the kitchen when my cousins arrived.
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3 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

Example: I was walking / walked in town when I saw a new Japanese restaurant.
11 While I was eating / ate in the restaurant, I heard a loud noise.
12 The server was dropping / dropped a plate while he was walking to the kitchen.
13 He was cleaning up the mess when a man was falling / fell on top of him.
14 The man was walking / walked to the bathroom. He didn’t see the server.
15 He was hurting / hurt his leg.
16 A doctor was sitting / sat in the corner of the restaurant and he went to help the man.
17 The doctor was helping / helped the man stand up when he fell too!
18 The doctor and the man were starting / started to laugh.
19 The lights in the restaurant went off while they were laughing / laughed.
20 The boss of the restaurant was giving / gave everybody a free drink.
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5 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

Example: We searched / escaped / survived in the park for our dog, but he wasn’t there.

1 There was a fire in the kitchen. We saved / searched / escaped out of the window.
2 Someone rang the doorbell but I pretended / protected / searched that I was out.
3 The boy fell in the river. Alain jumped in and survived / saved / protected the boy.
4 They protected / saved / survived without food for two weeks.
5 The hat protected / searched / pretended the baby from the sun.
6 My niece hid under the bed. I protected / pretended / searched that I couldn’t find her.
7 We searched / pretended / saved for my passport for three days. Eventually I found it.
8 The boy survived / protected / escaped his face with his hands when his brother tried
to hit him.
9 It was a bad car accident but everyone protected / pretended / survived.
10 “You saved / protected / survived my life!” The girl said to the firefighter.
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