Grade 8 – The 2nd Written Test / Revision

VOCABULARY
1.Use the correct form of MAKE, KEEP or BREAK.
It’s January 1st again and I’ve already ……………two resolutions. First, I’ve ……………a
promise to myself that I’ll be healthier this year. I’m not going to eat any chocolate. Last year I
only managed to do this for three days. So I really must ……………my record. I’m sure I can do
four days at least. I have …………a second resolution- to take care of my teeth. So, I’m going to
…………….an appointment with the dentist today. This is the best! Can you …………..a
secret? Tom asked me to marry him and I’ve said yes!
2.Complete the sentences with the sightseeing words.
1. A place where you can see actors in a play is a ……………………. .
2. A …………………. usually goes over a river or a road.
3. A …………………. helps us remember an important historical day or a person from the
past.
4. This amazing…………………. was probably the home of a king.
5. A ………………….is a religious building you find in most villages, towns and cities.
6. People go to a ……………………to listen to music live.
7. A …………………is a very big, important church where members of royal family
usually get married.
8. A …………………never moves and represents famous people.
9. Old towns and cities often have a …………….. . Soldiers used to live there.
10. A …………………is a place with interesting things to look at that are often old and
valuable.
3.Complete the story with expressions about relationships.
Emma and Oscar …………in an art gallery. They ………….out together a few time. Then they
…………. in …………… . It’s all very romantic! Unfortunately, they ……….. a big
………………. and they…………….up. They are both very upset, but they love each other and
……………….up the day after. Oscar buys a ring and asks Emma to marry him. She says yes
and they ………engaged on a beautiful bridge in London. After a while they get ……………..in
a splendid cathedral. They live happily ever after and now ……………three children. They
never get ……………….. .
4.Circle the correct word (Personality Adjectives and Leisure Activities).
1. Someone who always tells the truth is PRACTICAL / HONEST.
2. Someone who wants to get to the top is AMBITIOUS / ACTIVE.
3. If you like to plan everything well you are CREATIVE/ ORGANISED.
4. A person who thinks about other people’s feelings is ENTHUSIASTIC/ CARING.
5. Someone who is good at fixing things is PRACTICAL / CREATIVE.
6. People who are good at working alone are ORGANISED / INDEPENDENT.
 7. Criminals are not SOCIABLE / HONEST.
8. Artists are very RESPONSIBLE / CREATIVE.
0 do a yoga

1 do b in a choir

2 fly c the Internet

3 sing d a kite

4 surf e the keyboard

5 play f a puzzle

1. My big brother can DO / MAKE really good model planes.

2. We DID / MADE a really interesting Science experiment at school yesterday.
3. My mum loves DOING / MAKING cakes.
4. I have PLAYED / FLOWN a kite a few times so far.
5. My friends went YOGA / SKATEBOARDING last weekend.
6. People who DO / MAKE jewellery are very creative.
5.Write the material words.
1 I’ve got a new l________ jacket.
2 My eraser is made of r________ .
3 There is a high b________ wall outside our house.
4 I’ve put my old books in a big c________ box.
5 That’s a nice jumper. Is it made of w________?
6 I think this gadget is made of m____________. Hang on! No, it’s p_______________!
7 This penknife is expensive. It’s made of s________________ and g________________.
GRAMMAR
1.Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1 It wasn’t raining / didn’t rain when I arrived at school this morning.

2 My brother was watching TV when I was phoning / phoned him.

3 Someone was stealing / stole our neighbours’ car yesterday.

4 My friend arrived while I was getting / got ready for school.

5 Last week I was noticing / noticed an advertisement for a new computer game in my magazine.
Chloe 0 was looking (look) through the window when she 1 __________ (see) a burglar. The burglar
2 
__________ (try) to close the front door of the house opposite when a policeman stopped him and put
him in the police car. The policeman 3 __________ (drive) quite slowly when suddenly the burglar
4 
__________ (jump) out of the car. The policeman followed him and soon the burglar 5 __________ (get)
in the police car again.

2.GOING TO
1 I woke up at 5.30 a.m. I _______________ (go) to bed early.

2 What _______________ (we / have) for lunch today?

3 Frank _______________ (do) his homework tonight.

4 It's very sunny! They _______________ (not / sell) a lot of umbrellas today.

5 _______________ (you / visit) London with us?

3.WILL or Present Continuous

1 Oh no, I forgot to bring lunch today. I ……………………..(buy) a sandwich.

2 Sorry, Dad can’t take us to the concert tonight – he ……………………………(work).

3 I don't think Pete ………………………….(come) to our party on Saturday.

4 Perhaps Sam’s uncle ………………………..(move) to America next year.

5 I ………………………….(go) to France next month. I’ve already bought a ticket.

4.FUTURE CONTINUOUS

1. This time next week I ……………………..(lie) on the beach, eating pineapple and
relaxing.
2. What ……………………………..(you/ do) at the weekend?
3. The tennis player ………………………………...(not compete) for the World Cup.
5.SHALL or WILL.
 A: ……………………………..(we/ go out) for dinner tonight?
 B: Er… well, I haven’t got much money. ………………….(I/ cook) something for you at
my flat?
 A: Don’t worry! I ………………..(pay) for the meal.
 B: Really? Thank you! That sounds great! Where …………………….(we/ eat)?
 A: Let’s go for a curry. …………………(I/ book) a table?
 B: No, it’s OK. I ………………..(do) it. I know a good place near here. I
……………………(call) them now.
  A: OK. ……………………….(you/ call) me after you make the booking? I’d like to
know what time we’re going to meet.
 A:Yes, I ……………………..(call) you later. I promise I …………………….(not
forget).
 Great! Talk to you later then! Bye!
6.Adjectives with Prepositions.
1 Freya is _______________ (hopeless / cook).

2 Are you _______________ (interested / read) about history?

3 Mum’s very _______________ (keen / watch) TV documentaries.

4 I think Dan is _______________ (brilliant / paint).

5 I’m really _______________ (rubbish / dance).

6 My brother ________________(be/ take) photos of birds.

7 That girl’s ____________________(bored/ read) at the library. Look at her face!
7.Question tags.
1 He lives in Poland, __________?

2 You’ll keep my secret, __________?

3 Jack won the lottery, __________?

4 Marta’s been here before, __________?

5 They can't understand English, __________?

6 That’s OK, ________________?

7 I’m good at acting, ___________________?

8.Present Simple PASSIVE.

1 Your laptop / not connect / to the printer!

2 When / the rubbish / collect / from your house?

3 Information about film times / show / on the website.

4 The webcam pictures / update / every 2 minutes.

5 Pets / not allow / in the Metropole Hotel.

9.Past Simple PASSIVE
1. Alexander Fleming discovered antibiotics.
2. A Hungarian journalist created the biro pen.
3. People did not use the light bulb until 1848.
4. When did people produce pencils?
5. The twins’ parents gave them a new guitar for their birthday.