Introduction Unit Short Test 1A

Grammar
1 Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentences.
1 Do you always play / Are you always playing video games after school?
2 We go / are going on holiday with our parents in August.
3 You don’t need / aren’t needing to bring any money for the school trip.
4 Why do you use / are you using my computer right now?
5 I read / ’m reading a book every night before I go to sleep.

Mark: ___ / 5

2 Complete the dialogue with the words in brackets. Use the present simple or present continuous.
Sam What 1___are you doing____________________ (you do) this afternoon, Ben?

Ben I 2_____play_________________ (play football) in the park with Joe and some of his friends.
Sam Oh, 3_____they need__________________ (they need) another player?

Ben Yes, they do. 4_____Do you want __________________ (you want) to play?
Sam Yes, please.

Ben Great! I 5________am going_______________ (go) round to Joe's house now. Come with me.

Mark: ___ / 5

Vocabulary
3 Match the descriptions of the people with a sport or school subject. There are two extra words.
swimming dancing drama history IT maths skateboarding

1 Maria wants to be Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. _______drama___________

2 Ethan is really good with numbers. _________maths_________
3 Rob likes exercising and listening to music. _______dancing___________
4 Jen has got a new computer and she wants to learn how to use it. _______IT___________
5 Josh is reading an interesting book about the Romans. _________history_________

Mark: ___ / 5

4 Circle the odd words out.

1 black brown wyav fair
2 short straight long medium-length
3 jacket trousers shoes curly
4 hair hat moustache beard
5 curly wavy straight dark

Mark: ___ / 5

Total: ___ / 20

Solutions Third Edition Pre-Intermediate Tests 1 Introduction Unit Short Test 1A