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Progress Test
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Name:
Date:
Mark: / 80 marks
Reading
A Read the text about the importance of holidays.
1 Mrs Jenkins is supervising an exam so she can’t deal with your question at the a get used to
moment.
2 They survived in the mountains with little food or water. b Hurt
3 It’s too difficult! I give up! c does extremely well
4 Did you injure your foot when you fell? d handle a difficult situation
5 She collapsed after walking in the desert for days. e stop trying
6 How easily did you adapt to the freezing temperatures? f fell down
7 Some college students find it hard to cope with attending college and working g managed to stay alive
part-time.
8 Jason excels at learning languages. h solve a problem
( / 8 marks)
B Circle the correct words.
( / 8 marks)
Grammar
A Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Past Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous of
the verbs in brackets.
1 I (not see) the weather report, so I didn’t know a storm was coming.
2 The wind (blow) for hours when the tree finally fell over.
3 We went to the cinema early because we (not buy) tickets in advance.
4 Cheryl was annoyed because she (wait) for the bus for ages.
5 (Michael / leave) the café by the time you got there?
6 They decided to move to Paris after they (spend) their holidays there.
7 Mr Black (drive) all night long, so he was very tired when he got home.
8 (they / finish) the preparations by the time their guests ( / 8 marks)
arrived?
B Match the sentences 1–6 with the correct question tags a–f.
1 Neil is a good footballer, a didn’tshe?
2 Don’t forget to call when you get b isn’t he?
home,
c do they?
3 Your parents aren’t home tonight,
d will you?
4 They live near you,
e don’t they?
5 Anna studied piano for years, ( / 6 marks)
f are they?
6 The classrooms don’t all have windows,
C Write a subject or an object question that asks about the underlined words in each answer.
1
The teacher wrote the topic on the board.
2
The students left the tests on their desks.
3
Dad bought Mum the diamond ring.
4
Cathy needs a holiday.
5
Tom wants a new surf board. ( / 5 marks)
( / 6 marks)
Writing
Complete the Exam Task.
Exam
Your English teacher wants you to write a Task
story. Your story must begin with this
sentence: