GATEWAY TEST 7 AND 8

Student name

Group/Class

Date Score

GRAMMAR

1 Put commas in the correct place in the sentences. Sometimes a comma is not necessary.

1 Jenny who joined our class this term is a very good swimmer.

2 The school I went to when I was five has been knocked down.

3 People who like skiing will love snowboarding.

4 John’s cousin who lives in Scotland has got six motorbikes.

5 The dog which is very big and friendly lives next door to us.

Score: /5

2 Complete the message with these relative pronouns. There are three extra words.

that what when where which who whose how

Hi Jess!

Yesterday I went to the new shopping centre (1) everyone’s talking about. I saw Amy there – the girl
(2) we met at Mark’s birthday party last month. Remember her? I was looking for a new tennis racket
(3) I saw her. She didn’t recognise me at first because, at the party (4) we met, I had long
hair and now I’ve had it cut short. Anyway, the tennis racket (5) I bought in the end is smaller than I thought,
so I’m going to change it. Perhaps you’d like to come with me to the shopping centre tomorrow?

Speak soon!

Alex

Score: /5

3 Complete the text with one or two words in each gap.

Yesterday I (1) at some old photos of my family on my mum’s phone from when we were children. It’s
amazing how quickly we’ve grown up. When I was a child, I had a terrible haircut! My mother used (2) cut
my hair herself and it looked like a hat (3) I was wearing all the time! It makes me laugh because now I
(4) hair cut at a top salon and my mum is (5) complaining about how much I spend on my
hair. I tell her it’s a reaction against those terrible haircuts she gave me when I was small!

Score: /5
4 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

1 ‘Janine has never seen a performance of a Shakespeare play.’

She said she
2 ‘We’ll see both of you outside the swimming pool at 6.30 this evening.’
They said they
3 ‘I’m going to do some research on the arts project with Tony tomorrow.’
He said she
4 ‘My sister wrote at least 15 postcards on holiday.’
Helen said her sister
5 ‘I’ve never been to an exhibition of sculptures.’
My mum said she

Score: /5

5 Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1 Greg told that he loved hip-hop music.

2 I asked Bradley what was the film like.

3 Sophie told her sister to being careful.

4 Matt said that he has seen Jan at the gig last month.

5 The teacher told us to don’t write in our books.

Score: /5

6 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of these verbs.

go live look for start study

Molly: I went for an interview for a weekend job yesterday at the local supermarket.
Anna: Hey, well done! Was it a difficult interview? Did they ask you many questions?
Molly: Yes, they did. First of all, they asked me what school I
(1) to.
Anna: And what did you say?
Molly: I said that I (2) at Hill’s Road School for six years, of course.
Anna: Did they ask you where you (3) ?
Molly: Yes, I had to put my address on a form. They also asked me how long I
(4) work.
Anna: What did you say?
Molly: I told them that I (5) just
looking for a job.

Score: /5
 7 Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the text.

Today I went to see my maths teacher to talk about my last maths exam. I took the test last week and I had been studying for
it (1) weeks. But my mark was terrible and the teacher asked me what (2) wrong. She
said that I (3) repeat the exam next week. So I have to start revising again! I (4) do all
of it though, only a part of it. At least by this time next week, I (5) the exam and it will be over.

1 A since
B for
C during
D over
2 A was
B have gone
C had been going
D had gone
3 A have better
B should better
C had better
D would better
4 A don’t have to
B didn’t have to
C have to
D hadn’t to
5 A will take
B will be taking
C will have been taken
D will have taken

Score: /5

VOCABULARY

8 Complete the sentences with the second part of each phrasal verb.

1 You must always warm before you start any exercise.

2 My brother usually works at the gym at least twice a week.
3 Our best team was knocked of the competition in the first game.
4 I first took swimming just to get fit, but now I enter competitions.
5 Some people don’t like joining team games and prefer to watch.

Score: /5
 9 Complete the sentences with these words for sports equipment. There are two extra words.

boots clubs goggles net rackets skates trainers

1 You need when you’re skiing to protect your eyes.

2 Unfortunately, the ball hit the top of the and didn’t go over, so we lost the point.
3 You must wear good when you run regularly, even if they’re expensive.
4 My little brother got a new pair of football for his birthday and he was thrilled.
5 I can’t believe golf cost so much money! They’re only made of wood and metal!

Score: /5

USE OF ENGLISH