Short test Unit 8 Test A

Name: ___________________________________________

Test 1
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 Moscow is __________ than Buenos Aires. (cold)
2 Stone is _________ than wood. (strong)
3 I like geography: it’s ____________ than economics! (interesting)
4 Spain is _________ than Portugal. (big)
5 Brian is a__________ swimmer than Alfred. (good)

Mark: ___ /5

2 Complete the questions with the comparative form of the adjectives below.
intelligent high long bad enjoyable
1 Which mountain is ___________, Ararat or Kilimanjaro?
2 Which type of holiday is ___________, a beach holiday or a city holiday?
3 Which month is __________, February or March?
4 Which animals are ___________, monkeys or dolphins?
5 Which weather is ___________, too hot or too cold?

Mark: ___ /5

Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences. Write the words in brackets correctly.
1 The Atacama is a big ________ in Chile. (streed)
2 The Nile is a long _________ in Africa. (verri)
3 Bondi is a famous _________ in Australia. (habce)
4 The Himalaya __________ are between India and China. (tuminosan)
5 You should visit the Black ________ in the south of Germany. (sterfo)

Mark: ___ /5

Total: ___ /15

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 Short test Unit 8 Test A

Test 2
Grammar
1 Complete the questions. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 Tower of London / Eiffel Tower / Tower at Lichen Basilica:
Which tower is (tall) ______________________?
2 Nile / Danube / Amazon: Which river is (long) _______________?
3 Cairo / London / Mumbai: Which city is (crowded) _________________?
4 maths / physics / chemistry: Which subject is (bad) ________________?
5 spider / bat / fly: Which creature is (ugly) ____________________?

Mark: ___ /5

Vocabulary
2 Match the definitions with the animals below.
eagle lion bat elephant dolphin
1 It flies at night and eats insects. __________
2 It lives in the sea and is very intelligent. __________
3 It's the biggest animal on land. __________
4 It's a big bird that hunts small animals. __________
5 People say this is the king of all wild animals. __________

Mark: ___ /5

Everyday English
3 Complete the dialogue with the words below.
idea know prefer instead going
A How about 1_________ on a coach tour this summer?

B I don't think that's a good 2___________! It's too hot to be on a bus all day.

I'd 3_________ to go camping, because then we can enjoy the weather more.

A I don't 4________! It might rain! A wet camping holiday isn't much fun!

Why don't we go to the beach 5__________?

Mark: ___ /5

Total: ___ /15

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