Name _________________________________________ Class _____________________________

English in Common 2
Unit 1 Test
1 GRAMMAR
A Complete the sentences.
1. I _______________ from Paris.

2. _______________ your friend Canadian?

3. They _______________ married. They are single.

4. Our teacher _______________ Australian.

5. _______________ they Japanese?

B Write a or an.
6. _______________ brother

7. _______________ house

8. _______________ uncle

9. _______________ Korean

10. _______________ email

C Complete the sentences with possessive adjectives.

11. _______________ sister got married last month, so I have a brother-in-law now.

12. Excuse me. Is this _______________ phone? It’s not mine.

13. Are they _______________ children? They have the same last name as him.

14. This is _______________ house. We live here.

15. Jack is married to Emma. He is _______________ husband.

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D Complete the conversations. Write question words.
16. A: _______________ are you from? B: China.

17. A: _______________ is your phone number? B: It’s 914-555-2746.

18. A: _______________ is she? B: I’m not sure. I think she’s a new teacher.

19. A: _______________ are they from? B: Peru.

20. A: _______________ old are you? B: I’m 28.

2 VOCABULARY
A Complete the chart.
Country Nationality

Vietnam 21.

Brazil 22.

23. Spanish

24. Australian

China 25.

B Match the family words to the meanings. Write the letter on the line.
____ 26. aunt a. sons and daughters
____ 27. cousin b. brother’s daughter
____ 28. children c. father’s father
____ 29. niece d. mother’s sister
____ 30. grandfather e. mother’s sister’s daughter

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C Complete the sentences with the occupations from the box.
A nurse An artist An engineer A journalist A dentist

31. ____________________ designs and builds roads, bridges, or machines.

32. ____________________ takes care of people’s teeth.

33. ____________________ creates paintings, photographs, or drawings.

34. ____________________ writes for newspapers, magazines, or radio programs.

35. ____________________ takes care of people who are sick or injured.

3 READING
Read about Anna. Then write her personal information on the lines.
My name is Anna Whittle. I’m from Canada. I’m a journalist. I live in Toronto. You can contact
me at 555-7738, or at annawhit@englishincommon.com

First Name: Anna

36. Last name: _____________________

37. Nationality: _____________________

38. Occupation: _____________________

39. Telephone number: _____________________

40. Email address: _____________________

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4 WRITING
Read the personal information about Henri. Then write five sentences about him.
First Name: Henri Last name: Godet
Age: 22
Occupation: Dentist
Languages: French, English

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43. __________________________________________________________________

44. __________________________________________________________________

45. __________________________________________________________________

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