Name: _______________________ Class: __________________ Date: _________________

StartUp1 Units 1–5 Test

LISTENING

A. Listen. Choose the correct answer.

(Audio Track: StartUp1_Units01-05_Test_01)

____ 1. What is the main idea of the internet ad?

a. The Office Store is open every day. c. The Office Store sells the best
computers.
b. The desks and chairs at The Office d. The Office Store sells many things for
Store are great. the office.
____ 2. What does The Office Store sell?
a. computers and calculators c. notepads and desks
b. printers and notepads d. office phones and sticky notes

B. Listen to the message. Choose the correct phrases to complete the sentences.

(Audio Track: StartUp1_Units01-05_Test_02)

a. over the dishwasher d. next to the refrigerator

b. over the microwave e. under the microwave
c. under the stove f. behind the refrigerator
____ 3. The cups are ____________________.
____ 4. The spoons are ____________________.
____ 5. The plates are ____________________.

C. Listen. Choose the correct phrases to complete the sentences.

(Audio Track: StartUp1_Units01-05_Test_03)

____ 6. (Audio Track: StartUp1_Units01-05_Test_04)

Jim needs directions to _____.

a. River Road
b. the post office
c. the park

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____ 7. (Audio Track: StartUp1_Units01-05_Test_05)

Jim needs to _____ on River Road.

a. go straight
b. go west
c. turn left
____ 8. (Audio Track: StartUp1_Units01-05_Test_06)

After the traffic light, Jim needs to _____.

a. find 65 Park Avenue

b. visit the park
c. go to Main street.

D. Listen to the weather report. Choose the correct answers.

(Audio Track: StartUp1_Units01-05_Test_07)

____ 9. Today in Boston it’s _____.

a. cool
b. 18 degrees
c. hot
____ 10. It’s _____ degrees in Denver.

a. 38
b. 82
c. 65
____ 11. The weather in Atlanta is _____.

a. sunny
b. rainy
c. cloudy

PRONUNCIATION

A. Listen. Choose the sentence with the correct stress.

____ 12. (Audio Track: StartUp1_Units01-05_Test_08)

a. Tina is a chef.
b. Tina is a chef.
c. Tina is a chef.

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 B. Listen to the sentence. Choose where the consonant and vowel sounds link.

____ 13. (Audio Track: StartUp1_Units01-05_Test_09)

a. The park is around the corner. c. The park is around the corner.
b. The park is around the corner. d. The park is around the corner.

C. Listen. Choose the answer with the / r/ sound, as in her.

____ 14. (Audio Track: StartUp1_Units01-05_Test_10)

a. turn
b. park
c. forty

D. Listen. Choose the word that has an extra syllable.

____ 15. (Audio Track: StartUp1_Units01-05_Test_11)

a. breaks c. boxes
b. plates d. cups

GRAMMAR

A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

16. Zena ____________________ a phone. (need)

17. We ____________________ English class. (have)

18. I ____________________ a dentist. (be)

B. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

____ 19. That’s not a picture of my father. That is _____ brother’s picture.

a. he
b. him
c. his
____ 20. These are _____ children: Mark and Max.

a. I
b. my
c. me

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 C. Rewrite each sentence. Insert the word in parentheses in the correct place.

21. This is my apartment. (beautiful)

_______________________________________________.

D. Complete the sentences with the words in parenthesis.

22. A: Where ____________________ to meet? (you / want)

B: Let’s meet in the office.

23. A: When ____________________? (be / the phone call)

B: The phone call with Peru is on Monday.

E. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions at, in, on, from, or to.

24. The meeting is ____________________ May 13th ____________________ noon.

VOCABULARY

A. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

a. an illustrator d. single
b. an accountant e. ex-wife
c. married f. wife
____ 25. Susana is ____________________. She draws pictures on the computer.

____ 26. Eve is David’s ____________________. Eve and David are divorced.

____ 27. Casmir is ____________________. He doesn’t have a girlfriend or wife.

B. Match the words with the pictures.

a. coat d. desk
b. bowl e. plate
c. cabinet f. cap

____ 28. ____ 29. ____ 30.

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 C. Match the words with the pictures.

a. fall d. spring
b. gloves e. scarf
c. sunny f. snowy

____ 31. ____ 32. ____ 33.

CONVERSATION

A. Choose the correct sentences to complete the conversation.

a. I’m Gabriel Dwyer. c. Good night.

b. Fine, thanks. And you? d. What’s your name again?
34. Good morning. My name’s Isabel Porter.
Hello. _____________________ Nice to meet you.
35. I’m sorry. ______________________
Gabriel Dwyer.
Oh, OK. Nice to meet you, too.

B. Choose the correct sentence to complete the conversation.

a. She has two sons and one daughter. c. Her name is Roberta.
b. She works for the North Telephone d. She’s a computer programmer.
Company.

____ 36. A: This is my mother. _______________________

B: Oh, really? That’s great company.

C. Choose the correct sentence to complete the conversation.

a. Nice to meet you. c. What’s your name?

b. He’s an accountant there. d. He works in the same office.
____ 37. A: This is my son. He lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He works at a library.
B: Really? My uncle works at a library in Ann Arbor, Michigan. _______________________

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 D. Choose the correct sentences to complete the conversation.

a. Yes, but it has only one small c. Yes, and there are lots of coffee shops
bedroom. near the apartment, too.
b. There are no parks, coffee shops, or d. And what’s the neighborhood like?
restaurants near the apartment.
____ 38. A: Is it a nice apartment? Yes, it’s new and large.
B: OK. ____________________________________________
____ 39. A: It’s great. There is a large park around the corner.
B: Really?
A: ____________________________________________

E. Choose the correct sentence to complete the conversation.

a. Really soon, on June 28th.

b. Oh, that’s in two weeks.
c. It’s from 6 to 9 P.M.

____ 40. Antonio: When on Saturday is Minh’s birthday party?

Blanca: ____________________

F. Choose the correct sentences to complete the conversation.

a. Sure. What time? c. Yes, it is.

b. How about at 4:00? d. How about a meeting?
____ 41. Cecilia: Are you free for a meeting today?
Don: ____________________
____ 42. Cecilia: How about 5:00?
Don: Oh, I’m sorry. I have a meeting at 5. ____________________

G. Choose the correct sentences to complete the conversation.

a. They’re 8.99. c. Yes, that’s right.

b. How much is this? d. Is this a raincoat?
____ 43. A: Excuse me. ____________________
B: The raincoat?
A: Yes, the raincoat.
B: It’s 17.98.
____ 44. A: And these?
B: The sunglasses? ____________________
A: Thank you.
READING
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 Skim the email. Choose the correct answers.

____ 45. Norah, Cristy, and Annie are Alan’s _____.

a. sisters
b. aunts
c. nieces
____ 46. Victor is Alan’s _____.

a. nephew
b. brother
c. uncle
____ 47. On Monday morning Alan will _____.

a. meet Aunt Anne

b. have lunch in Los Angeles
c. have a meeting

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WRITING

Complete the sentence with the correct end punctuation.

48. How do I get to the library_____

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in parentheses.

49. This is not my uncle but my ____________________ uncle. (friend)

Write the words in the correct order to make complete sentences. Use correct capital letters
and punctuation.

50. bedrooms / has / the apartment / three ___________________________________________

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StartUp1 Units 1–5 Test
Answer Section

2 points each, except where noted

1. D
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. E
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. C
10. C
11. A
12. B
13. C
14. A
15. C
16. needs
17. have
18. am
19. C
20. B
21. This is my beautiful apartment.
22. do you want
23. ’s the phone call / is the phone call?
24. The meeting is on May 13th at noon.
25. A
26. E
27. D
28. C
29. B
30. A
31. E
32. F
33. A
34. A
35. D
36. B
37. B
38. D
39. C
40. C
41. A
42. B
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43. B
44. A
45. C
46. A
47. C
48. ?
49. friend’s
50. The apartment has three bedrooms.

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