UNIT TEST 6 ● ANSWER KEY
Vocabulary and Grammar
Group A
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
1 prefer: If you prefer something to something, you like it
better than something else.
2 climb: To climb means to go up.
3 move: If you move, you change the place where you live.
4 save: If something or somebody saves your life, they
stop you from dying.
5 relax: Different things can help people to relax, like
watching TV or going for a walk.
6 jump: When you jump you lift both feet at the same time.
7 feel: feel collocates with dizzy to mean you feel like you
could fall over.
Exercise 2
1 charity: Charities help lots of different people in lots of
different ways.
2 cyclist: A cyclist is a person who rides a bike.
3 final: The final is usually between the two best teams or
people in a competition.
4 marathon: The marathon is the longest running race at
the Olympics.
5 equipment: The equipment used in a sport can be as
Simple as a ball or complicated, like for skiing.
6 professional: If you are a professional sportsperson, you
get paid for doing your sport.
7 sailor: A sailor spends a lot of time in boats and may take
part in races too.
Exercise 3
1 C – at: You use at with specific times or periods: at
7 o’clock, at Christmas, etc.
2 B – have: Have collocates with both a shower and a
healthy diet.
3 B – sports: Sports is an adjective in the first sentence
and a plural noun in the second.
4 A – play: You play basketball but play for a team.
5 B – take: Take collocates with both a break (meaning
have a rest) and place (meaning to happen).
6 C – finish: Finish is a verb in the first sentence and a
collocation to form a noun in the second.
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Grammar
Exercise 4
1 became: The Past Simple of become is became – it’s
irregular and changes in the same way as come.
2 stopped: The past of stop is stopped – you double the p
when you add ed.
3 caught: The Past Simple of catch is caught – it’s
irregular.
4 cried: The Past Simple of cry is cried – for verbs ending
in consonant + y, change y to i and add ed.
5 took: The Past Simple of take is took – it’s irregular.
6 hit: The Past Simple of hit is hit – it’s irregular because it
stays the same as the infinitive.
7 won: The Past Simple of win is won – it’s irregular.
Exercise 5
1 Did you meet: You use Did as an auxiliary verb to make
questions with most verbs in the Past Simple.
2 didn’t: This is a negative short answer in the Past Simple.
3 did they learn: You use did as an auxiliary verb to make
questions with most verbs in the Past Simple.
4 Did Tara stay: You use Did as an auxiliary verb to make
questions with most verbs in the Past Simple.
5 didn't: This is a negative short answer in the Past Simple.
6 Did Sue run: You use Did as an auxiliary verb to make
questions with most verbs in the Past Simple.
7 she did: This is a positive short answer in the Past
Simple.
Exercise 6
1 taught: The Past Simple of teach is taught – it’s irregular.
2 did you win: You use did as an auxiliary verb to make
questions with most verbs in the Past Simple.
3 was: There goes with was or were in the Past Simple – it
goes with was here because the subject is it (a
competition).
4 didn’t: You use didn’t in negative sentences with most
verbs in the Past Simple.
5 didn’t go: You use didn’t in negative sentences with most
verbs in the Past Simple.
6 couldn’t: You use couldn’t here because it’s a negative
sentence about an ability in the past.
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Vocabulary and Grammar

Group B
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
1 raise: If you raise money, it means to make money for a
charity or good cause.
2 score: You can score points, goals, runs and tries in
different sports.
3 train: If you train hard, it means you practise a lot and do
a lot of exercise.
4 stand: If you can’t stand something, it means you hate it.
5 spend: If you spend time outdoors, it means you go
outside for more than just a few minutes.
6 die: There is a 1 in 500,000 chance of dying while
bungee jumping and a 1 in 140,845 chance of dying
while cycling!
7 keep: Keep collocates with fit to mean that you do lots of
exercise to stay healthy.
Exercise 2
1 stadium: A stadium is where people can go to watch lots
of different sports.
2 triathlon: A triathlon is a long race in which competitors
have to swim, cycle and run.
3 jogger: A jogger is someone who runs in their free time
and not in races or competitions.
4 treatment: People who are ill or injured get treatment to
help them get better.
5 half: Games like football and rugby are played in two
halves with a break in between.
6 individual: If you do individual sports, you do them on
your own or against one other person.
7 Paralympics: The Paralympics have a lot of the same
sports and competitions as the Olympic Games but are
for disabled athletes.
Exercise 3
1 B – in: If you take part in a sport it means you play or do
that sport; if you believe in someone then you think they
can win.
2 C – do: Do collocates with both yoga and some
stretching exercises.
3 B – team: A team is a group of people who play a sport
together against another team.
4 A – go: You go sailing but go to the gym.
5 A – line: If the ball crosses the goal line in football it’s a
goal, and the first person to cross the finish line is the
winner of the race.
6 C – top: Top can mean the highest point (a noun) or the
best (an adjective).
Grammar
Exercise 4
1 broke: The Past Simple of break is broke – it’s irregular.
2 bought: The past of buy is bought – it’s irregular.
3 tried: The Past Simple of try is tried – for verbs ending in
consonant + y, change y to i and add ed.
4 travelled: The Past Simple of travel is travelled – you
need to double the l and add ed.
5 fell: The Past Simple of fall is fell – it’s irregular.
6 drank: The Past Simple of drink is drank – it’s irregular.
7 said: The Past Simple of say is said – it’s irregular.
Exercise 5
1 Did Phil phone: You use Did as an auxiliary verb to make
questions with most verbs in the Past Simple.
2 did: This is a positive short answer in the Past Simple.
3 did it take: You use did as an auxiliary verb to make
questions with most verbs in the Past Simple.
4 Did you watch: You use Did as an auxiliary verb to make
questions with most verbs in the Past Simple.
5 didn't: This is a negative short answer in the Past Simple.
6 Did Angela win: You use Did as an auxiliary verb to make
questions with most verbs in the Past Simple.
7 she didn’t: This is a negative short answer in the Past
Simple.
Exercise 6
1 went: The Past Simple of go is went – it’s irregular.
2 did: You use did as an auxiliary verb to make questions
with most verbs in the Past Simple.
3 got: The Past Simple of get is got – it’s irregular.
4 gives: You use the Present Simple here (gives) because
it’s about something that happens every day.
5 didn’t have: You use didn’t in negative sentences with
most verbs in the Past Simple.
6 could: You use could here because it’s a sentence about
an ability in the past.

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