11 Test A

1 Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous form of

NAME:

4 Underline the correct answers.

the verbs in brackets. 1 This pen isn’t my / mine / her. Is it his / her / your?
’m waiting for a bus. (wait)
1 I __________ 2 Is this jacket hers / her / my ?
2 He __________ TV. (not watch) 3 I think this is mine / yours / his dictionary.
3 The dogs __________ in the sun. (sleep) 4 Are those her / yours / theirs children?
4 _____ the children _____ their homework? (do) 5 I don’t know their / ours / him family.
5 My friends __________ football this afternoon. (play) 6 ‘Who’s / Whose is / Whose bag is this?’
6 _____ you _____ your boyfriend this evening? (see) ‘It’s him / he / his.’
7 I can’t speak to you now, I __________ the newspaper. 7 ‘Whose is / Who’s / Whose buying the drinks?’
(read) ‘Her / She / Hers is.’
8 Ian and Rob __________ on the sofa. (sit) 8 ‘Whose / Whose is / Who’s this coffee?’
9 _____ Bella _____ the computer? (use) ‘It’s mine / her / their.’
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10 _____ I _____ lunch with you today? (eat)
11 No, they __________ emails. (not write)
5 Write the clothes words.
10 1 ath hat
_________ 7 nsaej _________
2 utis _________ 8 kirst _________
2 Complete the sentences. Use the Present Continuous or the 3 otsrhs _________ 9 trsih _________
Present Simple form of the verbs in the box.
4 stoob _________ 10 eshso _________
cook drink stand up study talk work 5 etkajc _________ 11 ressourt _________
6 pmeruj _________
1 Gina usually ____________ on Saturdays. works 10
2 Jane ____________ French in Paris for a month.
3 The train is full, so Bill ____________ . 6 Underline the word with a different vowel sound.
4 Francis never ____________ coffee. 1 ice ten eyes nice
5 Can you answer the phone? I ____________ lunch. 2 bed red said beer
6 I always ____________ a lot in class. 3 near wear where hair
5 4 flowers hours short ours
5 those shoe nose knows
6 cat that hat pay
3 Complete the table.
7 chews sport choose shoes
Subject Object Pronoun Adjective
I (1) me mine (2) 6

You you (3) your 7 Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
He (4) (5) his Write (?) if the answer isn’t in the text.
She her (6) (7)
We (8) (9) our MEN ARE BETTER AND HAPPIER
SHOPPERS THAN WOMEN!
They them (10) (11)
A new study by a British credit card company
10 shows that men are better shoppers than women. Men
don’t think shopping will make them happy and they
usually buy only what they need. Women, however,

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look forward to shopping because they think it will 9 Complete the conversation in a clothes shop.
make them happy – and they are often disappointed.
Also, woman buy more things without thinking and SA = Shop assistant C = Customer
are sorry when they get home. help you
SA Can I (1) __________?
Over 75% of the women in the study said they buy
things they don’t need. They also said they often don’t C Yes, please. I (2) __________ for a jumper to go
like the things they buy. The scientists asked women (3) __________ this shirt.
shoppers why they bought things they didn’t need – SA (4) __________ are you looking for?
and the answers are interesting:
C Green.
■ I wanted to buy a present for myself.
SA What (5) __________ one?
■ It was a good idea in the shop.
C Mm, the colour isn’t quite right. Do you have one
■ I thought I needed it.
which is a darker green?
■ I don’t like going home with nothing.
SA Do you like this one?
■ I don’t know.
C Yes, I like that one. Can I (6) __________ on?
WARNING! One interesting discovery is that if you
buy a lot of things you don’t need, you will buy more – SA Yes. The changing (7) __________ are over there.
not less – in the future. So don’t start! …
Is the (8) __________ right?
T Men are the best shoppers.
1 ___ C Yes, it’s OK. (9) __________ is it?
2 ___ Men like shopping more than women. SA €50. (10) __________ do you want to pay?
3 ___ Women buy the most expensive things. C Can I (11) __________ credit card?
4 ___ Shopping doesn’t make women happy. SA That’s fine. Thank you very much.
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5 ___ Women think carefully about what they buy.
6 ___ 25% of men buy things they don’t want.
10 Translate.
7 ___ Women never like the things they buy.
8 ___ Women don’t always know why they buy things. 1 Can I help you?
_________________________________
9 ___ People who spend a lot will buy less in the future.
2 Whose is the dog?
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3 It’s a bit too big.
8 Make notes about two people that you know well. _________________________________
• Their names • Their jobs 4 Who’s that woman?
• Their descriptions • Other information _________________________________
• Where they live
5 We’re both wearing jeans.
Now write a paragraph comparing them. Use the words in the _________________________________
box and your notes to help you. Write 50–60 words.
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although because and so but both for example
TOTAL 100
Start: ... and ... are both (in my English class).
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6 marks for accuracy and content, 6 discretionary marks for
additional information, 6 marks for correct use of linkers 18

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