Writing Test

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GRAMMAR

1 Complete the text with a, an, the or 0 (no article).

My Uncle Paul is (1) artist. He was born in (2) UK but now he lives in (3) Paris with my aunt who’s
French. T hey’ve got (4) son called Pierre. Uncle Paul paints pictures of monuments like (5) Eiffel T ower and
he sells them to tourists.

Score: /5

2 Write complete sentences. Use the present simple or the present continuous.

1 tigers/not come/from this country

2 you/do your homework/right now?

3 Mark/usually/eat/with us/but today he’s at his friend’s house

4 Jane/need/any help/with her work?

5 the boys/wear/shorts/today/because it’s hot

Score: /5

3 Complete the sentences with the correct present simple or present continuous f orm of these verbs. T here are
two extra verbs.

cry go have listen sit study talk

1 T hat’s my brother. He on the sofa talking to a friend.

2 I really like Olivia but she a lot. She never lets me speak!
3 My mum to the gym two or three times a week.
4 I can’t come out now – I my dinner.
5 He loves Titanic but it makes him really sad. He every time he sees it.

Score: /5
 4 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text.

At the moment, I’m on holiday with my parents. We’re staying in (1) a/an apartment on the west coast of Italy. It’s
beautiful here! It’s sunny every day and we can see (2) a/the sea from our balcony. We usually (3) go /are going to the beach
in the morning and then have lunch at (4) an/the apartment. However, today we (5) have/ ’re having lunch in a restaurant. I
hope we have pizza!

Score: /5

5 Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1 you/do/What/ yesterday evening/did?

2 did/go on holiday/Where/your brother/last summer?

3 you/did/an umbrella/Why/bring?

4 did/Who/speak to/she/about her homework?

5 get/they/to the football match/did/How/yesterday?

Score: /5

6 Complete the sentences with the correct past simple f orm of these verbs.

1 I (spend) it with my cousins.

2 He (go) to T urkey.
3 I (not want) to get wet in the rain.
4 She (not speak) to anyone.
5 T hey (go) by coach.

Score: /5

7 Complete the text with the correct past simple or past continuous f orm of the verbs given.

T he other day I (1) (check) my emails when I (2) (see) one from a clothes shop. It said,
‘You (3) (can) be the winner of a special prize!’ and it asked me to give my address and telephone
number. I (4) (type) in my details when my sister came in. She saw what I was doing and shouted ‘Stop!’
She said it was a fraud and it wasn’t really a clothes shop. I’m so happy I (5) (not give) them my details.

Score: /5

VOCABULARY
8 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 Helen’s uncle is her aunt’s second husband/son.

2 I have three nephews, but my sister’s daughter is my only niece/aunt.
3 T om is 30 and has never married because he likes being single/divorced.
4 My cousin, Jade, is my aunt and uncle’s only/one-parent child.
5 My brother is my grandparents’ oldest grandson/son-in-law.

Score: /5