Test 9

(H)

1 Punctuate the following bullet points:

London boasts • the oldest underground in the world 1 P

• the oldest parliament in the world 2 marks

• lots of red buses

2 Write a connective and an adverb to fill the gaps in this sentence:

the longest tunnel in the world 2 G

brings water into New York, the shortest tunnel, Backbone Rock, was built as a 2 marks

railway tunnel to get timber out of the Cherokee National Forest.

3 Circle the most appropriate verb phrase to fill the gap in this sentence:
3 G
The railroad just before the First World War. 1 mark

had built has built had been built has been built

4 In the sentence below, draw a * to show where the noun phrase for which the
tunnel had been built could be inserted:
4 G
The timber was entirely used up by 1912 and the saw mill was
1 mark
moved to another location.

5 Match each sentence below with the correct description and text type:
Sentence Description Text type

Explode a tunnel through the rock. conditional report 5 G

A tunnel was exploded through 2 marks

the rock. passive biography
He thought he might be able to
explode a tunnel through the rock. command instructions

6 In the above sentences, the word tunnel is used as a noun. Write a sentence using
it as a verb: 6 V

1 mark

7 Circle the best word to fill the gap in this sentence:

Gold, silver, copper ore and other are taken from deep under 7 V

the earth. 1 mark

miners minions minerals minimums

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Total for this test

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