Test - Unit 3

Name: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

1. Comparative and superlative

a. Give the 3 exceptions for the comparative: /1.5
i. ________________________________________

ii. ________________________________________

iii. ________________________________________
b. Give the 3 exceptions for the superlative: /1.5
i. ________________________________________

ii. ________________________________________

iii. ________________________________________
c. Complete these sentences. Use than when necessary /2

i. I know him _____________________ you do. (well)

ii. The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I thought it was

_____________________ (expensive).
d. Complete these sentences with a superlative. /2

i. It’s _____________________ restaurant in town (cheap).

ii. She’s _____________________ in the school. (intelligent)

2. Past continuous
a. Fill in the lesson: /2
The simple past is a ………………. tense. We use it to talk about ………………
events which have ...................................... with the present. They are dated
events.

b. Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple. /3
 i. George _____________________ (fall) off the ladder while
he ________________________ (paint) the ceiling.
ii. Ann ______________________ (wait) for me when I
________________________ (arrive).

iii. I ________________________ (see) Carol at the party. She

________________________ (wear) a beautiful dress.

3. Description of pictures.
a. Place the missing vocabulary: /3

b. Write 5 sentences to describe the picture. Use comparative,

superlative and past continuous. /5
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 Test - Unit 3

Name: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

1. Comparative and superlative

a. Give the 3 exceptions for the comparative: /1.5
i. Good / well → better
ii. Bad → worse
iii. Far → farther / further
b. Give the 3 exceptions for the superlative: /1.5
i. Good / well → the best
ii. Bad → the worst
iii. Far → the farthest / the furthest
c. Complete these sentences. Use than when necessary /2

i. I know him better than you do. (well)

ii.The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I thought it was more

expensive(expensive).
d. Complete these sentences with a superlative. /2

i. It’s the cheapest restaurant in town (cheap).

ii. She’s the most intelligent in the school. (intelligent)

2. Past continuous
a. Fill in the lesson: /2
The simple past is a past tense. We use it to talk about past events which have
no link with the present. They are dated events.

b. Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple. /3

i. George fell (fall) off the ladder while he was painting (paint)
the ceiling.
ii. Ann was waiting (wait) for me when I arrived(arrive).

iii. I saw (see) Carol at the party. She was wearing (wear) a
beautiful dress.
 3. Description of pictures.
a. Place the missing vocabulary: /3

b. Write 5 sentences to describe the picture. Use comparative,

superlative and past continuous. /5
In the foreground, there are the four members of The Beatles.
Ringo Starr is behind John Lennon, he is the smallest.
George Harrison and John Lennon have the longest beards.
Paul McCarteney wasn’t wearing any shoes.
George Harrison is taller than Paul McCarteney.