Name_______________________ Grade 9th

Writing Comprehension
I. Choose the correct answer.

1. What is the oldest part of London?

a) the East End b) the City c) the West End 1.
2. What river is the British capital situated on? 2.
a) the Severn b) the Thames c) the Dniester 3.
3. How many countries does the United Kingdom consist of?  4.
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4
4. What is the capital of Scotland?  5.
a) Manchester b) Edinburgh c) Cardiff 6.
5. What is the capital of Wales? 
a) Manchester b) Edinburgh c) Cardiff
6. What are the main colors of the Union flag? 
a) yellow and blue b) white and red c) blue, red and white

II. Complete the sentences with the correct proposition:

of about on in with
1.One of the main advantages ______ the Internet is that news 1.
appears ________ the screen as soon as things happen in real life. 2.
2. Journalists often intrude __________ people’s private lives. 3.
3. Nowadays a lot of people are worried ________ the amount _______ violence
on TV.

III. Choose the correct answer.

1. I think our team …………
a)will win b)would win c)will be winning
2. This time tomorrow I ……………. a discussion with my boss. 1.
a)will have b)will be having c)am having 2.
3. By next Christmas we ……………….. in this city for twenty-five years. 3.
a)have lived b)will have lived c)will be living
4. When I came home my father ______ dinner. 4.
a) is having b) were having c) had had d) had 5.
5. They left after we ______ the program. 6.
a) had watched b) was watching c) had been watching d) watched
6. We ______ great fun in London last year.
a) was having b) had c) has had d) are having

IV. The first sentence is in the ACTIVE VOICE. Choose the most correct way
of saying the same thing in the PASSIVE VOICE

1. They were interviewing her for the job.

She ________________ for the job.
a) was being interviewed b) was interviewed c) has been interviewed
  2. Tom is writing the letter. 1
The letter ________________ by Tom. 2
a) is being written b) was written c) has been written
3. Everyone understands English. 3
English ________________ by everyone.
a) is understood b) has been understood c) was understood