IES GALILEO GALILEI.

GRAMMAR PLACEMENT TEST. 2º BACHILLERATO

NAME:……………………………………………………………. …………………

1.- FILL- IN - THE- BLANKS WITH A SUITABLE VERB FORM OR WORD.

1.- - What ............................(you, look for?)

- I.....................................( look for) my glasses. Have you seen them?
2.- As soon as she.........................(finish) her exercises, she will go to bed.
3.- Before they got married, they................................(live) together for eight years.
4.- My younger brother is interested in.............................( study) chemistry at university.
5.- Who..................................(invent) the penicillin in 1928?
6.- She is a doctor. She............................(work) as a doctor since 1998.
7.- While we.....................................(ride) our horses, a dog ........................(cross) in our way.
8.- Look at the sky. It is all cloudy and grey. It......................................(rain).

2.- COMPARATIVOS Y SUPERLATIVOS

Art / easy / History ( comparativo de superioridad) ____________________________________________

Jason / good / Allan (comparativo de superioridad)____________________________________________
Translate into English:
- “El Calatrava” es el peor equipo de la ciudad ____________________________________________
- España se está poniendo cada vez más cara.______________________________________________
- Cuanto más estudies, mejor serán tu resultados____________________________________________

3.- CONDITIONAL SENTENCES.

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- a) We …………………(go) camping tomorrow if it didn’t rain.
-b) If you ………………….(see) the film yesterday, you …………………(like) it.
-c) Pam, unless you are sure, ……………( not, accuse) anybody!.
-d) If I could speak English, ..................................................(Finish the sentence)

4.- PASSIVE.- Change the following sentences into the passive voice.
A.- Pat will hire a house on the coast.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
B.- The postman brings me registered letters every day. (2 sentences)
1.- …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2.- ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………
C.- People think Karen sings like an angel. (Infinitive passive) .
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….

5.- ADJECTIVES.- Translate the following sentences

1.- Ayer vi a un monstruo bicéfalo y patilargo…………………………………………………………………….
2.- Mi amigo es cabezón y desdentado………………………………………………………………..…………..
3.- Estoy aburrido porque mi trabajo es aburrido…………………………………………………..…………….

6.- REPORTED SPEECH.-

-Pam: “ I went to the cinema yesterday”…………………………………………………………………………..

-Lucy: “ Listen to this song, Anna!...................................................................................................................
-Frank: “ What ‘s your job, Mike?....................................................................................................................
-Ralph: “ Does your husband feel better, Sue?”……………………………………………….………………

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.

Anyone who keeps learning stays young.”
 IES GALILEO GALILEI.

7.- MODAL VERBS:

1.- Aconseja a tu amigo que se de prisa ( to hurry= darse prisa).
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………..
2.- Expresa la idea de que sabrás nadar el próximo año.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..
3.- Deduces que ella tiene muchos problemas. ( está muy triste)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..
4.- Expresa que hay una posibilidad alta de que ella vaya a la fiesta.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5.- Dile a tus amigos que no hace falta que traigan comida.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8.- RELATIVE CLAUSES
1.- What is the address of the woman ................... dog bit ours?
2.- We live in a city........................ new restaurants open every day.
3.- The Nobel Prize for Literature was given to William Golding , ………..made him a famous author.
4.- The White House, in................... all American presidents live, is in Washington D.C

9.- PRONOUNS.- TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH.

1.- Ella nos necesita, pero nosotros no la necesitamos……………………………………..…………………..
2.- El trabaja para ella…………………………………………………………………….………………………..
3.- Esa es su casa (de ellos) y esta es la nuestra……………………………………..…………………………
4.- Marta se miró en el espejo……………………………………………………………………………………...
5.- Laura y Paul siempre se ayudan………………………………………………………………..…………….

10.- CONNECTORS: Choose the right connector for the following sentences:
- We were late for the concert ................................... the heavy traffic on the road.
- There is .......................... a long line for tickets that we won’t be able to get any.
- .............................. my girlfriend made me beautiful promises, I never believed her. 2
- “Actions speak louder than words”.- .........................., what you do is more important than what you
say.
- We spoke very low.. ......................... nobody could hear our conversation.
- She has ................................... things to do that she hasn’t any time to have fun.
- ............................. you stop smoking, you will have serious health problems.
- He is my son and I’ll always love him ................... his bad actions and disobedience

11.-FILL IN THE BLANKS AND REPHRASING

- When I ...................(be) 18 years old, I will be able to vote.
- ............... expensive this shirt is! And ……….. bad quality it has!
- I like ........... Madonna ……… Britney Spears. They are very bad singers.
- The prisoner is going to be released by the authorities soon
The authorities.............................................................................................................
- if you ......................(find) a wallet in a park, what...............................(you,do) with it?
- This car is very slow. It’s impossible to win the race
(such)............................................................................................................................
(enough).......................................................................................................................
- She has a lot of friends, but nobody has helped her.
Despite..........................................................................................................................
- He fell off the ladder while he.................................(paint) the ceiling.
- William liked the film a lot , and .................. I.
- Laura, ......... the girl I like best, is dating a stupid guy, ......... I just can’t understand.
- Karol: I’m going to work hard tomorrow.
Karol......................................................................................................(reported speech)
- What are the advantages of ..........................(live) in the country?
- Right now, money...............................(collect) to help the poor.

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.

Anyone who keeps learning stays young.”