Unit Test 10 | Group B
VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR, USE OF ENGLISH
Name: _____________________ Class: ____
VOCABULARY
1 Choose the correct option to complete the
sentences.
0 The candle holder broke when she dropped it
as the beige / cream / bone it was made from
was very fragile.
1 We soon got tired of the mellow / soothing /
brassy music and chose a quieter track.
2 It’s a really good sitcom. For / By / In fact,
I think it’s the best one I’ve ever seen!
3 It’s pointed / geometric / pocket-size, so it’s
easy to carry around.
4 I’m sorry! I didn’t take your pencil case in / on /
by purpose. I thought it was mine.
5 I think this tree trunk is completely solid / flat /
hollow. There’s a family of squirrels living
inside!
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2 Complete the sentences with the missing
words. The first letters are given.
0 The upbeat music made us all get up and
dance!
1 We didn’t enjoy the performance because the
lead singer was o___________-k___________
most of the time.
2 At first, we thought the old ornament was made
of brass, but when we cleaned it, we realised it
was made of b______________, a popular
metal in those days.
3 I’m afraid a mistake on your p______________
resulted in some confusion. You are usually so
efficient!
4 The band’s r______________ music was very
boring. All the songs sounded the same to me.
5 Jack is very friendly and talkative. In
c______________, his sister Jen is shy and
very quiet.
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GRAMMAR
3 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the verbs from the box.
can't/be couldn’t/understand
may/understand might/study
must/be must/study
0 The police are sure it must have been the
archaeologist who stole the sculpture. As far as
they’re concerned, the case is closed.
1 She _____________________ the teacher’s
explanation, which is why she did so badly in
the test.
2 I saw Class 5B taking notes in the park with
their teacher yesterday. They ______________
_______ the trees and flowers, but I’m not sure.
3 It _____________________ easy to live with no
Internet. I’m glad I wasn’t alive then!
4 I didn’t see my sister at all yesterday.
She _____________________ in her room as
usual.
5 People in medieval times _________________
____ more than we think about engineering.
Just look at this fantastic design!
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4 Rewrite the sentences, using a participle
clause.
0 We had explored the idea in depth and knew
what we were talking about.
Having explored the idea in depth, we knew
what we were talking about.
1 He sighed deeply as he gave her the money.
______________________________________
______________________________________
2 After she had examined the artefact for some
time, she told us it was a fake.
______________________________________
______________________________________
3 As she thought it was a convincing theory, she
asked them more questions.
______________________________________
______________________________________
4 When I began to speak, everyone looked at me,
which made me nervous.
______________________________________
______________________________________
5 He decided the evidence was untrustworthy
and then he told the journalists about his
conclusion.
______________________________________
______________________________________
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 Unit Test 10 | Group B
VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR, USE OF ENGLISH
Name: _____________________ Class: ____
USE OF ENGLISH
5 Complete the sentences with the correct
words formed from the words in bold.
0 The artefact is a circular (CIRCLE) shape. It
looks like it was man-made.
1 If you absolutely have to play loud music,
at ______________ (LESS) you could do it
while I’m out!
2 That’s a really ______________ (CATCH)
tune. I’ve been singing it for days!
3 I can hardly believe it. Grandad still plays with
an old, ______________ (WOOD) tennis
racket!
4 I was under the ______________ (IMPRESS)
that there was a happy ending to the story, but
unfortunately, I was wrong!
5 The Physics teacher gave them
a ______________ (SPHERE) ball to use in
the experiment.
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6 Complete the second sentence using the
word in bold so that it means the same as
the first one. Do not change the word in
bold. Use no more than five words including
the word in bold.
0 She didn’t touch the ancient ornament because
she didn’t want to break it.
FEAR
She didn’t touch the ancient ornament for fear
of breaking it.
1 I didn’t know him very well, so I was surprised
by his behaviour.
NOT
____________________________ very well,
I was surprised by his behaviour.
2 Experts are sure that this chess piece was
made in Roman times.
MUST
This chess piece ________________________
____ in Roman times.
3 This artefact is probably a fake.
LIKELIHOOD
____________________________, this
artefact is a fake.
4 She laughed out loud when she finally
understood the joke.
HAVING
____________________________, she
laughed out loud.
5 This certainly is the most thought-provoking film
I’ve watched for ages.
WITHOUT
This is the most thought-provoking film I’ve
watched for ages, ______________________.
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