ELEMENTARY EXAM(A1)

AKIN DİL EĞİTİM

***READING PART
Choose the best answers to complete the text.(10p)
I live in a smart city. Smart cities are like smartphones. They (1) __________ technology to make
people’s lives easier. This technology also helps to make the city (2)__________ to live in because
people say time is money. So, how does it work? There are many small computers around the city.
They record information and send text messages to people’s smartphones. For example, there are
cameras (3)__________ car parks. They can see how many parking spaces are free. So, when I’m (4)
__________ around, I receive messages to (5) __________ me where I can park. This is good because
many people don’t have(6) __________ time. Shops and other places can use this technology too. For
example, (7)__________ can send messages to customers when there aren’t any more tickets to see a
film. Also, people get information from shops about offers and (8) __________. Last month, my city
started to use smart technology with the weather. This means people can move outside activities inside
when it’s going to be cold or (9) __________. I love my smart city because I can (10)__________ my
life easily.

1. a. Use b. Uses c.Used

2. a. Cheaply b.Cheapest c. Cheaper

3. a. Under b. Between c. Cheaper

4. a.Drove b. Driving c. Drive

5. a. Tell b. Say c. Speak

6. a. Many b.Some c. Much

7. a. Museums b.Cinemas c. Libraries

8. a. Reviews b. Discount c.Receipts

9. a. Sunny b.Rain c. Wet

10. a. Repair b. Organize c.Help

GRAMMAR PART

***Make questions.(10p)

1. go/your friends/Did/on Saturday/to the cinema/?

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2.new shoes/you/buy/Did/yesterday/?

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3.you and your family/to France/Did/drive/?

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4.Mount Vesuvius/erupt/last year/Did/?

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5.last night/Did/do/your homework/you/?

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***Complete the sentences with the correct form of can/can’t/could/couldn’t and the verb
in(brackets).(10p)

People ________(not pay) for things with credit cards before 1958 but they _______(pay) with cash.
Today you______(buy) things with cash or credit cards in the shops, but you _______(not use) cash to
pay for things online.

Now you______(get) money from cash machines around the world or you _______(go) into a bank.
Before 1967, you_______(get) money from your bank but you _______(not take) money from a cash
machine.

Before 1994, you ________(get) a computer and use the internet, but you_______(not shop)
online.Today there are some things that you_______(not do) online – have a haircut, for example – but
you ________(find) most things that you need.

***Write five true sentences about what you did last weekend. Use PAST SIMPLE forms of the
verbs below to help you, or your own ideas.(10p)
be      get      go      have      phone      play      study
take      talk      visit      watch,

1   ………………………………………………….………………………………………………….

2   ………………………………………………….………………………………………………….

3   ………………………………………………….………………………………………………….

4   ………………………………………………….………………………………………………….

5   ………………………………………………….………………………………………………….
***Put The verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).(10p)

1. I (not work) ---------- today.

2. We(buy) ------------a new lamp.

3 .We(not/plan) ---------our holiday yet.

4. Where(be/you) ------------- ?

5. He(write) --------------five letters.

6. She (not/see) ----------him for a long time.

7. (be/you)------------at school?

8. School (not/start)----------yet.

9. (speak/he)------------to his boss?

10 .No,he (have/not) ------------- the time yet.

***Match the words to the definitions.(10p)

the baker’s the butcher’s cash a discount the newsagent’s online

return the sales shopping centre spend

1.A way to shop from your own home. ________

2.You use it to pay for things. ________

3.You do this with Money and time. ________

4.A place with a lot of shops. ________

5.A shop that sells bread. ________

6.A shop that sells newspapers. ________

7.Take back something you don’t like to a shop. ________

8.The time of year when shops sell things cheaply. ________

9.A shop that sells meat. ________

10.Something you get when you buy something during the sales. ________
***Complete the following sentences with the correct form (COMPERATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE)
of the adverb provided.(10p)

1. I drive ____________________________________ (carefully) than my husband.

2. Angela works ______________________________ (hard) than I do, but our secretary works
________________________________ (hard) of all of us.

3. Anita sings _______________________________ (beautifully) of all the people in the choir.

4. Our teacher explains the lessons ____________________________ (clearly) than your teacher.

5. Robert arrived at the meeting ______________________________ (early) than Francis.

6. Ken arrived _________________________________ (early) of them all.

7. Teenagers usually drive ______________________________ (fast) than their parents.

8. My daughter cooks ______________________________(well) than I do, but my husband cooks

________________________________ (well) of all of us.

9. Rene speaks ______________________________ (fluently) of all the ESL students in the class.

10. The teacher arrived ____________________________(late) than the students.

***Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use ‘some’ or ‘any’.(10p)

1. I don’t need ___________ money because I’m going to bring my lunch to school.

2. He doesn’t have ___________ pens, but I have ___________ pens.

3. Our teacher didn’t give us ___________ homework yesterday.

4. I’m tired. Do we have ___________ time to take a nap?

5. A: Do they have ___________ library cards? B: No, they don’t have ___________.

6. Paul wants to buy ___________ new shoes.

7. Excuse me, I need ___________ information about the flight to Boston.

8. I don’t have ___________ paper, but Mary has ___________.

9. Mr. Smith has ___________ questions that he wants to ask you.

10. They have ___________ apples, but they don’t have ___________ bananas.
***WRITING PART(20p)
There are two topics in this section. Choose one of them and write 60-80 words.

 Describe where you live. Write 60–80 words. In your description, you should write about:

 The transport.  Things to do.  Why you like it/don’t like it.

 Write an email to your friend Lucy about your holiday. Write 60–80 words. In your email, you
should write about:

 The place you went to and the journey.  The things you did.  Why you liked it/didn’t like
it.

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