Mid-term Revision Test – English Institute

6th Year 2023

Name:_________________________ Total score: _____/100

1 Present Tenses (Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Simple,

Present Perfect Continuous, Stative verbs). Choose the correct answer.

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2 Questions. Are these questions Right () or Wrong (X). Correct the wrong
ones.

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3 Write indirect questions.

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4 Past Tenses (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Simple, Past
Perfect continuous). Choose the correct answer.

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5 Future Time Clauses. Choose the correct answer.

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6 Modal Verbs. Choose the correct answer.

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7 Used to. Make true sentences about you.
do everything the teacher asked have a very strange habit
get top marks in my class have a secret hiding place for things
blame my brother / sister for things I did play practical jokes on people
miss school without permission cheat in family board games
be bossy and order friends around scream and shout in supermarkets
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8 Make. Match the expression with make to complete the sentences.
1 When was the last time you read something that___________?
2 Do you find it easy to ___________with other people?
3 Does the weather ___________ to the way that you feel?
4 When was the last time you had to _______ upsetting somebody?
5 When do you find it most difficult to__________?
A didn’t make sense
B make up your mind
C make friends
D make a difference
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9 Get. Do the sentences have a positive or negative meaning? Write P (positive) or
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10 Multi-word verbs. Make multi-word verbs using the verbs and prepositions in
the circle. Write their meanings.

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2.__________________________
3.__________________________
4.__________________________
5.__________________________

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11 Talking about difficulty. Add the missing vowels.

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READING
12 Read the text. Choose the correct answers to the questions. /7
More and more people would like to escape from the crowded, traffic-filled streets of London,
but they still have to work there. One option is to live in the suburbs and spend hours each day
on buses, trains or in the car. However, some lucky people have found the perfect home in a
beautiful, quiet part of central London: a houseboat on the Regent’s Canal in Little Venice.
A houseboat can cost as much as a million pounds, but most boats are much cheaper. A basic
boat is also much cheaper than a house in London. It costs about the same as a cheap, one-
bedroom flat – and is much nicer. It is also easier to buy a houseboat than a house, and there is
less paperwork. Of course, you’ll have to make sure the boat is in good condition. Not all of
them are. You’ll then live in a much nicer area of the city with helpful, friendly neighbours.
The biggest disadvantage is finding somewhere to ‘moor’ or park your boat. One of the most
popular places in London is Little Venice, which only has sixty places and hundreds of people
on a waiting list. A place to moor can sometimes cost as much as the boat itself. That can cause
problems. Banks will lend you 80 percent of the cost of a boat, but this may only be 40 percent
of the total cost. You also have to pay thousands of pounds each year to keep your place and
you will have to have the boat checked every five years.
So who owns houseboats? Some owners are rich, but most people who live on houseboats are
middle-aged boat lovers, almost all of them men. Often they have had to sell their homes
because of a divorce. They aren’t rich but they can do most repairs themselves.
1 The text is an:
a advert for houseboats.
b advert for London. 3 Which of these statements is true?
c article about houseboats. a Houseboats are nicer places to live than
2 Which of these is a reason for cheap flats.
living on a houseboat? b Houses and flats in London are cheaper
a Transport in London is bad. than houseboats.
b There is a greater choice of where to live. c Most houseboats cost about a million
c You can live peacefully in the centre of pounds.
London. 4 The writer does not say that:

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a Little Venice is a nice area.
b houseboats are always in good condition.
c people who live on houseboats are
helpful.
5 Little Venice
a is the only place in London for
houseboats.
b has fewer than a hundred places for
houseboats.
c is the most expensive place to moor a
houseboat.
6 If a boat costs £100,000, the cost
with a place could be as much as:
a £140,000. b £180,000. c £200,000.
7 People who live on houseboats are
not often:
a female. b middle-aged. c divorced.

Listening
13 Listen to a man talking about a house. Choose the best answer to the
questions.
1 Harry mentions houses in:

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 a one country. b two countries. c three countries.
2 When Harry bought the farmhouse it was:
a in good condition. b expensive. c old.
3 Harry’s house is:
a not finished yet. b in bad condition.
c three years old.
4 He likes living in the house because:
a it is easy to get to the nearest town.
b it has a big garden. c it is in a peaceful area.
5 Harry has got:
a his grandmother’s carpets.
b lots of furniture. c wooden floors.
6 He has had central heating put in because:
a it is cheaper than fireplaces. b fireplaces are old fashioned
c it needs less work than fireplaces
7 He doesn’t say:
a how much the Jacuzzi cost. b where the Jacuzzi is.
c why he hasn’t got a swimming pool.
8 Which of these statements about Harry is true?
a His wife designed the kitchen.
b He hates the design of the kitchen.
c He's going to have the kitchen done soon.
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14 Write a review of a TV series or film you have seen. Divide the information in
three paragraphs. Use connectors and check the punctuation. Write about 120-150 words.

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