Name: _____________________________________________ Result: __/100

Vocabulary

1 Circle the correct words.

My brother, Jared, and his friends made a short film last month. They thought of a really
good story, and Jared wrote the (1) script / cast. Then, Nadia and Dee drew the (2)
soundtrack / storyboards. There were only two people in the (3) sound effects / cast
—our cousins, Mike and Lenny—who are both excellent actors. The (4) crew / location
was made up of various friends and family members. Our dad’s hobby is making
furniture, so he was the (5) make-up artist / set designer. I love fashion and old clothes,
so I was the (6) costume designer / director. And Nadia knows about lighting and is a
great photographer, so she was the (7) camera operator / set designer. They didn’t
have to find a special (8) location / soundtrack because they filmed everything in our
garden. And it was a bright, sunny day, so they didn’t need any other (9) subtitles /
lighting. At the end, it was fun to see my name in the (10) credits / sound effects!

Score __/10

2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

admitted agreed complained convinced invited

offered promised refused suggested told

1 At first I said no, but Tom eventually ______________ me to watch the new sci-fi film.
2 My brother ______________ that going to the cinema was far too expensive.
3 Lauren ______________ us that they created those sound effects using glass bottles!
4 In the next scene, the thief ______________ that he had stolen the money.
5 Our teacher ______________ that we join the drama group in our town.
6 We ______________ our parents that we would be home by eleven.
7 How nice; Ann has a spare ticket, so she ______________ me to go with her to the
cinema.
8 Oliver ______________ to help us work on the script because he likes script-writing.
9 We both ______________ that it was the best film we’d ever seen.
10 They caught a pickpocket at the cinema, but he ______________ to give his name to
the police.

Score __/10

Grammar

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1 The casting company announced it ______________________________ (find)

enough extras already.
2 They said they ______________________________ (add) some sound effects next
month.
3 They told us that the new film ______________________________ (be) in cinemas
soon.
 4 Gary added that it ______________________________ (take) a long time to finish
filming, but eventually they’d managed.
5 They said they believed the film ______________________________ (be) an
enormous success because lots of people came to see it.
6 They explained that they ______________________________ (have to/include)
subtitles the day before.
7 He mentioned that he ______________________________ (notice) a mistake in the
credits that morning.
Score __/7

4 Match pairs of sentences 1–6 with time expressions a–f.

1 I saw a really good film

2 He said he had seen a really good film
3 I’m going to a concert
4 She said she was going to a concert
5 I’m not feeling very well
6 She said she wasn’t feeling very well

a) next week. ____

b) that day. ____
c) today. ____
d) yesterday. ____
e) the week after. ____
f) the day before. ____
Score __/6

5 Rewrite the direct speech as reported speech.

1 ‘My sister has started a new job with a film company.’

He said ___________________________________________________________.
2 ‘We’re working on a new script.’
He said ___________________________________________________________.
3 ‘Helen also likes helping with the storyboard.’
He said ___________________________________________________________.
4 ‘She can use her creative skills in this role.’
He said ___________________________________________________________.
5 ‘They found a fantastic location!’
He said ___________________________________________________________.
6 ‘We’re recording a new soundtrack.’
He said ___________________________________________________________.
Score __/6

6 Rewrite the reported speech as direct speech.

1 He said that Ryan had joined the crew six months before.
‘Ryan _______________________________________________________ago.’
2 He said that he was going to hire a new make-up artist the following day.
‘I ___________________________________________________________
tomorrow.’
3 He said that the crew members needed a break that day.
‘The crew members ____________________________________________today.’
4 The writer said that he would revise the script the following week.
‘I ___________________________________________________________next
week.’
5 He said that they had finished the sounds effects the previous day.
‘We
_________________________________________________________yesterday.’
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7 Complete the reported questions.

1 ‘How many films have you watched?’

She asked him
___________________________________________________________.
2 ‘Have you seen any new films?’
She asked him
___________________________________________________________.
3 ‘Are you in the next scene?’
She asked him
___________________________________________________________.
4 ‘How often do you go to the cinema?’
She asked him
___________________________________________________________.
5 ‘Have you been to Hollywood?’
She asked him
___________________________________________________________.
6 ‘When are they filming on location?’
She asked him
___________________________________________________________.