STARTER TEST: Consolidation

VOCABULARY

1 Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box. / 5 marks

avoid  cut  get  join  organize  take

0 We need a break – let’s go outside and get some fresh air.

1 It’s important to your time well when you are revising for exams.
2 Why don’t you up a new hobby like yoga or swimming?
3 In the new year, Julia’s going to a gym and get fit.
4 You should definitely late nights when you’re studying.
5 If you want to lose weight, you should down on sugary snacks.

2 Choose the correct answers. / 5 marks

0 I have a headache / stomach ache because I’ve eaten too much.

1 If you have a sore throat, take some cough syrup / antiseptic cream.
2 You should go to the dentist if you have an earache / a toothache.
3 Mark has a cut on his finger so he needs a plaster / tablet.
4 When you feel dizzy / an allergy, it’s a good idea to sit down.
5 I fell over and now I have a big cough / bruise on my arm.

3 Match 1–6 with a–f. / 5 marks

1 I have a lot in c a well with her brothers.

2 My friend Zoe is fun to b three children on her own.
3 Laura gets on very c common with my cousins.
4 My uncle has a great sense d in touch with her school friends.
5 My aunt raised e of humour.
6 My mum still keeps f be with.

4 Choose the correct answers, a, b or c. / 5 marks

0 My mum remarried so now I’m part of a family.

a divorced   b blended   c mixed-race
1 My parents are from different ethnic .
a generations   b relationships   c backgrounds
2 Jamie’s mum is Irish and his dad’s Indian so he’s .
a mixed-race   b divorced   c blended
3 My mum’s new husband has two sons. They’re my .
a brothers   b stepsisters   c stepbrothers
4 Jodie has a very good with her stepdad.
a generation   b relationship   c background
5 My grandparents are no longer married – they’re .
a divorced   b blended   c raised

Vocabulary total / 20 marks

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GRAMMAR

5 Complete the sentences. Use the correct future form of the verbs in brackets. / 5 marks

0 When I leave school, I ’m going to go (go) to university.

1 Temperatures
2 Grandad’s train
3 Next month, Luke and William
4 I
5 I want to reduce stress so I
(probably, rise) by three degrees by the year 2100.
(arrive) in Manchester at 7.45.
(revise) for their exams.
(meet) Naomi at the restaurant at 7.30 this evening.
(take) up yoga in the new year.

6 Complete the sentences. Use the modals in the box. / 5 marks

don’t have to  must  mustn’t  should  shouldn’t  shouldn’t

0 You shouldn’t drink coffee before you go to bed.

1 You pay for my ticket – I’ve got money!
2 I think you send your grandma some flowers.
3 You get over 60% in order to pass the exam.
4 Students be late for their classes.
5 You eat so many burgers – they’re very unhealthy!

7 Choose the correct answers. / 5 marks

0 I watched / was watching a film when you called me.

1 Did they really play / playing tennis for four hours yesterday?
2 I can’t talk to you right now. We have / We’re having dinner.
3 My grandparents usually go / are going shopping on Saturdays.
4 They were cycling home when it started / was starting to rain.
5 When we arrived at the party, nobody danced / was dancing.

8 Match 1–6 with a–f. / 5 marks

1 If she’d organized her time better,
2 We’ll be hungry in the afternoon
3 If they had more in common,
4 Zoe wouldn’t have been late
5 Will you go skiing at the weekend
6 I would visit you more often
c a they would spend more time together.
b if it snows on Friday?
c she would have been able to finish the exam.
d if you didn’t live so far away.
e if she had got up earlier.
f if we skip breakfast.

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9 Read the dialogue. Choose the correct answers. / 10 marks

Ben: I’m so tired! I 0didn’t go / wasn’t going to bed until midnight last night.
Luke: Why not?
Ben: Because I was revising for my final exams at school. I’m feeling really
stressed about them, so 1I’m going to / I will do everything I can to stay healthy.
Can you give me some advice?
Luke: Well, if I 2 am / were you, 3 I’d / I’ll make sure to eat a balanced diet. You
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shouldn’t / don’t have to eat a lot of fast food. If you 5 eat / ate more fruit
and vegetables, you’ll definitely feel better.
Ben: Yes, that makes sense. I’ll try and cut down on burgers and pizzas.
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Luke: Are you getting / Do you get any exercise at the moment?
Ben: No, I’m not. When I’m not at school, 7I’m usually spending / I usually spend
all my time studying.
Luke: Well, you 8 should / will exercise for at least an hour a day. You 9 don’t have to /
mustn’t join a gym. Just go out for a walk or go for a bike ride a couple of times a day.
Ben: That’s a good idea – thanks! If I had followed this advice last year when I was
revising for my exams, maybe I 10wouldn’t have felt / won’t have felt so stressed.

Grammar total / 30 marks

TOTAL / 50 marks

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VOCABULARY

1 Complete the healthy living phrases. The first letter of each word is given. / 5 marks

0 We need a break – let’s go outside and g et some f resh air.

1 It’s important to o your t well when you are revising for exams.
2 Why don’t you t u a new h like yoga or swimming?
3 In the new year, Julia’s going to j ag and get fit.
4 You should definitely a l nights when you’re studying.
5 If you want to lose weight, you should c d on sugary snacks.

2 Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box. There are five words that you
don’t need. / 5 marks

allergy  bruise  cough  cough syrup  dizzy  headache  
plaster   stomach ache  tablet  toothache

0 I have a stomach ache because I’ve eaten too much.

1 If you have a sore throat, take some .
2 You should go to the dentist if you have a .
3 Mark has a cut on his finger so he needs a .
4 When you feel , it’s a good idea to sit down.
5 I fell over and now I have a big on my arm.

3 Choose the correct answers. / 5 marks

0 I have / am a lot in common with my cousins.

1 My friend Zoe is funny / fun to be with.
2 Laura gets on / up very well with her brothers.
3 My uncle has a great sense of fun / humour.
4 My aunt raised / got up three children on her own.
5 My mum still maintains / keeps in touch with her school friends.

4 Correct the underlined words in the sentences. / 5 marks

0 My mum remarried, so now I’m part of a divorced family. blended

1 My parents are from different ethnic relationships.
2 Jamie’s mum is Irish and his dad’s Indian so he’s blended.
3 My mum’s new husband has two sons. They’re my brothers.
4 Jodie has a very good generation with her stepdad.
5 My grandparents are no longer married – they’re raised.

Vocabulary total / 20 marks

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GRAMMAR

5 Complete the sentences. Use the correct future form of the verbs in the box. / 5 marks

arrive  go  meet  revise  rise  take

0 When I leave school, I ’m going to go to university.

1 Temperatures
degrees by the year 2100.
2 Grandad’s train
3 Next month, Luke and William
4 I
5 I want to reduce stress so I
probably by three
in Manchester at 7.45.
for their exams.
Naomi at the restaurant at 7.30 this evening.
up yoga in the new year.

6 Complete the sentences. Use modal verbs. / 5 marks

0 You shouldn’t drink coffee before you go to bed.

1 You pay to visit that exhibition – it’s free.
2 Rule 1: Students be late for their classes.
3 You get over 60% in order to pass the exam.
4 I think you send your grandma some flowers.
5 You eat so many burgers – they’re very unhealthy!

7 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. / 5 marks

0 I was watching (watch) a film when you called me.

1 Did they really (play) tennis for four hours yesterday?
2 I can’t talk to you right now. We (have) dinner.
3 My grandparents usually (go) shopping on Saturdays.
4 They were sunbathing when it (start) to rain.
5 When we arrived at the party, nobody (dance).

8 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. / 5 marks

0 Zoe wouldn’t have been late if she ’d got up (get up) earlier.
1 We (be) hungry in the afternoon if we skip breakfast.
2 If they had more in common, they (spend) more time together.
3 If she (organize) her time better, she would have been able to
finish the exam.
4 Will you go skiing at the weekend if it (snow) tomorrow?
5 I (visit) you more often if you didn’t live so far away.

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9 Read the dialogue. Choose the correct answers. / 10 marks

Ben: I’m so tired! I 0didn’t go / wasn’t going to bed until midnight last night.
Luke: Why not?
Ben: Because I was revising for my final exams at school. I’m feeling really
stressed about them, so 1I’m going to / I will do everything I can to stay healthy.
Can you give me some advice?
Luke: Well, if I 2 am / were you, 3 I’d / I’ll make sure to eat a balanced diet. You
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shouldn’t / don’t have to eat a lot of fast food. If you 5 eat / ate more fruit
and vegetables, you’ll definitely feel better.
Ben: Yes, that makes sense. I’ll try and cut down on burgers and pizzas.
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Luke: Are you getting / Do you get any exercise at the moment?
Ben: No, I’m not. When I’m not at school, 7I’m usually spending / I usually spend
all my time studying.
Luke: Well, you 8 should / will exercise for at least an hour a day. You 9 don’t have to /
mustn’t join a gym. Just go out for a walk or go for a bike ride a couple of times a day.
Ben: That’s a good idea – thanks! If I had followed this advice last year when I was
revising for my exams, maybe I 10wouldn’t have felt / won’t have felt so stressed.

Grammar total / 30 marks

TOTAL / 50 marks

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