Lucia Cardenas Borunda

Unit 8 Written quiz Name: __________________________

18/08/2021
Date: __________________________
Total Score
39
______ /50
points

A Listen to the conversations in people’s homes. Circle the correct answers.

Conversation 1 Conversation 2
1. What does Katie have to do? 3. How many meetings does Bill have in the morning?
a. meet a friend a. one
b. go to the library b. two
c. read a book c. three
2. What’s Jane going to do at the library? 4. When is Rita going to call the doctor’s office?
a. study with a friend a. right away
b. return her book b. between 8:30 and 9
c. write notes for an essay c. after 9
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A _______ /8 points (2 points each)

B Complete the conversations. Put the words in parentheses in the correct order.
big green
1. A Which sofa do you like? Do you like the ______________ (green / big) one?
brown small (brown / small) one.
B No, I like the ______________
square big
2. A I love the ______________ (big / square) clocks.
round plastic (round / plastic) ones.
B I don’t. I prefer those ______________
beautiful silk (silk / beautiful) rug.
3. A I want to buy a ______________
nice Turkish (Turkish / nice) ones.
B But you already have two ______________
antique huge (antique / huge) lamps. Which one do you like best?
4. A Look at those ______________
Russian cool (cool / Russian) lamp.
B I like that ______________
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B _______ /8 points (1 point each)

C Complete the conversations with mine, yours, hers, his, ours, or theirs.
1. A This is a really nice apartment. Wow! Is this your TV?
B No. Everything in the living room is Ken’s.
yours
A What about the CD player? Is that __________ , too?
mine
B Yeah, I have __________ in the kitchen. I like to listen to music while I cook.
ours
A Really? We keep __________ in the kitchen, too. . . .
his
2. A I’ve got my tickets. Do you have __________ ?
B Yes, I do. Do you have Karen’s, too?
hers
A No, she has __________ . Are we taking Mom and Dad’s car to the theater?
theirs
B No. Let’s go in my car. They’re going to need __________ tonight.
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C _______ /6 points (1 point each)

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D Add two items to each group. Use each word in the box only once.

bathtub dishwasher nightstand

stove
coffee table dresser sofa toilet

toilet
1. bathroom: sink, mirror, __________ bathtub
, __________ sofa
3. living room: armchair, lamp, __________ coffee table
, __________
dresser
2. bedroom: bed, clock, __________ nigthstand
, __________ stove
4. kitchen: cabinets, oven, __________ dishwasher
, __________
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D _______ /8 points (1 point each)

E Read each situation. Complete the request. Then circle the polite response.
Example: You need a ride to school tomorrow, so you ask a friend.
A Can _______________________________________________________ ?

B Sure, no problem. / No.

1. You’re at a friend’s house. You would like to listen to the radio.

If I turn on the radio
A Do you mind _______________________________________________________ ?
B Yes, I do. / No, not at all.
2. You ask a friend to water your plants while you’re away for a few days.
water my plants
A Could you _______________________________________________________ , please?
B No, I couldn’t. / No problem.
3. A friend is visiting you in your home. You need help in the kitchen.
heping me in the chicken
A Would you mind _______________________________________________________ ?
B No, not at all. / Yes.
4. You are in a friend’s apartment. The window is open and you feel cold.
close the windows
A Can I _______________________________________________________ ?
B No, you can’t. / Sure, go ahead.
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E _______ /12 points (2 points each A answer; 1 point each B answer)

F Read the column. Then circle the four true statements.

a. Steve’s family’s photos are in a scrapbook. e. They don’t remember much about the newer photos.
b. The photos have dates on the back. f. A lot of the photos look very similar.
c. The photos are at Steve’s parents’ house. g. They don’t always agree on the date of the photos.
d. They look at the photos every year. h. They enjoy looking at family photos.
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F _______ /8 points (2 points each)

Touchstone 2 © Cambridge University Press 2014 Photocopiable Unit 8 Written quiz 2