Vocabulary Quiz | Group A

Unit 10 Lesson 10E

Name: _____________________ Class: ____

1 Choose the correct option to complete the
sentences.
0 I’m feeling sad. Can you tell me a gag / routine and
make me laugh?
1 I’m rubbish at telling jokes. Nobody laughs when
I deliver / send the punchline.
2 Dragons, wizards and unicorns create a magic /
magical atmosphere in the exciting new fantasy
film.
3 The question that the journalist asked was so
worthwhile / offensive that the city’s major refused
to answer it.
4 The musical versions of even serious stories like
Les Miserables are often lively / alive, with a lot of
dancing.
5 I love watching people open presents because of
the childish / childlike look of excitement they often
have.
___ / 5
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words
formed from the words in bold.
0 Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin composed
classical (CLASS) music, which I like best.
1 There are too many ____________ (CHEESE)
jokes in some TV comedies: they are simple and
unoriginal.
2 The Jazz Singer was the first talking movie and it
was a ____________ (HISTORY) event in cinema.
3 Mr Hendry’s retirement dinner is a serious
occasion: make your speech ____________
(TASTE).
4 Amelia’s dance performance was ____________
(EXCEPTION). I’ve never seen a better one.
5 Rehearsals are ____________ (VALUE) practice
for live actors: they can’t manage without them.
___ / 5
TOTAL ___ / 15

2 Complete the text with the words and phrases

from the box. There is one extra word or
phrase.
caught up on it played the lead
was a must-watch was breathtaking
was comical was on the edge of my seat
was unconvincing
The American TV comedy show Young Sheldon
0
was a must-watch a few years ago. I loved it so
much that I was almost traumatized when I got
home too late to see an episode. Fortunately, I
1
__________________ the following day. The actor
Iain Armitage 2 __________________, boy genius
Sheldon, perfectly. The series made me laugh. It
3
__________________, but it was serious, too. I
4
__________________ in the scenes where
Sheldon had problems with school bullies, not
knowing what would happen. But occasionally the
story in an episode 5 __________________. I found
myself asking: yeah, would that really happen? But
overall: great show!
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