Unit 17 Test Name:

A Choose words and fill in the blanks. /6

1 helpless hopelessThe unpopular candidate’s chance of winning this election is

.
The baby birds depend on their mother to feed them.
2 warily evilly
We walked along the trail , not sure where it would lead.
In the novel the monster looked at his victim .

3 crumpled coiled The snake was in a small circle on the ground, about to
strike.
Lisa angrily the letter in her hand and threw it into the
trash.

B Listen and check (✓) the correct pictures. Complete the sentences. 4·42 /8
1 2

a b a b
Be careful! The The boy couldn’t sit
chemicals in the laboratory are very still in the park.
dangerous.

3 4

a b a b
The man terrified the Long ago someone wore this
villagers in the well-known fairy tale. mask to scare away
his enemies.

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 Unit 17 Test Name:

C Circle the correct /6

words.
1 My friends perform / performed in the play last week.
2 Lisa is talking / has talked to her younger sister on the phone now.
3 Marilyn practices / was practicing the piano yesterday afternoon.
4 Now students ride / rode bicycles to school every day.
5 Vito had exercised / has exercised before he did his homework.
6 For the past year, we have visited / visit that state park every weekend.

D Unscramble the sentences. /6

1 visited / you / when / was / I / running / my house

2 afternoon / Every / Dan / in the park / jogs

3 watched / the parade / hours / They / had / three / for

4 have / we / camped / For / years / many / that lake / near

5 studying / my / history exam / I’m / for / weekend / This

6 art museum / had / The / arrived / before / we / closed

E Fill in the blanks. Use the verbs perform and work. Change the verbs as needed. /4
1 Every night I in a student play, unless there is a test the
next day.
2 Last week Franco was at the library when he saw his best
friend there.
3 Unfortunately, Alex had her dance before we arrived at
the theater.
4 I can’t meet you for lunch because I am this afternoon at
the bookstore.

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