ENGLISH TEST EIAN (DEMONSTARATION PRONOUN AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS)

A. Choose this, that, these, those to complete the following sentences.

1. 'What's ___?' 'It's a calculator.'
a.this
b.these
2. ____ are John and Teresa.
a.This
b.These
3. Hi, Richard, ___ is Julia. (On the phone)
a.this
b.that
4. Look at ___ cloud. It's very strange.
a.this
b.that
5. 'What are ___?' 'They are little cakes.'
a.that
b.those

A. Transform singular sentences into plural sentences and plural sentences into singular
sentences using this, that, these, those and other missing words.

EXAMPLE: These are my books ⇒ This is my book.

1. This is a flower ⇒ ________________________________ flowers.

2. That is a box. ⇒ __________________________________boxes.
3. That is my father. ⇒ _______________________________my parents.
4. Are those your friends? ⇒ ___________________________your friend?
5. What are those things? ⇒ What _________________________ thing?
6. These documents are important. ⇒ __________________________ important.
7. Are these your shoes? ⇒ _______________________ your shoe?
8. That's a good car. ⇒ ______________________________ good cars.
9. This is John. ⇒ ____________________________________ John and Carla.
10. These are cheap computers. ⇒ ___________________________ a cheap computer.

B. Read the two texts and fill in each gap with a demonstrative pronoun: this, these, that or
those.

 In the classroom

Mateo showed his new phone to his friend, Jose. "(1)_______________ is mine," he said.
"(2)_______________ was given to me yesterday by my father."

Jose then pointed to his phone, which was on the desk a few meters away. "(3)______________ one
is mine," he said. "It's only a month old. (4)_____________ was bought for me at Christmas."
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Mateo opened the display on his phone and showed it to Jose. "(5)__________ are all the apps I
have on my phone," he said.

 In the clothes shop

"Which dresses do you want to buy, Nina?" said Ella. "(6)______________ ones here," said Nina.

"There are some really nice ones on the rack over there. I like (7)________________ said Ella. Ella
walked over and took a red dress from the rack. "(8)_____________ matches my shoes. I'll take (9)
_____________she said.

At the checkout, Nina spotted some hair clips behind the counter. "We'll take ______________(10)”
she said to the shop assistant.

C. Underline the correct demonstrative pronouns in the sentences.

1. Is that / those your hat on the table? It isn't mine.

2. Are those / these your pencils here?

3. This / These is my father's watch.

4. That / Those was such an interesting experience.

5. Are this / these your shoes? I found them on the floor.

6. It looks' dangerous! I don't know about this / these.

7. This / these is unacceptable behavior!

8. This / These smell like cotton candy.

9. What are that / those?

10. What a beautiful project! Did you do this / these?

11. I want to do something like that / those to my hair! I always see it in magazines.

12. That / Those have a strong flavor. I'd recommend trying only one first.

D. Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the above boxes.

1. Sam (have lunch) _________________ at the cafeteria tomorrow.

2. _____ you (fly) ________________ to Dubai next week?
Yes, I _____.
3. Mrs. Perkins (give) ________________ her students a test in a few days.
4. Hurry! The train (leave) ________________ in ten minutes!
5. I (get up) ________________ very early tomorrow morning, at five o’clock.
6. _____ John (come) ________________ to the party?
No, he __________________.
7. I (go) ________________ to a shopping mall this weekend.
8. No, we (go out) ________________ on Friday. We are staying home.
9. Tomorrow is Saturday! I (sleep) ________________ late!
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10. I (play) ________________ football tomorrow afternoon at two-thirty.

11. Sally, turn off the TV! We (eat) ________________ dinner soon.
12. No, we (have) ________________ a meeting today. It’s at three o’clock tomorrow.

E. Read and circle true or false for these sentences.

Next week is very busy for me! On Monday, we’re going to the science museum with school. On
Tuesday, our grandparents are visiting us. On Wednesday, I’m playing tennis. On Thursday, my sister
is taking me shopping. On Friday, I’m staying at home!

1. She’s very busy next week. (true / false)

2. On Monday, she’s going to the art museum. (true / false)
3. On Tuesday, her aunt and uncle are visiting. (true / false)
4. On Thursday, her sister is taking her to the cinema. (true / false)
5. On Friday, she’s staying at home. (true / false)

F. Complete using suitable present continuous for future

I’m so excited about visiting New York City with my sister, Jane, in December! We’re flying out on
December 15 and we’re returning on December 22. We’re _______________ two Broadway shows
that week and we’re _______________ at The Hard Rock Café on Wednesday. We’re
_______________ at Rockefeller Center and we’re _______________ the Staten Island Ferry past
the Statue of Liberty. On our last day, Jane’s _______________ a friend for lunch but I’m
_______________ the subway out to Coney Island because Jane doesn’t care if she sees that
amusement park or not.

taking seeing meeting

ice skating eating riding

G. Match the arrangements and how they were organized.

1. I’m flying to Spain for a holiday soon. A. She’s got an appointment.

2. He’s staying at his friend’s house tonight. B. They’ve invited lots of people.

3. She’s going to the dentist next week. C. I’ve got the plane tickets!

4. I’m meeting my friend after school. D. His parents said it’s OK.

5. They’re having a barbecue at the weekend. E. We’ve bought the ingredients.

6. We’re seeing the new Superman film tonight. F. Our teacher has booked a bus!

7. My mum is helping me make a cake G. We agreed to meet at the park.

tomorrow.

8. Our class is visiting a museum next week. H. We have tickets for 18.30.
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H. Find the mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1. I’m have a party for my birthday.  I’m having a party for my birthday.
2. She does a science test tomorrow. _______________________________________.
3. Are we visit Grandma tomorrow? _______________________________________.
4. They’re not go to school next week. _______________________________________.
5. My brother takes me to a football match on Saturday.
_________________________________.
6. We’s having a picnic on Sunday. _______________________________________.
7. I’m look after my friend’s cat at the weekend.
_____________________________________.
8. What is you do tonight? _______________________________________.

I. Write about your arrangements for next week like in exercise 1 and draw a picture!