Test 2B
Lessons 6–10
Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct preposition from the box. There are three extra words.
across / out of / through / around / into / past / over / along / under
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2 Look at the pictures. Write the words.
3 Match the verbs and nouns.
0 read (a) to school
1 talk (b) in a river
2 swim (c) a book
3 make (d) on the phone
4 tell (e) the time
5 walk (f) a film
4 Write the correct word next to the meaning.
hills / islands / lake / hotels / bridge / forest
0 This is a place with a lot of trees. ____forest______
1 People often stay in these buildings when they are on holiday. _______________
2 These have water around them. People live on some of these. _______________
3 You go across this to get over a river or a road. _______________
4 These are like mountains but they are smaller. _______________
5 This has water in it and you can go on a boat on it. _______________
Grammar
5 Circle the correct words.
0 He _______________ swim when he was five.
(a) did (b) could (c) was
1 My brother _______________ read until he was seven.
(a) wasn’t (b) can’t (c) couldn’t
2 When my parents were at school they _______________ Russian.
(a) learnt (b) learning (c) learn
3 A: When you were five could you swim?
B: Yes, I _______________
(a) couldn’t (b) could (c) was
4 Anna could _______________ her name when she was three.
(a) to write (b) writing (c) write
5 When she was young, my mum _______________ run a marathon.
(a) could (b) did (c) can
6 Read the story and put the verb in the correct tense. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
Last Friday I 0_was shopping__ (shop) with my friend when he 1_______________ (say), “Look! There’s the singer from Maroon Five!” He 2_______________ (talk) to a woman in Phones 4 You. My friend 3_______________ (want) to go and ask him for his autograph. So we 4_______________ (run) into the shop and asked him to sign my friend’s book. Then more people saw him and 5_______________ (come) into the shop and asked for his autograph.
7 Choose the correct word(s) from the box. There are two extra answers.
used / used / used to / didn’t use / didn’t use / used to / did / use to
A: Who’s that boy in the photo, grandfather?
B: It’s me! I was nine then. I 0___used________ to live in the city.
A: Is that your farm in the picture?
B: No, it isn’t. We 1_______________ work there.
A: Why?
B: Well, people 2_______________ work on the farms to get some extra money.
A: Did you 3_______________ feed the animals?
B: No, the children used to pick fruit.
A: What 4_______________ you do in the evenings?
B: Oh, we 5_______________ to sing and tell stories.
8 Write sentences and queries with when. Use the Past Simple and the Past Continuous.
0 what / you / do / the phone / ring
_What were you doing when the phone rang?_____________
1 your mum / learn / to ski / when she / be a teenager
__________________________________________________?
2 what / you / do / when she / shout at you
3 lights / go out / Dave / have a shower
__________________________________________________
4 where / they / go / their dad / see them
5 Sarah / not listen / he / ask her a question
9 Put the words in the correct order.
to / didn’t / glasses / Thomas / use / wear
_Thomas didn’t use to wear glasses.____________________
1 she / TV / watching / when / him / was / texted / he
He ______________________________________________
2 in / people / I / the / Paris / understand / couldn’t
I ________________________________________________
3 was / I / could / shoes / on / I / five / my / put / when
4 climbing / it / were / when / snow / they / to / started / the / mountain
It _______________________________________________
5 now / to / like / but / I / don’t / I / cartoons / used
10 Choose the correct verbs and write them in the gaps.
When she was younger, my grandmother Joanna 0__wanted__ to be a singer. She 1_______________ flowery jeans and had long hair! She 2_______________ the electric guitar and she practised for hours and hours. Her dad 3_______________ the noise and he used to take the dog for a walk so that he 4_______________ hear the music. One night a policeman came to the house because the people next door couldn’t 5_______________
0 (a) used to want (b) wanted c) was wanting
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