Module 3 Test A
Grammar
Use the words in the box to make compound words and match them with their definitions
skin / heart / off / orient / head / mind / sufficient / mind
1 Someone who often forgets things is _______________.
2 If you don’t get upset by criticism, you are _______________.
3 People who stay calm and don’t get over-excited by things are _______________.
4 Someone who thinks about their profession a lot is _______________.
5 A _______________ person is someone who can get by without the help of others.
6 People who don’t socialise or mix with other people are _______________.
7 If you pursue your goals and don’t get distracted by anything, you are _______________.
8 Someone who is good to other people, helping where possible, is _______________.
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Correct the mistake in each sentence
9 Without look, he crossed the road.
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10 In spite of liking spinach, he ate it anyway.
11 After the paying the bill, she left.
12 Since she living in France she has become more relaxed.
13 Voting the president for a second term, he put more of his policies into practice.
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Complete the sentences with the verb in the correct form
14 He was cold because he ____________________(wait) outside for everyone to arrive.
15 We ____________________(sit) on the bench when it started to rain.
16 She thought it was new for me but I ____________________(be) there already.
17 Before he started with IBM, he ____________________(work) as a consultant for years.
18 We got to the cinema, bought some popcorn and ____________________(find) our seats.
19 He ____________________(play) for Manchester United last year.
20 It was a beautiful day. The sun ____________________(shine) and the kids were happy.
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Correct the mistake(s) in each sentence
21 I’d sitting in the café for about five minutes before Ian came in.
22 I walked down the street when the accident was happening.
23 We had flown to Mexico last summer.
24 Before he was retiring, he’d been playing golf professionally for seven years.
25 We had arrived at the meeting, had met the directors and had started the negotiations.
Vocabulary
Write the words beside the definitions
26 a series of things go wrong, and the situation gets funnier and funnier: __________
27 Tom and Jerry is a __________
28 jokes about death and other serious issues: __________
29 word play: __________
30 not saying exactly what you mean, or saying the opposite of what you mean: __________
Complete the sentences
31 I couldn’t stop reading it. I was absolutely __________.
32 When I was reading it I felt like crying. It was so __________.
33 I’m an __________ reader. I read anything I can get my hands on.
34 It was really interesting. I couldn’t put it __________.
35 Truman Capote’s books __________ life in the Deep South.
36 His latest book is __________ on a true story.
37 All her books have sold millions. Her latest is no exception, it’s another __________.
Replace the underlined words with other words with the same meaning
38 He made a really weak excuse for having missed the meeting. __________
39 I was totally fooled by his argument. __________
40 He’s very good at hiding the truth. __________
41 It was a very complicated hoax. __________
42 You can’t trust her. She’s always spreading stories about other people. __________
43 He had always wanted to follow in his father’s footprints.
44 Her career had never really taken up until that moment.
45 She’s a lovely person, really friendly with a hot personality.
46 There’s no doubting he’s the boss – he calls all the fires.
47 She’s very ambitious. She has her views set on the presidency.
48 John’s not so well at the moment, he’s feeling a bit under the rain.
49 They weren’t so impressed by my proposal. They gave me a snowy reception.
50 As a couple, they had a windy relationship – they were always arguing.
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