Name ______________________________________

Class ______________________________

1 Progress Test B

Vocabulary
1

Write the book words.

This person writes books.

uahtor
1

author
This is sometimes more interesting than the book!

rcove
2

_________
If you have a good imagination, you will love this type of book.

nysftaa
3

_________
This type of book is about things that arent real.

focitni
4

_________
These books are light and easy to carry around.

eprcbakaps
5

_________

Take this with you if you visit a foreign country.

eprahsoobk

_________

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Complete the text. Use btw, e.g., asap, PS, LOL, i.e.

From:

Dan

To:

Charlotte

Subject:

e-reader

Hi Charlotte,
I havent got any e-books yet, but guess what! Ive got an e-reader, 0 LOL ! Isnt that cool? Can you
believe some people, 1 _____ my mum, dont know what one is? Amazing.
Anyway, e-books are very easy to get, 2 _____, you can download old texts free from the Internet.
Ill show you my new e-reader at the weekend and we can search the web together.

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Dan

___ 4 ____ Daves having a party tomorrow. Tell me if you want to come 5 ________!

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Grammar
3

Circle the correct words.

Have you decided / Did you decide where to go on holiday yet?

The maths test yesterday was / has been easy.

I just had / have just had a great idea!

I lived / have lived in my house since I was born.

We saw / have seen a really good film last week.

They didnt go / havent gone to the car boot sale last Saturday.
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Complete the dialogue. Use the present perfect or the past simple.

Alice 0 Have you read (you / read) any good books so far this Christmas holiday? I cant believe its
almost time to go back to school!
Ben
Im reading a good book at the moment, but I 1 _________________ (not finish) yet. I
2
_____________ (buy) it at a car boot sale in the park two weeks ago. 3 ________________ (you /
go)? There were some interesting books there.
Alice

I 4 _____________ (not know) about it. Call me next time!

Ben

OK, I will. Hey, I 5 ____________ (already / do) the holiday homework! What about you?

Alice

Dont remind me
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Circle the correct words.

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I took a photo of them while they didnt look / werent looking.

What did you do / were you doing when the storm started?

While I was walking to school this morning I was losing / lost my new scarf.

When I was arriving / arrived, they were cooking pizzas.

He didnt hear his phone because he was listening / listened to music.

She broke a finger while she was playing / played volleyball.

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Complete the text. Use the past simple or the past continuous.

BEACH RESCUE
Two local teenagers, Martin Smith and Zoe MacDonald, 0 were enjoying (enjoy) their Saturday
morning sail with the Stanmarket Sailing Club last week when a storm 1 _____________ (appear)
from nowhere. They 2 _____________ (have) a lucky escape.
We 3 _____________(sail) at Pebble Beach near Stanmarket, when the weather suddenly
4
___________(change), said Zoe.
Martin told us, We completely 5 __________ (loose) control of the boat and the wind blew us right
out to sea.
The club called the coastguard, who sent out special boats to rescue the worried teenagers.
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Complete the sentences. Use was able to (x2), could (x2), couldnt, werent able to.

The mountain rescue team was able to find the lost climbers.

__________________ you read when you were four years old?

Its a shame they _____________________ come to our party.

She _______________ finish her homework because she was very tired.

He lost his keys but luckily he ________________ get in through an open window.

She _______________ play the piano when she was nine.

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Functions
8

Complete the dialogue. Use these words.

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Sure

Would you mind

Whats Do you think you could

Could you help

Ann:

Hello Matt. 0 Do you think you could help me for a minute?

problem

Matt: Of course. 1 __________ the problem?

Ann:

I really dont understand this geography homework. 2 ____________ me with it?

Matt:

___________ .

Ann: Thats great! Sorry, but theres more! 4 _____________ lending me your notes from
yesterdays class too?
Matt: No 5 _______________ .

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Vocabulary

10

Grammar

25

Functions

Total

40

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