TEST PAPER I. Complete the empty spaces with a compound adjective as in the example: e.g.

Rafael Nadal plays tennis with his left hand. He is a left-handed player. 1. This story never ends, it is a story. 2. A successful model must have long legs, models are women. 3. My mother makes all my clothes by hand. I wear .dresses. 4. People know this writer very well, he is a writer. 5. My nephew Stuart is a serious boy. He works hard, he is a .student. 6. This cottage is covered with snow, its a house. 7. The tyrannosaurus was a flesh-eating dinosaur, it had long teeth. It was a .reptile. 8. An exile who is sick for his home is a man. II. Make a compound adjective out of the underlined phrase, and write it with the word in bold: Example: Her daughters eyes are crossed. >>> cross-eyed daughter 1. The farmers pony finally died when it was ten years old. 2. His wife, like himself, had a peculiarly sinister mind. 3. She pointed out to her husband that his position did not pay very well, and that sanitation costs were very high. 4. She suggested a clever plan to save money. 5. They dug a huge hole six feet deep in the ground. 6. This project took them six hours and twenty-five minutes. III. Add a suffix or a prefix to the words in brackets in order to make an adjective: a) Its totally (understand) that you stayed home when you were sick. b) I hate being around Mary Lou, she is so (friendly). c) The stock market crash of 1929 left my great-grandfather (penny).

d) I think we should try something else. That strategy seems way too (risk). e) When you work at a nuclear power plant, you have to be extremely (care). f) I had to take three months off when I was pregnant, but my boss has been very (understand). IV. Complete the sentences with adjectives from the list; make sentences with the ones you dont need: amazing/amazed astonishing/astonished confusing/confused frustrating/frustrated shocking/shocked 1. I couldnt understand the lesson about the solar system. Some people thought it was but I was really . 2. Shes an .. singer, shes got a fantastic voice. 3. Is anyone in the class in starting a drama club? Yes. I think its an .idea. 4. We thought it was very .when we put a mouse on the teachers desk, but she wasnt at all. 5. The tourists were .. when they discovered they would have to pay $500 for a visa. 6. I find it very . When I talk to English people and I cant think of the words I want to say. 7. I cant understand the way they use the definite article in English. It doesnt make sense; its really.. Marking scheme: S I : 0.25 x 8 = 2.00 SII : 0.25 x 6 = 1.50 SIII : 0.30 x 6 = 1.80 SIV : 0.15x10 = 3.30 0.15x 8 = 1.20 2 points added amusing/amused boring/bored exciting/excited interesting/interested