Snapshot Pre-Intermediate – Test 1A
Test 1 A .
Units 1 - 2
Grammar .
1 Complete the sentences with the present
simple or the present continuous
form of the verbs in brackets. [5 marks]
Karen is cycling today because she missed the bus. (cycle)
1 I come from Rome but I ……………………..
in Penzance for two weeks. (stay)
2 My aunt ……………… in a hotel all the time.
(live)
3 Eva and Hans ………………… in England
at the moment. (study)
4 Our class ………………… English on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. (have)
5 We ………………. to the cinema every week on
Tuesday evening. (go)
2 Complete the dialogues using echo
questions. [5 marks]
A Do you live here?
B No, I don't. I live in London.
A Do you? Which part do you live in?
1 A There are eighteen people in my English class.
B ………….……. ? There are ten in my class.
2 A Look! It's the number fourteen bus.
B ……………………… ? I can't see from here!
3 A Incubus are my favourite band.
B ……………………….. ? They're my favourite
band, too.
4 A I love going to the cinema.
B …………………………. ? Let's go together sometime.
5 A I've got four English dictionaries.
B ……………………….. ? I haven't got one!
[Total 80 marks]
3 Here are some sentences about why
people are doing things. For each
question, complete the second sentence
so it means the same as the first. [5 marks]
We're learning English. That's why we're in Penzance.
We ’re in Penzance to learn English.
1 He's earning some extra money. That's why he's working in a café. He …………………………….
some extra money .
2 I'm working in a surf shop. That's why I'm living in Penzance. I ………..………………………………
in a surf shop.
3 She's learning Italian. That's why she's living with
an Italian family. She ……………………………
…………………………………… Italian.
4 I'm saving money. That's why I’m bringing sandwiches for lunch. I ……………………….… …………………………………… money.
5 I'm meeting my friend. That's why I'm
waiting outside Penzance station. I ……………
……………………………………… my friend.
4 Complete the sentences with the
correct form of the past simple. Use
the verbs in brackets. [5 marks]
Did she meet Matt at the bus stop? (meet)
1 I ……………..… at 7.30 a.m. this morning. (wake up)
2 Jake …………… on the cat - it made a terrible noise! (step)
3 The bus ………..……… three hours to get here. (take)
4 I ………………………. the one o' clock train because I was too late. (not catch)
5 …………….. they ………………. on the train? (sleep)
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1A.
5 Put so or because in the correct place in
each sentence. [5 marks]
so
I arrived early I \ had a cup of coffee.
1 She waited three hours the train was late.
2 It was very late we didn't watch the video.
3 He telephoned her he liked her.
4 I didn't know the word I looked it up in my dictionary.
5 It was hot we went to the beach.
6 Use the linkers in the box to complete the
paragraph. There is one extra word. [5 marks]
after before finally first
last later the next day
The next day I got up at 6.30. (1) ……… of all I ate some breakfast and (2) …………. that I went to the beach. (3) …………… I went in the sea, I put on my swimming costume. (4) ………… in the afternoon I went into town to meet Laura. I (5) …………….. got
back to the hostel at 7.00 p.m.
Vocabulary .
7 Complete the occupations with -or, -er or -r.
[5 marks]
build er
1 report ……… 2 dive ……… 3 act ………
4 conduct ……… 5 manage …………
8 Match the occupations with their definitions. There are two extra words. [5 marks]
reporter carpenter dentist hairdresser
plumber receptionist sales assistant waiter
Someone who works in a shop sales assistant .
1 Someone who makes tables, bookcases and chairs from wood. ……………………………
2 Someone who cuts and colours hair ………………………
3 Someone who works in a hotel and meets the visitors when they arrive.
……………………………
4 Someone who brings the food and drinks to the tables
in a restaurant. …………………………
5 Someone who works with water pipes in kitchens and bathrooms. …………………………… .
9 Circle the correct word. [5 marks]
I went there last
morning / [year] / a week.
1 We were all late this
afternoon / two hours / midday.
2 She went to the beach two
hours / afternoon / week ago.
3 I had a party at / on / in May.
4 I finished my work at / on / in midnight.
5 There was a disco at / on / in Friday evening.
10 Match the people with their means of
transport. There are two extra words. [5 marks]
bicycle plane racing car coach
motorbike boat horse bus
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