Snapshot Pre-Intermediate – Test 3B
Test 3 B.
Units 6 - 7
Grammar .
1 Complete the sentences with the past simple or
past continuous. [5 marks]
1 We ............... (walk) in the forest when we
............... (see) a horse .
2 While we ............... (climb) the mountain, I
............... (drop) my camera.
3 He ............... (sit) in the theatre when his
mobile phone ............... (ring).
4 While she ............... (swim) in the sea, a boat
.......... (hit) her.
5 Where ............... he ............... (stand) when the bus
............... (crash)?
2 Look at the pictures. Write sentences using
when or while. [5 marks]
[Total 80 marks]
3 Circle the correct
prepositions. [5 marks]
4 Complete the sentences with
the correct question tags. [5 marks]
You live near here, don’t you .?
1 Sam Harding fell in the water,
..……………….. ?
2 He didn't hurt himself,
3 They aren't at school today,
4 She lives with her aunt,
5 Kate is a dentist,
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3B .
5 Use the present perfect with just and yet to
join Columns A and B in your notebook. [5 marks]
6 Complete the sentences with the
verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or
the present perfect simple form. [5 marks]
You are very white . Have you been ill?(be)
1 .............. you ever .............. money in the street? (find)
2 I .............. ten text messages since 8.00. (have)
3 I .............. to Cornwall when I was young. (go)
4 .............. she .............. a new haircut? (get)
5 You look unhappy. .............. you just .............. some bad news? (hear)
Vocabulary .
7 Read the sentences below and choose
the correct word for each space. [5 marks]
Don't jump on your beds.
a) struggle b) sink c) slip d) jump
1 Don't ................ on the chair - you'll break it.
a) struggle b) jump c) swim d) sink
2 Her grandmother ................ on the
bathroom floor and broke her leg.
a) dived b) slipped c) jump d) sank
3 The Titanic ................ to the bottom of the
Atlantic Ocean.
a) slipped b) dived c) sank d) swam
4 I was very tired and I ................ to
finish the race.
a) swam b) dived c) struggled d) jumped
5 She ................ from a high rock into the sea.
a) sank b) dived c) fall d) jump
8 Label the diagram. [5 marks]
9 Complete the types of humour. [5 marks]
car t o o n
1 sense of h _m _u _ 4 s _t _r _
2 _s _a _d -u_comedy 5 j_ k _
3 s_t _a _i _n comedy
10 Put the words in the
correct columns. [0.5 each = 5 marks]
bounce comedian deputy hole dive
father-in-law footpath jetty leap motorist
Communication .
11 Reorder the words to make
dialogues. [4 marks]
near supermarket there me, is a here? Excuse
Excuse me, is there a supermarket near here?
1 A you me the to cycle shop? the Could way tell
(1) .
B Certainly. Go along this street.
the on the third Take turning right.
(2) .
2 A newsagent's the Could tell me is? where you
(3) .
B the this street as Walk far as down castle.
You'll see it on the left.
(4) .
12 Complete the questions
in the dialogue using
question tags. [3 marks]
A .You’re new in the school, aren't you?
B Yes, I am.
A You're in Mr Davis's class,
(1) ?
B Yes, that's right.
A Your sister's in Year 8,
(2) ?
B Yes, she is.
A You lived in St Ives before,
(3) .?
B No, we didn't. We lived in Tintagel.
13 Use the useful phrases in the
box to complete the dialogues.
There is one extra phrase. [3 marks]
Here she is now.
How’s it going?
Just a minute.
What’s the matter?
A (1) ………………….. . Why
are you writing so fast?
B I want to finish my homework
before Miss Walker arrives.
A (2) ………………………………..
B Fine - I've nearly finished.
A Too late! (3) ……………………………
……………………………
Reading .
14 Read the texts and answer the questions. [10 marks]
a) Look at the statements below about the texts. Are they
correct (v) or incorrect (x)?
1 These are all about the same incident. □
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