Units 1 & 2

Progress Test

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Name: ______________________________
Date: ______________________________
Mark: ________/ 80 marks

Reading
A Read Claire’s family story.
It’s amazing how sometimes there is a family story that no one
talks about. One summer when I was about 10 years old, I found
out something that really surprised me. At the time, I was staying
with my grandparents on their farm. I loved spending time with
them, but Grandad was pretty busy working every day and
Grandma didn’t always talk very much. I know they loved me by
the way they smiled at me all the time, and they always told me
that I took after my dad. However, I don’t think they were always
comfortable being around an energetic girl. So I had to find ways
to entertain myself.

I used to love going up to the attic. I would spend hours looking

through all the old stuff stored up there. There were boxes of
books and papers and a lot of other interesting things. My mum
had told me I would probably inherit most of it someday. One day,
while I was looking around in the corner of the room, I came
across a chest full of old-fashioned dresses. They looked expensive
– the kind of thing a woman would wear to a fancy party. A lot of
them were made of silk. ‘Who do they all belong to?’ I wondered.
For the next few days, I kept thinking about the clothes. I finally
told my grandmother what I had found. For a moment, she sat
there not saying anything. Grandad looked up from his newspaper I finally decided that if I didn’t do it, I would always regret it. I was
and smiled. ‘Well, you can’t keep it a secret,’ he said. Grandma away for four long years.’ Grandad looked up and said, ‘I only saw
looked down at her hands and sighed. ‘I guess you’re right,’ she her once when I went to see her perform. She didn’t know I was in
said. the audience; I told her about it later. I didn’t want her to think
about coming back until she was ready.’ ‘About six months after
This is what she said. ‘When I was young, I liked to sing and
his visit, I was ready,’ Grandma said. I went over and hugged
people said that I had a good voice. My mother had told me many
Grandma. ‘That’s so sweet!’ I said. ‘I want to know more about it!’
times. When I was about 17 years old, I decided I wanted to
Grandma smiled at me and replied. ‘Maybe I’ll tell you more
become a professional singer. But there was a problem. I had
another day.’ That was fine with me, but the next day I was back up
fallen in love with your grandfather. I didn’t want to be separated
in the attic looking at all Grandma’s wonderful clothes and thinking
from him, but I had to leave to become a successful entertainer.
about what her life must have been like then.

B Complete the Exam Task.

Exam Task
Look at the sentences below. Read the text to decide if each sentence is correct or 5 People paid
incorrect. Write T (True) or F (False). Claire’s
grandma
1 Claire says her grandad was a hard-working man. compliments
2 Claire’s grandparents thought Claire and her father were similar. about her
singing.
3 Claire found some casual, modern dresses in the attic.
6 Claire’s
4 When Claire saw the dresses, she was sure they were her grandmother’s.
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 grandma didn’t want to leave town because she was too young.
7 Grandad tried to help Grandma make an important decision.
8 A year after Claire’s grandma returned, she had her wedding.

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 Vocabulary and Use your English
A Circle the correct words.

1 Mike takes after / for his mum – they both like playing music and reading books.
2 My older brother took / passed down his old clothes to me.
3 Add two eggs and put the mixing / mixture in the oven. Your cake will be ready in 20 minutes.
4 My mum says I shouldn’t be choosy / choice and I must eat the food we have.
5 Her grandmother brought / passed away last year.
6 Tom found out / up amazing things about his uncle when he read his journal.
7 Daisy’s brother is very popular at school. Everyone says he looks after / like Zac Efron.
8 I was looking for / up my granny’s old photos and instead I found the letters she wrote to my grandad when
they were engaged.
9 I won’t tell you what Martin said because you can’t keep / get a secret.
10 Mum always says that we brighten / bright her life with our ( / 10 marks)
laughter.

B Circle the odd one out.

1 divorced married middle-aged

2 ancestors traditions twins
3 easy-going unkind friendly
4 height slim overweight
5 find out take after look like
6 honest reliable young
7 thirst hunger vitamin
8 dish bite plate (___/ 8 marks)

C Match the words in bold in the sentences 1–6 with their meanings a–f.
1 She was very sad because her grandfather passed away. a give to a younger relation
2 He looked after his sister. b get really upset
3 Jack fell to pieces when Fiona told him she wanted a divorce. c looked similar to
4 You must have sympathy for other people and their d show understanding
problems. e did everything for
5 My great-grandmother passed down this beautiful ring to
me.
6 My cousin took after his very tall f died ( / 6 marks)
father.

D Complete the dialogue with these words.

bowl waiter delicious dessert protein spoon starter dinner
Anna: I can’t wait to have (1) ! I’m really starving.
Ben: So am I. That pizza looks (2) .
Anna: Yes, it does but let’s have a (3) of soup first. It’s my favourite (4) .
Ben: Ok. Then we’ll have the pizza. Do you think there’s a lot of (5) in pizza?
Anna: There must be some, but I don’t know how much. Can you ask the (6) for another set of
cutlery? I don’t have any.
Ben: Ok. You’ll need a big (7) to eat the soup.
Anna: I sure do. What should we have for (8) ?
Ben: I don’t know about you, but I’m having ice cream.
Anna: That sounds like a wonderful idea. ( / 8 marks)

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 Grammar
A Circle the correct words.
1 Water is freezing / freezes at 0 o Celsius.
2 We are going / go to the cinema after dinner this evening.
3 Why does Sue smell / is Sue smelling the cheese?
4 My mobile phone is ringing / rings. I have to answer it.
5 My grandparents aren’t having / don’t have a new car.
6 The weather is getting / gets hotter with each passing day.
7 The Nelsons are visiting / visit France every summer.
8 Most people are believing / believe that junk food is bad for our health.
9 What are you doing / do you do every day after class?
10 Peter is working / works as a waiter this summer to save some money. ( / 10 marks)

B Complete the sentences with these words.

a few a little a number of any much

1 There weren’t children on the street.

2 snow fell this morning, but it didn’t even cover the
ground.
3 Did it take time to get to school this morning?
4 my relatives live in Australia.
( / 5 marks)
5 Only of the children came to the party.

C Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the Past Simple or the Past
Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
Paul: Hi Mandy.
Mandy: Hi Paul. (1) (you / do) anything after school yesterday?
Paul: No, I (2) (not do). What about you?
Mandy: Well, after I got home, I (3) (check) my messages on Facebook.
I (4) (have) one from Roland. He asked me to meet him at the mall.
Paul: Did you go?
Mandy: Yes, I did. When I got there, Roland (5) (wait) for me. We
(6) (decide) to see a movie instead of going shopping.
Paul: How did you get home?
Mandy: It (7) (not rain) so we walked home.
Paul: Did you play computer games when you got home?
Mandy: No, we couldn’t. My sister (8) (use) the computer, so we
(9) (watch) a football game on TV instead.
Paul: Did Roland go home after the game?
Mandy: No, he didn’t. While we (10) (watch) the game, my mother
asked Roland to stay for dinner, so he ( / 10 marks)
did.

D Complete the sentences using the correct form of used to, be used to, get used to or would.

1 After living in India for five years, I eventually eating curry.

2 Jenny cooking her own meals now. Her mum taught her before she left home.
3 Linda has been living in Finland all her life so she the cold weather.
4 My mum invite all my cousins to my birthday parties. They were great fun!
5 When my dad was a student he own a computer. He used to type his assignments.

( / 5 marks)

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 Writing
Complete the Exam
Task. Exam Task
Write an email to a friend describing a surprise birthday party you gave for your grandad.
In your email you should:
write about the preparations you
made write about the food you served
(100 words)
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