Cumulative Vocabulary and Grammar Test

Units 1–5 Test B

Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with one word.
1 Most people are afraid ___________ monsters, dogs and death.
2 It’s my mum’s birthday, so I need to get her a birthday ___________ and write something nice.
3 I don’t really like to ___________ crosswords because I never know the answers.
4 I enjoyed my time volunteering abroad and I got ___________ with many of the other volunteers.
5 Let’s go and see the new exhibition at the art ___________ in town.
6 We waited at the ___________ station for half an hour, but the train never came.
7 Most parents hope ___________ a good future for their children.
8 Many place names in the US were borrowed ___________ the UK.
9 You shouldn’t throw everything ___________ – you can recycle some of it.
10 They only sell energy-___________ light bulbs in my country now.
11 We live in a two-___________ house – the kitchen and living room are downstairs and the
bedrooms and bathrooms are upstairs.
12 I always have to ___________ the table before dinner.
13 Immigration can bring ___________ a lot of problems for a family.
14 When we were driving along Canning Stock Route, our car suddenly broke ___________ .

Mark: ___ / 14

2 Put the words in brackets into the correct noun, verb, adjective or adverb form.
1 There’s something wrong with my ________________ (see) – I think I need to get new glasses.
2 We enjoy going to Spain. The food there is very ________________ (taste).
3 It rained all week, but ________________ (fortunate) there was plenty to do in the indoor leisure
centre.
4 ________________ (surprise), life in the 1940s wasn’t easy.
5 My sister was ________________ (embarrass) when she couldn’t get on her horse.
6 The wildlife in Costa Rica was ________________ (amaze).
7 We had an ________________ (excite) time during our rafting trip down Rio Negro.
8 The ________________ (develop) of the frontal cortex happens last.
9 Teenagers sometimes do risky things to make an ________________ (impress) on their friends.
10 They had no ________________ (intend) of coming to my party.

Mark: ___ / 10

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3 Answer the questions.
1 What do you call a piece of plastic or paper that shows who you are? ___________________
2 Which of these words can you use with do: a journey / good / a choice / exercise?
______________________________________
3 What three compound nouns can you make with the word shopping?
______________________________________
4 Which phrasal verb means to escape? ___________________
5 What is the antonym of wide? ___________________
6 Where can you go to report a crime? ___________________
7 What are the five senses? ___________________
8 What do you call the distance that food travels to get to our homes? ___________________
9 Which of these things do you normally keep in a tube: soda / tissues / crisps / toothpaste?
___________________
10 What do you call household items that help us to save time? ___________________
11 Which phrasal verb means learn more information? ___________________
12 What is the strong form of silly? ___________________

Mark: ___ / 12

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Grammar
4 There is one word missing in each sentence. Rewrite the sentences adding the word in the
correct place.
1 How many times you volunteered abroad?
__________________________________________________________________________
2 The garden in this house is not big for us.
__________________________________________________________________________
3 I’m a couch surfer and at the moment I staying with a family in Colombia.
__________________________________________________________________________
4 How many countries you visit when you were travelling?
__________________________________________________________________________
5 We were really tired when we going up the mountain.
__________________________________________________________________________
6 I normally have few apples a day.
__________________________________________________________________________

Mark: ___ / 6

5 Rewrite sentence b so that it has a similar meaning to sentence a. Use the words in
brackets. Do not change the given words.
1 a She finished the race a few minutes ago.
b ___________________________________________________________ (just)
2 a She’s never at work on Mondays.
b ___________________________________________________________ (go)
3 a I only have a few glasses of water a day.
b ___________________________________________________________ (many)
4 a I was getting off the bus when I noticed that everything fell out of my bag.
b ___________________________________________________________ (as)
5 a Cibo is an Italian restaurant. We went there for my birthday.
b ___________________________________________________________ (where)
6 a We moved to the UK in 2007.
b ___________________________________________________________ (since)
7 a Our house costs the same as our neighbour’s house.
b ___________________________________________________________ (expensive)
8 a This house is too small for us to buy.
b ___________________________________________________________ (big)

Mark: ___ / 8

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6 Complete the text with the correct words (a–c).
For brother and sister Kate and Dan Suski, April 21 started like every other day during their dream
holiday on 1____ St. Lucia. They got up, 2____ sun was shining and the wind 3____ , so they decided
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____ on a fishing trip.
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_____ trip was going well, but 6____ Dan was reeling in a huge marlin, the electric system suddenly
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____ . Water started getting into the boat and flooded the engine room. The captain tried 8____ help.
But as more water 9____ into the boat, he yelled, ‘Jump off, jump off!’
Kate, Dan, the captain and his mate all jumped into the water. 10____ they were drifting in the water
and waiting for the rescue team, their boat sank. They waited for an hour, but then they decided
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_____ to the shore. They were worried about sharks and getting hypothermia. They were also
worried that they would get lost. It started raining and it was getting 12____ . Suddenly, Kate and Dan
couldn’t 13____ the captain and his mate. They wondered if they should 14____ , but they knew that
they had to carry on 15____ because it was no longer light 16____ .
All of a sudden, they saw a plane and a helicopter 17____ appeared in the distance, but 18____ noticed
them. After swimming for twelve to fourteen hours, they saw the shore, but it was impossible to get
out of the water because there were 19____ rocks. Finally, they saw a bit of sand and got on to the
shore. They spent the night sleeping under some leaves. In the morning, they agreed 20____ and find
help. Eventually, they were rescued. They also found out that the captain and mate were safe.
1 a the b 0 c a
2 a the b 0 c a
3 a blew b was blowing c blown
4 a to go b to going c going
5 a A b The c 0
6 a while b since c when
7 a broke up b broke out c broke down
8 a to get b getting c get
9 a getting b was getting c gets
10 a When b As c Because
11 a getting b to get c get
12 a more cold b the coldest c colder
13 a see b seeing c sight
14 a turn up b turn back c turn out
15 a to swim b swimming c swim
16 a more b enough c too
17 a when b whose c that
18 a anyone b no one c someone
19 a much b many c a lot of
20 a to go b go d going

Mark: ___ / 10
TOTAL MARKS: ___ / 60
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