4 th FORM PRACTICE TEST 6 1-Complete with the words in the box. NECK WINGS TAIL HORN BACK SCALES FEATHERS 1
2-Look and write the name inwg getnuo iatl ceslsa 3-Read and write the names of the people in Priya's family. This is my family. We all live together in the same house in Bombay, India. The youngest person is my sister Anya. She's only a baby. The oldest person is my grandfather. My mother is the most beautiful and my uncle is the most handsome. My father is the tallest and my brother Bhupinda is the fattest. My cousin Daya is the thinnest. My grandmother is the most intelligent. She's a professor at the university. My aunt Savita is the most modern and my cousin Mohit is the funniest. I love living with my entire family! 2
4- Read and write the names (Meiying or Ryan). : My school is more interesting because there are international students. : My garden is more beautiful because we have tropical plants. : Our forests are more dangerous because there are crocodiles! : My life is more exciting because I live in a big city. : My life is more peaceful because I live in the country. 3
5-Look and write T (true) or F (false). 1. Tom is thinner than Harry. 2. Harry is the youngest. 3. Dick is more handsome than Tom. 4. Dick is the ugliest. 5. Dick is more modern than Harry. 6-Complete the chart with the correct comparative and superlative form of the adjective. ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE fast long dangerous big heavy quick beautiful good bad nice cheap expensive 4
7- Comparisons with animals: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5373 8- Write comparative sentences about the pictures using than and the words in brackets (). Use the Present Simple. 4 (be/ tall) Tom is taller than Sam. 1 (be/ cold). 2 (be/hungry). 3 (be/small). 4 (be/happy). 5 (be/young). 6 (be/rich). 7 (be/friendly). 5
9- Complete the sentences using the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets (). Anna is the youngest (young) person in the class. 1 We stayed in (bad) hotel in the whole city. 2 People say that it is (funny) film of the year. 3 What is (tall) building in the world? 4 Her teachers say that she is (good) student in the school. 5 Many people say that Venice is (beautiful) city in the world. 10- Look at the information about three boats and complete the sentences using the correct superlative form of the adjectives in brackets (). BOATS LENGTH TOP SPEED PRICE Queen Anne 14 metres 35 knots 9,000 Red Devil 6 metres 72 knots 23,000 Jolly Jim 4 metres 28 knots 6,000 (long) The Queen Anne is the longest boat. 1 (short) boat. 2 (fast) boat. 3 (slow) boat. 4 (expensive) The Red Devil is boat. 5 (expensive) The Jolly Jim is boat. 6
11- Read and circle. 1. The red flowers are more expensive/expensiver than the purple flowers. 2. The yellow flowers are more cheap/ cheaper than the red flowers. 3. The purple flowers are less expensive/ lesser expensive than the yellow flowers. 4. The orange flowers are the most cheap/ the cheapest of all. 5. The red flowers are the most expensive/ the expensivest of all. 12-Read, choose and write the correct word. My name is Billy and I have two brothers and two sisters: Sandy, Maria, Thomas and Henry. Sandy is 1) than Maria. But Maria is 2) of them and always shares her toys. Henry is younger 3) Thomas. But Henry is 4) than his brother and more relaxed. Thomas 5) quieter than his brother. They are all different, but I like them all in 6) ways. 7
1. older more old oldest 2. more generous generouser the most generous 3. as like than 4. friendlier more friendly most friendly 5. looked looks looking 6. different same more similar 13-Circle the correct word to complete the sentences. 1. You (must/mustn't) study hard to pass the exam. 2. When my dad was a kid, he (could/must) swim very fast. 3. My father (could/used) to be an excellent tennis player when he was young. 4. When I was a little girl, I (must/ had to) help my mum clean my room. 5. Steven (could/couldn't) speak 4 languages when he was 5 and his parents were very proud of him. 14-Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Use Past Simple or Past Continuous. 1. I (work) in the garden when my grandmother (phone). 2. She (make) a cake when her husband (arrive). 3. When he (go) round the corner, a thief (wait) for him. 4. When I (get) home, I (make) some tea. 8
5. They (chat) when suddenly the computer (crash). 15- What do they look like? Read and match. 1. Mrs. Simmons has got green eyes and brown hair. She likes wearing pink earrings. 2. Linda has got long blonde hair. She looks very young. 3. Mr. Fox has very little hair and he hasn't got a beard. 4. Mr. Pinkley hasn't got a moustache. He is wearing sunglasses, a white shirt and a black tie. 9
16- Listen and choose. 17- Writing: Look at this monster from the past. Please describe it in about 50-70 words including: its name place where it lived physical characteristics a comparison with some other animals abilities (could/couldn't) 10
4 th FORM PRACTICE TEST 6 (key) (RESPUESTAS) Exercise 1 Exercise 2 wing tongue tail scales 11
Exercise 3 Savita mother father grandfather uncle Daya Anya Mohit grandmother Bhupinda Exercise 4 Meiying: My school is more interesting because there are international students. Ryan: My garden is more beautiful because we have tropical plants. Ryan: Our forests are more dangerous because there are crocodiles! Meiying: My life is more exciting because I live in a big city. Ryan: My life is more peaceful because I live in the country. Exercise 5 1. Tom is thinner than Harry. T 2. Harry is the youngest. F 3. Dick is more handsome than Tom. T 4. Dick is the ugliest. F 5. Dick is more modern than Harry. T 12
Exercise 6 ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE fast faster fastest long longer longest dangerous more dangerous most dangerous big bigger biggest heavy heavier heaviest quick quicker quickest beautiful more beautiful most beautiful good better best bad worse worst nice nicer nicest cheap cheaper cheapest expensive more expensive most expensive Exercise 7 Online activity Exercise 8 1 Alaska is colder than Spain. 2 Steve is hungrier than Jane. 3 Washington is smaller than New York. 4 Mary is happier than Mike. 5 I am younger than my brother. 6 Film stars are richer than teachers. 7 Peter is friendlier than Chris. 13
Exercise 9 1 We stayed in the worst (bad) hotel in the whole city. 2 People say that it is the funniest (funny) film of the year. 3 What is the tallest (tall) building in the world? 4 Her teachers say that she is the best (good) student in the school. 5 Many people say that Venice is the most beautiful(beautiful) city in the world. Exercise 10 1 The Jolly Jim is the shortest boat. 2 The Red Devil is the fastest boat. 3 The Jolly Jim is the slowest boat. 4 The Red Devil is the most expensive boat. 5 The Jolly Jim is the least expensive boat. Exercise 11 1. The red flowers are more expensive/expensiver than the purple flowers. 2. The yellow flowers are more cheap/ cheaper than the red flowers. 3. The purple flowers are less expensive/ lesser expensive than the yellow flowers. 4. The orange flowers are the most cheap/ the cheapest of all. 5. The red flowers are the most expensive/ the expensivest of all. 14
Exercise 12 My name is Billy and I have two brothers and two sisters: Sandy, Maria, Thomas and Henry. Sandy is 1) older than Maria. But Maria is 2) the most generous of them and always shares her toys. Henry is younger 3) than Thomas. But Henry is 4) more friendly than his brother and more relaxed. Thomas 5) looks quieter than his brother. They are all different, but I like them all in 6) different ways. Exercise 13 1. You (must/mustn't) study hard to pass the exam. 2. When my dad was a kid, he (could/must) swim very fast. 3. My father (could/used) to be an excellent tennis player when he was young. 4. When I was a little girl, I (must/ had to) help my mum clean my room. 5. Steven (could/couldn't) speak 4 languages when he was 5 and his parents were very proud of him. Exercise 14 1. I was working (work) in the garden when my grandmother phoned(phone). 2. She was making (make) a cake when her husband arrived (arrive). 3. When he was going (go) round the corner, a thief was waiting (wait) for him. 4. When I got (get) home, I made (make) some tea. 15
5. They were chatting (chat) when suddenly the computer crashed(crash). Exercise 15 Exercise 16 Exercise 17 Open answer 16