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Test 2014/15 School level

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Stonehenge located?

a)

Suffolk

b)

Wiltshire

c)

Berkshire

d)

Cheshire

2.

Gibraltar has long been the subject of argument between the UK and

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

Ireland

d)

France

3.

The capital of Scotland is

a)

Glasgow

b)

Edingurgh

c)

Dundee

d)

Aberdeen

4.

The national symbol of Wales is

a)

the daffodil

b)

the thistle

c)

the red rose

d)

the shamrock

5.

The national symbol of England is

a)

the daffodil

b)

the shamrock

c)

the red rose

d)

the thistle

6.

The national symbol of Scotland is

a)

the thistle

b)

the red rose

c)

the shamrock

d)

the daffodil

7.

The national symbol of Ireland is

a)

the daffodil

b)

the red rose

c)

the thistle

d)

the shamrock

8.

To see Alcatraz Island, which was a federal prison, you need to go to:

a)

San Diego

b)

San Francisco

c)

San Antonio

d)

Santa Fe

9.

Ben Navis, the highest peak of the British Isles, is in:

a)

Ireland

b)

Scotland

c)

Wales

d)

England

10.

Which country did the USA buy Alaska from?

a)

China

b)

France

c)

Canada

d)

Russia

11.

New South Wales is in

a)

England

b)

Canada

c)

Australia

d)

New Zealand

12.

Complete the sentence with a suitable PHRASAL VERB:

After retiring my father ........ ......... fishing to keep himself occupied.

a)

took up

b)

took off

c)

set down

d)

take back

13.

Complete the sentence with a suitable PHRASAL VERB:

she argued with her parents because she decided to ....... ........ of college.

a)

drop in

b)

drop out

c)

take up

d)

take back

14.

Complete the sentence with a suitable PHRASAL VERB:

The funfair was ........ ......... because of the accident.

a)

closed down

b)

closed up

c)

set down

d)

dropped out

15.

Complete the sentence with a suitable PHRASAL VERB:

Why did you ......... ......... without saying goodbye?

a)

take back

b)

clear out

c)

set down

d)

take off

16.

Complete the sentence with a suitable PHRASAL VERB:

you wouldn’t believe who ........ ........ at my place yesterday.

a)

dropped in

b)

took off

c)

set down

d)

took back

17.

Complete the sentence with a suitable PHRASAL VERB:

Could you please ............. me ............ at the bus stop?

a)

set down

b)

take back

c)

drop out

d)

drop in

18.

Complete the mini-dialogues:

I’m moving to Australia next month.

a)

Cheers then

b)

Blast it!

c)

You lucky thing!

d)

It’s a deal!

19.

Complete the mini-dialogues:

Oh, no, you’ve destroyed my best suit!

a)

Blast it!

b)

Not at all

c)

Just let me see if he’s in

d)

You’ve lost me

20.

Complete the mini-dialogues:

Ok, so see you tomorrow?

a)

Shall we?

b)

Sure, go ahead

c)

No, no yet, just a minute

d)

Cheers then

21.

Complete the mini-dialogues:

How about a good film?

a)

Not at all

b)

Cheers then

c)

A bit

d)

That sounds great!

22.

Complete the mini-dialogues:

Do you mind it if Imvisit you tonight?

a)

Not at all

b)

You lucky thing!

c)

Cheers then

d)

You’ve lost me

23.

Complete the mini-dialogues:

There are a couple of things I’d like to ask you about.

a)

Sure, go ahead.

b)

It’s a deal

c)

Shall we?

d)

A bit

24.

Complete the sentence with one word.

If you ......... over splits milk, you despair over something that can’t be changed.

a)

slip

b)

sound

c)

bundle

d)

cry

25.

Complete the sentence with one word.

if someone loses their job, they are a/an ............ of nerves.

a)

bundle

b)

sound

c)

make

d)

slip

26.

Complete the sentence with one word.

if you ......... the bull by the horns, you face a difficult situation bravely.

a)

take

b)

make

c)

do

d)

slip

27.

Complete the sentence with one word.

If you .......... on thin ice , you are in a risky position.

a)

skate

b)

slip

c)

bundle

d)

make

28.

Complete the sentence with one word.

If you .......... a mountain out of a molehill, you pay too much attention to trivial things.

a)

take

b)

do

c)

make

d)

sound

29.

Complete the sentence with one word.

If a missing child is found safe and ............. , they are alive and healthy.

a)

sound

b)

slip

c)

safe

d)

secure

30.

Complete the second sentence with the word in CAPITALS so that it means the same as the first sentence.

It was wrong of you to take that money. HAVE

a)

You needn’t have taken the money.

b)

You shouldn’t have taken the money.

c)

You can’t have taken the money.

d)

You didn’t need to take the money.

31.

Complete the second sentence with the word in CAPITALS so that it means the same as the first sentence.

As soon as I left, I realized I’d forgotten the keys. THAN

a)

No sooner had I left than I realized I’d forgotten the keys.

b)

No sooner I had left than I realized I’d forgotten the keys.

c)

No sooner I left than I had realized I’d forgotten the keys.

d)

No sooner had I left than I had realized I’d forgotten the keys.

32.

Complete the second sentence with the word in CAPITALS so that it means the same as the first sentence.

I don’t like it when people stare at me. STARED

a)

I don’t like staring at people.

b)

I don’t like being stared at.

c)

I don’t like people staring at me.

d)

I don’t like when people stare at me.

33.

Complete the second sentence with the word in CAPITALS so that it means the same as the first sentence.

Have you got the keys? ASKED

a)

She asked me if I have got the keys.

b)

She asked me if I had the keys.

c)

She asked me have I got the keys.

d)

She asked me if I had had the keys.

34.

Complete the second sentence with the word in CAPITALS so that it means the same as the first sentence.

My mum made me feel bad about what I’d done. MADE

a)

I was made feel bad about what I’d done.

b)

I was made to feel bad about what I’d done.

c)

I was made feeling bad about what I’d done.

d)

I was made to feeling bad about what I’d done.

35.

Complete the second sentence with the word in CAPITALS so that it means the same as the first sentence.

My exam starts at 8 tomorrow morning. TAKING

a)

At 8 tomorrow morning I will be taking my exam.

b)

At 8 tomorrow morning I will have taken my exam.

c)

At 8 tomorrow morning I will have been taking my exam.

d)

At 8 tomorrow morning I am taking my exam.