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ENGLISH 12 - MOCK TEST 3 for GCSEs

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

pays

b)

plays

c)

says

d)

sprays

2.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

treatment

b)

struggle

c)

initiate

d)

total

3.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

maneuver

b)

synchronized

c)

distribute

d)

aquatic

4.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

disappear

b)

imagine

c)

volunteer

d)

represent

5.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.


Listen, please. You _____ talk during this exam.

a)

won’t

b)

mustn’t

c)

wouldn’t

d)

couldn’t

6.

Our health is being _____ by air pollution.

a)

dangerous

b)

dangerously

c)

danger

d)

endangered

7.

_____ behalf of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement.

a)

In

b)

From

c)

On

d)

Of

8.

Look at the dirt on your clothes! _____ in the garden again?

a)

Do you dig

b)

Are you digging

c)

Have you dug

d)

Have you been digging

9.

You should look up the meaning of the new word in the dictionary _____ misuse it.

a)

in order to not

b)

to

c)

so as not to

d)

so that

10.

The man speaks _____ I cannot understand him.

a)

so fast that

b)

such quickly that

c)

so fastly that

d)

slowly enough

11.

In the kitchen, there is a _____ table.

a)

beautiful large round wooden

b)

large beautiful round wooden

c)

beautiful round large wooden

d)

large wooden beautiful round

12.

The _____ cheered when the final goal was scored in the match today.

a)

spectators

b)

onlookers

c)

viewers

d)

audience

13.

Don’t expect to be treated _____ in this hospital.

a)

preferential

b)

preference

c)

preferred

d)

preferentially

14.

Children should be _____ by their parents on the first day of school.

a)

accompanied

b)

followed

c)

involved

d)

associated

15.

This woman has _____ her whole life to helping others.

a)

spent

b)

dedicated

c)

used

d)

contributed

16.

This factory produced _____ motorbikes in 2008 as in the year 2006.

a)

twice as many as

b)

as

c)

twice as many

d)

as many as twice

17.

_____________, I would have trained him to be a horse racer.

a)

If I had known him when he is younger

b)

Had I known him when he was younger

c)

Unless I had known him when he was younger

d)

Had I known him when was he younger

18.

It is really hard to _____ on such low salary.

a)

make ends meet

b)

make up your mind

c)

make a mess

d)

make a fuss

19.

– “You are driving too fast.” -“Yes, I was. ______________.”

a)

Sorry

b)

Mind never head

c)

Be quick

d)

Half an hour

20.

– “_________?” - “I’m being served, thanks.”

a)

What do you need

b)

Why don’t you order

c)

Can I help you

d)

Can I serve now

21.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.


On behalf of the host country, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai declared the 22nd SEA Games opening ceremony.

a)

Being

b)

Because of

c)

In order to help

d)

As the representative of

22.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.


Italy opened its account in the 25th minute, with Andrea Pirlo converting the penalty into goal.

a)

exchanging

b)

getting

c)

changing

d)

making

23.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.


The mission statement of the International Movement as formulated in the “Strategy 2010” document of the Federation is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity.

a)

weak and unprotected

b)

wealthy and famous

c)

poor and disabled

d)

strong and well-protected

24.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.


When he came round, his wallet and bike were nowhere to be found.

a)

arrived home

b)

climbed the stairs

c)

was unconscious

d)

recovered

25.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.


Students should be encouraged to discuss critically about the information that they are given.

a)

should be

b)

to discuss

c)

about

d)

are given

26.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.


Up to World War II almost all important research in physics had been made in universities, with only university funds for support.

a)

almost all

b)

research

c)

made

d)

for support

27.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.


The prisoner is known to escape three days ago. The police are looking for him.

a)

The

b)

to escape

c)

ago

d)

are looking

28.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.


I am on the tenth page of the report I am writing.

a)

I have completed writing ten pages of the report.

b)

Tonight I’m going to write the tenth page of the report.

c)

So far I have been written ten pages of the report.

d)

I have finished writing the report on the tenth page.

29.

Let’s leave at the end of the next program.

a)

We must leave before the next program has ended.

b)

As soon as the next program has finished, we should leave.

c)

I would like you to leave when the next program ends.

d)

If the next program finishes, I will leave immediately.

30.

“Would you mind turning down the TV, Tom? I have a headache,” said Jane.

A. Jane asked Tom to turn down the TV because she had a headache.

B. Jane has a headache and she would mind Tom turning down the TV.

C. Jane refused Tom to turn down the TV if she had a headache.

D. Jane would mind Tom turning down the TV as she has a headache.

a)

Jane asked Tom to turn down the TV because she had a headache.

b)

Jane has a headache and she would mind Tom turning down the TV.

c)

Jane refused Tom to turn down the TV if she had a headache.

d)

Jane would mind Tom turning down the TV as she has a headache.

31.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.


The stranger had a wild look in her eyes. It was hard to tell if she was frightened or simply crazy.

a)

The wild look in her eyes made it hard to tell if the stranger was frightened or simply crazy.

b)

Because it was hard to tell the stranger if she was frightened or simply crazy, a wild look in her eyes was observed.

c)

With the wild look in her eyes, the stranger found it hard to tell if she was frightened or simply crazy.

d)

Despite the wild look in her eyes, the stranger found it hard to tell if she was frightened or simply crazy.

32.

Our products are environmentally friendly. We package all of them in recyclable materials.

a)

Our products are packed in recyclable materials to be environmentally friendly.

b)

Packed in recyclable materials, our products are environmentally friendly.

c)

Packing our products in recyclable materials, we make them environmentally friendly.

d)

The recyclable package of our products make them look environmentally friendly.