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Films and celebrities

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

He usually cuts my hair ______.

a)

quick

b)

quickly

c)

more quickly

2.

Brian drives ______.

a)

careful

b)

more careful

c)

carefully

3.
We lost the football match 4-2 yesterday. I don't think we played ___.
a)
bad
b)
wrong
c)
badly
d)
worse
4.

She planned their trip to Greece very...

a)

carefully

b)

careful

c)

carefuly

d)

carefull

5.
What are the three main parts of an essay?
a)
The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion.
b)
Introduction, Hook, Body
c)
Introduction, Body, Conclusion
d)
Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal. 
6.
What is a thesis statement?
a)
The statement that is the main idea of an essay.
b)
The statement that introduces each paragraph.
c)
The statement that grabs the reader's attention. 
d)
The final statement in an essay. 
7.

Is it ok to write using personal pronouns (I, my, you, we...) in a mature essay?

a)

absolutely

b)

I do what I want

c)

NO!

8.
There are ways you can make boring tasks more pleasant. __________, bring a portable radio and listen to music on the earphones while you work.
Which of the following transitions best fills the blank in the passage above?
a)
To summarize
b)
Likewise
c)
In contrast
d)
For example
9.
Briefly retelling the main ideas of a piece of writing in your own words is?
a)
primary source
b)
relevant
c)
secondary source
d)
summarizing
10.

What does "PRO" mean?

a)

an advantage

b)

a disadvantage

11.

What does "CON" mean?

a)

an advantage

b)

a disadvantage

12.
"I am sorry I tore your trousers," said Joseph. (apologise)
a)
Joseph apologised about tearing my trousers.
b)
Joseph apologised to having torn my trousers.
c)
Joseph apologised for tearing my trousers.
13.
"Would you like me to give you a lift to the station?" said Harry. (offer)
a)
Harry offered to give me a lift to the station.
b)
Harry offered me to give a lift to the station.
c)
Harry offered giving me a lift to the station.
14.
"I didn´t take your bike!" the boy said. (deny)
a)
The boy denied to have taken my bike.
b)
The boy denied to take my bike.
c)
The boy denied having taken my bike.
15.
to say that something is not true 
a)
argue
b)
deny
c)
state
d)
declare
16.
to tell someone that you are sorry for having done something that has caused them problems or unhappiness 
a)
deny
b)
admit
c)
apologize
d)
persuade
17.
to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly 
a)
admit
b)
deny
c)
agree
d)
convince
18.

" Would you like me to clean up the mess?" she said.

She ... to clean up the mess.

a)

encouraged

b)

suggested

c)

allowed

d)

offered

19.

"You can go to the party this weekend," Mum said.

Mum ... me to go to the party that weekend.

a)

offered

b)

reminded

c)

allowed

d)

invited

20.

"Go for it; apply to Harvard University," the teacher told me.

The teacher ... me to apply to Harvard University.

a)

promised

b)

encouraged

c)

explained

d)

informed

21.

"Will you come to the book club?" William asked her.

William ... her to go to the book club.

a)

suggested

b)

offered

c)

invited

d)

allowed

22.

"This film is boring," he said to his friends.

He ... to his friends that the film was boring.

a)

boasted

b)

complained

c)

promised

d)

accused

23.

"You can purchase tickets to the show online," she said to us.

She ... to us that we could purchase tickets to the show online.

a)

encouraged

b)

informed

c)

explained

d)

reminded

24.

"Classes have been cancelled today," Bill said to me.

Bill ... me that classes had been cancelled that day.

a)

informed

b)

complained

c)

promised

d)

accused

25.

What is the definition of paparazzi?

a)

Movie stars who are also photographers.

b)

Photographers who take pictues of famous people.

c)

Nature photographers who are really good.

26.

I am so tired of all the _____________ about famous people. Why does everyone make up lies and silly stories? Nobody cares.

a)

inspirational

b)

star

c)

wealth

d)

gossip

27.

Sometimes I cannot believe how ____________ the owner of that company is.... he has so much money!

a)

television

b)

star

c)

wealthy

d)

fame

28.

This reminds me of something I saw on ____________ yesterday.

a)

television

b)

movie star

c)

paparazzi

d)

become famous

29.

Everywhere the celebrity went, the ___________ followed her and took pictures.

a)

international

b)

fame

c)

paparazzi

d)

movie star

30.

What is it? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

(a)  

31.

She is __________________. She has changed my entire life by giving me a path to follow and hope to believe in.

a)

rehearse

b)

paparazzi

c)

international

d)

inspirational

32.

He is just a simple actor now... but he hopes to ___________ ______________ someday.

a)

become famous

b)

become rehearsed

c)

become wealthy

d)

become an award

33.

I want to be a __________ _____________ and be in lots of famous films at the cinema. Right now my favorite _________ __________ is Brad Pitt. (two examples)

a)

television

b)

star

c)

movie star

d)

fame

34.

I am not paparazzi... I am a serious _______________ who writes serious articles.

a)

paparazzi

b)

journalist

c)

famous

d)

movie star

35.

You are so ___________! What is it like to be that popular.

a)

fame

b)

journal

c)

famous

d)

movie star

36.

the focus of public attention

a)

Limelight

b)

Reflecitive

c)

Forlorn

d)

Sulk

37.

5 Spell the Word

a)

A. Specialty

b)

B. Spesialty

c)

C. Speciality

d)

D. Specalty

38.

8 Spell the Word

a)

A. Publicety

b)

B. Publicity

c)

C. Pubblicity

d)

D. Publicaty

39.
Privacy means keeping something to yourself.
a)
Yes
b)
No
40.

the idiomatic phrase "heart-to-heart " mean

a)

a deep and honest conversation

b)

going through a difficult time;

c)

got married

41.

the idiomatic phrase "on the rocks " mean

a)

a deep and honest conversation

b)

going through a difficult time;

c)

got married

42.

the idiomatic phrase "none the wiser " mean

a)

remain confused even something has been explained

b)

going through a difficult time;

c)

got married

43.

the idiomatic phrase "tied the knot " mean

a)

remain confused even something has been explained

b)

going through a difficult time;

c)

got married

44.

publicity

a)

to answer back/to talk again

b)

an effort to capture media attention

c)

an offer to buy something

d)

a famous person

45.

bid

a)

to answer back/to talk again

b)

an effort to capture media attention

c)

an offer to buy something

d)

a famous person

46.

respond

a)

to answer back/to talk again

b)

an effort to capture media attention

c)

an offer to buy something

d)

a famous person

47.

celebrity

a)

to answer back/to talk again

b)

an effort to capture media attention

c)

an offer to buy something

d)

a famous person

48.

adapt

a)

to answer back/to talk again

b)

an effort to capture media attention

c)

changing to fit new conditions;

d)

a famous person

49.
The word "genre" means...
a)
an animal
b)
a kind or type
c)
a food
d)
a genius
50.

Cowboys are the main characters of ______.

a)

Horror

b)

Science-fiction

c)

Western

d)

Comedy

51.

Mr. Bean is the main character of British ________.

a)

Musical

b)

Adventure movie

c)

Science-fiction

d)

Comedy

52.

Films with fast moving scenes with violence and fighting.

a)

Action

b)

Romantic

c)

Fantasy

d)

Drama

53.

A film in which drawings or puppets appear to move.

a)

Thriller

b)

Musical

c)

Animation

d)

Fantasy

54.

A film that tells a story about things that happen in an imaginary world.

a)

Thriller

b)

Fantasy

c)

Disaster

d)

History

55.

This movie is usually about crime. The story talks about a detective or police officer solving a crime.

a)

Action

b)

Thriller

c)

Detective

d)

Western

56.

The___________ genre is about discovering secrets. For example, a story of a haunted house. At the beginning of the story, you don't know why the ghosts are there.

a)

Science-fiction

b)

Disaster

c)

Action

d)

Mystery

57.

_____________ films are a genre of film that typically use their action scenes to show and explore exotic locations in an energetic way.

a)

Adventure

b)

Romance

c)

Thriller

d)

Detective

58.

A film that tells about imaginary events that involve science or technology.

a)

Adventure

b)

Musical

c)

Science-fiction (sci-fi)

d)

Biography

59.

A fiction film showing past events in a historical period.

a)

Adventure

b)

Action

c)

Fantasy

d)

Historical film

60.

Does every film belong to one genre?

a)

Yes

b)

No