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Lookback Unit 9

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the correct option

a)

He forgot totally their anniversary.

b)

He totally forgot their anniversary

2.

Select the correct option

a)

I like to go twice a year on holiday.

b)

I like to go on holiday twice a year.

3.

Select the correct option

a)

The flower festival takes place annually.

b)

The flower festival annually takes place.

4.

Select the correct option

a)

The situation was so absurd that we simultaneously started laughing.

b)

The situation was so absurd that we started simultaneously laughing.

5.

Select the correct option

a)

Alf frequently moans about the cost of living.

b)

Frequently Alf moans about the cost of living.

6.

In my opinion, Emin’s work is .............and doesn’t deserve the attention it gets. It’s hard to discern any trace of creativity in it and too often it resembles a pile of rubbish, yet to be collected.

a)

charming

b)

overrated

c)

compelling

7.

Paasilinna’s.............humour can be enjoyed in his novel, The Howling Miller, a fable that gently mocks those rigidly conforming to somewhat narrow-minded ways of thinking.

a)

subtle

b)

bleak

c)

well-received

8.

The more traditional tend to consider Grayson’s work as provocative and strange but to fans of contemporary art, it is ............. and totally original.

a)

subtle

b)

poignant

c)

striking

9.

The TV series, Fargo, was surprisingly ................. by fans, many of whom had feared that the brilliance of the Coen Brother’s film would be lost when it was remade into a series.

a)

well-received

b)

offbeat

c)

overrated

10.

The theme of the class was ............. personalities in film and book. My personal favourite was David Bowie, whose film roles have all been rather unusual and off-the-wall.

a)

poignant

b)

offbeat

c)

subtle

11.

Whether Jamie gets the flat or not will come ........ how much he earns.

a)

down to

b)

up with

c)

round to

12.

I’m really looking forward to catching ............ all my old friends at the school reunion.

a)

along with

b)

on to

c)

up with

13.

I’m so busy these days I never seem to get .......... organising all my papers and filing.

a)

away with

b)

round to

c)

up to

14.

Daisy is so competitive. She goes ............ for all the sports competitions at school.

a)

along with

b)

in for

c)

out with

15.

I’ve never been able to put ........ arrogant behaviour or rudeness. I just can’t stand it!

a)

down to

b)

in for

c)

up with

16.

Select the missing words: It was so cathartic to have the opportunity to ..... my feelings ...... and release all the emotions I’d be holding on to for so long.

a)

let

b)

fly

c)

come

d)

be

17.

Select the missing words: Whenever I’m figuring out the main storyline of a new play that I’m writing, I always ......... a fresh .................on my ideas. It’s so useful to have feedback on whether the plot is plausible or not.

a)

crave

b)

perspective

c)

rave

d)

rant

18.

Select the missing words: Silvia is always ............. ........... the wonderful year she spent studying in Vancouver and all the fantastic people she met there.

a)

ranting

b)

about

c)

raving

d)

craving

19.

Select the missing words: Garan’s always been one to .............. his mind. If he feels passionately about something, he’ll always have strong ............... and he’s never afraid to share them!

a)

speaking

b)

feelings

c)

thoughts

d)

letting

20.

Select the missing words: There’s nothing Dave ......... more than having a good ...................... about the state of the economy and the dishonest politicians who are ruining the country.

a)

ranting

b)

enjoys

c)

hates

d)

raving