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AE1 Unit 4 + Unit 5

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in each blank below with the correct word in parentheses. You shouldn’t have __________ to the mall today.

a)

gone

b)

go

c)

went

d)

going

2.

Fill in each blank below with the correct word in parentheses. You could have __________ me assemble the scenery for the play.

a)

helped

b)

help

c)

helps

d)

helping

3.

Fill in each blank below with the correct word in parentheses. Shouldn’t we __________ the costumes tonight?

a)

make

b)

made

c)

makes

d)

making

4.

Fill in each blank below with the correct word in parentheses. The director said we could have __________ them from a costume store, but I’m glad we decided to use recycled fabric instead.

a)

purchased

b)

purchase

c)

sell

d)

sold

5.

Fill in each blank below with the correct word in parentheses. Shouldn’t you __________ your parents you’re staying here tonight?

a)

tell

b)

told

c)

speak

d)

say

6.

Fill in each blank below with the correct word in parentheses. You’re so creative. You could __________ a fashion designer some day!

a)

have become

b)

been

c)

become

d)

being

7.

Danny __________ thrown away those old clothes.

a)

could have

b)

should have

c)

could

d)

should

8.

Complete the sentence frames. Use could, should, could have, and should have to give advice about present and past actions. Use the words and phrases from the box: eco-friendly, fashion footprint, donated, take responsibility, factory, attractive. He __________.

a)

could be more eco-friendly

b)

should take responsibility

c)

could have donated

d)

should have been more attractive

9.

You __________ use products manufactured with toxic chemicals.

a)

could

b)

should

c)

could have

d)

should have

10.

You __________ buy __________.

a)

could, eco-friendly products

b)

should, a new factory

c)

could have, an attractive outfit

d)

should have, donated clothes

11.

We __________ gone to a retail store, but it was cheaper to buy the material __________.

a)

could have, eco-friendly

b)

should have, factory

c)

could have, factory

d)

should have, eco-friendly

12.

You __________ worry about wearing trendy clothes all the time. Think about __________.

a)

could, eco-friendly

b)

should, fashion footprint

c)

could have, donated

d)

should have, take responsibility

13.

Are nylon and polyester __________ materials? Yes, they are.

a)

synthetic

b)

natural

c)

organic

d)

metallic

14.

Is cotton a synthetic material? No, it isn’t. It’s __________.

a)

natural

b)

synthetic

c)

man-made

d)

artificial

15.

Do you wear jeans for comfort? No, I wear them to __________ with my friends.

a)

fit in

b)

stand out

c)

be comfortable

d)

look different

16.

Have you seen the clothes from the new __________? Yes, I love them!

a)

designer

b)

store

c)

collection

d)

brand

17.

Do you __________ your fashion footprint? Yes, I never buy new clothes until I really need them.

a)

take responsibility for

b)

ignore

c)

expand

d)

neglect

18.

I love your __________. It’s really different. Thank you!

a)

style

b)

car

c)

house

d)

dog

19.

Match the words with their definitions. creativity

a)

a place where people work with machines to build things

b)

the money a company keeps after paying staff and other bills

c)

the process of making something in a factory

d)

connected with your mind and feelings, rather than your body

e)

the ability to use your imagination to do or make interesting things

20.

Match the words with their definitions. trendy

a)

something that has recently become popular

b)

a place where people work with machines to build things

c)

the money a company keeps after paying staff and other bills

d)

connected with your mind and feelings, rather than your body

e)

the process of making something in a factory

21.

Match the words with their definitions. psychological

a)

a place where people work with machines to build things

b)

the money a company keeps after paying staff and other bills

c)

the process of making something in a factory

d)

something that has recently become popular

e)

connected with your mind and feelings, rather than your body

22.

Match the words with their definitions. entrepreneur

a)

someone who starts their own business

b)

the process of making something in a factory

c)

the money a company keeps after paying staff and other bills

d)

connected with your mind and feelings, rather than your body

e)

a place where people work with machines to build things

23.

Match the words with their definitions. factory

a)

something that has recently become popular

b)

connected with your mind and feelings, rather than your body

c)

the process of making something in a factory

d)

the money a company keeps after paying staff and other bills

e)

a place where people work with machines to build things

24.

Match the words with their definitions. manufacture

a)

a place where people work with machines to build things

b)

something that has recently become popular

c)

the money a company keeps after paying staff and other bills

d)

connected with your mind and feelings, rather than your body

e)

the process of making something in a factory

25.

Match the words with their definitions. retail shop

a)

the money a company keeps after paying staff and other bills

b)

a place where people work with machines to build things

c)

the process of making something in a factory

d)

connected with your mind and feelings, rather than your body

e)

a place where people can buy what they need

26.

Match the words with their definitions. profit

a)

the process of making something in a factory

b)

the money a company keeps after paying staff and other bills

c)

a place where people work with machines to build things

d)

connected with your mind and feelings, rather than your body

e)

something that has recently become popular

27.

Read the sentences. Circle the correct form. Jeans made / are made of a heavy cotton called denim.

a)

made

b)

are made

28.

Read the sentences. Circle the correct form. Toxic chemicals is used / are used in the manufacture of leather.

a)

is used

b)

are used

29.

Read the sentences. Circle the correct form. Last year, that designer made / is made huge profits.

a)

made

b)

is made

30.

Read the sentences. Circle the correct form. T-shirts made / are made in that factory.

a)

made

b)

are made

31.

Read the sentences. Circle the correct form. The goods is shipped / are shipped to the retailer.

a)

is shipped

b)

are shipped

32.

Read the sentences. Circle the correct form. The shop assistant helped / is helped the customer.

a)

helped

b)

is helped

33.

Complete the sentences using the present passive of the verb in parentheses. Cotton _________ in places like China and America. (grow)

a)

is grown

b)

are grown

c)

was grown

d)

will be grown

34.

Complete the sentences using the present passive of the verb in parentheses. The cotton _________ either by machine or by hand. (pick)

a)

is picked

b)

are picked

c)

was picked

d)

will be picked

35.

Complete the sentences using the present passive of the verb in parentheses. The seeds and stalks _________ from the cotton. (separate)

a)

are separated

b)

is separated

c)

were separated

d)

will be separated

36.

Complete the sentences using the present passive of the verb in parentheses. The cotton _________ and spun into yarn. (clean)

a)

is cleaned

b)

was cleaned

c)

will be cleaned

d)

has been cleaned

37.

Complete the sentences using the present passive of the verb in parentheses. The yarn _________ onto big rolls. (put)

a)

is put

b)

are put

c)

was put

d)

will be put

38.

Complete the sentences using the present passive of the verb in parentheses. Some of the rolls of yarn _________ different colors. (dye)

a)

are dyed

b)

is dyed

c)

were dyed

d)

will be dyed

39.

Complete the dialogue with should have, could have, shouldn’t have, or couldn’t have. What! You _________ bought such expensive trainers. (1)

a)

shouldn't have

b)

should have

c)

could have

d)

couldn't have

40.

Complete the dialogue with should have, could have, shouldn’t have, or couldn’t have. You _________ bought much cheaper trainers. (2)

a)

could have

b)

should have

c)

shouldn't have

d)

couldn't have

41.

Complete the dialogue with should have, could have, shouldn’t have, or couldn’t have. You _________ gone to the factory shop. (3)

a)

should have

b)

could have

c)

shouldn't have

d)

couldn't have

42.

Complete the dialogue with should have, could have, shouldn’t have, or couldn’t have. I _________ gone there because I didn’t have any money for the bus. (4)

a)

should have

b)

could have

c)

shouldn't have

d)

couldn't have

43.

Complete the dialogue with should have, could have, shouldn’t have, or couldn’t have. I _________ walked there. It’s too far away! (5)

a)

couldn't have

b)

should have

c)

shouldn't have

d)

could have

44.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses 'could have'?

a)

I could have bought a new car.

b)

I should find my keys.

c)

I could wear a hat.

d)

I should have sold my old phone.

45.

Read the article and circle the correct option. Downtown shops . . .

a)

only sell recycled clothes.

b)

are starting to sell more recycled clothes.

46.

Read the article and circle the correct option. This means that . . .

a)

more clothes end up in landfill.

b)

fewer clothes end up in landfill.

47.

Read the article and circle the correct option. A harmful gas is emitted from . . .

a)

decomposing natural clothes.

b)

decomposing synthetic clothes.

48.

Read the article and circle the correct option. Fashion footprints are reduced by . . .

a)

downtown shops selling more clothes.

b)

people choosing recycled over new clothes.

49.

Which event encourages friends to exchange clothing items?

a)

Clothes Swap Day

b)

Garage Sale

c)

Fashion Show

d)

Charity Run

50.

Circle the best word. It is thought that early / skilled insects were the first to fly.

a)

early

b)

skilled

51.

Circle the best word. The distance a chicken can fly is stable / limited.

a)

stable

b)

limited

52.

Circle the best word. The plane’s weight / wingspan is about 60 m. (197 ft.).

a)

weight

b)

wingspan

53.

Circle the best word. The flying squirrel is a mammal but it can force / soar from tree to tree.

a)

force

b)

soar

54.

Circle the best word. The paraglider ascended / descended slowly to the ground.

a)

ascended

b)

descended

55.

Circle the best word. Birds’ bones are light and hollow / flap.

a)

hollow

b)

flap

56.

Circle the best word. Some scientists believe that wings are a(n) capability / adaptation of other structures.

a)

capability

b)

adaptation

57.

Circle the best word. The eagle barely flapped its wings as it landed / glided to its nest.

a)

landed

b)

glided

58.

Cross out the incorrect option. An airplane can . . .

a)

take off

b)

flap

c)

land

59.

Cross out the incorrect option. A parachute can . . .

a)

open

b)

close

c)

force

60.

Cross out the incorrect option. A bird can . . .

a)

flap

b)

soar

c)

allow

61.

Cross out the incorrect option. Eagles have got . . .

a)

a wingspan

b)

features

c)

a pilot

62.

Cross out the incorrect option. You can ascend . . .

a)

a mountain

b)

in an airplane

c)

an adaptation

63.

Read the pairs of sentences on the left. Then complete the sentences on the right using the past perfect. I finished my work. The bell rang. I __________ my work when the bell rang.

a)

had finished

b)

have finished

c)

was finishing

d)

will finish

64.

Read the pairs of sentences on the left. Then complete the sentences on the right using the past perfect. They ate dinner. The program started. They __________ before the program started.

a)

had eaten

b)

have eaten

c)

will eat

d)

eat

65.

Read the pairs of sentences on the left. Then complete the sentences on the right using the past perfect. He designed a model. He tested it for real. He __________ a model before he tested it for real.

a)

had designed

b)

has designed

c)

was designing

d)

designed

66.

Read the pairs of sentences on the left. Then complete the sentences on the right using the past perfect. She lived there for 12 years. She moved. She __________ there for 12 years before she moved.

a)

had lived

b)

has lived

c)

was living

d)

lived

67.

Read the pairs of sentences on the left. Then complete the sentences on the right using the past perfect. They washed the walls. I painted the mural. They __________ the walls before I painted the mural.

a)

had washed

b)

washed

c)

have washed

d)

will wash

68.

Read the pairs of sentences on the left. Then complete the sentences on the right using the past perfect. He used paper. He tried silk. Before he tried silk, he __________ paper.

a)

had used

b)

has used

c)

was using

d)

used

69.

Complete the sentences with words in parentheses. Use the past perfect progressive. The glider (soar) __________ for ten minutes before it crashed.

a)

had been soaring

b)

was soaring

c)

has been soaring

d)

had soared

70.

Complete the sentences with words in parentheses. Use the past perfect progressive. Before the avalanche struck, the climbers (descend) __________ for over an hour.

a)

had been descending

b)

were descending

c)

have been descending

d)

descended

71.

Complete the sentences with words in parentheses. Use the past perfect progressive. Apparently, the engines (lose) __________ power, but the pilot still landed the plane safely.

a)

had been losing

b)

was losing

c)

have been losing

d)

will have been losing

72.

Complete the sentences with words in parentheses. Use the past perfect progressive. They (design) __________ the new system when the computers failed.

a)

had been designing

b)

have been designing

c)

was designing

d)

will have been designing

73.

Read the sentences and choose the action which happened first. How long had you been learning English for before you moved to New York?

a)

You had been learning English.

b)

You moved to New York.

74.

Which action happened first? Before Leonardo da Vinci designed a parachute, he had been designing musical instruments.

a)

Leonardo da Vinci designed a parachute

b)

Leonardo da Vinci had been designing musical instruments

75.

Read the sentences and choose the action which happened first. He had been studying the flight of birds before he designed his flying machine.

a)

He had been studying the flight of birds.

b)

He designed his flying machine.

76.

Read the sentences and choose the action which happened first. The pilot had been learning to fly for six years before he got his license.

a)

The pilot got his license.

b)

The pilot had been learning to fly for six years.

77.

Which action happened first in the sentence: I made sure that I had written my name on the paper before I handed it in?

a)

I made sure that I had written my name on the paper.

b)

I handed the paper in.

78.

Look at Concorde’s timeline. Then read the statements and circle T (true) or F (false). After Concorde was invented, engineers discussed if supersonic air travel was possible.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

Look at Concorde’s timeline. Then read the statements and circle T (true) or F (false). French and British engineers developed Concorde together.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Look at Concorde’s timeline. Then read the statements and circle T (true) or F (false). Concorde’s engineers carried out flight checks before passengers started using it.

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81.

Engineers continued testing Concorde’s flight, even after members of the public had seen it.

a)

continued testing

b)

stopped testing

c)

delayed testing

d)

canceled testing

82.

Engineers discovered it wasn’t possible for Concorde to cross the Atlantic.

a)

wasn't possible

b)

was easy

c)

was challenging

d)

was routine

83.

In the 1980s, Concorde employed several female pilots.

a)

employed several female pilots

b)

employed no female pilots

c)

employed only male pilots

d)

employed pilots from other airlines

84.

Concorde continued to fly, even after the crash in 2000.

a)

continued to fly

b)

was grounded permanently

c)

was redesigned completely

d)

stopped flying immediately

85.

Think about how different animals move. Which of the following animals is known for its ability to fly?

a)

Elephant

b)

Penguin

c)

Eagle

d)

Dolphin

86.

You can shop for clothes at a factory.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Products like clothes, cars, and computers are assembled.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Finished products are shipped to warehouses.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

People purchase clothing and accessories in retail stores.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

Making eco-friendly products requires lots of energy and water.

a)

True

b)

False

91.

What does an entrepreneur usually do? Circle all the correct letters for each item.

a)

start a business

b)

make products

c)

hire employees

d)

pay customers

92.

What can you donate? Circle all the correct letters for each item.

a)

some money

b)

some bills

c)

some time

d)

some items or products

93.

What can you pursue? Circle all the correct letters for each item.

a)

a dream

b)

a career

c)

a map

d)

a plan

94.

How can people make a profit? Circle all the correct letters for each item.

a)

pay taxes

b)

work hard

c)

take good advice

d)

own a business

95.

Which words relate to the phrase have a passion for? Circle all the correct letters for each item.

a)

feel strongly about

b)

be bored with

c)

be fascinated with

d)

love

96.

Read. Fill in the blank with the correct word in parentheses. True flight is flight that is ____________________ by a source of energy.

a)

powered

b)

limited

c)

restricted

d)

controlled

97.

Read. Fill in the blank with the correct word in parentheses. Archaeopteryx had feathered wings, but it was not a very ____________________ flier.

a)

skilled

b)

stable

c)

fast

d)

agile

98.

Read. Fill in the blank with the correct word in parentheses. Leonardo da Vinci drew designs for flying machines including a glider and a ____________________.

a)

parachute

b)

jetpack

c)

helicopter

d)

balloon