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Unit 8 Short Test 1A: Grammar

This document contains a short grammar and vocabulary test with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. The grammar section contains 5 reported speech questions and 5 errors to identify and correct in reported statements. The vocabulary section contains 5 sentences to complete using different forms of words in brackets and 5 sentences to complete using specified vocabulary words, with one extra word. The test has a total of 20 points.

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Unit 8 Short Test 1A: Grammar

This document contains a short grammar and vocabulary test with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. The grammar section contains 5 reported speech questions and 5 errors to identify and correct in reported statements. The vocabulary section contains 5 sentences to complete using different forms of words in brackets and 5 sentences to complete using specified vocabulary words, with one extra word. The test has a total of 20 points.

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Unit 8 Short Test 1A

Grammar
1 Look at the direct speech and complete the reported speech.
1 ‘I’m not having a good evening.’ Sara said she _________________________________________ .
2 ‘I heard the new Katy Perry song.’ Simon said he _________________________________________ .
3 ‘My parents aren’t at home.’ Liam said his parents _________________________________________ .
4 ‘I’m going to bed.’ Cathy said she _________________________________________ .
5 ‘The concert starts at five.’ Rick said the concert _________________________________________ .

Mark: ___ / 5

2 There is one mistake in each reported statement. Circle the mistake and correct it in one word.
1 ‘I’m staying in a hotel tonight.’
He said he was staying in a hotel the night. _______________________
6 ‘There is a lot of crime in the area.’
Mel said there had been a lot of crime in the area. _______________________
7 ‘My brother visited last week.’
Gary said his brother had visited the week ago. _______________________
8 ‘Reece is meeting us outside the cinema.’
The girls said that Reece was meeting us outside the cinema. _______________________
9 ‘I don’t want to watch this crime documentary.’
Jenny said she didn't want to watch this crime documentary. _______________________

Mark: ___ / 5

Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences using a different form of the words in brackets.
1 There is often a lot of __________________ (loot) after a natural disaster, like an earthquake.
10 The__________________ (murder) will spend the rest of his life in prison.
11 A man tried to __________________ (robber) the bank on Baker Street this afternoon.
12 There are too many drug __________________ (deal) on Stapleton Road.
13 Ellen called the police when a __________________ (shoplift) tried to take something from her shop.

Mark: ___ / 5

4 Complete the sentences with the words below. There is one extra word.
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1 A detective is going to __________________ the suspect about the crime.


14 The police appealed for __________________ to come forward.
15 We're going to__________________ this area until we find the victim’s wallet.
16 There have been a lot of burglaries in this street, but the police hope to identify the __________________ soon.
17 After a long investigation, the police made __________________ early this morning.

Mark: ___ / 5

Total: ___ / 20

SolutionsThird EditionPre-Intermediate Tests 1 Unit 8 Short Test 1A

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