Revision / Diagnostic test / Follow-up activities 3rd Form
1/Fill in the blanks with words from the box below :
exams – success – successful – writing – going – handicap – scholarship – high – better
Studying at university requires qualities such as perseverance and concentration. In order to Be
successful in your studies, you need to spend a lot of time reading books, taking notes And writing
essays. Is everybody up to it? The required skills for college education are taught at school. Besides, now
there shouldn’t be any financial scholarship preventing poor students form going to college. On the
contrary, students are encouraged to pursue studies and to get better qualifications than before. Of course
exams at university also depends on the knowledge acquired in high school.
2/ Circle the correct alternative:
man
Two years ago, Mary Ford did what (many – more – much ) mothers threaten to
ma
y
thre
do, but never do. She ( throw – threw
w – thrown ) away the family T.V set. The Fords
b
have three children. Mary knew that they would ( be
e – been – being ) angry about
missin firs
( missing
g – watching – enjoying ) their favourite programs and she was right. At ( first
t
Thei
– start – finally ), they spent all ( they – them –r their ) leisure time watching T.V at
some of their friends’ houses. But after a while, they began listening to more music,
playin
reading and ( play – playing
g – player ) sports after school. But Mary knew that they
would soon ( get
ge – got – getting ) used to living without T.V.
t
3- Put the words between parentheses in the right form or tense:
Mr. Walker has visited London for over a ten-year-period. All his visits have been
( succeed ) succeeded. He says that he ( notice ) noticed many changes since 1990.
The ( more ) best noticeable change is the increase in ( populate ) population. It has
grown so much that we can ( hard ) hardly walk in the streets. Another change is the
( increase ) increasing number of modern buildings. When Mr. Walker completes his visit,
he ( go ) will go to Egypt and then to Singapore where he has lived since he ( be ) was 10.
4/ Circle the correct option:
Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names, and
unhealthie
most are poorer and ( unhealthy – unhealthier
r – unhealth ) than those who can. They are the
illiterat
world’s functional ( illiterates
es – literates – illiteracy ) and their total includes ( many – much –
mor enjo
emore ) than 130 million children who do not attend school. Yet the ability to claim and ( enjoy
y –
responsibl
enjoyment – enjoyed ) the rights of an informed and ( responsibility – responsible
e –
responsibilities ) citizen rests on a child’s access to a good education. A quality education - ( who
tha
whom – that
t ) encourages children’s participation and critical thinking and is infused with the
of
values ( on – of – at ) peace and human dignity – has the power to transform societies in a single
r
generation.
5- Put the verbs in the correct tense:
A: Why do you want to work here?
B: Well, I have loved children all my life. I ( want ) wanted to work with kids
since I left high school.
A: Your resume says that you ( work ) worked in the childcare center at the
university from 1999 to 2001. Can you ( tell ) tell me about that?
B: Yes. It was a part-time job. We ( play ) played with the children and
( give ) gave them lunch. I worked with a Head Teacher.
A: Tell me about the jobs you ( have ) had since then. Have you ever had full
responsibility in your care?
B: Yes. For the last year I ( look after ) looked after one-year-old twins.
