PRACTICE TEST – UNIT 1 – NUMBER 2 – GRADE 11 TD
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined:
1. A. childcare B. privacy C. mature D. elegant
2. A. afford B. force C. top D. norm
3. A. compassion B. progress C. discussion D. pressure
4. A. spoon B. flood C. food D. soon
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others:
1. A. studious B. respectful C. financial D. extended
2. A. curfew B. conflict C. control D. homestay
3. A. effectiveness B. accountancy C. satisfaction D. appropriate
4. A. experience B. hurricane C. volcano D. material
III. Choose the best answer:
1. A child comes to his parents to see that they _______________ his needs, desires, and ambition.
A. agree B. respect C. admire D. worry
2. Children learn from how they see their parents ___________: when parents are getting along well, their
relationship supports their children’s development.
A. involve B. influence C. affect D. interact
3. Knocking on the doors before entering can be a great way for children to practice _________ behaviors.
A. respecting B. respectful C. respective D. respected
4. Parents should teach children about _______ by establishing a rule about knocking on closed doors before
entering.
A. loneliness B. care C. privacy D. peace
5. Going into any argument, both sides know that either one is going to change the other’s ________.
A. head B. mind C. brain D. feeling
6. During the examination, students ___________ keep silent and focus on their own papers.
A. need B. can C. might D. have to
7. We ________ make decisions together about what to do for special events such as birthday.
A. should B. shouldn’t C. have to D. don’t have to
8. Parents _________ ask too many questions about where children go and what they do.
A. should B. shouldn’t C. must D. mustn’t
9. You _________ discuss family issues with all family members, including children.
A. must B. mustn’t C. have to D. don’t have to
You _________ put the knife in your mouth – it’s very dangerous.
A. have to B. don’t have to C. must D. mustn’t
IV. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word from the box. There
are some extra words:
familiar significant upset meaningful
popular foreign embarrassing disrespectful
Today’s generation lives and breathes technology. The child’s toys are likely to be electronic in nature, such as
computer games to teach letters and numbers. The older generation grew up in a time when handwritten letters
meant something and texting was a (1) ____________ word. Grandparents are usually going to be (2)
_______________ if the children are texting at the table dinner or checking their smart phone email during a
movie or family reunion. This is seen as (3) __________________ to others in the room. Older people do not
understand the social networking phenomenon and many are disturbed by the lack of privacy with which the
younger generation lives. Privacy seems to have (4) ____________ meaning for today’s children and even
adults.
Most young people change careers at least once if not more often during a lifetime, and freelancing is
becoming a (5) ______________ alternative to the nine-to-five working week. Younger family members can
become “permanent students”, looking for more and more education.
V. Rewrite the following sentences in another way so that the meaning stays the same as the given one:
1. Children can take part in the rule-making process.
Children are allowed ______________________________________________________________
2. It is useful for many families to write down a set of rules about how family members are expected to behave.
Many families find ________________________________________________________________________
3. Many parents think that it’s a good idea to make the rules public by sticking them on the fridge.
Many parents think that they ________________________________________________________________
4. It is necessary for young children to get supervision and support to follow family rules.
Young children will _______________________________________________________________________
5. It is important for a family to have rules about safe behavior, including rules about alcohol use, dating and
curfew.
A family __________________________________________________________________________________
6. I haven’t been to the cinema foe two months.
The last time _______________________________________________________________________________
7. He didn’t get his visa until last Monday.
It was not _________________________________________________________________________________
8. “Shall I carry the suitcase for you, Laura” said Tom.
Tom offered _______________________________________________________________________________
9. Cyclists are not allowed to ride on the station platform.
Bicycles __________________________________________________________________________________
10. We left quietly so that we wouldn’t disturb her.
So as _____________________________________________________________________________________
