4 New Inspiration 3

Unit 4 Basic Test

VOCABULARY Viv: Sure. I’ll make us some coffee.

Katia: Great. Shall I (5) _____________
1 Choose the correct words. (put / take) out this memory stick?
1 A psychic / haunted person can predict what Viv: Yes, that’s fine. Here’s your coffee.
will happen in the future. Katia: Oh, (6) _____________ (look / go) out!
2 If you hit yourself you will get a purple- You’ve spilt it.
coloured terror / bruise. Viv: Don’t worry, I’ll clear it up.
3 When something is odd or unusual, it’s /6
strange / scared.
4 We say a house is ghost / haunted when we
think it might have ghosts. 3 Match the beginnings 1–8 to the endings
5 During World War II many secret messages A–H.
used a code / knock.
1 If a classmate asks to copy ___
6 Most people use DVDs now, but you can still
2 Could you lend ___
use video /expert equipment to record things.
3 Paul can’t decide between ___
7 When you listen to something, you follow /
4 The teacher was angry because Jo forgot ___
hear it.
5 If you want to remember ___
8 Police officers investigate / watch crimes.
6 We must study tonight because we have ___
9 When something is scary, it makes you feel
7 If we don’t hurry, we’ll ___
very frightened / fright.
8 You’ll find your MP3 player if you ___
10 When the bell claps / rings, it’s time for
lunch. A something, write it down.
B doing Spanish or French next year.
/10 C miss the train.
D a maths test tomorrow.
E my work, I usually say no.
2 Complete the dialogues with the correct
F me your calculator? I forgot mine.
word in brackets.
G look in the kitchen.
Ian: How did you enjoy your school project on H to bring her homework to class.
the paranormal?
Jules: It was really interesting. I /8
(1) _____________ (found / took) out
lots of strange things that I didn’t know
before. I got top marks in the class so I PRONUNCIATION
had to (2) _____________ (look / read) 4 Look at the underlined letters and put the
out my project in front of the whole class. words in the correct column of the chart.
It was really embarrassing.
Ian: But it’s great that you got top marks! chair cheer dare dear near where
Jules: Well, I spent hours researching different
websites and I didn’t (3) _____________ hair hear
(go / stay) out all week.
Ian: Well done! I’d like to read it.
Jules: OK. I’ll email it to you.

Katia: Can I (4) _____________ (try / work) out

your new laptop?
/6

© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class. 1 of 4
New Inspiration Level 3 Tests Unit 4 Basic Test

LANGUAGE WORKOUT 6 I am going / will to start a new job next week.

I had the interview a month ago.
(GRAMMAR) 7 I’m sure he shall / isn’t going to come tonight.
He’s late and I know he doesn’t like parties.
5 Choose the correct option, A or B. 8 I promise I am not going to / will be there by
When I came home last night I thought I eight o’clock.
(1) ____________ hear someone in the kitchen. 9 He never eats regularly. He is going to / isn’t
I closed the door quietly and waited in the hall. I going to make himself ill.
could (2) ____________ my heart beating in my 10 Have you lost your phone? Shall I / Am I
chest. As I waited, I thought I (3) ____________ going to lend you mine?
someone whispering. The noise was coming /10
from the kitchen. I walked slowly along the hall
and tried not to (4) ____________ scared.
The kitchen door was half open, but I 7 Complete with the present simple or
(5) ___________ see anyone or anything will/won’t form of the verbs in brackets.
(6) ____________. I was certain I
(7) ____________ another presence in the Ten tips for a successful job interview
house. Then I noticed the door Tip 1: Find out as much as you can about the
(8) ____________ slowly, bit by bit. I was company before you go for the interview. If you
terrified, but I didn’t know what to do. Just as I (1) _____________ (not know) much about
was about to run out of the house in terror, I them, they’ll think you aren’t interested.
(9) ____________ our new kitten Tip 2: Prepare, prepare, prepare! You
(10) ____________ up at me from behind the (2) _____________ (not feel) too nervous if you
kitchen door. I couldn’t believe I had been so prepare properly.
stupid! Tip 3: Ask a friend to interview you first. You
(3) _____________ (be) ready if you do this.
1 A could B must Tip 4: Think about what you’re going to wear. If
2 A see B feel you look too casual, you (4) _____________
3 A saw B heard (make) a bad impression.
4 A feel B felt Tip 5: Be on time. If you’re late, they’ll think you
5 A could B couldn’t (5) _____________ (arrive) late for work too!
6 A moved B moving Tip 6: Speak clearly. If people can’t understand
7 A felt B saw you, they (6) _____________ (not have) a
8 A opened B opening positive opinion of you.
9 A noticed B noticing Tip 7: Answer questions fully. People will think
10 A looking B to look you don’t know the answer if you
(7) _____________ (give) incomplete answers.
/10 Tip 8: Relax and smile. If you do this, you
(8) _____________ (show) how calm you can be.
Tip 9: Talk about your positive qualities with
6 Choose the correct words. confidence. If you have any negative qualities,
1 I won’t / shall tell anyone your secret. then (9) _____________ (tell) them how you will
2 He is going / will to meet his new teacher work to overcome them.
tomorrow. Tip 10: Send a thank-you note after the
3 Will / Shall I get you a drink? You look thirsty. interview. In it, repeat why you’re interested in
4 The phone’s ringing and I don’t want to talk to the job and what you (10) _____________
anyone. I think I shall / won’t answer it. (bring) to it.
5 I think she will / isn’t going to love the present
/10
I got for her because she adores chocolate.

© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class. 2 of 4
New Inspiration Level 3 Tests Unit 4 Basic Test

READING
Psychic Pets
8 Read the text. Then read the sentences and I have a small dog called Molly and I’m sure she’s
choose True or False. psychic. She loves my dad very much and he
1 The writer’s dad is psychic. travels a lot, so he spends a lot of time away
True / False from home. Molly always seems to know in
advance when my dad is about to go away. She
2 The dog knows when the writer’s father goes gets upset and she stops eating her food. She
away. can also tell when he’s coming back. I’ve noticed
True / False Molly jumping up at the door waiting for my dad
to return. And when he phones us from the
3 Her dog knows when her dad phones from the airport, it’s as if she knows, because she gets
airport. very excited and starts jumping around and
True / False wagging her tail.
Some of the things Molly does are very
4 They need a new doorbell because it isn’t loud unusual. For example, if she barks, you know
enough. that someone will arrive at the house very soon.
True / False A few minutes before anyone knocks on the
door you can hear her banging on the door. We
5 The writer usually takes her dog for a walk by don’t need a doorbell because she always warns
the river. us when someone is coming to the house.
True / False This isn’t the only strange thing that she
does. One day, when my mum was visiting a
6 One day Molly took the writer to her mum’s friend, I took Molly for her usual walk in the
friend’s house. park. For some reason she wanted to go in a
True / False completely different direction from the park. So,
I followed her and we went on a different walk.
7 The writer thinks Molly smelt the way to her She took me to my mum’s friend’s house! When
friend’s house. my mum saw us arrive at her friend’s house, she
True / False was amazed. Perhaps Molly smelt her way there.
Or perhaps she heard my mum tell me where
8 She sometimes finds her dog standing in front she was going! I don’t know, but I’ve never
of the TV when the TV is switched off. heard of anyone else’s dog doing this.
True / False Finally, sometimes in the evening I notice
Molly standing in front of the TV when it’s
9 When they switch on the TV, there is usually a switched off. It can be different days and
programme about dogs. different times, but she stands there looking at
True / False the TV. It’s very strange. Then when I switch it
on, there’s usually a wildlife programme on
10 Molly loves watching TV all the time. about big cats – lions and tigers. It’s really funny
True / False but it seems that she knows when these
programmes are on. She isn’t interested in
/10 watching TV at any other time! Living with Molly
is great fun. She’s a very unusual, psychic dog!

© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class. 3 of 4
New Inspiration Level 3 Tests Unit 4 Basic Test

LISTENING
WRITING
9 Listen to some tips for successful revising.
Choose the correct option, A or B. 10 Write an email to a friend talking about
your plans for the summer. Talk about these
1 If your handwriting is bad, you won’t be able things:
to ___.
A read the exam B read your notes. • your definite plans, e.g. we’re going to …/we
aren’t going to …
2 If you don’t get enough sleep, it will be • hypothetical situations, e.g. if we …, we’ll …
impossible to ___. • your predictions, e.g. it will …, I won’t …
A learn new things B play sport
_______________________________________
3 Playing ___ is an excellent way to relax.
_______________________________________
A computer games B sport
_______________________________________
4 Do some regular sport while ___.
A revising B reading your notes _______________________________________

5 You’ll find it easier to learn new information if _______________________________________

you give yourself ___.
A an example B clues _______________________________________

6 Don’t get ___. _______________________________________

A stressed B too much to remember
_______________________________________
7 It will be impossible to feel calm ___ if you
worry all the time. _______________________________________
A when you relax B during an exam
_______________________________________
8 Watch a film with some friends or ___.
_______________________________________
A go out for a pizza B make time
_______________________________________
9 If you ___ and don’t do any revision, this
won’t help at all. _______________________________________
A sleep all the time B go out all the time
_______________________________________
10 You need to get a balance between ___ and
relaxation. _______________________________________
A work B revision
_______________________________________
/10
_______________________________________

/20

/100

© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class. 4 of 4