Time: __________ Full name:
__________________________
Teacher: _______________
Pre-Intermediate
1. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form
of the verbs in brackets.
1) When it _______________________ (stop) raining, we
_______________________ (go out) and
_______________________ (put) the kayak in the water.
2) While I _______________________ (wait) at the bus stop, I
_______________________ (see) an accident.
3) Suddenly, the man _______________________ (take) the purse from
the woman’s handbag and_______________________ (run off).
4) At 5 p.m. yesterday, I _______________________ (read) a book about
Captain Cook and my sister_______________________ (watch) a film
about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.
5) I _______________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud
_______________________ (appear) in the sky.
6) When the sailor _______________________ (open) the box, he
_______________________ (find) an old map inside.
7) While everyone _______________________ (argue), I
_______________________ (realise) it was a good time to go.
8) As I _______________________ (leave) the party, I finally
_______________________ (remember) the man’s name.
9) The man _______________________ (wear) a raincoat and
_______________________ (carry) a big suitcase.
10) The girl _______________________ (run) through the forest when
she _______________________ (slip) over.
Mark: ___ / 10
2. Complete the sentences, using the verbs below.
Mark: ___ / 11
3. Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 There are only a few / a little actors in that new play.
2 It doesn’t matter how much / how many action scenes there are in a
film if there isn’t a good storyline.
3 I think some / any soundtracks are more interesting than the film itself.
4 Have you got much / many money with you?
5 There is much / a lot of work to do if you want to finish today.
6 There weren’t some / any people left in the building.
7 There are not much / not many sitcoms that I like.
8 Would you like some / a little new video games for your birthday
Mark: ___ / 8
4. Complete the advert with the words below.
don’t have to have to must (×2) mustn’t
‘Right. I 1. __________________ eat something. Boil the water, open the
packet, read the instructions … Oh no, I 2. __________________
prepare a lot of vegetables!’
Does this sound like you in the kitchen? If it does, you need
READYLUNCH!
Open the packet.
Don’t worry – you 3. __________________ prepare any vegetables.
Just add hot water, sit down and enjoy!
But remember, you 4. __________________ tell your friends about this
or they’ll all want one!
Go on. You really 5. __________________ try it!
Mark: ___ / 5
5.Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each
word has been given.
1) Be careful with those scissors – you don’t want to c_ _ yourself.
2) I b_ _ _ _ my ankle last year and I still can’t walk properly.
3) I have a few b_ _ _ _ _s and my arm hurts, but nothing serious.
4) I’ve got a p_ _ _ in my back and I need to lie down.
5) Ben s_ _ _ _ _ _ over on the ice yesterday and injured his leg.
Mark: ___ / 5
6.Replace the simple adjectives in brackets with extreme adjectives. The
first letter of each extreme adjective has been given.
1 That helmet doesn’t fit me – it’s t__________________ (very small).
2 Doing a bungee jump was t__________________ (very frightening).
3 Breaking my leg while crossing that river was a__________________
(very bad).
4 After swimming across the lake, I was e__________________ (very
tired).
Mark: ___ / 6
Reading
7.Read the text. Match sentences A–F with gaps 1–5. There is one extra
sentence.
The Piano Man
In 2005 some walkers discovered a man on a road by the sea in the east of
England. He was in his twenties. He had a black jacket, smart trousers
and a tie. 1 ___ He couldn’t answer any questions about who he was, or
where he came from. It seemed that he didn’t have any
memory.
2 ___ They tried to find out if someone pushed him into the sea or if he
fell from a boat. But the man couldn’t tell them. He seemed terrified. And
nobody knew who he was.
3 ___ At the hospital, one of the doctors had a brilliant idea. She gave
him some paper. The young man drew a picture of a piano on it. The
doctors were very excited and took him to a room with a piano. 4 ___ For
many weeks after this, he didn’t speak, but he only communicated with
his music. He played for three to four hours every day. Sometimes he
didn’t want to stop playing and the doctors had to pull him away from the
piano. The doctors called him the ‘Piano Man’.
Eventually, the police took a photograph of him and started a social
media campaign to discover who he was. 5 ___ He started to speak to the
doctors and he confirmed that he was German and he flew back to his
family. A friend of his family spoke on German television and said that
nobody could understand why he ended up in England. And it is still a
mystery today!
A He sang songs and danced around the room.
B Soon after, they took him to hospital.
C A few months later, his father recognised him from a photo and they
discovered that he was from Germany.
D He started to play a beautiful piece of music and he was calm for the
first time.
E The police came and asked him questions, but still he didn’t speak.
F But strangely, all of his clothes were completely wet.
Mark: ___ / 5
