Test-paper

Name:__________________________________ VIIIth form

Points: _______/50 Mark:____________________

1. Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps in the text. 15p.

Peter Baker from Manchester, but Paul and John from London. Manchester and

London cities in England. Hamburg a city in Germany. Sandra at school today.

Jack and Peter her friends. They in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker on a trip

to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She a nice girl. Peter says: "My grandfather in

hospital. I at home with my grandmother." What time it? It 8 o'clock. you

tired? No, I not.

2. Put in the adjective in bold from the first sentence into the second sentence in its correct
form (comparative or superlative). 10 p.

1. This is a nice cat. It's much than my friend's cat.

2. Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is .
3. This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the
exercise on the worksheet.
4. He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the hobby in the world.
5. In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even one
last weekend.
6. School is boring, but homework is than school.
7. Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is than
skateboarding.
8. This magazine is cheap, but that one is .
9. We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even than ours.
10. Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the joke I've ever
heard.

3. Use either as ... as or not as ... as in the sentences below. 5 p.

The blue car is the red car. (fast)

Peter is Fred. (not/tall)
The violin is the cello. (not/low)
 This copy is the other one. (bad)
Oliver is Peter. (optimistic)

4. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Simple Present. Watch the punctuation and
form sentences or questions. 10 p.

They hockey at school. (to play)

She e-mails. (not/to write)
you English? (to speak)
My parents fish. (not/to like)
Anne any hobbies? (to have)
Andy's brother in an office. (to work)
Leroy very fast. (can/not/to read)
Jim and Joe the flowers every week? (to water)
Yvonne's mother a motorbike. (not/to ride)

Elisabeth cola? (to drink)

5. Fill in the article a, an or the where necessary. Choose x where no article is used. 10p.

I like blue T-shirt over there better than red one.

Their car does 150 miles hour.
Where's USB drive I lent you last week?
Do you still live in Bristol?
Is your mother working in old office building?
Carol's father works as electrician.
The tomatoes are 99 pence kilo.
What do you usually have for breakfast?
Ben has terrible headache.