Unit 2

Basic Test

Name Class Date

LANGUAGE IN ACTION 4 Circle the correct option.

1 It was / were cloudy yesterday.
1 Write the past simple of the verbs. 2 The blankets was / were on the bed.
1 arrive arrived 4 go went
3 That cup was / were very cheap.
2 look looked 5 see saw
4 We wasn’t / weren’t tired.
3 study studied 6 make made
5 I wasn’t / weren’t in my room.
5 6 Was / Were your friends in the park?
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2 Write the sentences in the negative and
interrogative form.
5 Complete the sentences with was, were,
1 He arrived. He didn’t arrive. wasn’t or weren’t.
Did he arrive? 1 There were some clouds in the sky. (+)
2 We looked. We didn’t look. 2 There wasn’t a lamp in the room. (–)
Did we look? 3 Was there a toothbrush in the
2 They took. They didn’t take. bathroom? (?)
Did they take? 4 There weren’t any plates in the kitchen. (–)
4 I went. I didn’t go. 5 Were there any books on the table? (?)
Did I go?
6 There was a lot of snow yesterday. (+)
5 You answered. You didn’t answer.
Did you answer? 5
6 It ate. It didn’t eat.
Did it eat? 6 Complete the sentences with a, some or any.
1 There were some clouds in the sky.
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2 Were there any forks on the table?
3 Circle the correct option. 3 There was some fog this morning.
1 It was Saturday morning. I … and went to 4 There wasn’t any snow on the ground.
the bathroom. 5 Was there a mirror in the room?
a got up b went 6 There weren’t any pillows on the bed.
2 We … any food last night.
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a had not b didn’t have
3 … the shopping yesterday?
a Did you do b You did
4 My dad … the car door.
a did open b opened
5 I … in with two bags of food yesterday.
a come b came
6 I … very happy with my exam results.
a felt b feeled
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VOCABULARY LISTENING
7 Complete the sentences with the weather 10 UT2L isten to an interview about life 100 years
words in the box. ago. Tick (✓) five more things which they
talk about.
cloudy foggy icy rainy snowy warm 1 electricity ✓
1 It’s icy on the roads at the moment, 2 gas lamps ✓
2 Take an umbrella. It’s rainy and wet today. 3 roads
3 It’s cloudy today, so you don’t need 4 telephones ✓
sunglasses. 5 the TV ✓
4 The weather’s warm today. It’s not too hot 6 the radio ✓
or cold. It’s perfect! 7 schools
5 I like skiing, so I love snowy weather. 8 cinema ✓
6 I can’t see anything! It’s very foggy !
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11 UT2 L isten again. Circle the correct option.
8 Match the definitions with the objects in the 1 What was life like 100 years ago?
box.
a not very different
blanket comb mirror pillow scissors b very different
toothbrush 2 Where were there gas lamps in houses?
a everywhere
1 You clean your teeth with this. toothbrush
b only in towns and cities
2 You put this on a bed. blanket
3 Who had a telephone?
3 When you sleep, you put your head on this.
pillow a only rich people
4 You look in this to see your appearance. b no one
mirror 4 When did they invent the TV?
5 You cut paper with these. scissors a 1925
6 You use this with your hair. comb b 1825
5 Why was it hard to listen to the radio?
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a Because radios were expensive.
9 Circle the correct option. b You needed permission.
1 Do you usually use a comb or a hairbrush / spoon 6 How many films were in colour?
in the morning? a none
2 We need four blankets / plates for lunch. b some
3 I’d like a bowl / fork of cereal, please. 10
4 In many countries they don’t eat with a knife
and pillow / fork.
5 You eat yoghurt with a mirror / spoon.
6 Who wants a cup / plate of tea?
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 5 What did the men do on 10th October?
READING
a They didn’t continue the march.
12 Read the text. b They made lunch.
6 Where was the meeting?
The Jarrow March a in a park in Jarrow b in London
Jarrow is a town in north-east England. In the 1930s, 10
many men there lost their jobs because the factories
closed. In 1936, 200 men marched from Jarrow to
London to protest about the situation. The march
14 Circle the correct meaning of the highlighted
words in the text.
continued for 27 days and the men walked 291 miles
(468 km). 1 factories buildings to make things / schools
David Blythe took part in the march. These are 2 took part liked / participated
extracts from his diary. 3 cheered wrote / shouted positively at
4 rested didn’t work / worked hard
5th October 1936
5 reached arrived in / walked
Today we left Jarrow! It was cold but it wasn’t rainy.
There were a lot of people on the streets and they 6 proud happy and content / sad
cheered us. 5
11th October 1936 WRITING
We arrived in the town of Ripon two days ago. We were
tired and slept well – we had nice beds with pillows
and blankets! Yesterday we didn’t walk. We rested.
15 Circle the correct option.
1 We set / went off at six o’clock.
For lunch we had a bowl of soup and a plate of meat
and potatoes. Delicious! 2 There were a lot of cars / problems with the
traffic.
1st November 1936 3 The time / weather was great – it was sunny.
Yesterday we reached London! Today we had a meeting 4 At first / start the view was bad.
in a park. 50,000 people came! We felt very proud!
5 In conclusion / Finally, we went home.
6 What time did they set on / off yesterday?
Are the sentences T (true) or F (false)?
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1 Jarrow is in Scotland. F
2 There weren’t many jobs in Jarrow in the
T
16 Write an account of a journey that you made.
1930s. It can be a true story, or you can invent it. Use
3 The march lasted about a month. T the prompts below to help you.
4 The weather was wet when they left. F Write at least 100 words.
5 There was a big problem in Ripon. F Paragraph 1
6 They had a big meeting in London. T • Who made the journey with you? When did it
start?
10 Paragraph 2
• What was the first part of the journey like?
13 Read the text again. Circle the correct option.
1 How many women went on the march? • What was the weather like?
a There were some women. Paragraph 3
b There weren’t any women. • How did the journey continue? What problems
did you have?
2 What did David Blythe do?
Paragraph 4
a He wrote a book about the Jarrow March.
• When did you get home?
b He walked from Jarrow to London.
3 What was Jarrow like the day that the men left? 10
a noisy b quiet
TOTAL SCORE 100
4 What were the beds like in Ripon?
a bad b good
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