Total: ________ /70

November test: Language & Literature

Form 2 Lv. 7-8

Name & Surname: ______________________

Class: ____________

Section A: Grammar
A. Put each verb in brackets into the present simple or present continuous.
a) Ugh, dont show me that picture! I (hate) _hate_ mice!
b) Who (you, go) __________________________________ to the match on Saturday with?
c) In the winter, what (you, wear) _____________________________________________?
d) I cant stand horror films. I (think) _________________________________ theyre silly!
e) Diana (not, usually, sit) __________________________________________ next to Ellen.
f) Why (you, look at) _____________________________________________ me like that?
g) Excuse me. (this bus, stop) _________________________________ outside the station?
h) I (not take) __________________________________________ the bus to school today.
(7 marks)

B. Underline the errors in these sentences. Rewrite each sentence.

a) When we had ate lunch, we were sitting in the garden.
_When we had eaten lunch, we sat in the garden._
b) Anna had used to play badminton when she had been at school.
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c) The Vikings had sailed to North America a thousand years ago.
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d) Juliet was sure she was seeing the tall man before.
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e) After Jill was giving Nick his books, she went home.
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f) When I got into bed, I was falling asleep immediately.
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(5 x 2 marks = 10 marks)

C. Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence.

a) While I (had waited/was waiting/waited) at the bus stop, I (had noticed/was
noticing/noticed) a new shop which wasnt hadnt been in the street the day before.
b) I (had gone/went) out into the garden to fetch my bike, but (found/was finding) that
someone (stole/had stolen) it.
c) When George (met/was meeting) Diane at the party, he (thought/was thinking) that he
(saw/had seen/was seeing) her somewhere before.
d) Emily (got off/was getting off) the bus, and (walked/was walking) into the bank when
she (realized/had realized/was realizing) that she (left/had left/was leaving) her
handbag on the bus.
e) After I (was buying/had bought) my new computer, I discovered that I (wasnt
having/didnt have) enough memory.
(15 marks)

D. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence.
a) David is a better runner than Paul.
Paul is not _as good a runner as David is._
b) Nobody in the class is taller than Carol.
Carol is the ______________________________________________________________.
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c) I havent written as much as you.

Youve written ___________________________________________________________.
d) We expected the play to be better.
The play wasnt __________________________________________________________.
e) Helens hair is longer than Janes.
Janes hair isnt __________________________________________________________.
f) No student in the school is noisier than I am!
I am the ________________________________________________________________.
g) This exhibition is much more interesting than the last one.
The last exhibition was not _________________________________________________.
h) This is as fast as the car can go.
The car cant ____________________________________________________________.
i) This bike is not as expensive as the green one.
The green bike is _________________________________________________________.
j) Kate ate much less than George did.
Kate didnt ______________________________________________________________.
k) Bill is not as tall as David.
Bill is ___________________________________________________________________.
(10 marks)

E. Choose the correct word in each sentence.

Example: An old man, (who/which) was carrying a suitcase, knocked at the door.
a) The girl (who/whom) lives here knows my sister.
b) The box (that/whom) Jean picked up had a hole in it.
c) The winner, (whom/whose) bike was an unusual design, won a medal.
d) The girl (who/whom) spoke to me turned out to be in my class.
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e) The museum, (which/whose) was in a beautiful building, was closed.

f) A policewoman (that/which) we asked told us how to get there.
( mark x 6 = 3 marks)

F. Underline relative pronouns which can be left out in these sentences.

Example: The book that John was reading was a bit frightening.
a) The travel agency which sold me the ticket was near my office.
b) The name of the girl who lived next door was Ellen.
c) In the end, our holiday was the best that we had ever had.
d) The dentist who I go to isnt very expensive.
e) The film which we saw last week was much better than this one.
f) The people who were leaving couldnt find their coats.
g) The garden, which wasnt very large, was full of flowers.
h) The car which David bought was not in good condition.
i) The girl who I sit next to in class is my best friend.
( mark x 10 = 5 marks)

Functions
G. Tick the phrases in which suggestions are asked for or made.
1. Thats interesting.

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2. Id rather have vanilla than chocolate.

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3. How about watching Jurassic World?

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4. Im afraid I cant make it then.

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5. Shall we watch the 6.30 show?

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6. What about meeting at 7.20 in front of the church?

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7. Where shall we meet?

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8. Why dont we go for a ride on our bikes?

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9. Do you enjoy cooking?

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10. How are you?

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11. I dont fancy that.

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( x 10 = 5 marks)
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H. Emails vs letters
What are the main differences between e-mails and letters? Write L (letter) or E (e-mail) next
to each sentence:
1. You write your address (street/city or village/postcode) in the top right-hand corner.

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2. You write your name and/or address in the first box before your composition.

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3. You write the name of the person you are writing to in the second box.

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4. You can send this text to other people. You write their address in the CC box.

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5. You write the date under the address.

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6. You don't need to write the date.

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7. You can tell the reader what your text is about in the "subject" box.

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8. The greeting can begin with Dear..., Hi..., or Hello,:

Dear Jane,

Hi John,

Hello Tom,

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9. The greeting always begins with Dear... and we use a comma after it:
Dear Jane,

Dear Mr Squires,

10. If it is informal, we write our name (but not the surname) at the end.

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(5 marks)

Poetry
I. Read the poem.
My parents kept me
by Stephen Spender
My parents kept me from children who were rough
Who threw words like stones and who wore torn clothes.
Their thighs showed through rags. They ran in the street
And climbed cliffs and stripped by the country streams.

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I feared more than tigers their muscles like iron

Their jerking hands and their knees tight on my arms.
I feared the salt coarse pointing of those boys
Who copied my lisp behind me on the road.
They were lithe, they sprang out behind hedges
Like dogs to bark at my world. They threw mud
And I looked another way, pretending to smile.
I longed to forgive them, yet they never smiled.

J. Indicate whether each of the ten statements below describes the subject (S) or theme
(T) of the poem.
Subject

Theme

a) The poet writes about when he was bullied by some boys.

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b) Bullying is an odious thing which hurts those who are its

victims.

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c) One way in which it hurts its victims is by making them wish to

be bullies themselves.

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d) His parents disliked these boys and warned him to avoid them.

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e) Despite his parents warnings, the boy admired and envied

them while still being afraid of their bullying ways.

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f) The poet seems to tell us that, sometimes, it is not easy to

make the choice not to become a bully.

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g) Most of the times, bullies are simply persons who have been
victims of bullying in the past.

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h) He envied their freedom while he had to go to school.

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i) He would have loved to join them and play with them.

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j) Once someone is bullied, this experience changes its victim

forever.

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(10 marks)

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