English Immersion program, UNAPEC.

Book 1 Midterm pre- test practice

Teacher Lisbeth Cruz.

1. Complete with the correct form of be or do. Complete the questions 5-8 with a wh-
question word (where, what, who…)

1. Are Laura and Jose siblings?

2. Is Mike dominican?
3. Does Lissette live with her mother?
4. Do Maria and Chris like ice cream?
5. What do you do on weekends?
6. Where does your sister live?
7. Who does Laura live with?
8. What does Monika work?

2. Complete with the correct object pronouns

You – them – it – him – us

1. I like lasagna. I cook them every Sunday.

2. Ana, listen! The teacher is talking to us.
3. Lena loves her boyfriend. She sees him every night.
4. You are a great person. I like you a lot.
5. My markers are in the office. Bring it to me please.

3.Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.

1. Peter and his friend’s go to school by bus. (Go)

2. Elephants eats leaves and grass. (Eat)
3. David´s father works in a hospital. (Work)
4. The bank opens at 9.30 and closes at 4.30. (Close)
5. Tom and Jim play football every day after school. (Play)
6. Mr. Jones is a teacher. He teaches History. (Teach)
7. Our lesson start at 9.00 and finish at 3.30. (Start / finish)
8. My pen friend lives in Japan. (Live)
9. Mary and her brother watch cartoons every Sunday morning. (Watch)
10. John tidies his room every day. (Tidy)

4. Write negative sentences in simple present

Example: He doesn’t live (live) in the city most of the year.

1. I usually don´t go (go) to school.

2. They don´t visit (visit) us often.
3. You don´t play (play) basketball once a week.
4. Tom doesn´t work (work) every day.
5. He always doesn´t tell (tell) us funny stories.

5. Write the verbs in brackets in the present continuous form.

Example: She is listening (listen) to music.

1. Mike is cooking (cook) right now.

2. They are watching (watch) a movie on TV.
3. Sandra is doing (do) her math homework.
4. We are reading (read) an interesting book.
5. Claude is singing (sing) in the shower now.

6. Provide answers to these questions:

1. Are you from England? → Yes, I am. (example)
2. Is she nice? → Yes, She is
3. Are the friends at school? → Yes, they are
4. Is the dog in the garden? → Yes, it is
5. Are you 12? → No, I’m not
6. Is your school bag black? → Yes, It is
7. Is he a teacher? → Yes, She is
8. Are your parents from Italy? → No, they aren´t
9. Are we students? → Yes, we are
10. Am I your friend? → Yes, You are

7. Fill in the blanks with the correct occupation from the provided list below. Doctor -
flight attendant – tour guide – travel agent – tutor – teacher- lawyer - writer – firefighter –
cashier – musician.

1. Carla´s father is a great doctor. He works at Santa

Monica Hospital.
2. We need a teacher to help us with our math lessons. I honestly don´t understand anything.
3. A flight attendant serves drinks and food on an airplane.
4. Mike is my geography tutor. I´ve learned a lot from him.
5. When they visited Rome they hired a tour guide to show them the museums and
monuments in the city.
6. A lawyer represents you legally.
7. My favorite writer was Garcia Marquez. I love his books.
8. The cashier charged us only $20.00 and the bill was
$26.00, we should go back to the counter so she can fix it.
9. Dan is a great musician. I love his piano concerts.
10. A firefighter has a dangerous job.
11. A travel agent could help us plan and book our next vacation.

8.Fill in the blanks with one or ones

1. This bag is very old. I need a new one.
2. Small pineapples are sweeter than big ones.
3. The new smartphones are much faster than the old ones.
4. Which is your car, the black one or the white one?
5. She needs new shoes, the old ones are too small.
6. If you buy two bottles of water, you get a third ones free.
7. These dresses are expensive. Are there any cheap one?
8. Jack has three pens – a red one and two green ones.
9. I would like to have a cupcake – the red one looks great.
10. I would like to have some cupcakes – the green ones look great.

9. Comparisons with adjectives.

1. Apples are healthier than chips. (Healthy)
2. Elephants are bigger (big) than bears.
3. Gold is expensive than silver. (Expensive)
4. Bikes are slower than cars. (Slow)
5. I am good at English than my brother.
(Good)
6. My friend is taller than me. (Tall)
7. Sandy is thinner than Tamara. (Thin)
8. My father is stronger than Tom´s father. (Strong)
9. ¨Harry Potter¨ books are interesting than The Book of the Jungle¨. (Interesting)
11. The tiger is heavier than a fox.(heavy)

10. Write the short answer for the questions below.

Example:
Are you Italian?
Answer:
Yes, I am .
1) Are you from Madrid? Yes, I am.
2) Do you go for walks in the park on Sundays? No, I don´t
3) Does he want to have a drink with us? Yes, He does
4) Are the clothes in the suitcase? No, they aren´t
5) Does Mary want to phone me tomorrow? Yes, She does
.6) Does it rain a lot in Scotland? Yes, It does
7) Do people like living in this village? No, They don´t
8) Is there a lot of pollution in Barcelona? Yes, It is
9) Do you come to this bar often? Sometimes, I do
10) Are there people who speak English here? Maybe there are

11. Answer the questions using the prepositions in the brackets

Example: Where is the restaurant? (Next to) It is next to the Toy store
1. Where is the Toy store? (on) It´s on Rosa e Silva Avenue.
2. Where is the Bank? (across from) It´s across from flower shop
3. Where is the school? (in front of) It´s in front of Fast Food restaurant
4. Where is the flower shop? (on the corner of) It´s on the corner of Santo Dumont street and
Rosa e Silva avenue.
5. Where is the pet shop? (behind) It´s behind the supermarket

12. Complete the questions with how many and how much
1. How many stars are there in the sky?
2. How many people live on islands?
3. How many birds are there?
4. How much water is in the ocean?
5. How much money is there at a bank?

13. Answer the questions about Ana´s schedule using frequency expressions.
Example: How often does she have sculpt class?
- Twice a week. On Monday and Wednesday.

1. How often does she have yoga class? Twice a week. On Monday and Thursday.
2. How often does she have ballet barre class? Three time a week. On Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday.
3. How often does she have high fitness class? Eight time a week. On Monday, twice time on
Tuesday, on Wednesday, twice time on Thursday, on Friday and Saturday.
4. How often does she have hip hop class? Once a week.

14.Rewrite the following sentences using the correct frequency adverb. (sometimes –
never- usually – hardly ever – always)

1. The baby is hungry when he wakes up. (100%) Always the baby is hungry when he wakes
up.
2. The planes take off on time. (90%) Usually the planes take off on time.
3. The school bus is here by 7:30 a.m. (10%) Hardly ever the school bus is here by 7:30 a.m.
4. I go shopping after work. (50%) Sometimes I go shopping after work.
5. I am happy when it rains. (0%) Never I am happy when it rains.

15.Make questions from the sentences below.

1. Mike listens to the radio. Does Mike listen to the radio?
2. I watch the Simpson. What are you watch?
3. Lily Allens lives in London. Where does lily Allens live?
4. My friends go to the disco on Friday nights. When do your friends go to the disco?
5. They go to bed at ten past eleven. What time do they go the bed?

16. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence

1. There are __ students in the classroom.
a. Much
b. Any
c. Some

2. I need __ jewelry.
a. Much
b. Any
c. A lot of

3. There isn´t __ water in my glass.

a. Many
b. Much
c. Some

4. There is __ cheese on the bread.

a. Much
b. Some
c. Any

17. Fill to make sentences and questions in simple past.

1. I did my math homework yesterday. (to do)
2. Susan went to England by plane? (to go)
3. They visited a farm two weeks ago. (to visit)
4. Jenny and Peggy didn´t help their brother. (not/to help)
5. The children didn´t at home last weekend. (not /to be)
6. When did you design this wonderful skirt? (to design)
7. My mother didn´t to crash into the van. (not /to crash)