Quiz 4

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Date: __________________
Mark: ________ / 40 marks

Vocabulary and Use Your English

Choose the correct answers.
1 My favourite season is ____. 11 I’ve got some ____ to throw over the bride and her
a New Year new husband.
b spring a cards
c May b food
c confetti
2 Many people celebrate ____ on the 31st of
December. 12 My grandparents ____ me a special present every
a New Year year.
b midnight a give
c fireworks b do
c have
3 ____ comes before winter.
13 Do people wear ____ dress at Halloween?
a Autumn
a balloon
b Spring
b fancy
c Summer
c spider
4 My best friend and I both have birthdays ____ 14 Nina’s young cousins love going to the ____ in the
February. summer holidays.
a on a lights
b at b fair
c in c wedding
5 Let’s go to the library later – ____ the afternoon. 15 Let’s ____ a barbecue on Sunday and cook
a in traditional food.
b on a eat
c at b have
c give
6 I am going to two parties ____ the weekend!
a on 16 The children are ____ hands and singing songs on
b in stage.
c at a holding
b having
7 The New Year celebrations start at ten o’clock ____ c wearing
night. 17 It was very hot standing next to the ____ on the beach.
a at a balloons
b on b bonfire
c in c pumpkin
8 Liam’s sister is getting married and the ____ cake 18 During Chinese New Year celebrations there are
looks amazing! flowers and bright ____ everywhere.
a birthday a lights
b wedding b tricks
c New Year c pumpkins
9 Can you help me put the ____ on the Christmas 19 Carolina is ____ a white wedding dress. She looks
tree? beautiful!
a decorations a holding
b fancy dress b dancing
c pumpkin c wearing
10 ‘What’s that loud noise?’ ‘Look! There are some 20 We are ____ a cake for my grandfather’s 90th
____.’ birthday.
a confetti a making
b flowers b holding
c fireworks c catching ( ____ / 20 marks)

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Grammar
Choose the correct answers.

1 Here are ____ flowers to put on the table. 11 There ____ any sweets for the children.
a a a are
b any b isn’t
c some c aren’t
2 My sister is wearing ____ orange dress and yellow 12 My brother ____ his 18th birthday with his best
shoes. friends.
a any a celebrates
b an b celebrating
c some c is celebrating
3 Are there ____ pumpkins at the supermarket? 13 On International Day the students ____ traditional
a a clothes from their country.
b lots a wear
c any b wears
c are wearing
4 Felix hasn’t got ____ invitation to Maria’s wedding.
a an 14 My grandmother ____ a Christmas cake every
b any December.
c some a doesn’t
b makes
5 There are ____ lot of children at the fair today.
c is making
a some
b a 15 ‘What ____?’ ‘We’re dancing!’
c an a you doing
b are you doing
6 There isn’t ____ music at the barbecue.
c do you do
a some
b any 16 People ____ pumpkin at Halloween. Pumpkins are
c many just used as decorations.
a don’t eat
7 Are there ____ lights and decorations on your
b doesn’t eat
street?
c are not eating
a many
b much 17 I ____ the fireworks on the TV because I’m in
c a lot hospital at the moment.
a am looking
8 ‘How ____ cake do you want?’ ‘Two slices, please.’
b am watching
a some
c watch
b much
c many 18 Mum and dad always ____ the presents under the
tree in the evening.
9 There isn’t ____ information about the carnival
a put
celebrations.
b puts
a an
c are putting
b some
c much 19 Every autumn, the leaves on the trees ____ colour.
a are changing
10 How ____ candles are there on Harry’s cake?
b changes
a any
c change
b many
c much 20 We can’t go to the fair because we ____ our family.
a don’t visit
b visit
c are visiting
( ____ / 20 marks)

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