Review Unit A Quick test
Part 1: Vocabulary and grammar
1 Complete the opposites.
1 It's under the table. — It's on the table.
2 Write the email. — Read the email.
3 Pick up your pen. — Put down your pen.
4 Turn on the TV. — Turn off the TV.
5 The shop is closed. — The shop is open.
6 Say the numbers. — Write the numbers.
7 Stop the car. — Start the car.
(7 marks)
2 Underline the odd word out in each group.
1 adapter cable plate plug
2 boat bike plane rocket wheel
3 axle deck nose skateboard tail
4 antenna bolt nut screw nail
5 chisel saw screwdriver spanner washer
(5 marks)
3 Write the numbers and abbreviations in words.
1 120 kph — one hundred and twenty kilometres per hour
2 €15 — fifteen euros
3 22/12/09 — twenty-second of December, two thousand and nine
4 36 C — thirty-six degrees Celsius
5 Time: 5:32:80 — five thirty-two and eighty seconds
6 Phone: 055 310 863 277 — oh double five, three one oh, eight six three, two double seven
7 15:45 — fifteen forty-five (or a quarter to four p.m.)
8 1283 L — one thousand two hundred and eighty-three litres
(8 marks)
4 Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verb be. Use contractions where necessary.
A: (1) Are you an engineer?
B: No, I (2) 'm not. I (3) 'm an IT consultant.
A: (4) Is Patrizia from Germany?
B: No, she (5) isn't. She (6) 's from Switzerland.
A: (7) Are they 10 mm nails?
B: No, they (8) aren't. They (9) 're 8 mm nails.
(9 marks)
5 Write questions for these answers. Use What, Where, Who, How.
1 He's from Egypt.
Where is he from?
2 I'm an electrician.
What do you do? (or What are you?)
3 S-T-A-P-L-E
How do you spell that?
4 It's a tool.
What is it?
5 They're called nuts.
What are they called?
6 I need about 50 screws.
How many screws do you need?
7 10 mm, please.
What size do you need?
(7 marks)
6 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 need / please / I / some washers
I need some washers, please.
2 the wheels / on the axle / put
Put the wheels on the axle.
3 off the table / the hammer / take
Take the hammer off the table.
4 under the box / the spanner / is
The spanner is under the box.
(4 marks)