Talkback Quick Test 1A

Grammar
1 Complete the conversations with the correct present simple form of be.
1 A: Hi, Rob. How ¹ are you?
B: I ² ’m fine, thanks.
2 A: Alex, this ³ Javier.
B: Hi, Javier. ⁴ you Italian?
C: No, I ⁵ . I ⁶ from Spain.
3 A: ⁷ your friend a doctor?
B: No, she ⁸ . She ⁹ a teacher.
4 A: ¹⁰ they Mr and Mrs Laksana?
B: No, they ¹¹ . They ¹² Mr and Mrs Latif.

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2 Underline the correct alternative.
1 A: Is these/this my passport?
B: No, that/those is your passport over there.
2 A: Are that/those Martina’s sunglasses on the table?
B: No, they’re your/yours.
3 A: Is that your/yours mobile?
B: No, mine mobile/mine is white.

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3 Put is or possessive ’s in the correct place.
1 The teacher name Sue.
The teacher’s name is Sue.
2 Is this your brother car?
?
3 Sorry, that my newspaper.
.
4 This is Linda. She’s Suzanne friend.
.
5 Terry coat brown.
.

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Vocabulary
4 Cross out the wrong word in each group.
1 Ireland Turkish French Chinese
2 British Peru Japanese Brazilian
3 Italy Russian Poland Argentina
4 Thailand Australia The USA Japanese
5 Egypt France Italian Spain
6 China The UK American Russia

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Grammar
1 Underline the correct alternative.
A: ¹ Do you/You like food?
B: Yes, I ² do/like.
A: Do you eat junk food?
B: No, I ³ don’t eat/don’t. I’m in a Good Food group. We ⁴ eat/don’t eat good food.
A: Do the people in your group like ⁵ cooking/cook?
B: Yes, they ⁶ cook/love it. We ⁷ meet/go every week and ⁸ drink/make food from different countries.
A: ⁹ Do you/You do lots of exercise?
B: No, we ¹⁰ do/don’t. We only ¹¹ like/don’t like eating!

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2 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Kim’s 19 and she’s a shop assistant. She ¹ gets (get) up early, ² (have) breakfast and
³ (leave) home at 8.30. She ⁴ (start) work at 9.30 and ⁵ (finish) at 5.30. She ⁶ (work) in a bookshop but she
⁷ (not like) reading! She ⁸ (get) home at 6.30 and ⁹ (have) dinner with her family. She ¹⁰ (go) to bed early but she
¹¹ (not read) in bed!

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Vocabulary
3 Cross out the wrong word in each group.
1 read magazines / computer games / books
2 go running / bed / swimming
3 watch DVDs / films / magazines
4 eat a sandwich / junk food / coffee
5 play computer games / running / football
6 do nothing / swimming / exercise
7 have fun / a drink / sport
8 listen to computer games / an MP3 player / the teacher
9 get home / up / bed
10 start work / exercise / school
11 have lunch / breakfast / to bed

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4 Write the times.
1 5.00 five o’clock
2 2.30
3 9.20
4 8.15
5 4.35
6 12.50
7 7.40
8 6.25
9 1.45
10 3.10
11 11.00

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Function
5 Write questions 1–6. Then match them
with answers a)–f).
1 What time / the film / start? f
What time does the film start?
2 When / it / finish?

3 How much / it / cost?

4 Where / the tour / leave from?

5 you / take / credit cards?

6 Sorry / you / repeat that / please?


a) £7.50.
b) Outside the Royal Hotel.
c) Yes, we do.
d) At 10.00.
e) Sorry. Yes, we do take credit cards.
f) It starts at 7.30.

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Total:

50

5 Complete the personal objects.
1 w  a  t  c  h 6 t t h r s h
2 d r y 7 a m r
3 m g a i e 8 a p h n e
4 s n l s s 9 t c k
5 MP3 a e 10 e y

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6 Match 1–6 with places a)–c).
1 an orange juice
2 a single ticket
3 a battery
4 coffee
5 sandwich
6 souvenir
7 a platform

a) snack bar 1
b) train station
c) tourist shop

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Function
7 Complete the conversations with sentences
a)–f). Write the correct letter.
One
A: Can I help you?
B: ¹ a
A: For today?
B: Yes.
A: That’s forty-five euros.
B: ²
A: Platform 11.
B: ³

Two
A: ⁴
B: Yes, can I have a sandwich and a coffee, please?
A: ⁵
B: Thank you.
A: ⁶

a) Could I have a return ticket to Paris, please?
b) Here you are. Which platform is it?
c) You’re welcome.
d) Hello. Can I help you?
e) Thanks.
f) Yes, of course. Here you are.

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Total:

50

Grammar
1 Underline the correct alternative.
1 Has/Have she got an older sister?
2 They hasn’t/haven’t got any children.
3 How many cousins has/have you got?
4 I has/have got two sons and a daughter.
5 He has/have got a job in a bank.
6 Has/Have we got the car keys?
7 She hasn’t/haven’t got a new laptop.

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2 Complete the text with the correct form of be or have got.
I ¹ ’m Yasuko and I ² married to Chion. We ³ a son, Katsuki and he ⁴ twenty-one. He ⁵ one sister, Haruko. She
⁶ (not) married and she ⁷ (not) any children. Kento, my husband’s brother,
⁸ a chef. Kento and Chion ⁹ a Japanese restaurant.

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3 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.
1 I get up late at the weekend. (usually)
I usually get up late at the weekend.
2 My best friend’s serious. He’s laughing.
(never / always)

3 I visit my parents but I see my sister.
(often / hardly ever)

4 We eat dinner at home but we eat at a restaurant.
(usually / sometimes)

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Vocabulary
4 Write the correct family words.
♀ ♂
1 mum dad
2 wife
3 daughter
4 sister

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5 Complete the adjectives.
1 Tim’s never quiet ! He’s very t e.
2 She’s k and always helps other people.
3 People think our dog is stupid but she isn’t. She’s very i t.
4 The film isn’t interesting. It’s b g!
5 He doesn’t like people. He’s u y.
6 My teacher is f y. We laugh at her jokes.
7 It is u l for Sue to be sad. She’s hardly ever unhappy.
8 I’m rarely u l. I’m usually very healthy.
9 James is very s s and never laughs.
10 I’m not s d. I know all the answers!