2. GETTING READY FOR THE ENTRY LEVEL TEST
1. Present continuous tense
2. Present Simple tense
3. Countable / uncountable nouns :
• a lot of/much/many
• How many? / How much?
• a little/ a few
4. Past Simple tense – positive and negative sentences
5. Past Continuous or Past simple tense
6. Tail Questions
7. Adjectives
♦ Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives
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3. Present Continuous Tense
1. Where is Jake? He ……………………the net now.(surf)
2. Mike and Joy…………......…….to London now. (travel)
3. Listen! Molly………………………………….……..….(sing)
4. The baby………………..now, she ……………………… (not
cry, sleep)
5. ………………………..…her homework now? (she/ do)
6. Where are your grandparents?
...........................……………the plants? (they/ water)
7. What ………… Jamie? I………..……………..TV. (you/do;
watch)
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4. 1. Where is Jake? He ……………………the net now.(surf)
2. Mike and Joy…………......…….to London now. (travel)
3. Listen! Molly………………………………….……..….(sing)
4. The baby………………..now, she ………………………
(not cry, sleep)
5.………………………..…her homework now? (she/ do)
6,. Where are your grandparents?
...........................……………the plants? (they/ water)
7. What………….. ………… , Jamie? I………..……………..TV.
(you/do; watch)
is surfing
are travelling
is singing
isn’t crying
is sleeping
Is she doing
Are they watering
are you doing
I am watchin
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5. Present Simple tense
Hi, my name is James and I
(1)………..in Scarborough. Every day
I(2)………to school at 8.30. The first
lesson (3)…………….at 9am. The
school (4)……………..at 3.30. I
(5)………my friends outside and
we(6) …..back home together. In the
evening my family and I
(7)…………….dinner, then we
(8)…………..about our day and
(9)………TV. My sister
(10)……………….watching TV with
us. She (11)……………the net all the
time.
1. Live
2. Go
3. Start
4. Finish
5. Meet
6. Go
7. Have
8. Talk
9. Watch
10. Not like
11. Surf
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6. Check your answers
Hi, my name is James and I (1) live in
Scarborough. Every day I(2) go to school at 8.30.
The first lesson (3) begins at 9am. The school (4)
finishes at 3.30. I (5) meet my friends outside
and we(6) go back home together. In the evening
my family and I (7)have dinner, then we (8) talk
about this and that and then we (9) watch TV. My
sister (10) doesn’t like watching TV with us. She
(11) surfs the net all the time.
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7. Past Simple tense
1. Go
2. Buy
3. Find
4. Bite
5. Come
6. Live
7. Have
1. Last night we……………..to the cinema.
2. Molly……………a new dress yesterday.
3. Grace …………..a tiny kitten in the street
last Sunday.
4. A wasp ………….me yesterday.
5. Ten days ago we ……………..back from
Mexico.
6. They……………..here in 1989.
7. Jake ……………… a great time in
Thailand last summer.
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8. Past Simple tense
1. Last night we……………..to the cinema.
2. Molly……………a new dress yesterday.
3. Grace …………..a tiny kitten in the street last
Sunday.
4. A wasp ………….me yesterday.
5. Ten days ago we ……………..back from
Mexico.
6. They……………..here in 1989.
7. Jake ……………… a great time in
Thailand last summer.
1. Go
2. Buy
3. Find
4. Bite
5. Come
6. Live
7. Have
went boughtfound bit came livedhad
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9. a lot of/much/many
1. There isn’t……………………….…. salt in my soup.
2. Are there………………………….… biscuits in the packet?
3. There aren’t …………………….………peaches in this pie.
4. There isn’t……………………………. ….sugar in my tea.
5. There is………………………………..…..honey in the jar.
6. There are…………………………….. raspberries in the pie.
muchmany
many
much
a lot of
a lot of
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10. Past simple tense
Make the following sentences negative:
1. Last night I slept well.
2. My mum lost her purse last Monday.
3. Monika broke her leg three days ago.
4. Jake sent lots of emails last night.
5. I was sick yesterday.
6. We were in Glasgow last year.
7. I saw Mr. James yesterday.
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11. Check your answers
past simple negative:
1. Last night I didn’t sleep well.
2. My mum didn’t lose her purse last Monday.
3. Monika didn’t break her leg three days ago.
4. Jake didn’t send lots of emails last night.
5. I wasn’t sick yesterday.
6. We weren’t in Glasgow last year.
7. I didn’t see saw Mr. James yesterday.
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12. How many? / How much?
1._______________money do you have?
2. ______________orange juice did you drink last night?
3. ______________rice is there in the bowl?
4. ______________classmates were there at the
Halloween party?
5. ______________pasta do you eat?
6. ______________time do you have for the test?
7. ______________ aubergines are there in your basket?
How much How much
How much
How much
How many How manyHow much
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13. a little/ a few
1.There are_____________strawberries in my ice-cream.
2.Is there________________vinegar in the bottle?
3.Are there______________cucumbers in the basket?
4.There are______________eggs in the fridge.
5.Is there _______________ pasta in the oven?
a little a fewa little a fewa few
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14. Past Continuous or Past simple tense
1. We…………………for Jane when suddenly Louis…………….
around the corner.(wait, come)
2. As I ………………the dishes, I …………a cup.(wash, drop)
3. I ……………through the park, when I …………a strange noise.
(cycle, hear)
4. As I…………….a film I ……………..asleep. (watch, fall)
5. I ………in the park, when a black cat…….my way.(jog, cross)
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15. Check your answers
1. We were waiting for Jane when suddenly Louis came around the
corner.(wait, come)
2. As I was washing the dishes the dishes,I dropped a cup.(wash,
drop)
3. Jake was cycling through the park, when he heard a strange noise.
(cycle, hear)
4. As Susan was watching a film she fell asleep. (watch, fall)
5. They were jogging in the park, when a black cat crossed their
way.(jog, cross)
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16. Tail Questions
1. Molly works in a bank, ………………………….?
2. Mrs. Mason found her keys a minute ago, …...…….?
3. Let’s go to the club, …………………………....?
4. My neighbours will visit us, ………………….…….?
5. They spend their time by the seaside every summer,
…………………………..?
don’t they?
won’t they?
shall we?
didn’t she?
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17. Write the right form of the adjective
1. Who is ……………………..…...man in the world? (rich)
2. The brown jacket is….……than the red one. (cheap)
3. Mary is ……………………at Maths than me. (good)
4. That denim jacket is …….…………………..…………in
the shop. (fashionable)
5. I’ve got ……………....................time than you. (little)
6. She’s got …………………problems than me. (many)
7. That was ……………………….day of my life. (happy)
8. Bangkok is one of the………..places in the world.
(exciting)
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18. 1. Who is the richest man in the world? (rich)
2. The brown jacket is cheaper than the red one. (cheap)
3. Mary is better at Maths than me. (good)
4. That denim jacket is the most fashionable in the shop.
(fashionable)
5. I’ve got less time than you. (little)
6. She’s got more problems than me. (many)
7. That was the happiest day of my life. (happy)
8. Bangkok is one of the most exciting places in the
world. (exciting)
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