Test Writing II semester

Complete the sentences with the Past continuous of the verbs.

Hannah and Jimmy    ________ for us at the cinema. 

Hannah  ______ a new dress.

Jimmy   ______ a bag. 

We     ______ on the bus. 

Derek  _______ a magazine.

I   ________ to my MP3 player. 

II. Complete the sentences with the Past simple or the Past continuous of the verbs.

   While the teacher  ________, Katy wasn’t listening. 

They   _________ when their mother arrived.

Alice helped Jeff while he _______ his school project.

While I was playing tennis, I  _________my racket.

III. Complete the sentences with comparative adjectives.

    I’m a good dancer, but you and Helen are     _____       dancers than me.

The fantasy film was boring. I think the action film was ________     (exciting).

Today is a hot day (35°C), but yesterday was  ________ (38°C).

Maths and Science are easy subjects, but History and Geography are  ___________         .

IV. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives.

      Alison loves giving people brilliant presents. She is  _______   (generous) girl in the world.

Nigel’s hair is                  (curly) than Eve’s.

These are                  (beautiful) flowers in the garden.

Ellen is                  (cheerful) than her brother.

V. Complete the sentences with should or shouldn’t.

 It’s very hot today. They  ______  open the window. 

I’m tired.’ ‘Well, you ________ watch TV all night.’

You ______call your parents now. They’re worried about you.

VI. Complete the sentences with must or mustn’t.

You ______  use your mobile phone in the classroom. 

It’s midnight and I   _____ go home. It’s very late.

I --------------give the animals some water. It’s hot and they’re very thirsty.

VII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of going to

 I  ( take)          some photos of the animals at the zoo tomorrow.

Maria and Tomasso   (visit)          their grandparents in Rome next week

Tom and Jim  (not walk)  to school tomorrow.

Our computer is very old. We (buy)  a new computer on Saturday.