Quiz 1

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Date: __________________
Mark: ________ / 40 marks

Vocabulary
Choose the correct answers.

1 Tania’s favourite ____ are photography and 11 Juana’s birthday is on the ____ of March.
swimming. a twenty-five
a sports b twenty-fifth
b hobbies c twentieth fifth
c actions
12 ____ is before March.
2 Ahmed’s ____ is to play football for his country. a February
a dream b June
b activity c November
c hobby
13 It is winter in South Africa in ____.
3 ‘Is Kim ____ photographer?’ ‘Yes, he’s famous all a January
over the world.’ b June
a a well-known c November
b an incredible
14 August is the ____ month of the year.
c a brilliant
a sixth
4 I love nature and walking in the ____ near my house. b seventh
a market c eighth
b café
15 My father is from Amsterdam. He’s ____.
c forest
a Netherlands
5 Debra and her ____ friends enjoy hanging out b the Netherlands
together at the weekend. c Dutch
a near
16 Carl stays with his ____ when his mum and dad
b close
travel.
c excellent
a parent
6 Football is a ____ sport in many countries. b parents
a crowded c grandparents
b popular
17 Carina is ____ to Bob. They have two children.
c unusual
a married
7 My brothers are ____ at basketball and cricket. b sister
a brilliant c wife
b close
18 Joseph is Mina’s ____. Mina is Joseph’s sister.
c well-known
a son
8 Do tourists usually buy a lot of souvenirs in ____ b uncle
markets? c brother
a shop
19 My ____ children are my cousins.
b street
a sister’s
c road
b aunt’s
9 I don’t like shopping on Saturdays because the c granny’s
shops are very ____. They are too busy.
20 My aunt’s ____ is my uncle.
a close
a brother
b popular
b husband
c crowded
c son
10 At the weekend, Mario and his friends hang ____
together in cafés or on the beach.
a in
b for ( ___ / 20 marks)
c out

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Grammar
Choose the correct answers.

1 My dad cycles to work, but my mum and I ____ 11 What are you doing ____?
because we don’t have bikes. a always
a walk b usually
b walks c right now
c cycle
12 The children ____ in the garden at the moment.
2 ____ your sister play in a band? a are playing
a Is b play
b Do c plays
c Does
13 Marie is French, but she ____ in Spain until the end
3 The sun ____ before 5 a.m. in June in London. of the year.
a rise a study
b rises b is studying
c is rising c are studying
4 At what temperature does water ____? 14 ‘Where are you?’ ‘I’m in the kitchen. ____ dinner.’
a freeze a I cook
b freezes b I’m cooking
c freezing c I always cook
5 We ____ play basketball after school. We really 15 Eugenia ____ a break right now. She’s very tired.
enjoy it. a take
a often b takes
b never c is taking
c hardly ever 16 We’re staying with my grandparents ____.
6 Anita usually ____ to the beach at weekends with a often
her cousins. b every Thursday
a go c for the time being
b goes 17 Teresa ____ painting. It’s her favourite hobby.
c not go a is really loving
7 Tony is ____ late for school because he gets up very b really loves
early. c does really love
a always 18 I ____ you. It’s not true.
b often a don’t believe
c hardly ever b am believing
8 ‘Would you like a cup of coffee?’ ‘No thanks. I ____ c am not believing
drink coffee.’ 19 ‘ ____ at the moment?’ ‘No, he’s on holiday.
a often He doesn’t work in July.’
b usually
a Does Alexander work
c never
b Doesn’t Alexander work
9 ____ does Luc usually do after school? c Is Alexander working
a What 20 ‘Do you like maths?’ ‘Not always, but ____ it right
b When now because it isn’t too hard.’
c Where a I enjoy
10 ____ teaches you English? b I’m enjoying
a Who c I’m not enjoying
b Why
c Where
( ___ / 20 marks)

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