Form 10 People and behaviour

^people and behaviour

1. Underline the most suitable word or phrase.

a)Please don't push. It's very bad-tempered/uuk/unsympathetic.

b)Jack hates spending money. He's rather frank/greedy/mean.

c)Our teacher is very proud/strict/tolerant and won't let us talk in class.

d)Helen never does her homework. She is rather gentle/lazy/reliable.

e)I didn't talk to anyone at the party because I felt ambitious/lonely/shy.

f) When Harry saw his girlfriend dancing with Paul he felt jealous/selfish/sentimental.

g) I don't like people who are noisy and aggressive/courageous/sociable.

h) Thanks for bringing us a present. It was very adorable/grateful/thoughtful of you.

i) Teresa never gets angry with the children. She is very brave/patient/pleaasant

j) Tom always pays for everyone when we go out. He's so

cheerful/generous/honest.

2. Match the words in the box with the descriptions (a-l). Use each word once.

bad-tempered, determined, lazy, reliable, cheerful, frank, selfish, considerate, honest, sympathetic, mean

a) You always arrive on time..punctual.......

b) You are always happy.

c) You do what you say you will do.

d) You say exactly what you think..

e) You don't think about the needs of others.

f) You have a strong wish to get what you want.

g) You are unkind, or not willing to spend money..

h) You easily become angry with others..

i) You think about the needs of others.

j) You tell the truth and obey the law..

k) You understand the feelings of others.

l) You try to avoid work if you can.

3. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.

ambitious

stubborn

greedy

grateful

polite

kind

sociable

snobbish

imaginative

proud

tolerant

a)I think I'll stay here on my own, I'm not feeling very

b)Diana wants to get to the top in her company. She is very......

c)It's not....... to stare at people and say nothing!

d)I think you have to be very......... to write a novel.

e)Thank you for helping me. It was very......... of you.

f)Peter refuses to change his mind, although he is wrong. He's.so..

g)It was very....... of Sheila to put out the fire on her own.

h)Our neighbours look down on us. They are a bit...........

i)Don't eat all the cakes! You really are becoming.......... !

j) If you lend me the money, I'll be very..........

к) I am very........ of my new motorbike.

l) My parents don't mind my crazy hairstyle. They are very.........

4.Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Jack's real character

How easy is it to understand another person's character?

My friend Jack, was once a rather (1).annoying. person. He was ANNOY

always getting into trouble at school because he was so (2)........... OBEY

In class he was very (3)....... and never stopped making TALK

jokes. The teachers all told him he was (4)......... because POLITE

he interrupted them. When I met him he was very (5)......... FRIEND

and didn't want to talk to me at all. People told me that he

stole things, and that he was (6)......... His school work HONEST

was terrible. He didn't take any (7)........ in his writing, he PROUD

never spent enough time doing his homework, and he

was not at all (8)....... One day he saw a gang of boys CONSCIENCE

attacking an old man. Jack hated (9)........ and he fought VIOLENT

them all until they ran away. He was awarded a medal

for (10)...... After that, people changed their minds about him. BRAVE

5) Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.

a)You can't tell what someone is like just from their....... B...

A) character B) appearance C) personality D) looking

b)I was born in Scotland but I....... in Northern Ireland.

A) grew up B) raised C) brought up D) rose

c)Edward was named after one of his father's distant.........

A) family B) brothers C) members D) relations

d)Jane and Brian got married a year after they got..........

A) divorced B) proposed C) engaged D) separated

e)Graham works well in class, but his........ could be better.

A) rudeness B) behaviour C) politeness D) acting

f) Julie had a terrible....... with her parents last night.

A) row B) discussion C) argue D) dispute

g)I got to...... Steve well last year when we worked together.

A) introduce B) know C) meet D) sympathise

h) Is Brenda married or...... ? I don't like to ask her.

A) spinster B) alone C) bachelor D) single

i)Parents have to try hard to understand the younger.........

A) generation B) people C) adolescents D) teenagers

j) My father likes to be called a senior citizen, not an old age.........

A) person B) relative C) gentleman D) pensioner

6 Match the words in the box with a suitable definition (a-l). Use each word onсe.

adult, colleague, nephew, toddler, best man, fiance, niece, twin, bride, neighbour, sister-in-law, widow.

a) The son of your brother or sister.nephew.....

b) A woman on the day of her marriage........

c) A young child who is learning to walk.......

d) What a woman calls the man she is engaged to..

e) One of two children born at the same time..................

f) A person who lives near you..........

g) The daughter of your brother or sister..................

h) A person who is fully grown..........

i) A woman whose husband has died..................

j) At a wedding, the friend of the bridegroom................

k) The sister of the person-you marry,

l) A person you work with..........