Комарова 8 кл Progress Check 1 Interesting Lives

Progress Check 1

Variant I

1. Choose the correct verb in each expression.

1. get / win / pass an exam

2. make / score / win a goal

3. win / pass / do a prize

4. get / make / go on an expedition

5. get / do / make voluntary work

6. get / pass / do a certificate

7. do / get / make a scientific discovery

8. pass / win / score a race

1. Complete the sentences with these words.

1. Henry isn’t lazy. He’s very … .

2. My aunt and uncle aren’t mean. They’re … .

3. My friends aren’t stressed. They’re … .

4. Emma isn’t confident. She’s … .

5. David isn’t selfish. He’s … .

6. My best friend isn’t quiet. She’s … .

1. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Hi, Jack! What ………. you ………….? (do)

2. We ………. much fish. (not eat)

3. ……… you ……….to go for a coffee? (want)

4. Be quiet! I ……….. the news! (watch)

5. We hardly ever ……….. English.(speak)

6. He ……… home at the moment. (not walk)

1. Circle the correct words.

1. My grandparents … hard-working.

1. Was b) were c) there were

1. Not far from my house … a river.

1. There were b) there was c) there weren’t

1. … any computers when I was a boy.

1. There was b) There weren’t c) There wasn’t

1. … only fifteen houses in my village.

1. There were b) There was c) There wasn’t

1. Correct the sentences, change the underlined words. Write one negative and one affirmative sentence.

1. My granddad was an actor. (teacher)

2. They were lazy. (hard-working)

3. Gertrude Elion was a writer. (scientist)

4. My first teacher was English. (Spanish)

5. Marie Curie was from America. (Poland)

Progress Check 1

Variant II

1. Choose the correct verb in each expression.

1. get / win / pass a certificate

2. make / score / win a race

3. win / pass / do a prize

4. get / make / do voluntary work

5. get / go / make on an expedition

6. get / pass / doan exam

7. do / get / make a scientific discovery

8. pass / win / score a goal

1. Do the crossword

Across

1) The opposite of shy.

4) A student who isn’t hard-working.

Down

2) The opposite of quiet.

3) A person who always thinks about himself first.

5) Students often feel ... before a test.

6) A person who likes giving presents.

1. Write sentences. Use the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Don’t forget auxilary verbs.

1. It / not rain / every day.

2. she / speak English / at the moment?

3. Goodbye! We / go now.

4. I / not watch TV / at the moment.

5. she / study English / twice a week?

6. He / hardly ever / listen to the radio.

1. Order the words to make sentences with was / were, there was / there were.

1. famous / He / explorer / was / a.

2. any / days / There / those / medicines / in / weren’t.

3. last / you / Were / on / week / holidays?

4. of / at / There / concert / people / were / the / hundreds.

1. Rewrite the sentences in the past with the affirmative or negative form of to be.