First Certificate Masterclass
Unit Test 8
1 Change these sentences / questions to reported speech.
a ‘I’m going to the cinema with Joy,’ said Liz.
to the cinema with Joy.
b ‘Have you heard their new single?’ Jane asked me.
their new single.
c ‘I saw Martin at the concert,’ Sally told Mary.
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
Martin at the concert.
‘Do you want me to get you a newspaper?’ Tom asked Jack.
to get him a newspaper.
‘I’ll email you,’ Karl said to Andrew.
email him.
‘I’ve been using the Internet,’ Hannah said.
the Internet.
‘Could you give me your phone number?’ Helen asked Lee.
his phone number.
‘Did you listen to Radio 4 today?’ Rose asked Tom.
to Radio 4 that day.
‘We were watching a film when you phoned,’ said Sean.
when I phoned.
‘How much is the CD?’ I asked the salesman.
the CD was.
/20 marks
2 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the
word in bold.
a ‘Let’s go and see the new film at the cinema,’ said Mike. suggested
Mike
the new film at the cinema.
b ‘Don’t walk along the railway track,’ the official said to me. warned
The official
along the railway track.
c ‘If I were you Jane, I’d forget about him,’ said Sally.
advised
Sally
about him.
d ‘Close your book Tom,’ the teacher said. told
The teacher
his book.
e ‘I’ll pick Sally up from the station,’ said Mary. offered
Mary
from the station.
/10 marks
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3 Complete the sentences using a word or phrase from the list.
in short
in fact
although
a
on balance
however
I like watching TV, I don’t want satellite as it’s too
expensive.
b It’s not the best quality computer.
, it’s cheap.
c He’s intelligent, he writes well, and he works hard.
good journalist.
d Their CD is brilliant.
, it’s their best one yet.
e I’ve considered both sides of the argument, and,
old system.
, he’s a
, I prefer the
/5 marks
4 Join the words together to make compound nouns then match them with a
description from below.
credit
off
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
make
music
lecturer
up
board
site
key
break
down
case
university
assistant
take
shop
book
card
shop
web
You can use this to pay for things in shops.
This is someone who teaches things.
The time when a plane leaves the ground.
You get information from this on a computer.
This is something you keep books on.
This is someone who works in a shop.
You use this to put information into a computer.
The failure of a marriage is an example of this.
Mascara and lipstick are examples of this.
You can buy CDs, tapes and books from here.
/10 marks
5 Complete the sentences using so or such.
a
b
c
d
e
It was ________ an interesting film.
The equipment is ________ easy to use.
It’s ________ an expensive computer.
The meeting was ________ long I fell asleep.
It’s ________ a good advertisement.
/5 marks
Total
/50
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Unit Test 8 key
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a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
5
Liz said she was going
Jane asked me if I had heard
Sally told Mary she had seen
Tom asked Jack if he wanted him
Karl said to Andrew he would
Hannah said she had been using
Helen asked Lee if he could give her
Rose asked Tom if he had listened
Sean said they had been watching a film
I asked the salesman how much
a
b
c
such
so
such
d
e
so
such
1 mark for each correct answer
Total marks: 50
2 marks for each correct answer
2
a
b
c
d
e
suggested going to see
warned me not to walk / warned me
against walking
advised Jane to forget
told Tom to close
offered to pick Sally up
2 marks for each correct answer
3
a
b
c
Although
However
In short
d
e
In fact
on balance
1 mark for each correct answer
4
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
credit card
university lecturer
take-off
website
bookcase
shop assistant
keyboard
breakdown
make-up
music shop
1 mark for each correct answer
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