Arab British Academy for Higher Education
Progress Test 1 (Self-Assessment)
Before you tackle this Progress Test, make sure that you are familiar with all
the points so far covered especially in Lessons Four, Five, and Six. If
necessary, you can look at the Keys to your Activities
Please do not send answers to this Assignment to your Tutor. When you
have finished, compare your answers with the ones given at the back of the
pack.
The following exercises are written; try to do them without looking anything
up.
1)
Put the following sentences into the negative:
a) Paul has a new bicycle
b) We must go now
c)Do you know where the town is? (Only first verb to go into negative!)
d) They go shopping every Saturday morning
e) I wish you could come! (Only first verb in the negative).
(3 marks each)
2)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Turn the following sentences into questions:
We don’t know what you are talking about
I have some exciting news for you!
Mary writes very neatly
We ought not to go
The train travels at more than 100 miles per hour
(3 marks each)
3)Put the following verbs into the continuous form (verb ending ing):
a) Paul is a great nuisance
b) They do not have any trouble
c) The plane travels at supersonic speed
d) At what time do you reach home?
e)We get our lunch at about midday
(3 marks each)
4)
a)
Make up sentences including the following prepositions:
on top of; behind; with; down; after; until (5 marks each)
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5)
Replace the following verbs with verbs with the same meaning plus a
preposition and use them in sentences to bring out the meaning. Sometimes
there is a choice of meanings! The verb to use is given but you must fill in
the preposition:
Example: continue – go _______; the lesson goes on without interruption.
a)
happen - come ______ b) become - turn _____
c leave - go _____ ______ (two prepositions);
d) die - pass ________ e) remove - take _______
6)
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate demonstrative pronoun or
adjective: sometimes there is more than one answer.
Example: I want these (adjective) apples more than those (pronoun)
(You don’t need to state ‘adjective’ or’ pronoun’ as long as your sentence
makes clear which is which!)
a)
I like _____ (plural)
better than ______(plural).
b)
_______ car is the best I have driven!
c)
Which cake do you want, ______one or ________?
d)
_______ people over there are the ones I met
last week.
e) _______ girl recognized me; but I don’t think I knew her from
_______ others.
(3 marks each)
(Total: 100 marks)
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