Writing Comprehension Test

Complete the dialogues with So / Neither + auxiliary verbs.

1. A: I’m going to the concert tonight.

   B:       I. It’s going to be great!

2. A: Ken has never played tennis before.

   B:             Brian. We’re going to win easily.

3. A: Mr and Mrs Rowntree hate watching talent shows.

   B:         my mum. She thinks they’re boring.

4. A: We went to the funfair last week.

   B:        we. Did you like it?

5. A: I don’t take my bottles to the recycling bin.

   B:            I. I’m terrible.

6. A: Jean won’t travel to France this summer.

   B:              Marie. She’s staying here.

7. A: I couldn’t sleep last night.

   B:               I. There was so much noise.

8. A: Kate and Mike were at the cinema yesterday.

   B:        my sister, but she didn’t like the film.

Complete with the Present or Past Passive of the verbs in brackets.

1. A lot of pasta          (eat) in Italy.

2. A new post office           (build) in my neighbourhood a year ago.

3. Paper, plastic, glass, metal and batteries              (recycle) in our city.

4. My projects                    (always/check) by Mr Andrews.

5. Last year many dolphins             (kill) off the coast of New Zealand.

6. The e-mails           (send) to another address and I never got them.

7. This soap opera            (watch) by millions of people every day. It’s very popular.

8. Thousands of images                (download) from this website every day.

Choose the correct words. Active or Passive Voice?

1. Millions of laptops          [sell, are sold] every year.

2. The famous actress         [won, was won] three awards.

3. Lots of people          [use, are used] mobile phones.

4. Slumdog Millionaire              [directed, was directed] by Danny Boyle.

5. Football           [plays, is played] by two teams of eleven players.

6. We didn’t want to live in the city any more so we             [bought, were bought] a house by the sea.

7. The robbers             [caught, were caught] last night.

8. After the accident the little boy           [took, was taken] to hospital.

Complete with who or which.

1. We live in a house       [who, which]is near a busy road.

2. A reporter is someone       [who, which] writes articles for newspapers or magazines.

3. Here’s the keyboard       [who, which] I bought last week.

4. Ellen went to the concert with a girl       [who, which]she met on the bus.

5. Do you like the jumper       [who, which]Lucy gave me?

6. Brenda Myers is the person       [who, which]won the competition.

Choose the correct words.

1. When I was young, I           [a. could, b. used, c. should]to ride my bike to school.

2. I don’t want to walk to Betty’s house. It’s               [a. far enough, b. enough far, c. too far].

3. Tom’s going to do the washing-up,               [a. is he, b. isn’t he, c. doesn’t he]?

4. If my painting is good, I             [a. will win, b. won, c. win] the competition.

5. I was born          [a. since, b. in, c. on]1995.

6. The bank is             [a. between, b. in front, c. next]the museum and the post office.

7. The ball went the bathroom            [a. from, b. through, c. around]window.

8. A: I’ve taken up water polo. B:                   [a. So did I, b. Neither have I, c. So have I].

9. Paul works          [a. until, b. on, c. at]three o’clock.

10. I want            [a. play, b. to play, c. playing]football in the park.

11. Amanda can’t cook very         [a. good, b. best, c. well].

12. This pencil isn’t         [a. me, b. my, c. mine]. Maybe it’s Jack’s.

13. We         [a. may, b. will, c. can]buy a dog but we haven’t decided for sure yet.

14.          [a. Could, b. May, c. Might]you help me open this window, please?

15. Karen and I are                    [a. will visit, b. going to visit, c. visit]Victor next weekend.

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Dear Alex,
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Please help me!
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Star44 – sharing passwords

Hi Alex,
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What should I do?
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