Writing comprehension Year 11 Solutions Int. Term II V.1

Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

1. The teacher _            [said   , spoke, told]__ us that we needed to study more.

2. They asked us what time _                      [arrived our train , did our train arrive, our train arrived]__ .

3. John didn’t go to Spanish classes; he taught _            [he   , himself, him]__ the language from a book.

4. The woman _                        [who you spoke , to who you spoke, you spoke to]__ was my mother.

5. The person _                      [about whom, about which, about that]__ the article is written is an entrepreneur.

6. My best friend, _         [who , whom, whose]_ parents are both architects, wants to be an engineer.

7. Last summer, I visited Port Isaac, _             [that, where, which]__ I used to spend my holidays.

8. That picture was painted __                                 [by                             , -, to]_ J.M.W. Turner.

9. We __                  [had been , would have been, were]_ there by now if we’d gone by train.

10. Tina’s hair is a different colour because she’s _             [had dyed it, had it dye, had it dyed]__ .

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

1. Tom’s mum asked him what time he ______         ____________ (get) home the previous night.

2. The scooter ________       __________ (give) to me by my parents is a Vespa.

3. We could have got some petrol if the filling station _________              _________ (not be) closed.

4. A valuable painting ________                      __________ (just / steal) from the city art gallery.

5. We were extremely disappointed when we found out that the concert ________                     __________ (cancel).

6. My friend told me that he ________                  __________ (not listen) to his voicemail that day.

7. Amy told her parents that she _________            _________ (do) her homework, but there weren’t any books on her desk.

8. I asked if you _______       ___________ (like) classical music and you said you did.

9. If the train had had a buffet car, I ________                    __________ (buy) a sandwich.

10. All ferries _________          _________ (cross) the bay have been cancelled due to poor visibility.

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. That          [drawing, painting] was done with a very dark pencil.

2. We had to queue to get tickets for the            [cable car , coach] up the mountain.

3. Try         [taking , to take] honey and lemon if your throat hurts; you never know, it might work!

4. Eddie           [admitted , agreed] losing the book I’d lent him, but he promised to buy me a new one.

5. Our art teacher is good at encouraging our             [creativity , loyalty].

6. The dancers            [conducted , performed] on a smaller stage than they were used to.

7. Did         [anyone , someone] see the cartoon in yesterday’s newspaper?

8. I          [entered , put] the number nervously, and then waited for someone to pick up the phone.

9. Everyone has          [advised , warned] me to study medicine at university.

10. I’ll never forget        [going, to go] to my first concert; it was an amazing experience.