Writing comprehension Year 11 Solutions Int. Term II V.2

Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

What was the name of that song __                     [we listened to , that we listened, to whom we listened]_ last night?

That novel was written __           [by       , for, -]_ Margaret Atwood.

I __                   [called, would have called, had called]_ you if anything had gone wrong.

The person _                [to whom       , to which, to who]__ we complained was the manager.

The teacher _          [said   , spoke, told]__ us the exam was the following day.

My sister, _            [who    , whom, whose]__ friends are all actors, has just graduated from drama school.

I’ve just been offered a job at the shoe shop _           [that , where, which]__ my sister works.

I can’t use my computer at the moment because I’m _                    [having it repair , having repaired it, having it repaired]__ .

Mia doesn’t go to the hairdresser’s; she dyes her hair _             [she , herself, her]__ .

We asked him how much _                      [cost the tickets , did the tickets cost, the tickets cost]__ .

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

1. The latest episode of that sitcom ___________             _______ (watch) by more than 2.2 million viewers.

2. Gina said that she ______               ____________ (not want) to go to the opera that evening.

3. My dad was in the kitchen, so I asked him what he ________              __________ (cook).

4. The new art and science museum _________                _________ (open) next week by the mayor.

5. The crew of the yacht ________         __________ (damage) by yesterday’s storm have all been safely rescued.

6. My friends told me they ________             __________ (wait) for me, but they weren’t there when I arrived.

7. I asked Rob if I ________       __________ (can) borrow his phone.

8. If your brother had been at the party, I’m sure I ________                  __________ (see) him.

9. I ________                       __________ (not miss) my train if they hadn’t changed the platform.

10. The aircraft, _________          _________ (carry) 150 passengers, was forced to make an emergency landing.

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. Mark’s              [cheerfulness, shyness] often prevents him from making friends.

2. You can be charged quite a lot if you don’t         [disable, save] data roaming when you’re abroad.

3. I stopped         [talking, to talk] to some friends on the way home from school today.

4. Michelangelo’s sculpture of David is          [carved, composed] out of marble.

5. Are you doing           [anything , something] interesting at the weekend?

6. There’s a             [hovercraft , tram] that goes straight up the road to the main square.

7. The         [ballet , mime] we saw was Tchaikosky’s Swan Lake.

8. Did you remember         [locking, to lock] the door when you left the house this morning?

9. I         [denied , refused] to lend him any more money because he still owes me €50.

10.           [Persuade , Remind] me to call my sister tonight – it’s her birthday.