Mock exam
Starter Unit, Unit 1 & Unit 2 Grammar
2nd
Batxillerat
1 Complete the
text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
This computer is (be) really old – I(1) HAVE HAD (have) it since
I was fifteen! I (2) HAD WANTED (want) one for years before that, but my
parents (3) TOLD (tell) me that I had to pay for it myself. It took me a long
time to save up enough money. I usually (4) SPEND (spend) about three or four
hours a day on my computer, although at the moment it’s more than that because
I (5) AM DOING (do) a lot of research for a college project. Next year, I(6) AM
GOING TO BUY / AM BUYING (buy) a new computer and my IT teacher has advised me
(7) TO GET (get) a tablet. She suggested (8) SHOPPING (shop) online to find the
best deals.
2 Complete the
second sentence. Use reporting verbs and pay attention to pronouns and time
expressions.
1 ‘I
didn’t break the window yesterday,’ said Pat.
Pat denied BREAKING THE WINDOW THE PREVIOUS DAY / THE DAY BEFORE.
2
‘Don’t use this website, Sara,’ said the teacher.
The teacher warned SARA NOT TO USE THAT WEBSITE.
3
‘Remember to give these apples to your grandmother,’ Mum told
Helen.
Mum reminded Helen TO GIVE THOSE APPLES TO HER GRANDMOTHER.
4
‘Shall I give you a lift tomorrow?’ David asked Kim.
David offered TO GIVE KIM A LIFT THE FOLLOWING DAY /
THE NEXT DAY.
5 ‘I
lost the money last week,’ said Julia.
Julia admitted LOSING THE MONEY THE PREVIOUS WEEK / THE WEEK BEFORE.
6
‘It’s a bad idea to take the train,’ Simon told Ian.
Simon advised IAN NOT TO TAKE THE TRAIN.
3 Rewrite the
questions as reported questions.
1
‘Where did you buy your phone?’ Miriam asked her brother.
MIRIAM ASKED HER BROTHER WHERE HE HAD BOUGHT HIS PHONE.
2 ‘Why
were you crying yesterday?’ Silvia asked Esther.
SILVIA ASKED ESTHER WHY SHE WAS CRYING /
SHE HAD BEEN CRYING THE PREVIOUS DAY / THE DAY BEFORE.
3
‘When will you be ready?’ Sonia asked her sister.
SONIA ASKED HER SISTER WHEN SHE WOULD BE READY.
4 ‘Who
told you about this place?’ Alicia asked Dan.
ALICIA
ASKED DAN WHO HAD TOLD HIM ABOUT THAT PLACE.
4 Rewrite the sentences with the words given. Do
not change the original meaning.
1 ‘Call this evening, Sam’, she said. (TOLD)
SHE TOLD SAM TO CALL THAT EVENING.
2 The Paralympics are held every four years. They are
for disabled athletes. (WHICH)
THE PARALYMPICS, WHICH ARE FOR DISABLED ATHLETES, ARE
HELD EVERY FOUR YEARS.
3 The last time I spoke to Sally was before she moved
to Paris. (SINCE)
I HAVEN’T SPOKEN TO SALLY SINCE SHE MOVED TO PARIS.
4 This is my neighbour. Her daughter sings very well.
(WHOSE)
THIS IS MY NEIGHBOUR(,) WHOSE DAUGHTER SINGS VERY
WELL.
5 We met him last August. (KNOWN)
WE HAVE KNOWN HIM SINCE LAST AUSGUST.
6 Although fruit and vegetables are healthier than
fast food, children refuse to eat them. (DESPITE)
DESPITE THE FACT THAT FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ARE
HEALTHIER THAN FAST FOOD, CHILDREN REFUSE TO EAT THEM.
7 The jacket is too small. My mother bought it for me.
(THAT)
THE JACKET THAT MY MOTHER BOUGHT FOR ME IS TOO SMALL.
8 ‘Alright. I won’t talk about football’, he said.
(AGREED)
HE AGREED NOT TO TALK ABOUT FOOTBALL.
9 ‘I’m sorry I forgot the keys’, she said.
(APOLOGISED)
SHE APOLOGISED FOR FORGETTING THE KEYS.
10 ‘Why don’t we sing a few songs?’, he asked.
(INSISTED)
HE INSISTED ON SINGING A FEW SONGS.
11 That foreigner asked me a question. I didn’t
understand him. (WHAT)
I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT FOREIGNER ASKED ME.
12 It’s amazing that we’re going on holiday. We’re
going on holiday. (WHICH)
WE’RE GOING ON HOLIDAY, WHICH IS AMAZING.
5 Rewrite the sentences using relative pronouns.
Write both the informal and the formal structure.
1 Mr Pierce sends you his regards. I talked to him
just now.
INFORMAL: MR PIERCE, WHO I TALKED TO JUST NOW, SENDS
YOU HIS REGARDS.
FORMAL: MR PIERCE, TO WHOM I TALKED JUST NOW, SENDS
YOU HIS REGARDS.
2 It is a club. Many important people belong to it.
INFORMAL: IT IS A CLUB (WHICH / THAT) MANY IMPORTANT
PEOPLE BELONG TO.
FORMAL: IT IS A CLUB TO WHICH MANY IMPORTANT PEOPLE
BELONG.
3 The jungle was full of strange and unusual animals.
The tribe lived in it.
INFORMAL: THE JUNGLE (WHICH) THE TRIBE LIVED IN WAS
FULL OF STRANGE AND UNUSUAL ANIMALS.
FORMAL: THE JUNGLE IN WHICH THE TRIBE LIVED WAS FULL
OF STRANGE AND UNUSUAL ANIMALS.
4 My brother met a woman. I used to work with her.
INFORMAL: MY BROTHER MET A WOMAN (WHO / THAT) I USED
TO WORK WITH.
FORMAL: MY BROTHER MET A WOMAN WITH WHOM I USED TO
WORK.
6 Correct the mistakes.
1 She told me she’d passed, that WHICH was
quite a surprise.
2 That’s the girl whose WHO’S / WHO IS working
with Lisa.
3 You’ll never guess which WHAT I’ve just
heard.
4 The shop assistant suggested me to buy BUYING / THAT I BUY my new coat.
5 He wanted to know why hadn’t he gone HE
HADN’T GONE to the party yesterday THE PREVIOUS DAY / THE DAY BEFORE.
6 Harry offered
topping up TO TOP UP her phone when he was in town.
