1. MOCK EXAM Unit 8 (1st
ESO)
Past simple: regular and irregular verbs
1 Complete the text with the verbs in the past
simple.
Emeli Sandé is a famous singer. In the past, she
(1) ____ (have) a problem with her name. Her real
name is Adele, but there (2) _____ (be) already a
famous singer named Adele, so she (3) _____ (use)
her middle name, Emeli. Her songs Next to Me,
Heaven and Clown (4) _____ (sell) many copies.
She (5) ____________ (peform) at the London
Olympics in 2012 and in 2013 she (6) _____ (went)
to the White House and sang for President Obama.
In the same year, she also (7) _____ (write) songs
for other artists. And she (8) _____ (get) married!
She is an artist with a promising future.
2 Read Grace’s diary page. Then write affirmative
and negative sentences.
M T W Th F
go to the
gym
write
emails
buy a
DVD
make
a cake
take
photos
go to the
cinema
watch
TV
meet
friends
play
tennis
tidy
room
On Monday,
she went to the gym.
she didn’t go to the cinema.
On Tuesday,
1 ______________________________________
2 ______________________________________
On Wednesday,
3 ______________________________________
4 ______________________________________
On Thursday,
5 ______________________________________
6 ______________________________________
On Friday,
7 ______________________________________
8 ______________________________________
3 Write negative sentences with the past simple.
we / visit / any museums
We didn’t visit any museums.
1 she / go / on a boat trip
______________________________________
2 they / do / extreme sports
______________________________________
3 you / see / the ruins
______________________________________
4 he / swim / in the sea in Egypt
______________________________________
5 we / like / the food in the hotel
______________________________________
6 I / want / to come home
______________________________________
Past simple: questions
4 Write questions with the past simple.
you / the door / close / ?
Did you close the door?
1 they / a good time / have / ?
______________________________________
2 do / she / what / on holiday?
______________________________________
3 last year / go / you / where / ?
______________________________________
4 who / visit / he /?
______________________________________
5 get back / they / when / ?
______________________________________
6 travel / in January / why / you / ?
______________________________________
5 Write questions to the answers. Use the words
in bold to help you. Use the question words
what, why, where and when if necessary.
What did she lose? (she / lose)
She lost her key ring.
1 ___________________(you / see)
We saw a film.
2 ____________________(he / buy a burger)
He bought a burger because he was hungry.
3 _____________________(they / go)
They went to Turkey.
4 ______________________(you / travel by car)
No, we travelled by train.
5 _______________________(you / leave)
I left at eight thirty.
6 _______________________(you / eat for lunch)
We ate a sandwich for lunch.
2. MOCK EXAM Unit 8 (1st
ESO)
Geographical features
1 Complete the text with the landscape words.
beaches coral reef desert islands
mountains waterfall
Queensland, in Australia, looks out over the Pacific
Ocean. And in that sea there is the famous
(1) ________ called the Great Barrier Reef. You
can see beautiful fish swimming in the reef. There
are a lot of small (2) ________ in the ocean and you
can visit them if you’re travelling by boat. There are
also beautiful, white, sandy (3) ________. There are
lots of trees in the Daintree forest and you can see
the Millaa Millaa (4) ________ – it’s smaller than the
Niagara Falls, but it is beautiful. Tourists can also
visit the Tanami (5) ________ with its hot, red
sands. Drink lots of water! It’s very hot and dry
there. You can also go skiing in Australia’s
(6) ________. There is lots of snow there.
Australia is a great destination for tourists!
2 Write the names of the geographical features.
A dark place where bears sleep: cave
1 An area of low land between two mountains:
v_________
2 An area with lots of trees: f_________
3 For example, the Nile, the Amazon, the Duero:
r_________
4 An area of water surrounded by land:
l_________
Places in a town
3 Complete the definitions with the name of a
place in a town.
A place where you …
… buy bread is a bakery.
1 … put fuel in your car is a _____.
2 … buy sweets is a _____.
3 … send parcels and buy stamps is a _____.
4 … watch a film is a _____.
5 … buy shampoo and medicine is a _____.
6 … can play sport and do fitness training is a
_____.
7 … catch a train is a _____.
8 … go to read and borrow books from is a _____.
History
4 Complete the text with the words.
AD century conquer ruins site
The Romans arrived in Britain in 43 (1) ______. They
built lots of roads and moved their armies and goods
around the Roman Empire. Aqueducts brought water
into the cities. Many Spanish cities have aqueducts.
You can see the (2) ______ of Seville’s aqueduct
today. In the first (3) ______, the Roman Empire got
bigger and the Romans wanted to (4) ______ Britain.
In many British cities, you can see Roman ruins and
there are often new buildings on the (5) ______ of the
original Roman town.
Asking for and giving directions
5 Look at the map at the bottom of the page. Write
directions to the bank. You can use some of the
directions phrases in the box to help you.
_________________________________________
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Go straight on.
Go to the end of the street.
It’s on the corner / the left / the right.
Turn left / right (at the traffic lights). Take
the first / second left / right.
