PREVERJANJE ZNANJA – Test paper 3
1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets to describe the shape.
1. A football is ..spherical...... (sphere).
2. A tin can is ..cylindrical... (cylinder).
3. A CD is ..circular.. (circle).
4. A traffic cone is ...conical.. (cone).
5. Some road signs are .triangular. (triangle).
6. A dice is ...cubic.. (cube).
7. Many postage stamps are ..rectangular.. (rectangle).
8. A half circle is .semi-circular. (semi-circle).
2. Complete the sentences with the passive.
1. Customer service staff take orders by telephone.
Orders are taken by telephone.
2. They send the information to the warehouse.
The information is sent to the warehouse .
3. The Warehouse Manager gives the warehouse staff a list of jobs.
The warehouse staff are/is given a list of jobs .
4. The warehouse staff take the goods from the shelves.
The goods are taken from the shelves .
5. The staff load the goods on to vans.
The goods are loaded on to the vans.
6. The drivers deliver the goods to the customers.
The goods are delivered to the customers.
3. Put the words in the correct order to complete the dialogues.
1. A: like / the / canteen / What’s? What's the canteen like?
B: It’s quite good, actually.
2. A: is / How / long / lunch / break / the? How long is the lunch break
B: One hour.
3. A: do / you / car / What / make / drive / of? What make of car do you drive?
B: A Lancia.
4. A: the / office / How / your / house / far / is / from? How far from the office is your house?
B: About 15 minutes by car.
5. A: new / boss / like / your / What’s? What's your new boss like?
B: She’s OK, I suppose.
6. A: is / filing / cabinet / your / What / colour? What colour is your filing cabinet?
B: It’s the green one over there.
7. A: software / engineers / money / do / make / How / much? How much money do software engineers make?
B: More than I make!
8. A: you / need / printer / cartridge / What / kind / of / do What kind of printer cartridge do you need?
B: That one – the AC50.
4. Write the following numbers in full.
1. 1,200,000 . one million two hundred thousand / 2. 2006 two thousand and six3. 1.60 one point six / 4. $275 two hundred and seventy-five dollars
5. 3/4 three quarters / 6. 5/8 five eights
7. 6,000,000,000 six billion / 8. 1985 (the year) nineteen eighty-five
5. Choose the correct option.
1. You have to / don’t have to speak very good English for this job.
We have a lot of customers in America.
2. They don’t need to / mustn’t visit the factory, but they want to see how everything works.
3. Werner doesn’t have to / mustn’t work this weekend – the factory’s closed.
4. You must / mustn’t wear safety goggles when you use this machine. It’s an important safety precaution.
5. I wore a uniform when I worked in the hospital, but I don’t need to / mustn’t wear a uniform in my new job.
6. We don’t have to / mustn’t launch this product until all the tests are completed.
7. You mustn’t / don’t need to park your car in front of the office. The Manager doesn’t like it.
8. Sandra mustn’t / doesn’t have to visit Optec today. She visited them last week.
6. Write the appropriate solution to the problems below using the phrase It needs...
tight / long / strong / large / wide / reposition / speed up / lower1. This cable’s too short. ___It need lengthening.______
2. The pulley’s too high. ___It needs lowering.______
3. The lid’s too narrow. ___It needs widening.______
4. That machine is too slow. ______It needs speeding up.______
5. Those holes are too small. ___They need enlarging. ______
6. The wires are in the wrong place. ___They need repositioning.______
7. The rope’s too weak. ____It needs strengthening.____
8. These screws are too loose. __They need tightening.______
7. Complete the sentences with words describing damage.
1. The gears are worn– that’s why the machine is so noisy.
2. I had an accident. My car door is dented.
3. My desk is really dusty (dirty) . I must remember to clean it.
4. Those pipes are badly corroded .We need to replace them.
5. This CD is chipped . I can’t use it in my computer.
6. The safety glass is scratched I’ll have to fit a new piece.
7. That machine won’t work because the rods are bent.
8. Those cables are frayed – we must order some more.
8. Complete the sentences with should, shouldn’t, or could. [8 marks]
1. You ..should.. always read the instructions carefully before using any new machine.
2. You need to wear ear protectors. You ..could.. damage your hearing.
3. You .shouldn't. run in the warehouse. You don’t want to trip over and fall.
4. Be careful of those frayed wires. You .could. get an electric shock.
5. You .should. wear short sleeve shirts when you’re operating machinery.
6. You ..shouldn't.. leave that handcart there. Somebody will trip over it.
7. Be careful with that ladder. You ..could.. fall and hurt yourself.
8. You ..shouldn't. leave water on the floor. Always clean it up straight away.
9. Change the adjectives in the chart into adverbs and use them to complete the sentences below.
bad / tight / good / slow / hard / easy / fast / complete1. Make sure the nuts are done up __tightly_. I don't want the tyre to unscrew
2. This phone was _badly__ designed. It's too difficult to change the batteries.
3. We need the spare parts __fast_. In fact, we need them by tomorrow.
4. Don't hit it too __hard_. You could break it.
5. This machine works really __well_. The old one was useless.
6. The number of units we sell has fallen __slowly__ from 100,000 in 2000 to 97,000 last year.
7. The program can _easily_ be downloaded from the Internet.
8. The workshop has been _completely_ renovated and new machinery installed.
10. Write the instructions how to change the oil and filter in a car in 8 steps.
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