Five-Minute Tests
I. Fill in: is or are.
1. Chess ______ a popular game with children and grown-ups.
2. Your jeans ______ ragged.
3. Your scissors ______ in the drawer.
4. The information ______ incorrect!
5. Our accomodation ______ not luxurious.
6. The news ______ very encouraging.
7. Where ______ the kitchen scales? I want to weigh some sugar.
8. Their furniture _____ antique.
9. Evidence ______ superior to all declarations.
10. Her jewellery ______ stolen!
11. Physics _____ the study of natural laws.
Key: 1. is; 2. are; 3. are; 4. is; 5. is; 6. is; 7. are; 8. is; 9. is; 10. is; 11. is
II. Fill in the table.
| adjective | noun | adverb | verb |
| long | length | lenghily | lengthen |
| weak | |||
| deep | |||
| strong | |||
| wide | |||
| short |
Key:
| adjective | noun | adverb | verb |
| long | length | lenghily | lengthen |
| weak | weakness | weakly | weaken |
| deep | depth | deeply | deepen |
| strong | strength | strongly | strengthen |
| wide | width | widely | widen |
| short | shortness | shortly | shorten |
III. Complete the text. Use the words below:
affect, substances, vehicle, harm, waste.
Oil on beaches, (1)_________ exhaust fumes, litter and many other (2)_________ products are called pollutants, because they pollute our environment. Pollutants can (3)________ our health and (4)________ animals and plants. We pollute our surroundings with all kinds of chemical waste from factories and power stations. These (5)_________ are the unwanted results of modern living.
Key: 1. vehicle; 2. waste; 3. affect; 4. harm; 5. substances
IV. Put in anybody, somebody. Nobody, everybody, anything, something, nothing or everything.
1. I think, there’s _________ I the room.
2. I’m sorry – I haven’t got ________for you to drink.
3. “Would you like a sandwich? No, ______________ to eat, thank you.”
4. I think you know ________ who’s here, don’t you?
5. Has ________ seen Ann today?
6. I see __________’s worring you. Can I help?
7. ___________ really knows why she did it. It is a mystery.
8. She had her bag stolen: she lost her passport, her credit cards, her travel document – _____________.
Key: 1. somebody; 2. anything; 3. nothing; 4. everybody; 5 anybody; 6. something; 7. nobody; 8. everything
to be continued