National Division School Year: 2023- 2024

English Department Name: ________________

Grade: M1 (_____) Date: _________________

Mid-year Revision
I. Language: Grammar
A) Complete the text with the past continuous or past simple of the verbs in
brackets.
A man (1) ______________________ (walk) down the street. It (2) ______________________ (be) a
beautiful day. The sun (3) ______________________ (shine) and the birds (4) _____________________
(sing). The man (5) ______________________ (walk) past a park bench when he (6)
_________________ (see) a piece of paper on the floor. He (7) ______________________ (pick) it up.
It (8) __________________ (be) a lottery ticket. He (9) ______________________ (cross) the street to
a shop where a woman (10) ___________________ (write) the winning lottery numbers on a
board. He (11) ______________________ (read) the numbers on the board and (12)
______________________ (look) at the numbers on his ticket. He couldn’t believe his eyes! As he
______________________ (walk) out of the shop, he (13) ______________________ (dream) about
how he would spend his three-million-pound prize!
B) Correct the verbs using present simple or continuous.
Gabi Teschner, a German exchange student, is spending three months in the USA.
Interviewer: What 1) ____________________________ (you/notice) about students in the USA?
Gabi: They 2) ____________________________ (get up) very early for school.
Interviewer: What time 3) ____________________________ (school/start) in Germany?
Gabi: It 4) ____________________________ (begin) at eight o’clock but in the USA the
school day 5) ____________________________ (last) longer. Also, the timetable
6) ______________________ (not/give) much time for breaks and lunch.
Interviewer: What 7) ____________________________ (you/think) of American food, Gabi?
Gabi: I 8) ____________________________ (like) the breakfasts because they are
similar to Germany but the school lunch 9) ____________________________ (not
taste) very good. It’s always burgers or pizza and fries.
Interviewer: And what 10) ____________________________ (students/do) in their free time?
Gabi: Sport is very important in the USA so they 11) _________________________
(play) baseball or football after school.
Interviewer: 12) ____________________________ (you/play) these sports in Germany?
Gabi: Yes, I’m in a women’s football team but we 13) __________________________
 (not/use) an oval ball. Our footballs, or soccer balls, are round!
C) Do as shown between brackets.
1. The cyclist ___________ won the race trained hard.
(Fill in the gap using a relative pronoun)
2. I was in a hurry, so I washed the car _________________.
(Complete the sentence using a reflexive pronoun)
3. A: How (did he get / do he get) the materials yesterday?
B: He (got – gets – was getting) them with a discount.
(Choose the correct answer)
4. As they signed the contract, they were noticing something was missing.
(Find and correct two mistakes)
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5. I gave ___________________ to Sally, but I can’t remember.
(Fill in the gap using an indefinite pronoun)
6. The house (looks / is going to look / will look) beautiful, I think you should buy it.
(Choose the correct answer)
7. Most people are believing that junk food is bad for our health. (Correct the
mistake)
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8. This car is in a different league all by ___________________.
(Fill in the gap using a reflexive pronoun)
9. What (did you do / are you doing / do you do) tonight? Would you like to come and
watch the game? (Choose the correct
answer)
10. Let’s go to a country which the sun always shines. (Correct the
mistake)
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11. The show __________________(start) at 7 p.m. (Correct the verb)
12. I wore a funny old tie. It made all my friends laugh.
(Join the two sentences using a relative pronoun)
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13. While Mum _________________ (get) ready to go out, Dad _________________ (cook) dinner.
(Put the verb in its correct form)
14. (Should / Must / Could) you help me open this can, please?
(Choose the correct answer)
15. You are going to find the files on top of the shelf.
(Rewrite the sentence using a different opener)
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16. Write (s) if it is a sentence and (f) if it is a fragment and correct it.
a. Because of the rain. ( )
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b. I love going to the club. ( )
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17. Last summer, we ________________ (go) to Egypt and ________________ (see) the pyramids.
(Put the verb in its correct form)
18. Amsterdam _________________ is quite a big city.
(Fill in the gap using a reflexive pronoun)
19. Keith is looking somebody to live, but he can’t seem to find one by itself.
(Correct the two mistakes)
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20. The dog bit the burglar. He was trying to break into the house.
(Join the two sentences using a relative pronoun)
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21. Smoking is prohibited in hospitals. (Use a modal verb to give the same meaning)
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22. The criminal escaped from prison exhausted.

(Rewrite the sentence using a different opener)
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23. (Amazingly / Frightened / Because), he managed to score a goal at the last minute.
(Choose the correct answer)
24. He was climbing the mountain when a rock almost fell on him.
(Rewrite the sentence using “while”)
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25. I don’t have time to do my homework because I get exhausted from training.
(Give an advice)
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26. He ________________ (go) to the club every evening and ______________ (listen) to music on
the way. (Put the verb in its correct form)
27. I opened the fridge today and found ________________ to eat.
(Fill in the gap using an indefinite pronoun)
28. Maggie said, “I can’t come tomorrow because I have an exam.”
(Start the sentence using a dialogue)
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29. Write (s) if it is a sentence and (f) if it is a fragment and correct it.
a. Heath to the church. ( )
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b. I couldn’t go to sleep yesterday. ( )
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30. The teacher (wrote – was writing – writes) on the board when James (was eating –
ate – is eating) in class. (Choose the correct
answer)

II. Vocabulary:
A. Do as shown between brackets:
1. In order to stay in a hotel, we need to check ___________________ as soon as we arrive.
(Complete using a preposition)
2. Define the word "odyssey" and put it in a sentence of your own.
 Definition:_____________________________________________________________________________________
 Sentence:______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Anthony tries to rise money to give it to the orphanage. (Correct the mistake)
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4. Hurry up the plane is taking (on- off- at) after 3 minutes. (Choose)
5. Define the word "nervous" and put it in a sentence of your own.
 Definition:_____________________________________________________________________________________
 Sentence:______________________________________________________________________________________
6. A(n) _______________________a person who leaves his country and lives permanently in a
foreign country. (Complete)
7. “We have a fake copy of “Harry Potter”, you will not find it anywhere,” said the
merchant.
(Correct the mistake)
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8. Define the word: “generous” and put it in a sentence
 Definition:_____________________________________________________________________________________
 Sentence:______________________________________________________________________________________
9. I am waiting for you to come back home. We have something important to argue (for-
about- against). (Choose)
10. Departure Longue is a pass for boarding an aircraft, given to passengers after checking
it. (Find and correct the mistake)
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11. This is not the right way. Can you tell me what is our exact (delay- expedition-
destination) right now?! (Choose)
12. I would suggest that you go to the gym to keep fit
(Replace the underlined word with a synonym)
Synonym: _________________________________________________________________________________________
13. Precious is a cool person. But when it comes to work she is extremely (shy- vain-
strict).
(Choose)
14. It is __________________ by the community to wear sweat pants in the streets.
(Complete using the correct form of the word "accept")
15. Everyone needs someone whom he can be o___________ with. (Complete)
16. My parents are arriving ___________________ Sydney at midnight. (Use a
preposition)
17. I would like to have an e___________________________ for 2 weeks. I am really exhausted,
and I want to travel to clear my mind.
(Complete)
18. We call the person who is very clever a (fantastic- brilliant- valid) person. (Choose)
19. I think that we need to wait at the (budget hotel- departure longue- cruise) until
our plane is ready to take off. (Choose)
20. Do you know that Maggie’s mother is a s___________________________? She raised her
without a father.
(Complete)
21. Michelle and I always look for a place which is welcoming so that we can feel
comfortable. (Replace the underlined word with a synonym and antonym)
Synonym: ______________________________ Antonym: ___________________________________
22. What is special about this place is its (high season- destination- accommodation).
Look at how people can have anything they desire.(Choose)
23. Is there any c_________________________? I need to transport this car to the other side of the
river and there are no bridges. (Complete)
24. The aurora in the sky is extraordinary. I want this view to remain as much as
possible. (Replace the underlined word with a synonym and antonym)
Synonym: ______________________________ Antonym: ___________________________________
25. One of my wedding plans is to have a one-day (cruise- boat- trip) at the sea with my
bride. (Choose)
26. My parents are very flexible. I cannot stay out of the house at midnight.
(Replace the underlined word with a suitable
antonym)
Antonym: ________________________________________________________________________________________
27. Summer is the h____________________ for any resort near the beach. Many people like to
spend their vacation there. (Complete)
28. The g______________ is very handsome. The bride is very lucky to have him.
(Complete)
29. The Jacks are on a(n) journey taken by people to do some exploration to look for
some Pharaonic monuments that might be in the Western Desert.
(Replace the underlined words with a suitable word)
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30. I don’t like my brother being annoying by always telling me what to do. I believe
that no one can tell me what to do except my father and mother.
(Replace the underlined words with a suitable word)
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31. It is very useful to _______________ for a walk alone, especially if you are angry.
(Use a suitable verb)
32. I really want to descend my English. Most jobs require fluent English speakers.
(Correct the mistake)
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33. The government put (over–down- up) various buildings to help some of the homeless
people. (Choose)
34. I don’t like to have many friends. They are just people who I know.
(Replace the underlined words with a suitable word)
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35. I am looking for a cruise to stay in for just one week. I cannot afford an expensive hotel
for this number of days. (Find and Correct the mistake)
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36. Our school day had to be ___________________ as it was raining cats and dogs.
(Write the correct form of the word “DELAY”)
B. Use the words in this box to fill in the gaps:

appropriate hospitable for vain

arrival
f t ti li ti d t d
1)To be honest, the flight attendants were very________________. No matter what I want, they
were able to provide me with.
2)The teacher is helping us revising ___________ the exam in his revision.
3)The way the presenter did his presentation was extremely__________________. We all
enjoyed it.
4)My family prefer to attend the wedding ___________________. They believe that it is the
highlight of the celebration.
5)What I mostly like about summer vacations is that I have the chance to ___________ on the
beach.
6)The crowds are waiting for the _______________ of the new king. They all want to see his
coronation.
7)I have a trait that sometimes I tend to be a ______________ person who seems to be too
proud of his look.
8)There is a group of mechanics who is looking for the most ________________ way to fix
Amanda’s car.
9)I am lucky for having those parents who ________________ me.