Test Paper 

1. This is a text about a hobby turned into a full-time job. Read it and fill each gap with a word from the table. (20p) 

takes            took up              Christmas         models           pleased           chargesminiature                    job                             exhibition                        hobby

 Searching her mind for ………. (1) present ideas, housewife Val Moir had the inspiration of giving her two grown-up sons eight-inch-high ……….. (2) replicas of their houses. Encouraged by her pottery tutor, she made a miller’s cottage for one and a pretty Victorian house for the other. They were so ………. (3) that Val decided to turn her hobby into a full-time ………. (4). Working from home, she ……….. (5) between £ 50 and £ 80 for her models of customers’ homes, which range from three-bedroom flats to grand country mansions. Each house ……….. (6) between 16 and 20 hours to make. Val, 57, first ……… (7) pottery in her early 20’s. she went to local classes but found that she didn’t have enough time to pursue her ………(8). When she took it up again, it was for good. Now most of her………. (9) can be admired in local craft ……… (10). 2. Read the following sentences and write the correct spelling for the words in phonetic script: (15p)1) We have /ripleist/ the old /led/ pipes with the plastic ones.2) Their /tim/ has taken the /li:d/ in the regional championships.3) /graenpa/ suffered from his war /wu:nd/ all his life.4) They /waund/ the rope around a big /pain/ tree right near the edge of the cliff.5) They /liv/ not far from the /si:/.6) What about going to a jazz club with /laiv/ music /t’nait?

3. Fill in the blanks with the right adjectives derived from the words in brackets. Use the following suffixes: -able, -less, -ish, -ant, -etc, -ive, -ous. (20p)1). I don’t like that skirt! It’s so loose and ………………….. (shape).2) It was such a funny story. I’ve rarely heard anything so …………………. (humour).3) I’m not good at drawing at all. When it comes to it I’m completely ……………….. (hope).4) Thank you for the “get-well soon” postcard. It was very ………………….. (thought) of you.5) After the storm the sea had an interesting ………………. (green) colour.6) He says he is interested in your project. He seems to find it very ……………… (attract).7) I don’t know where you find all that energy. You’re tremendously ………………… (energy).8) In spite of what they say, I’ve always considered him a …………………….. (rely) person. 4. Describe your hobby in at least three paragraphs, using the linkers and connectors you’ve worked with during classroom activities. (25p)