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Beginner English Test: Unit 12

This document contains a test for a beginner-level English class covering several topics: 1) A vocabulary exercise identifying sports through fill-in-the-blank vowels. 2) A grammar exercise on simple past verb forms, including completing sentences and writing sentences about activities from the previous day. 3) A reading comprehension section about tennis star Serena Williams' biography, birthdate, early tennis lessons, competitions won, and her amazing year in 2002.

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Beginner English Test: Unit 12

This document contains a test for a beginner-level English class covering several topics: 1) A vocabulary exercise identifying sports through fill-in-the-blank vowels. 2) A grammar exercise on simple past verb forms, including completing sentences and writing sentences about activities from the previous day. 3) A reading comprehension section about tennis star Serena Williams' biography, birthdate, early tennis lessons, competitions won, and her amazing year in 2002.

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New American Inside Out Beginner Unit 12 Test

Name _______________________ Score ______/100

Part A
Vocabulary
Sports

1 Add the missing vowels (a, e, i, o, u) to complete the sports.

a) g_lf
b) s_ _l_ng
c) s_cc_r
d) t_nn_s
e) b_sk_tb_ll

go or play

2 Write go or play for the sports in exercise 1.

a) ______________
b) ______________
c) ______________
d) ______________
e) ______________
Grammar
Simple past

3 Write the past form of the verbs.

a) win ______________ f) try ______________


b) like ______________ g) finish ______________
c) get ______________ h) stop ______________
d) have ______________ i) start ______________
e) become ______________

1
4 Complete the text with the simple past form of the verbs.

Mother Theresa was born in 1910. In 1931 she (1 go) ______________ to India and (2 live)
______________ in Calcutta. There she (3 work) ______________ in a school as a teacher. In India she
(4 see) ______________ lots of poor people and she (5 want) ______________ to help them. She (6 give)
______________ all her time and her love to poor people.

(6 points)

5 Write sentences about yesterday.

a) I / finish / work at 7:00 p.m.


Yesterday ____________________________________________________.
b) I / visit / my friends
Yesterday ____________________________________________________.
c) I / buy / a new CD
Yesterday ____________________________________________________.
d) I / study / English
Yesterday ____________________________________________________.
e) I / write / a letter
Yesterday ____________________________________________________.

Useful phrases
6 Choose the correct words for each situation.

a) You’re 23 today. ____________________!


(1) Congratulations (2) Good luck (3) Happy birthday
b) You passed your English exam. ____________________!
(1) Congratulations (2) Good luck (3) Happy birthday
c) It’s your driving test. ____________________!
(1) Congratulations (2) Good luck (3) Happy birthday
d) It’s your wedding anniversary. ____________________!
(1) Congratulations (2) Good luck (3) Happy birthday
e) You start a new job today. ____________________!
(1) Congratulations (2) Good luck (3) Happy birthday

2
Reading
9 Read the text and complete the sentences with the numbers in the box.

2002 5 1981 2000 1991

a) Serena Williams was born in _________.


b) She was _________ when she had her first tennis lesson.
c) Serena and her sister started tennis school in _________.
d) She won an Olympic gold medal in _________.
e) _________ was an amazing year for Serena.

Serena Williams was born on September 26, 1981 in the USA. She had her first tennis lesson when she was five
years old. She and her sister, Venus, were both very good at tennis. In 1991 the family moved to Florida and Serena
and Venus started tennis school. In 1995 Serena became a professional tennis player. In 1999 she won the US Open
and in 2000 she won an Olympic gold medal. 2002 was an amazing year for Serena because she won the French
Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.

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