Unit 6 test A Ismael Agudo García

4 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One

sentence is correct. (8 marks)
Grammar / 20 marks
1 I’m getting my blood tested at the doctor’s next
1 Write sentences. Use the passive and suitable week.
tenses. (4 marks) Correct
1 Smart phones / usually buy / young people. 2 New mobile phone apps are been invented all the
Samrt phones are usually bought by Young people time.
2 Washing machines / invent / in the nineteenth New mobile phone apps are being invented all the
century. time
Washing machines were invented in the nineteenth 3 Did Lyndsey had her garden designed by a
century professional designer?
3 The modern Olympic Games / hold / every four Did Lyndsey have her garden designed by a
years since 1896. profesional designer
The Olympic Games are held every four yeras since 4 The earliest radio technology invented by Nikola
1896 Tesla.
4 Some insects / see / less often in the future. The earliest radio teechnology was invented by Nikola
Some insects will be seen les oftenin the future Tesla

2 Rewrite the active sentences as passive / 20 marks

sentences, beginning as shown. Omit the agent if Vocabulary
possible. (4 marks)
1 A woman is cleaning the kitchen at the moment. 1 Choose the correct options. (4 marks)
The kitchen is being cleaned by a woman at the 1 Nigel made an interesting observation during his
moment science experiment.
2 Stella McCartney designed that dress. 2 Before they can sell a new product, manufacturers
That dress was designed by Stella McCarteny must test it to make sure it works properly.
3 Someone stole my mum’s car at the weekend. 3 If someone wants to design clothes, it’s a good
My mum’s car car was stolen by someone at hte idea to do a fashion course at college.
weekend 4 Products often need years of development before
4 I will finish the essay tomorrow. they can be bought in the shops.
The essay will be finished by me tomorrow
2 Complete the words in the sentences. (4 marks)
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 1 My mum misunderstood the recipe, so dinner was
have or get and the verbs in bold. (4 marks) ruined.
1 I´m getting my hair cut next week because it’s too 2 My uncle hates mobile phones and computers.
long! (cut) He’s very antiquated .
2 Your dishwasher is still broken! When are you 3 Don’t overburn the pizza! It only needs ten
getting it fixed ? (fix) minutes in the oven.
3 We should have the windows clean next week. 4 The teacher said that my essay was terrible, so I
(clean) have to rewrite it this weekend.
4 They hadn´t their bathroom decorated the last time
I visited them, so we couldn’t use the shower.
(decorate)

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Unit 6 test A Ismael Agudo García

3 Complete the sentences with compound adjectives
formed from the words in bold. (4 marks) Reading
1 They went to a restaurant that was child-friendly so
the kids would enjoy it too. (child)
The dangers of texting and walking
2 She chose an eye-catching design because she A If you’re texting while you’re walking on the street, it’s
wanted everyone to notice her. (eye) quite likely that you’ll bump into someone or something. A recent
3 Mini tablet computers are pocket-size, so they’re
American study showed that in one particular year twice as many
easy to carry around. (pocket)
accidents had been caused by people focused on their phones as
4 Lowcost holidays offer an opportunity for people to
go away without spending much money. (low) in the previous year. Although these accidents may seem funny,
and are normally fairly minor, serious injuries can happen. Walls
4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a and lamp posts are hard and can result in a broken nose or
similar meaning to the first sentence. (8 marks)
cheekbone, and a hole in the pavement could cause a broken
1 Cheap cameras are not meant to last a long time.
ankle or wrist. If you add the dangers of traffic, serious injury is
Cheap cameras are not meant to be
even more likely.
________________________________________ .
2 Students on design courses often have many B A new mobile phone app is being developed that can tell
talents. you when there’s an object or hole ahead of you. It has a camera
Students on design courses are often that looks forwards while you’re looking down. If it spots a
Student on desing courses are often very talented. danger, a red square will flash on your phone. The app can even
3 The electricity in many houses these days is tell you whether the danger is to your left or your right, and how
powered by the sun. high up. At the moment, the device is the size of a small box, but
The electricity in many houses these days is eventually it’ll fit into your phone.
________________________________________ .
C You might think it’s strange that we can’t look at our
4 Some radios can be used in the shower because phones and be aware of the world around us at the same time.
they’re protected from water.
However, studies have shown that our brains can only focus on
Some radios can be used in the shower because
surprisingly few things at once, and those might not include
they’re _____________________________ .
where we’re walking if we’re concentrating on our phones. The
most sensible thing would be not to text and walk at the same
time, but for when that’s not possible, the app could save us from
injury – and embarrassment!

1 Read the text and choose the correct answers.

(6 marks)
1 Serious injuries caused while texting are …
B very common.
2 A new mobile phone app…
C will help you to avoid dangerous objects.
3 The author says that ideally …
B we shouldn’t walk and text at the same time.

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2 Read the text again and answer the questions. Use
your own words and complete sentences.
(8 marks)
1 Why do people get injured when they are using
their phones?
People get injured when they are using their phones
because they focus only on the screen of their
phones and don´t look what´s in front of them
2 What is the new app designed to do?
The nez app is designed to tell you with a red square
on your phone when there´s something a head of
you
3 How will the app warn us of danger?
Te app will warn us of the danger with a red square
taht will appear on our phones
4 Why can’t we install the app on our phones yet?
We can not install the app on our phones beacuase
the app is still being developed

3 Find the words in the text. (6 marks)

1 Write three words from the text that include the
same vowel sound as air. /eə/
Their,square, aware
2 Write three words with different base forms from
the text that include the same sound as badge. /dʒ/

/ 20 marks
Writing
Choose one of the tasks. Write 100–150 words.
1 Write a review of a piece of technology you own or
have recently bought. Describe what it does, and
say what you think works well or what could be
improved.
2 Write an opinion essay with the title ‘New
technology is only designed to make us spend
more money.’ Do you agree?

The new technology that I have bought is a portable

vacuum cleaner. That vacuum cleaner is very good, very
comfortable when it comes to vacuuming, it has great
power to vacuum, what could be improved is the weight,
the weight of the vacuum cleaner is a little thin to be able
to vacuum comfortably and also what I see wrong is that it
does not bring all the necessary accessories to be able to
vacuum with total comfort. It is a good vacuum cleaner
but honestly it is not a high-end vacuum cleaner, rather it
is a lower-middle-range one, due to its imperfections that
make it a little clumsy when it comes to vacuuming.

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