Exercises for the 2nd test
a. Circle the correct word to complete the sentences.
During / When mum had a terrible headache, she took some medicine.
I felt bad after / while I had eaten an old fish.
While / During the romantic film Tommy fell asleep.
When / Before Mr Brown walked into his apartment, he switched on the TV.
Linda shouted at us after / before she ran away.
Liz was reading a book while / during Bob was playing a computer game.
After / During the football match and before dinner I’m going to have a shower.
I must do my homework after / before I can play in the garden.
Pupils are often very nervous during / while the test.
When / While it started to rain the children ran into the house.
I like listening to the radio while / after I am cooking.
b. Fill in the correct form of the adjective.
This English test is easier than the last one. (easy)
“Anaconda“ was the most shocking film I’ve seen at the cinema. (shocking)
A pencil is thinner than a felt pen. (thin)
Spinach tastes worse than Sauerkraut. (bad)
Tiger Woods is the most successful golf professional. (successful)
California is sunnier than Alaska. (sunny)
Nordic Walking is more boring than parachuting. (boring)
The Chinese Wall is the longest building worldwide. (long)
A snail is the slowest animal in our garden. (slow)
The cutest animal in China is the panda. (cute)
c. Rewrite the sentences using as … as / not as … as and the word in brackets.
Heidi Klum is prettier than Paris Hilton.
Paris Hilton is not as pretty as Heidi Klum.
Rafting is very exciting. Bungee jumping is exciting, too.
Rafting is as exciting as bungee jumping.
A dolphin is cleverer than a fly.
A fly is not as clever as a dolphin.
Chocolote is sweet. Ice cream is also sweet.
Chocolate is as sweet as ice cream.
d. Fill in the relative pronouns (who, which, that)!
Is this the boy who broke the window? Soccer is a game, which is played by 11 players. Is there anything that I can do for you? It’s raining. The old lady and her dog, that are walking in the street, are wet. I need a piece of soap, which is used for washing the hands. Angelina Jolie, who is a famous actress, looks good. These news are the best that I have heard for many days. I have seen St. Paul’s, which is a church in London.
I know Jack who lives in Brighton. The tiger which is in the zoo, has sharp teeth. It’s the worst that I could do. There is nothing that Bill can do for me. Mr Miller who is a policeman, is very friendly. He the friendliest man that I know. The ruler which is blue, is hers. Sue and her parrot, that are there, are very loud.
e. (Translate these sentences!)
It takes my father half an hour to get to Dornbirn by car.
It took the team five months to win a match.
It takes my sister only eight minutes to cook lunch.
It took the firemen half a day to put out the fire.
It took us a lot of time to tidy our classroom.
It takes my cat only some minutes to catch a mouse.