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Unit 8 Progress Test A: Grammar

This document contains a grammar progress test with three sections: 1. The first section contains 7 multiple choice questions testing reported speech. 2. The second section contains 7 sentences to rewrite from direct to reported speech. 3. The third section contains a 10 item gap fill testing verbs and nouns related to police investigations. The passage describes a murder investigation and burglary case. The test assesses grammar concepts like reported speech, verb forms, and vocabulary in law enforcement contexts. It provides practice rewriting statements and filling gaps to demonstrate understanding of these grammar points.

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Unit 8 Progress Test A: Grammar

This document contains a grammar progress test with three sections: 1. The first section contains 7 multiple choice questions testing reported speech. 2. The second section contains 7 sentences to rewrite from direct to reported speech. 3. The third section contains a 10 item gap fill testing verbs and nouns related to police investigations. The passage describes a murder investigation and burglary case. The test assesses grammar concepts like reported speech, verb forms, and vocabulary in law enforcement contexts. It provides practice rewriting statements and filling gaps to demonstrate understanding of these grammar points.

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Unit 8 Progress Test A

Grammar
1 Complete the reported speech. Use the correct form of the verb and add pronouns if necessary.
1 ‘A lot of people visit my home town to see the unusual buildings.’

He said that a lot of people ___visited____________________ his home town to see the unusual
buildings.

2 ‘We saw a strange woman near the school gate at 9:30.’

The children said that __they had seen_____________________ a strange woman near the school
gate at 9.30.

3 ‘We haven’t caught the arsonist yet.’

The police told the reporters that ___they hadn’t caught____________________ the arsonist yet.

4 ‘I can help you to find the stolen money.’

Matthew told the men that ___he could help them____________________ to find the stolen money.

5 ‘The woman has green eyes and long, brown hair.’

Mark said that the woman __had_____________________ green eyes and long, brown hair.

6 ‘No one knows the secret code.’

The detective said that no one __knew_____________________ the secret code.

7 ‘I will move to a new office in July.’

The detectivesaid that ____he will move___________________ to a new office in July.

Mark: ___ /7

2 Rewrite the direct speech as reported speech.


1 Eyewitness (he): ‘I haven’t seen anything unusual this morning.’
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2 Police officer: ‘We arrested the suspect a week ago.’
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3 Reporter: ‘The police need more witnesses to contact them.’
_________________________________________________________________________________________
4 Robber (she): ‘I’m climbing in through the window because I’ve forgotten my key.’
_________________________________________________________________________________________
5 Detective: ‘The attack happened outside the restaurant, just after midnight.’
_________________________________________________________________________________________
6 Criminals: ‘The prison warden can’t keep us in prison forever.’
_________________________________________________________________________________________
7 Victim (he): ‘I will wait here until the police arrive.’
_________________________________________________________________________________________

SolutionsThird EditionPre-Intermediate Tests 1 Unit 8 Progress Test A


Mark: ___ /7

SolutionsThird EditionPre-Intermediate Tests 2 Unit 8 Progress Test A


3 Complete the texts with the correct form of the verbs and nouns below. There are two extra words.

Verbs break into patrol search study

Nouns arrest damage fingerprint fire gum investigation suspect witness

Murder
Police have launched an 1__ investigation ________________after they found a body in the
river last night. Police officers are currently 2____ studying ______________CCTV footage of
the path next to the river, as well as 3___ searching _______________a house for clues. They
believe that this may be a murder. They have interviewed several 4_____ suspects
_____________who were with the victim that day, but haven’t made any 5_____ arrests
_____________yet.
They are appealing for more 6______ witnesses ____________ , so if you saw anything
suspicious or have any information about the crime, contact them on 0808-1570980.

Burglary
Many people living in Bristol city centre phoned 999 to report burglaries last night. The police
believe that a number of burglars are watching houses to see when people go out for the
evening. They then 7____ break into ______________the houses through an open window or
door. These burglars are taking expensive items like televisions and computers and then
trying to sell them on eBay. Police have taken 8__ fingerprints ________________at the
properties and they are 9__ patrolling ________________the area so that people living there
feel safer at night. They also found some chewing 10____ gum ______________which they
believe belonged to one of the burglars. They have sent this to a laboratory. They would like
anyone with information to contact them on0808-1570994.

Mark: ___ /10

Total: ___ / 24

SolutionsThird EditionPre-Intermediate Tests 3 Unit 8 Progress Test A

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