Progress Test 2

Name __________________________________________ Class ______________________________
Technical English Level 1 (Elementary)

Progress Test 2 (CB1 Units 3 – 4)
Try to answer all 60 questions.
SECTION 1: VOCABULARY
1 Delete one wrong item in each list.

1 Please bring me a pair of _____. scissors, jaws, pliers
2 A helicopter can fly vertically _____. upwards, downwards, diagonally
3 An aeroplane can _____. ascend, descend, reverse
4 Operate the _____ with your hand. joystick, slider, switch, pedal
5 A solar panel _____ sunlight into electricity. produces, changes, converts
6 A car can _____. drive sideways, go backwards, turn to the left
7 The tennis racket has a strong _____. shaft, head, handle, blade
8 The _____ is a power source for the radio. generator, antenna, solar panel, mains electricity
9 A helicopter can _____ on its vertical axis. rotate, turn, control
2 Look at the phrase in italics. Write the opposite location to the phrase given.
For example:
He is behind you. He is in front of you.
10 The switch is to the right of the door. __________

11 Your saw is on the toolboard. It’s at the top, on the left. __________
12 This torch has an external battery. __________
SECTION 2: GRAMMAR
3 Underline the correct form of the verb in brackets.

13 When you (push/ pushes) the lever forwards, the forks (tilt/ tilts) up.
14 When the driver (rotate/ rotates) the wheel to the right, the truck (move/ moves) right.
4 Delete the wrong word. Write the correct word in the space.
15 How many blades do this knife have? _____
16 Does this pair of pliers has strong jaws? _____
17 Can a plane flies vertically upwards? _____
18 Do this radio use batteries or mains electricity? _____
5 Put the words below into correct sentence order.
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19 Where the adapter is for this computer? _____________________________________________
20 How many directions this robot can move in? _______________________________________
6 Insert a slash (/) where the word is missing. Write the missing word in the space.
21 What a thermometer measure? _____
22 What solar panels do? _____
7 Change these statements into the negative.

For example:
The adapter is on the table. The adapter isn’t on the table.
23 These speakers have long cables. ___________________________________

24 Motorbikes can move backwards. ___________________________________
25 This survival tool has a pair of pliers. ___________________________________
26 Solar panels convert electricity into sunshine. ___________________________________
8 Complete the short answers. Write two words in each space, one from each box.
he, they, it
is, isn’t, are, aren’t, do, don’t, does, doesn’t, can, can’t
27 Are the levers above the steering wheel? No, _____.
28 Do compasses point to the North? Yes, _____.
29 Can the mechanics repair my car? No, _____.
30 Does your house have a solar panel? No, _____.
SECTION 3: READING
9 Complete the sentences. Write a letter from A-L in each space.

31 A car has _____
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32 The steering wheel is in _____
33 The two pedals are _____
34 The brake pedal is to _____
35 The steering wheel _____
36 When you turn the steering wheel to the left and right, _____
37 The pedals _____
38 Press the accelerator pedal _____
39 When you press _____
40 A car can _____
41 It can also turn _____
42 But cars can’t _____
A control the speed of the car.

B the brake pedal, the car stops.
C move forwards and backwards.
D to the left and to the right.
E and the car goes fast.
F move sideways.
G a brake pedal, an accelerator pedal, and a steering wheel
H the centre of the control panel.
I controls the direction of the car.
J the car moves to the left and right.
K below the steering wheel.
L the left of the accelerator pedal.
SECTION 4: WRITING
10 Complete these nine sentences about a forklift truck. Answer the question in brackets
above each sentence. Use the information in italics.

43 (What does a forklift truck do? lift, move, heavy boxes)
A forklift truck ________________________________________________
44 (Does it have a petrol engine? no)
It ________________________________________________
45 (What power source does it use? electricity)
It ________________________________________________
46 (What can a forklift truck do? forwards, backwards, to left, to right)
A forklift truck ________________________________________________
47 (Can it move sideways? no)
But it ________________________________________________
48 (What can the forks do? move up, down, tilt forwards, backwards)
The forks ________________________________________________
49 (Where is the direction lever? left of steering wheel)
The direction lever ________________________________________________
50 (What happens when you pull this lever backwards? truck, reverse)
When you ________________________________________________
SECTION 5: LISTENING
Track 3
11 Listen and fill in the gaps.

A fast CD-ROM (51)__________ (52)__________ at 9,800 (53)__________ per minute.
Sound (54)__________ at (55)__________ 1,200 kilometres per hour.
The maximum land speed (56)__________ about 1,228 (57)__________ per hour.
The maximum speed of a boat on water is about 154 metres (58)__________ second.
The earth (59)__________ at 1000 miles per hour.
The earth (60)__________ around the sun at 67,000 miles per hour.

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Name ____________ Class

Technical English Level 1 (Elementary)

1 Delete one wrong item in each list.

10 The switch is to the right of the door. __________

3 Underline the correct form of the verb in brackets.

5 Put the words below into correct sentence order.

7 Change these statements into the negative.

23 These speakers have long cables. ___________________________________

9 Complete the sentences. Write a letter from A-L in each space.

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A control the speed of the car.

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11 Listen and fill in the gaps.

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