6th Seniors Test 6

Vocabulary and Grammar Test Unit 6 Test A
Marcial Garcia
Name: ___________________________________________
spread rumours
expose corruption
Vocabulary went viral
fell for a scam
1 Match the words in A to the words in B to make collocations. Then complete the sentences
with the collocations. lacks credibility
A went expose spread fell for trace lacks
trace the source
B corruption the source a scam credibility rumours viral
1 spread rumours
A bully at the college used the internet to ________________________ about her classmates.
2 The journalist tried to ________________________
trace the source of the information.
3 lacks credibiliyt
The story contains few facts and ________________________.
4 went viral
The video ________________________ on Facebook and thousands of people watched it.
5 The newspaper tried to ________________________
expose corruption in large, powerful businesses.
6 fell for a scam
My grandmother ________________________ and some criminals took her money.
Mark: ___ / 12
2 Complete the sentences with the correct words below.

accountability armed -----------
--------- cover-up delve ------- ---------------
devastated rigged
------ --------------- vulnerable scrambled
1 devastated
2 There is concern that the new elections will be __________________.
rigged
3 Older people are especially __________________
vulnerable in very cold winters.
4 The police were involved in a __________________
accountability of the truth.
5 Newspapers have been investigating the __________________
scrambled of politicians.
6 The dogs attacked the man, who was __________________
armed with only with a stick.
7 During the floods people __________________
cover-up to the tops of buildings for safety.
8 delve
Mark: ___ / 8
1
3 Complete the sentences with the words below.
1 Paul was
a of character b of his depth c on a limb
2 The writer hated to be in ___________________ and never gave interviews to journalists.
a her element b the offing c the limelight
3 The newspaper went out ___________________ when it criticized the Royal Family.
a on a limb b of the limelight c of their element
4
a the offing b step with c the element
5
a of character b of favour c of her depth
6 The actor fell out ___________________ with his fans when he refused to speak to them.
a of his element b of character c of favour
7 The scientist was in ___________________ when she was working in her laboratory.
a the offing b her depth c her element
8 People feared that an increase in food prices was in ___________________.
a the limelight b the offing c step with
Mark: ___ / 8
4 Match the words and phrases (1 8) to the definitions (A H).

1 obviously A raising money from lots of people online
2 staged scenes B filmed in a real setting not a studio
3 as a matter of fact C
4 frankly D to be honest
5 presumably E scripted parts of a film
6 crowdfunding F a store of film
7 shot on location G there is no doubt
8 archival footage H in fact, really
Mark: ___ / 8
2
Grammar
5 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 The buildings have been destroyed in the powerful earthquake.
2 That could / must be him in the photo, but
3 if
4 Freya is bound to / might
5 The story be true. There are no facts to support it.
6 You must / might be sick. You look terrible!
7 Wild mushrooms
8 that most English people have eaten fish and chips.
Mark: ___ / 8
6 Complete the sentences with the correct phrases below.

seems likely --*-----
--------------- safe to almost sure -------------
--------------- looks like most probably
---------------- possible that -------------
--------------- is bound
1 looks like
It ______________________ the concert will be cancelled, as the singer feels very unwell.
2 ______________________
almost sure I left them in the car.
3 It ______________________
seems likely that he will go to prison, as there is a lot of evidence against him.
4 My back really hurts. This will ______________________
most probably be the last time I go camping!
5 It is ______________________
possible that scientists will find a cure for cancer one day.
6 Your cat ______________________
is bound
7 It is ______________________
safe to say that children spend a lot of time on computers.
Mark: ___ / 7
3
7 Rewrite the sentences.
1 The amount of corruption shocked me.
It was _______________________________________________________________________.
the amount which corruption shocked me
2 Her art is experimental and controversial.
Not only _____________________________________________________________________.
her art mimimimimimimimimi
3 The class had only just begun working when there was an interruption.
Hardly ______________________________________________________________________.
4 A woman had never before become Prime Minister.
Never _______________________________________________________________________.
5 I just ate lunch and then went home.
All _________________________________________________________________________.
6
What happened _______________________________________________________________.
7 There has seldom been a storm as strong as this.
Seldom _____________________________________________________________________.
8 The artist used recycled glass to create the sculpture.
What _______________________________________________________________________.
9
Rarely ______________________________________________________________________.
Mark: ___ / 9
TOTAL MARKS: ___ / 60

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Vocabulary and Grammar Test Unit 6 Test A

2 Complete the sentences with the correct words below.

4 Match the words and phrases (1 8) to the definitions (A H).

6 Complete the sentences with the correct phrases below.

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