Teens Beginning of the year Review

A1

100

What is the opposite of big? 

Small

200

Complete the sentence: 

She _____ a teacher. 

(present simple) 

is

300

What is the plural of 'child'?

Children

400

Put the words in order to make a question: 

you / are / how / old

How old are you?

500

Complete the sentence: 

I usually _____ to school by bus. (go) 

go

A2

100

What is the past of 'go'?

Went

200

Complete the sentence: 

This book is _____ than that one. (interesting) 

more interesting 

300

Name three things you would pack for a beach holiday. 

Sunscreen / sunblock, bathing suit / swimsuit, towel, food, etc...

400

Complete the sentence: 

I _____ to Madrid twice. (present perfect) 

BE CAREFUL 

have been 

500

Find and correct the sentence: 

I have 12 years old. 

I am twelve years old. 

B1

100

What phrasal verb means to stop doing something / quit? 

give up

200

Complete the sentence: 

If it rains tomorrow, I _____ home. (stay) 

will stay

300

Explain the difference between 'used to' and 'would' for past actions. 

Used to: Repeated actions and states

Would: Repeated actions 

400

Rewrite in the passive voice: 

They built this house in 1990. 

This house was built in 1990. 

500

Give a synonym for 'important'. 

significant, Essential, crucial, vital

B2

100

Explain the difference between: 

I've lived here for 10 years. 

and

I lived here for 10 years. 

Present perfect: still true now 

Past simple: finished in the past

200

What does the idiom 'hit the books' mean? 

To study hard

300

Complete the sentence: 

By the time we arrived, the film _____. (already / start) 

had already started

400

Explain the difference between 'few' and 'a few'

Few: almost none, emphasizing a lack 

A few: some, a small positive number

500

Rewrite using an inversion: 

I have never seen such a mess. 

Clue: Think of a popular game you play when learning the present perfect about things you have never done. 

Never have I ever seen such a mess. 

C1

100

Choose the correct sentence: 

A. Had I known you were coming, I would bake a cake. 

B. Had I known you were coming, I would have baked a cake. 

C Had I known you were coming, I will bake a cake. 

D. Had I known you were coming, I baked a cake. 

B - Inverted third conditional 

200

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 

The company's profits _____ sharply after the scandal. 

A. fluctuated 

B. Escalated 

C. Plummeted 

D. Stabilized 

Plummeted - dropped suddenly and steeply

300

What does the idiom ' to jump on the bandwagon' mean? 

A. To start a brand-new trend

B. To join in with something because it has become popular

C. To avoid making a decision 

D. To criticize someone else's plan

B

400

Which sentence correctly uses the subjunctive? 

A. It's essential that he arrives on time. 

B. It's essential that he arrive on time. 

C. It's essential that he arriving on time. 

D. It's essential he will arrive on time. 

B - The subjunctive uses the base form of the verb after expressions like 'it's essential/ vital / important that.'

500

Choose the word that best fits: 

Despite her _____ efforts, the project failed.

A. Valid

B. Valuable 

C. Valiant 

D. Valued

C - Brave and determined, especially despite difficulty or failure. It carries the connotation of heroic effort that fell short.