Action plan
Read the first sentence carefully.
Make sure the second sentence conveys exactly the same meaning as the first one and that you have not added any new ideas or left anything out.
Write your answer in CAPITAL LETTERS.
Use the key word exactly as it is written - do not change it in any way.
Check that what you write fits with both what goes before and what comes after the gap.
Count the number of words to make sure you have written between three and six words.
Remember that contractions (I'll, don't, etc.) count as two words.
Check your spelling.
At the end of the test, carefully transfer your answers to the answer sheet.
Minutes to finish it: Limit-8⌚. Good-6⌚. Awesome!-4⌚. Perfection-3⌚.
Remember to cross out the information that is already repeated and to focus on the information that's left.
Now identify the grammar topic they are asking.
1. Mario is the guy who cuts my hair every month. He's 37 today.
WHO
Mario,______, has his birthday today.
2. Carol's house is the largest in the street. She's my neighbor.
WHOSE
My neighbour is Carol,______ in the street.
3. We'll meet at Christmas. We'll talk about it then.
WHEN
We'll talk about it at ______ be at home.
4. I spoke to one of the women. She was the one wearing the red skirt.
WHO
I spoke to ______ the red skirt.
5. We stayed in the Lodge Hotel in Vermont. It was our honeymoon.
WHERE
It was the Lodge Hotel in Vermont ______.
6. Give me the scissors. Give me the ones that cut well.
WHICH
Give me the ______.
7. My wife hit that dog with the car. The dog was very old.
WHOM
That's the dog ______ the car.
8. Radio was invented in the early 20th century. Marconi was the famous inventor.
WHEN
Marconi became famous in the early 20th century ______ the radio.
1. who cuts my hair every month
2. whose house is the largest
3. Christmas, when we will
4. the woman who was wearing
5. where we spent/had/stayed for our honeymoon
6. scissors which/that cut well
7. whom my wife hit with
8. when he invented
1. This door is an emergency exit and must never be locked for any reason.
ACCOUNT
On ______ be locked because it is an emergency exit.
2. Your mobile phone should be switched off at all times during the performance.
SHOULD
Under ______ your mobile phone be switched on during the performance.
3. As soon as Alex finished his homework, he went out on his bike.
HAD
No ______ than he went out on his bike.
4. You must never let anyone else use your Identity Card.
SHOULD
Under ______ let anyone else use your Identity Card.
5. Signing the contract without the director's approval is not allowed.
CIRCUMSTANCES
Under ______ sign the contract without the director's approval.
6. We managed to escape just before the whole building caught on fire.
HAD
No ______ the whole building caught on fire.
1. no account must the door
2. no circumstances should
3. sooner had Alex finished the homework
4. no circumstances should you
5. no circumstances is anyone allowed to
6. sooner had we escaped than
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