MOCK EXAMS (2º ESO)

Here are some exercises from old exams for you to do.

1. Translate these sentences into English. Then transform them either in the negative (-) or

    the interrogative (?) form:

1. Mis padres viven en Salobreña.  _________________________________________ 

(?)  _____________________________________

2. Él trabaja en un hospital.  ________________________________________

(-) __________________________________

3. Tú duermes con tu hermano.  __________________________________

(?) __________________________________                                                       

2. Here is the description of your English teacher. Rewrite the whole text correcting the mistakes:

Alberto is very tall man. He’s got long curly fair hair and green eyes. He is wearing pink trousers, a red T-shirt and yellow sport shoes.

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3. Write sentences with these adverbs of frequency:

1. usually  ____________________________________________________

2. often   _____________________________________________________

3. never   _____________________________________________________                  

4. Write things which go with the verbs.

1. play  ►  ______________________  

3. listen to  ►   ________________________

2. read  ►  _________________________  

4. watch   ► _____________________________

5. Write these numbers:

36 ___________________    33 ________________          75 __________________

18 ___________________    59 ________________          100 _________________     

6. Read the star profile and choose the correct answer to the questions.

1. Can he play the guitar ? _______________

2. What does he usually do in the morning?  ____________________________________

3. How often does he go to the gym?  _____________________________________

4. What does he do in the evening? ____________________________________

5. When is he marrying his girlfriend?

__________________________________

6. Where are they going after the wedding?

_____________________________________

7. Write sentences about your family with the clues given.

1. (mi hermano / odia / ¿hacer qué?)   _____________________________________________

2. (mi padre / le gustan/ ¿qué?)  ___________________________________________

3. (mi madre / no le gusta  / ¿hacer qué?)  _________________________________________

4. (mi hermana / le gusta / ¿qué?)  ___________________________________________

8. Translate the following sentences.

1. ¿Dónde está tu coche? Está delante de tu casa.  __________________________________

2. ¿Sabes nadar? Sí.  _______________________________________

3. Voy al cine a veces, una vez al mes. ____________________________________________

4. La novia de Juan no tiene el pelo oscuro. ______________________________________

5. Todos los días empezamos el instituto a las 8.30. ________________________________________

6. ¿Con qué frecuencia estudias inglés? Yo siempre estudio inglés por la tarde.

___________________________________________________________________________

9. Write sentences with the clues given and using the verb TO HAVE. Then transform them either in the negative (-) or the interrogative (?) form:

1. My brother and I / a new bike.  _________________________________________ 

(?)  _____________________________________

2. Tom Cruise / a new girlfriend  ________________________________________

(-) __________________________________

3. You / a new English textbook  _________________________________________

(?) __________________________________                                                       

10. Write a description of the student representative in your class (include information of the clothes):

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11. Write two things you ‘sabes hacer’ and one thing you ‘no sabes hacer’:

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12. Write these numbers:

17 ___________________    43 ________________          13 __________________

88 ___________________    51 ________________          100 _________________     

13. Read the star profile and choose the correct answer to the questions.

1. Has Kate got black hair? ______________

2. What colour are her eyes?

 ____________________________________

3. Can she play basketball? ______________

4. Is her guitar old ?  __________________

5. Can she send text messages to her friends?

__________________________________

14. Put the sentences in order.

1. an / expensive / He’s / skateboard / got.   _______________________________________

2. long / live / in / I / street / a / very.  ___________________________________________

3. got / we / nice / a / have / phone / mobile.  _______________________________________

15. Translate the following sentences.

1. ¿Dónde está tu hermano? Está junto a tu padre.  __________________________________

2. ¿Puedes oler la flor? Sí.  _______________________________________

3. ¿Puedo ir al cine esta tarde? Lo siento, pero no puedes.

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4. La novia de Juan no tiene el pelo oscuro. ______________________________________

5. El lunes a las 9 tenemos inglés.  _________________________________________

16. Write questions using the words in brackets and then write the short answers:

1. (you, drink a glass milk, for breakfast) ________________________?  Yes, ________________

2. (Jane, sings, well)  ________________________________ ? No, ___________

17. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Peter tiene el pelo corto oscuro.  

2. A ella le encanta ver la televisión. 

3. Yo no sé hablar inglés.  

4. ¿Hay agua en la botella? Sí.   

5. No hay muchos niños en el instituto.

6. Luke es mayor que yo, pero mi hermano es el más joven.

18. Transform these sentences into the PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

1. He visits his grandmother. Now _________________________________________

2. I run with my friends. Now ___________________________________

3. They don’t eat lunch at home. Now ________________________________

4. Does your teacher play tennis? ________________________________ now ?          

19. Write sentences using these words:

once a week _____________________________________________________        

always __________________________________________________________            

20. What is the comparative of superiority and superlative of the following adjectives ?

interesting  ________________________   ________________________ 

happy  ___________________________     ____________________________

old  _________________   ______________________

21. Complete the sentences with SOME or ANY.

1. Is there __________ paper in the bag? Yes, there is ___________ paper in the bag.

2. There aren’t _____________ books on the desk, but there are ___________ pencils.

3. Have you got ___________ sugar in your tea? No, I haven’t got _____________ sugar.

22. Fill in the gaps with one of these words:  dangerous, best,  worse, most,  than, more, longer

1. Big cities are ______________ polluted ___________ small towns.

2. Rock music is the ____________ exciting music in the world.

3. Snakes are more  ______________ and ______________ than cows.

4. I think Ronaldinho is the _______________ footballer in the world.                            / 2

23. Look at your agenda and write the clues given what you are doing tomorrow using the PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

1. go shopping, with my mother, tomorrow morning.

2. play basketball, with my friends, tomorrow afternoon.

24. Make questions with WHOSE and answer with the POSSESSIVES ADJECTIVES AND POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS :

1. ______ book _________________ ? (you) It's __________ book. _____________________

2. ______ pencils ______________ ? (he) ______________________ .  ______________________

3. ______ omelette _____________ ? (we) ______________________ .  ______________________

4. ______ spoons _______________ ? (I) _______________________ .  _______________________

5) ______ cars _________________ ? (they) ____________________ .  ____________________

25. Rewrite these sentences using the full forms, not the contracted ones :

1. Arthur's wallet's full of money. __________________________

2. I've got a car, it's next to Bruce's. ______________________

3. You aren't hungry. Your sandwich's on the table.   ___________________________

4. She's got Bruce's photo. She's Bruce's girlfriend.  ______________________

26. Make sentences with the following verbs in the PRESENT  CONTINUOUS :

  1. READ  _______________________________________

  2. WRITE  ______________________________________

  3. SIT  ________________________________________

  4. WATCH  _____________________________________

  5. PLAY  _______________________________________

27. Fill in the gaps with the right prepositions :

1. I'm thinking ______ you.      2. Joe is ______ Tom and Jim.     3. He is listening ______ the radio ______ the beach.

4. Come ______ my house! Come ______ !    5. This postcard is ______ Arthur.    

6. Arthur is sitting ______ an armchair ______ Mrs Harrison's  kitchen.

28. Make sentences using the words given :

  1. SOME  _______________________________________

  2. THERE  ______________________________________

  3. ANY  ________________________________________

  4. HAS  ________________________________________

  5. JOHN'S  ______________________________________

29. Translate into English :

1. El está cansado, tiene frío y es desgraciado.  _______________________________

2. Es lunes por la noche y no está lloviendo.  __________________________

3. ¿Está la televisión encendida? No.   _________________________

4. La televisión está apagada porque la señora Harrison no la está viendo.  __________

5. ¡No escribas eso!  _________________________

6. No hay carne en el plato.  ___________________________

7. El agua está templada.  ____________________________

8. ¿Tienes agua fría? Sí.  ____________________________

9. ¡Entre en el coche y cierre la puerta,por favor!  ___________________________________

10. Quizás estén ellos todavía en la escuela.   _______________________________

30. Translate these sentences:

1.     ¿Cuántos libros tienes en la cartera? _______________________________

2.    No hay mucho queso en el plato. _____________________________

3.    ¿Hay dinero en mi cartera? No. ________________________________

4.    Los hermanos de Andy no están trabajando en una oficina.   _________________ 

31. Answer these questions (write complete sentences):

1. Where are you from? __________________________

2. What is your English teacher like? __________________________

3. How are your parents? ____________________________

4. What do you look like? _________________________                  

5. Where and when were you born?  _______________________________

32. Write sentences with the words below in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS (Circle the key word(s) ).  

1. Betty and Paul / not eat / lunch / at school / on Fridays / . _____________

2. you / walk / the dog / every day / ? _______________________________

3. the students / not do / a test / at the moment / .  ____________________

4. Dave / write / an e-mail / now / .  _____________________________

5. cakes / like / my grandmother’s / I / birthday   ______________________

33. Complete the sentences with the correct form of ‘HAY’ adding a QUANTIFIER or an ARTICLE.

1. ________________________ cool T-shirts in this shop. I want to buy one.

2. ___________________________ fast-food restaurants in this shopping centre?

3. _______________________ paper in your folder. You need to buy some.

4. _________________________ orange pencil on the table. Is it Karen’s?

5. ___________________________ compass in your pencil case. Can I use it?

6. ___________________________________ exercises in French today?

34. Translate these sentences:

1. No me gusta el café. _______________________________

2. Bob a veces juega al tenis. _______________________________

3. ¿Hay dinero en mi cartera? No. ________________________________

4. El primo de Andy no tiene un restaurante chino.  _________________________

35. Complete the sentences with the correct form of TO BE or TO HAVE (GOT). The sentences can be in the negative.

1. ___________________________ your mother at home?

2. I ___________________________ blue eyes. They’re green.

3. I __________________ tall, so I don’t play basketball.

4. _____________ you _____________ a ruler?

5. I like Tina and Marge. They  ___________________ friendly.

6. The baby ___________________ straight hair, not curly hair.       

36. Complete the following sentences with the PAST form of the verbs in brackets (some are regular and some are irregular verbs).

1. Flies (bite) ______________ me during the siesta yesterday.

2. Many people (demonstrate) _______________ against the new economical policy.

3. We (reach) _______________ the summit after three hours climbing the mountain.

4. My parents (fall) ______________ in love and then they (get married) ______________. Some years later they (have) ______________ a child.

5. My uncle (receive) ___________ an award for winning the race.

6. When the thief (steal) ______________ the money that (belong) ___________ to me, he (run away) ____________

7. The water (freeze) _______________ because it (be) ____________ very cold.

8. James (hope) ___________ to graduate from university before he (join) __________ the army. He (study) ______________ a lot and (get) __________ very good grades.

37. Develop the following headlines into full sentences with the verbs in the PAST SIMPLE and adding any necessary words:

1. Sixteen-year-old Boy Sails Across Pacific Ocean – Fights White Shark Before Reaching Australia _______________________________________________

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2. Man Takes Bus to Go to Granada – Makes Mistake and Goes to Málaga.

_____________________________________________________________

3. Woman Finds Book Written by Cervantes in Park.

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38. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS or the PRESENT SIMPLE.

Mike (visit)  _________________ his cousin Ahmed today. They (spend) ________________ the day in London. They (want) _____________ to go to Covent Garden because their favourite band (play) _________________ in a festival these days. The band is called Latinfunk and their music is a mixture of Latin and jazz. Both Ahmed and Mike (like) ______________ Latin and jazz music. Later they (meet) ______________ some friends in a restaurant. 

39. Translate these sentences:

1. Mucha gente no solía tener suficiente dinero para dar de comer a sus familias.

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2. No había demasiada comida para los gatos y los perros.

____________________________________________________________

3. ¿Cuánto costó el collar? No mucho. ________________________________

4. A los primos de Andy les solía encantar jugar al baloncesto.

_______________________________________________________  

40. Write questions with the words below using the Past Simple. Then match them to the answers.

1. Alastair Humphreys / walk / around the world > _______________________? ( )      

2. how many / countries / he / visit  > __________________________? ( )  

3. he / meet / a lot of interesting people > _______________________ ?  ( )      

4. how long / his trip / take   >   _________________________ ?   ( )                   

5. why / he / do / it   >   ___________________________ ?   (     )              

       ......   a.  Because he wanted to collect money for poor families.

       ......   b.  No, he didn’t. He rode his bike.

       ......   c.  Four years.

       ......   d.  Yes, he did. But sometimes he didn’t see any people for days.

       ......   e.  Sixty.

41. Write a story about a famous person using these phrases in the past. The facts don't have to be true.

a. go to university  -   b. get married  -  c. receive an award  - 

d. die  -   e. be born - f. grow up  -  g. get a job

42. Fill in the gaps with: TOO  ,   SO   ,   ENOUGH

1. That book is ____________ high. You are not tall _____________.

2. Mbappe is __________ fast, but he hasn't got ______________ golden balls!

3. Albert is ___________ strict and he is not kind ____________, but he plays tennis _________ well.

4. There is __________ ice-cream for all my cousins and it is ________ hot today.

5. Those trousers are _________ long for you, I need some shorter ones.    

43. Complete the sentences with the comparative form or the superlative of the adjectives in brackets.

1. My mother is usually the _______________ person of my family when I don't make my bed, but I am often _________________ than her when she tidies my bedroom. (angry)

2. Asensio was not the ______________ player in the Olympics, but I’m sure I am not _______________ than him. (fast)

3. My holidays this summer are _______________ than when we went to Honolulu, but I think next year our holidays will not be the _______________ holidays in our lives.(boring)

4. Bob is ___________ than Corvax, but who is the __________________ student in your class? (brave)

5. The Queen is _______________ than the Princess, but Muzzy is ___________________ creature in this cartoon. (fat)

44. Complete the negative and interrogative sentences with the verbs in brackets using the PAST SIMPLE:

How (students, get) ____________________________ to school before?

They (not take) __________________________ the train.

(your grandparents, watch) _____________________ the news on TV?

No, they (not watch) _________________ them because there were no television sets in the kitchen and they (not have) ____________________ lunch in the dining-room.

45. Write sentences with the words below using the correct form of ‘SOLÍA’.

1. Your mum / cook chips / on Sundays? ______________________________?

2. I / not go / to school / alone   _________________________________

3. We / live / in a village far from Salobreña   ________________________________

4. My sister / borrow / clothes from me   ______________________________

46. Complete Evelyn’s postcard with the verbs in brackets in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS or the PRESENT SIMPLE.

Dear Mum and Dad,

I (1)  ______________ (write) to you from the terrace of my hotel. I (2) _____________ (have) my breakfast out here every morning. Right now I(3) ____________(look) at the sea and palm trees. The sun (4) ______________(shine) and the birds (5) _____________ (sing)! They (6) _____________(greet)  me like this every morning. Costa Rica is fantastic!

Evelyn                                                                                                          

47. Translate these sentences:

1. El tío de Peter es menos inteligente que su mujer.

_________________________________________________________

2. Madonna no es la chica más sosa de la fiesta. _____________________________

3. Escuchame. El libro es lo suficientemente interesante para que te lo leas.

________________________________________________________

4. Mis primos solían jugar al fútbol conmigo.

_________________________________________________________

5. No había demasiado comida para todo el mundo, pero había suficiente agua para 2 días.

_______________________________________________________   

48. Complete the letter with appropriate OBJECT PRONOUNS.

1. I hardly ever tell my sister anything. I don’t trust  ____________.

2. We buy newspapers everyday and my father reads _____________ after lunch.

3. Send ___________ a WhatsApp when you arrive. We are a bit worried.

4. This is the book. We have to write a summary of ___________.

5. I can’t hear ___________. Can you speak more loudly?      

49. Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST form of the verbs.

1. (your father, read) ____________________ the newspaper this morning? No, he _____________. I (buy) __________________ it before going to school.

2. Many students (sing) _________________ Happy Birthday to their teacher.

3. We (have) _____________________ English yesterday.

4. The aliens (not shout) ____________________ angrily at me.                   

50. Write questions for these answers.

1. ______________________________? Our father plays basketball with us.

2. _______________________________ ? Sara is walking around with her boyfriend.

3. ________________________________? They met my mother at school.

4. _____________________________? My mum told me what happened.

5. ______________________________? Albert plays tennis a lot because he loves it.        

51. Complete the sentences with the comparative form or the superlative of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets. Fill in the dotted gaps with ‘than’ or ‘the’.

1. Carreño was ___________ ............... Djokovic at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, but he is ............... ________________  player of the season.   (good)

2. It snows ________________ (heavily) in the north of Spain .................... in the south, so you cannot drive ______________ (well) in Bilbao ................... in Malaga.

3. De Jong is ______________ .................. Haaland, but I’m sure Di María is one of  ....................... ________________ players in the world. (slim)

4. People say Sabio brothers are ____________________ ..................... Oliver, but who is  ..................... __________________  student in class?  (hardworking)

5. My English teacher is not ................. ______________ man at school, but he is surely _______________ ................ Stephen Hawking. (silly)                                          

52. Write sentences with the words below using the COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY and INFERIORITY.

1. Pete is 1m60 tall. Frank is 1m60 tall  _____________________________

Joe is 1m55 tall   _________________________________________

2. Ann got a 9 in the exam and Jane a 7.

(lazy) __________________________________________________

(hardworking)   _________________________________________          

53. Complete the sentences with the adverbs that come from the adjectives in brackets.

1. Did you sing (bad) _________________ ?

2. I rode my bike (careful)   ___________________ because it was raining (heavy) ________________ .

3. We are doing quite (good) _______________ in the test because we studied (hard)   _______________________ at the weekend.                               

54. Complete the sentences with the words below.

wet ¿ windy ¿ cloudy ¿ lightning ¿ cold ¿ snow ¿ sunny

1. Look outside! Everything’s white! Let’s go and play in the ________________

2. It is a beautiful summer day. It’s warm and _____________

3. The opposite of dry is _____________

4. Wear a hat and a sweater. It’s cool and ________________ today.       

55. Make these people agree with the statements.

1. “Carlos lives in Salobreña.”  “____________________ José Carlos”

2. “I have got a new book to read”   “ ____________________ we”

3. “You don’t speak English well.”   “____________________ my aunt”

4. “Dunia is a student at Mediterranean Sea Secondary School.”   “______________ I”

5. “We didn’t go to London last year.”   “________________ our Maths teacher”

56. Translate these sentences:

1. No nado tan bien como mi primo.  __________________________________

2. El libro era demasiado aburrido como para que nosotros lo leyéramos.

_____________________________________________________________

3. Mis abuelos solían escuchar la radio todos los días.

_______________________________________________________

4. Mis padres están bailando alegremente bajo la lluvia.

________________________________________________________

5. ¿De quién es este libro? Es el libro de la tía de Valentín. Es su libro. Es suyo.

_________________________________________________________ / 5

57. GIVING DIRECTIONS AND LOCATING PLACES. Have a look at the map above.

Write sentences using the following prepositions according to the plan.

In front of ____________________________________________________

Behind  _____________________________________________________

Near  ______________________________________________________

Draw a bust stop opposite the Italian restaurant and a baker’s next to the pub. Write directions to go from B to the Italian restaurant.

1. _____________________________ 2. ____________________________

3. ______________________________ 4. ___________________________

58. Read about your parents' routines and think about something strange that happened yesterday using the SIMPLE PAST.

1. My parents usually wake up early, but yesterday morning _____________________________

2. My father usually walks to work, but yesterday __________________________

3. My father is usually early for work, but yesterday ________________________

4. My mother usually has some soup for lunch, but yesterday _____________________

5. My parents usually go out in the evening, but yesterday evening _______________________

6. My mother usually sleeps very well, but last night ________________________

59. First, decide which verb goes in each gap, and then fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PAST form of the verbs.   

VERBS:  BUY (2)  -  HURT  - TEACH  - SPEND  -  SELL  - THROW - FALL -   CATCH  - COST

1. I was hungry, so I ___________ something to eat in the take-away restaurant.

2. My sister __________ the ball to the baby who __________ it in the air.

3. My mother __________ her how to drive when she was 18.

4. Bill _________ down this morning playing football and __________ his arm.

5. We saved some money and two years later we ____________ our car.

6. Ann __________ a lot of money yesterday, so she ___________ her bike which _______ £100 .

60. MEDIATION. A friend of yours has just come back from holiday and you ask him questions about it.

1. where / go?   2. food / good   3. how long / stay there?  4. stay in a hotel?   5. go alone  6. how / travel?  7. the weather / fine?   8. what / do in the evenings?   9. meet / any interesting people?

61. SIMPLE PAST NEGATIVE. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate forms.

1. My uncle (not shave) __________ this morning because he (not have) __________ time.

2. We (not eat) ____________ anything because we (not be) __________ hungry.

3. I (not rush) ___________ because I (not be) ____________ in a hurry.

4. She (not be) __________ interested in the book because she (not understand) _________ it.