Quiz 1

Quiz 1

Q1.  WHAT’S THE ADVERB OF THESE ADJECTIVES?

quick

quiet

slow

violent

bad

sudden

easy

happy

firm

good

angry

fast

loud

hard

nervous

early

sad

late

Q2. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB FORM OF THE WORDS IN THE BOX

hard

loud

save

correct

reckless

1.   We don’t like our new neighbourhood. It soesn’t seem ver _______________ to us 2.   Some young people don’t write ______________. Then make a lot of grammatical mistakes. 3.   I heard a lot of ______________ music last night. I guess our neighbours were having a party. 4.   Why does Jerry always drive so ________________ ? If he doesn’t slow down, he’s going to have an accident. 5.   John always goes into the office on weekends. He shouldn’t work so __________.

Q3.COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH WITH THE CORRECT ADJECTIVE O ADVERB FORM OF THE WORDS IN PARENTHESES

Paul and his boss don’t get along very _______ (1.good). They see a lot of things ___________ (2.different). Paul thinks he’s a  _____________ (3.careful) worker. He likes to do a job __________ (4.proper). In his opinion, he works very __________ (5.hard). To his boss, Paul seems _________ (6.slow). When Paul doesn’t work ____________ (7.quick) enough, his boss gets __________________ (8.impatient). He sometimes argues with Paul, and that _____________ (9.automatic) has a ______ (10.bad) effect on Paul’s work.

Q4. ADD THE PREFIXES IM-,IN-,UN-, AND DIS- TO CREATE OPPOSITE MEANINGS FOR THESE WORDS.

1.   ____patient          2.   ____considerate 3.   ____reliable

4.   ____organized     5.   ____honest 6.   ____friendly

7.   ____competent   8.   ____ healthy 9.   ____

Q5. WRITE THE WORD OR EXPRESSION THAT DESCRIBES THESE QUALITIES USING THE WORDS IN THE BOX. THERE IS ONE EXTRA WORD

generous

organized

arrogant

down-to-earth

reliable

competitive

1. You handle everyday problems well.

2. People can always count on you.

3. You´re overly proud of yourself.

4. Winning is very important to you.

5. You give a lot of time or money to people.

Q6.  COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS IN THE BOX

1) Rob is very ____________. He tries very hard to win at any game he plays. 2) Petra is usually good at about completing his work. He’s fairly _________ . 3) Bill is really ___________. He isn’t shy at all. 4) My boss is very ____________. She wants us to work late most days.

a) reliable b) demanding  c) outgoing d) competitive

Quiz 1	READING COMPREHENSION
Q1. READ THE BIOGRAPHY OF A FAMOUS BASKETBAL PLAYER.
Earvin “Magic” Johnson Was born and raised in Michigan. He comes from a family of ten children. He loved basketball at an early age. In fact, his mother says he slept with the first basketball he received as a Present. When he was in high school, a reporter saw Johnson play basketball. The reporter called him “Magic” because he was so good and the nickname Stayed with Johnson. Magic played basketball in college and then joined the Los Angeles Lakers – a professional basketball team. By the age21, he was already becoming famous. In 1991, Magic left the Lakers when he learned he had HIV/ AIDS. His honest statement about his health surprised everyone. After he left the Lakers, he became very successful in business, and he started the Magic Johnson Foundation. This organization spends millions of dollars to help children and young people. Magic is a great athlete, but more important, he is an extremely proud husband and father. In fact, although he loves to sign autographs for his fans, he won’t sign them when he is in public with his children – their time together is too important to him.
THEN READ THE STATEMENTS AND CHECK ( ü) TRUE, FALSE, OR IT DOESN’T SAY.		True	False	It doesn’t say
1.   Magic got his first basketball from his mother.
2.   Magic got his nickname from a reporter.
3.   Magic is very generous with his time and money.
4.   After Magic left the Lakers, he never played basketball again.
5.   Magic never signs autographs.
Quiz 1	Writing
WRITE A SHORT PROFILE OR BIOGRAPHY ABOUT SOMEONE YOU ADMIRE IN THE FIELD OF BUSINESS. CONSIDER A SHORT PARAGRAPH FOR THE INTRODUCTION, ONE OR TWO SHORT PARAGRAPHS FOR THE BODY AND THE LAST ONE FOR THE CONCLUSION.