LEVEL 3
UNIT 8 STANDARD TEST
Name Class Date
Vocabulary Grammar
1 Match the words with the definitions. 4 Complete the sentences.
1 con man 1 “I think all murderers should go to prison for a very
2 mugger long time.”
3 pickpocket He said he all murderers should go to
prison for a very long time.
4 burglar
2 “They didn’t phone me.”
5 shoplifter
She said they her.
a a person who steals from another, using violence or 3 “I’ll call the police.”
the threat of violence
He said he the police.
b a person who breaks into houses and steals things
4 “We can’t arrest him without evidence that he stole
c a person who tricks someone into giving them money
the jewels.”
d a person who steals from shops
They said they him without evidence
e a person who steals things from people’s bags
that he had stolen the jewels.
or pockets
5 “You’re going to get into trouble.”
5 He said I into trouble.
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the list. 10
committed | broke | prison | trouble | fine 5 Put the words in the correct order to make
1 I got a of £25 for throwing litter in the sentences.
park. 1 claimed / the victims / he / hadn’t / He / a crime /
2 She has never a crime in her life. murdered
3 You will be sent to if you get caught by
the police. 2 her / to go / Her teacher / to college / encouraged
4 I don’t want to get into any .
5 The police think the burglar in through 3 you / I / not to / told / too long / stay out
the back door.
5 4 us / They / if / worried / we / about / were / crime /
asked
3 Circle the best verbs to report these statements.
1 “You should go and see that film – it’s great.” 5 agreed / it / We all / a fantastic / had been / holiday
refuse / recommend
2 “Would you like to come to the beach with us this
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afternoon?”
persuade / invite
3 “No, I won’t tell you the answer.”
refuse / explain
4 “According to experts, this new system will reduce
crime by 50%.”
encourage / claim
5 “You should do it because it’ll save you lots of time.”
agree / persuade
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LEVEL 3
UNIT 8 STANDARD TEST
6 Complete the reported questions, requests 9 Change the reported speech into mini-dialogues.
and commands. 1 Mark asked Tom if he could lend him £5. Tom said
1 “When are you going out?” he didn’t have any money.
He asked me . MARK ?
2 “What time did you leave the office?” TOM .
The police officer asked her . 2 Sonja told Simon not to damage her laptop.
3 “Have you heard about the burglary?” Simon said he’d try not to.
She asked him . SONJA .
4 I“Don’t forget to lock all the doors!” SIMON .
We told them . 3 James said he’d just seen a fantastic horror film.
5 “What were you doing when you heard the Jenny said she didn’t like horror films.
explosion?” JAMES .
She asked me . JENNY .
10 4 Sally asked Jim if he had ever committed a crime.
Jim said he hadn’t.
7 Change the sentences into direct speech. SALLY .
1 She asked me if I could speak French. JIM .
“ ?” 5 Harry asked Tina if she could play a musical
2 He told me not to talk to strangers. instrument. She told him she couldn’t.
“ !” HARRY .
3 She offered to help me with my project. TINA .
“ .”
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4 He told him to get out of the car.
“ !” 10 Complete the conversations with the words in
5 She apologised for being late. the lists.
“ .” awful | believe | Really | Tell | What
10 A You’ll never guess what happened yesterday!
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B ?
8 Find and correct the mistakes in each sentence.
A You won’t 2 it.
1 She told me she already phoned the police. 3
B me!
A I got mugged on my way home from school!
2 Dan suggested to going to the shopping centre.
B 4 ?
3 I offered lend her some money. A Yes! It was so scary.
B That’s 5 !
4 He asked me if was I okay.
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5 They said the inmate to return to his cell. TOTAL SCORE 80
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