Answer key
Test 2A
Vocabulary
1 1 under / 2 into / 3 along / 4 around / 5 through
2 1 recorder / 2 drums / 3 saxophone / 4 trombone / 5 electric guitar
3 1 a / 2 e / 3 f / 4 b / 5 c
4 1 / village / 2 river / 3 campsite / 4 cottage / 5 field
Grammar
5 1 b / 2 b / 3 a / 4 b / 5 c
6 1 saw / 2 was looking / 3 said / 4 went / 5 was doing
7 1 did / 2 used / 3 didn’t use / 4 used to / 5 used to
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1 Sue was watching a film when the lights went out.
2 What was he doing when the teacher shouted at him?
3 I wasn’t listening when the teacher asked me a question.
4 Where were you going when the teacher saw you?
5 Were you learning to play the piano when you were at school?
9
1 Could you understand the people in London?
2 I couldn’t tell the time when I was four.
3 He was having a shower when the phone rang.
4 I didn’t use to like coffee but I love it now.
5 It started to rain while they were driving.
10 1 c / 2 a / 3 b / 4 / c / 5 c
Test 2B
1 1 past / 2 through / 3 out of / 4 over / 5 along
2 1 violin / 2 trumpet / 3 accordion / 4 keyboard / 5 harmonica
3 1 d / 2 b / 3 f / 4 e / 5 a
4 1 hotels / 2 islands / 3 bridge / 4 hills / 5 lake
5 1 c / 2 a / 3 b / 4 c / 5 a
6 1 said / 2 was talking / 3 wanted / 4 ran / 5 came
7 1 used to / 2 used to / 3 use to / 4 did / 5 used
1 Was your mum learning to ski when she was a teenager?
2 What did you do when she was shouting at you?
3 Lights went out when Dave was having a shower.
4 Where were they going when their dad saw them?
5 Sarah wasn’t listening when he asked her a question.
1 He was watching TV when she texted him.
2 I couldn’t understand the people in Paris.
3 I could put my shoes on when I was five.
4 It started to snow when they were climbing the mountain.
5 I used to like cartoons but now I don’t.
10 1 a / 2 b / 3 b / 4 c / 5 a
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