TEST PAPER

NAME AND SURNAME: 50 minutes

CLASS: 9
DATE:
PLURALS

1. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. Write the correct sentences in the blanks. 10points
1. I saw three big oxes near the cliffes.
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2. Those peoples are walking like gooses.
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3. Six childrens in Ms. Thompsons class had head louse yesterday.
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4. We have many datum concerning the four crisis facing the government.
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5. The little calfs lost their baby tooths.
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2. Underline the correct verb form. 10points
1. Your bathroom scales is/ are not very accurate.
2. The police is/are coming to the rescue.
3. These trousers is/are terribly unflattering.
4. Binoculars is/are needed to see that far.
5. Mumps is/are contagious.
6. The news was/were unexpected.
7. His experience of travel is/are limited.
8. 2000 is/are too expensive for that stereo.
9. Maths dont/doesnt interest me very much.
10. Snow rarely fall/falls in this part of the country.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. 10 points

1. The team____________________(discuss) strategy before every game.
2. The accommodation here _______________(seem) very expensive.
3. The pliers_________________(be) in the tool box.
4. Knowledge of other languages_________________(help) people in business.
5. Every time I travel, some of my luggage______________(get) damaged.
6. The staff ____________(be) happy with the pay rise.
7. Ten minutes ___________(be) too little time to finish this report.
8. Money______________(not be) needed to be happy.
9. The information____________(be) classified as Top Secret.
10. Our tennis club_______________(need) new members.

4. Write the plural of the nouns in brackets. 10points

London Zoo has been open to the public since 1847. Today, it holds around 755
1)___________(species) of animals, making it one of the biggest 2) ___________ (zoo) in Britain. Although
London Zoo is not home to many large animals such as 3) _____________ (rhino) or 4) ___________-
(elephant), there is still a lot to see! Our aquarium contains thousands of colourful 5_____________ (fish)
from around the world and the amazing Gorilla Kingdom holds a number of 6_______________ (gorilla)!
Another popular section of the zoo is Into Africa. Here you can see a number of Africa's wild 7)
_____________ (beast) including 8) ___________(zebra) and 9) _____________(giraffe). Also, don't miss
the chance to take fantastic 10) _____________(photo) at Butterfly Paradise.
5. Complete the sentences using the nouns in their singular or plural form. 20points
1. hair
a. Lisa has got short, dark_______________.
b. Keith brushed off the dog ________________from his jacket.
2. experience
a. Anna gained some work______________ by helping in her father's shop during the summer.
b. John's trip around Asia was full of memorable___________________-
3. work
a. The museum holds over a thousand_______________ of modern art.
b. Paul travels to________________ by bus every morning.
4. custom
a. It is a ___________________-in Japan to take your shoes off when you enter someone's house.
b. Frank was asked to open his bag at___________________.
5. glass
a. Dan couldn't read the menu because he had I forgotten to bring his ___________________
b. She offered me a_______________ of orange juice.

6. Fill in the gaps with an appropriate noun + of to indicate quantity. 10points

1. a____________________ ____lightning
2. a ________________________ sugar
3. a_________________________ chalk
4. a _________________________meat
5. a __________________________ football
6. a__________________________ thunder
7. a _________________________ trousers
8. a _________________________ advice
9. a _________________________chocolate
10. a_________________________tea

7. Fill in a, an, some or -. 10points

1. There was_____ hair in my soup.
2. _____cancer is ____ disease which a lot of people die of.
3. Ive got_____ iron but it is very old.
4. The tree was struck by ____lightning.
5. He has gone to bed with_____flu.
6. Jane would like______time off ________ work. She needs ____ holiday.
7. Id like_____lettuce.

8. Complete the second sentence so that is has a similar meaning to the first sentence suing the word given.
Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words. 10points
1. Not many fans attended the match on Saturday.
VERY The match on Saturday was attended_________________________fans.
2. My brother is not very interested in sport.
MUCH My brother doesnt show______________________________ sport.
3. First-class sports equipment is often very expensive.
LOTS You often need to spend_________________________ to buy first-class sports equipment.
4. The players spent a lot of time training for the big game.
DEAL The players spent____________________________ time training for the big game.
5. The government spends very little money on sports education.
SMALL The government only spends________________________ money on sports education.