STAGE 1 EXAMYes – No Quiz Vocabulary Test

No – 1) Is a city small? 1) This

No – 2) Is London a village? 2) Tongue

No – 3) Is Master Brown a girl? 3) Clothes

No – 4) Is your pen under the table? 4) Those

Yes– 5) Is the table in front of you? 5) Where

No – 6) Is the teacher standing on the table? 6) That

No – 7) Are you taking a pencil from the floor? 7) Which

No – 8) Am I opening the window? 8) Doing

No – 9) Are you sitting on the floor? 9) There

No – 10) Are there six vowels in the English alphabet? 10) Leg

Yes– 11) Is the letter “g” before the letter “h”? 11) Name

No – 12) Is the letter “b” after the letter “i”? 12) Hand

Yes– 13) Is the letter “e” between “d” and “f”? 13) Them

Yes– 14) Are the walls behind us? 14) Her

No – 15) Do we use the word “some” in interrogative sentences? 15) Coat

No – 16) Fifteen plus thirty equals twenty-eight. Is that right? 16) How much

No – 17) Are there a thousand students in this room? 17) Neither… nor

Yes– 18) Are you here? 18) Mouth

No – 19) Is Athens the capital of Russia? 19) Dress

No – 20) Am I writing in a book? 20) How many

No – 21) Is India in Europe? 21) My

Yes– 22) Is “e” the fifth letter of the alphabet? 22) Meaning

No – 23) Are the people of Scandinavia short? 23) Handkerchief

No – 24) Is “i” the first letter of the alphabet? 24) Our

No – 25) Is “y” the last letter of the alphabet? 25) Pronounce

No – 26) Are you giving me a book? 26) Body

Yes– 27) Are you answering a question? 27) Wrist

No – 28) Is the plural of foot “foots”? 28) Back

No – 29) Have you ten fingers? 29) Wrong

Yes- 30) Are you a person? 30) Touch

No – 31) Are you coming from the window? 31) Nose

Yes– 32) Have Mr and Mrs Brown two chins? 32) Arm

No – 33) Is it right you’re the teacher? 33) Ear

No – 34) Are you going to the door? 34) Hair

No – 35) Do we use “tall” and “short” for things? 35) Remaining

No – 36) Are there any chairs on the table? 36) Suit

Yes– 37) Am I asking you a question? 37) Country

Yes– 38) Have you two shoes? 38) Translate

No – 39) Has Mr Brown two heads? 39) High

No – 40) Is the wall low? 40) Who

DictationWhat’s this?/ It’s a light./ The table/ is not short,/ but it is long./ A village is small,/ but a city is large./ Where is the light?/ It’s on the ceiling./ Master White/ is standing/ in front of the house,/ but Mrs. Green/ is sitting behind it./ He is not Mr Low,/ but Mr Black./ What am I doing?/ You are taking the book/ from the table,/ opening it,/ and putting it/ on the floor./ Who is she?/ She’s Miss Brown./ The plural of “man”/ is “men”./ Those women/ are closing the windows./ Which pencil is green?/ This pencil is.

What’s this?/ It’s a light./ The table/ is not short,/ but it is long./ A village is small,/ but a city is large./ Where is the light?/ It’s on the ceiling./ Master White/ is standing/ in front of the house,/ but Mrs. Green/ is sitting behind it./ He is not Mr Low,/ but Mr Black./ What am I doing?/ You are taking the book/ from the table,/ opening it,/ and putting it/ on the floor./ Who is she?/ She’s Miss Brown./ The plural of

STAGE 2 EXAMYes – No Quiz Vocabulary Test

Yes – 1) Do we use the Present Simple for an action we do generally? 1) Side

No – 2) Do you generally sit completely still during the lesson? 2) Walk

No – 3) Do the people in Germany speak the same language as the people in Japan? 3) Married

No – 4) Are you wearing the teacher’s clothes? 4) Tell

No – 5) Are you moving up and down? 5) Friend

Yes – 6) Do we call the thing we wear on our heads a hat? 6) Smell

No – 7) Is fifteen half a hundred? 7) By car

No – 8) Is there a map hanging from the ceiling? 8) Kind

No – 9) Are both your eyes closed? 9) Nothing

Yes – 10) Does the preposition generally come last in an English sentence with an interrogative pronoun? 10) During

Yes – 11) Is the word “translation” a noun? 11) Silver

No – 12) Do we use the word “in” for a thing that moves from one place to another? 12) Bag

No – 13) Is the back of your hand like the front? 13) Gold

No – 14) Do sixteen minutes make an hour? 14) Key

Yes – 15) Can you see anything in this room? 15) Think

Yes – 16) Do you go out of the room after the lesson (or lessons)? 16) Instead of

Yes – 17) Are some students bad at learning languages? 17) Outside

No – 18) Are you carrying any clothes? 18) Do

No – 19) Is there any difference between “I have a pen” and “I have got a pen”? 19) Many

No – 20) Do we hear with our eyes? 20) End

No – 21) Can a man without hands drive a car? 21) Begin

No – 22) Do we wear a clock on our wrist? 22) Made of

No – 23) is the word “mine” a possessive adjective? 23) It will be

Yes – 24) Is “iron” a metal? 24) It was

No – 25) Is Tuesday the fourth day of the week? 25) Building

No – 26) Do you want to break your pen? 26) Fewer… than

Yes – 27) Is there any food inside our stomachs after a meal? 27) Knife

Yes – 28) Is the word “some” the plural of the word “a”? 28) South

Yes – 29) Do you drink water? 29) Much

No – 30) Do you hate all food? 30) Child

No – 31) Do we use the word “little” for things we can count? 31) Love

Yes – 32) Are there few people in a small village? 32) Meal

Yes – 33) Do most people eat more bread than meat? 33) Less

No – 34) Is London the city with the least people in England? 34) The fewest

Yes – 35) Is the word “bottom” the opposite of the word “top”? 35) Paper

No – 36) Do most people work on Sunday? 36) Stone

No – 37) Are you short enough to stand under the table? 37) Glass

No – 38) Can you hear well with your fingers in your ears? 38) Wood

No – 39) Are your shoes cheaper than your handkerchief? 39) Badly

No – 40) Are your socks (or stockings) the most expensive thing you’re wearing? 40) Plate

DictationThere are about/ thirty pages in that book./ He doesn’t go home/ after the lesson./ They don’t speak French, but English./ Are there any pictures/ on these walls?/ Yes, there are some./ I’m neither asking nor answering./ a question,/ but I’m reading a book./ Tall and short we use for people,/ high and low we use for things./ Who is coming to you?/ She’s putting her finger/ into her mouth./ We’ve four hands/ and two heads./ Their eyes are blue,/ but their hair is brown./ Is that right?/ No, it is wrong./ This part of my body/ is my foot.

STAGE 3 EXAMYes – No Quiz Vocabulary Test

No – 1) Does twice fifteen equal a hundred? 1) The latest

No – 2) Can we cut bread without a knife? 2) Happy

No – 3) Is the river in London as long as the longest river in the world? 3) Better than…

No – 4) Do you take your hat and coat off when you go out in winter? 4) At the beginning of

No – 5) Is your stomach empty after a very large meal? 5) The farthest

No – 6) Have we as many feet as fingers? 6) Three times

No – 7) Does January come at the end of the year? 7) Below

No – 8) Have you as much money as the Bank of England? 8) Old

No – 9) Do you leave your shoes in the classroom after the lesson? 9) Sleep

No – 10) Do most people think Paris is a worse place to live in than the North Pole? 10) Land

No – 11) Is it right to say “I’m watching a picture on the wall”? 11) Above

No – 12) Is Paris beside the sea? 12) Either… or

No – 13) Are there very many people in a small village? 13) Cool

Yes – 14) Does our hair cover the tops of our heads? 14) Taste

No – 15) Does it generally snow very much in warm countries? 15) Weather

Yes – 16) Must we study a lot if we want to learn a language well? 16) Deep

Yes – 17) Are you holding anything in your hand at the moment? 17) Look at

No – 18) Do you know if it will rain, tomorrow? 18) Besides

No – 19) Does it snow everywhere in the world? 19) Dark

Yes – 20) Do we use our months for both eating and speaking? 20) Next

Yes – 21) Does Thursday always follow Wednesday? 21) Sky

Yes – 22) Were we here two minutes’ ago? 22) Over

Yes – 23) Are you in this room together with other people? 23) Date

No – 24) Does a street connect two towns together? 24) Very much

No – 25) After drinking two bottles of whisky, can you walk in a straight line? 25) Another

Yes – 26) If you arrive at the station too early, must you wait for the train to arrive? 26) Flat

No – 27) Does the sun ever shine during the night? 27) Road

No – 28) Can you sit at the corner of a round table? 28) Christmas

No – 29) Has each chair in this room only got three legs? 29) Shake

No – 30) Were you here a hundred years ago? 30) To depend on

No – 31) Can a man in Europe have two wives? 31) Cloud

Yes – 32) Is Easter sometimes in March? 32) Remember

No – 33) Can you write as quickly as you can speak? 33) Nearly

Yes – 34) If you want to eat in a restaurant, must you have some money? 34) Seldom

No – 35) Do you think it’s a bad idea to go to England, if you want to learn English very well? 35) Understand

No – 36) Is it very often hot in Finland? 36) Along

Yes – 37) Did you move any part of your body during the last lesson? 37) Way

Yes – 38) Did last season last about three months? 38) How often

Yes – 39) Do you agree that smoking is bad for the health? 39) Jump

Yes – 40) Do we add the letters “ed” to form the past tense of regular verbs? 40) Cup

DictationWe eat our lunch/ with a knife and fork. / On the table we can have wine,/ milk, bread and butter,/ and sometimes flowers./ Yesterday was Tuesday./ Tomorrow will be Thursday./ The lesson lasts fifty minutes./ Steel is not an ugly metal,/ but not beautiful./ The time by my watch/ is a quarter to twelve./ It costs a lot of money./ Parents are mother and father./ Relations are uncles, aunts, cousins etc./ I like tea, but I dislike coffee./ Why does nobody speak Greek here?/ This is the only address I have./ My husband’s brother is Russian,/ but his wife is Spanish.

STAGE 4 EXAMYes – No Quiz Vocabulary Test

No – 1) Was there a ball in one of the corners of this room last lesson? 1) Then

No – 2) Do most people prefer to die young? 2) Help

No – 3) Are boys generally physically stronger than men? 3) Away

Yes – 4) Are you quite sure you’ve got two feet? 4) Turn

Yes – 5) Do some students make a lot of mistakes in their dictations? 5) Earn

No – 6) Do you eat when you feel thirsty? 6) Death

No – 7) Do you bring any animals with you to school? 7) Life

No – 8) Is it generally easy to get people to give their money away? 8) Again

No – 9) Is your pen worth as much now as when you bought it? 9) To be pleased

Yes – 10) Will it rain next year? 10) To be sorry

No – 11) Shall we be here in three hundred years’ time? 11) Perhaps

Yes – 12) Do doctors generally suggest that people stop smoking if they want to live a healthy life? 12) Sound

Yes – 13) Do most people feel tired if they work a lot? 13) Had

No – 14) Could you live until you were two hundred years old if you wanted to? 14) Fail

Yes – 15) Will there be anybody in this room in two minutes’ time? 15) Hope

Yes – 16) Are cities noisier places to live in than villages? 16) Believe

Yes – 17) Are most people sorry when they must work very hard? 17) Age

No – 18) Could you walk quickly when you were a baby of three months old? 18) Sat

Yes – 19) Will the light be hanging from the ceiling next lesson? 19) Average

Yes – 20) Has a pen any use? 20) Seen

Yes – 21) Do people sometimes succeed in getting what they want if they try hard enough? 21) Hard

Yes – 22) Will you have to wait for the lesson to begin, if you arrive too early at the school? 22) To be angry

No – 23) Are you a complete beginner in English? 23) Pull

No – 24) Is it right to say “I have spoken to him yesterday”? 24) Push

Yes – 25) If the people eat too much, do they sometimes become ill? 25) Bore

Yes – 26) Is a piece of paper thinner than a pen? 26) Among

Yes – 27) Is the room bigger than the table? 27) Hole

Yes – 28) Do you agree that it’s bad for the health to keep eating after our stomachs are quite full? 28) Therefore

Yes – 29) Does one want to eat when one is hungry? 29) Swam

Yes – 30) Have you ever been to the cinema? 30) Lost

Yes – 31) Are you going to try and answer the next question? 31) Each other

No – 32) Is it right to say “I have gone to Scotland this week”? 32) Known

No – 33) Can you fly like a bird? 33) Taken

Yes – 34) Do we use the word “thin” for people and things? 34) Kept

Yes – 35) Do the countries of the world play football against one another? 35) Find

No – 36) Have you been able to speak English all your life? 36) Great

No – 37) Do you know whether it’ll rain tomorrow or no? 37) Else

No – 38) If you went to bed early tonight, would you feel tired tomorrow morning? 38) Fast

No – 39) If you swam in the sea in the North of Europe in middle of winter, would you find water warm? 39) Done - feito.

No – 40) If you sent a letter to a friend and forgot to put the address on it, would it arrive? 40) Just

DictationI thought she was ill, / so I went to see her,/ but, when I reached her house, / I receive the news/ that she was well again./ The fact is/ that they ate/ and drank a lot./ This is the worst ball game./ I’ve ever played,/ but yesterday’s was the best./ last night was very warm and the moon was full,/ so I got up early,/ washed and dressed/ and walked in the heavy rain/ to the next town,/ where my friend’s daughter lives./ Last summer was hot,/ so I went to live by the sea./ I lifted it up at once.

STAGE 5 EXAMYes – No Quiz Vocabulary Test

Yes - 1) Ought we to study hard if we do not wish to fail exams? 1) Wake up

No - 2) Is Napoleon still alive? 2) Lie

No - 3) Has this exam finished yet? 3) Through

No - 4) If you were the teacher, would you be taking this exam? 4) Cross

Yes - 5) Is this sentence wrong: “I’ve been here since two hours”? 5) Dangerously

No - 6) Have you been in this world since 1890? 6) That is

No - 7) Does the subject do the action when the verb is in the Passive Voice? 7) Although

No - 8) Is this sentence in the Active Voice – “I am pulled by him”? 8) Such as

Yes – 9) Does this sentence express a willingness: “I will do your exercise for you”? 9) Bone

No - 10) Does this sentence express a polite request: “Shall I open the window”? 10) Cook

Yes – 11) Is there a mistake in this sentence: “We dress ourself”? 11) Belong

Yes – 12) Ought one to wash oneself when one is dirty? 12) Throw

Yes – 13) Do people usually have accidents if they do not drive carefully? 13) Drop

Yes - 14) Must we study in order to learn? 14) Win

Yes – 15) Might one see the Thames if one went to London? 15) Useful

Yes – 16) Ought we to pay back what we borrow? 16) Who’d be

No - 17) Does it take longer to fly to Scotland than to go by train? 17) Ice

Yes – 18) Is it right to say, “He gave me further information”? 18) Mix

Yes – 19) Had you had anything to eat before 9 p.m. yesterday? 19) Pour

Yes – 20) Has this exam already started? 20) Unite

No - 21) Will you still be answering these questions at 2 a.m. tomorrow? 21) Care

No - 22) Does the word “hourly” mean every day? 22) Hurry

Yes – 23) Is there a pen anywhere in this room? 23) Plenty

Yes – 24) Are you in the habit of eating each day? 24) Found

Yes - 25) Do children usually look like their parents? 25) Lend

No - 26) Is it right to say “I will remember you to keep the appointment”? 26) Run

Yes – 27) Will there be even more people in the world in tem years’ time than now? 27) Murder

No - 28) Is it right to say “I am going at the station”? 28) Prison

No - 29) If you had not come here today, would you be taking this exam? 29) Root

No - 30) Do we usually put an apostrophe and the letter “s” after a plural noun ending in “s” in order to form its possessive case? 30) All right

Yes – 31) Do you usually write with your own pen? 31) Safety

Yes – 32) Is the Word “badly” an adverb? 32) Wet

Yes – 33) Is one of the reasons for tiredness too much work? 33) Thoroughly

Yes – 34) Is eating bad food one of the causes of illness? 34) Prize

No - 35) Do you know the origin of all the flags in the world? 35) Quietly

Yes – 36) Is Europe a mixture of countries? 36) However

Yes – 37) Is Shakespeare dead? 37) At least

No - 38) Do we usually use the word “still” for something that has finished? 38) Nice

Yes – 39) Do people generally clean their shoes when they are dirty? 39) Notice

Yes – 40) Are most people afraid of death? 40) Owe

DictationI do not possess anything/ that is useless./ The man must have been mad:/ he has driving the car/ at a devil of a speed,/ round a blind corner/ in a snowstorm./ I doubt whether/ we shall find anything else./ We did not hear him shout./ All we could hear/ was the sound/of the church bells/ coming from the other side/ of the lake./ His grave was covered over/ with sand/ and in it someone had printed/ his name./ Once I was able to swim/ like a fish./ We walked through the narrow streets/ until we came to the tower.

STAGE 6 EXAMYes – No Quiz Vocabulary Test

No - 1) Can we say “Yes, I want” as a short answer, exactly as we say “Yes 1) Join

No - 2) Is the following sentence a sentence of Direct Speech? “Mr. Brown said that the room was large.” 2) Here they are

No - 3) Is this sentence grammatically correct? – “You can tell whoever you please” 3) Statement

Yes - 4) Can we shorter a coat by cutting a piece off the bottom? 4) Fight

Yes - 5) Should we look both ways before crossing the road? 5) How tall

Yes - 6) Do we usually feel tired when we overwork? 6) Fell

No - 7) Do we use the word “let” to form the imperative for all persons? 7) Undercook

No - 8) Is a host the person we invite to our house? 8) Sick

Yes - 9) Have you been doing this exam for the last two minutes or more? 9) Roof

Yes - 10) Will you have been studying English for at least two weeks by the end of this month? 10) Pity

Yes - 11) Can we write by means of pen? 11) Wherever

Yes - 12) If the main part of a sentence is positive, is the Tail Question negative? 12) Miss

No - 13) Is this sentence correct? – “He speaks English, speaks he?” 13) Burn

No - 14) Have we the legal right to say whatever we like about people in public? 14) Cruel

Yes – 15) Do most people have their hair cut at the hairdresser’s? 15) Rope

Yes – 16) Do most people go to the cinema every now and again? 16) Court

No - 17) Is this sentence right? – “Tell to them the same story that you told me” 17) Judge

Yes – 18) Is this sentence right? – “Tell him to come here” 18) Widen

Yes – 19) Do we use the verb “say” for Direct Speech? 19) Ache

No - 20) Is it right to say that people gain money each week for the work they do? 20) Rough

Yes – 21) If you walked from here to the next town in heavy rain without an umbrella or a raincoat, 21) Let it fly would you be wet by the time you got to the town? 22) Charge

No - 22) Can you speak English as well as the teacher? 23) Clear

No - 23) Is it right to say “Mary is elder than her sister Ann”? 24) Ridden

Yes – 24) Is the word “thinnest” spelt with two “n” s? 25) Flown

Yes – 25) Is a king’s wife called a queen? 26) Draw

Yes – 26) Can we say “There are no books on the table”? 27) Ruler

No - 27) When we listen, does it always mean that we hear something? 28) Earth

Yes – 28) Is there any difference between “mind” and “brain”? 29) Grew

No - 29) Are people glad when they have to do unpleasant work? 30) Matter

No - 30) Do people always tell the truth? 31) Expect

Yes - 31) If you fell from the second floor of a building, would you hurt yourself? 32) Purpose

Yes – 32) Will the teacher have spoken for more than five minutes by the end of this exam? 33) Allow

Yes – 33) As soon as you close your eyes, do you stop seeing the things around you? 34) Power

Yes – 34) are you supposed to answer these questions with a simple “yes” or “no”? 35) Member

No - 35) As people get older and older, do they generally become more and more beautiful? 36) Save

No - 36) Is this sentence grammatically correct? – “Who are you giving the book to?” 37) Rescue

No - 37) Is it right to say “Instead of to take”? 38) Trade

Yes – 38) Can we use the auxiliary verb “do” in positive sentences? 39) Degree

Yes – 39) Will the teacher ask you the next question within the next three minutes? 40) Mark

No - 40) Do you get up out of bed before waking up?

DictationThe blackbird/ flew round and round/ and came to rest/ on the back of the sheep./ The lives of great men/ have often been full/ of great difficulties./ Despite the pain/ is his arm,/ he kept on working,/ even though/ he was told to stop./ I do not wish to remind you/ of the fact/ that, if you are late again,/ I will have to/ inform your parents./ I read all about it/ in the daily paper./ There was a piece of wire/ tied round the brick,/ which cut his skin./ I am sorry,/ I have already thrown it away.

STAGE 7 EXAMYes – No Quiz Vocabulary Test

No – 1) Do we begin a personal letter with “Dear Sir”? 1) Realize

No – 2) Can we make a horse drink if he does not want to just by ordering him to do so? 2) Rat

No – 3) Do people get wounded in car accidents? 3) Lead

No – 4) Is a non-defining clause essential to the meaning of a sentence? 4) Eventually

No – 5) Are you at a very advanced stage of English? 5) Supply

Yes – 6) If one does not stir one’s tea, will the sugar settle at the bottom of the cup? 6) Sink

Yes – 7) Is the word “herself” in the following sentence an Emphasising Pronoun? 7) Drown

“She made the dress herself” 8) Float

No – 8) Is a female film star a man? 9) Conquer

No – 9) Is a cup of tea a cup without tea? 10) Tide

Yes – 10) Does a rocking-chair move backwards and forwards? 11) Empire

No – 11) Are you about to answer question five of this exam? 12) Adopt

No – 12) Does the word “unless” mean “if possible”? 13) Tax

No – 13) Can a man ride on the back of a horse race? 14) Press

Yes – 14) If someone said to you “Shall we go to the theatre?”, would he be making a suggestion? 15) Step

No – 15) Is “homework” the work a housewife does in the home? 16) Bill

No – 16) Do we ring a front-door bell after entering someone’s house? 17) Used to

No – 17) Is a plain uniform composed of many different colours? 18) Trial

No – 18) Is this correct as a question put into Indirect Speech? “Mary said to John what he was doing” 19) Introduce

No – 19) If you hated your neighbours, would it mean you got on well with them? 20) Pride

Yes – 20) Is there anything wrong in this sentence? “He goes always to the cinema on Saturday” 21) Adventure

Yes – 21) Has this building got a ground floor? 22) Abroad

No – 22) Would the clothes of a child of five fit you? 23) Bear

No – 23) Had we better wear thin clothes in order to keep warm in winter? 24) Account

Yes – 24) Can we say “Which subject do (or did) you find the dullest at school? 25) Race

Yes – 25) Is “sight” one of the five senses? 26) Sign

No - 26) Is the answer to this question correct? – “Can he speak English?”- “Yes, he can so.” 27) Size

No - 27) If we took something that was ours, would we be guilty of stealing? 28) Navy

No - 28) Is a determined person a weak person? 29) Temple

Yes – 29) Would you mind if you were kicked hard by a horse? 30) Dare

No - 30) Is this correct? – “Will he come tomorrow?” – “No, he shan’t.” 31) Matter

No - 31) Is it waste of money buying useful things? 32) Choose

Yes – 32) Is this sentence incorrect? – “He was glad meet you.” 33) Bow (n.)

Yes – 33) If you look upwards, would you see the ceiling? 34) Apple

No - 34) Have you ever known your country to go throughout a whole year without any rain? 35) Draw

No - 35) Is this right? – “Did you run far?” – “Yes, we run far.” 36) Youth

No – 36) Is kind behaviour unpleasant behaviour? 37) Holy

No – 37) Were you able to look after yourself when you were six months old? 38) Birth

Yes – 38) Is it correct to say – “I have laid the table.” 39) Shore

No - 39) If a man claimed he could jump higher than this ceiling, would you believe him? 40) Pretty

Yes – 40) Could we finished a speech by saying “…and now finally I would like to say…”?

DictationIn some countries a black cat/ is considered lucky./ I suppose that, if I were/ really very thirsty,/ I would prefer to drink just water./ I am not very good at describing people,/ but I know I would be able/ to recognise him again/ the moment I saw him./ His job is selling tickets on a bus./ The man was hit/ very hard in the mouth/ and cut both his lips./ Life today can be fairly pleasant/ for many people./ The main difficulty/ is how to avoid making a loss./ You have to guess the date/ on the coin.

STAGE 8 EXAMYes – No Quiz

Yes-1) Is this actually the first question? Vocabulary TestYes-2) Is there any difference between “to sail” and “to row”?

No-3) Can a small child be trusted with a gun? 1) Envelope

Yes-4) If you were charged three pounds for something you bought in a shop and 2) To look forward to you gave the shopkeeper a five-pound note, would you charge be two pounds? 3) Chance

No-5) Is this sentence correct? - “When he will go to England, he will pay your aunt a visit.” 4) Due to

Yes-6) Can we sometimes use the word “idle” in place of “lazy”? 5) Mostly

No-7) Is the answer to this question right? – “Must you go to see him tomorrow?”- “No, I mustn’t.” 6) Argue

No-8) Is it usual for people to retire at thirty? 7) Discuss

Yes-9) Can we split wood with an axe? 8) Quarrel

Yes-10) Were you conscious of what you were doing yesterday? 9) Powder

Yes-11) Does “so far” mean “until now”? 10) Furnish

No-12) Does “so as” mean “etc”? 11) Human being

No-13) Do people dress as they please for formal occasions? 12) Seize

No-14) “S-h-i-p” Am I spelling the word “sheep”? 13) Rush

Yes-15) Is there any difference in meaning between “I used to sleep” and “I am used to sleeping”? 14) Fox

No-16) Is the past of “bind”- “Bounded”? 15) Wages

No-17) Is “sensitive” the opposite of “stupid”? 16) Steady

No-18) Is it correct to say “The honest is the best policy”? 17) Leaf

Yes-19) Is it correct to say “Milk is good for the body”? 18) Loaf

Yes-20) Is it correct to say “The horses in that field are very strong-looking”? 19) Shelf

No-21) Do we pack our suit-cases when we arrive home after a holiday? 20) Deck

No-22) Do people get angry when they are amused? 21) Climb

Yes-23) Is there any difference in meaning between a “yard” and a “courtyard”? 22) Search

No-24) Do we hit a hammer on the head with a nail when fixing up a picture? 23) Support

Yes-25) Is it correct to say “He doesn’t dare”? 24) Declare

Yes-26) Does the Thames flow through London? 25) Raise

Yes-27) Is there any difference in meaning between these two sentences? -“He sent me the books, 26) Advise so I did not need to write him” and “He sent me the books, so I need not have written to him”? 27) Knowledge

Yes-28) Is there any difference in the meaning of “need” when used as a normal verb 28) Rail and when used as a defective verb? 29) Employ

No-29) Does everyone do their fair share of the work in the world? 30) Drum

No-30) Is a spoilt child one who is well disciplined? 31) Cry

Yes-31) Is “would” more polite than “will”? 32) Harbour

No-32) Is a “moving event” something that moves from one place to another? 33) Masculine

Yes-33) Are you attending to what I am saying? 34) Waiter

No-34) Is this sentence right? – “He will ought to go there tomorrow” 35) Landlord

No-35) Does everybody’s suit always suit them? 36) Widow

Yes-36) Is this sentence correct? –“They worked hard, but could not finished the job in time.” 37) Nephew

No-37) Does this sentence – “I am to go and see the boss”- mean that, if I wish, 38) To Land

I can go and see the boss whenever I want to, and if I do not wish to, it does not matter? 39) Loyal

Yes-38) Would one attract attention by walking down the main street of a city without shoes and socks on? 40) Spread

Yes-39) Is this examinations correct? – “What books these are!” No-40) Is it correct to say "na European"?

DictationHe rode the bicycle/ so badly that he kept falling off it./ Of course,/ if you join the army,/ you will be expected/ to fight with guns,/ so you had better decide now,/ because later/ you will not be able to change your mind./ The temperature rose slowly/ and then suddenly fell./ The speaker was very glad/ when his speech was over,/ as he had been felling/ a little sick recently./ The wind had made a large hole in the roof,/ which was not easy to repair./ The report stated/ that they had caught the enemy off guard.

STAGE 9 EXAMYes – No Quiz Vocabulary Test

No – 1) Can we cut bread with the thick edge of a knife? 1) Tin

No – 2) Can we say “usefuller” when forming the comparison of “useful”? 2) Sympathy

No – 3) By the “background” of a picture, do we mean its main subject? 3) Entertain

Yes – 4) Do dogs bury bones? 4) Somewhat

No – 5) Do ten pennies make a shilling? 5) At all

Yes – 6) Is the word “sadder” spelt with two “d”s? 6) Run over

No – 7) Does tea with sugar taste bitter? 7) Knelt

No – 8) Is it correct to say – “The thief robbed my watch”? 8) Mystery

Yes – 9) Must we handle eggs gently? 9) Forbidden

No – 10) Do horses have paws? 10) View

Yes – 11) Does a disorderly crowd usually scatter when the police arrive? 11) Hid

No – 12) Does one turn a tap on clockwise? 12) Detail

No – 13) Is it easy to read a book upside-down? 13) Shape

Yes – 14) Do we throw worn-out things away? 14) Neat

No – 15) Is this sentence correct – “They were never see their home again”? 15) Ill at ease

Yes – 16) Is a bar of gold heavier than a bar of iron of the same size? 16) Escape

No – 17) Is it nice to be deceived by people? 17) Clever

Yes – 18) Do some people faint with excitement? 18) Tip

No – 19) Do people’s stomachs grow inwards as they get older? 19) Hut

Yes – 20) Do we get water when ice melts? 20) Otherwise

Yes – 21) Do we run risks when we cross the road? 21) Perform

No- 22) Are there 100 degrees in a right angle? 22) Trick

Yes- 23) Is a miner a person who works in a mine? 23) Envy

No- 24) Is a tough person faint-hearted? 24) Advice

No – 25) Are tigers harmless creatures? 25) Row

Yes – 26) Can we use the word “do” with “who”? 26) Rub

No – 27) If you bought something for more than its value, would you be getting a bargain? 27) Beneath

Yes – 28) Ought we say “Excuse me, please” when we wish to pass between 28) Give way two people who are speaking to each other? 29) Feather

No – 29) Do we screw nails into wood? 30) Monkey

Yes – 30) Are our eyebrows above our eyelashes? 31) Couple

Yes – 31) Does water in a pan boil faster with the lid on? 32) Cage

No – 32) Is the weather at the North Pole mild? 33) Pick out

No – 33) Is straw dried grass? 34) Scent

Yes – 34) Can pills relieve certain kinds of pain? 35) Work out

No – 35) Are tight clothes comfortable? 36) Weapon

No – 36) Is it correct to say “She came from a near town”? 37) Bare

No – 37) Is it healthy to live in a damp house? 38) Witness

Yes – 38) Do most students have gaps in their memories? 39) Get rid of

Yes – 39) Do people light candles when there is a failure in the electricity supply? 40) Upset

No – 40) Do you like thieves and liars?

DictationA fence and a hedge/ went round the pool/ to protect it from the wind./ We wandered up the path/ towards the ancient-looking house./ I was sweating from the heat,/ and the bottoms of my feet/ felt very tender / from our long walk./ Inside the hall of the building/ everything was very untidy/ with heaps of old torn cloth / scattered about. The lock on the door was badly worn/ and needed mending,/ and one of the door-posts/ was leaning inwards./ Someone had scratched/ a notice on the door/ warning people to lower their heads/ as they went in.

STAGE 10 EXAMYes – No Quiz Vocabulary Test

No – 1) Is the temperature higher in the shade than in the sun? 1) Nest

Yes – 2) Is gold a rare metal? 2) Smart

No – 3) Can we say that we hire a house for a holiday? 3) Beat

Yes – 4) Can one feel lonely in a crowd? 4) Disappoint

Yes – 5) Do we tie a parcel with string? 5) Ashamed

Yes – 6) Can we send messages via pigeons? 6) Rubbish

Yes – 7) Does a brain surgeon need to be highly skilled? 7) Luggage

No – 8) Does water change from a liquid state to a solid state at ten degrees centigrade? 8) Fever

No – 9) Is it correct to say – “It’s time we have something to eat”? 9) Shock

No – 10) Was there a cure for all diseases in the past? 10) Beyond

Yes – 11) Is coal a raw material? 11) Sauce

Yes – 12) Do we put a dot above the letter “i”? 12) Yield

Yes – 13) Can we make the flesh on our bodies firmer by exercise? 13) Drag

Yes – 14) Does rotten meat smell? 14) Bit

No – 15) Are bedsheets made of wool? 15) Crush

Yes – 16) Does one need a lot of self-confidence in order to perform in public? 16) Slight

No – 17) Do we hear the thunder before we see the flash of lightning? 17) Fade

No – 18) Is a slip longer than a slide? 18) Annoy

Yes – 19) Does food become scarce during a war? 19) Clap

Yes – 20) Are dull people boring? 20) Rude

Yes – 21) Is a razor blade flat and thin? 21) Overcharge

Yes – 22) If we rubbed our thumb on the edge of the table, would we eventually get a sore thumb? 22) Spare

No – 23) Do you enjoin pain? 23) Puncture

No – 24) Are tame animals harmful? 24) Fool

No – 25) France and India are countries. Is the former in Asia? 25) Split

Yes – 26) Do the police use roadblocks when tracking criminals? 26) Whip

No – 27) Are all stains easy to remove? 27) Team

Yes – 28) Are stairs composed of steps? 28) Spot

Yes – 29) If we stick a pin in our skin, do we bleed? 29) Arrange

Yes – 30) Do bees sting? 30) Unfasten

No – 31) Do funny people make us feel sad? 31) Steer

No – 32) Does a crossword puzzle consist of many little pieces of wood or 32) Border

cardboard of different shapes and sizes? 33) Pattern

Yes – 33) Is “breathe” a verb? 34) Ruin

Yes – 34) Does the verb “to strip” mean the same as “to undress”? 35) Whisper

Yes – 35) Does a boxer use a towel for wiping the sweat off his face? 36) Stiff

Yes – 36) Do ditches have to be dug when fields get flooded? 37) Slap

No – 37) Is coughing a sign of good health? 38) Awkward

Yes – 38) Does iron rust in a wet atmosphere? 39) Cupboard

Yes – 39) Does a car need to have its brakes on when standing on a steep slope? 40) Decrease

No – 40) Do people wrap up well in summer?

DictationThe fellow kept telling poor jokes,/ which he thought were hugely funny./ The horses were saddled up/ and led out onto the track./ We poured the juice of the overripe fruit/ into a shallow bowl./ The earth sank/ and formed a hollow in the land. The chief blame for the crash/ must rest with the careless driver./ The queue or cars/ stretched round the bend of the road/ and over the horizon./ One bite of the plum /was enough to tell me it was sour./ Through the crack in the side of the hut/ came a ray of sunlight.

STAGE 11 EXAMYes – No Quiz Vocabulary Test

Yes – 1) Is a leaflet something one hands out in the street? 1) Reduce No – 2) Do we get frost-bitten in warm weather? 2) Scenery Yes – 3) Are artists sometimes ahead of their time? 3) Torch Yes – 4) Is a drum a musical instrument? 4) Beak No – 5) Can one sew without a needle and thread? 5) Pump Yes - 6) Do some people have to carry out instructions given by others? 6) Tune Yes - 7) Is a glance a quick look? 7) Bet No – 8) Is it nice to get the sack? 8) Labour No – 9) Is stale air good for you? 9) Recipe Yes – 10) Are we obliged at some time in our lives to fill in a form? 10) Moustache No – 11) Does the word “uneasy” mean “difficult”? 11) Range Yes - 12) Would a carpenter feel somewhat out of place at a medical conference? 12) Fee Yes - 13) Do people feel tense when they are scared? 13) Handbook No – 14) Do people like to be kept hanging about when they’re in a hurry? 14) Image No - 15) Is dusk before midday? 15) Scheme Yes - 16) Is a degree a unit of temperature? 16) Sleeve No – 17) Is gossip always true? 17) Available No – 18) Does the head move from side to side when we nod? 18) Vary Yes - 19) Are people relieved when they are out of danger? 19) Weep No – 20) Do people frown with pleasure? 20) Purse No – 21) Are the numbers 2,4,6,8 odd? 21) Dumb No – 22) Do we always get back that which we lend? 22) Leak Yes - 23) Is a van a vehicle 23) Glow No – 24) Does a blunt knife cut easily? 24) Bride Yes- 25) Is a shed similar to a hut? 25) Sppeal No - 26) Is it correct to say “turn out the radio”? 26) Mount No - 27) Do people yawn when they feel awake and alive? 27) Bullet No - 28) Is it easy to believe the incredible? 28) Purchase No - 29) Do we enlarge something by shrinking it? 29) Feature Yes - 30) Is sailing a leisure activity? 30) Engage No – 31) Do people feel pretty good when they score low points in a game? 31) Gangway No – 32) Is a feeble excuse easily acceptable? 32) Dash No – 33) Does one come around and survival a fatal blow on the head? 33) Tan Yes - 34) Is it an offence to plot against a head of state? 34) Rag Yes - 35) Can we moisten our lips with our tongues? 35) Dessert Yes - 36) Do cops sometimes have to chase robbers as part of their job? 36) Soul No – 37) Is fiction true? 37) Unique No – 38) Do people usually remain friends if they don’t make up after a row? 38) Splash Yes - 39) In a queue do people object someone being served out of turn? 39) Dash Yes - 40) Is exercise good for working up an appetite? 40) Layer

DictationThe rear column of trucks/ had fallen behind / It was announced that/ a new source of funds/ would have to be found. / The vase was stuck together with glue/ and placed upon a stone pillar. / Their yawning showed/ they were not keen on the project. / The engine stalled/ as I reversed the van into the shed. / The trip was awful; / our team scored no goals; / but the food provided was delicious. / We pursued the enemy for miles/ until we hit dense fog. / The entire text/ was very humorous. / The tiny particles of dust/ floting in the atmosphere/ made us sneeze.