Bahasa Inggeris questions, unit 4
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Shopping Therapy
42 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Section A is multiple choice. Section B covers vocabulary, the past perfect tenses, reading, speaking and writing; ask a parent or teacher to help mark the written answers.
Section A: multiple choice
12 marksChoose the best answer A, B, C or D.
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Question 1
Which is a label on a product that shows how much it costs?
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D
A price tag is attached to a product and says what it costs. A receipt is proof of payment and a refund is money back.
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Question 2
Money you get back because a product is faulty is called a
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A
A full refund is the money returned. A bargain hunter is a person; window shopping is only looking.
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Question 3
The electronics shop ______ by the time we got there.
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B
The shop closed before we arrived, so the earlier action takes the past perfect simple: had closed.
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Question 4
They ______ guitar lessons for months before they decided to order a gTar.
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C
The lessons went on for a long time before another past action, so the past perfect continuous is used (had been taking).
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Question 5
Right after I ______ my new mobile phone, I started to cry.
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D
One action quickly follows another, so both are past simple: broke, started.
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Question 6
She was ______ by the price of the computer; she did not buy it.
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B
Put off means made her not want it. Put on is to wear; put away is to store.
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Question 7
I had lots of money with me, so I decided to pay ______.
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C
Having the money with you means paying in cash. On credit means paying later.
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Question 8
I will ______ you my video game for a few days if you let me borrow your MP3 player.
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A
You lend something to someone; you borrow it from someone.
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Question 9
Dora went back home because she had forgotten her handbag. Which happened first?
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D
The past perfect (had forgotten) marks the earlier action. She forgot it first, then went back.
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Question 10
Which expression introduces an advantage?
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C
'On the plus side' introduces a benefit. The other two introduce disadvantages.
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Question 11
Which opening would best make teenage readers continue reading an article about phones?
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A
It asks the reader a question and includes them with 'we'. The others are flat statements and do not involve the reader.
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Question 12
From the FAQs about the gTar, which statement is NOT true?
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B
The FAQs say it is compatible with certain iPhones at present, and other phones only in the future.
Section B: structured questions
30 marksAnswer all questions. Write your answers on the lines.
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Question 13
Write the correct word for each meaning: flea market, market stall, window shopping, sales receipt.
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(a)looking at things in shops but not buying them
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(b)a place where old or second-hand things are sold
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(c)a document that shows you gave money for goods
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(d)a large table or small open-fronted building for selling things
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Question 14
Complete each sentence with the verb in brackets. Use the past perfect simple or the past perfect continuous.
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(a)After the shoppers ______ (leave) the department store, the cleaners started to mop the floors.
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(b)Melanie ______ (search) for a special party dress for months before she found the perfect one online.
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(c)The shop owner ______ (not / open) his shop that day because it was a holiday.
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(d)My aunt ______ (read) traditional books for ages when she decided to buy an e-reader.
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(e)______ (they / invent) the Blackberry by the year 2000?
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Question 15
Choose the correct verb forms.
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(a)Karen realised the next day that the footwear she ______ was no longer in fashion.
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had bought
The buying came before she realised.
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(b)As soon as he saw the gTar in an advert, Jim ______ it online.
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ordered
One action follows the other at once, so past simple.
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(c)Pam looked exhausted because she ______ all morning.
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had been cleaning
A long action before another past action: past perfect continuous.
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Question 16
Complete each sentence with a phrase from the box: try on, shut down, in debt, on special offer, keep up with.
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(a)The chemist's on the corner never has customers. I think it will ______.
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(b)May I ______ this jacket in the fitting room?
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(c)If you keep spending so much, you will be ______ by the time you are twenty.
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Question 17
Use what you know about the gTar texts (advertisement, review, FAQs and email) to answer.
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(a)Why did the reviewer feel sceptical at first?
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(b)Give one reason the reviewer says the gTar feels like a genuine guitar.
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(c)How does the gTar app help a learner? Give two points.
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Question 18
Each sentence has one underlined error. Write the correct word or words.
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(a)By the time Lily got home, Mum put away all the clean clothes.
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(b)That jacket suits you perfectly; it is exactly your size.
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(c)Can you borrow me your pen, please?
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(d)Dad bought his keyboard in credit because he had no cash.
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Question 19
Rewrite this opening for a teenage magazine so that it grabs the reader's attention: "Teenagers are often told they spend too much money on brand-name fashion. They often buy expensive trainers when cheaper ones are just as good."
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(a)Your opening (2 to 3 sentences)
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Have you ever bought trainers just because of the name on the side? We all want to look good, but do we really need to pay so much when cheaper ones are just as good?
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Question 20
A friend cannot decide between buying a phone online (cheaper, but delivery may be late) and at a shop (more expensive, but she can try it first). Give advice.
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(a)Write two sentences: one with Although or Even though that contrasts a risk with a benefit, and one that gives your choice and a reason.
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Although buying online has the risk of late delivery, the benefit would be a lower price. I think buying at the shop is better because you can try the phone first and take it home today.
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