Activity 9 Sample test. Test 1. Testing grammar using discrete-item tests The teacher of an intermediate class has been working or, the differences between yet, already, and still- adverbs that present problems not only in terms of meaning, but also in terms of syntax that is their position in the sentence and the kinds of verb structures they combine with. The teacher now wishes to test her students` command of these adverbs. She can’t decide between the following five short tests.
1.
In each sentence chose the best place (/) to put the words in brackets:
The 7.25 train/hasn’t/arrived/. (still)
/Haven’t you/ done your homework/? (yet)
I/have/sent/all my Christmas cards. (already)
/Ben/is/doing his homework. (still)
How many cookies/have/you eaten/? (already)
/The film/hasn’t started/. (yet)
2.
Complete this text with yet, still, or already
Preparations are underway for the Pan-World Games in Lomoka next year. Many new hotels have___________been built and tourists are __________making reservations. But the main stadium hasn’t been started _____. They are _______deciding where to put it. The Athletes` Village is_____being built, and the swimming complex isn’t completed __________.
3.
Look at the information in the chart and decide if the sentences are true or false.
WORD CUP UPDATE
Morocco-Tunisia___ USA-Germany: in progress
S.Korea-Morocco_____ Japan-Austria: in progress
Croatia- England 0-0 Austria-USA 3-0
Tunisia-Croatia 3-1 Germany-Japan 0-0
Morocco- England 2-1 Austria-Germany 1-1
English have already played Morocco.
Tunisia hasn’t played a match.
The United States have already lost one.
South Korea hasn’t played yet.
Germany still hasn’t scored a goal.
4.
Complete these sentences to make true statements:
Scientists still haven’t __________________________________________
People have already __________________________________________
Explores have already_________________________________________
My teacher has already_________________________________________
My best friend ____________________________________________yet
I am still___________________________________________________
5.
Write a letter to a friend of between 75 and 100 words. Ask him/her about their news, and tell them some news of your own. Include two examples of yet, still, and already.
From Scott Thornbury “How to Teach Grammar”, Longman
