5th edition

Name

Unit test 2A Intermediate

1 Complete the sentences with the correct 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
Present simple or Present continuous form of the verb.
the verb. 1 We didn’t enjoy the film last night. (not enjoy)
1 She hasn’t got a car, so she (not drive) doesn’t 2 you my parents yet?
drive (meet)
to work.
3 Where she last
2 What (eat) you usually weekend? (spend)
for lunch on Sundays?
4 She her friends about her
3 I (not work) in the office today. Can promotion yet. (not tell)
you call me back tomorrow?
5 Did you know that Jake’s grandfather
4 Yes, I (listen) . Please go on. a medal at the Olympics in 1984? (win)
5 (live) she in a house or 6 you here when the
a flat? accident happened? (stand)
6 He (not have) a car so he mainly 7 We each other for very long. (not
travels by bus. know)
7 It’s late so they (go) to bed now. 8 The film until midnight so we missed
8 We (not want) to do any more the last train home. (not finish)
exercises! We’re too tired! 9 How long you English?
9 (sleep) he at the (study)
moment? 10 The bicycle in the nineteenth
10 He usually (leave) home at 7.45 a.m. century. (invent)
11 We (have) some extra lessons this 11 I when you rang the doorbell.
week only. (not sleep)
1 point for each correct 10
answer
2 Circle the correct form of the verb.
1 Do you know / Are you knowing / Have you
known
the answer?
2 Did she write / Has she written / Has she
been writing to him yet?
3 His family lived / lives / is living in Madrid for
forty years.
4 How long are you waiting / have you been waiting
/ have you waited for the train?
5 I ’m not working / won’t working / don’t be
working
on Sunday.
6 Albert Einstein remembered / is remembered
/ is remembering everywhere.
7 He isn’t / hasn’t / hasn’t been from Nairobi.
8 ‘Macbeth’ has written / was written / wrote
by Shakespeare.
9 There was a competition but we aren’t winning
/ didn’t win / haven’t won it.
10 Was she / Has she been / Is she your English
teacher last year?
11 Where did you go / were you going / have you
gone
on holiday last summer?

1 Photocopiable Headway © Oxford University Press

2018
 5th edition
Name

Unit test 2A Intermediate

1 point for each correct 10
answer
1 point for each correct 10
answer

2 Photocopiable Headway © Oxford University Press

2018
 5th edition
Name

Unit test 2A Intermediate

4 Complete the questions.

1 A Do you like opera? 6 Rewrite the answers to make them more polite.
B No, I don’t. I like rock music better. 1 Did you enjoy the film?
2 A he watch the whole film? Yes. Yes, I did.
B No, he didn’t. He fell asleep. 2 Have you seen my wallet
3 A What’s that noise? Mr Jones working anywhere? No.
again? 3 Is the essay deadline next
B Yes, I think he is. Wednesday? Yes.
4 A What your grandfather ? 4 Are you interested in comic
B He worked as a shoemaker. books? No.
5 A they a dog? 5 Have you ever been to a
B No, they haven’t, but they’ve got a big pet rainforest? Yes.
rabbit. 6 Did you study English in primary
6 A Where your parents ? school? No.
B My mum was born in the Netherlands, and my 2 points for each correct answer 10
dad was born in South Africa.
7 A you want to come shopping with me? 7 These sentences all contain a form of the
B Yes, I do. nonsense word jarm. Is it a verb, a noun, an
8 A Why you late last night? adjective, or an adverb?
B Because I missed the train home. 1 London is a lot jarmier than Vienna. adjective
9 A you going to the hairdresser this 2 It was a jarmy day so we went to the beach for
afternoon? a picnic.
B Yes, I am. I need a new haircut. 3 We didn’t jarm for work until nine o’clock.
10 A How the neighbours their kitchen 4 The performance was jarmily terrible, and most
window? of the audience left early.
B Their son broke it with his football. 5 I wanted a jarm for my birthday, but my mum said
11 A they making dinner tonight? I was too young.
B Yes, I think they’re making spaghetti. 6 She was jarming in the garden so she didn’t hear
the doorbell.
1 point for each correct 10
answer Replace the form of the word jarm in 1–6 with the
5 Complete the sentences with is or has. best word a–f.
1 Lily is in the garden. a bigger 1
2 Harry gone to work. b beautiful
3 London in the south of England. c really
4 Paris got a good metro system. d working
5 It been seven months since I last saw her. e motorbike
6 Joanne coming to see us. f leave
7 The waiter paid at the end of each day.
8 My brother 18 this Friday.
9 My aunt got a cold.
10 She had a lot of time to revise
for the exam.
11 My husband from Nigeria.

3 Photocopiable Headway © Oxford University Press

2018
 5th edition
Name

Unit test 2A Intermediate

1 point for each correct 10
answer
1 point for each correct 10
answer

4 Photocopiable Headway © Oxford University Press

2018
 5th edition
Name

Unit test 2A Intermediate

8 Complete the words with suffixes from the

box. 10 Complete the sentences with the prepositions from
the box.
-ivate or -ion -ive -ivities -ing
in of (x2) at (x2) for (x2) with (x2) on (x2)
1 He was a great act or .
2 My grandmother is very act even though 1 Tourists can take advantage of the city’s
she’s 85. free museums.
3 She’s act at the Lyric Theatre in London. 2 I didn’t understand some of the words, so I
4 I prefer outdoor act like jogging and pointed the menu and asked the waiter to
cycling. explain.
5 Enter your password to act your new 3 Willa wants to be fluent Mandarin by the
account. time she leaves Nanjing.
6 I like act movies with exciting scenes 4 I always have a laugh my aunt. We have the
and powerful heroes. same sense of humour.
1 point for each correct 5 5 Neesha wants to study engineering
answer university.
9 Match a word from A with a word from B. Then 6 I’m going to meet up my cousin while I’m in
complete the sentences. Manchester.
7 Olivia has a passion organic food and
A B
organic farming in general.
high winds
8 Juha got top of his studies during the
got your life summer holidays.
heavy a profit
enrich standard
9 Next year, we expect to turn a profit the
make stuck
international side of the business.
strong traffic 10 Improving her conversation skills helped Li
feel more a part things on campus.
1 There’s often heavy traffic in the city centre. 11 This school has a reputation academic
You should set off early to get to your meeting. success.
2 The cat up a tree. We had to call a 1 point for each correct 10
fire engine to rescue it. answer
3 When do you think the company will ?
4 Experiences can more than possessions. 11 Correct the mistakes.
5 Our students reach a in both their 1 You can hear a trace with a German accent in
academic work and their sporting activities. his voice. of
6 The storm brought heavy rain and to 2 How long are you knowing Sophia?
communities on the coast. 3 She’s a person very active, and she particularly
loves swimming.
1 point for each correct 5 4 Everyone in my class record pronunciation in their
answer notebooks.
5 Their meal ended abrupt because Mark had to deal with
a problem at work.
6 Who is been eating my cake?
7 Aliona’s national is Portuguese.
8 What doesn’t you like about the cafeteria?

9 Do you think he’s funny? Yes, I think.

10 Elana don’t speaking Spanish, but she’s fluent

in Italian and Hungarian.
11 What time do you get up this morning?

1 point for each correct 10

answer
5 Photocopiable Headway © Oxford University Press
2018
 5th edition
Name

Unit test 2A Intermediate

TOTAL 100

6 Photocopiable Headway © Oxford University Press

2018