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Unit 2 Practice Quiz ( /20 )

A Circle the correct answer. You have 5 minutes.

1 Famous movie stars usually _____ a lot of money.

a making b makes
c make d be making

2 Many movies stars _____ in Hollywood.

a lived b live
c was living d is living

3 I love watching movies. Do you _____ movies often?

a not watching b watching
c watched d watch

4 Alice and Mark enjoy action movies but they _____ science fiction movies.
a am not liking b like
c don’t like d am not like

5 Do you _____ to go to the movies tonight?

a want b not wanting
c wanting d wanted

6 What movie _____? It looks really funny!

a are you watches b are you watching
c are you watch d is watching

7 Alice _____ Angelina Jolie. She is really beautiful!

a looking like b looks like
c is looking like d look like

8 I always _____ in our school plays. I want to be a movie star one day!
a acted b not act
c am acting d act

9 Alex and Gemma _____ a movie party. You have to come as your favorite actor!
a is not planning b plan
c are planning d plans

10 Harry _____ everything about Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise is his favorite actor.
a is knowing b was knowing
c know d knows

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B Underline the mistake and write the correction. You have 5 minutes.

1 In general, I don’t think Hollywood actresses are eating very much. _______________

2 My dad never watching movies. He likes reading better. _______________

3 Where are we go tonight? _______________

4 Indian actors singing a lot in Bollywood movies. _______________

5 I am loving eating popcorn when watching movies. _______________

C Complete the paragraph using the correct form of the verbs given.
You have 5 minutes.

Robin Williams is a famous actor. He usually (1) ______________ (star) in funny

movies like Mrs. Doubtfire, but sometimes he (2) ______________ (act) in more serious

movies like Patch Adams. In Mrs. Doubtfire he (3) ______________ (play) a man

who (4) ______________ (dress) as a woman so he can see his children! In Patch Adams

he is a doctor. In this movie, Patch and his friends try to make people laugh. They

(5) ______________ (think) that laughing helps people get better. It is a funny movie but

it is sad, too.

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Boost! Grammar 1

Unit 2 Practice Quiz 20 points

Answers:
A
1 c 6 b

2 b 7 b

3 d 8 d

4 c 9 c

5 a 10 d

B
1 In general, I don’t think Hollywood actresses eat very much.
2 My dad never watches movies. He likes reading better.

3 Where are we going tonight?

4 Indian actors sing a lot in Bollywood movies.

5 I love eating popcorn when watching movies.

C
1 stars

2 acts

3 plays

4 dresses

5 think

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