A If a line is correct, put a tick (✔️) next to the number. If there is an extra word in a line, write it next to the number.
Quiz Show
Last month, wrote to a few local television station asking if 1 — few
they gave away the free tickets to any shows. A week later, 2 — the
they sent to me two tickets for a quiz show. I went with my 3 — to
best friend Angie last night. It was an excellent! The show 4 — an
is called Know Them Or Not? and contestants have to 5 — true
answer questions about a lots of different people in their lives, 6 — a
like friends, relatives and colleagues. There are ten contestants 7 — true
to start with but one of them gets knocked out at the end of 8 — true
each round. I’d like to go into on a show like that one day 9 — into
but, for now, I’m much happy just to have been in the audience. 10 — much
B Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary.
11 Why can’t politicians (POLITICS) ever just say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ when they’re asked if they agree with something?
12 I was hoping this book would help me with my history project but in fact it wasn’t very informative (INFORM).
13 My cousin Dan has kept a journal (JOURNAL) since he was twelve years old.
14 Did you hear that announcement (ANNOUNCE) on the radio about the water shortage?
15 There’s an unwritten (WRITE) rule in our house about how late we can stay up to watch TV.
16 I just stood there in quiz show. disbelief (BELIEVE) when heard I’d been selected to go on the
17 The Internet is an incredibly powerful means of communication (COMMUNICATE).
18 I wouldn’t describe the film as a comedy, but one or two scenes are mildly humorous (HUMOUR).
C Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
19 These two dictionaries are similar. little There is little difference between these two dictionaries.
20 My first editor greatly influenced me. Influence My first editor was a great influence on me.
21 They described the robber on the evening news. They gave a description of gave the robber on the evening news.
22 Robert Maxdoch has just bought the newspaper. control The newspaper is now under the control of Robert Maxdoch.
23 You’ll be wasting your time if you try to get tickets for that show. point There is no point in trying to get tickets for that show.
24 I believe that adverts do influence people’s buying habits. view It is my view that adverts do influence people’s buying habits.
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