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Test 4: Sport and free time

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A mixed test about sport and hobbies: play, go and do, how often, -ing forms and comparatives.

Choose the correct answer

Choose the word or words that best complete each sentence.

  1. Kofi ___ judo twice a week.
    • a) plays
    • b) does
    • c) goes
    • d) makes
  2. In winter, Mina ___ skiing with her family.
    • a) does
    • b) plays
    • c) makes
    • d) goes
  3. Ravi is very good ___ tennis.
    • a) at
    • b) in
    • c) on
    • d) for
  4. I ___ go to the gym. Maybe once a month.
    • a) usually
    • b) always
    • c) rarely
    • d) often
  5. Our team ___ the match yesterday. We were so happy!
    • a) beat
    • b) won
    • c) earned
    • d) gained
  6. Mina wants to ___ fit, so she runs every morning.
    • a) do
    • b) keep
    • c) make
    • d) have
  7. I'd like to ___ a swimming club.
    • a) enter
    • b) become
    • c) join
    • d) go
  8. Sofia enjoys ___ in her free time.
    • a) to paint
    • b) painting
    • c) paint
    • d) painted

Write one word

Type one word in each gap.

  1. I'm not interested ___ football, but I love basketball.
  2. How ___ do you go swimming? Twice a week.
  3. Kofi has played basketball ___ he was eight.
  4. Mina spends a lot of money ___ her hobbies.
  5. My brother is better at chess ___ me.
  6. I'd love ___ learn the guitar one day.
  7. Ravi doesn't like running, and ___ do I.
  8. Let's go ___ a bike ride on Sunday.

Write the correct form

Type the correct form of the word in brackets. Some answers need more than one word.

  1. Kofi plays the guitar very ___ (good).
  2. Swimming is ___ (relaxing) than running.
  3. I ___ (never / try) rock climbing, but I want to.
  4. Ravi ___ (play) football when he hurt his knee.
  5. Sofia ___ (go) to dance classes every Tuesday.
  6. Our team ___ (lose) the final last year.
  7. This is the ___ (exciting) game of the season!
  8. Kofi stopped ___ (play) tennis because it started to rain.

Answer key

Choose the correct answer

  1. b) doesWe use do with activities like judo, karate and yoga.
  2. d) goesWe use go with activities that end in -ing: go skiing, go swimming.
  3. a) atWe say good at something.
  4. c) rarelyOnce a month is not very often, so rarely is the best word.
  5. b) wonWe win a match or a game. We beat another team or person.
  6. b) keepWe say keep fit. It means stay healthy and strong.
  7. c) joinWe join a club when we become a member.
  8. b) paintingAfter enjoy, we use the -ing form.

Write one word

  1. inWe say interested in something.
  2. oftenWe ask How often...? about how many times something happens.
  3. sinceWe use since with a starting point in the past.
  4. onWe say spend money or time on something.
  5. thanWe use than after a comparative: better than.
  6. toAfter would love, we use to + verb.
  7. neither / norWe use neither do I or nor do I to agree with a negative sentence.
  8. for / onWe can say go for a bike ride or go on a bike ride.

Write the correct form

  1. wellWe need an adverb after plays. The adverb of good is well.
  2. more relaxingRelaxing is a long adjective, so the comparative is more relaxing.
  3. have never tried / 've never triedWe use the present perfect with never to talk about life experience.
  4. was playingThe past continuous shows the longer action that was happening when he hurt his knee.
  5. goesEvery Tuesday is a habit, so we use the present simple. Go adds -es with she: goes.
  6. lostLast year is finished time. The past simple of lose is lost.
  7. most excitingExciting is a long adjective, so the superlative is the most exciting.
  8. playingStop + -ing means you do not continue an activity.

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