Touchstone 3 quiz 1

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A Listen to two people tell a little about themselves. Check (.,I) the four words
that best describe each person.
1. Vanessa
O athletic O competitive O patient O rude
O selfish O fast O unreliable O down -to-earth
2. Adam
O demanding O lazy O talented O outgoing
O laid-back O organized O stressed O shy
B Complete the paragraph with the correct adjective or adverb form of the words
in parentheses.
Paul and his boss don't get along very .....,..,.,. (gocd). They see a lot of
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things (different). Paul thinks he's a (careful)
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worker. He likes to do a job (proper). In his opinion, he works
(4)
very -;;;-- (hard). To his boss, Paul seems ----,-,,.--- (slow).
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When Paul doesn't work (quick) enough, his boss gets
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______ --;::,.--- (impatient). He sometimes argues with Paul, and that
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______ --;::.,--- (automatic) has a (bad) effect on Paul's work.
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C Check (.,I) the correct word for each person.
1. When Dan plays a sport, he wants to win.
O competitive O easygoing O friendly
2. Marta loves to be with people.
O arrogant O helpful O outgoing
3. Sally likes to give things to her friends.
O honest O generous O practical
4. Iosh's friends and co-workers can always count on him.
O reliable O talented O versatile
5. Rob is always thinking of new ways to do things.
O cool O serious O creative
6. Iennifer doesn't know how to do her job.
O accomplished O humble O incompetent
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Teacher Scoring
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A 8 points
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B 10 points
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o Rewrite these negative sentences. Add a prefix to the adjectives to give the opposite
meaning and use the words in parentheses.
Example: My co-worker isn't honest. l-\y Co-woy~ey lS t-ot-",lly .J.ls~O\\est- . (totally)
1. My roommate isn't organized. . (extremely)
2. Young people aren't considerate. . (pretty)
3. Our neighbors aren't friendly. . (really)
4. My sister isn't a reliable person. . (incredibly)
E Add a comment to describe the things these people do a lot. Choose a phrase
from the box and use always and a continuous verbo
do things for other people
talk about himself
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E 8 points
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F 10 points
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True False It doesn't say. 2.
basketball from his mother. O O O 3._
2. _ ame fiam a reporter. O O O 4.
3. e erou with his time and money. O O O 5._
4. After : Iagic le the Lakers, he never played basketbali again. O O O Total:
5. agic never ign autograph . O O O outof50
spend toa much money
complain about things
,/ say funny things
Example: Ieff has a great sense of humor. \-leIs ",lw",ys s"'yl\\B -Pl\\\\\y t-~l\\BS
1. A guy at work is very arrogant. _
2. Angela loves shopping.
3. Brian isn't very pleasant.
4. My mother's not selfish at ali.
F Read the biography of a famous basketball player. Then read the statements and
check (,/) true, false, or it doesn't say.
Earvin ••Magic" Johnson was bom and raised in Michigan. He comes from a
family of ten children. He loved basketball at an early age. In fact, his mother says
he slept with the first basketball he received as a present.
When he was in high school, a reporter saw [ohnson play basketball. The
reporter called him "Magic" because he was so good, and the nickname stayed
with [ohnson. Magic played basketball in college and then joined the Los Angeles
Lakers - a professsional basketball team. By age 21, he was already becoming
famous.
In 1991, Magic left the Lakers when he learned he had HIV / AIDS. His honest
tatement about his health surprised everyone. After he left the Lakers, he became
.el")0 uccessful in business, and he started the Magic [ohnson Foundation. This
zanization spends millions of dollars to help children and young people.
_ a ic is a great athlete, but more important, he is an extremely proud
G!!.:wamd and father. In fact, although he loves to sign autographs for his fans, he
them when he is in public with his children - their time together is toa
ohim.
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