File: MegaGoal Book 2 Unit 6: What They Said

Vocabulary

Question type: Matching Questions

Match each word in Column 1 with a description in Column 2.

Column 1	Column 2	
1. bother ___		 	A. make higher	
2. candidate ___		 	B. person who wants to be elected	
3. hoax ___		 	C. cause to fall over	
4. knock down ___		D. a trick	
5. proof ___		E. get an image with a computer	
6. raise ___			F. try; make an effort	
7. scan  ___			G. evidence	

[Answers: 
1. bother: try; make an effort  F
2. candidate: person who wants to be elected B
3. hoax: a trick D 
4. knock down: cause to fall over C
5. proof: evidence G
6. raise: make higher A
7. scan: get an image with a computer E

Learning Objective: Vocabulary]

Grammar

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to each question. 

8. Dan: Do you want to play basketball today?
A. Dan asked if I wanted to play basketball today.
B. Dan asked if I could play basketball today.
C. Dan asked how I wanted to play basketball today.
D. Dan asked did I want to play basketball today.

[Answer: A
Learning Objective: Grammar]

9. Ron: I’ll drive you home.
A. Ron said he had driven me home.
B. Ron said if he had driven me home.
C. Ron said he drive me home.
D. Ron said he would drive me home.

[Answer: D
Learning Objective: Grammar]

10. Alan: I saw Jim at computer  club last night.
A. Alan said he has seen Jim at computer club last night.
B. Alan said if he had seen Jim at computer club last night.
C. Alan said he had seen Jim at computer club last night.
D. Alan said he had saw Jim at computer club last night.

[Answer: C
Learning Objective: Grammar]

11. Cathy: I can’t study with you today.
A. Cathy said that she wouldn’t study with me today.
B. Cathy said that she couldn’t study with me today.
C. Cathy said that she would study with me today.
D. Cathy said that she had studied with me today.

[Answer: B
Learning Objective: Grammar]

12. Matt: Did you get the message?
A. Matt agreed he had gotten the message.
B. Matt asked if I had gotten the message.
C. Matt asked did I get the message.
D. Matt asked if I get the message.

[Answer: B
Learning Objective: Grammar]

Question type: Rewrite the sentence

Rewrite each sentence as reported speech.

13. Jane: I’m cleaning the house.

__________________________________________________________

[Answer: Jane said she was cleaning the house.
Learning Objective: Grammar]

14. Paul: I finished reading the book.

__________________________________________________________

[Answer: Paul said that he had finished reading the book.
Learning Objective: Grammar]

15. Rewrite the sentence as reported speech.
Teacher: Diane, you did not study hard enough.

__________________________________________________________

[Answer: The teacher told Diane that she hadn’t studied hard enough.
Learning Objective: Grammar]

Reading 

Question type: True/False

Read the text and answer the questions. Write T or F at the end of each question/statement. 

Spread the News

These days, people do not watch the news on television as much as they used to. They also don’t read as many printed newspapers. Now it is easier to get the news on the Internet. It is quick and easy to read news online: You can choose which stories to read, and it is usually free! Another benefit of online news is that it is easy to share an interesting news story with your friends by emailing it to them.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania wondered what kinds of news stories people share most often. Do they share good news or bad news? Do they share gossip about celebrities or scientific research? Some people were surprised by the results of the study. The researchers found that people like to spread good news. They share stories that fill them with awe and inspiration, or good emotions. They also spread scientific and academic stories more often than gossip. Have you ever emailed a news story to a friend? What kind of news was it?

16. More and more people are getting the news on the Internet. ____

[Answer: True
Learning Objective: Reading Comprehension: main idea]

17. When people feel inspiration, they feel bad. ____

[Answer: False
Learning Objective: Reading Comprehension: vocabulary]

18. A benefit to getting news on the Internet is that you can share stories through email. ____

[Answer: True
Learning Objective: Reading Comprehension: main idea]

19. People like to share stories that make them feel sad. ____

[Answer: False
Learning Objective: Reading Comprehension: supporting detail]

20. People like to share stories about celebrities. ____

[Answer: False
Learning Objective: Reading Comprehension: supporting detail]

Listening

Question type: Multiple Choice

Listen to the text and answer the questions. Choose the best answer to each question. 

[AUDIO:, What They Said, CD2, Track 22:
She called her brother at work. She knew he didn’t like to be interrupted but she didn’t know what else to do. Their mother’s condition was deteriorating. 
He sounded annoyed when he answered the phone; he was probably in the middle of a meeting. She apologized and stressed that she wouldn’t have called if she hadn’t thought it was urgent. His tone changed instantly. He asked her what was happening and if everything was all right. He wanted to know if the doctor had been notified and when he would be coming to see their mother. He sounded very stressed and worried. 
She tried to reassure him by telling him that the nurse was at home looking after their mother and their aunt and that everything was under control. He asked her to wait for a minute while he took care of something. She heard him speak to some people, probably clients. She heard the words “family emergency” and “health” and realized he was excusing himself. Then there was some noise of chairs being pulled, people moving, and a door opening and then closing. He came back and explained that he had had to interrupt the meeting and reschedule it for another day. She thanked him for having done that and before she had a chance to ask, he interrupted and asked her to hang up so he could be on his way home as soon as possible.]

21. Why did the woman call her brother?
A. Because she didn’t know who to call. 
B. Because he didn’t like to be interrupted.
C. Because he was having a meeting. 
D. Because their mother’s condition was getting worse.

[Answer: D
Learning Objective: Listening Comprehension: main idea]

22. Her brother’s ______ changed when she explained that it was urgent.  
A. attitude 
B. expression
C. appearance
D. look 

[Answer: A
Learning Objective: Listening Comprehension: inference]

23.She tried to _______ him that everything was under control .
A. be reassuring
B. reassure
C. have reassured
D. reassured

[Answer: B
Learning Objective: Listening Comprehension: grammar]

24. Her brother felt that _____
A. she would have to reschedule 
B. the meeting had been interrupted
C. it was necessary for her to interrupt 
D. it was necessary to interrupt the meeting. 

[Answer: D
Learning Objective: Listening Comprehension: inference]

25. He asked her to hang up because he _____.
A. was annoyed about the meeting
B. wanted to get home as soon as possible
C. wanted to interrupt the meeting 
D. had to meet clients as soon as possible.

[Answer: B
Learning Objective: Listening Comprehension: supporting detail]

Form, Meaning and Function

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank in each question.

26. Oh look! That’s the kindergarten ____ I went when I was a child.
A. where
B. which
C. when
D. that

[Answer: A
Learning Objective: FMF]

27. Ali: I’m not going to fail this test!
Karl: Me _______.
A. too
B. either
C. neither
D. nor I

[Answer: C
Learning Objective: FMF]