Unit 3 Written quiz Name: __________________________ Total Score

Date: __________________________ ______ /50 points

A Listen to the people talk about their vacations. What things are they describing? Match the adjectives to the
things they describe. Write the letters. There is one letter you do not need to use for each conversation.
Conversation 1
E
1. the most interesting __________ a. mountains
A
2. the most beautiful __________ b. food
C
3. the most relaxing __________ c. vacation
B
4. the most surprising __________ d. ship
e. scenery
Conversation 2
C
5. the most difficult __________ a. problem
E
6. the worst __________ b. dance club
7. the busiest __________
D c. trip
B
8. the most popular __________ d. street
e. hotel
A _______ /8 points (1 point each)

B Read the facts about different countries. Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives or
the superlative with nouns.
the largest (large) country in the world. It covers over 17,000,000 square kilometers.
1. Russia is ______________
the most expensive
2. According to a survey, Denmark is one of ______________ (expensive) countries to live in.
the best (good) quality of life.
3. One source reports that Norway has ______________
the most people
4. China has ______________ (people). It has a population of more than one billion.
the newest (new) countries. It became independent on July 8, 2011.
5. South Sudan is one of ______________
the most islands
6. Indonesia is the country with ______________ (islands). There are over 17,500 of them in this archipelago.
B _______ /6 points (1 point each)

C Look at the name of the place in each question. Circle the logical answer. Then complete the question
with How + adjective.
1. How long is the Volga River?
______________
a. It’s 3,692 kilometers long. b. It’s 3,692 kilometers high.
2. How high is Mount Kilimanjaro?
______________
a. It goes up to 5,895 degrees. b. It’s 5,895 meters high.
3. How deep is the Atlantic Ocean?
______________
a. It’s an average of 3,339 meters long. b. It’s an average of 3,339 meters deep.
How tall is the Empire State Building?
4. ______________
a. It’s 381 meters tall. b. It’s 381 meters long.
How big is / How large is
5. ______________ Canada?
a. It covers 9,330,970 square kilometers. b. It’s 9,330,970 kilometers high.
C _______ /10 points (2 points each)

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D Complete the sentences with words from the box. Use each word only once. There is one extra word.

beach continent glacier rain forest volcano

cliff desert island river

rain forest .
1. There are a lot of trees in a ______________
desert
2. A ______________ is a very dry place. It can be hot or cold.
volcano
3. An active ______________ can erupt every day.
river
4. A ______________ is water that runs into a lake or an ocean.
cliff
5. A ______________ is a high and steep part of a mountain or coast.
island
6. Greenland is a large ______________ in the North Atlantic.
beach
7. A ______________ is a sandy place by an ocean or lake.
continent , but Brazil isn’t.
8. Africa is a ______________

D _______ /8 points (1 point each)

E Circle the correct response for each conversation.

Example: A That is the most amazing bridge!
B a. It sure is. b. It sure was. c. It sure can be.
1. A We should go for a hike soon.
B a. We sure should. b. We sure can’t. c. We sure could.
2. A Those trees are so beautiful.
B a. It really is. b. They really are. c. They really were.
3. A Our trip last summer was the best!
B a. It sure is. b. They sure are. c. It sure was.
4. A We don’t get many tourists here.
B a. We really weren’t. b. They really don’t. c. We really don’t.

E _______ /8 points (2 points each)

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F Read the article about Death Valley. Then circle the five true statements.

a. Death Valley is in Nevada. e. There is water in the rivers in Death Valley every winter.
b. It sometimes gets hotter than 49 degrees f. The lowest place in Death Valley is below sea level.
Celsius in Death Valley in the summer. g. Death Valley isn’t close to any big cities.
c. In the summer, it can stay very hot at night. h. Tourists shouldn’t visit Death Valley in the winter.
d. There are only a few places drier than i. Death Valley is a desert.
Death Valley in North America.

F _______ /10 points (2 points each)

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