Test 20

newspaper	magazine	pen
pencil	paper	form
envelope	stamp	address
parcel	package

Identifying the key word

1. [pencil] - break, sharpen, use, blunt

2. [magazine] - read, subscribe to, write for, issue

3. [stamp] - buy, lick, stick on, first-class

4. [newspaper] - read, glance at, local, copy

5. [pen] - hold, not work, write with, black

6. [envelop] - address, open, write on

7. [paper] - cut, fold, tear, recycled

8. [parcel / package] - collect, deliver, send, weigh

9. [form] - fill in, sign, application, order

10. [address] - exchange, print, full, e-mail

Choose the correct collocation

1. Have you got a copy / an issue of today's newspaper I could borrow?

2. I pay / subscribe to a number of magazines, including Mojo and NME.

3. This pen's not going / working. Have you got a spare one you can lend me?

4. I need to sharpen my pencil. It's blunt / short.

5. Use a clean page / sheet of paper for each answer.

6. When you've finished filling in / up the form, hand it into the office.

7. Write your address in full / whole on the form.

Key word quiz

1. Make sure you sign the application form before you send it to us.

2. Can I borrow your sharpener? I've broken my pencil.

3. Write on both sides of the paper.

4. It’s a very colorful magazine, aimed at young people between the ages of 15 and 18.

5. Don't forget to enclose a stamped addressed envelope with your entry form.

6. I've lost his address, but I've got his telephone number, if that's any help to you.

7. Please use a black pen to fill out the form.

8. I only had time to glance through the newspaper before I left for work.

9. Can you weigh this parcel / package and tell me how much it will cost to send by airmail!

10. I hate licking stamps. It leaves a horrible taste in your mouth.

Prepositions

1. He works as a journalist in / on one of the local newspapers.

2. There's an interesting article for / on dieting in this magazine. Do you want to read it?

3. Please write in / with pencil. Don't use a pen.

4. Remember to stick a stamp on / to the envelope.

5. There's a parcel waiting for / on you at the post office.