Name: Date: reading (10 marks) 1

2  Complete the table using words from the article. 1 mark for each correct word or phrase

Traditional transport

5

 

 transport.

1  

 are used in the 

countryside.

6  India’s train system was privately owned until 

.

2  

Fewer than half of all Indian homes 

own 

.

7  

Being stuck in a 

 is worse than 

being delayed on a train.

3  

 may not be used in certain 

areas.

8  

There have been railways in India since 

.

4  

Some vehicles can cause 

.

9  

 of goods are transported by rail 

every day.

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VOCABULARY (10 marks)

3  Match the definitions (1-10) with the words (a-l). You will not need to use all the words. 1 mark for each 

correct answer.

1  the crime of damaging property _____

a  route

2  areas on the edge of a town or city _____

b  road rage

3  to need something or make something necessary _____

c  issue

4  to persuade someone or make them certain _____

d  restriction

5  a subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about _____

e  commuting time

6  a way or road between places _____

f  vandalism

7  an official limit on something _____

g  require

8  where there is too much traffic and movement is made difficult _____

h  outskirts

9  to stop something from happening _____

i  convince

10 how long it takes to get to work from home or from work home again 

j distance

k congestion

l prevent

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (10 marks)

4  Complete each sentence using two words, one from each box (A and B), to make noun noun 

collocations. You will not need to use all the words. 1 mark for each correct answer.