Unit Test 1

A Grammar

Complete the sentences with an appropriate positive or negative verb in the past simple.

1 We ____________ late at the cinema for the film. It was hard to find a seat.
2 I ____________ Jason at school today; he wasn't there.
3 We ____________ to the beach last weekend because the weather was terrible.
4 Karen ____________ tennis with Matt yesterday. She won the match.
5 Nathan ____________ at the front of the classroom and gave his presentation.
6 I ____________ Jenny the email this morning, but there's no reply yet.
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B Grammar
Complete the sentences with the correct past forms of be.
1 Pedro's back home now. He ____________ in Birmingham last week.
2 There ____________ about ten people in the cinema yesterday.
3 ____________ you in the shopping centre with Sophie on Thursday evening?
4 There ____________ any tea bags this morning, so I had coffee.
5 'Was Katy with you about an hour ago?' 'No, she____________.'
6 'Were there many students at the meeting?' 'Yes, there ____________.'
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C Grammar
Write questions about the following sentences.
1 He went to the beach yesterday.
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2 I woke up at seven o'clock.
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3 We tidied the house this morning.
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4 Paige lived to Paris in the 1980s.
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5 They met Paul at the swimming pool.
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6 Sally left school last year.
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D Vocabulary
Write the opposites of the words.

1 agree ___________ 4 buy ___________

2 send ___________ 5 connect ___________
3 borrow ___________ 6 save ___________
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E Vocabulary
Complete the dialogues with the missing adjectives.
1 Woman I forgot to take my purse to the restaurant last night.
Man Oh no! Were you very e____________?
2 Girl Why do you look so t____________ today, Jamie?
Boy Because I didn't finish my homework until 1 a.m. last night.
3 Son I'm so b____________! There's nothing to do here.
Dad Why don't you read a book?
4 Boy Are you w____________ about the exam tomorrow?
Girl No, I'm not. I'm really good at maths.
5 Dad Were you s____________ about the birthday party we organized?
Son Yes, I was! And all my friends were there, too! Thanks, Dad.
6 Mum What's wrong with your friend Sally? She looks very u____________.
Girl Yes, she is. Her mum won't let her go shopping with us.
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F Vocabulary
Write the word that best fits the feeling.
1 You feel like this when you are slightly angry.
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2 You feel like this when you are happy and very interested in something.
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3 You feel like this when you are calm.
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4 You feel like this when, for example, you see an animal that can hurt you.
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5 You feel like this when, for example, you make a mistake and other people see that, too.
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6 You feel like this when you think, for example, that there is a big problem and something bad can happen.
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G Reading

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The Studio School

John Black was bored at his old school. But since he started at the Studio School in New York, he feels more
positive. In his old school, he listened to instructions from teachers all the time; but in his new school, teenagers
work on interesting projects as a team. In Studio School, students learn about the world around them. The small
numbers of students in each class means teachers can focus on each student. Many students then go on to
university. The teachers say that their students feel excited about learning at the Studio School.

A school for girls

Kakenya Ntaiya comes from Enoosaen, a small village in Kenya. It's a poor place and many girls don't go to school.
They get married very young and have children. But Kakenya wanted an education. Her dream was to become a
teacher. She went to school and worked very hard. She then went to university in the USA, but she never forgot her
village. She wanted all the girls in her village to be able to do the same things that she did. So Kakenya went back
to Kenya and built a school for girls there. Now, the girls have the chance to have a good education and a better
future.

Tinkering School

The Tinkering School in San Francisco is a summer school for children and teenagers. The students stay at the
school for five days. They feed the animals on a farm there and eat good food. They work on projects in teams. Past
projects include building a rollercoaster, building a tree house and making boats. The students solved problems by
working together to make these things. The school environment is mainly outdoors, and this makes it even more
fun.

Read the article. Write a suitable title for it.

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Read the article again. Complete the sentences with information from the text. Use between
one and three words.
1 In John's school, the teachers believe the students feel _____________ when they learn.
2 In the past, in Kakenya's village, a lot of the girls didn't have the chance to _____________.
3 When Kakenya returned to her village, she _____________ for girls.
4 The Tinkering School is only open during the _____________.
5 The students at Tinkering School learn how to _____________ when they work together
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 Read the article again. Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.
1 Why did John Black not like his old school?
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2 What is different between John's old school and his new one?
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3 Why do some girls in Kenyan villages not go to school?
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4 Why did Kakenya start a school for girls?
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5 Who goes to the Tinkering School?
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6 What is unusual about how students learn at the Tinkering School?
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H Listening
Listen to the conversation. Which countries did Zach visit? Write a complete sentence.
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Listen again. Answer the questions. Write complete sentences. Use between three and four words.

1 Why did Zach's parents want to go to South America?

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2 How did Zach's sister feel when she saw Angel Falls?
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3 Why was Colombia important to Zach's parents?
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4 How did Zach's trip help him with his schoolwork?
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Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F) ? Correct the false sentences.

1 Zach chose South America for the family holiday.

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2 Zach's father comes from South America.
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3 The first country they went to was Colombia.
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4 They stayed one week in Venezuela.
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5 Zach enjoyed spending time with his family on the holiday.
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6 Zach could speak better Spanish by the end of the holiday.
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I Use of English
Complete the dialogue.
Nick Who are we going to write about for homework?
Laura We 1__________ choose someone from our school if you like.
Nick Hmm. I'm not so 2__________ on that idea. How about choosing a famous writer?
Laura I'd 3__________ not write about anyone famous.
Nick What do you mean?
Laura Let's think of someone from our town 4__________, like a community worker.
Nick A local hero! That's a very good 5 __________!
Laura A firefighter 6__________? Or a nurse?
Nick OK. Let's choose one and do some research.
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Complete the dialogue using your own answers.

Sally What shall we do on Saturday?
1
You _____________________________________?
Sally I'm not so keen on that idea. How about going to the museum?
2
You _____________________________________ instead.
Sally OK. Why don't we go to the beach for a long walk?
3
You _____________________________________.
Sally You're right. The weather isn't great.
4
You _____________________________________?
Sally That's a great idea! Let's meet at ten o'clock!
5
You _____________________________________.
Sally See you Saturday!
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J Writing
Write a personal message to a friend about a day out that you had. Use the prompts to help you.
Write about 130 words.

Paragraph 1: Say hi and ask how the person is that you are writing to. Explain why you are writing.
Paragraph 2: Describe the first part of your day. Say how you felt.
Paragraph 3: Write about what you did next and the final part of your day. Explain why it was
good / bad.
Paragraph 4: Finish your message with a question for the person you are writing to.

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