LB3 Skills Test 5A

4 There are 22 players on each team.
Skills Test 5A (Units 8–9) 5 A ‘scrum’ is a big circle at the start

of the game.
Listening 6 The players throw the ball for a ‘try’.
1 (LB3_SK5_1.mp3) Listen and match 7 Sue thinks American football is
the TV programmes (A–H) to the complicated. ……..
channels (1–8). 8 Sue is going to go to the USA.
1 channel 1 ……..
2 channel 2
3 channel 3 E ___/8 marks
4 channel 4 Reading
5 channel 5
6 channel 6 3 The teenagers below are all looking
7 channel 7 for an after-school club to go to.
8 channel 8 Decide which club would be most
suitable for each teenager. Write the
A talent show correct letter (A–H).
B wildlife programme
C cartoon 0 C
D chat show Andy would like to learn how to take really good
E the news photos. He uploads a lot of his photos onto the
internet. He is also keen on designing photo books.
F cookery programme
G sitcom
1
H sports programme Emily likes singing and dancing. She has a little bit of
acting experience, but not very much. She wants to
___/7 marks perform on the stage and go to a stage school.
2
2 (LB3_SK5_2.mp3) Listen and decide Oliver would like to learn more about his family
if the statements are true (T), false (F) history because his mum is from Scotland and his dad
or doesn’t say (DS). is from France.
0 Martin is doing a project about 3

American football. T Tina wants to go to drama school when she is older.
1 American football was first played in She has lots of acting experience but doesn’t know
much about English plays or English writers.
the 1860s.
2 Walter Camp was born in Princeton.
3 American football is played in 4
Veena is interested in the history of her town. She
Europe and Asia. wants to find out more about who lived and worked in
the streets near her house.
5
Phil likes working with computers. He only knows a
little bit about designing websites and is interested in
learning more.
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6 G Theatre Group meets once a week to explore the
Janet likes writing. She has written many short stories world of drama. We study famous writers from
and is trying to write her first book. She would like to Shakespeare to Alan Bennett. At the end of each term
meet other writers and learn from them. we perform a play which the group writes.
7
Gemma likes reading. She often downloads new H History Group 2
stories onto her Kindle. She is particularly interested in Learn about your background and make a family tree.
historical novels. Genealogy is the study of where we come from. Each
week we will teach you different techniques to
research your family’s background and build a bigger
picture. Some internet use.
A Theatre Group
Are you interested in acting and appearing in a
musical? Well, theatre group is for you. Each term we
do a show that has been in London’s West End. This ___/7 marks
year the show is Mamma Mia!
4 Read the article and choose the

B Literature Group meets every month to discuss a correct options.
new book which is chosen by the members. Last year
we read a book about King Henry VIII, and an
adventure story. Reserve your place soon as the course
filled up quickly last year. My school year by Samantha Smith
I’ve enjoyed being in Year 10, although it has been
hard work and we have had to do a lot of work to
C Photography Club prepare us for our exams next year. The best part for
Learn the best way to use your camera in this class and me was the trip to the Natural History Museum in
take better pictures. Users of both small and SLR London. I really liked the dinosaurs – they were so
cameras are welcome although you must have a digital big. I think I want to be a palaeontologist when I leave
camera. Last year’s class had a show of work in the school. That’s someone who knows all about
Town Hall and we hope to do the same this year. dinosaurs. You have to be good at Science and History
to do this.
D History Group I started playing the clarinet this year. It’s such fun and
Learn more about local history at History Group. We I play in the school band now. I like playing in a band
will learn more about what archaeologists have found but I want to get better and be able to play a solo on
in our town and what it tells us. We will study modern my own. That’s what the better players do in the
history in the area where you live. school band concerts. It’s this year’s concert next
week and I’m a little bit nervous.
Of course some things have been difficult. The exams

E Writing Club were really hard this year. And the teachers said that
Do you want to be a famous writer? Or have you they are just as hard for the real exams next year. At
written a novel or a short story? We meet every least they are over now, I can feel relaxed and enjoy
Wednesday after school and share our written work. myself. I also got sick with flu in February. I felt
Come and learn some new skills and make some new terrible and was off school for two weeks. I had to
friends. work really hard when I got back to school.
It’s been a great year and I’ve made some really close
F Computer Club new friends, but I’m looking forward to the last day of
Do you want to learn how to make your own website? term. We’re planning a class party. We’re going to
Well, this club is for you. We will start with the easy make food from each country that we have studied in
things and after 10 weeks you will have a website just Geography. We’ll also play games and dance. I think it
for you. will be great fun, and then the holidays start! My
family and I are going camping in Spain this year and
I’m really looking forward to it.

0 Samantha has written about Writing
a) her school year. b) her class. 5 Write about your school year.
c) her holiday. Choose five of the topics from the
1 Samantha thinks Year 10 was box. Write about 100 words.
a) a disappointing year.
b) an important time to prepare for
next year’s exams. ● exams ● trips ● subjects
c) too tiring to be good. ● friends ● illness ● holidays
2 The trip to the Natural History ● parties ● sport ● concerts
Museum ● plays
a) was Samantha’s favourite
experience.
b) was a bad experience.
c) was OK.
3 Which subjects does Samantha
have to be good at to reach her
goal?
a) English and Science
b) Science and History
c) English and History
4 Samantha wants to be able to play
the clarinet
a) in the school band.
b) on her own. c) at home.
5 This year’s school band concert
a) was really good.
b) is in the school hall. ___/20 marks
c) is next week.
6 This year’s exams
Total: ___/50 marks
a) were really easy.
b) were similar to the real exams
next year.
c) were more difficult than last year.
7 This year Samantha has
a) met some new people.
b) learnt lots in Geography.
c) helped at parties.
8 Samantha is going to spend her
holiday
a) at a hotel.
b) in a self-catering flat.
c) on a campsite.
Total: ___/8 marks

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4 There are 22 players on each team.

Skills Test 5A (Units 8–9) 5 A ‘scrum’ is a big circle at the start

0 Martin is doing a project about 3

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4 Read the article and choose the

Of course some things have been difficult. The exams

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Total: ___/8 marks

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