Mid-year Tests answer key

Mid-year Test A* Grammar

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Listening 1 likes

1 2 don’t go

1 a 2 d 3 b 4 c 3 doesn’t play
4 Do you do
2
5 does Anna put
1 d 2 d 3 c 4 a 5 c 6 c
6 do they brush

Vocabulary 9
3 1 a 2 an 3 the 4 a 5 The

1 b 2 a 3 c 4 c 5 b 6 b 10
7 b 8 a 1 Do you want to play basketball?

4 2 Are they walking to school?

1 g 2 a 3 d 4 b 5 c 6 h 3 Where does Andrew live?

7 f 8 e 4 Why is he watching TV?

5 What time do you go to bed?
5
6 Are they feeling tired?
1 c 2 e 3 b 4 d 5 a
11
6
1 doesn’t know
1 old
2 is getting dressed
2 good
3 does
3 difficult
4 do your lessons start
4 fast
5 am wearing
7 6 do you wash
1 comedy
7 is having
2 science fiction
8 go
3 fantasy
12
4 thriller
1 fancy
5 romance
2 Let’s
3 sounds
4 meeting
5 What
6 See

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13 Writing
1 easily You might like to consider the following
2 hard criteria when marking your students’ written
work. It may also be helpful to share this with
3 well
your students to help them prepare for
4 slowly the task.
5 badly  Is the answer given relevant to the question?
 Are all points in the question answered?
14
 Is the answer divided into paragraphs?
1 I hardly ever get up early.  Is the grammar, spelling, and
2 We listen to classical music now and then. punctuation correct?
 Is the vocabulary used varied and accurate
3 I often go swimming at the weekend.
for the topic?
4 Anna and Tom never play cricket.  Is the answer within the desired word count?
5 I read science fiction books most of
the time. Speaking
6 We are rarely tired in the morning. You might like to consider the following
criteria when marking your students’ written
15
work. It may also be helpful to share this with
1 a 2 b 3 c 4 a 5 b 6 a
your students to help them prepare for
7 b 8 c the task.

Part 1
Reading  Does the student provide a relevant answer to
16 each question?
 Is the grammar used in each answer
1 wakes / gets
accurate?
2 bike  Is the student’s pronunciation accurate?
3 goes / travels  Is the vocabulary used varied and accurate
for the topic?
4 stays
Part 2
5 five / 5
 Does the student follow the instructions for
6 practises / is / skates their role?
7 two / 2  Is the grammar used accurate?
 Is the student’s pronunciation accurate?
8 school
 Is the vocabulary used varied and accurate
9 arena for the topic?
10 exercise  Is the task completed successfully?

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Mid-year Test B* Grammar

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Listening 1 plays

1 2 don’t study
1 b 2 c 3 a 4 d 3 live
4 doesn’t have
2
1 c 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 d 6 c 5 do you wake
6 Does she do
Vocabulary 9
3 1 – 2 – 3 a 4 the 5 the
1 b 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 c 6 a 10
7 b 8 b 1 Where does your mum work?

4 2 Is she listening to the radio?

1 c 2 a 3 d 4 b 5 g 6 h 3 When do they do exercise?
7 f 8 e 4 Are you going skiing right now?
5 Is Penny doing her homework?
5
1 c 2 e 3 d 4 b 5 a 6 Do your friends want to have a snack?

6 11
1 new 1 doesn’t like

2 easy 2 are playing

3 good 3 have

4 amazing 4 do you go
5 am talking
7
6 do you brush
1 rock
7 is swimming
2 heavy metal
8 do
3 jazz
4 classical 12
5 dance 1 about
2 fancy
3 sounds
4 meet
5 how
6 having

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13 Writing
1 well You might like to consider the following
2 easily criteria when marking your students’ written
work. It may also be helpful to share this with
3 badly
your students to help them prepare for
4 fast the task.
5 amazingly  Is the answer given relevant to the question?
 Are all points in the question answered?
14  Is the answer divided into paragraphs?
1 I rarely go to bed late.  Is the grammar, spelling, and
2 I have coffee with Tom and Barbara all punctuation correct?
 Is the vocabulary used varied and accurate
the time.
for the topic?
3 Joe is sometimes late for work.  Is the answer within the desired word count?
4 I never have lunch in the park.
5 My parents go shopping in the city centre Speaking
once a week. You might like to consider the following
6 We hardly ever play tennis in winter. criteria when marking your students’ written
work. It may also be helpful to share this with
15 your students to help them prepare for
1 a 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 b 6 a the task.

7 b 8 c Part 1
 Does the student provide a relevant answer to
Reading each question?
 Is the grammar used in each answer
16 accurate?
1 breakfast  Is the student’s pronunciation accurate?
 Is the vocabulary used varied and accurate
2 five / 5 for the topic?
3 Sundays
Part 2
4 jumping  Does the student follow the instructions for
5 thirty / 30 their role?
 Is the grammar used accurate?
6 school
 Is the student’s pronunciation accurate?
7 back  Is the vocabulary used varied and accurate
8 home for the topic?
 Is the task completed successfully?
9 does
10 eight / 8

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Listening 1 Does she like Spanish food?

1 2 Wesley doesn’t go to the cinema

1 (a) karate on weekdays.

2 guitar 3 I don’t play basketball at school.

3 science fiction 4 Do you go ice skating on Wednesdays?

4 cinema 5 Where do Joe and Katy have lunch?

6 How often does Karen visit her
2
grandparents?
1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 F 6 T
8
1 a 2 a 3 The 4 a 5 –
Vocabulary
9
3
1 doesn’t want
1 do 2 hand 3 remember 4 pass
2 is revising
5 be 6 wash 7 get 8 have
3 washes
4 4 do you have
1 We sometimes play rugby.
5 ’m / am reading
2 I go swimming with my friends.
6 ’m / am having
3 Let’s play tennis.
10
4 I want to go skiing in the winter.
1 Do you, don’t
5 Louise does athletics at the sports centre.
2 Are you, ’m not
6 Do you play basketball for the
3 Does, he does
school team?
4 Are, they are
7 How often do you do karate?
8 I never play cricket. 11
1 going
5
2 meet
1 amazing 2 new 3 easy
3 to have
4 bad 5 slow
4 sounds
6 new 7 easy 8 slow 9 amazing
5 meeting
6
6 See
Music Books
1
rock / reggae
3
horror
12
2 4 1 fast 2 hard 3 easily
classical fantasy
5 4 well 5 badly
thriller

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13 9 She has a large evening meal because

1 I hardly ever go to concerts. she’s hungry.

2 We listen to jazz now and then. 10 She goes to bed after she finishes her
homework in the evening.
3 Susie is always tired.
4 Adam never plays cricket.
Writing
5 Ian is late for school most of the time.
You might like to consider the following
6 I often walk to school. criteria when marking your students’ written
14 work. It may also be helpful to share this with
your students to help them prepare for
1 on
the task.
2 at
 Is the answer given relevant to the question?
3 in  Are all points in the question answered?
4 and  Is the answer divided into paragraphs?
 Is the grammar, spelling, and
5 or punctuation correct?
6 because  Is the vocabulary used varied and accurate
for the topic?
7 However
 Is the answer within the desired word count?
8 in

Speaking
Reading
You might like to consider the following
15 criteria when marking your students’ written
Suggested answers: work. It may also be helpful to share this with
your students to help them prepare for
1 She gets dressed and eats breakfast. the task.
2 She travels to the skating arena on
Part 1
her bike. / She rides her bike to the
 Does the student provide a relevant answer to
skating arena. each question?
3 She thinks it’s important because she’s  Is the grammar used in each answer
there every weekday. accurate?
 Is the student’s pronunciation accurate?
4 It’s different because she doesn’t go to
 Is the vocabulary used varied and accurate
the skating arena / she stays in bed. for the topic?
5 She spends thirty minutes doing
Part 2
off-ice training.
 Does the student follow the instructions for
6 She goes to school after she finishes her their role?
early-morning skating practice.  Is the grammar used accurate?
 Is the student’s pronunciation accurate?
7 She goes back to the arena / does more
 Is the vocabulary used varied and accurate
training on Thursday afternoons at
for the topic?
three o’clock.  Is the task completed successfully?
8 She always does exercise before dinner
when she’s at home.

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Mid-year Test B** Grammar

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Listening 1 Rose does her homework every day.

1 2 We don’t go shopping on Sundays.

1 go swimming / swim 3 Jane plays the piano.

2 studies 4 I don’t know your name.

3 brother 5 Does she live in London?

4 grandparents 6 What do you wear at school?

2 8
1 F 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 T 1 – 2 a 3 – 4 a 5 The

9
Vocabulary 1 doesn’t like
3 2 aren’t listening
1 have 2 fail 3 be 4 do 5 get 3 watches
6 have 7 revise 8 brush 4 are you having

4 5 ’m / am getting

1 We usually play football at the weekend. 6 does she go

2 They go ice skating with their cousins. 10

3 Let’s do karate. 1 Do you, do
4 Peter and Jane do athletics. 2 Are you, ’m not
5 I sometimes play volleyball. 3 Is, she is
6 Do you go swimming? 4 Do, they don’t
7 Do the students play rugby?
11
8 I never go skiing.
1 watching
5 2 go
1 new 2 awful 3 good 3 meeting
4 fast 5 easy 4 to watch
6 new 7 fast 8 easy 9 good 5 having

6 6 See

Music Books 12
1 4
hip hop biography 1 well 2 hard 3 easily 4 fast
2 5
jazz horror 5 Amazingly
3
rock / reggae

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13 Writing
1 I usually go to bed on time. You might like to consider the following
2 We always get up early. criteria when marking your students’ written
work. It may also be helpful to share this with
3 I’m sometimes bored at home.
your students to help them prepare for
4 I never eat out. the task.
5 My parents go shopping in the city centre  Is the answer given relevant to the question?
once or twice a week.  Are all points in the question answered?
 Is the answer divided into paragraphs?
6 We rarely play cricket.
 Is the grammar, spelling, and
14 punctuation correct?
 Is the vocabulary used varied and accurate
1 at 2 but 3 on 4 In 5 because
for the topic?
6 However 7 so 8 At  Is the answer within the desired word count?

Reading Speaking
15 You might like to consider the following
criteria when marking your students’ written
Suggested answers:
work. It may also be helpful to share this with
1 She wakes up at 4.30 a.m. / half past four your students to help them prepare for
in the morning. the task.
2 It takes five minutes to go to the Part 1
skating arena.  Does the student provide a relevant answer to
3 She goes to the skating arena six days a each question?
week / every day except Sunday.  Is the grammar used in each answer
accurate?
4 She does off-ice training and jumping at
 Is the student’s pronunciation accurate?
the skating arena before she goes on  Is the vocabulary used varied and accurate
the ice. for the topic?
5 She spends sixty minutes/one hour Part 2
training on the ice. / She trains on the ice  Does the student follow the instructions for
in two thirty-minute freestyle their role?
practice sessions.  Is the grammar used accurate?
 Is the student’s pronunciation accurate?
6 She is at school after 7.30 in the morning.
 Is the vocabulary used varied and accurate
7 She trains at the arena in the afternoon for the topic?
three days a week.  Is the task completed successfully?
8 She usually spends her evenings
at home.
9 She always does her homework between
dinner and bedtime when she’s at home.
10 She is usually in bed by eight o’clock.

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