Unit 1 Test

Listening 5 things that cover a bird’s body: __________

1  Listen to the conversation. What countries Practical English

did Zach visit? (4 marks)
_______________________________________ 6 Complete the dialogue. (10 marks)
Sam (1) ________ your English teacher?
2  Listen again. Answer the questions. Write
Fin It’s Mrs Thomas.
complete sentences. (8 marks)
Sam (2) ________ she like?
1 Why did Zach’s parents want to go to South
Fin She’s very nice.
America?
Sam What’s your favourite (3) ________?
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Fin History.
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Sam (4) ________ you good at Maths?
2 How did Zach feel about seeing Angel Falls?
Fin I’m not bad at Maths but I (5) ________
How did his sister feel?
English.
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3 Why was Colombia important to Zach’s parents?
Grammar
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7 Complete the text with the past form of be.
_______________________________________ (10 marks)
4 How did Zach’s trip help him with his school
work? Yesterday, I (1) ________ at my friend’s birthday
_______________________________________ party. There (2) ________ lots of people from
_______________________________________ school there. My friend’s got a swimming pool so we
all played games in the pool. The only bad thing
Vocabulary about the party (3) ________ the music. It
(4) ________ very good. My friend’s dad
3 Write the opposites. (5 marks) (5) ________ the DJ. He played some terrible
1 arrive __________ 4 begin __________ songs but we still had a good time.
2 sit __________ 5 give __________
3 cry __________ 8 Read the dialogues and correct the mistakes.
(8 marks)
4 Complete the sentences. (5 marks) 1 A Did you used to watch a lot of TV when
1 Jessica felt _________ and sad when she first you were young?
moved to New York because she didn’t know B No, I did.
anyone there. ___________________________________
2 We didn’t have breakfast and we’re really ___________________________________
_________ now! Is there anything to eat in the 2 A Did Amy goes to Tokyo last week?
fridge? B Yes, she does.
3 Did they find a _________ to the problem? ___________________________________
4 There was a beautiful _________ in the town ___________________________________
square; the water coming out of it was so clear! 3 A Were Erica at school yesterday?
5 I feel very _______. I didn’t sleep well last night. B Yes, she were.
___________________________________
5 Read the definitions and write the words. ___________________________________
(10 marks) 4 A Did you use wear a uniform at school?
1 feeling unwell: __________ B Yes, I didn’t.
2 substance for washing hands: __________ ___________________________________
3 an advantage of something: __________ ___________________________________
4 path next to the road that we walk on:
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Unit 1 Test
9 Complete the sentences with an appropriate
verb in the past simple. (10 marks) Unusual Schools
1 We _________ late at the cinema for the film. It The Studio School
was hard to find a seat.
2 I _________ Jason at school today; he wasn’t In the past, John Black was bored at school. He
there. used to feel sleepy during lessons and not
3 We _________ to the beach last weekend interested in any school subjects. Since he started
because the weather was terrible. at the Studio School in New York, John feels more
4 Karen _________ tennis with Matt yesterday. positive. At the school teenagers develop their
She won the match. creativity by working on projects in a team rather
5 Nathan _________ at the front of the classroom than listening to teachers. Each person contributes
and gave his presentation. to the team in his or her own way. They learn about
the world around them and they learn how to make
a positive contribution to the world. The small
Cumulative Review
numbers of students in each class allows teachers
to focus on individual students and their needs.
10 Complete the text. (10 marks)
Students often go on to study at university. The
Last year I (1) __________ my cousin in San teachers say that their students feel energetic and
Francisco. When I was young we (2) __________ to excited about learning.
go there every year. It was an amazing holiday. A school for girls
The weather was warm and sunny. There wasn’t a
cloud in the sky! My cousin took me to lots of Kakenya Ntaiya created a school for girls. She
interesting places. We (3) ________ to Muir Forest. comes from Enoosaen, a small village in Kenya that
There are thousands of giant trees in the forest. is very poor and where many girls don’t go to
They are the tallest trees in the world. As we walked school. It’s traditional there to get married and have
through the forest and listened to the sounds of the children when very young. When Kakenya was a
trees, I felt very (4) _________ and calm. My cousin girl she wanted to get an education. Her dream was
also has a boat. He often gets his boat out at the to become a teacher. She went to school and
weekend and goes fishing. One day we were in his worked very hard. She then went to university in the
boat and we saw a dolphin jump out of the water. USA. Kakenya never forgot her village. She wanted
There were also seals sitting on some rocks. I was all the girls in her village to have the same
very excited when I saw them and I (5) ________ opportunities that she had. So Kakenya went back
lots of pictures. to Kenya and built a school for girls there. It has
provided many girls with the chance to have a good
education and a better future.
Reading
Tinkering School
11 Read the text. What are the reasons why some The Tinkering School in San Francisco is a summer
girls in Kenyan villages do not attend school? (2
school for children and teenagers. The students
marks)
stay at the school for five days. When they arrive
_______________________________________
they spend their time solving problems and working
_______________________________________
on projects. They also feed the animals on the farm
and eat good food. A few examples of projects that
students worked on are building a rollercoaster,
building a tree house and making boats. To
complete these projects the students solve
problems through creative thinking and working
together as a team. The school environment is
mainly outdoors which makes it even more fun and
stimulating.

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Unit 1 Test
12 Read the text again. Answer the questions. Write Writing
complete sentences. (8 marks)
1 Why do students at the Studio School feel 13 Write about something interesting that
excited and energetic about lessons? happened to you in the past. Use the prompts to
_______________________________________ help you. Write about 150 words. (10 marks)
_______________________________________ Paragraph 1: Write a brief introduction. Say where
2 What is a benefit of having small numbers in you were and who you were with. Explain why you
Studio School classes? were there and when it happened.
_______________________________________ Paragraph 2: Describe what happened. Give
_______________________________________ details and say how it made you and others feel.
3 Why did Kakenya set up a school for girls? Paragraph 3: Write a conclusion. Describe the end
_______________________________________ result and whether you enjoyed the experience or
_______________________________________ not. Say why.
4 How and where are the students at the Tinkering
School taught?
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Listening _____ / 12 Vocabulary _____ / 20 Practical English _____ / 10

Grammar _____ / 28 Cumulative Review _____ /10 Reading _____ / 10
Writing _____ / 10 TOTAL __________ / 100

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