Unit 7

Basic Test

GRAMMAR 4 Complete the sentences with the regular simple

past of the verb.
1 Complete the sentences with was or were.
1 We played (play) video games all
1 It was a very cold day. afternoon.
2 We at the zoo with friends. 2 Tasha (call) me on my phone.
3 My sister at a music festival. 3 They (watch) a movie at home.
4 Dad on his phone all the time. 4 Sophie (need) a new bag.
5 A lot of people on vacation. 5 They (not want) any food.
6 Katy happy to see us. 6 We (not travel) a long way
5 today.
2 Circle the correct option. 5

1 The food … very tasty. 5 Complete the sentences with the irregular
a wasn’t b weren’t simple past of the verbs.
2 There … a tiger at the zoo. 1 We met (meet) our friends at the café.
a wasn’t b weren’t 2 Eli (go) to the shopping mall.
3 There … many people in the café. 3 Agata (give) me a pair of sunglasses.
a wasn’t b weren’t
4 We (eat) a snack together.
4 John … at school today.
5 I (leave) my bag on the bus.
a wasn’t b weren’t
6 Jonas (see) the movie with me.
5 We … very good at basketball.
a wasn’t b weren’t 5
6 She … on the school trip with us. 6 Circle the correct option.
a wasn’t b weren’t
1 I was at home yesterday / month.
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2 They were on vacation in Thailand last year /
3 Match the questions with the answers. yesterday.
1 Was the school trip good? e  3 I was in that park last / ago week.
2 Were your brothers there?   4 Where is my phone? It was here ten minutes
ago / last.
3 Was Paul at school today?  
5 I went to the zoo ago / last summer.
4 Were you and Joe in the restaurant?  
6 I was new at this school six months ago / last.
5 Was Adele at the zoo?  
6 Were you excited?  
a No, they weren’t.
b Yes, I was.
c Yes, he was.
d No, we weren’t.
e Yes, it was.
f No, she wasn’t.
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VOCABULARY 8 Circle the correct option.

7 Circle the correct word. 1 That animal is smart / dangerous! It can bite
you!
2 Eagles are large / tiny birds.
3 That python is heavy / long. It’s almost three
meters!
4 My cat is cute / lazy – it sleeps all day.
1 duck / parrot 2 horse / giraffe 5 Look at this photo of my friend’s dog! It’s so tiny
and lazy / cute !
6 The monkeys at the zoo are so beautiful / noisy –
they scream and shout a lot!
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LISTENING
3 parrot / eagle 4 snake /crocodile 9 Listen to a podcast. Put the events (a–f) in the

correct order (1–6).

a She looked down and saw a Beluga whale.
_____
b Yang Yun entered a free-diving competition.
5 eagle / duck 6 whale / hippo _____
c Yang Yun jumped into the water and sank to the
bottom.  
d Mila the Beluga whale saved Yang Yun’s life.
_____
e Yang Yun learned to dive. 1 
7 horse / donkey 8 mouse / bear f There was a problem.  
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10 Listen again. Answer True or False.
1 The story happened ten years
ago in Japan. False  
2 Yang Yun was a good swimmer
9 mouse / monkey 10 snake / hippo and diver.  
3 Free-diving is when you dive with
oxygen.  
4 The competition was in the ocean.  
5 Yang Yun’s skin turned blue.  
11 whale / bear 6 Mila lived in the pool.  
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READING 13 Match the words with the photos.

11 Read the text. bay whale feather fur island village

Many animals are colorful with beautiful

feathers and fur. But some animals are
completely white. Here are two amazing
examples.
Alba, the Orangutan
Alba was born in Indonesia in 2012. But
she wasn’t a normal orangutan - Alba 1 bay 2 _________________
was different because she was an albino.
She was completely white! Unfortunately,
hunters captured Alba when she was very
young. Then, in 2017, an animal charity
rescued her. They had a competition
to choose her name and “Alba” won. In
2018, the charity moved Alba to a special 3 ________________ 4 _________________
reserve on the island of Borneo for her
protection.
Migaloo, the Humpback Whale
Migaloo is a white whale. There aren’t
many white whales in the world. People
saw Migaloo for the first time in Byron
5 ________________ 6 _________________
Bay, Australia, in 1991. “Migaloo” means
“white” in the local aboriginal language. 5
Scientists think that he was born in 1986. WRITING
Migaloo is a male. Scientists knew this
because he sang! Male whales sing loud 14 Circle the correct option.
songs! 1 Pal was the dog in the Lassie movies. He was
born in / on 1940.
Answer True or False.
2 Then / When he was eight months old, he lived
1 Alba lives in a safe place. True  
with an animal trainer.
2 Migaloo lives in the ocean.  
3 When Pal was a few years age / old, he was very
3 Alba is older than Migaloo.   noisy.
4 Alba got her name from a competition.   4 In / On 1943, Pal auditioned for a new movie.
5 There are a lot of white whales in 5 The film studio liked him. Then / When Pal
the world.   became a superstar!
6 Alba sings songs.   6 The Lassie movies were made many years ago /
10 on. Now they are famous all over the world.
12 Read the text again. Circle the correct option. 5

1 When she was young, Alba lived in a 15 Write a short biography of a famous animal.
village / zoo. Remember to …
2 Hunters / A charity captured Alba.  write a timeline with information about their
3 Hunters / A charity rescued Alba. early life, and the main events in their life.
 use the simple past.
4 People first saw Migaloo in 1986 / 1991.
 use time expressions with the past tense.
5 Migaloo / Alba is a local aboriginal word for
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6 Male whales are quiet / noisy animals.
TOTAL SCORE 100
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