Extra Practice: Section A Name: .................................................

Vocabulary
1 Unscramble the words and write them under the pictures.

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akeb ....................... ufr ....................... apw .......................

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inf ....................... ohnr ....................... alcw .......................

2 Complete the sentences with the words below.

species ■ protected ■ poisonous ■ exotic ■ harmless ■ giant ■ endangered
1. Many people keep .............................................. fish as pets because of their amazing colours.
2. This animal protects itself with a .............................................. chemical.
3. How can we protect .............................................. animals and insects?
4. The glass frog is a .............................................. of frog with transparent skin.
5. It is illegal to kill .............................................. animals.
6. The .............................................. stick insect is 33 cm long – it’s one of the world’s longest insects!
7. There are more than 400 species of sharks, and most are .............................................. to humans.

3 Complete the descriptions of the animals.

1. It’s a puma. It’s got a long t ..... ..... ..... and w ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .
2. It’s an elephant. It’s got t ..... ..... ..... ..... and a t ..... ..... ..... ..... .
3. It’s a rhinoceros. It’s got grey s ..... ..... ..... and two h ..... ..... ..... ..... .
4. It’s a canary. It’s got f ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... and w ..... ..... ..... ..... .

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Grammar
4 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Past Simple.
enjoy ■ take ■ not see ■ not read ■ study
1. Last week, Alan ................................................ his pet snake to school to show his class.
2. My dad ................................................ maths at university.
3. Sam was disappointed because he ................................................ lots of animals on the safari.
4. Jenny ................................................ the photography exhibition?
5. As a child, Carly ................................................ books about animals, but now she’s a vet.

5 Complete the sentences with the correct verb in brackets. Use the Past Continuous.
1. At 2.00 yesterday afternoon, the lions .................................................................. (wait / want) for the zookeepers
to bring them food.
2. While the boys .................................................................. (look / watch) the adult gorilla, they saw a baby gorilla on its back.
3. What ................................................ the chimpanzee ................................................ (talk / play) with?
4. I .................................................................. (not walk / not run) my dog at 10.00 last night.
5. The parrot bit the zookeeper while he .................................................................. (cut / grow) its claws.

6 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
Today, Chinese elephants are legally protected. But with more elephants, there is more competition
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for food. Experts think this explains why, in March 2020, 16 elephants ..................................................................
(leave) their home in Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in southern China to travel north.
In April 2021, they 2. ................................................ still ................................................ (travel). 3. ................................................ the
elephants ................................................ (find) food on their journey? While the elephants
4. 5.
.................................................................. (walk) through China, they .................................................................. (take) food from
farms, villages and sometimes even in cities. The elephants destroyed many houses and farms, but
they 6. .................................................................. (not hurt) anybody. That’s because the government
7.
.................................................................. (keep) people safe by telling them to leave their homes while the
elephants 8. .................................................................. (pass). In fact, while the elephants 9. ..................................................................
(move) across China, the police were monitoring them using drones. Eventually, after walking more
than 1,300 km, the elephants 10. .................................................................. (return) home.

7 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the correct form of used to.
travel ■ live ■ not be ■ wear ■ have
1. ................................................ your grandparents ................................................ on a farm?
2. We .................................................................. two dogs and a cat.
3. People .................................................................. on horses in the past.
4. There .................................................................. green iguanas in Florida. They are an invasive species.
5. ................................................ women ................................................ fur coats?