Test 1 – Unit 5

1 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 The cinema is nearer / the nearest than the library.
2 The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is higher / the highest building in the world.
3 He is the funnier / the funniest boy in the school.
4 Your trainers are more casual / the most casual than your shoes.

5 What is more polluted / the most polluted river in the world?

6 Who is kinder / the kindest, your uncle or your aunt?

Mark: ___ / 6

2 Complete the sentences with the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 In general, people in Australia are _______________________ than people in Africa, but people in Europe are
_______________________. (happy)
2 Cycling is _______________________ than walking to school, but trams are _______________________. (good)

3 In the UK, rugby is _______________________ than tennis, but football is _______________________. (popular)
4 I think geography is _______________________ than history, but physics is _______________________
subject. (bad)
5 The classroom is _______________________ than the library, but the computer room is
_______________________. (hot)
6 Trains are _______________________ than coaches, but planes are _______________________ form of
transport. (safe)
7 Football is _______________________ than judo, but skiing is _______________________. (dangerous)

Mark: ___ / 7

3 Find the mistakes in each sentence. Circle the mistake and write the correction.
1 Which is more far from your country, Russia or Australia? __________________________
2 Who is the more polite student in your class? __________________________
3 The supermarket is busyer than the small shop. __________________________

4 My smartphone is expensiver than my laptop. __________________________

5 The chef only uses the most freshest food. __________________________
6 What’s the better website to use for our homework? __________________________
7 My bedroom is biger than my brother’s room. __________________________

Mark: ___ / 7

4 Circle the correct words to complete the text.

I live in a small 1 town / village in the countryside. It’s a very 2 quiet / crowded place to live.
From my bedroom window I can see 3 a farm / an office block. 4 Between / Behind that,
there’s a beautiful 5 valley / wood where we can ski in the winter. Some people think life here
is 6 boring / exciting – but I love it!

Solutions Third Edition Elementary Tests 1 Unit 5 Progress Test A

Vocabulary
5 Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.
1 My uncle works with animals ___.
a in an office block b at the gym c on a farm
2 Shall we have a BBQ in the ___?
a lake b park c car park
3 Scotland is in the ___ of the UK.
a north b south c west
4 I’m borrowing some money from the ___.
a library b bank c post office
5 There’s a fire! We have to leave the building and wait ___.
a outside b inside c between
6 We have to protect wild elephants in Asia and ___.
a Europe b Antarctica c Africa

Mark: ___ / 12

6 Complete the sentences with the correct verb. The first letter of each word has been given.
1 Can I g _ _ _ you a lift?
2 It’s difficult to g _ _ on the train with my bike.
3 It’s late – let’s t _ _ _ a taxi.

4 We can c _ _ _ _ a train home.

5 Many teenagers r _ _ _ scooters in southern Europe.
6 Where do you w _ _ _ for the bus?
7 Don’t m _ _ _ the tram! You have to get to school on time.

Mark: ___ / 7

7 Complete the email with the correct answers.

Hi Esme. How are you? I can’t wait to see you next week! I’m sending you some directions so that you can find your way
from the train station. I live quite 1___ to the centre, so it shouldn’t be difficult to find my flat. When you’re outside the
station, 2___ right and go 3___ Park Street. 4___ to the end of the road and turn left 5___ the crossroads. Go 6___ on and
then 7___ the main road. Go 8___ the small church on the 9___. My flat is on the left, 10___ the Cosmos Café and the fruit
shop.
Have a safe journey. See you soon!

1 A next B opposite C close

2 A take B cross C turn
3 A straight B along C over
4 A Go B Turn C Take
5 A on B in C at
6 A left B right C straight

7 A cross B turn C go
8 A over B under C past
9 A corner B crossroads C end
10 A next B between C in front

Mark: ___ / 10

Solutions Third Edition Elementary Tests 2 Unit 5 Progress Test A

Listening
1) Listen to three people talking about where they live and work. Are the sentences true (T)
or false (F)?

Speaker 1
1 There isn’t any pollution in the area at the moment. ___
Speaker 2
2 There is a supermarket on the right of the office block. ___
3 The office block has two floors. ___
Speaker 3
4 Speaker 3 walks to work. ___
5 When it rains, he gets a bus with his friend. ___

2) Listen and answer the questions.

1-Which country would speaker 1 like to visit?

2-Which building does speaker 2 mention?

3- Which does speaker 3 prefer, her old home or her new home?

4- Why does speaker 4 dislike the place where he lives now?

3) Listen to 3 people. What are they talking about? Underline the correct option.

1- Jonnie:

Buses – traffic – shops

2- Ian:

A town – a library – a cinema

3- Milla:

A hotel- an office block – a shopping centre

Mark: ___ / 12

Solutions Third Edition Elementary Tests 3 Unit 5 Progress Test A

Reading
8 Read the text. Match sentences A–E with gaps 1–5.

Unusual homes
There isn’t enough space to build all of the houses we need in many cities. 1___ The average
house price in London is now over £500,000, but most workers are still getting low salaries.
They have to move out of London into small towns and catch the train to work every day. 2___
Is there anything we can do about this problem? Perhaps there is, as people are finding
creative ways to live near their workplace. More and more people are following the example of
the Netherlands. They are choosing to live on water – on the rivers that flow through our cities.
Houseboats are a popular new form of accommodation for professionals working in towns and
cities. 3____ There are over 3,500 just in Amsterdam. There are around 6,000 houseboats in
the whole of the UK at the moment. Some companies are even building offices on the water.
What are the advantages of living on the water? 4____ You can work in the city, but you can
also enjoy living close to the countryside. Second, they are much cheaper than ordinary
houses. You can buy a houseboat for as little as £60,000.

You have to be careful if you want to buy a houseboat because there are some
disadvantages. They are cheaper, but the cost of living on a boat can be more expensive.
5____ This can be £7,000 a year in some parts of London. In Amsterdam, you have to paint

your boat every three years. And people complain that when it gets cold, it’s very expensive to
keep the boat warm.

A The Netherlands has the most houseboats in Europe.

B This means that the price of houses in London and the rest of the UK is getting more and more expensive.
C For example, you have to pay for your ‘parking’ space on a river.
D But it costs a lot of money to buy train tickets too.

E First, they are beautiful spaces for people to live and work in.

Mark: ___ / 5

Writing
9 Write an article about a town or city in your country that is popular with tourists.
• Include information about three of these topics: places of interest; places to stay; history; entertainment; shopping;
eating out; getting around
• Use adjectives to describe the town or city.
• Introduce the topic in the first sentence.
• Write in paragraphs of two or more sentences.

Mark: ___ / 10

Total: ___ / 77

Solutions Third Edition Elementary Tests 4 Unit 5 Progress Test A