Test 8B

Units 18-20 [Total 80 marks]

Grammar

1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Use the correct past simple form. [10 marks]

come / hear / go / hit / leave / fall / put / give / have / run / wear

They ____came_______ to the party at 9.30

1 Dave _______________ a green shirt.

2 Jacky _______________ a spider with her bag.

3 They _______________ in the 500 metres.

4 They _______________ the cinema because the film was rubbish.

5 We _______________ to the hospital with my friend.

6 Betsy _______________ her coat on because it was cold.

7 Judith and Carol _______________ a great time in Brighton.

8 Will and Vic _______________ some boring music at the disco.

9 They _______________ me a birthday present.

10 He _______________ off his chair.

2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the correct past simple form. [5 marks]

My mother ____bought_____ (buy) me a mobile phone for my last birthday.

1 She _______________ (not wear) any earrings.

2 Maria _______________ (not do) her homework last weekend.

3 Why _______________ you _______________ (run) to school?

4 We _______________ (not see) Big Ben last summer.

5 What _______________ she _______________ (see) in Oxford?

3 Choose the correct answers. [10 marks]

The Amazon is ____longer_____ than the Seine.

a) long b) longer c) longest

1 Stan is the _______________ boy in his school.

a) tall b) taller c) tallest

2 His car is _______________ than his brother's.

a) bigger b) big c) biggest

3 Cambridge is _______________ than Oxford.

a) small b) smallest c) smaller

4 He's the _______________ student in his class.

a) bad b) worst c) worse

5 The film is rubbish! It's the _______________ film this year!

a) good b) worst c) better

6 It's 38�C! It's the _______________ day this summer.

a) hotter b) hot c) hottest

7 Which is _______________ - an elephant or a spider?

a) fastest b) faster c) fast

8 She's good at Maths but her friend is _______________.

a) better b) best c) good

9 Which is the _______________ sports centre in London?

a) good b) worse c) best

10 This is the _______________ film in the world!

a) funnier b) funny c) funniest

4 Reorder the words to make questions. [5 marks]

is biggest? the Which animal

Which animal is the biggest?___________________________

1 the country world? the Which is biggest in

__________________________________________________

2 boy taller? Which is __________________________________

3 older? building is Which

__________________________________________________

4 the is Which hottest? country

__________________________________________________

5 Which is fastest? the animal

__________________________________________________

Vocabulary

5 Look at the map, write the question and complete the sentences. [6 marks]

In Dallas, ____it's sunny_.

1 What's the _______________ like?

2 In New York, _______________.

3 In Toronto, _______________.

4 In Ottawa, _______________.

5 In Los Angeles, _______________.

6 In Montreal, _______________.

6 Write the full forms. [4 marks]

1 C = _______________

2 F = _______________

3 � = _______________

4 - = _______________

7 Divide the words into the four lists. [10 marks]

Andorra / snake / elephant / Jupiter / Mars / Monaco / panda / the Amazon / the Mississippi / the Nile / tiger / Venus

Rivers	Countries	Animals	Planets
the Mississippi			Venus

Communication

8 Write the dialogue about the weather. [5 marks]

A what's / weather / Warsaw?

What's the weather like in Warsaw?_____

B cold / sunny (1) _________________________

A what / temperature?

(2) _________________________

B be / -2�C (3) _________________________

A typical / time of year?

(4) _________________________

B yes / be (5) _________________________

9 Use the words in the box to complete the dialogue. There is one extra word. [5 marks]

another / bet / go / off / shut / tell

A Why do elephants live in trees?

B Oh no! Not (1) _______________ elephant joke!

A I (2) _______________ you don't know this one.

C (3) _______________ on, (4) _______________ us.

B No! (5) _______________ up! I hate elephant jokes.

Reading

10 Read and answer the questions. [10 marks]

a) Choose the correct answers.

1 These are _______________

a) e-mails. b) postcards.

2 These are from people _______________

a) on holiday. b) at work.

3 Picture A is from _______________

a) Joe. b) Nick.

b) Write N (Nick) or J (Joe).

1 He isn't with his family. *

2 The weather is good. *

3 The weather isn't good. *

4 He's sleeping in a tent. *

5 He went on holiday by train. *

6 He's from Wales. *

7 He's having a good time. *

Writing

11 Write a postcard to a friend. Write about: [10 marks]

• the weather

• your journey

• where you are staying

• what you are doing

• is it great or boring?

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