cumulative test
A
Units 1 5
8 I think English is the _______ (difficult)
Grammar
language in the world!
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
9 My brother s a _______ (good) driver than I
the verbs in brackets.
am.
1 I m afraid he _______ (do) his homework at the
10 Her writing is very clear. She writes so _______
moment. Phone again at about 6.30 p.m.
(careful).
2 Why _______ (they arrive) late for every
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lesson?
3 Miss Barnes _______ (teach) us this term.
Vocabulary
She s got a different class.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
4 My cousin _______ (have to) wear a uniform at
his school. He wears what he wants.
1 My mother s sister is my _______.
5 _______ (you go) to Germany for your holiday
A cousin B nephew C aunt
every year?
2 My dad _______ the house on Saturdays.
6 We _______ (go) for a walk in the forest. Do
A cooks B irons C cleans
you want to come?
3 I m eating in the _______ at lunchtime today.
7 I _______ (go) out with my friends on Friday
A playing field B canteen C corridor
nights.
4 Teachers don t wear _______ in class.
8 Where _______ (they have) the chess club on
Mondays?
A tracksuits B skirts C shoes
9 _______ (he have to) walk to school every day?
5 He plays the _______ in a pop group.
10 There _______ (be) some socks on the floor.
A drums B cello C violin
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6 We do _______ after school on Wednesdays.
A guitar B gymnastics C chess
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
7 You get very wet if you stand near the _______.
comparative, superlative or adverb form of the
adjectives in brackets.
A waterfall B rainforest C lake
8 I have a bad _______ because my shoes are
1 It s _______ (exciting) to go to a party than to
small.
stay at home!
A finger B hand C toe
2 Don t watch that! It s the _______ (boring)
programme on TV.
9 The _______ is a very quiet animal.
3 My house is the _______ (far) from the school.
A hippopotamus B snake C bear
I have to catch the bus at 7.30 a.m.!
10 They can t teach _______ at my school because
4 My sister is only five but she reads very _______
we don t have many computers.
(good).
A religious education B English C I.C.T
5 I m _______ (happy) than yesterday. I ve got
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some new trainers!
6 Chris doesn t study very hard. He s got the
_______ (bad) results in the class.
7 It s usually _______ (cold) in England than it is
in Italy.
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cumulative test
A
Units 1 5
6 Choose the best answers.
Listening
1 Today in the UK
4 1.11 Listen to the radio interview. Are the
d"
sentences true or false?
A children can go to China.
1 The students at Ally s school have a fashion B schools want to teach Mandarin.
club. ___
C children don t like languages.
2 They want to get money to buy computers for
2 The French language
the school. ___
A is very difficult.
3 They can t swim at the school. ___
B is useful for work.
4 There s a competition for people to decide who
C is popular in UK schools.
is the best student. ___
3 In geography
5 The tickets include food. ___
A students don t learn important things.
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B teachers want to teach students about
modern problems.
Reading
C students like learning about countries.
5 Read the text.
4 Which sentence is true?
A Everyone wants these changes.
Changes
B The students want the changes.
Would you like to learn to speak Mandarin,
C Only some people want the changes.
the main language of the Chinese people?
5 Parents
Do you think it s a good idea to learn about
environmental problems like climate change at
A would like their children to learn more
school? In the UK today schools want to teach
things.
new subjects, not traditional ones. They want to
B want to teach their children important
teach students about things that are important
things.
today.
C want their children to stay at school in the
For example, China is becoming a very
evenings.
important country for business. Some teachers
think it s better for students to learn Mandarin at
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school than Spanish or French. At the moment
French is the most popular language in UK
schools but it s not very useful for the students Writing
future jobs.
7 Write a letter to an English friend. Tell him/her
Geography lessons are also changing. Some
about these things:
people think it s more important to learn about
" your town and area
modern environmental problems in geography
" your school
than to learn about continents and countries.
" your hobbies
A lot of people don t like the changes. They think
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it s important for children to study traditional
subjects at schools and learn different subjects
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later. Of course, parents want their children to
learn EVERYTHING but unfortunately there isn t
enough time in the day and I m sure children
don t want to stay at school in the evenings too!
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