1 Szkoła
Test 1A
Name
Poziom podstawowy
Reading
1 New Exam Builder, page 9 Read the text and match paragraphs 2-6 with headings A-F. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.
A Future education prospects _____
B Higher standards of behaviour _____
C The key to home-schooling success _____
D Reasons for choosing home-schooling _____
E The daily routine _____
F Overcoming the problem of social isolation ____
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Vocabulary
2 Choose the correct word to complete sentences 1-8.
1 Sorry, but the only way to remember irregular verbs is to learn them by head / finger / heart.
2 However hard I try, I can't examine / memorize / do all those dates!
3 The subjects you have to take, like Polish or maths, are called compulsory / optional / important subjects.
4 A good presentation should combine / review /
carry out text and graphics so that it attracts viewers' attention.
5 Actually, we're doing / making / creating a project on schools in different countries.
6 We studied / carried out / solved an experiment to discover the differences between these two types of substances.
7 The students were asked to browse / watch / memorize several websites to prepare for the discussion on human rights.
8 Today's biology lesson was really interesting. We were assigning / examining / designing cells under the microscope.
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3 Complete sentences 1-7 with the correct words.
1 In some parts of Australia, where the farms are quite r_ _ _ _ _ (far away from places where other people live), students usually attend correspondence schools called the School of the Air.
2 In Britain, children aged 5-11 go to p_ _ _ _ _ _ school.
3 If you like singing, you could join the school c_ _ _ _.
4 In the Polish school system, students take final e_ _ _ s every three years.
5 If you want to know what time your history lesson starts, just check your t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
6 Both boys and girls go to my daughter's school
- it's c_-e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
7 Many students in our school p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
in extra-curricular activities.
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Grammar
4 Use the verbs in brackets in the present simple or continuous to complete sentences 1-10.
1 What time __________________ Polish students __________________ (start) their school day?
2 Peter __________________ (attend) a very interesting conference this week.
3 The school rock band __________________ (meet) at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
4 Janice, stop doing it! You __________________ (always/make) noise in class!
5 Students __________________ (borrow) books from the school library.
6 I __________________ (not stay) at school this afternoon. I have to look after my little brother.
7 Mary is studying French this year. She __________________ (get) better and better.
8 The Sun __________________ (not go) round the Earth! It's the other way round!
9 __________________ the girls __________________ (do) their homework at the moment?
10 I'm afraid I __________________ (not believe) in ghosts.
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5 Complete the phrases with: at, for, from, on, in or by.
1 take an active part ______________ a lesson
2 eat ______________ lunchtime
3 arrive ______________ a physics lesson
4 play ______________ the playground
5 graduate ______________ university
6 be ______________ time
7 sit ______________ the back
8 graduate ______________ two years' time
9 apply ______________ a scholarship
10 go jogging ______________ Friday evening
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Speaking
6 Read the picture description. Complete gaps
1-6 with the correct words.
The picture 1 __________________ a typical lesson. There are four 2 __________________ sitting at their 3 __________________ desks. They are wearing school uniforms: white shirts and dark trousers or skirts. They are 4 __________________ to the 5 __________________, who is in the 6 __________________ of the picture.
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Writing
7 Do the exam task.
W ramach wymiany międzynarodowej do twojej szkoły mają przyjechać uczniowie ze Stanów Zjednoczonych. Napisz zaproszenie na przedstawienie, które grupa teatralna twojej szkoły organizuje dla gości.
Poinformuj o tematyce przedstawienia.
Podaj termin wydarzenia.
Poproś o punktualne przybycie.
Zachęć do udziału w przedstawieniu.
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Translation
8 Translate the words in brackets into English.
1 The students _________________ (rozwiązują) maths _________________ (problemy).
2 Alice loves to know everything about music and painting, so she_________________ (woli) _________________ (artystyczne) subjects.
3 At the conference, teachers _________________ (rozmawiają) about the ways to help their students not to _________________ (oblać) the maths and physics tests.
4 _________________ (Z prawej strony) of the picture there is a whiteboard.
5 What are the _________________ (minusy) of _________________ (chodzenia) to a boarding school?
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Total: ___ / 55
1 Szkoła
Test 1A
Name
Poziom rozszerzony
Reading
9 Exam Extender, page 7 Read the text and decide if sentences 1-6 are true or false.
1 The French Lycée seems old-fashioned.
T / F
2 Madonna doesn't approve of the British lifestyle, and that's why she sent her children to a French school.
T / F
3 The French Lycée is unpopular among rich,
well-educated families.
T / F
4 The school is very attractive to students because of its facilities and modern
technology.
T / F
5 The rules and requirements in the French Lycée are much stricter than in most British schools.
T / F
6 Andréa Duras sent her children to the French Lycée because she believes good education gives people the self-confidence that they need in life.
T / F
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Use of English
10 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using the word given. Do not change the word given.
1 People say that Michael robbed the bank. (said)
Michael _______________________ the bank.
2 Lucy would rather watch horror films than comedies. (watching)
Lucy _______________________ comedies.
3 I advise you to have a good night's sleep before the exam. (had)
You _______________________ a good night's sleep before the exam.
4 Peter's mother doesn't want him to be an actor. (would)
Peter's mother _______________________ an actor.
5 Jim is too weak to be in the school weightlifting team. (enough)
Jim is _______________________ to be in the school weightlifting team.
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Vocabulary
11 Complete sentences 1-5 with the correct words.
1 Julia is always present at school. She never s_ _ _s any lessons.
2 At the beginning of the school year, all the students a_ _ _ _ _ _ _d in the hall to listen to the head teacher's speech.
3 As well as her obligatory lessons, Mary a_ _ _ _ _ed the sports club.
4 All our teachers require us to h_ _ _ in our homework assignments on time.
5 In order to r_ _ _ _ _ _ a master's degree from a Polish university, you have to study for five years.
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12 Choose the correct word to complete sentences 1-5.
1 I know the answer. It's on the tip of my
toe / thigh / tongue.
2 She remembered a funny situation and shrieked / chuckled / muttered at the memory.
3 His bad behaviour will have serious
problems / repercussions / benefits.
4 This word rings a(n) bell / ear / alarm,
but I do not remember what it means.
5 Mary leaned over and whispered / yelled / shrieked something very softly in Jerry's ear.
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Vocabulary
13 Complete the text with the words in the box. There are two words which you do not need to use.
After As soon as The moment Immediately Just While |
1___________________ Susan was walking
in the park, she suddenly saw her old friend, Tom. 2___________________, she walked closer and called his name. 3___________________ Tom heard her, he turned around and looked at her, puzzled, as if trying to remember who she was. 4___________________ he recognized her, he smiled broadly.
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Total: ___ / 25
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