Progress Test A
Unit 5
Vocabulary
1 Match the pictures with the natural phenomena.
a
b
c
d
e
1
tornado
____
4
flood
____
2
avalanche
____
5
wildfire
____
3
earthquake
____
Score __/5
2 Complete the table with the correct adverbs.
adjective
adverb
quick
a)
careful
b)
good
c)
easy
d)
fast
e)
Score __/5
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Grammar
3 Complete the sentences with the past continuous affirmative of the verbs in brackets.
a
It ________________ (rain) at eight o’clock yesterday evening.
b
I ________________ (watch) TV.
c
My parents ________________ (play) a computer game.
d
Jake and Todd ________________ (listen to) music.
e
My brother ________________ (read) a book.
Score __/5
4 Make questions about what was happening this morning using the past continuous.
a
it / rain?
____________________________________________________________
b your brother / watch TV?
____________________________________________________________
c
Jake and Todd / play a computer game?
____________________________________________________________
d
you / listen to music?
____________________________________________________________
e
your parents / read their books?
____________________________________________________________
Score __/5
5 Answer the questions in exercise 4 with short answers.
a __________________________________________________________ ✓
b __________________________________________________________ ✗
c __________________________________________________________ ✓
d __________________________________________________________ ✗
e __________________________________________________________ ✗
Score __/5
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6 Circle the correct alternatives.
a
Hannah wasn’t liking / didn’t like the film.
b
It was raining / rained when we arrived at school.
c
I had / was having a salad for lunch yesterday.
d
David watched / was watching TV when Jenny phoned.
e
My friends weren’t buying / didn’t buy any new clothes last weekend.
Score __/5
7 Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
a
She lost her keys while she ________________ (walk) home.
b
I ________________ (find) my cap when I was tidying up.
c
It ________________ (not rain) when we left the house.
d
He ________________ (not do) the ironing when mum got home.
e
Sarah ________________ (have) an accident while she was driving home.
f
Tom ________________ (not see) a scary programme on TV last night.
g
Dad ________________ (read) the newspaper when the telephone rang.
h
We ________________ (not go) to school last Friday.
i
Tom was eating his dinner when I ________________ (call) his house.
j
Ben ________________ (walk) home when I saw him.
Score __/10
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Reading
8 Read the story and decide if the sentences are True (T) or false (F).
Shark!
I went to Scotland last year for my summer holiday. Many people think that Scotland is
always wet and cold, but the weather was beautiful.
It was really hot and sunny, so one day I decided to go for a swim in the sea. The water
wasn’t cold and I stayed in for a long time.
I was swimming alone, about 50 metres from the beach, when I saw something big and dark
in the water. It was moving through the water towards me. I started to swim away, but I saw
that it was following me. 'It’s a shark!' I thought. I was so scared, and I swam really quickly
back to the beach.
A man on the beach told me that it was a basking shark. He said that basking sharks are
not dangerous to people. They are very slow and they swim with their mouths wide open to
catch small fish and fish eggs from the water.
So I’m not scared of basking sharks now. I’m going back to Scotland for my holiday again
next year, and maybe I can swim with basking sharks again.
Peter, 15
1 Peter spent his summer holiday in Scotland.
T/F
2 It was cold every day.
T/F
3 Peter saw a shark when he was sitting on the beach.
T/F
4 Basking sharks swim very slowly.
T/F
5 Peter is scared of basking sharks.
T/F
Score __/10
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Writing
9 Write a story about a frightening experience. Use some or all of the words in the box
to help you.
frightening
worried
lonely
lost
keys
phone
police
dark
When I was ________________ years old I______________________________
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Score __/10
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Listening
10
Listen and circle the correct answers.
1
How old was Karen when she went on the skiing holiday?
a 13 years old
b 12 years old
c 14 years old
2
Who did she go on holiday with?
a her parents
b her brother
c her parents and her brother
3
Why did her parents stay at the hotel on the last day of the holiday?
a They wanted to pack the suitcases.
b They wanted to drink hot tea.
c They wanted to watch TV.
4
What was the weather like on the last day of the holiday?
a It was raining.
b It was sunny and cold.
c It was snowing hard.
5
How long did Karen and her brother wait for their parents to come and find them?
a an hour and a half
b half an hour
c an hour
Score __/10
Vocabulary __/10 points
Grammar __/30 points
Reading __/10 points
Writing __/10 points
Listening __/10 points
TOTAL __/70 points
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Progress Test B
Unit 5
Vocabulary
1 Match the pictures with the natural phenomena.
a
b
d
e
c
1
landslide
____
4 hailstones
____
2
hurricane
____
5 thunder and lightening ____
3
tsunami
____
Score __/5
2 Complete the table with the correct adverbs.
adjective
adverb
quiet
a)
angry
b)
fast
c)
careful
d)
good
e)
Score __/5
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Grammar
3 Complete the sentences with the past continuous affirmative of the verbs in brackets.
a
It ________________ (snow) at eight o’clock this morning.
b
My sister ________________ (have) a shower.
c
My parents ________________ (make) breakfast.
d
I ________________ (get) ready for school.
e
My friends ________________ (do) their homework.
Score __/5
4 Make questions about what was happening this morning using the past continuous.
a
it / snow?
____________________________________________________________
b
you / have a shower?
____________________________________________________________
c
your parents / make breakfast?
____________________________________________________________
d
your sister / get ready for school?
____________________________________________________________
e
your friends / walk to school?
____________________________________________________________
Score __/5
5 Answer the questions in exercise 4 with short answers.
a __________________________________________________________ ✓
b __________________________________________________________ ✗
c __________________________________________________________ ✗
d __________________________________________________________ ✗
e __________________________________________________________ ✓
Score __/5
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6 Circle the correct alternatives.
a
I talked / was talking when the teacher came in.
b
They weren’t watching / didn’t watch TV because they had visitors.
c
My dad drove / was driving when the accident happened.
d
It was snowing / snowed at the time of the avalanche.
e
We weren’t playing / didn’t play tennis at four o’clock because there was a thunder
storm.
Score __/5
7 Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
a
Mark and Sofia ________________ (do) their homework when I called.
b
Danny was having a shower when I ________________(arrive).
c
I ________________ (not find) the keys when I was tidying up my room.
d
While we ________________ (have) the party, Elena broke her arm.
e
Mum ________________ (read) the newspaper when she heard a noise.
f
Jill ________________ (not like) the film.
g
It ________________ (rain) when we arrived.
h
I ________________ (not have) pizza for lunch yesterday.
i
My mum ________________ (clean) the kitchen when I got home.
j
Sara ________________ (not phone) me last night.
Score __/10
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Reading
8 Read the story and decide if the sentences are True (T) or False (F).
Shark!
I went to Scotland last year for my summer holiday. Many people think that Scotland is
always wet and cold, but the weather was beautiful.
It was really hot and sunny, so one day I decided to go for a swim in the sea. The water
wasn’t cold and I stayed in for a long time.
I was swimming alone, about 50 metres from the beach, when I saw something big and dark
in the water. It was moving through the water towards me. I started to swim away, but I saw
that it was following me. 'It’s a shark!' I thought. I was so scared, and I swam really quickly
back to the beach.
A man on the beach told me that it was a basking shark. He said that basking sharks are
not dangerous to people. They are very slow and they swim with their mouths wide open to
catch small fish and fish eggs from the water.
So I’m not scared of basking sharks now. I’m going back to Scotland for my holiday again
next year, and maybe I can swim with basking sharks again.
Peter, 15
1 When Peter was in Scotland, it was wet and cold.
T/F
2 The water in the sea wasn’t cold.
T/F
3 Peter was alone on the beach.
T/F
4 Basking sharks can swim very fast.
T/F
5 Peter wants to swim with basking sharks next year.
T/F
Score __/10
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Writing
9 Write a story about a frightening experience. Use some or all of the words in the box to help
you.
terrible
scared
escape
lost
phone
emergency services
climb up
When I was ________________ years old I______________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________
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Score __/10
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Listening
10
Listen and circle the correct answers.
1
Who did Karen go on the skiing holiday with?
a her brother
b her parents and her brother
c alone
2
What was the weather like on the last day of the holiday?
a It was cloudy but it wasn’t snowing.
b It was sunny and cold.
c It was snowing hard.
3
What did Karen and her brother do on the last day of the holiday?
a They stayed at the hotel.
b They went skiing in the forest.
c They went for a walk to the village.
4
What did they do when they discovered they were lost?
a They shouted for help.
b Karen’s brother tried to find the village.
c Karen’s brother called their parents.
5
How did they get back to the hotel?
a Their parents found them.
b Karen’s brother found the way to the village.
c Their dad found them.
Score __/10
Vocabulary __/10 points
Grammar __/30 points
Reading __/10 points
Writing __/10 points
Listening __/10 points
TOTAL __/70 points
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