Basic Practice Test Name: ................................................. Mark: .........
Vocabulary (30 points)
1 Write the words under the correct pictures. (8 points)
trainers ■ dancing ■ coffee ■ volleyball
socks ■ skateboarding ■ steak ■ bread
1 2 3 4
.............................................. .............................................. .............................................. ..............................................
5 6 7 8
.............................................. .............................................. .............................................. ..............................................
2 Write the words in the correct column in the chart below. (7 points)
tomato ■ T-shirt ■ juice ■ swimming ■ trousers ■ tennis ■ pie
Sport Food Clothes
1. 3. 6.
2. 4. 7.
5.
3 Circle the word that doesn’t belong. (5 points)
1. soup • fish • shrimp • chicken
2. shorts • jeans • boots • skirt
3. hat • sweater • jacket • coat
4. rice • ice cream • noodles • chips
5. climbing • skiing • basketball • cycling
4 Complete the sentences with the words below. (10 points)
dress ■ running ■ cake ■ salad ■ shoes
1. We wear .............................................. on our feet.
2. He’s eating mum’s birthday .............................................. !
3. Sandra is wearing a beautiful .............................................. today.
4. In the evenings, I enjoy .............................................. in the park.
5. Tony likes .............................................. with many different vegetables.
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Grammar (30 points)
1 Complete the sentences with can or can’t. (4 points)
1. Kelly works at a bakery. She .............................................. make bread.
2. Peter is only 14. He .............................................. drive a car.
3. .............................................. you run five kilometres?
4. I .............................................. eat peas, they make me sick!
2 Complete the sentences with the correct adverb form of the adjectives in brackets. (4 points)
1. Can she swim .............................................. (quick)?
2. The students love football. They go to games .............................................. (happy).
3. Richard can jump very .............................................. (high)!
4. We are skiing .............................................. (good) today.
3 Choose the correct answer. (4 points)
1. You must / mustn’t run in the school building.
2. Basketball players must / mustn’t kick the ball.
3. I must / mustn’t wear boots in the snow!
4. You must / mustn’t talk loudly in the library.
4 Complete the sentences with should or shouldn’t. (4 points)
1. .............................................. I try dancing or karate?
2. It’s a very warm day. She .............................................. wear a sweater.
3. You .............................................. swim in cold weather.
4. What hat .............................................. I wear with this jacket?
5 Complete the sentences with the correct words below. (4 points)
can ■ mustn’t ■ should ■ can’t
1. You .............................................. use your smartphone during the lesson.
2. People .............................................. wear coats when it’s cold.
3. I’ve got a game, so I .............................................. meet you after school today.
4. We .............................................. play tennis at the sports centre.
6 Choose the correct answer. (5 points)
1. The potatoes were / was hot.
2. Was / Were they at the party last night?
3. It wasn’t / was cold – 5°C!
4. Was / Were the picnic nice yesterday?
5. We wasn’t / weren’t at the film festival.
7 Complete the sentences with the correct words below. (5 points)
Was there ■ There were ■ There weren’t ■ There was ■ Were there
1. .............................................. an egg in the fridge.
2. .............................................. a cake at the party?
3. .............................................. any socks left in my cupboard!
4. .............................................. any students in the classroom?
5. .............................................. two hamburgers on the table.
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Reading (20 points)
1 Read the forum about food festivals in different places. Then tick (✓) the correct column
in the chart below. (10 points)
International Food Forum
Food Festivals
Melanie: Every year I go to Pizzafest, the world’s largest pizza festival, in
Naples. In 2019, before the pandemic, there were 50,000 people there! I love
pizza, so it’s my favourite festival. It’s 11 days, so you should try a different
pizza each day! At the end of the week, people vote for the best pizza. You
can also learn to make pizza. What are your favourite food festivals?
Joanne: I love the London Dessert Festival. There are many kinds of ice
cream, pies and cakes there. You can see pictures of all the delicious
desserts on Instagram. You must buy a ticket on their website before the
event, but children under 14 are free.
Luke: In South Korea, there’s a festival for one of our country’s most famous
dishes – bibimbap. It’s rice with an egg, meat and vegetables. At the Jeonju
Bibimbap Festival, people can taste bibimbap and compete to make the best
bibimbap. There are also fun games, like throwing a shoe into a basket.
South
Naples London
Korea
1. There’s a cooking competition.
2. It’s the biggest festival of its kind.
3. This festival has got healthy food.
4. You must buy a ticket for this festival.
5. This festival is 11 days long.
2 Complete the sentences below. (10 points)
1. In Naples, you can .............................................. for the best pizza!
2. At Pizzafest, you can eat and learn to .............................................. pizza.
3. You can see pictures from the London Dessert Festival on .............................................. .
4. Bibimbap is a dish with egg, meat, vegetables and .............................................. .
5. At the Jeonju Bibimbap Festival, you can also play .............................................. .
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Writing (10 points)
Write about an event you were at with your family.
At 1. ................................................................. (time) on 2. ................................................................. (date), my
family and I went to 3. ................................................................. (place).
While we were there, we did activities such as 4. ................................................................. and
5.
................................................................. .
Listening (10 points)
Listen to the conversation between Ted and Jill. Then tick (✓) the correct column in the chart.
Jill’s Ted Jill’s Jill’s Jill
Who … ? neighbours grandfather mum
1. misses her friends in
Ireland
2. doesn’t know about
Family Day
3. are going to a museum
4. is making bread and soup
5. can cook well
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