GAMES and HOBBIES

SKILL BASED TEST

1. Look at the table and COMPLETE the sentence.

Roger’s free time activities

Playing dodgeball

)
Skipping rope

)
Playing checkers

)
Going fishing

)
According to the text, Roger _ _ _ _.

a. doesn’t like playing board games

b. likes playing dodgeball but he dislikes checkers
c. hates skipping rope because it is boring
d. is crazy about going fishing

2. Read the text and answer the question.

Hi! My name is Henry. I am British. I like riding my bike and skipping rope.
My brother’s name is Dave. He likes taking photographs and painting pictures.
He is good at art. I am not good at drawing but I like taking photos. My favorite
school subject is Maths. In summers, I usually go camping with my family.
I play checkers with my dad. They are all fun.

Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the text?

a. Henry loves solving problems.

b. Dave plays checkers with his father.
c. Henry can ride a bicycle.
d. Dave is good at drawing pictures.

3. Read the text and answer the question.

Thousands of years ago, Roman soldiers played hopscotch to test their strength and speed, sometimes hopping over 100 feet
(30.5 m) carrying heavy weights! Today, it is a backyard game enjoyed by children all over the world. You can easily learn to
play this classic game, along with some variations to make it more difficult.

Which of the following games is related to the text?

a. b. c. d.

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4. Read the text and complete the sentence.

Everyone should have a hobby. People like to enjoy their free time indoors or outdoors.
Some like painting, drawing, making crafts or simply reading. Adventurous people like
to spend time outside hiking, cycling, gardening or travelling abroad. Food lovers spend
their time cooking and learning new recipes. Sport lovers spend their time running,
trekking or helping others to train.

In this text, there is NO information about _ _ _ _.

a. types of hobbies
b. outdoor activities
c. indoor activities
d. enjoyable games

5. Read the rules of the game “Tic Tac Toe” and answer the question.

• Draw the board. First, you have to draw the board, which is made up of a 3 x 3 grid of squares.
• Have the first player go first. The first player goes with “X”, the other player goes with “O”s. These symbols will be
placed on the table, in the attempt to have three of them in a row.
• Have the second player go second. After the first player goes, then the second player should put down his symbol,
which will be different from the symbol of the first player.

Which of the following pictures does NOT match with one of the rules above?

a. b. c. d.

6. Read the information, look at the graph and answer the question.

According to a teacher’s class survey, female students like spending time with their friends at lunch breaks at school.
Their teacher asks them to write their favorite activity. Here are the results:

Which of the following is TRUE according to the graph?

a. Girls are crazy about taking pictures.

b. Most of the girls love playing marbles.
c. All girls do puzzles at lunch breaks.
d. Girls’ favorite activity is skipping rope.
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7. Look at the table and answer the question.

Name Anna (12)

Country Poland
Likes Collecting stamps, doing sculpting, doing origami
Dislikes Hiking, camping, playing tag

Which of the following questions is NOT answered in the table above?

a. Does she like outdoor activities?

b. How many stamps does she have?
c. What does Anna like doing?
d. What nationality is she?
8. Read the conversation and answer the question.

Sally: _ _ _ _?
Sam: Sure. I like ice skating and rollerblading.
Sally: Wow! _ _ _ _?
Sam: Not really. I am bad at riding a bike but I can ride a horse.
Sally: _ _ _ _?
Sam: I think it is boring. I love enjoyable activities like dodgeball and table tennis.

Which of the following questions does Sally NOT ask Sam?

a. Sam, do you have any hobbies

b. Can you ride a bike
c. Are you interested in hiking
d. Do you like riding a horse

Read the texts about different board games and answer questions 9-10.

Checkers, also known as draughts, is a fun and easy game that dates back to the 12th century. To win a game
of checkers, you have to move your pieces towards your opponent’s side of the board. You can move faster
by jumping over your opponent’s pieces and removing them from the board. Checkers is simple but you can
use strategies to win.

Ludo is a fun, family-friendly board game for 2 to 4 people. The game is originally an Indian game called
Pachisi. It’s easy to learn how to play Ludo! The goal of the game is to get all your pieces inside the home
space that is located in the middle of the board.

Chess is a very popular two-player strategy game first played in India many centuries ago. To win the game,
you must “checkmate” your opponent by moving your pieces so that the opponent’s king faces a threat of
capture that can’t be eliminated. It has a set of easy rules but it takes strategy in order to defeat a skilled
opponent.

9. Which of the following is CORRECT according to the 10. According to the texts, Ludo, checkers and chess
texts above? _ _ _ _.

a. Checkers is a difficult game to learn. a. have the same number of pieces

b. You can play Ludo with four people. b. are suitable for just two people
c. Ludo is a game for only children. c. are board games
d. Chess is a game for two to four people. d. players are professionals
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