A2 Flyers Test #73 - Reading & Writing
12/28/2021 8:00:00 PMLook and read. Choose the correct words from the box and fill in the blank.
| a race | traffic | a view |
| fire engines | bicycles | geography |
| an adventure | news | language |
| a railway | an ocean | motorbikes |
| art | a pond | rockets |
Example: This is information about new things in your country and around the world. news
This is a competition to see who can run, swim, or drive the fastest.
This is a small area of water and you can find it in a park or garden.
This is a very large space with salt water, and octopuses, whales, and sharks live there.
This is an exciting and sometimes dangerous journey.
Astronauts use these to fly very fast into space.
In this class, you use tools like brushes, pencils, and crayons to make pictures.
These have two wheels, and both children and older people can use them.
English is an example of this. It is the words we use to speak and write.
This is the picture that you can see from a place, for example, from a window or the top of a hill.
This is all the cars, buses, and trucks that drive on roads at the same time.
Emma is asking her roommate Alex about a party he attended. What does Alex say?
Read the conversation and choose the best answer. Write a letter (A-H) for each question. You do not need to use all the letters.
A. It was fantastic! Everyone had a great time. (Example)
B. I think about 30 people were at the party.
C. Yeah, I met an old friend who lived next door last year.
D. We should definitely invite them to our next party.
E. We stayed until about midnight.
F. Pop music. We all sang along to the songs.
G. It was at her uncle's new house. It was perfect with a big garden.
H. It was delicious, especially the cake.
Emma: How was Jenny's birthday party last night?
Alex: A
Emma: Where did she have it?
Alex:
Emma: How many people were there?
Alex:
Emma: What kind of music did they play?
Alex:
Emma: How was the food?
Alex:
Emma: Did you meet anyone interesting?
Alex:
Read the text. Choose the correct word from the box to fill in each blank.
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join | quiz | lets | early | journalist | prize | university | different | teaches | online |
Richard is a grade 7 student who wants to become a (0) journalist in the future. Every morning, he loves reading newspapers with his dad. He thinks it is a great job because it him tell people important news from around the world.
To learn more, Richard decided to a club at school. He is the newest member and feels excited to be a part of it. At the club, he meets other students who love writing too. They meet and practise writing stories together every week. They also have an group where they help each other improve.
Richard is learning a new language because he wants to write news from countries. He also wants to understand more stories and talk to people everywhere.
Next month, there will be a writing competition at school. The winner will get a camera as a ! Richard is very excited because he thinks the pictures from the camera can make his stories more exciting and fun to read.
Now choose the best name for this story:
Read the text and choose the correct words. There is one example.
The new school year is (0) an exciting time for children. In many countries, school starts in September students enjoy the long summer holiday.
Before school starts, children get . They buy new school bags, pencils, pens, and books. Some children need to buy new uniforms . Parents take their children to shops to get everything they need.
On the first day, children are often worried and excited at the time. They meet their new teacher and classmates. Some students are in the same class as their friends from last year, while make new friends.
In the first days, teachers the rules and show students around the school. They tell children about the subjects which they will . Students get their new books and timetables.
a new school year means learning new things. You will explore new subjects, so you need to study . It's also great that you can join different and meet interesting people.
Look at the picture and read the story. Write some words to complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2, 3 or 4 words.
Sophia's Dress
Sophia loves clothes. She draws dresses and skirts in her book every day. She would like to be a designer. Sophia's mom makes clothes for people in the town. She is famous for her beautiful work.
One day, Sophia's school had a special competition. Students could make their clothes and show them to others. Sophia was very excited! She wanted to make a dress for the competition. She remembered a favorite dress from last year - a beautiful blue dress with white flowers.
"Mom, can you teach me how to make a dress?" Sophia asked.
"Yes, of course!" Mom answered.
Every afternoon after school, Sophia learned to use the machine. It was very difficult at first. She hurt her fingers sometimes and felt sad, but she worked harder.
Sophia practiced every day, and Mom helped her a lot. After three weeks, she finished the dress. Mom was very pleased with it.
On competition day, Sophia wore the dress on stage. Everyone clapped loudly! The teachers loved Sophia's dress very much.
"Excellent work," the art teacher said. "You should keep learning and make more beautiful dresses like this."
Sophia was very happy. From that day, she learned more from books, her mom, and websites to make better clothes.
Example:
Emma is interested in clothes.
Sophia enjoys drawing pictures of dresses and skirts every day.
Sophia wants to be in the future.
Sophia's mother is in town because she makes beautiful clothes for people.
For the competition, Sophia made a blue dress which had on it.
At first, learning to use the machine was , and Sophia sometimes hurt her fingers.
It took Sophia to complete the dress.
The students loved Sophia's dress and loudly for her.
After the competition, Sophia wanted , so she learnt from books, her mother, and the internet.
Read the passage and write the missing words. Write one word on each blank.
Saturday
My Saturday started badly. First, I woke up late and couldn't catch the right bus to the city centre. I wanted to meet my friends 10 o'clock.
When I arrived, they waiting for me and they looked angry. I felt really bad.
Then, at the café, I dropped my cup of orange juice. juice went all over my new trainers. It was terrible!
The worst thing happened when I got home. I tried to bake a cake for my mum, but it tasted horrible. I think I didn't put sugar in it – I put salt ! My mum laughed and said we could make cake next time.
What a bad day! I hope tomorrow will be better.
Look at the three pictures. Write about this story. Write 20 or more words.
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