A2 Flyers Test #53 - Reading & Writing
7/29/2021 10:33:00 AMLook and read. Choose the correct words from the box and fill in the blank.
| a factory | a key | a hotel |
| snowballs | costumes | a sledge |
| a tent | pockets | a giraffe |
| a storm | an uniform | sunglasses |
| an eagle | tights | gloves |
Example: This animal has a long neck and often lives in hot countries. a giraffe
This is a small piece of metal. You use it to start your car.
Many workers go to this big building every day to build different things to sell.
When you go out to play in the snow, you put these on so your hands stay warm.
Families pay to stay here when they visit a new city for a few days.
People carry this to the forest when they go camping and sleep in it on the ground.
These are small bags on your trousers or jackets where you can put things like your phone.
These are cold, round things. You make them with your hands in winter to throw to your friends.
The weather is very bad when this happens, and you might hear loud noises in the dark sky.
Girls often wear these long, thin clothes to keep their legs warm in winter.
Children sit on this wooden or plastic thing to go down a snowy hill very fast.
Oliver is talking to his friend Katy about a school trip. What does Katy say?
Read the conversation and choose the best answer. Write a letter (A–H) for each answer. You do not need to use all the letters.
A. That’s excellent! He can help us with our project.
B. I already explored it with my parents.
C. Then why does he know so much about them?
D. Of course! I can’t wait to explore it. (Example)
E. How did you find out? Have you worked with him before?
F. Has he visited a lot of castles before?
G. He was very worried about the competition.
H. Me too! I didn’t know he was interested in history.
Oliver: Are you excited about the school trip to the castle tomorrow?
Katy: D
Oliver: It was a surprise when Mr Brown put David in our group.
Katy:
Oliver: He is! He knows a lot of amazing information about them.
Katy:
Oliver: I don’t think so.
Katy:
Oliver: His dad is a history teacher at the university!
Katy:
Oliver: He might not want to. He usually likes to work alone.
Katy:
Read the story. Choose a word from the box to fill in each blank.
| match (example) | pushed | doctor | slept | camera | unhappy | driver | fell | heavy | shouted |
Paul loved playing football and practised hard every day for the important school match. But on Saturday morning, he off his bicycle and hurt his leg.
His mother took him to the hospital. The looked at his leg and said, "I'm sorry, Paul. You can't run or play football for a few days."
The big game was the next day. Paul couldn't play, so he sat on the grass to watch his friends and felt very . Then, Mr. Cook, the sports teacher, walked over to him.
"We need someone to take pictures of the game," he said. "Can you help us?"
Paul agreed and took the teacher's . During the game, he took many great photos. He even took a picture of his best friend when he scored a goal!
When the match finished, the players ran to Paul to see the pictures.
"These are brilliant!" they .
"You are the best photographer!"
Paul smiled and forgot all about his bad leg.
Now choose the best name for this story:
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Camels
Camels are large (0) and strong animals that usually live hot, dry deserts. On the back of a camel, you can see a strange shape which is a hump. There two different kinds of camels. One kind has one hump, and the other kind has two.
Many people think that camels have water inside their humps, this is a mistake! The humps actually have fat inside them. a camel cannot find any food or water, it can use this fat to get energy. Camels can walk for days without drinking.
animals also have very long hair around their eyes keeps the sand out. Also, their feet are than other animals' feet, so they can walk easily on the soft sand.
For many centuries, people have ridden camels to carry heavy things the desert. They are truly amazing creatures for this difficult place!
Read the story. Write some words to complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2, 3 or 4 words.
The photo competition
Last Sunday, Emma and her younger brother, William, went to the forest near their town. They wanted to take some beautiful photos of wild animals for a school competition. Their father drove them there in his car. Before they walked into the forest, their father gave them a large bottle of hot chocolate to drink because the morning was very cold.
The children walked quietly along a path and sat under a tall tree. They waited for a long time, but they didn't see anything. After two hours, William didn't want to stay. 'Wild animals don't like the cold, Emma. They won't come out today,' he whispered. He decided to go back to Dad's car to get warm. Emma wanted to stay a little longer.
Ten minutes later, Emma heard a strange noise behind some tall grass. She felt a little afraid. 'Perhaps it's a rabbit or a pig!' she thought. She picked up her camera and stood up quickly. Suddenly, a big animal jumped out of the grass. Emma took a photo of it.
But the animal wasn't dangerous at all. It was their friendly dog, Max! He had run away from the car to find them. Emma laughed loudly. She didn't win the school competition, but she got a wonderful picture of her favourite pet!
Emma and William needed some photos of wild animals for a .
Before they walked into the forest, their dad gave them a large bottle of to drink.
Emma and William sat but they didn't see any animals.
William wanted to go back to the car because he thought the animals wouldn't that day.
Emma was a little afraid when she heard a behind the tall grass.
Emma thought the animal in the tall grass might be a pig or a .
The animal was actually their , who had run away from the car.
Read the text and write the missing words. Write ONE WORD in each blank.
My cousin David loves to sail a small boat on the lake. He goes to the lake every summer. He packs his hat, shoes and sunglasses in his bag. There are a of fish and frogs in the water, and David enjoys watching them. The tortoises are his favourite animals, but he afraid of snails. He feels happy when the weather is warm. In July, David walks the woods near the lake to see the wild birds. They are beautiful but sometimes they are loud. If the wind is too strong in the afternoon, David prefers to sit on the grass and listen to his MP3 . But he always keeps his boat close so he can go fishing at any time. Next month I will go sailing with him for the first time!
Look at the three pictures. Write about this story. Write 20 or more words.
