A2 Flyers Test #47 - Reading & Writing
5/18/2021 4:23:00 PMLook and read. Choose the correct words from the box and fill in the blank.
| businesswomen | an instrument | tunes |
| a team | students | a club |
| a platform | midnight | fingers |
| steps | an engine | a job |
| a panda | a screen | a giraffe |
Example: This wild animal has a very long neck and can eat leaves from tall trees. a giraffe
These people often wear smart clothes and work in important offices in the city.
This large black and white bear eats bamboo and lives in the forest.
You look at this flat part of a computer or television when you watch a film.
This time is exactly twelve o'clock at night, when it is very dark outside.
This is the important part inside a car or a plane. It makes them move.
A guitar or a piano is an example of this, and you use it to play music.
This is a group of people. They play a sport like football or basketball together.
These young people go to school or university every day to learn new things.
You stand on this at a railway station when you are waiting to catch a train.
You have five of these on each of your hands, and you use them to hold things.
David is asking his friend, Helen, about her club. What does Helen 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. In the afternoon, when school finishes.
B. Just insects and small birds. Nothing dangerous!
C. You should! Anyone can come and walk with us.
D. We hide behind trees and stay very quiet.
E. Oh, we’ve been to forests all over the country!
F. We spend our time finding and learning about wild animals. (Example)
G. Yes, my favourite animal is the polar bear.
H. A beautiful parrot! I took a photo of it in a tall tree.
David: What exactly do you do in your club, Helen?
Helen: F
David: Which ones do you look for? Are they big?
Helen:
David: How can you get so close to them?
Helen:
David: Have you visited many different places?
Helen:
David: What is the best thing you have ever seen?
Helen:
David: Wow! I’d love to join your group one day.
Helen:
Read the story. Choose a word from the box to fill in each blank.
| sea (example) | cold | photo | carried | stones | dropped | hot | turtle | stars | swan |
My name is Jack. In the summer, my family often stays in a lovely house near the sea. The beach is a really wonderful place, and we love spending our holidays there. There is always white sand and beautiful blue water to swim in.
Last Tuesday, it was a very day, so my brother and I put on our shorts and ran down to the beach. We wanted to build a big sandcastle together! We lots of wet sand from the water. Then, we made some high walls and put small on top of them. We played happily in the sand all afternoon until it was time for dinner.
The next morning, we woke up early and ran outside to look at our beautiful castle. But someone was already there! A small was sitting right in front of our castle. It looked very funny! We laughed and took a great of it to show our friends.
Now choose the best name for this story:
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Lizards
Lizards are interesting animals that live in many warm places in the world. You can find (0) them in hot deserts, green forests, and even in big cities.
lizards prefer warm weather because they need the sun to keep their bodies warm. During cold nights, many lizards hide large stones.
There many kinds of lizards. The smallest lizards are much shorter a finger, but the largest ones are very long. The Komodo dragon is the biggest lizard and it looks like crocodile!
Most lizards eat insects, spiders, and other small animals. To catch flies, they have long tongues help them to get their meals.
When dangerous tries to catch a lizard, it can drop its tail and run away! The hungry animal eats the tail, the lizard is safe. Later, a new tail back again. great animals are fun to watch.
Read the story. Write some words to complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2, 3 or 4 words.
A special board game
During the summer holidays, David and his sister Sophia spent a lot of time in the large park near their home. They enjoyed learning about the different plants there. One afternoon, Sophia said, "Let's make a fun new board game. Players can learn how to look after our planet while they play!" David thought this was a brilliant idea.
The children spent two weeks working on their game. Because the game was about helping the planet, they didn't buy anything to make it. They used pieces of old wood and plastic bottles. They drew beautiful pictures of forests and animals, and wrote exciting questions. When the game was ready, they showed it to their mother. "This is excellent," Mum said. "It looks just like a game from a toy shop!"
Their friends loved playing the game. A few days later, a journalist from a television channel heard about it and visited their house. He thought it was amazing that the children used old things to make such a clever game. He asked them some questions and filmed them playing it. After the programme was on TV, the children's teacher phoned them. "We are having a school festival next month," he said. "Could you bring your wonderful game to show everyone?" The children happily agreed.
David and his sister enjoyed in the park near their home.
Sophia wanted players to find out how to when they played the game.
It took the children to finish working on their new game.
The children used pieces of old wood and to make their game.
When their mother saw the game, she said it looked like one from a .
A man who worked for a went to the children's house to film them.
The children's teacher invited them to show their game at a .
Read the text and write the missing words. Write ONE WORD in each blank.
Sunday.
We went camping in the forest today. We travelled there car in the morning. First, we climbed a big hill, and at the top I could see a river below. When we walked down, I took off my shoes and into the water – it was very cold! There was a bridge, so we walked the river too. I wore my new green for the walk. They are made of plastic, so my feet were dry. In the evening, we cooked some sausages over the fire, because we very hungry after a long walk. Then we all went to sleep in our tents.
Look at the three pictures. Write about this story. Write 20 or more words.
