A2 Flyers Test #39 - Reading & Writing

10/28/2020 4:26:00 PM

Look and read. Choose the correct words from the box and fill in the blank.

spoons	dinosaurs	a sledge
chopsticks	a search	a storm
an eagle	newspapers	telephones
an office	a snowboard	glue
secretaries	a street	gold

Example: This is very bad weather when the sky is dark and it rains a lot. a storm

This is an expensive yellow metal. People use it to make beautiful rings and necklaces.

People hold these two long, thin pieces of wood in one hand to eat hot noodles.

This is a room with many desks and computers. Business people go there to work every day.

You stand on this long flat thing to move quickly down a snowy mountain in winter.

These very big, wild animals. They lived on Earth a long time before people lived here.

This is a road in a town or city. It has buildings or houses along it.

These are small kitchen tools. People use them to eat soup or drinks.

If a plastic toy breaks into pieces, you might use this to put it together again.

This big bird flies very high up in the sky and has strong wings and good eyes to catch things.

People use these small things to talk to each other from far away.

Betty is talking to her friend Sophia about a surprise party. What does Sophia 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. I’ve got a volleyball match on Saturday, so Sunday is better.

B. He actually does! We could make a spaceship cake for him.

C. I can prepare some sandwiches and pizzas.

D. That’s a brilliant idea! I love planning parties. (Example)

E. We had a wonderful time at the festival.

F. No, let’s just tell them at school. David might find out!

G. Oh yes! Everyone will enjoy singing together.

H. No, I’m not hungry. I’ve just had a snack.

Betty: Let’s do something special for David’s birthday!

Sophia: D

Betty: I know he really loves space and planets.

Sophia: 11.1

Betty: When is the best time to have the party?

Sophia: 11.2

Betty: Who is going to prepare the snacks?

Sophia: 11.3

Betty: Shall we send invitations to our friends tonight?

Sophia: 11.4

Betty: You’re right. And we should tell Emma to bring her guitar too.

Sophia: 11.5

Read the story. Choose a word from the box to fill in each blank.

On Saturday afternoon, Holly's mum asked her to go to the fruit shop to buy some strawberries to make a birthday cake for her little brother. "Please be fast," her mum said.

While Holly was walking there, she saw a band in the street. They were playing 12.1 and singing songs. Holly stopped to watch them because they were fantastic. She enjoyed the show so much that she forgot about the time.

When Holly finally got to the shop, she looked for the strawberries. But the boxes were 12.2! "Sorry, I haven't got any more," the man in the shop said. Holly felt very 12.3 because she thought there were no strawberries for the party.

She walked home slowly with a sad face. But when she opened the door, her dad was standing in the kitchen with a smile. He had a large box of strawberries! "I 12.4 these on my way home from work," he said. Mum was very 12.5 because they had everything for the cake, and they all had a wonderful time together.

Now choose the best name for this story: 12.6

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Winter sports

Winter sports are exciting activities that people do when (0) there is a lot of snow and ice outside. Many people love 13.1 to the mountains in the colder months of the year.

One of the 13.2 popular winter sports is skiing. In this sport, skiers use long boards and special sticks to help 13.3 move quickly down the hills. If you do 13.4 like skiing, perhaps try snowboarding instead. This fun sport looks 13.5 surfing, but you do it on the snow!

Another wonderful sport is ice skating. You must wear special boots 13.6 have sharp pieces of metal on the bottom. You can skate outside on beautiful lakes with ice 13.7 inside big sports centres. Ice hockey is a very fast team sport. The players must work hard together 13.8 a small black thing into a net on the ice.

It is very important to wear warm clothes 13.9 you go outside to play. You should always put a strong helmet 13.10 your head to stay very safe.

Read the story. Write some words to complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2, 3 or 4 words.

Ben learns to read a map

Ben loved learning about wild animals very much, but he usually fell asleep during his Geography lessons. His teacher often said, "You must learn about different countries and look at maps, Ben. It is very important." But Ben thought reading about the world was boring and didn't listen.

One evening, Ben was looking on the internet when he saw some exciting news. A famous man from a TV channel called Richard was going to bring some strange animals to the city centre. Ben asked his dad to take him. His dad phoned to buy tickets, but there weren't any left. Ben felt very sad.

The next morning, the head teacher told the children, "Richard is going to visit our school today! He is bringing a huge parrot with him." When Richard arrived, he gave a beautiful poster of a lion to every student. Then, the friendly man looked at Ben and asked, "This parrot comes from a big forest in South America. Do you know where that is?" Ben's face went red because he didn't know the answer.

Richard was very kind. He opened a map and showed Ben where South America was, and then let him give some sweet nuts to the parrot. It was a wonderful time! Now, Ben never sleeps in class. He works very hard and is always the best student in Geography because he wants to learn where all the amazing animals live.

Ben often in Geography lessons because he didn’t like them..

Ben found some exciting news about a famous man from a one evening.

Ben felt very sad because his father couldn't to see the strange animals.

Richard gave to all the children at the school.

Richard explained that the parrot came from in South America.

Richard opened to show Ben where South America was.

Because Ben wants to learn about amazing animals, he is now in Geography.

Read the text and write the missing words. Write ONE WORD in each blank.

Dear Sophia,

I am so happy that you are coming to my house 21.1 week. My father will drive us to the circus 21.2 Friday. My brother went there last year and he told me it was amazing! In the evening we can 21.3 dinner in the best restaurant in town. They have giant pizzas that I know you will love. On Saturday morning we can 21.4 our bicycles in the forest. The 21.5 is usually very cold and rainy here, so remember to bring your warm clothes!

Best wishes,

Helen.

Look at the three pictures. Write about this story. Write 20 or more words.