A2 Flyers Test #33 - Reading & Writing
7/28/2020 4:28:00 PMLook and read. Choose the correct words from the box and fill in the blank.
| costumes | butter | a journalist |
| a waiter | flour | an astronaut |
| a manager | sugar | sunglasses |
| an actor | the earth | pepper |
| an olive | gloves | trainers |
Example: This is the large round planet for all humans, animals, and plants to live in. the earth
This person talks to people and writes about important things in the news.
This is black or white. People put it on food for a hot taste.
People wear these special clothes at a party to look like a monster or a king.
This person tells others what to do in an office or a large restaurant.
People use milk to make this, and you can cook with it or put it in cakes.
You put these shoes on when you want to run fast or play football.
This person works in a theater or plays a part in a story on TV.
These have five parts for your fingers, and you wear them when you play in the snow.
People put this white thing in their coffee or tea to make it sweet.
This person wears a special uniform and travels into space in a rocket.
Oliver is talking to his aunt, Betty, about a school show. What does Oliver say to Betty?
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. That’s because you were always busy playing volleyball!
B. We went to see it last month.
C. I’m a brave astronaut. You must come and see me!
D. Someone in my class is an actor.
E. Yes, it was, Aunt Betty. (Example)
F. Yes! He said I’m going to be in the new school show!
G. It will be in the first week of November or December.
H. It was Mr. White from my school.
Aunt Betty: Was that the phone a minute ago, Oliver?
Oliver: E
Aunt Betty: Who were you speaking to?
Oliver:
Aunt Betty: You look very happy. Did he tell you some good news?
Oliver:
Aunt Betty: That’s brilliant! What are you going to do in it?
Oliver:
Aunt Betty: I’d love to. When is the show going to be?
Oliver:
Aunt Betty: You’re so clever. I never did anything like that when I was young!
Oliver:
Read the story. Choose a word from the box to fill in each blank.
| history (example) | surprised | rocks | tickets | coins | believed | angry | followed | clouds | news |
Sarah is a clever girl who loves learning about history. Last weekend, she went on a boat trip to a beautiful island with her family. While she was walking along the beach, Sarah saw a small brown monkey. It was carrying a bright gold thing in its hand!
Sarah wanted to see it, so she carefully the fast animal. It ran across the sand and went between two large . Sarah went into the dark place too. The monkey ran away, but inside, she saw a big old box on the ground. She opened it and looked inside. There were hundreds of gold ! She picked up a few pieces and ran back to show her parents.
The next day, they took them to a museum manager in the city. The man looked very . "Wow!" he said loudly. "This is a famous pirate's treasure!" That evening, Sarah was on the television . She felt very happy about her exciting adventure.
Now choose the best name for this story:
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Salt
Salt is a very common thing that we use (0) every day. People add it to their meals to make food taste better.
Most of the salt in the world from the ocean. When sea water gets very hot in the sun, the water dries and leaves the salt. We can also find a lot of salt the ground. A long time ago, people worked very hard to get this salt out of the ground it was not easy.
In the past, salt was one of the expensive things people could buy. At that time, people put their food in fridges. So, families salt to keep meat and fish good for a long time. This helped them keep their food safe to eat.
Today, salt is very cheap and you can buy in every supermarket in the world. Our bodies need a little salt to work well. But, eating much salt is a bad idea. If you want to be healthy, you must not put lots of salt on dinner. Doctors say that it is better fresh meals and drink lots of clean water instead.
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.
A new home for the cats
Emma and her friend David loved playing with the cats that lived on their street. The animals were very friendly, but they did not have a home. Sometimes, the children took the cats to the town's animal centre. But there was a big problem. The centre was very small and old, and it could not keep all the cats. Emma and David wanted to find a better home for the animals.
One day, David had a clever idea. “Let's make colourful pet toys and sell them!” he said. The two friends used little pieces of old clothes to make the toys. Then, they sat outside their houses every weekend and sold them to people in their town. Many people liked the toys and bought them. The children collected some money, but it was not enough to build a new home. They felt sad.
The following weekend, a woman from a TV channel came to the town. She saw Emma and David selling their pet toys and asked them about the cats. Then, she made a video about the children and showed it on television. Many people watched the video and wanted to give money for the cats. Soon, the town had enough money to build a large new home. Emma and David were very happy when all the cats moved into it.
Emma and David enjoyed spending time with the cats that lived on .
The animal centre in the town was too to keep all the cats.
To get money for a new home, David had a .
The friends used pieces of to make toys for pets.
Emma and David were sad because they did not collect .
The woman made a and showed it on television.
In the end, the town had enough money to build a for all the cats.
Read the text and write the missing words. Write ONE WORD in each blank.
Dear Peter,
I am writing to tell you about my trip to the new museum yesterday. Our teacher took us there to see a giant model of a dinosaur. favorite part was the modern cinema room because there were many films about wild animals to watch. We arrived at nine in the morning and we stayed late afternoon. The museum shop had many lovely postcards and toys, so all of us something before we left. I think I will go there again weekend. You must come with me!
Best wishes,
Nick.
Look at the three pictures. Write about this story. Write 20 or more words.
