A2 Flyers Test #21 - Reading & Writing
3/16/2020 9:46:00 PMLook and read. Choose the correct words from the box and fill in the blank.
| a beetle | a nest | spots |
| trainers | knees | a husband |
| flour | a police officer | honey |
| an astronaut | a conversation | an entrance |
| a hole | a winner | secrets |
Example: When a man and a woman get married, the man becomes this person. a husband
This is a small insect with a hard shell. You can see it in your garden.
You wear these shoes on your feet when you want to run or play sports.
This is soft and white, and people use it to make bread, cakes, and pizzas.
This person wears a special uniform and travels in a rocket to visit the moon.
This person often catches bad people and makes sure everyone is safe in a city.
This is the big door or gate. You go inside a building or a park through it.
This person comes first in a race or gets the best score.
You only tell these to your best friend, and no one else knows them.
A mother bird makes this home from grass and leaves, and puts her eggs in it.
You put this sweet thing on your pancakes to eat. The bees make it.
George is talking to his mum about a school trip to the history museum. What does George 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. Almost! We got there at nine and left at two o’clock.
B. No, I didn’t want to ask any questions.
C. Yes, it was a brilliant trip! (Example)
D. We all caught the train from the station.
E. I really enjoyed the gold crowns from the last century.
F. Yes, that’s a great idea. I’ll phone him now.
G. It was very cold outside but warm in the museum.
H. Yes, he did. I wrote about some old kings! I love history!
Mum: Welcome home, George! Did you have a good time at the history museum?
George: C
Mum: What was the most interesting thing to see?
George:
Mum: Did the class stay there for a long time?
George:
Mum: How did the class travel to the city?
George:
Mum: Did your teacher ask you to find out any information?
George:
Mum: Shall we call Grandpa to tell him about your day?
George:
Read the story. Choose a word from the box to fill in each blank.
| cleaning (example) | painting | called | art | expensive | wall | wrote | museum | famous | floor |
My name's Lily. Last weekend, my family moved to a new house. I went down to the basement because I was cleaning and looking for a place for my toys.
Suddenly, I found something heavy under a blanket. I cleaned it and found that it was a of a man on a white horse! I my mum to come and see it. Mum looked at it and said, "This looks very old! We should take it to an shop in town."
The man in the shop looked at the picture. "Wow! This picture is very old and !" he said. "I want to buy it from you. I can pay you a lot of money."
But my mum smiled and said, "No, thank you. We love this picture." So, we took it back home. We put it on the in our living room, and everyone can see it now!
Now choose the best name for this story:
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Bridges
Bridges are very important (0) because they help people over water, railways, or busy roads. A long time ago, the first bridges were just trees that fell small rivers.
Later, people to make stronger bridges by using large stones. It was very difficult to build these old bridges, and it took a of time to finish them.
Today, people build amazing bridges in cities there is a lot of traffic. Because today's cars and trucks are very heavy, these new bridges be made of strong metal.
Some bridges are very long and go over the sea to different islands. When you drive on high bridges, you can look down and see ships sailing under .
Strong winds can move a long bridge, engineers carefully design them to stay safe in bad weather. People paint bridges in bright colours so you can see them easily in the fog. In the future, we build even bigger bridges around the world.
Read the story. Write some words to complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2, 3 or 4 words.
Lost in the forest
Last autumn, Oliver and his younger sister, Mia, stayed at their grandparents' house in the countryside. One windy afternoon, they decided to go for a long walk in the large forest. They wore their thick winter coats because it was quite cold. They also brought some apples and a paper map in their backpacks.
While they were sitting quietly under an enormous old tree, Mia suddenly pointed at the grass. There was a funny grey rabbit there! "Look how fast it is moving! Let's follow it and find its home," Oliver whispered. The two children quickly jumped up and ran after the animal into the trees.
But the rabbit ran into some tall grass and completely disappeared. Suddenly, the children looked around and saw that the sky was getting dark. They didn't know the way home! Oliver looked in his backpack, but the map wasn't there. He dropped it while they were running. Mia started to cry because the forest was very cold and dark.
"Don't worry," Oliver said bravely. "Just close your eyes and listen carefully." Suddenly, Mia heard the sound of a small stream. Oliver smiled because he remembered that this stream went straight to the old bridge near their village. They walked happily next to the water and arrived safely back at the house just before dinner time.
Before the walk, the children put a map and some inside their bags.
Mia and Oliver were sitting quietly under when they saw the rabbit.
Oliver wanted to follow the rabbit to find .
The children couldn't see the animal after it went into .
After the rabbit disappeared, the children saw that the sky .
The cold and dark forest made the little girl .
Oliver knew that the stream went to the which was close to their village.
Read the text and write the missing words. Write ONE WORD in each blank.
Last Saturday was a fantastic day for my family. We went to a big wildlife park in the city . There were hundreds of unusual plants and animals everywhere we walked. When we tired, Mum took us to a lovely for lunch. We ate chicken sandwiches and they were very good! But that is not all! we were sitting on the grass after the lunch, we saw a famous actor. He was walking with his dog near our rug. He gave us some sweet strawberries and told us a funny story about his films. We are still talking him today!
Look at the three pictures. Write about this story. Write 20 or more words.
