E L T A M

English Language Teachers Association of Macedonia

EFL Competition for 5th Grade Primary School Students

Students Code

________________

Points:
Reading Comprehension

________ / 30

Use of English

________ / 70

Total

________ / 100

EFL Competition for 5th Grade Primary School Students

Students CODE : _______________________
Time limit: 30 minutes

Total points: ______ /30

READING COMPREHENSION
Part one
Read the job advertisements and the text bellow.

Now write YES or NO to the questions.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

All the jobs are outdoors.

_________________
The job in the pets caf is only during the week.
_________________
The job in the newspaper pays the most money per hour. _________________
The dog walker works the longest hours per day.
_________________
You work with pets in the pet caf.
_________________
You must like dogs to work as a dog walker.
_________________
Paper boy must work during the week.
_________________
The dogs walker job is only on the weekends.
_________________
None of the advertisements give a telephone number.
_________________
Paper boy is the best job for Ted.
_________________
___________/ 10 points

Part two
Read about each person and than decide whether each statement is true (A),
false (F) or unknown (C).

1.
2.

Thomas is the eldest.

Sharon does gymnastics more then
once a week.
3. Liams isnt very good at chemistry.
4. Thomas has a brother called Roger.
5. Liam and Thomas go to the same school.
6. Both Thomas and Liam play the guitar.
7. Sharon is Liams younger sister.
8. Sharon and Liam sometimes watch
Thomas play football.
9. Sharon and Liams mum works in
a school.
10. Sharon and Gina live in the same town.

A =True B = False C = Unknown

A =True B = False C = Unknown
A =True
A =True
A =True
A =True
A =True
A =True

B = False C = Unknown
B = False C = Unknown
B = False C = Unknown
B = False C = Unknown
B = False C = Unknown
B = False C = Unknown

A =True B = False C = Unknown

A =True B = False C = Unknown
____________/10 pints

Part three
Read the text and for each question select the correct answer (A, B, C, D)
Hello children, my name is Harry and I work here at the city zoo. Come with me and see all the different
animals. On your left you can see the lions lying in the grass. Look for the baby lion, he is hiding behind the
tree. The lions eat a lot of meat. We feed them at twenty-five to two every day. After their meal they like to
sleep in their cage for a long time. On your right are the tigers. The big tiger is called Rajah. He is forty-eight
years old and he is the oldest tiger in Britain. The oldest animal in our zoo is Terry, the Giant Tortoise. Guess
how old he is? He is more then a hundred years old. We feed him with lettuce and grass but his favourite
food are tomatoes. The monkeys like tomatoes and bananas too but they love chocolate. We dont give it to
them because is bad for their teeth. Monkeys are very clever animals. Can you see Jacko, the brown and
white monkey with the ball? He likes to run away and play with my hat. How many monkeys can you see?
Look, there are nine monkeys jumping in the trees and three are sleeping on the grass. Who is afraid of
snakes? Dont be afraid. Look at this beautiful snake. Its green with yellow strips. Here is the caf. You can
have an ice-cream and a lemonade here. Than at four oclock you can watch me feed the penguins.
1.
A)

What is the name of the zoo-keeper?

Larry B) Harry
C) Garry D) Barry

2.
A)

Where is the baby lion?

in the grass B) behind the tree

3.
A)

What time do they feed the lions?

1:25 B) 2: 15 C) 1:35 D) 2:25

4.
A)

How old is Rajah?

4 B) 8 C) 84 D) 48

5.
A)

What does Terry the Giant Tortoise's like best?

grass B) lettuce C) potatoes D) tomatoes

6.
A)

What is the monkeys favourite food?

bananas B) tomatoes C) carrots D) chocolate

7.
A)

What does Jacko like to do?

play with an umbrella B) play with a hat

8.
A)

How many monkeys are there?

3 B) 6 C) 9 D) 12

9.
A)

What does the snake look like?

green with yellow dots B) yellow with green lines C) blue with yellow dots D) green with yellow lines

C) in the pond

10. What can you eat in the caf?

A) tea and cake B) lemonade and burger

D) in the cage

C) play in the paddle

D) play with a ball

C) lemonade and ice-cream

D) tea and ice-cream

_______________/10 points

EFL Competition for 5th Grade Primary School Students

Students CODE : _______________________
Time limit: 60 minutes

Total points: ______ /70

USE OF ENGLISH
Part one

Read the sentences. Choose from the words in the box. Write the correct word on the
line. There are 4 extra words. There is one example.
a museum
postcards

a kangaroo
an address

a library
a hippo

stamps
a lion

a bookshop a dolphin
a post office a camel

Ex. You put these in a nice paper and give them to

someone for their birthday or at Christmas.
1. This is the place where you should go if you want
to send letters.
2. This animals baby lives in a pocket on its mothers
stomach when its small.
3. People buy these to write and tell their friends about
their holiday. They often have nice picture on them.
4. This animal lives in hot, dry places and it can walk
for months without water.
5. If you write this on the envelope, your letter goes to
the right place.
6. If you want a book, but you dont want to buy one,
you can get one from this place.
7. You should go to this place if you want to see a movie.
8. This animal is the cleverest in the world and it lives in
the sea.
9. Journalists write for them, photographers take pictures
for them and people read them every day.
10. You should go to this place if you like history and you
want to look at old things.

a cinema presents
newspaper

presents
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________________ / 10 points

Part two

Look and read. Write YES or NO. There is one example.

Ex. On the shelves above the desk there are some books,
a radio and some toy animals.

Yes
____________________________

1. The fish are in a round glass bawl on the table.

2. We can see the dark night sky and the stars through
the closed window.
3. The blanket on the bed is the only thing in the room
that has stripes on it.
4. The woman is sitting on the floor and she is putting
paper into a bin.
5. There is an empty glass on the small table next to
the bed.

_________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________

6. The monkey on the bed is bigger then the elephant.

7. The desk, that has some paper and pens on it, is very
tidy.
8. The boy is sitting on the bed.
9. There is a picture of a dinosaur on the wall above the
boys head.

____________________________

10. There is a T-shirt and a sock under the chair.

____________________________

____________________________
____________________________
____________________________

________________ / 10 points

Part three

Read each question and choose the correct answer (A, B or C)

1. Whats Anna doing?
She
A) washes
her hair.
B) washing
C) is washing
2. Where does Jack go usually on Sundays?
He
A) is going
to a football match.
B) goes
C) go
3. How do Bill and Mary travel to Italy?
They
A) fly
to Italy.
B) are flying
C) flies
4. Whats Andrews favourite subject?
He
A) like
history best.
B) likes
C) is liking
5. Does Sara like dogs?
No, she
A) doesnt like.
B) does.
C) doesnt .
6. What are they doing?
They
A) play
the guitar.
B) is playing
C) are playing
7. What does Tomass mum do?
She
A) is helping a dog.
B) is a vet.
C) is working.
8. Do Sarah and Jenny have violin lessons every day?
Yes, they
A) do.
B) do have.
C) have.
9. Does Sharon like swimming?
Yes, she
A) can.
B) does.
C) like.
10. Are they all playing football?
No, they
A) dont.
B) arent.
C) play.
________________/ 10 points

Part four

Choose the correct question (A, B, or C) to match the given answer

1. A) Are they riding?
B) What are they doing?
C) Where are the horses?
2. A) What time do we go?
B) What time is it on?
C) What time is it?

Theyre riding horses.

Its eight oclock.

3. A) Where do I go on Saturday?
B) Where do you go on Saturday?
C) Where are you going on Saturday?
I go swimming.
4. A) Where do you come from?
B) Where are you?
C) Where are you going on holiday?
Im from France.
5. A) Anything else?
B) What do you want?
C) Do I know you?
No. thats all, thank you.
6. A) Can he buy sandwiches here?
B) Can you swim here?
C) Can I borrow your comb?
Yes, you can.
7. A) What do you do?
B) Whats that magazine?
C) What are you doing?
Im reading a magazine.
8. A) Is this your ticket or mine?
B) Do you have a ticket?
C) Is this my ticket?
I think its mine.
9. A) What time does the train leave?
B) Is it half past ten yet?
C) What time is it?
At half past ten.
10. A) Can he borrow your bike?
B) Is this your bike?
C) Can I borrow your bike?
Yes, of course you can.
________________/ 10 points

Part five

Choose the correct answers to fill in the numbered gaps.

Victor is studying English in London now, but he comes from ___________ small village in Russia.
Victor hasnt got ___________ brothers, but he has got a sister. ___________ name is Olga.
Victor is tall and so is ___________ sister. Victors hair and eyes are brown and ___________ are
too. Victors best friend is Vlad. Vlad is an only child, but he has got ___________ cousins who live
nearby. Victor and Vlad like football. They ___________ play football on Saturday mornings with
their friends, but they ___________ play tennis. They hate tennis! Victors father is a doctor and
his mother is a housewife. She is very good at cooking. She is ___________ best cook in the
family. Victor loves Russian food. Vlads father is a lawyer and his mother is a teacher. Vlads parents
love ___________ jobs.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A) the
A) some
A) Her
A) her
A) his

B) a
B) much
B) His
B) him
B) hers

C) an
C) any
C) She
C) his
C) theirs

6. A) none
7. A) never
8. A) never
9. A) the
10. A) his

B) some
B) always
B) always
B) a
B) her

C) a
C) like
C) like
C) an
C) their

________________/ 10 points

Part six

Choose from the words in the box to complete the text. There are three extra words
jungle
shells

sleep
families
live kangaroo

rivers

leaves

neck

fly

elephant

head

eats

All animals are very different: an ____________________ is very big, a mouse is very small with a long
tail and a giraffe is very tall with a long ____________________. There are different kinds of animals
and we can put these animals into ____________________. There are birds that come from eggs and
can ____________________. And some animals have ____________________ on their backs.
Animals eat a lot of different things. A lion likes meat, a panda loves plants and
____________________ and a monkey ____________________ fruit and vegetables. And they live
in different places: bears like the mountains, tigers and snakes live in the ____________________.
Than there are lizards and frogs which live in lakes and ____________________ when they are young
but come out of the water when they are older. And there are fish that ____________________ in
the water all the time.
__________________ / 10 points

Part seven

Read the conversation and choose the best answer.

1. Hi May, how are you today?
A) Not today

B) Not at all

C) Not very well

2. Whats the matter?

A) I have got a stomach-ache

B) I got a stomach-ache

C) I has got a stomach-ache

3. Are you going to the doctors?

A) Yes, its the doctors

B) Yes, later today

C) Yes, you can go

4. Do you want to rest?

A) No, I need to do my homework

B) No, I want

C) Yes, I do rest

5. Can I help you with your homework?

A) Yes, you cant help me
B) Yes, you cant spell it
6. Where is your school bag?
A) Over there next to the desk

B) Its my school bag

C) Yes, you can help me

C) Its the blue one over there

7. What homework have you got?

A) Only English
B) Thats English

C) In English

8. OK, where is your book?

A) But it is

B) Here it is

C) Yes, it is

9. Oh! This looks easy!

A) No, it isnt

B) No, it doesnt

C) No, it hasnt

Let me show you, have you got a pen?

A) Yes, I got
B) Yes, I have

C) Yes, I do
___________________/ 10 points

Key Reading
Part I
1. No
2. No
3. Yes
4. No
5. No
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. No
9. Yes
10. No

Part II
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. A

Part III
1. B
2.B
3. C
4. D
5. D
6. D
7. B
8. D
9. D
10. C

Key Use of English

Part I
1. Post office
2. A kangaroo
3. Postcards
4. A camel
5. An address
6. A library
7. A cinema
8. A dolphin
9. Newspaper
10. A museum

Part II
1. no
2. no
3. no
4. no
5. yes
6. yes
7. no
8. no
9. yes
10. no

Part III
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. B
10. B

Part V
1. a) a
2. c) any
3. a) her
4. c) his
5. b) hers
6. b) some
7. b) always
8. a) never
9. a) the
10. c) their

Part VI
1. elephant
2. neck
3. families
4. fly
5. shells
6. leaves
7. eats
8. jungle
9.rivers
10. live

Part VII
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. B

Part IV
1. B
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. A
10. C