TEST PAPER

1. Put the verbs in brackets in the Reading text into the correct form: Simple Past or Past
Continuous. Fill in the blanks in the text.

Reading
There was a very interesting programme on TV last night. It was about environmental
problems on our planet and its title was How Green Is Your World?. Whenever the
presenter said something interesting, somebody else in the house .. (ask)
Steve to do something, so he missed lots of interesting information.
They .. (talk) about pollution when my father came in and stopped
me listening. Later, someone (feed) fish to the dolphins when my
brother .. (call) me into his room. The presenter .
(explain) about wildlife when my mother . (tell) me to take the rubbish out.
When the presenter . (speak) about animals in danger of
extinction, my mother (want) me to help her with the washing up. We
(wash up) when my sister .. (arrive) home.
Read the text carefully and then circle the correct answer.
1. The programme was on: a)yesterday
b)the day before yesterday
2. The TV programme was about:
a)things that harm our world
b)things that make our world nicer
3. It was a)possible for Steve to watch from beginning to end.
b)impossible
4. The people in the house:
a)were watching TV
b)were doing other things
5. When his brothers called him, Steve was:
a)eating dinner
b)watching animals on TV
6.
a)His brother
b)His sister
interrupted him first
7. The presenter mainly talked about:
a)animals
b)rubbish
8. His mother asked him to:
a)wash the clothes
b)wash the dishes
9. Steve washed up with:
a)his mother
b)his sister.

Vocabulary
Find examples of the following words in the text and add three more to each group.
- animals (find 1 example; add 3 more)


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- family members (find 4 examples; add 3 more)

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- housework (find 2 examples; add 3 more)

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-food (find 1 example; add 3 more)

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Writing
Think about a day out or an evening youve had with your family.