Progress Test

Name: _____________________________
Date: _______________
1 Units 1 & 2

Mark: ______ / 80 marks

Reading
A Read the article about Conor’s friend, Antonio.

This is my friend, Antonio. He’s 16 years old and he goes English was so good people thought he was from York.
to my school. He’s from Spain and he used to live in Now Antonio never looks unhappy. He loves school and
Seville, but when he was nine his family came to live has got lots of friends. He likes to spend time with me
here in York. His mum’s a doctor, she works at York and two or three close friends. We usually play football
Hospital, and his dad teaches Spanish at York University. after school or we go to each other’s houses and just
hang out together.
Antonio has got black hair and brown eyes. When he
We play video games, we watch TV and sometimes we
goes back to Spain on holiday, he always gets a tan. I
play music together.
never tan because I’m very pale. In the summer, I get lots
of freckles. Antonio is brilliant at singing, so last year we decided to
start our own band. That’s me playing the guitar, and
It’s great to spend time with Antonio and his family
that’s Antonio singing. We have a drummer and a bass
because they are very sociable and cheerful. His parents
player too. Our dream is to be a well-known band in the
are really friendly and they always have delicious food
future. We have to work hard and learn new songs, but
because Antonio’s grandmother lives with them and
that’s quite difficult because Antonio makes us laugh all
she’s an excellent cook.
the time. He loves telling jokes.
When Antonio first came to our school, he was quite shy
I hope that Antonio stays in York for ever because he’s a
because he didn’t speak English very well and he often
great friend!
looked sad. But he’s very smart and a few months later,
his

B Complete the Exam Task.

Exam Task
Read the article again. Are sentences 1–8 ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B)? If there is not enough information to answer
‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B), choose ‘Doesn’t say’ (C).

1 Antonio hasn’t got any brothers or sisters. 

2 Antonio’s dad is a school teacher. 
3 Conor has got blonde hair. 
4 Antonio’s granny is brilliant at cooking. 
5 Antonio is sometimes quite sad. 
6 Some people think Antonio is English. 
7 Conor has got four close friends. 
8 Antonio and Conor want to be famous.  (___ / 8 marks)

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Vocabulary and Use your English
A Circle the odd one out.
1 football swimming photography
2 crowded brilliant popular
3 noisy busy close
4 third nineteen tenth
5 Swiss Chinese France
6 July summer November
7 parents landline grandparents
8 wife husband cousin
9 twins surname title
10 bored wooden scared (___ / 10 marks)

B Complete the sentences with a family-related word.

1 My father’s father is my__________.
2 Children often call their grandmother__________.
3 My__________is my mother’s sister.
4 My uncle’s children are our__________.
5 My mum and dad are my_________.
6 Your cousin’s dad is your_________.
7 Sam is married to Tina. He’s her_________.
8 Toby and Robin are brothers. They are the same age because they are_________. (___ / 8 marks)

C Circle the correct words.

1 My sister and I don’t look alike but we have similar personalities / kind.
2 I have a very beautiful / smart dog. He’s so intelligent he can help me at work.
3 Our house is modern and different from most other houses. It isn’t at all wild / traditional.
4 Delia has got beard / braces because she wants straight teeth.
5 Our teacher gets very angry if we are unkind / weird to others in the class.
6 My mum has got red hair and pale skin. Sometimes in the summer she has tan / freckles on her skin.
7 Carlos doesn’t like beards / hair so he shaves every day.
8 Susie has got short blonde hair. It looks very nice but she says she wants pale / long hair. (___ / 8 marks)

D Complete the Exam Task.

Exam Task
Choose the correct answers.

1 Martin smiles and jokes all the time. He’s so_____.

a shy b cheerful
2 My little brother is very_____. He makes me so angry.
a annoying b annoyance
3 I’ve got a_____ new dress for the party.
a beauty b lovely
4 Fiona is really scared_____ snakes.
a about b of
5 Please be_____ to Teddy. He’s only little.
a kind b care
6 I was so_____ when she told me the news.
a shocked b shocking (___ / 6 marks)

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Grammar
A Circle the correct words.
1 It never snows / is snowing in summer.
2 ‘When / Where do you play football?’ ‘We usually play at school.’
3 Lila often / never eats chocolate. She doesn’t like it.
4 ‘How are / do you get to home from school?’ ‘I walk.’
5 ‘Who / What is cooking dinner tonight?’ ‘Dad is.’
6 He isn’t / doesn’t feeling very well so he’s staying home today. (___ / 6 marks)

B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 My grandparents______________(stay) with us at the moment. It’s great because granny cooks dinner for us every
night.
2 Fatima______________(make) lots of new friends when she was living in Madrid.
3 I______________(see) you when I was shopping in town yesterday, but you didn’t see me.
4 Dad___________________(work) in Geneva when he met mum.
5 Sylvia______________(go) to Spain on holiday every year.
6 Will can’t go out right now because he______________(do) his homework.
7 I______________(finish) the book you lent me. I thought it was brilliant.
8 ‘___________________ (you / read) a lot?’ ‘No, not much. I prefer to watch TV.’
9 They___________________(watch) the football game when she called to give them the good news.
10 The TV______________(be) on all the time in their house. (___ / 10
marks)

C Complete the sentences using these verbs and used to in the correct form.

drive eat live love not visit read

1 We____________________in London, but we moved to Madrid last year.
2 __________your mum______________you to school when you were younger?
3 I____________________watching that programme on TV when I was little.
4 Barbara____________________a lot of books, but she hasn’t got time now.
5 We____________________lots of sweets, but we don’t now because it’s really bad for you.
6 We____________________granny very often because she lived so far away. (___ / 6 marks)

D Complete the Exam Task.

Exam Task
For questions 1–8 read the email from Liz to her friend Diana, and choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.
From: Liz
To: Diana
Hi Diana,
How are you? I hope you (1)____having a great time in Rome. We (2)____very happy because we (3)____a lovely
surprise yesterday. Do you remember my cousin, Jack? He (4)____to live in Japan. Well, he got married there and
when he (5)____to visit us, he arrived with his wife and their baby daughter. She’s just six months old and she’s
really sweet! Then, while we (6)____having tea, they (7)____us their news. They are coming to live in our village!
(8)____that brilliant?
Come and see us when you get back.
Love,
Liz
1 A are B were C did
2 A were B are C was
3 A did B have C had
4 A use B used C was
5 A came B coming C come
6 A are B were C had
7 A tell B telling C told
8 A Isn’t B Weren’t C Hadn’t (___ / 8 marks)

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Writing
Complete the Writing Task.
Exam Task
Your friend is coming to visit you soon. Write an email telling your friend about a family member
you want him/her to meet.

In your email, you must answer these questions:

 Which family member do you want your friend to meet?
 What does this family member look like?
 What is this family member like?

Write about 25-35 words. (____ / 10 marks)

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