L1_Pre-Test

Choose the correct answer.

1. I saw a building that was floating on water. Its ______ was very interesting.
a. habitat c. architecture
b. pattern d. behaviour
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Vocabulary

2. My favourite subject is science. Someday I hope to use science as my ______.

a. civilisation c. relationship
b. behaviour d. profession
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Vocabulary

3. Some animals are active at night. They use _______ to hide from other animals.
a. darkness c. dawn
b. access d. survival
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Vocabulary

4. My dog is usually calm. But her ______ changes when she sees a cat.
a. choice c. behaviour
b. feeling d. relationship
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Vocabulary

5. I like to wear soft jumpers. I think they are always in ______.

a. culture c. passion
b. fashion d. teenager
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Vocabulary

6. Have you heard of orchestra rock? It _______ rock music and orchestra music.
a. combines c. interacts
b. observes d. imitates
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Vocabulary

7. I use my phone a lot, but my mum says no _______ are allowed at the kitchen table.
a. chemicals c. hits
b. clues d. devices
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Vocabulary

8. The researchers found old bones at a ______ in the Sahara Desert.

a. habitat c. land
b. site d. function
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Vocabulary

9. If you love nature, you may enjoy a(n) ______ in a national park.
a. chore c. job
b. passion d. education
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Vocabulary

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 10. The lake in our town is a ______ for birds and turtles.
a. habitat c. wildlife
b. resident d. capital
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Vocabulary

Read. Complete each sentence with the correct word.

11. My uncle ______________ (don’t / doesn’t) like big cities.

ANS: doesn’t

PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Grammar

12. He prefers to live ______________ (on / in) a quiet, rural area.

ANS: in

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13. However, my Uncle ______________ (Johns’ / John’s) wife loves to spend time in the city.

ANS: John’s

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14. If you live in the city, you can go to ____________ (your / our) local city farm or nature reserve to
see some animals.

ANS: your

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15. I like the skyscrapers and museums, but my uncle ___________ (enjoys / is enjoying) the trees
and animals.

ANS: enjoys

PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Grammar

16. ________ (In / At) the summer, I visit my uncle’s farm.

ANS: In

PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Grammar

17. Last summer, I ______________ (can’t / couldn’t) go to the farm because I was sick.

ANS: couldn’t

PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Grammar

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 18. My uncle has ____________ (much / many) domestic animals on his farm.

ANS: many

PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Grammar

19. The chickens are ____________ (smellier / as smelly) than the pigs.

ANS: smellier

PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Grammar

20. The sheep are the ____________ (more soft / softest) of all the animals.

ANS: softest

PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Grammar

Read. Write T (True) or F (False).

Keeping Wildlife Wild

Wild animals are not pets. That’s the message Juliana Machado Ferreira wants to spread. Juliana
is a conservation biologist. Her passion is saving wildlife from poachers in Brazil.

Poachers are people who take wildlife from their habitats and sell them as pets. Many people in
Brazil think it’s normal to have songbirds and parrots as pets. Juliana is trying to educate the
public on the negative effect poaching has on nature. When species are removed from their
habitats, it’s bad for the entire ecosystem.

Juliana spends much of her time rescuing wildlife from poachers. Then she tries to return the
animals to their natural environments. She hopes that her work will help end wild animal
poaching. She wants people to understand that humans and wildlife are connected. We are all part
of the same ecosystem.

21. Juliana Machado Ferreira is a poacher.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Reading

22. Parrots and songbirds should be kept as pets.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Reading

23. Juliana rescues wild animals kept as pets and tries to return them to the wild.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Reading

Listen. Write T (True) or F (False). TR: 13

24. The White Nights Festival is an event that celebrates the end of summer.

ANS: F
[OWIBrE_EV_L1_TR13_pre.mp3]

PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Listening

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 25. The events of the festival take place on the darkest night of the year.

ANS: F
[OWIBrE_EV_L1_TR13_pre.mp3]

PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Listening

26. The Scarlet Sails event is the last part of the festival.

ANS: T
[OWIBrE_EV_L1_TR13_pre.mp3]

PTS: 1 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Listening

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 Speaking

27.

ANS:
1. Look at the first photo. What do you see?
Sample answer: A man with a baby elephant
2. What do you think is happening?
Answers will vary.
3. Look at the second photo. What do you see?
Sample answer: A woman with baby koalas
4. Have you ever been this close to wildlife? Explain.
Answers will vary.

PTS: 4 REF: L1_PRE TOP: Speaking

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