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SKILLS TEST 6 Standard

READING
1 Read the article. Match the questions (1–8) with the answers (a-h).

My name is Sofia, and my best
friend at school is Nura. She’s tall,
with curly black hair, and she’s got
a very nice smile. But sometimes,
she’s sad because she isn’t always
happy at home. She lives in a small
house with her mother, Nazia
and her father. She hasn’t got any
brothers or sisters. Now, her father
has got an illness, and needs help.
Nura’s father doesn’t work, so her
mother works a lot. Sometimes
she’s very tired at home. It’s
difficult for her, but she’s strong.
They haven’t got nice gadgets, like
laptops, or tablets. They haven’t got
a lot of money. I always give Nura a
hug when I see her, and help her do
homework. I don’t want her to get
a bad mark in her tests. She often
comes to my house, and uses my
laptop.
I’m happy to help because I like
Nura a lot. Sometimes she helps
me, too. She cooks great food with
her mother. Sometimes I go to their
house and eat. I’m never hungry
after that!

0 Who is Nura? 0 She’s Sofia´s best friend.

1 What is she like? a Her mother and father

2 Who is Nazia? b Because she likes her.

3 Who does Nura live with? c Because he is ill.

4 Why doesn’t Nura’s father work? d She’s tall, with curly black hair.

5 Why doesn’t Nura’s family have a lot of nice gadgets at home? e Nura’s food

6 Why does Sofia help Nura? f Sofia’s laptop

7 What does Nura use? g She’s Nura’s mother.

8 What does Sofia like? h Because they don’t have a lot of money.

2 Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

0 Nura is short. F
1 Nura has got straight hair.

2 She never smiles.

3 Nura hasn’t got a big, expensive house.

4 She often uses gadgets.

5 Sofia never helps Nura.

6 Sofia has got a laptop.

7 She loves Nura’s food.

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LISTENING
3 Listen to the news item. For each question, choose the correct answer (A, B or C).

0 For many children school is A . 5 School is not for James.

A great B difficult C boring A easy B difficult C hard

1 After class you can play games or with 6 His friends help him .
your friends.
A in class B in the breaks C in class and in
A do homework B chat C eat the breaks

2 The story is about a school in . 7 James and his friends love .

A UK B UAE C the USA A maths B English C sports

3 The children in the story are in grade. 8 They love playing .

A 1st B 4th C 5th A baseball B video games C football

4 James is .

A 11 B 12 C 13

4 Listen again and complete the sentences with words from the list.
hang happy hobbies students great friendly lunch difficult

0 For many children school is great .

1 After class you can out with your friends.

2 For some students school is .

3 The story shows that being is important.

4 The lessons are difficult and some of the are not very kind.

5 James always has with his friends.

6 James and his friends have many .

7 James is very with his new friends.

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WRITING
5 Think about an actor or singer you like. Think about his or her appearance and personality. Write about
him or her (about 30 words). Use the questions below.
• What’s his/her name?
• What does he/she do?
• What is he/she like?
• What does he/she look like?
• Why do you like him/her?

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SPEAKING
6 Work in pairs. Talk about the photos. What can you see? What do the people look like?

A B

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TOTAL SCORE 70

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