1 Read the text and answer the questions below.

(10 points)

Google asks its workers to spend 20% of their time on a project they like. They
call this
20% time. The workers think of an idea and try to make it work. Amazing ideas
such as
Gmail, AdSense and Google News started from 20% time projects. So we know
it works
for Google, but what about schools? Is 20% time a good idea for school
students, too?
Many schools in the USA use Google’s idea of 20% time. The students choose
a project,
find the information they need and make or write something to show the class.
They don’t usually spend 20% of their time on the project, but teachers give
them about an hour a week. They call this Genius Hour.
There are no textbooks for Genius Hour, and students can choose any idea for
their project.
It can relate to science, geography, maths or any other subject. The students
love Genius Hour and they produce fantastic projects.
1. Why is 20% time good for Google?

2. Who chooses the projects in 20% time and Genius Hour?

3. What three steps do students do before they present their project to the class?

4. How often do students work on their projects?

5. What do most students think of Genius Hour?

2 Read the statements below and find sentences in the text to show they are true. (10 points)
1. Workers at Google don’t always work on official projects.

2. The idea for Genius Hour comes from 20% time.

3. There’s more time to work on a 20% time project than a Genius Hour project.

4. Students can do a project on any subject they want.

5. The writer thinks that Genius Hour is a great idea.

1 Complete the sentences with the correct word. (5 points)
1. People find the meanings of words in a d…………………… .
2. Joe hates snakes. He’s very f…………………… of them.
3. We flew over the ocean in an a…………………… .
4. The Atlantic Ocean is b…………………… Africa and America.
5. A l…………………… is a small computer.

2 Complete the sentences to show you understand the words in bold. There may be more than one
correct answer.
(5 points)
1. My aunt is my mother’s …………………… .
2. A carpet is usually on the …………………… .
3. In geography lessons, students learn about …………………… .
4. There is usually a mirror in the …………………… .
5. Most children can ride a …………………… .

3 Match the definitions to the words. Then write definitions for the three extra words. (10
points)
1. a school item with numbers ...... a. history
2. my father’s brother ...... b. trainers
3. the opposite of under ...... c. bedroom
4. You can draw circles with it. ...... d. calculator
5. You wear these for sports lessons. ...... e. happy
6. People sleep here. ...... f. atlas
7. a school subject about the past ...... g. uncle
8. …………………… ...... h. maths
9. …………………… ...... i. over
10 .…………………… ...... j. compass

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of to be, have got or the Present Simple form of the
verbs in brackets.
(6 points)
1. Students ……………………… (go) to school on Sundays.
2. I ……………………… a pen. Can I use your pen?
3. ……………………… you ……………………… (prefer) music or art?
4. ……………………… the textbooks in the cupboard?
5. Rita ……………………… (study) at school. She’s a university student.
6. ……………………… Steve ……………………… a new computer?
2 Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct form of to be, have got, there is or there are or the
correct question word.
(6 points)
1. A: …………………………… do the students in your class go swimming?
B: Only once a month.
2. A: Have we got any paintbrushes?
B: Yes, …………………………… some in the cupboard.
3. A: …………………………… an art lesson today?
B: Yes, at 11.00.
4. A: …………………………… do you finish school on Mondays?
B: At 3.30 pm.
5. A: Why is Bess using a pencil?
B: Because she …………………………… a pen.
6. A: Who …………………………… your maths teacher?
B: Mrs Walker.

3 Complete the sentences with the plural form of the words below. There are more words than you
need. Then circle
the correct answer in each sentence. (8 points)
person • child • bakery • fish • mouse • church
1. There is / There are / There isn’t two …………………… in our street. They’ve got delicious
bread and cakes.
2. Our town has got / have got / haven’t got two famous ……………………. Hundreds of people
visit them
on Sundays.
3. …………………… have got / has got / hasn’t got small ears and a long tail.
4. There is / There isn’t / There aren’t many people in the restaurant. There is only one man and
two young …………………… .

4 Complete the text with the words below. There are more words than you need. (10 points)
use • year’s • what • children • give • there isn’t • is • buys • hasn’t got • wants
love • child • why • there aren’t • buy • years
Long Kali 19 …………………… a school in a small village in Indonesia. The
1.

students at
the school …………………… science, but …………………… any
2. 3.

microscopes in their school. …………………… are microscopes important?

4.

We …………………… them
5.

to see very small organisms. Long Kali 19 school …………………… money to

6.

buy this expensive equipment. But an international organisation 7.

…………………… to help them.

The organisation is called Kopernik. People …………………… donations to
8.

Kopernik
to help schools like Long Kali 19. With the money, it ……………………
9.

microscopes
for students around the world. This year’s donations are for the10.
 …………………… at
Long Kali 19 school!

Imagine you are the person below. Use the fact file to write a paragraph to introduce yourself.
Name Mike Baker
From Manchester, England
Age 14
Favourite school subjects science, computer technology
Doesn’t like maths
After-school activities football, tennis
Weekend activities swimming