Unit 3 test
5 Complete the sentences with life event verbs.
Listening
1 1.04 Listen to Matt and Anna talking about
their first schools. What are Matt and Anna
mainly talking about? (2 marks)
a their first school teachers
b what they liked about their first schools
c their first days at school
2 Choose the correct answers. (8 marks)
1 What does Anna say about her first school?
a It was in a big city.
b There were about 80 children at the school.
c There was only one school in her town.
2 The story that Anna’s teacher read was
a scary. b funny. c sad.
3 How did Matt feel when he started school?
a upset b lonely c excited
4 What does Matt say about his first school?
a It was small.
b There were 100 children in his school year.
c It was in a town.
Vocabulary
3 Are the adjectives positive () or negative ()?
(5 marks)
upset  3 lucky ____
1 lonely ____ 4 nervous ____
2 scary ____ 5 cute ____
4 Complete the sentences with the verbs.
(5 marks)
become do get go to graduate start
I don’t go to school at the weekend.
1 Pedro and Louise are going to _______________
married in July.
2 Many students will _______________ from
university with a degree.
3 We _______________ exams every summer.
4 I want to be a businessman and
_______________ my own business.
5 You need to pass these exams if you want to
_______________ a professional journalist.
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Grammar _______ / 50
Reading _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
Use the present simple. (10 marks)
Babies are born in hospital every day.
1 I hope you w_______________ the competition!
2 You can l______________ to drive when you are
older.
3 After they graduate, they g_____________ jobs.
4 In this country, teenagers often l______________
home and go to university when they’re
eighteen.
5 The pop singers soon b_______________ very
rich and famous!
Language focus
6 Complete the sentences with was, wasn’t, were
or weren’t. (12 marks)
1 Jack and Saskia ___________ in my class. I sat
next to them.
2 I went to their flat, but they ___________ at home.
3 ___________ the film good?
4 It was my first day, but I ___________ nervous.
5 ___________ the tickets expensive?
6 The competition ___________ very difficult, so I
worked really hard.
7 Complete the sentences using the past simple
affirmative form of the verbs. (10 marks)
become carry do live play
1 We ______________ football yesterday afternoon.
2 My dad ______________ my bag for me.
3 They ______________ in Bristol for six years.
4 My aunt ______________ a teacher last year.
5 I ______________ all my homework last night.
8 Rewrite the sentences in the past simple
negative. (8 marks)
I bought a present. I didn’t buy a present.
1 I went to the cinema last night.
____________________________________________
2 I enjoyed the party.
____________________________________________
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3 My dad left school when he was fourteen.
____________________________________________
4 The film started at seven o’clock.
____________________________________________
9 Write past simple questions. (6 marks)
1 you / go / into town / yesterday
____________________________________________
2 George / leave / his wallet / on the bus
____________________________________________
3 they / buy / any new clothes / this morning
____________________________________________
10 Write past simple sentences. Include ago and
the time expression in brackets. (4 marks)
they / move / to Greece (a year)
They moved to Greece a year ago.
1 I / do / an exam (two hours)
____________________________________________
2 he / see / Jo (three days)
____________________________________________
Reading
11 Read the text. Then write true or false. Correct
the false sentences. (10 marks)
ALEXANDRA BURKE
Alexandra Burke was born in London in 1988, and
started singing when she was only five. She first
appeared on stage in Bahrain at the age of nine. She
sang with her mother, who was also a professional
singer. Alexandra enjoyed singing on stage and she
wanted to become a singer.
She left school when she was sixteen and started a
professional career in music. She worked very hard, and
she also performed in some big concerts to raise money
for charity.
She first entered the TV talent competition
The X Factor in 2005. She didn’t win because the
judges thought that she was too young to be a successful
pop star. But they said that she was a great singer, so
Alexandra entered the competition again in 2008. This
time she won! Her first song, ‘Hallelujah’, was number
one in Britain for three weeks. She became famous!
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20
Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10
Alexandra Burke was born in London. true
1 She first sang on stage when she was five.
___________________________________________
2 Another family relative was also a singer.
___________________________________________
3 She didn’t go to school when she was
seventeen.
___________________________________________
4 She didn’t win the 2005 X Factor competition
because she wasn’t very good.
___________________________________________
5 She was the X Factor winner in 2008.
___________________________________________
Communication
12 Choose the correct words. (10 marks)
A (1) How / What / Why was your weekend?
B Not (2) bad / good / worse, thanks.
A What (3) do / did / does you do?
B I went surfing.
A Was it (4) happy / well / good?
B Yes, it was. When did you (5) ago / then / last
go surfing?
Writing
13 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of
There was or There were. (5 marks)
1 _______________ a big party last summer. ()
2 _______________ about 50 people. ()
3 _______________ any bands. ()
4 _______________ a disco. ()
5 _______________ lots of snacks. ()
14 Write about the first day of the summer holidays
last year. Use the ideas to help you. (5 marks)
Paragraph 1: What time did you get up? What
did you do first?
Paragraph 2: What did you do after that? Who
did you meet? Where did you go?
Paragraph 3: What did you finally do? How did
you feel?
Language focus _______ / 40
TOTAL _______ / 100