DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST

Quick Starter
Pebbles on the Beach

SETTING 8 Abby, Aunt May, Diego, and Bianca first see the
Choose the best answer. mayor ___.
a □ on TV
1 Abby is from ___. b □ in the street
a □ California c □ on the beach
b □ Dallas d □ at the meeting
c □ Dubai
d □ Point Reyes 9 Abby, Aunt May, Diego, and Bianca first see the
DeepOil man ___.
2 Abby’s mom and dad go to ___ for three weeks. a □ on TV
a □ California b □ in the street
b □ Dallas c □ on the beach
c □ Dubai d □ at the meeting
d □ Point Reyes
10 Aunt May and Diego give some nice things to
3 Abby stays with her Aunt May in ___. Abby ___.
a □ California a □ in her room
b □ Dallas b □ in the car
c □ Dubai c □ at the airport
d □ Point Reyes d □ on the beach

4 Paint goes on Abby in Aunt May’s ___. 20 marks

a □ car
b □ studio
CHARACTERS
c □ room
Choose the best answer.
d □ garden
11 ___ is Abby’s best friend.
5 Abby first meets Diego ___.
a □ Bianca
a □ in the town
b □ Aunt May
b □ at his house
c □ Diego
c □ in the street
d □ Sadie
d □ on the beach
12 ___ wants to go to a concert.
6 Abby visits ___ with Diego and Bianca.
a □ Abby
a □ the town
b □ Diego
b □ a supermarket
c □ Bianca
c □ the national park
d □ Aunt May
d □ a hotel
13 ___ has an old car.
7 Abby and Aunt May first hear about the oil spill
a □ Mom
___.
b □ Dad
a □ on TV
c □ Bianca
b □ in the street
d □ Aunt May
c □ in the town
d □ at Diego’s house
14 ___ lives very near Aunt May’s house.
a □ Diego
b □ Bianca
c □ Sadie
d □ The mayor

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST
Quick Starter
Pebbles on the Beach
22 ‘Do you want to help me?’
15 ___ is from Diego’s family. a □ Diego
a □ Sadie b □ Aunt May
b □ Bianca c □ Bianca
c □ Aunt May d □ Abby
d □ Mom
23 ‘There’s something on me.’
16 ___ is Mom’s sister. a □ Mom
a □ The reporter b □ Aunt May
b □ Bianca c □ Bianca
c □ Aunt May d □ Abby
d □ Sadie
24 ‘Do you want to come again?’
17 ___ is a national park worker. a □ Diego
a □ Sadie b □ Aunt May
b □ Bianca c □ Bianca
c □ Diego d □ Dad
d □ The mayor
25 ‘Nice day?’
18 ___ calls her father at a □ Mom
4 o’clock in the morning in Dubai. b □ Aunt May
a □ Sadie c □ Bianca
b □ Mom d □ Dad
c □ Aunt May
d □ Abby 26 ‘Neighbours from villages near here must help.’
a □ Aunt May
19 ___ gives a picture to Abby. b □ Diego
a □ Aunt May c □ Bianca
b □ Diego d □ the mayor
c □ Bianca
d □ The mayor 27 ‘Let’s go to the meeting.’
a □ Aunt May
20 ___ gives a bag with things in it to Abby. b □ Diego
a □ Aunt May c □ Bianca
b □ Diego d □ the reporter
c □ Bianca
d □ The mayor 28 ‘It isn’t our ship, you see.’
a □ Dad
20 marks b □ the mayor
c □ the DeepOil man
d □ the reporter
DIALOGUE
Who says this?
29 ‘You can change things!’
a □ Aunt May
21 ‘Nobody listens to me!’
b □ Diego
a □ Sadie
c □ Dad
b □ Aunt May
d □ Mom
c □ Bianca
d □ Abby

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST
Quick Starter
Pebbles on the Beach
37 to take things in your hands
30 ‘Sorry about your vacation.’ a □ clean
a □ Mom b □ empty
b □ Dad c □ ring
c □ Aunt May d □ pick up
d □ Sadie
38 the time of the year when we find new flowers in
20 marks gardens
a □ spring
b □ summer
VOCABULARY
c □ storm
Choose the best answer.
d □ picnic

31 to feel OK with someone 39 to say ‘yes’ to someone

a □ agree a □ persuade
b □ believe b □ believe
c □ get on c □ get on
d □ persuade d □ agree

32 to take things out of something 40 when you eat in the country

a □ clean a □ meeting
b □ empty b □ picnic
c □ ring c □ garbage
d □ pick up d □ team

33 when there is a lot of rain and noise in the sky 20 marks

a □ spring
b □ summer
c □ storm PLOT
d □ rock Choose the best answer.

34 not thinking well 41 Abby stays with her Aunt May because ___.
a □ crazy a □ she likes her aunt
b □ heavy b □ she loves her aunt’s house
c □ windy c □ she always stays with her aunt in the summer
d □ sure d □ her parents are going to Dubai

35 a lot of people all working for money 42 Abby finds a lot of ___ in her room at Aunt May’s
a □ picnic house.
b □ meeting a □ books
c □ team b □ birds
d □ company c □ pebbles
d □ pictures
36 this is little and it has six legs
a □ beetle 43 Abby runs from Aunt May’s house to the beach
b □ bird because she ___.
c □ whale a □ is angry about the paint on her pants
d □ rock b □ wants to sit in the sun
c □ wants to find some pebbles
d □ sees Diego there

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST
Quick Starter
Pebbles on the Beach
44 When Abby first meets Diego, he is ___.
a □ having breakfast
b □ watching TV
c □ listening to a concert
d □ putting garbage into bags

45 When Sadie tell Abby about the concert on the

phone, Abby ___.
a □ laughs
b □ smiles
c □ cries
d □ is interested

46 Abby gets up in the night because she is ___.

a □ hungry
b □ thirsty
c □ afraid
d □ angry

47 Abby doesn’t have a picnic in the end because

___.
a □ she isn’t very hungry
b □ Diego and Bianca, forget to meet her
c □ she wants to watch TV at home
d □ there’s an oil spill

48 ___ is talking to a reporter when Abby, Aunt May,

Diego, and Bianca arrive at the beach.
a □ Dad
b □ The DeepOil man
c □ The mayor
d □ near Boston

49 Aunt May doesn’t ___ Abby’s dad, so Abby must

call him.
a □ know
b □ get on with
c □ understand
d □ know the phone number of

50 When Abby asks her dad for help, he ___.

a □ does nothing
b □ laughs at her
c □ speaks to DeepOil about the oil spill
d □ is angry with her

20 marks
Total marks

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE ANSWERS

Quick Starter
Pebbles on the Beach
SETTING PLOT
1b 41 d
2c 42 c
3a 43 a
4b 44 d
5d 45 c
6c 46 b
7a 47 d
8c 48 c
9d 49 b
10 c 50 c

CHARACTERS
11 d
12 a
13 d
14 a
15 b
16 c
17 b
18 d
19 b
20 a

DIALOGUE
21 d
22 a
23 d
24 c
25 b
26 d
27 c
28 c
29 a
30 b

VOCABULARY
31 c
32 b
33 c
34 a
35 d
36 a
37 d
38 a
39 d
40 b

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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY

Quick Starter
Pebbles on the Beach

BEFORE READING GUESS WHAT

1 Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the
b7 answers now. They will find out as they read that the
c5 answers are:
d3 a2
e2 b2
f4 c2
g1 d3
2 e1
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the f3
answers now. They will find out as they read that the
answers are: Activity page 11
b, e, and h
3 READING CHECK
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the b Bianca likes the beetle.
answers now. They will find out as they read that the c Point Reyes is very nice, Abby thinks.
answers are: d Abby wants to have a picnic at Point Reyes the
c, e, and f next day.
e Abby can’t sleep at night because there’s a storm.
Activity page 3 f Abby plays with some pebbles in the kitchen.
g Abby tells Aunt May about her parents.
READING CHECK h Abby’s dad is always working.
b6
c2 GUESS WHAT
d3 Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the
e1 answers now. They will find out as they read that the
f7 answers are:
g4 b and d

GUESS WHAT Activity page 15

Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the
answers now. They will find out as they read that the READING CHECK
answers are: a5
a No b3
b No c2
c No d1
d Yes e4
f6
Activity page 7 g8
h7
READING CHECK
b not happy GUESS WHAT
c into town Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the
d pants answers now. They will find out as they read that the
e garbage answers are:
f neighbour a1
g national park b3
c2
d1

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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY

Quick Starter
Pebbles on the Beach
Project A pages 24–25
Activity page 19

WRITING AND PERFORMING A DIALOGUE

READING CHECK 1
b2 a What
c1 b garbage
d2 c Why
e1 d animals
f2 e kills
f staying
GUESS WHAT g house
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the h How
answers now. They will find out as they read that the i neighbours
answers are: 2
a 1 and 2 a Yes, The oil’s bad for the beach, Bianca says.
b 1 and 3 b No, not with all that oil on the beach.
c 2 and 3 c Want? You don’t understand. We must go to the
beach.
Activity page 23 d Because maybe we can help.
e I don’t know, but we must go and see.
f Come on. Bianca’s waiting. Let’s go.
READING CHECK
3 Open answers.
1
4 Open answers.
a2
b1
c1
d2
2
b Abby and Diego help at the beach for some weeks.
c When the vacation finishes, Aunt May and Diego
go to the airport with Abby.
d Visitors to Point Reyes in the spring can see
whales there.
e Abby’s dad is sorry about Abby’s vacation.
f Abby wants to stay with Aunt May next year.
g Abby is happy at home in the end.

GUESS WHAT
Open answers.

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 DOMINOES GRAMMAR KEY

Quick Starter
Pebbles on the Beach
6
1 b an
b must, Abby’s mom c the
c can’t, Sadie d the
d must, Aunt May e the
e can, Diego f the / a
f Can, Abby g an
g can’t, Abby ha
h must, the mayor
i must, Abby
j Can, Abby
2
b Can
c must
d can’t
e must
f Can
g must, can
h can
3
bP
cP
dF
eP
fF
gF
4
b are, doing
c am / ’m putting
d Are, going
e am / ’m working
f are coming
g are / ’re helping
h is / ’s taking
i is / ’s teaching
j am / ’m learning
k are / ’re seeing
5
a the
b an, the, the
c an, a
d a, the
e the, the
f a, an

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