Reading & Writing Level 1

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GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences with the simple present form of the verb in brackets.

1 Chimpanzees (choose) friends with similar characters.

2 Richard (not have) the right character to be a leader. He’s too
arrogant!
3 My boss is great because she always (listen) to other people’s
opinions.
4 My brothers are so lazy! They (not do) anything around the house!
5 My friends all have similar characters, and we all (like) the same
things.

Score: /5

2 Complete the conversation with the simple present form of the verbs given in
capitals. Some verbs are positive and some are negative.
A: What’s the homework from our English class?
B: Er … I’m not sure. I (1) we need to prepare a THINK
presentation, or something like that.
A: A presentation? Oh no! I (2) speaking in front LIKE
of the class! It always makes me really stressed. What is the
presentation about?
B: I (3) . Sorry. I forgot to write it down. But the KNOW
lesson was about character, so maybe the teacher
(4) us to give a presentation about that. WANT
A: I (5) . What do you mean by “character”? UNDERSTAND
B: Things like being well organized or confident.
A: Aha, I see. OK, thanks … and good luck!

Score: /5
 3 Choose the correct words to complete the conversation.

Come on! Hurry up! We don’t have (1) time.

A:
B: Calm down! The movie starts in an hour. We have (2) of time.
A: No, we don’t. I want to be at the theater early to get a good seat. (3) the
best seats usually sell out quickly.
B: Don’t worry. There won’t be (4) people at the movie today. It’s a month
old, so (5) people saw it last month. Relax!

1 A much B lots C most

2 A all B many C plenty
3 A All B Some C Any
4 A plenty B many C no
5 A much B a lot C most

Score: /5

VOCABULARY

4 Complete the conversation by making nouns from the adjectives given in capitals.
A: What are the most important characteristics of a leader, in your
opinion?
B: Well, the most important thing is (1) . Leaders need HONEST
to tell the truth—and other people need to trust them.
A: What about (2) ? Do you think leaders need to be CONFIDENT
confident?
B: Well, yes, but I think (3) is more important. I mean, CALM
a good leader needs to stay calm when things go wrong. And they
should take (4) for solving them and not just leave RESPONSIBLE
them for other people to fix.
A: Yes, I agree. And what are some characteristics of a bad leader?
B: (5) , I think. Leaders often think they’re special or ARROGANT
better than other people, but they’re not. They need to listen to
other people and respect their opinions.

Score: /5
 5 Complete each sentence with an adjective. Write one letter in each space.

1 I prefer to study in the morning, but I can be quite f x e . We

could study in the afternoon if you prefer.
2 The instructions weren’t very c r , so I didn’t know what to do.
3 Do your homework first. Then you’ll have more f time to do the things
you enjoy.
4 These days, good time-management skills aren’t just important—they’re
e n l .
5 Don’t waste time on the difficult questions. It’s more e c t
to do the easy questions first.

Score: /5

WRITING

6 Write a paragraph about how you spend your free time. How do you make time for all
the things you want to do?
Write about 100–130 words. Make sure your topic sentence is clear, and pay
attention to the use of determiners of quantity.