Unit 3 test Test A

4 Complete the sentences with life event verbs.

Listening
Use the present simple. (10 marks)
1 1.04 Listen to Matt and Anna talking about
Babies are born in hospital every day.
their first schools. Then choose the correct
answers. (10 marks) 1 I hope you w_______________ the competition!

1 What does Anna say about her first school? 2 You can l______________ to drive when you are
a It was in a big city. older.
b There were about 80 children at the school. 3 After they graduate, they g_____________ jobs.
c There was only one school in her town. 4 In this country, teenagers often l______________
2 The story that Anna’s teacher read was home and go to university when they’re
a scary. b funny. c sad. eighteen.
3 How did Matt feel when he started school? 5 The pop singers soon b_______________ very
a upset b lonely c excited rich and famous!

4 What does Matt say about his first school?

a It was small. Language focus
b There were 100 children in his school year.
c It was in a town. 5 Complete the sentences with was, wasn’t, were
5 What are Matt and Anna mainly talking about? or weren’t. (10 marks)
a their first school teachers 1 Jack and Saskia ___________ in my class. I sat
b what they liked about their first schools next to them.
c their first days at school 2 I went to their flat, but they ___________ at home.
3 ___________ the film good?
Vocabulary 4 It was my first day, but I ___________ nervous.
2 Are the adjectives positive (☺) or negative ()? 5 ___________ the tickets expensive?
(5 marks)
6 Complete the sentences using the past simple
upset  3 lucky ____ affirmative form of the verbs. (10 marks)
1 lonely ____ 4 nervous ____ become carry do live play
2 scary ____ 5 cute ____
1 We ______________ football yesterday afternoon.
3 Complete the sentences with the verbs. 2 My dad ______________ my bag for me.
(5 marks) 3 They ______________ in Bristol for six years.
become do get go to graduate start 4 My aunt ______________ a teacher last year.

I don’t go to school at the weekend. 5 I ______________ all my homework last night.

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.
7 Rewrite the sentences in the past simple
negative. (6 marks)
I bought a present. I didn’t buy a present.
1 I went to the cinema last night.
__________________________________________
2 I enjoyed the party.
__________________________________________
3 My dad left school when he was fourteen.
__________________________________________
Unit 3 test
8 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
__________________________________________
9 Complete the time expressions using
ago. Then write sentences about what you did at
these times. (8 marks)
11.00 – two hours ago
I had a break two hours ago.
1 8.00 – ______ hours _______
__________________________________________
2 on Sunday – ______ days _______
__________________________________________
3 last week – ______ week _______
__________________________________________
4 in August – ______ months _______
__________________________________________
Reading
10 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
Test A
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
11 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
12 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. ()
13 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