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Progress check
Answer the following questions.
1. Fill the gaps in the following sentences with words from the word box.
communications remote lengthy
The farm was very —_____ and had no phone or Internet connection.
Iewas a_____drive from the nearest town, meaning that
tooka long time. (3 marks)
2, Where did Mark Zuckerberg set up a computer network when he wasa schoolboy? (1 mark)
3. Name two Nobel Prize winners you have read about in this chapter. 2 marks)
4. Choose the correct conjunction from the brackets to fill the gaps in the following
sentences.
aT joined Facebook ____I could stay in touch with my friends. (because/so that)
b Mother Teresa __cared for the poor and sick but she also helped
homeless people in India. (both/not only) (2 marks)
5. Choose the correct modal verb from the brackets to fill the gaps in the following sentences.
a Pmnot sure but he ___have worked in France. (might/must)
b They _____have gone by aeroplane because planes hadn’t been invented then.
(might not/can’t) (2 marks)
6. What other name was Florence Nightingale also known by? (1 mark)
7. What three reasons did the hospital principal give for naming the ward after
Florence Nightingale? (3 marks)
8. Choose the correct verb form from the brackets to fill the gaps in the following sentences.
a Ifonly 1_____ you were in hospital, I would have come to see you. (had realised/
realised/hadn't realised)
b Ifthe Wright Brothers ___the aeroplane, the world might have been a very
different place. (had invented/hadn’t invented/invented)
¢ IfLowned a plane, 1_____ to Australia. (could ly/had flown/flew) (3 marks)
9. Write a sentence each about Marie Curie and William Shakespeare. (4 marks)
10. Explain in your own words what happened on 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk. (4 marks)
(Total: 25 marks)Sect
Progress assessment
Reading
skills
Tecan understand the meaning in a text,
even if itis not stated directly.
Tan recognise the attitude or opinion of
the writer.
Use of
English
skills
Tean use conjunctions and past modal
forms.
Tcan use conditional sentences, including
the third conditional.
Listening
skills
Tean recognise the attitude or opinion of
the speaker.
Tean understand specific information in
what someone is saying.
Speaking
skills
Ina discussion, I can explain and justify my
own and others’ point of view.
Tean analyse and evaluate the views of
others.
Writing
skills
Lean write, edit and proofread written
work with some support.
Tcan develop arguments, supported by
reasons and examples.
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Action plan
Reading: I need to
Use of English: I need to
Listening: I need to
Speaking: I need to
Writing: I need to
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