Tests Answer key

Skills Tests 1
Skills Test 1A* (Units 1–3)
LISTENING
Track 1
1
1F 2T 3T 4F 5F 6T

2
1L 2E 3L 4E

Track 2
3
1 At the sports centre.
2 Yes, they did.
3 To the cinema.

4
1a 2b 3b 4b 5c 6b 7a

WRITING
1
1 Do you like basketball?
2 Yes, I do. It’s my favourite sport.
3 I play basketball with my school team on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
4 My favourite basketball player is Pau Gasol.
5 He’s fantastic!

2
1 and 2 because 3 but 4 but 5 because

3
Students’ own answers

READING
Text 1
1
1b
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2
1d 2g 3b 4i 5e 6a 7c 8f 9h

Text 2
3
1 No
2 No
3 In (a small town in) England.
4 1914
5 A doctor
6 14
7 In (the kitchen of) a big London restaurant.
8 Two
9 A big house.
10 1980

Skills Test 1B* (Units 1–3)

LISTENING
Track 1
1
1 At the sports centre.
2 Archery
3 At the football pitch.
4 No, he doesn’t.
5 Horse-riding
6 She goes ice-skating./She uses the ice rink.

2
1L 2E 3L 4E

Track 2
3
1T 2F 3F

4
1c 2a 3a 4b 5c 6b 7b

WRITING
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1
1 Sam plays football with his school team on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
2 Does Julie like football?
3 Yes, she does. It’s her favourite sport.
4 My favourite football team is Chelsea.
5 They’re amazing!

2
1 but 2 because 3 and 4 because 5 but

3
Students’ own answers

READING
Text 1
1
1c

2
1d 2g 3b 4i 5e 6a 7c 8f 9h

Text 2
3
1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 F 7 F 8 T 9 F 10 T

Skills Test 1A** (Units 1–3)

LISTENING
Track 1
1
1 F 2 DK 3 T 4 DK 5 T 6 F

2
1 Wednesday 2 (little) brother 3 basketball, tennis 4 Saturday

Track 2
3
1 At the sports centre.
2 Yes, they did.
3 Go to the cinema.
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4
1a 2c 3b 4a 5c 6d 7a

WRITING
1
Do you like basketball? I love it but my best friend can’t play it because he’s very
short.
I often watch basketball on TV and I play for my school team. We have basketball
practice at school every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Basketball is my favourite game because it’s so exciting. I also like it because I have
a lot of fun with my friends on the team.
My favourite player is Pau Gasol. He’s fantastic!

2
Students’ own answers

READING
Text 1
1
1b

2
1 American 2 1999 3 poor 4 actors 5 man 6 rich 7 women 8 sad 9 America

Text 2
3
1 She was the author’s mum’s grandmother.
2 Because she died (ten years) before the author was born.
3 In 1914, in (a small town in) England.
4 No
5 To find a job.
6 Because they were (both) poor and very young.
7 21
8 23
9 Yes
10 After the Second World War.

Skills Test 1B** (Units 1–3)

LISTENING
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Track 1
1
1 F 2 DK 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 F

2
1 afternoon(s) 2 football 3 basketball 4 ice-skating

Track 2
3
1T 2F 3T

4
1d 2d 3a 4b 5c 6b 7b

WRITING
1
My favourite sport is football. My dad and I watch it on TV every weekend. I don’t
play for my school team but my best friend does. He has football practice at school
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Football is my favourite game because it’s exciting.
My favourite team is Chelsea. They’re brilliant! What sport do you like?

2
Students’ own answers

READING
Text 1
1
1b

2
1 three 2 love 3 poor 4 actors 5 man 6 rich 7 women 8 sad 9 America

Text 2
3
1 F 2 F 3 DK 4 T 5 T 6 T 7 DK 8 F 9 T 10 F