Language Test B

Name: _______________________________________ Class: ______

Vocabulary Grammar
1 Complete the sentences using the words in 3 Write questions that go with the answers. Use
the box. There are four extra words. the same verb as in the answer.
elephants mouth donkeys ants 0 When did you start school ?

giraffe fur adventurous tigers I started school in 2004.

1 When__________________________________?
forgetful wings chimps aggressive
She arrived at four o’clock.
2 How___________________________________?
0 Elephants are very large, grey animals with very
big ears. I opened the door with a key.
1 Birds use their to fly with. 3 Where_________________________________?
2 If you are , you like trying lots of new They changed their clothes in the bedroom.
things and going to new places. 4 When__________________________________?
3 All are very dangerous animals and He was at Oxford University in 2007.
most of them live in forests and jungles.
5 What__________________________________?
4 A lot of adults, especially older ones, can’t
remember things well – they’re . I wanted to watch the news last night.
5 Most live in a family group in trees 6 Which_________________________________?
and they are very good at climbing. I listened to hip hop last night.
6 A lot of animals, for example bears and dogs are 7 Where_________________________________?
covered in to keep them warm.
We were at the cinema at 8 o’clock last night.
7 All are insects and most live in large
nests and work together to find food and look /7
after each other.
/7 4 Complete the text using the Past Simple of
the verbs in the box. You need to use positive
and negative forms.
2 Put the phrases in the box into the table
below. arrive not appear use
do dangerous things take it for a walk shout not have cross
come home late empty its litter tray walk disappear contact
do the same thing every day talk about the past
are impulsive feed it give lots of advice
Lucky Cat
A very lucky cat called Lucky 0 arrived home
Typical Typical Typical pet yesterday after a four kilometre journey with his head
teenagers… adults… owners… stuck inside an empty tin of cat food! When Lucky
0 3 6 1__________, his owners, John and Amy Marshall
2__________ Lucky’s name but he 3__________
do dangerous
things back at his home They even 4__________ the police.
Lucky 5__________ for two days, travelling more
1 4 7
than four km with his head still in the tin. He
6__________ many roads but 7__________ any

2 5
8
accidents. A local vet noticed Lucky in his garden
and 8__________ gloves to hold Lucky and remove
the tin. Lucky’s address was on his collar so John,
Amy and Lucky were soon together again.

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 Language Test B

Speaking Writing
5 Use the words in the box to complete the 6 Put one word into each gap in the text.
dialogue. There are three extra words.
frightened serious after angry happen
listen could forgive realise was Chris Packham 0 was born in 1961. He
1_________ still very popular today as a
understand so all feel
famous TV presenter and animal expert.
After school, he 2_________ Zoology at the
Jim: Hi, Max, it’s Jim here. University of Southampton. He then
3_________as a wildlife and nature cameraman
Max: Oh hi, Jim. Are you OK? You sound a bit, well,
frightened. for a few years. Chris wanted to be a TV
Jim: No, I’m OK. I wanted to talk to you because… presenter, though. He 4_________ his first
well… you know that computer I borrowed television programme, The Really Wild Show,
from you? in 1986, when he 5_________ 27 years old. He
Max: Yes, my big brother’s one. What about it? 6_________ working on The Really Wild Show

Jim: Well, I’m 1 sorry, Max. It was in 1995, but 7 _________ to a different
my little sister, you see, I didn’t programme about wildlife photography called
2
, but she walked off with it Wild Shots.
and…
His sister, Jenny, 8_________ a fashion
Max: Jim, you promised to look 3 it. designer, working mainly in London at the
Why did I 4 to you?
moment. Chris 9_________ in a house in the
Jim: I 5 terrible! It was quite a new New Forest in the south of England. He loves
computer too, wasn’t it? 10_________ . to music and making money to

Max: Yes, it was. These things 6 , help save wildlife.

I know, but how 7 you be so
careless?
Jim: It wasn’t really my sister, it was
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my fault!
Max: Why, Jim? What really happened?
Jim: She dropped it on the floor. It Vocabulary ___ / 15 Grammar ___ /15
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an accident. She wanted to Speaking ___ /10 Writing ___ /10
use it in her bedroom and asked me to carry it Your total score ___/50
for her. I was busy and didn’t want to do it.
Max, I know you’re really
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about this, I really do!
Max: OK, Jim – calm down. Why didn’t you tell me
the truth before?
Jim: Listen, I can ask my cousin to try and fix it –
she’s really good at repairing electronic
equipment.
Max: That would be great!
Jim: No problem. I’ll ask her tonight.
Max: Thanks, Jim.
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