CE:YL Movers Reading and Writing

Part 1
– 5 questions –

Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines.
There is one example.

a village a nurse

a basement a beard

a dentist leaves

a shower pasta

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Example

This is hair on a man’s face. a beard

Questions

1 You can see a lot of these on most trees.

2 This is a place where people live. It’s smaller

than a town or city.

3 You usually find this in a bathroom and water

comes out of it. You use it to wash.

¢ This is a part of a house which is under the

ground floor.

5 This person works with people’s teeth.

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Part 2
– 6 questions –

Read the text and choose the best answer.

Example

Jack: What did you do this morning, Paul?

Paul: A I’m hungry because I didn’t eat breakfast.

B I go to the park after school on Tuesdays.
C I went to the park to play football with my friends.

Questions

1 Jack: Did you have a good game?

Paul: A No, we weren’t. It rained!

B Yes, we did. It was great!
C Yes, there were. It was boring!

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2 Jack: I love football!

Paul: A Does he?

B Me too!
C OK, thanks.

3 Jack: Does your sister like football?

Paul: A No, she doesn’t.

B Yes, she doesn’t.
C Yes, he has.

¢ Jack: How often do you play football?

Paul: A I play in the park.

B Last Friday, I played with my friends.
C I play every Tuesday after school.

5 Jack: How about playing football in the park on Saturday?

Paul: A What a good idea!

B I’m good at football.
C Yes, it was.

6 Jack: Are you hungry after all that football?

Paul: A Yes, I do. Can I have some water?

B Yes, I am. Can I have a sandwich?
C No, I haven’t.

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Part 3
– 6 questions –

Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct
word next to numbers 1–5. There is one example.

Last summer, my family and I went on a trip to the countryside . We found

a beautiful waterfall and a big (1) . It was great! In the
morning, we played and climbed trees. Then we ate our picnic because we
were very hungry!

After lunch, my brother Alex said, ‘Let’s go fishing, I want to catch a fish!’ We
sat by the lake and we waited and waited for a fish to come.

‘There aren’t any fish here, Alex. Can we (2) in the lake now?’
I asked.

‘Wait!’ Alex shouted, ‘I’ve got a fish! I’ve got a fish! I think it’s
(3) than the fish I caught last week! I think it’s the biggest fish
in the (¢) !’ He pulled it out of the lake.

‘That’s not a fish,’ I cried. ‘It’s an old (5) !’ We all laughed and
then we went home. It was a great day!

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Example

countryside lake buy

swim shoe big

ride world bigger

(6) Now choose the best name for the story.

Tick ( ) one box.

I don’t like fishing

Family fun in the countryside

Swimming in the lake

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Part ¢
– 5 questions –

Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines.

Bears

Example Bears are big, strong animals. They live in

forests and on mountains.

1 They have four strong legs help

them to climb trees and swim. They can also

2 run .

3 They a lot of different plants. They also

eat meat. They catch smaller animals to eat.

¢ Bears are clever and they can live for more

25 years.

5 When they frightened, they can sometimes

hurt people.

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Example in by on

1 who which where

2 quick quickly quickest

3 eat eats eating

¢ them then than

5 am is are

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Part 5
– 7 questions –

Look at the pictures and read the story. Write some words to complete the
sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.

A trip to the zoo

Last weekend, Charlie and Lily went to the zoo with their parents.
‘It’s very exciting,’ said Lily. ‘Look! I can see some crocodiles! I want to take one home!
It can be my pet! It can live in our garden!’
‘No!’ said Charlie. ‘I don’t like crocodiles. I’m frightened. Sometimes they eat people!’
‘You mustn’t be frightened, Charlie. We’re safe in the car,’ said Mum.

Examples

Charlie and Lily’s parents took them on a trip last weekend .

They went to the zoo .

Questions

1 Lily wants to take home as a pet.

2 Charlie is crocodiles.

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Then, they went to see the pandas.

‘I love pandas! Look, they’re eating their lunch,’ said Lily.
‘I know a lot of things about pandas!’ said Charlie. ‘We learned about them at school.
They eat a lot of plants and they’re good at climbing trees. There are not very many pandas
in the world.’
‘You’re right, Charlie,’ said Dad. We must help them because they’re beautiful animals.’

3 Charlie knows about pandas because he learned about them

.

¢ Pandas can trees very well.

5 Dad thinks pandas are .

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After that, they went to see the kangaroos.

‘Kangaroos are funny,’ said Charlie. ‘They can jump because they have strong legs.’
‘Look, this kangaroo is smaller than that one! Is it a baby? It’s looking at us! I think it’s
hungry. Can we give it some of our picnic, Mum?’, said Lily.
‘No, we mustn’t give food to the animals in the zoo,’ said Mum.
‘The zoo is closing now,’ said Dad. ‘We have to go home.’
‘Bye-bye, animals,’ said the children. ‘Thank you for a great day!’

6 Kangaroos use their strong legs to .

7 Lily wants to give the baby kangaroo some of their .

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Part 6
– 6 questions –

Look and read and write.

Examples

The people are in the living room.

What’s the old man wearing? brown trousers and a purple shirt

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Questions

Complete the sentences.

1 The girl on the sofa is playing on her .

2 The boy with the guitar is wearing .

Answer the questions.

3 What’s the boy with the green and white jacket doing?

¢ Where are the books?

Now write two sentences about the picture.

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