HIPPO 2023

PRELIMINARY ROUND
CANDIDATE BOOKLET

CEFR LEVEL A 1 YL
HIPPO CATEGORY HIPPO 1
Candidate Number

Date of Birth

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES:

Do NOT turn over the page until instructed.

This examination is made up of 2 units: READING & USE OF ENGLISH

Answer all the questions.

Use only black or blue PEN.

Dictionaries are not allowed.

Remember to transfer your answers onto the answer sheet.

Time allowed:

Reading 30 minutes

Use of English 20 minutes

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ACADEMY
 Look at the pictures and choose
TASK 1 the correct answer.

An astronaut is somebody who:

a) flies planes.
b) goes to space in a rocket.
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An app is something you find:
a) on your phone or tablet.
b) in a book or a magazine.

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The basement is a room:
a) next to your house.
b) under your house.

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If someone is careful, they:

a) usually don’t get hurt.

b) often get hurt.

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A jungle is:

a) a forest in a hot country.

b) a garden where you grow vegetables.

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You send a postcard to someone when:
a) you are on holiday.
b) you are in hospital.

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Geography is a subject where you learn:

a) about numbers and shapes.

b) about different countries.

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 Choose the correct answer
TASK 2 a, b or c to complete the dialogues.

THE SHOP ASSISTANT SAYS:

Hello, can I ........b........ you?

a) write b) help c) buy

7 How many bananas would you ……………………….?

a) have b) see c) like

We don’t have any red apples, ….…………. we have some green ones.
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a) because b) but c) or

The shop opens at 9 in the morning and ………… at 5 in the afternoon.

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a) closes b) sleeps c) works

THE GIRL SAYS:

10 How ………………. is a bottle of milk? I only have £5.

a) lots b) many c) much

11 I want to buy something sweet. Do you have any ….…………?

a) cheese b) biscuits c) chips

12 ……………………, can you tell me where the beans are?

a) Excuse me b) Goodbye c) I am fine

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 Choose the correct answer
TASK 3 a, b or c to complete the dialogues.

Ella: Can Ben come to our house tomorrow?

Mum: a) Yes, he is.
b) Yes, he can.
c) Yes, you can.
Ella: What time can he come?
Mum: a) How about 10 o’clock?
b) No, he can’t.
c) To our house.

Tom: I’m frightened of sharks. What about you?

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Sam: a) No, I don’t
youyou?
b) Me too!
c) Yes, it is.
Tom: Sharks are so big and scary.
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Sam: a) Yes, they are.
b) Yes, it is.
c) Yes, they can.

Mum: Harry, you are going to be late for school!

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Harry: a) No, he isn’t.
b) Yes, please.
c) I’m coming, mum.
Mum: Did you finish your homework?
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Harry: a) They didn’t.
b) I did.
c) Yes, I do.

Sarah: Oh no, I forgot to bring my pencils!

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Katie: a) There is a notebook.
b) That’s a nice drawing.
c) That’s okay, I have some.
Sarah: Can I borrow one please?
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Katie: a) Of course!
b) No, you will.
c) I can’t.

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 TASK 4 Read the story and choose a, b or c.

Last week, I visited my big sister. She lives in a beautiful…..b.. . It has four
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bedrooms, and a big ......................... with lots of colourful flowers. It was very
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hot and ........................ when I visited. I played in the swimming pool every
day. My sister is a famous .............
21 and she sings in different countries. She
started singing when she was 5 and really liked it. I can’t sing or dance, but I
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started ........................ lessons last year. I try to practise playing every day, but
sometimes, I just want to see my friends!

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My favourite subject at school is ........................, because I can kick a football
with my friends and have fun. I also make lots of new friends when I play
tennis every Friday. It makes me very 24
......................... .

a) store b) house c) sports

19 a) garden b) shower c) park

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a) rainy b) sunny c) cloudy
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a) painter b) popstar c) teacher
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a) piano b) sing c) dance

23 a) art b) music c) sports

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a) happy b) sad c) angry

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 TASK 5 Read the story and choose a, b or c.

My house..…b..… very close to the zoo. The zoo is really big and it
.......................
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many animals. My dad works at the zoo, ......................I go
there almost every weekend. He works with the lions, but he likes the
elephants the best. I also like elephants, but the monkeys are ......................
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favourite. They are funny, and they love ........................

28 with toys, just like me!
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Last week, a new animal ............................ to the zoo. It was a girl panda, the
first panda in England! Her name is Mia and she is very beautiful. My dad told
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me pandas live in China and ........................ only eat bamboo.

a) be b) is c) are

25 a) does b) plays c) has

26 a) so b) because c) if

27 a) his b) her c) my

28 a) play b) playing c) played

29 a) came b) come c) comes

30 a) it b) she c) they

END OF READING ASSESSMENT

DO NOT TURN OVER THE PAGE UNTIL INSTRUCTED.

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HIPPO 2023
Preliminary Round
HIPPO 1 Use of English MC Test

Candidate Number Date of Birth

D D M M Y Y Y Y

Choose A, B or C to complete the sentences.

31. We are early for class _______________ morning.

A) this B) that C) today

32. I _______________ cold.

A) have B) am C) have had

33. Mia ________________ good time at the party.

A) has a B) is having a C) is having

34. She is late this morning. She ___________________ time for breakfast.
A) has got B) hasn’t got C) is not having

35. Alberto _______________ in his bed thinking about the wonderful day he had.
A) lay B) laid C) lied

36. That was the worst film I ________________________.

A) was ever watching B) ever saw C) had ever seen

37. Was it expensive? No, it only ___________________ €5.

A) costs B) is costing C) cost

38. ______________ that boy next to your teacher?

A) Who’s B) Whose C) Whom

39. Do you collect _______________?

A) stamps B) napkin C) postage

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HIPPO 2023
Preliminary Round
HIPPO 1 Use of English MC Test

40. My sister’s daughter is my ________________.

A) niece B) knees C) niese

41. I am really bad __________ geography.

A) in B) to C) at

42. I saw three white ______________.

A) mouse B) mouses C) mice

43. I worked in school from 2008 to 2012 and after that I ______________ in a bank before I retired.
A) have worked B) had worked C) worked

44. She ___________________ the piano for five years when she was a child.
A) played B) has been playing C) plays

45. I studied __________ Oxford University for three years.

A) on B) in C) at

46. After a hard day, I slept ____________ for 8 hours.

A) deep B) deeply C) sound

47. I __________________ 14 in July.

A) am going to be B) will be C) shall be

48. This shop _____________ for good next Sunday.

A) closes B) is closing C) has closed

49. We _________________ to the cinema on Fridays.

A) are going B) go C) have gone

50. Where is John? He ________________ shopping.

A) has been B) has gone C) went

END OF ASSESSMENT