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TEST UNIT 1 Friends and Family

Name __________________________________________________ No. _______ Class ______
Date _____/_____/_____ Mark _________________ Teacher ____________________________

LISTENING

David Walliams’ World

A. Listen carefully. Tick (🗸) the books that are mentioned and write an X if they are not
mentioned. (5 x 6 = 30 points)

1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____

B. Listen again and circle the correct option (a or b). (10 x 7 = 70 points)
1. David Walliams is from …
a. England.
b. the United States.

2. He is …
a. an architect, and he writes scripts for TV ads.
b. an actor, and he writes books.

3. He was born …
a. in Waddington on 30 August 1961.
b. in Wimbledon on 20 August 1971.

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4. His …
a. father was a laboratory technician and his mother an engineer.
b. father was an engineer and his mother a laboratory technician.

5. He grew up …
a. with his parents and sister.
b. with his grandparents and cousin.

6. He studied …
a. Maths at the University of Brighton.
b. Arts at the University of Bristol.

7. He has got …
a. a son named Alfred.
b. a son named Albert.

8. He is best known for …

a. his talent as a television presenter.
b. his BBC comedy series.

9. He has also become very popular as …

a. a translator of children's books.
b. a writer of children's books.

10. Some of his books have been adapted into …

a. television films.
b. theatre plays.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Walliams (abridged and adapted)

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TEST UNIT 1 Friends and Family

Name __________________________________________________ No. _______ Class ______
Date _____/_____/_____ Mark _________________ Teacher ____________________________

READING AND GRAMMAR

A. Read the text carefully.

Gangsta Granny
Ben is 11 years old, and he lives with his parents. His mother
works at a nail salon, and his father is a security guard at a
supermarket.
His parents love dancing, and every Friday night they take Ben to
his Granny’s house so they can go to their favourite dance show.
Ben’s Granny is lovely and old, a typical Granny - white hair, thick
glasses, hearing aid, false teeth, and a floral dress.
Ben hates going to his Granny’s because she smells of cabbage,
and all she wants to do is play Scrabble.
Ben discovers that she used to be a jewel thief and asks her to join
him to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.*
Ben wants to enter the Tower through some old pipes in the river Thames. He wants to
become a plumber, and he knows a lot about pipes.
They come face to face with the queen, so they don’t steal the jewels (and they don’t go to
prison!).
Later, Ben’s Granny tells him that she was never a jewel thief – that was a lie. She just didn’t
want Ben to think she was boring, and she wanted to spend more time with him.
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/character/granny/ (abridged and adapted)
http://primarychildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2013/04/gangsta-granny-david-walliams.html (abridged and adapted)

*As joias da Coroa Britânica são guardadas na Torre de Londres.

B. Choose the correct option. (5 x 2 = 10 points)

1. Ben is ... a. young. b. old.
2. Ben lives with his ... a. grandmother. b. parents.
3. His father is a … a. detective. b. security guard.
4. His mother works at a … a. nail salon. b. supermarket.
5. Granny is … a. unkind. b. lovely.
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C. Answer the questions about the text. (5 x 4 = 20 points)

1. How old is Ben?
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2. Where do Ben’s parents go to every Friday night?
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3. Why does Ben hate going to his Granny’s?
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4. What does Ben ask her Granny?
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5. Ben’s Granny was never a jewel thief. Why did she tell him that?
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D. Match the words with their meanings. (5 x 2 = 10 points)

1. gangsta _____ a. a board game in which you have to form words
2. hearing aid _____ b. a person who steals another person’s things
3. Scrabble _____ c. a gang member
4. thief _____ d. tubes used to keep water
5. pipes _____ e. a small device that you wear inside or next to the ear to hear better

E. Label Granny’s picture with expressions from the text. (5 x 2 = 10 points)

©David Walliams

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F. Read the paragraph and choose the correct option. (5 x 1 = 5 points)

David Walliams has got 2 million followers on Instagram. 1They / We are fans of his work. 2His /
He is a famous actor and writer. 3His / He books are very popular, and some of them have turned
into films. 4We / I think he might be one of 5his / my favourite writers.

G. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (5 x 2 = 10 points)
Ben: What do you know about the Crown Jewels, Granny?
Granny: Well, I know they are beautiful. I think I 1_______________ (have got) a photo
taken at the Tower of London… Here it 2_______________ (be). 3_______________
(not be) they wonderful?
Ben: Yes, they surely are! They 4_______________ (be) still at The Tower of London, aren’t
they?
Ben: Yes, that 5_______________ (be) right!

H. Write sentences in the present continuous. (5 x 3 = 15 points)

1. Ben’s Granny / make / soup / ? _________________________________________________
2. Ben’s Granny / play / Scrabble / . _______________________________________________
3. Ben / not eat / soup / . ________________________________________________________
4. Ben / read / “Plumbing Weekly” / ? ______________________________________________
5. Ben’s parents / dance / now / . _________________________________________________

WRITING

A. Write a short text about Ben using the tips in the box. Write about 25-35 words. (20
points)
11-year-old British boy | brown hair | small | Granny’s | cabbage | plumbing

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Good work! 