Duration

30 minutes

English as a Second Language

Stage 3

Name ………………………………………………….……………………….

Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully.

Answer all the questions.

Give your answers on the paper.

There are 30 questions on this paper.

Each question is worth one mark.

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Part 1
Questions 1 – 5

Read the descriptions of some words about people enjoying themselves.

What is the word for each one?

The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word.

For questions 1 – 5 complete the words.

Example:

0 You do this when you think something is very funny. laugh

1 People like to invite their friends to this on their birthday. p____

2 This is how you feel when you are enjoying yourself. h____

3 If you enjoy taking photographs, you will need this. c_____

4 Children love to do this with their toys and games. p___

5 Many people enjoy listening to this on the radio or at a concert. m____

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Part 2
Questions 6 – 10

Complete the five conversations.

For questions 6 – 10 circle A, B or C.

6 Can I play your new keyboard? A Sure, I’ll tell her.

B Yes, I’d love one.
C OK, but be careful.

7 How long are you going to stay in England? A Since July.

B For two weeks.
C Last month.

8 Don’t wear those shoes. A Have you got them?

B What are they?
C Why not?

9 Do you know where my watch is? A Can’t you find it?

B What’s the time?
C Am I late?

10 Have you got any homework to do? A I didn’t do it.

B I’ve got lots.
C It’s too many.

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Part 3
Questions 11 – 15

For questions 11 - 15 read the text below and circle the correct word for each space.

A pirate’s life

Pirates of the Caribbean is … (0) … favourite film because it’s exciting. Sometimes I think I’d
like to … (11) … a pirate because I love the sea and sailing on boats. But a pirate’s life wasn’t
really very nice. Pirates in those days … (12) … for sixteen hours every day and … (13) …
night they had to sleep on the floor. The food was terrible, only dry biscuits and … (14) … bad
meat. And … (15) … wasn’t any water for washing. So I’m happy I’m not a pirate!

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Example:

0 my me mine

11 been being be

12 work worked works

13 at in on

14 a some one

15 they it there

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Part 4
Questions 16 – 20

Who are the notices for?

For questions 16 – 20 circle A, B or C.

A teachers
SLOW!
16 Children crossing B parents
C drivers

Take a trip to the sun A in a garage

17 this winter! B in a travel agency
C in a post office

A mechanics
ACCIDENT 1KM AHEAD
18 LEAVE MOTORWAY B doctors
AT NEXT EXIT
C drivers

A on plates
19 100% WOOL B on clothes
Wash by hand C on fruit

A in a college
Language students –
20 ask here about our courses B on a dictionary
C in a tourist information centre

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Part 5
Questions 21 – 25
Read the article about these children’s favourite classroom games and then answer the questions.

For questions 21 – 25 circle A, B or C.

Classroom games
Rachel (9)
My favourite game is ‘Who’s this?’ The teacher puts different things in a
bin. We often play it in English lessons. Last time, there was an empty cat
food tin, a lady’s glove, some chocolate bar paper and an email. In groups,
we talked for two minutes about the person who put these in the bin. Then
we quickly wrote short stories about her (and her cat) on the computers.

Becky (10)
We played ‘Find it’ once. Each group got some postcards with messages and
pictures of famous places on. Then, in pairs, we all had to get up and go and
look on the computer to find the name of the place and its country. It was
great because I worked with Jo, who’s really fast at finding things! We
won!

Alex (8)
My favourite game is called ‘In the Jungle’. We’ve played it twice in our
sports lessons. We are in the jungle with wild animals and the teacher tells
us to do different things like jump very quickly over the river or talk to
the monkeys. I like it because it’s fast and we don’t have to sit still. When
I’m at home I like finding answers to my questions about jungle animals on
the internet.

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21 Who worked with someone in the class who was quickest at getting the answers right?
A Rachel

B Becky

C Alex

22 Who has played their classroom game more than twice?

A Rachel

B Becky

C Alex

23 Who enjoyed their game because they could move around?

A Rachel

B Becky

C Alex

24 Who had to talk and write during their favourite game?

A Rachel

B Becky

C Alex

25 Who had to use the internet during their game?

A Rachel

B Becky

C Alex

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Part 6
Questions 26 – 30
Read the article about a famous author called Brenda Fox, and then answer the questions.

For questions 26 – 30 circle A, B or C.

An interview with Brenda Fox by Griselda Wright (Aged 10)

Brenda Fox has written twenty-four books, fourteen for children and

ten for adults. Last week she visited our school and read to class 8.

We asked her these questions afterwards:

Where do you get your ideas from?

Not from reading other books or talking to people. I go for long

walks. When I do that, ideas come into my head very quickly.
Did you always dream of being a writer?

Not really. I wasn’t good at English at school. Dad wanted me to be a doctor, but my
dream was to be a dancer. It’s strange that I’m a famous writer now!
Did you like reading when you were a child?

Well, my friend used to lend me her comics. I loved reading those. My sister enjoyed
longer stories, but they didn’t interest me. I had to read parts of the newspaper to my
grandmother sometimes, but I didn’t enjoy that!
What do you do when you aren’t writing?

I’d like to learn to play the guitar one day, but I don’t have much free time. When I do, I
like playing with my two young sons. My husband is a cook, so I don’t even have to make
the dinner at home! I’m very lucky!

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26 How many books has Brenda written now?

A 10

B 14

C 24

27 Brenda finds she gets good ideas for her stories when she
A walks.

B reads.

C talks.

28 When Brenda was young, she wanted to be

A a doctor.

B a writer.

C a dancer.

29 When Brenda was young, she liked reading

A her grandmother’s newspaper.

B her friend’s comics.

C her sister’s books.

30 What does Brenda enjoy doing in her free time?

A spending time with her children

B playing a musical instrument

C cooking family meals