Motivate!

1 Progress Test Standard

Name: __________________________________________________ Result: __/100

Vocabulary

1 Complete the text with the correct verbs.

My alarm clock rings at quarter to six and I (1) g______________ up at seven o’clock. I hate
mornings! I (2) h______________ a shower and then I (3) g______________ dressed. I (4)
s______________ school at half past eight. After lunch I (5) p______________ the piano in the
music room. I love music! I (6) f______________ school at half past three. I walk home and then I
(7) d______________ my homework. My parents and I (8) h______________ dinner together at
half past seven and then I (9) g______________ to bed at ten o’clock. I (10) t______________ my
bedroom at the weekend.

Score __/10

2 Look at the pictures and write the words.

1 F__________ 2 h__________ 3 g__________ 4 s__________ 5 m__________

6 P__________ 7 l__________ 8 I__________ 9 d__________ 10 m__________

Score __/10

Grammar

3 Write sentences in the present simple using the words in brackets.

1 I / be / tired / after school . (sometimes)

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2 He / get up / at seven o’clock . (always)
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3 We / tidy / our rooms / on Saturdays . (often)
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4 You / have / dinner / at half past six . (usually)
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5 They / play / the piano . (never)
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4 Write questions for these answers. Use How often do you or Do you usually.

1 ____________________________________________________________ ?
I play basketball every Friday.
2 ____________________________________________________________ ?
No, I don’t. I never go to school by bus.

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 3 ____________________________________________________________ ?
Yes, I do. I love watching TV before school.
4 ____________________________________________________________ ?
I talk on the phone every day.
5 ____________________________________________________________ ?
No, I don’t. I never do my homework in the library.
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5 Look at the underlined words in the answers and write the questions.

1 ____________________________________________________________ ?
I’ve got 15 cousins.
2 ____________________________________________________________ ?
We play basketball at the sports centre.
3 ____________________________________________________________ ?
My favourite TV programme is The Simpsons.
4 ____________________________________________________________ ?
My parents’ names are Joan and Frank.
5 ____________________________________________________________ ?
Elena plays tennis every Thursday.
Score __/5

6 Complete the text with can or can’t.

Akio is Japanese and he’s studying English in London at the moment. He’s a
beginner. He (1) __________ only speak a few words. He’s staying with my family
but we (2) __________ speak Japanese so it’s difficult to communicate.
Sometimes we (3) __________ understand what Akio wants so he draws a
picture. Fortunately, he (4) __________ draw brilliantly so we know what he wants
and we (5) __________ give it him.

Score __/5

7 Write questions with can. Then complete the short answers.

1 you / play the guitar ?

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Yes, __________________ .
2 Martin / act and sing ?
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No, __________________ .
3 your grandma / ride a bike ?
____________________________________________________________
Yes, __________________ .
4 parrots / speak ?
____________________________________________________________
Yes, __________________ . .
5 you and your friends / speak Chinese ?
____________________________________________________________
No, __________________ .
Score __/5

8 Complete the table.

adjective adverb of manner

beautiful 1 ______________
fantastic 2 ______________

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 good 3 ______________
fast 4 ______________
terrible 5 ______________

Score __/5

Reading

9 Read the text and circle T (true) or F (false).

Question and answer: Leila Lambton is 12 years old and she’s a child actor.

Q: Do you go to school?

A: Yes, I do. But when I act in a film, I don’t go to school. I have classes with a tutor in the
studios. I also do homework every evening.

Q: What are your favourite subjects?

A: Drama and music. I’m good at those subjects! I also like history and French. I like
speaking French when I’m on holiday in France.

Q: What do your parents think of your work?

A: They like it. They love watching my films. They help me a lot when I work in a film. My
dad always helps me with my maths homework. He teaches maths at a secondary school.

Q: Can you sing?

A: Yes, I can. I love singing and I am very good at it. I always sing in the shower in the
morning!

Q: Do you like animals?

A: Yes, I do. I love them. My cousins have got a dog called Diva and two cats, Molly and
Snuff. I can’t have any pets because my mum’s allergic to them.

1 Leila doesn’t always go to school. T/ F

2 Leila doesn’t hate drama and music. T/ F
3 Leila’s dad doesn’t have time to help her. T/ F
4 She never sings in the mornings. T/ F
5 Her dog is called Diva. T/ F
Score __/10

10 Read the text again and answer the questions.

1 How often does Leila do homework?

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2 How many subjects does Leila like?
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3 Where does Leila’s dad work?
____________________________________________________________
4 Where does Leila like singing?
____________________________________________________________
5 Why hasn’t Leila got any pets?
____________________________________________________________
Score __/10

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Writing

11 You are going to write a short magazine article. Match the beginnings of the sentences 1–5 with
the endings a–e. Join the sentences using because.

1 My neighbour is very famous a) he’s bad at languages.

2 He always plays on the first team b) he’s got a swimming pool in his house.
3 He also swims every night c) he trains hard and he scores a lot of goals.
4 He goes to Italy a lot d) it’s his favourite country.
5 But he doesn’t speak Italian there e) he plays football for Manchester United.

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Listening

12 Listen and circle the correct answers.

1 Alicia is ____ years old.

a) 16 b) 18
2 Alicia ____ when she’s at school.
a) doesn’t sing b) sings
3 Alicia listens to songs on her ____
a) computer. b) mp3 player.
4 Ben sings ____ an instrument
a) but he doesn’t b) and he plays
5 Ben thinks he sings ____
a) beautifully. b) terribly.
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13 Listen again and answer the questions.

1 What’s Alicia’s favourite free-time activity?

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2 What’s the name of the song that Alicia sings?
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3 How old is Ben?
____________________________________________________________
4 What type of music lessons does Ben have?
____________________________________________________________
5 What’s the name of the song that Ben sings?
____________________________________________________________
Score __/5

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Speaking

14 Ask and answer questions and buy tickets for an event.

STUDENT A

a) You are a box office attendant. Student B wants to buy tickets for an event. Ask and answer
questions using the box office information below. Then complete the table below with the
correct information.

Student B
Event
Day
Number of tickets
Total price

b) Now you are at the box office and Student B is the box office attendant. You and a friend want
to go to a sporting event at the weekend. Choose an event from the box office information.
Then talk to Student B and buy your tickets. Don’t forget to check the price.

BOX OFFICE INFORMATION:

RIHANNA: in concert
Friday and Saturday @ LIONS v JETS basketball match
7.30pm Saturday @ 8pm
£35

JAMES BLUNT: in concert

LIVERPOOL v CHELSEA football match
Saturday and Sunday @ 9pm
Sunday @ 3pm
£30

Score __/10

Vocabulary __/20
Grammar __/30
Reading __/20
Writing __/10
Listening __/10
Speaking __/10
TOTAL __/100

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Speaking

14 Ask and answer questions and buy tickets for an event.

STUDENT B

a) You are at the box office and Student A is the box office attendant. You and three friends want
to go to a musical event at the weekend. Choose an event from the box office information. Then
talk to Student A and buy your tickets. Don’t forget to check the price.

BOX OFFICE INFORMATION:

LIONS v JETS basketball match

RIHANNA: in concert
Saturday @ 8pm
Friday and Saturday @ 7.30pm
£15

LIVERPOOL v CHELSEA football match

JAMES BLUNT: in concert
Sunday @ 3pm
Saturday and Sunday @ 9pm
£25

b) Now you are the box office attendant. Student A wants to buy tickets for an event. Ask and
answer questions using the box office information. Then complete the table below with the
correct information.

Student A
Event
Day
Number of tickets
Total price
Score __/10

Vocabulary __/20
Grammar __/30
Reading __/20
Writing __/10
Listening __/10
Speaking __/10
TOTAL __/100
TOTAL __/100

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