Unit 5 test
6 Choose the correct option. (10 marks)
Listening
1  Listen to the interview. What country is Mike
walking across? (2 marks)
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2  Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or
false (F)? (8 marks)
1 Mike is beginning his adventure in Yosemite
National Park. ___
2 Mike likes taking pictures. ___
3 Mount Lyell is 3,000 m. ___
4 Mike’s book is Mike’s Adventure Across
America. ___
Vocabulary
3 Choose the correct option. (10 marks)
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2
3
4
5
draw / climb a picture
jump / carry into the sea
hold / practise swimming
sail / fly a helicopter
make / dive a cake
1 I ’m not / isn’t playing computer games at the
moment.
2 We’re have / having dinner at 7.00 p.m.
3 They’re climbing / climb the mountain.
4 Harry doesn’t / isn’t going swimming today.
5 Are Simon and Mary sail / sailing around the
Caribbean at the moment?
7 Complete the sentences with the correct present
simple or present continuous form of the verbs
in brackets. (10 marks)
1 Steven usually ______ (walk) to school.
2 Beth ______ (study) French at school at the
moment.
3 Karen ______ (not write) an email now.
4 Lin ______ (celebrate) Chinese New Year every
year.
5 Sara ______ (not see) Chloe every day.
Practical English
8 Choose the correct option. (15 marks)
Grace
4 Complete the sentences. (10 marks)
compass first aid kit
insect repellent tent torch
1 When it’s dark I use a ________ to see.
2 Peter always takes a ________ with him on trips
in case he has a medical problem.
3 We use a ________ when we navigate.
4 When we go camping we sleep in a ________
5 Nick uses ________ to stop insects biting him.
Grammar
5 Write the words in the correct order. (10 marks)
1 today. / We / going / aren’t / to the cinema
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2 Vanessa / Is / drawing / a picture?
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3 Sam and Alex / playing / Are / football?
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4 am / I / dinner tonight. / cooking
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5 isn’t / He / for the bus. / waiting
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SPECTRUM 1
Rob
Grace
Rob
Grace
Hello. (1) It’s / I’m Grace. Can I speak
to Jessica?
Sorry, Jessica (2) not / isn’t here at
the moment. She’s at Joe’s house.
Can I (3) take / have a message?
Yes, please. Can you ask (4) her / him
to call me back?
(5) Of course / Course.
Thanks. Bye.
Unit 5 test
Reading
9 Read the texts. Choose the correct description.
(3 marks)
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A They’re about hobbies.
B They’re about different cities.
C They’re about sports.
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An artist
David Gilbert is 15 and he lives in New York.
David’s favourite sport is basketball but he also
loves art. David makes very unusual art. He makes
paintings with basketballs! He likes creating pictures
of people. He always paints with the colour blue
because it’s the colour of his favourite team – The
New York Knicks.
A musician
Tia is from London. She is 14 and her hobby is
singing. At the weekend she sings in a choir. Tia’s
favourite kind of music is jazz. Her favourite
musicians are Ella Fitzgerald and Miles Davies. Tia
is practising for a concert tonight. She is singing her
favourite Ella Fitzgerald song – ‘Cry Me A River’.
10 Read the texts again. Choose the correct option.
(12 marks)
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2
3
4
5
David is an English / American artist.
David doesn’t mind / loves basketball.
David likes painting basketballs / people.
Tia sings in a choir at school / in her free time.
Tia is singing in a concert today / at the
weekend.
6 ‘Cry Me a River’ is by Miles Davies / Ella
Fitzgerald.
SPECTRUM 1
Unit 5 test
Writing
11 Imagine a perfect moment in time. Describe who
you are with and what you are doing. Use the
words or your own ideas. Use the prompts to
help you. Write about 50 words. Remember to
use such as, like and for example. (10 marks)
dancing eating playing reading shopping
singing swimming
Paragraph 1 Where you are and who you’re with
I’m in / at ...
I’m with …
Paragraph 2 Describing the situation
The weather is …
I’m / We’re (playing / swimming / shopping, etc.) …
I’m / We’re (wearing / carrying, etc.) …
Paragraph 3 Opinion
This is a perfect moment because …
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Listening _____ / 10
Vocabulary _____ / 20
Practical English _____ / 15
Writing _____ / 10
SPECTRUM 1
Grammar _____ / 30
Reading _____ / 15
TOTAL __________ / 100