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Part 1
– 10 questions –

Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines.
There is one example.

an astronaut a pilot golf sugar

This person can fly to the moon in a rocket. an astronaut

.......................

1 This is made from fruit and you can put

it on your bread with a knife. .......................
2 Players in this game throw, catch and hit
basketball the ball on a sports field. ....................... hockey
3 These have pictures on them and you can
write on the back and send them to friends
when you’re on holiday. .......................
4 It is this person’s job to write about news
in a newspaper. .......................
salt 5 You buy these and put them on your magazines
envelopes before you post them. .......................
6 This person flies a plane and usually
wears a uniform. .......................
7 People like reading these because they
have stories with pictures or photos on
jam their pages. ....................... baseball

8 You can play this game inside on ice or

outside on a field. .......................
9 Some people like this in their tea or coffee
and they put it in with a spoon. .......................

stamps 10 People don’t usually play this game in postcards

teams. They use a small, hard white
ball. .......................

a journalist letters a photographer

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Part 2
– 5 questions –

Katy is going to go with her Aunt Emma to her office today.

Katy is asking Emma some questions about her work. What does
Emma say?
Read the conversation and choose the best answer.
Write a letter (A–H) for each answer.
You do not need to use all the letters. There is one example.

Example

Katy: Emma, is it time to go to your office?

Emma:
E
..............................................

Questions

1 Katy: Do you always walk to work?

Emma: ..............................................

2 Katy: How many people work there?

Emma: ..............................................

3 Katy: Where do you eat your lunch?

Emma: ..............................................

4 Katy: Can I play on the computer in your office?

Emma: ..............................................

5 Katy: What time do you come home?

Emma: ..............................................

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A Sometimes I sit at my desk and
sometimes I go out.

B Yes, everyone did this time.

C OK, but only when I am in a meeting.

D No, there aren’t many cafés near the

office.

E Yes it is. I don’t want to be late.

(example)

F Usually when I’ve finished everything

that I’ve got to do.

G I take the bus if it’s raining.

H Only a few. It’s a small business.

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Part 3
– 6 questions –

Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct
word next to numbers 1–5. There is one example.

example
island fridge pushed restaurant missing

ready pepper sky storm cut

Last weekend, Harry and his parents went to a small hotel on an

island
.................................... in a lake. On Saturday afternoon the hotel
cook went by boat to the town to see a friend. But then suddenly a
(1) .................................... came, with rain and strong winds, and he
couldn’t sail back to the hotel.
At six o’clock everyone in the hotel went to the (2) ....................................
to have dinner, but it was closed. ‘What’s the matter?’ Harry’s mum asked
the waiter. ‘The dinner isn’t (3) .................................... ,’ he said, ‘because
there is no-one to cook.’

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So Harry’s parents decided to do something. They went into the kitchen
where they looked in the (4) .................................... and in the cupboards.
They found some flour, tomatoes, cheese and vegetables.
Dad made pizzas and Mum (5) .................................... the vegetables into
small pieces for a salad.
‘That smells good,’ said the waiter.
Harry ate a piece of pizza. ‘And it tastes very good!’ he said. Everyone
loved the dinner and thanked Harry’s parents.

(6) Now choose the best name for the story.

Tick one box.

Harry buys pizza

Lunch on a boat

The new cooks

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Part 4
– 10 questions –

Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines.

The Seasons

Example many
In ...................... countries there are four seasons in the year. These are
1 called spring, summer, autumn and winter. ...................... season is
about three months long and then a new season comes.
2 In the north of our planet summer usually ...................... in June. It
is the warmest time of the year and it sometimes does not get dark
3 ...................... 10 o’clock at night. In September it gets colder and the
4 trees ...................... their leaves. This season is called autumn. Winter
5 comes in December ...................... it is usually very cold and a lot of
countries have snow. On some winter days, it gets dark at about
6 4 o’clock ...................... the afternoon so the days are very
7 ...................... and the nights are long.
In March the weather gets warmer and plants and flowers start to
8 grow ...................... . This season is called spring.
9 In the south of the planet the countries have the ...................... seasons,
10 but they happen at different times ...................... the year. They have
summer in December and winter in June.

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Example many much any
1 Each Other All

2 began begins beginning

3 until for during

4 lost loses lose
5 which when where

6 at in on
7 shorter short shortest

8 after again already

9 both same more
10 of up with

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Part 5
– 7 questions –

Look at the picture and read the story. Write some words to
complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2, 3 or 4
words.
Mr Park’s class visit a castle

Paul’s class at school are studying castles in history. So last week their
history teacher, Mr Park, took them to visit an old castle on a hill next to
the sea. They went by bus and stopped at the bottom of the hill.
Mr Park pointed to the castle at the top of the hill and said, ‘There is no
road up there so we have to walk.’
The children were tired and thirsty when they arrived at the castle. But
Mr Park had juice for all of them. It was very interesting because Mr Park
showed them all the different parts of the castle and explained its history.
On the way down the hill Paul’s friends said, ‘Let’s have a race.’ So Paul
and his friends started to run.
‘Stop running!’ shouted Mr Park. But the boys ran faster and faster and
then Paul fell over and hurt his leg. It wasn’t broken, but he couldn’t walk
very well.
Mr Park saw a farmer on his horse in a field. He went to speak to him and
the farmer let Paul ride his big brown horse down the hill to the bus.
‘Sorry we didn’t listen to you on the hill,’ Paul said to Mr Park, ‘but we
listened in the castle. It was great! Can we come again?’

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Examples

castles
The children are learning about ......................................... in history at
school.

Mr Park
......................................... is Paul’s history teacher.

Questions

1 Mr Park and the children went in a ..................................................

to a castle.

2 The castle that they visited was near ..................................................

and on a hill.

3 Mr Park gave everyone .................................................. when they

arrived at the castle.

4 The children looked at the .................................................. of the

castle.

5 Some of the children had .................................................. on the way

down the hill.

6 Paul .................................................. because he fell over when he

was running.

7 Paul went back to the bus on a ................................................. !

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Part 6
– 5 questions –

Read the diary and write the missing words. Write one word on
each line.

Example having
We are ...................... a great time on this holiday. Today

1 we’ve been ...................... visit the pyramids. My teacher told

2 me about them in our Geography ...................... and she

showed us some pictures of them, but in the pictures they

3 looked much smaller ...................... they are. We went inside

4 one and I ...................... lots of photos with my camera.

We are going to go and see some camels tomorrow. I am very

5 excited ...................... I have always wanted to ride one. Mum

doesn’t want to go near them. She says camels are usually not

very friendly.

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Look at the three pictures. Write about this story. Write 20 or

more words.

.....................................................................................................................

.....................................................................................................................

.....................................................................................................................

.....................................................................................................................

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 A2 Flyers Reading and Writing
Part 1
– 10 questions –

Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines.
There is one example.
a diary a businessman a calendar a desert
Some people write in this at the end of every day. a diary
………………
1 These are dark cold places inside
mountains, and sometimes bats live in them.
……………….

2 A driver takes people who are very ill to see caves

an ocean doctors in hospital in this. ……………….

3 If you can’t spell a word, you can look for the

meanings and spellings of different words in
this. ……………….

4 This person carries meals on plates to people an engine

a tyre
in restaurants. ……………….

5 This is a very dry place where there is usually

sand on the ground. ……………….

6 If you go for a walk in these, you see some

trees and perhaps birds, too. ……………….

7 You go and see this person if you have a hole a dentist

a waiter
in your tooth. ……………….

8 This is something you write on and send to a

friend when you are on holiday. ……………….

9 This is a kind of road where you can travel

very quickly from city to city. ……………….

10 You find this round and black thing on the a motorway

a dictionary
wheels of cars and motorbikes. ……………….

woods an ambulance a postcard

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Part 2
– 5 questions –

Michael is talking to Sally. What does Sally say?

Read the conversation and choose the best answer.
Write a letter (A–H) for each answer.
You do not need to use all the letters. There is one example.
Example

Michael: Hello Sally. Why weren’t you at school

yesterday?

Sally: B
……………………………

Questions
1
Michael: What was the matter? Did you have a sore
head?

Sally: ……………………………

2
Michael: I hate being ill.

Sally: ……………………………

3
Michael: In our English lesson, we had to answer some
questions about a story.

Sally: ……………………………

4
Michael: I can come to your house after school if you like.

Sally: ……………………………

5
Michael: Have you got any games that we can play?

Sally: ……………………………

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A So do I! It’s horrible!

B Hello Michael, I was feeling sick so I

stayed in bed. (example)

C Did you? I just watched TV all day.

D Yes, they have. Thank you very much.

E No. I had a terrible cold but it’s better

now.

F A few, I hope you’ll enjoy them.

G Would you like to play it soon?

H This afternoon? OK! I could show you my

new computer then too!

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Part 3
– 6 questions –

Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct
word next to numbers 1–5. There is one example.

example

decided piece felt air bridge

built sure ready key nicer

decided
David’s parents ………………………… to move to a new house. But

David didn’t want to live in another town and he

(1) ………………………… sad about leaving all his friends. Last

Tuesday, David’s family drove to their new house. David was unhappy.

He just sat quietly and looked out of the window.

When they arrived at the house, David’s dad gave him a

(2) ………………………… . ‘Go and open the front door with this,

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David,’ he said. ‘Mum and I will bring in some of the boxes.’

David went inside. The house was much (3) ………………………… than

their old one and from a window upstairs he could see some boys in a park.

He could see a forest too and a (4) ………………………… across a river.

‘I can play football in that park and go for great walks in that forest, and

perhaps I can fish in that river,’ he thought. There was no park, forest or

river near his old house.

David began to smile. ‘I’m (5) ………………………… I’m going to be

happy here!’

(6) Now choose the best name for the story.

Tick one box.

David’s dad gets a new job

David’s first day in his new school

A new home for David

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Part 4
– 10 questions –
Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines.

The hippo

an
Example This kind of animal has …………………………… interesting name.
We call it a hippo, but its long name is ‘hippopotamus’. Hippopotamus
1 …………………………… ‘river horse’. It has that name because
2 hippos spend lots …………………………… time in the water and
3 their ears look like horses’ ears. They like ……………………………
4 grass too. But hippos are much bigger ……………………………
5 horses. The only animal in the world that …………………………… a
bigger mouth is a whale! A hippo is sometimes a dangerous animal but
it is not always brave. It will often run to the water
6 …………………………… hide. When it’s swimming, its
7 nose, eyes and ears are above the water …………………………… it
can still smell, see and hear. When a hippo decides to go under the
water, it closes its nose and walks on the bottom of the river
8 …………………………… it can find plants to eat. It’s easy for a
9 hippo to stay under the water …………………………… eight
10 minutes! Hippos …………………………… not eat meat. Their
favourite food is river plants and different kinds of grass, and they
usually only eat at night.

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Example the an any

1 mean means meaning

2 off from of
3 eating eats eat
4 then after than
5 have has having

6 to into on
7 if so or

8 where how why

9 across by for
10 do shall are

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father said.
‘Yes!’ Sarah smiled.
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No-one believed
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that made her made
and that very happy.
her very happy.

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jungle
Sarah’s family lives in a ……………………………… .

a mango tree
Sarah climbs ……………………………… early every morning.

Questions

1 Sarah’s parents and brothers have mangoes for their

……………………………… .

2 When Sarah was in the tree one morning, she saw a

……………………………… on the ground.

3 Sarah didn’t want to ……………………………… from the tree until

the tiger went away.

4 Sarah was ……………………………… when the tiger spoke to her.

5 Sarah rode the tiger until they were ……………………………… and

then the tiger stopped.

6 The tiger said the village people were ……………………………… it.

7 Sarah thought her new friend, the tiger, was

……………………………… .

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Part 6
– 5 questions –
Read the
the diary
diary and
andwrite
writethe
themissing
missingwords.
words.Write
Writeoneone
word on
word
each line.line.
on each

Friday

Example
was
Today …………………………… very interesting.
Peter Face, the famous actor, came to talk to us
1 …………………………… our school!
Peter is in some great television programmes. Mum and I always
2 like …………………………… him on TV.
3 He has …………………………… an actor since he was about
17. He talked about his new film, ‘Pirate Gold’, too. It will be in
4 cinemas …………………………… month.
He was very friendly. When he left, he gave our teacher three
5 DVDs of his films …………………………… our teacher is going
to show in film club.

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Part 7

Look at the three pictures. Write about this story. Write 20 or

more words.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

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MAKE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER ABOUT DAISY’S ART CLASS
1. ________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________________________

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

Now let’s talk about your best friend.

1. What’s your best friend’s name?

________________________________________________________________________
2. Where do you see him/her?

________________________________________________________________________
3. Is he/she tall or short?

________________________________________________________________________
4. What do you like doing with your friend?

________________________________________________________________________
5. Tell me about your best friend’s family.
________________________________________________________________________

1. In picture 1, ____________________________________________________________
But in picture 2, _________________________________________________________
2. In picture 1, ____________________________________________________________
But in picture 2, _________________________________________________________

3. In picture 1, ____________________________________________________________
But in picture 2, _________________________________________________________

4. In picture 1, ____________________________________________________________
But in picture 2, _________________________________________________________

5. In picture 1, ____________________________________________________________
But in picture 2, _________________________________________________________

6. In picture 1, ____________________________________________________________
But in picture 2, _________________________________________________________

7. In picture 1, ____________________________________________________________
But in picture 2, _________________________________________________________

8. In picture 1, ____________________________________________________________
But in picture 2, _________________________________________________________