FINAL TEST-ACHIEVERS A1+

WRITTEN TEST

Duration: 60 minutes

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A. LISTENING (10’)

I. Listen to the conversation. Choose the best answer.

0 Where are the people talking?
A at a party
B at school
C at home
1 What are the people planning?
A a party for old students
B a celebration for a school
C a school play

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II. Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
0 The teacher wants the students to organise a photo competition. F

1 Megan’s mum has got some photos of the school. _____

2 Callum wants to play a musical instrument. _____
3 The students don’t want to write a play. _____
4 Megan wants to have a dance class. _____
5 The students want to invite old students to the celebration. _____
6 Megan’s brother is an old student. _____
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III. Complete the sentences with information from the listening.

0 The teenagers are at school.

1 The teenagers are talking to their __________________ .

2 The school is__________________ years old.
3 Megan wants to collect old and new __________________ of the school.
4 __________________thinks just having photos is boring.
5 One idea is to play __________________ .
6 The teacher wants the students to write a play about __________________.
7 Ali’s __________________is an old student from the 1980s.
8 Megan suggests a party with music, dancing and__________________ .
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Listening total 15

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VOCABULARY (10’)

I. Write verbs to complete the sentences about school subjects and activities.
1 When I do homework, I often____________________ a computer.
2 Our Science teacher ____________________a lot of experiments.
3 I can’t watch TV tonight. I need to____________________ a letter.
4 My friends and I want to ____________________in a school play.
5 In my school, we____________________ exams in May.
6 My father and I often ____________________chess on Saturday evenings.
7 My sister____________________ gymnastics three times a week.
8 Which languages do you____________________ at school?

II. Read the definitions and write the names of the school subjects.

1 You learn about computers. ______________________

2 You learn to play different sports. ______________________

3 You learn about the natural and physical world. ______________________

4 You learn about different countries in the world. ______________________

5 You learn about the past. ______________________

6 You learn to speak the language that people in Paris use. ____________________

7 You learn about politics and democracy. ______________________

Vocabulary total 15

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GRAMMAR (15’)

I. Write present simple or present continuous sentences using the prompts.

1 we / not / often / play football / in the park
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2 Luke / do / his homework / every day / ?
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3 I / not / write / an email / at the moment
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4 Sam / always / arrive / late / for school
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5 you / watch / this programme / now / ?
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II. Read the sentences. Some of them are incorrect. Tick ( ) or correct the
sentences.
1 Amy cans dance. She’s very good at it.
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2 My younger sister can’t ride a bike. I want to teach her in the summer.
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3 We not can go bowling this weekend. We want to visit our grandmother in
Manchester.
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4 I never go to the swimming pool. I’m afraid of water and I am can’t swim.
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5 Katie can has a sleepover next Saturday.
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III. Use the prompts and choose the correct adverbs of frequency in brackets
to write the missing sentences and phrases.

0 we / have a picnic / here. (never / usually / not often) It’s difficult for us to get
here.

We don’t often have a picnic here. It’s difficult for us to get here.

1 I / have breakfast / before I get dressed. (always / never / not often) The
first thing I want to do is eat!
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The first thing I want to do is eat!

2 Jen / be / busy (never / not often / usually) at weekends. She has lots of
things to do.
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She has lots of things to do.

3 I / ride / my bike to school (never / always / often) because I go on the bus.

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because I go on the bus.

4 We / are / tired / after our PE lesson (not often /sometimes / never),

especially when we play football for an hour.
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,especially when we play football for an hour.

5 Jake and I / walk / to school (always / often / never) but we don’t walk
when it rains.
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but we don’t walk when it rains.

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IV. Write present simple questions for the answers. Use the question words in
the box.

How How many When Where Which Who

1 ________________________________________________________________?

My favourite actor is Andrew Garfield.

2 ________________________________________________________________?

My lesson starts at 9.30.

3 ________________________________________________________________?

I live in Sheffield.

4 ________________________________________________________________?

I send about 20 emails every week.

5 ________________________________________________________________?

I’m 14 years old.

V. Complete the sentences with the present continuous or present simple form
of the verbs in brackets.

1 you (read) an interesting book at the moment?

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2 Jake (go) skateboarding on Saturdays.

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3 They (not wash) their car now.

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4 The students (study) in the evenings.

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5 I (not listen) to music at the moment.

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VI. Complete the phone conversation with the correct present simple or present
continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Abi: Hi, Max! 0 Are you doing (do) your homework at the moment?

Max: No, I’m not. I (1)_________________(look) at some skateboards on the

internet. I want to buy a new one. What (2)_________________you
_________________(do)?

Abi: I (3)_________________(try) to do my homework at the moment! It’s

difficult! Tell me about skateboarding! Are you really into it?

Max: Yes! I love it!

Abi: How often (4)_____________ you _____________ (go) skateboarding?

Max: I (5)_________________(go) every Saturday morning. Why don’t you come

with me this weekend?

Abi: Thanks! That sounds great.

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Grammar total

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READING (10’)

My school is at home
Hi, I’m Mason and I’m 14. I live in a small town in Texas in the USA. I’ve got three
sisters and two brothers. I’m keen on team sports. I love basketball and baseball but
I don’t like volleyball. I’m into hip hop and comics. In my free time, I often ride a
bike or go swimming. I read a lot of books but I don’t go to school. I study at home
together with my brothers and sisters. Our mum is our teacher and I love it!

Why is homeschooling great? We learn the same things as our friends at school but
it’s more fun. Our mum knows what we like and what is difficult for us. Just like in
every school, we do homework and take tests. I don’t like tests! We don’t use course
books because Mum usually prepares the lessons. She uses information from the
internet or asks other homeschooling mums for help. We sometimes go to the library
or meet with other homeschooling families. We go on trips together to museums or
to other interesting places. Homeschooling helps me enjoy studying. In the future, I
want to go to university and study history. People always ask me ‘Don’t you miss
friends?’ But I say, ‘How can you feel lonely when you’ve got three sisters and two
brothers?’ Our house is always noisy. We laugh a lot and we are good friends. I
really enjoy doing things together with my family.

I Read the text and complete the statements about Mason.

1 Mason likes team sports such as_________________and_________________ .

2 In his free time, he often_________________ or _________________.

3 Mason doesn’t go to school because he _________________with his brothers and

sisters.

4 Mason’s family and other homeschooling families go on ___________ together.

5 Mason doesn’t feel _________________ because his family are his best friends.

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II. Read the text again and answer the questions.
1 How many brothers and sisters has Mason got?
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2 Who is Mason’s teacher?
__________________________________________________________________
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3 Where does Mason’s mum find information for the lessons?
__________________________________________________________________
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4 What does Mason want to do in the future?
__________________________________________________________________
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Reading total 15

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WRITING (15’)

I. Write sentences using the prompts and the conjunctions and, but or or.
0 I / like / the Drama club / the Chess club
I like the Drama club and the Chess club.
1 I / like / football / not / like / basketball
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2 On Friday evenings / Josh / stay / at home / he / go / to his friend’s house

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3 I / be / into / hip hop / I / can’t stand / rock music

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4 you / want / buy / the red dress / the black one / ?

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5 At school / I / learn / Spanish / French

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II. Write a description of your friend’s school. Include the following
information:
- the name of the school
- number of students
- how he / she gets to school
- how many lessons he / she has each day / week
- what his / her favourite subject is
- which clubs there are at his / her school
- which clubs he / she goes to and when
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Writing total

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