1ST MID-TERM TEST

ACADEMIC YEAR 2023 - 2024

Subject: ENGLISH – Grade 5
Time allowed: 60 minutes
NEWTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Student's name:……………………………………………..…Class: ……….
Date: …………………………......, 2023.

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PART A: LISTENING
Exercise 1: Listen and circle A or B. There is one example. (10 points)

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PART B: VOCABULARY
Exercise 2: Circle the correct word. (10 points)

1. The thief / niece 2. Earth travels in distance / orbit 3. My tooth hurts. I have to
took the painting. around the sun. go to the dentist / tourist.

4. The archaeologists discover / 5. He took a piece / brief of pie.

excavates old things.

Exercise 3: Read the definitions and then complete the words. (10 points)
1. (n) the male ruler of an empire e_p___r
2. (n) it looks like a bright star with a tail c____
3. (n) people in an army s_____r_
4. (adj) special, unusual, unlike anything else u_____
5. (n) a special place that holds dead bodies t___

Exercise 4: Choose the word in the box to fill in the blank. One word is extra.
(10 points)

disk vast inner observatory battles dream

1. We went to the ___________________ to learn about the night sky.

2. How big is the universe? Astronomers are studying the ___________________ expanse of
the universe.
3. The four planets closest to the sun are called the ___________________ planets.
4. Bolivar won a series of ___________________ against Spanish armies in 1817.
5. Her lifelong ___________________ was to be a famous writer.

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PART C: GRAMMAR
Exercise 5: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (10 points)
1. If I __________ to bed early, I _________ tired tomorrow.

A. don’t go – am B. not go – will be C. don’t go – will be D. doesn’t go – be

2. She doesn't mind _______ the night shift.

A. to work B. working C. work D. works

3. I think Jim _________ his birthday party on Saturday.

A. having B. to have C. will have D. will haves

4. We will go for a walk if it _________ snowing.

A. stopped B. stop C. stopping D. stops

5. Scientists are trying ___________ a special varnish to brush over painted figures.

A. to create B. create C. creates D. creating

Exercise 6: Put the correct form of the verb in brackets. (10 points)
1. If we ___________ (go) on holiday this summer, we ______________ (go) to Spain.

2. They prefer ________________ (go) to the beach on weekends.

3. She will take a taxi if it ________________ (rain).

4. I need ________________ (renew) my passport before the trip.

5. Bob thinks I ________________ (explore) urban areas for food.

Exercise 7: Circle the mistake (A, B, or C). Then correct it. (10 points)
1. Eric will excavates that ravine someday. _______________
A B C
2. They decided run the marathon yesterday. _______________
A B C
3. Paleontologists enjoy finds dinosaur bones under the ground. _______________
A B C
4. If the archaeologist discover an old thing, he will examine it. _______________
A B C
5. Did they go out and stay at home? _______________
A B C

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PART D: READING
Exercise 8: Read the story, and then do the tasks that follow. (20 points)

Mrs. Lomas, my science teacher, had a very special trip planned for my class. We had been
learning a whole lot about fossils and dinosaurs, so she took us on a trip to Central Park to be
paleontologists for the day. Paleontologists have the coolest job. They get to spend some days
digging in the earth and looking for fossils. How cool is that?
Central Park had this special program for schools. They set up a large sandbox with fossils buried
inside the soil. We all got special digging tools and took a spot around the sandbox. It sounds easy,
but the soil was very rocky and tough. Once we started finding fossils, it got really exciting. We
found fossils of bugs, fish, and small plants. One lucky person dug up a piece of amber that had a
whole bug inside of it.
After the fossil hunting, we talked about what we found. Most of the fossils were thousands of
years old. Fossils are remains of ancient plants and animals. They are found in the earth or rocks.
Some fossils are small, like the outline of a leaf. Other fossils are huge, like a dinosaur bone!
Fossils are cool because they can tell you so much about the world thousands, millions, or billions
of years ago.
After the trip, everyone was really excited. Everyone wants to become a paleontologist now. Of
course, I had always wanted to be one, long before our trip.
Task 1. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
1. According to the text, what did Mrs. Lomas take her class to Central Park to be?
A. Science teachers for a day
B. Paleontologists for a day
C. Fossils for a thousand years
2. What did the students do at Central Park during the trip?
A. Explore the park's playgrounds
B. Go on a nature hike
C. Act as paleontologists and search for fossils
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3. What kind of tools did the students use during their fossil search?
A. Special digging tools
B. Rocks and a sandbox
C. Shovels and buckets
4. How did the students feel after the fossil hunting experience?
A. Tired
B. Excited
C. Disappointed
5. What did the students learn about fossils from their trip?
A. Fossils are used for building materials.
B. Fossils are all recent discoveries.
C. Fossils provide insights into ancient life.
Task 2. Answer the questions.
6. Why is it said paleontologists have the coolest job?
__________________________________________________________________
7. Why did the students find digging in the sandbox difficult?
__________________________________________________________________
8. What did the students discover during their fossil hunt?
__________________________________________________________________
9. According to the text, what is a fossil?

_____________________________________________________________________
10. Why are fossils important?

_____________________________________________________________________
PART D: WRITING (10 points)
Exercise 9: How do you think the future of space travel will be like? Write a paragraph with
at least 80 words and at least one prediction using will. There are some suggested ideas
below:
- Where will people go in the outer space?
- What will you prepare on a trip to the outer space?
- How will people go?
- What will they do?
- ….
For example: In the years to come, there will be so many people living on Earth that it might get
too crowded. When that happens, we will need to find a new place to live, like Mars.
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