Preliminary

Section R2 (10 marks) 1.

Read the passage and complete the sentences. There is one example.

Last Friday was Kerrys birthday. She had lots of presents. Her mother and father
gave her a camera. She got a new tennis racket from her sister. Her grandma bought
her a bracelet. In the evening she went to an Italian restaurant with her family. In
the restaurant Kerry ate pasta. Her sister ate a big pizza. Her mum and dad had
chicken and salad. On Saturday she had a party at her house. She invited 15 friends
from her class. Everyone came. They played games and listened to music. They also
went swimming in the pool and ate ice cream. They had a great time.
Example:
When was Kerrys birthday?
A Thursday

1.

C a camera

D a book

B the cinema

C a restaurant

D the tennis club

B chicken

C salad

D pasta

C fifteen

D sixteen

C danced

D ate pizza

How many people came to Kerrys party?

A ten

5.

B a bracelet

What did Kerry have for dinner?

A pizza

4.

D Sunday

Where did she go on Friday evening?

A her Grandmas

3.

C Saturday

What did Kerrys sister give her for her birthday?

A a tennis racket

2.

B Friday

B twelve

What did everyone do at the party?

A swam

B sang

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Preliminary
Section R2 (10 marks) 2.
Read the passage and complete the sentences. There is one example.

Last Friday was the end of school and the summer holidays began. On Saturday
morning Jim went camping with his cousin, Jack. His sister and parents dont like
sleeping in tents. They stayed at home. Jim and Jack like fishing and swimming.
They chose a campsite near a wonderful, sandy beach. There were no houses or
shops there. On Sunday it was warm and sunny so the boys swam in the sea. Then
they had lunch. In the afternoon they went fishing. The two boys sat by the river for
three hours. They caught a big fish and they ate it for dinner. After dinner they
played football on the beach.
Example:
When did the school holidays begin?
A Wednesday
1.

B in a village

B cloudy

C his sister

D his parents

C near the sea

D in the mountains

C sunny

D foggy

C they went swimming

D they went shopping

C three

D four

What did the boys do on Sunday morning?

A they went fishing

5.

B his cousin

What was the weather like on Sunday?

A cold

4.

D Saturday

Where was the campsite?

A by a river

3.

C Friday

Who went camping with Jim?

A his brother

2.

B Thursday

B they played football

How many fish did the boys catch?

A one

B two

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Preliminary
Section R2 (10 marks)
Read the passage and complete the sentences. There is one example.

Last week the circus came to town. On Thursday twenty circus lorries drove through
the town to the park. There were ten white horses. There were five clowns; they
wore orange trousers, big purple shoes and funny pink hats. On Saturday 100 people
bought tickets for the circus. The circus tent was big. It was orange and there were
lots of yellow balloons. Everyone loved the clowns. One of the clowns was called
Tommy. He had a very small motorbike. He rode it fast around the circus tent.
There was funny music. The other clowns ran after Tommy and tried to catch him.
They threw water and everyone laughed.
Example:
When did the circus arrive in town?
A Thursday
1.

B ten

B long scarves

B yellow

D one hundred

C funny glasses

D big shoes

C orange

D purple

C dirty

D little

C they rode a motorbike

D they sang funny songs

Tommy the clown had a motorbike. It was

A big

5.

C twenty

What colour was the circus tent?

A red

4.

D Sunday

What did the clowns wear?

A pink shorts

3.

C Saturday

How many animals were there in the circus?

A five

2.

B Friday

B slow

What did the other clowns do?

A they chased Tommy

B they danced

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Preliminary
Section R2 (10 marks)
Read the passage and complete the sentences. There is one example.

Kate usually goes on holiday in June or July, but last year she went in February. She
likes summer holidays in Italy or France, but last year she chose a skiing holiday in
Canada. She went with her cousin, Kim from America. Kates husband stayed at
home with their children. Kate and Kim stayed in a nice, new hotel. It was big and
expensive. On Saturday morning they went shopping. It was sunny but very cold. In
the afternoon it was cloudy and it started snowing. Kim went skiing, but Kate tried
snowboarding. They fell over a lot but they had a great time.
Example:
When did Kate go on holiday last year?
A February

1.

B June

B France

B her husband

C her cousin

D her parents

B small

C cheap

D large

What was the weather like on Saturday morning?

A warm

5.

D USA

The hotel in the mountains was

A old

4.

C Canada

She went on holiday with

A her children

3.

D August

Where did Kate go for her skiing holiday?

A Italy

2.

C July

B cloudy

C sunny

D rainy

C shopping

D skating

What did Kate do on Saturday afternoon?

A skiing

B snowboarding

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Preliminary
Section R2 (10 marks) 5.
Read the passage and complete the sentences. There is one example.

Juliana loves football and basketball. She is in the school teams and often plays in
the park. She doesnt play tennis often, but last weekend Juliana played in a tennis
competition. She woke up at quarter past seven on Saturday morning and walked to
the tennis club. She arrived at half past eight and the competition started at quarter
to ten. There were 24 young players in the competition 14 boys and 10 girls. The
youngest was 11 years old and the oldest was 13. Juliana won her first match and
was very happy. Then she played another match but she fell and hurt her leg.
Example:
What sport did Juliana play last weekend?
A netball

1.

C tennis club

D sports centre

B 8.30

C 9.15

D 9.45

B ten

C fourteen

D twenty-four

C 10 -13

D 9 -14

C she lost

D she fell

How old were the children?

A 11 -13

5.

B the park

How many children played in the competition?

A eight

4.

D football

What time did the competition begin?

A 7.15

3.

C basketball

Where was the tennis competition?

A school

2.

B tennis

B 10 -14

What happened in Julianas first match?

A she won

B she hurt her leg

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Preliminary
Section R2 (10 marks)
Read the passage and complete the sentences. There is one example.

Last Thursday was Olivers birthday. He went to school and had fun with his friends.
On Saturday he went to Westbury Zoo with his parents and his sister. The zoo is old
but it is nice and clean. It is not a big zoo and the animals are happy. Oliver loves
animals. The zoo has giraffes, elephants, monkeys and penguins. Oliver likes the
monkeys best, and his sister likes the penguins. Oliver watched the monkeys have
their lunch. The zookeeper gave them cherries and grapes. They ate the grapes but
they threw the cherries at the zookeeper! Oliver ate his cheese sandwich and
laughed. Oliver was at the zoo for five hours. He finally went home at 4 oclock.
Example:
When did Oliver visit the zoo?
A Thursday
1.

C school friends

D his grandparents

B big

C dirty

D old

C penguins

D giraffes

C vegetables

D cheese

C five hours

D six hours

B elephants

What did the monkeys eat for lunch?

A fruit

5.

B his family

What is Olivers favourite animal at the zoo?

A monkeys

4.

D Sunday

Westbury Zoo is
A new

3.

C Saturday

Who did Oliver go to the zoo with?

A his best friend

2.

B Friday

B sandwiches

How long did Oliver stay at the zoo?

A three hours

B four hours

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Preliminary
Section W4 (10 marks)
Write five sentences about the following
My family
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Section W4 (10 marks)

Write five sentences about the following
My house
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Alternative topics = My best friend. My favourite animal.

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Preliminary
Section W6 (10 marks) 1
Fill in the form

WIN A HOLIDAY
First name:
Surname:
Date of Birth:
Nationality:
What country do
you want to visit?
What do you like
doing on holiday?
Who do you want to
go on holiday with?

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Fill in the form 2

JOIN OUR MUSIC CLUB

Name:
Address:
Nationality:
Age:
What instrument do
you play?
When do you have
your music lesson?
Who is your
favourite singer?

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WIN 2 TICKETS TO THE CIRCUS

First name:
Surname:
Age:
Nationality:
What is your
favourite circus
animal?
What day do you
want to visit the
circus?
Who do you want to
go to the circus with?

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WIN A NEW iPAD

Name:
Age:
Address:
Nationality:
When do you use
your iPad?
What is your
favourite computer
game?
Who do play
computer games
with?

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JOIN OUR SPORTS CLUB

First name:
Surname:
Date of Birth:
Country:
What sports do you
play?
Where do you
usually play these
sports?
Who do you usually
play sport with
with?

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Preliminary (slight change)

Section R5 (10 marks) 1.
Read the following passage. Put the verb in brackets into the past tense OR
the present tense. There is an example.
My friends all

(example)

(1)

(see) them at the weekend, but my best friend

live

(live) in different villages. I dont usually

(2)

(call) me

every day.

Last Saturday, I had a sleep-over party. Five friends

for the night. We were very excited. We
to music and

(5)

(4)

(sing) songs. Then we

sweets. In the morning Mum

(8)

great pancakes! After breakfast we

(come) to my house
(sit) in my bedroom. We listened

(6)

(watch) a DVD about a

(7)

dance school in America. It was very funny. We

(10)

(3)

(eat) popcorn and

(make) pancakes for breakfast. They were

(9)

(play) in the garden. My friends

(leave) at 11 oclock. I was very tired!

Section R5 (10 marks) 2.

Read the following passage. Put the verb in brackets into the past tense OR
the present tense. There is an example.
On holiday last year, I
(1)

(example)

made

____________ (meet) on the first day. In the mornings, we

the sea and in the afternoons, we

(4)

(make) a nice new friend. We

(3)

(2)

____________ (swim) in

_________________ (watch) the boats.

____________ (try) to count them. We

(5)

We

___________ (sit) on the beach and

(6)

______________ (build) sandcastles with my little brother. Our holidays finished and we

(7)

___________ (go) home. I

(8)

___________ (feel) really sad at the end of the holiday.

Now we write emails or phone every week. My friend sometimes

me funny cards and letters. I always

(10)

(9)

___________ (send)

_________________ (write) back the next day.

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Section R5 (10 marks) 3

Read the following passage. Put the verb in brackets into the past tense OR
the present tense. There is an example.
Every month, my class

(example)

goes

near our school and the farmer usually

animals. Sometimes we

(go) on a school trip. Often we visit a farm

(1)

(2)

(tell) us about the different

(ride) on the tractor and he drives around the

farm.
Last week our school trip was different. Our teacher
forest.

When

we

(4)

(5)

(3)

(take) us to a

(get)

to

(give) us a list of things to find. We

different types of leaves from the trees. We

Then we

(8)

forest,

the

(6)

(7)

teacher
(look) for

(find) ten different leaves.

(put) them in a bag. We

the woods, laughing and playing. We

the

(9)

(10)

(run) through
(have) a great time last week!

Section R5 (10 marks) 4

Read the following passage. Put the verb in brackets into the past tense OR
the present tense. There is an example.
Last month we
Dad

(example)

went

(1)

(go) to a water park. We arrived at 10 oclock and

(buy) the tickets at the reception desk. We

to the first water slide. We

(4)

(3)

(run)

(climb) up the stairs. It was very high. We

(come) down the slide really fast. Then we

slide. On the way down the slide I

(7)

(2)

(5)

(6)

(watch) us all the time. She

(see) a bigger
(feel) very scared. Mum

(8)

(take) some great

photos.
One of the photos is very funny. It is on the wall in the kitchen. Every morning at breakfast
time we

(9)

(look) at the photo. My mum

(10)

every time she sees it.

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(laugh)

Section R5 (10 marks) 5

Read the following passage. Put the verb in brackets into the past tense OR
the present tense. There is an example.
(example)

Every Friday we
(1)

visit

(visit) our grandma. Mum always

(take) us after school. Grandma usually

(2)

(make) us a

fantastic cake.
Last week it was a chocolate cake. It was sunny on Friday and we
cake in the garden with a glass of lemonade. I
It

(5)

(have) big, blue wings. We

to flower. Then it

(7)

(9)

(eat) the

(4)

(see) a beautiful butterfly.

(6)

(watch) it fly from flower

(fly) away. We

was very quick. Grandma

(3)

(8)

(try) to follow it, but it

(give) me some coloured pencils, so I could

draw the butterfly. Before we went home, I

(10)

(show) my grandma my

picture. She loved it!

Section R5 (10 marks) 6

Read the following passage. Put the verb in brackets into the past tense OR
the present tense. There is an example.
Dad

(example)

works

every week he
(2)

(work) at the cinema in our town. He is a manager there and

(1)

(get) free tickets. My best friend usually

(come) with me because she

Last Sunday we

(4)

popcorn and then we

(7)

(6)

(5)

(buy) some

(find) our seats in the middle of the cinema. We

(sit) quietly and the film

(10)

(love) going to the cinema.

(see) a brilliant film. We

film but sometimes it was scary. I

I really

(3)

(9)

(8)

(begin). It was a very exciting

(scream) very loudly at the end.

(enjoy) our visit to the cinema last week. It was the best film

ever!

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