Prepare Test A1

Vocabulary
1. What comes next? Write words from the list.
son | sixteen | Saturday | February | Chinese | five o’clock | January | three thirty
1. thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen
2. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
3. May, April, March, February
4. Two o’clock, two thirty, three o’clock, three thirty
5. Greece / Greek , Brazil / Brazilian, China / Chinese
6. mum / dad, sister / brother, daughter / son
7. five thirty, five fifteen, five o’clock
8. October, November, December, January
2. Match the opposites.
1. __ hot a. dry
cold
2. __ long b. small
short
3. __ happy c. old
sad
4. __ light d. cold
dark
5. __ new e. sad
old
6. __ clean f. short
dirty
7. __ big g. dark
small
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8. __ wet h. dirty
dry
3. Choose the correct answer, a or b.
1. My sister has _ eyes and dark hair.
a) blue b) long
Answer: a
2. There’s a _ in my pencil case.
a) desk b) rubber
Answer: b
3. My friend Irina is _
a) Russian. b) Russia.
Answer: a
4. Anna’s _ is five years old.
a) son b) mum
Answer: a
5. I’m very _. Have we got any food?
a) funny b) hungry
Answer: b
6. My books and pencil case are in my _
a) bag. b) phone.
Answer: a
7. Can you _ a horse? I can.
a) play b) ride
Answer: b
8. _ the ball to me, John!
a) Catch b) Kick
Answer: b
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4. Complete the text with the words below.
girls | teacher | window | desks | o’clock | bored dark | hungry
There are six children in the class. There are four boys and two (1) girls. Their (2)
teacher is Mr Gibbs. Behind Mr Gibbs there is a wall with a big (3) window. All the
children have got books on their (4) desks. Joe has got (5) dark brown hair and blue
eyes. Jake and Ella are not happy. Jake is (6) bored and Ella is sad. It’s twelve (7)
o’clock and they all want their lunch. They’re (8) hungry.
Grammar
5. Put the words in the right order to make questions.
1. A: are / from / you / Where

Where are you from?
B: I’m from Canada.
2. A: he / old / How / is
How old is he?
B: He’s sixteen.
3. A: is / Where / from / she

Where is she from?
B: She’s from Germany.
4. A: are / old / they / How

How old are they?
B: They’re eleven.
5. A: he / Has / computer / got / a

Has he got a computer?
B: No, he hasn’t.
6. A: milk / Have / any / got / we

Have we got any milk?
B: Yes, we’ve got lots of milk.
7. A: a / you / Can / bike / ride

Can you ride a bike?
B: No, I can’t.
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8. A: sing / they / Can

Can they sing?
B: Yes, they can.
6. Complete the sentences with the words below. You may need to use some
words more than once.
in | under | on | at | on | behind | until | in
1. My birthday is on 2nd October.
2. School starts in September.
3. The party is at Luisa’s house.
4. I have English lessons on Mondays and Fridays.
5. I’ve got my lunch in my bag.
6. Your mouth is under your nose.
7. Look! There’s a dog behind you.
8. His piano lesson is from five o’clock until six o’clock.
7. Choose the correct answer, a or b.
1. I want to make a cake. Are there _____ eggs?
a) any b) a lot
Answer: a
2. Is this _____ house?
a) Jason’s b) Jasons
Answer: a
3. We haven’t got _____ bread.
a) a lot b) any
Answer: b
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4. I don’t like _____ football.
a) play b) playing
Answer: b
5. I _____ speak Chinese. What about you?
a) am b) can’t
Answer: b
6. Look at _____ shoes! I really like them!
a) those b) that
Answer: a
7. Come with _____ to the park!
a) we b) us
Answer: b
8. What colour _____ their car?
a) is b) it
Answer: a
8. Choose the correct answer, a, b or c.
Hello Jessica,
My name is Coco and I have got two sisters. They are called Yoko and Kumiko. They
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_ twins. I love 2_ very much and they love 3_ too. We 4_ got two cats. 5_ names are
Mint and Bramble.Bramble 6_ catch small birds. She likes bringing them 7_ our
house!What about you? 8_ you got any pets?
Write back soon.
Love
Coco
1 a) have
b) our
c) are
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2 a) them
b) her
c) their
3 a) I
b) me
c) my
4 a) have
b) has
c) are
5 a) Their
b) They’re
c) They
6 a) has
b) is
c) can
7 a) until
b) into
c) from
8 a) Do
b) Have
c) Aren’t
Get Talking
9. Complete the conversation with the words and phrases in the list.
Great | Hi | I’d | I’m sorry | Would
Samantha: John, Tim! Hi!

John and Tim: (1) Hi Samantha!
Samantha: (2) Would you like to come to my house on Saturday?
John: (3) I’m sorry, I can’t come. I have dancing class on Saturdays!
Tim: (4) I’d love to come. It’s the first day of our holiday!
Samantha: (5) Great. See you Saturday!
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Listening
10. Listen to Paul and Rose. Choose the best answer, a, b or c.
1. The party is on _.
a) 9th November.
b) 18th November.
c) 19th November.
2. The party is on _.
a) Friday.
b) Saturday.
c) Sunday.
3. The party is from _.
a) 5.30–8.30.
b) 5.00–9.30.
c) 5.30–9.30.
4. Paul lives at _.
a) 8 Brook Road.
b) 18 Brook Road.
c) 19 Brook Road.
5. Paul’s telephone number is _.
a) 161 9234.
b) 161 7234.
c) 151 9234.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Rose: Hello
Paul: Hello. Is that Rose? It’s Paul here.
Rose: Oh hi, Paul.
Paul: Hi. Listen, would you like to come to my birthday party?
Rose: Oh, Paul. That’s great! I’d love to come. When is it?
Paul: It’s on the 19th of November.
Rose: The 19th of November. Hmm ... Let me see ... What day is that?
Paul: That’s a Friday. My party’s on Friday night. Is that OK?
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Rose: Yes. Friday night is good for me. And ... what time is the party?
Paul: It’s from five thirty until nine thirty.
Rose: OK. And your address, Paul? Where is your house?
Paul: 18 Brook Road.
Rose: OK, great. Oh! I haven’t got your phone number, Paul. Can you give it to me?
Paul: Sure! Have you got a pen?
Rose: Yes, I have. Go on.
Paul: OK. It’s 161 9234. Have you got that?
Rose: Not quite. Can you say it again?
Paul: It’s 161 9234. OK?
Rose: Yes. Great! See you!
Paul: Bye.
Reading
11. Read the text. Are the sentences T (true) or F (false)?
Hi. My name’s Manolis. I’m twelve years old and I’m from Greece. My dad is Greek,
but my mum isn’t. She’s from India and her name is Aditi. My mum is a doctor and
my dad is a teacher.
I’ve got a brother and two sisters. My sisters are twins. They are ten years old. Their
names are Ariadne and Padma. My brother is a very small baby. He can’t walk and
he can’t talk, but he’s very funny. We love him very much.
We live in a small house in a big city. I haven’t got a big bedroom, but I like it. I’ve got
a computer in my room and I like playing computer games with my friends. My sisters
don’t like computer games. They like music. They can play the guitar and they’re very
good.
1. Manolis is from Greece. T
2. His mum isn’t Greek. T
3. He’s got three sisters. F
4. They don’t live in a big house. T
5. His sisters can’t play music. F
Writing
12. Write about one of your friends. Use the ideas below to help you:
- What is his/her name?

- How old is he/she?
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- When is his/her birthday?

- Where does he/she live?
- Does he/she have a pet?
Write about 25 words.

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Speaking
13. Put the words in the right order to make questions. Then ask and answer
the questions with your partner.
1. are / from / you / Where / ?

Where are you from?
Answer to the question: Student’s own answers
2. are / How / you / old / ?

How old are you?
3. you / Have / got / brothers / sisters / any / or / ?

Have you got any brothers or sisters?
4. tired / you / Are / ?

Are you tired?
5. you / Can / on / stand / head / your / ?

Can you stand on your head?
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1. What comes next? Write words from the list.

1. thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen

2. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

3. May, April, March, February

4. Two o’clock, two thirty, three o’clock, three thirty

5. Greece / Greek , Brazil / Brazilian, China / Chinese

6. mum / dad, sister / brother, daughter / son

7. five thirty, five fifteen, five o’clock

8. October, November, December, January

2. Match the opposites.

3. Choose the correct answer, a or b.

1. My sister has _ eyes and dark hair.

2. There’s a _ in my pencil case.

4. Anna’s _ is five years old.

5. I’m very _. Have we got any food?

6. My books and pencil case are in my _

7. Can you _ a horse? I can.

8. _ the ball to me, John!

4. Complete the text with the words below.

girls | teacher | window | desks | o’clock | bored dark | hungry

5. Put the words in the right order to make questions.

1. A: are / from / you / Where

3. A: is / Where / from / she

4. A: are / old / they / How

5. A: he / Has / computer / got / a

6. A: milk / Have / any / got / we

7. A: a / you / Can / bike / ride

8. A: sing / they / Can

in | under | on | at | on | behind | until | in

1. My birthday is on 2nd October.

2. School starts in September.

3. The party is at Luisa’s house.

4. I have English lessons on Mondays and Fridays.

5. I’ve got my lunch in my bag.

6. Your mouth is under your nose.

7. Look! There’s a dog behind you.

8. His piano lesson is from five o’clock until six o’clock.

7. Choose the correct answer, a or b.

1. I want to make a cake. Are there _____ eggs?

2. Is this _____ house?

3. We haven’t got _____ bread.

4. I don’t like _____ football.

5. I _____ speak Chinese. What about you?

6. Look at _____ shoes! I really like them!

7. Come with _____ to the park!

8. What colour _____ their car?

8. Choose the correct answer, a, b or c.

Write back soon.

Great | Hi | I’d | I’m sorry | Would

Samantha: John, Tim! Hi!

10. Listen to Paul and Rose. Choose the best answer, a, b or c.

3. The party is from _.

5. Paul’s telephone number is _.

11. Read the text. Are the sentences T (true) or F (false)?

1. Manolis is from Greece. T

2. His mum isn’t Greek. T

3. He’s got three sisters. F

4. They don’t live in a big house. T

5. His sisters can’t play music. F

- What is his/her name?

- When is his/her birthday?

Write about 25 words.

1. are / from / you / Where / ?