Starter Level

Test Sheet

Blue Fins
Sarah Axten

Put the events in the order they happen in the story. The first is 1.

1 She helps the dolphin out of the net.

2 The dolphin hits the shark.

3 The shark swims towards Jen and Rick.

 Jen and her friends are at the beach. 1

4 She sees a dolphin in a net.

5 The shark swims away.

6 The lifeguard shouts ‘Shark! Get out of the water!’

7 Jen puts on her snorkel and mask and dives into the sea.

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Match the words in the box to the pictures.

dolphin shark net surfboard snorkel rock sea-urchin fin

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Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.

16 Rick is very happy / happily.

17 Her blue fins splash loud / loudly.

18 She moves her blue fins and swims very quick / quickly.

19 The fish and plants are very beautiful / beautifully.

20 Jen doesn’t touch the sea-urchin. It’s dangerous / dangerously.

21 The dolphin moves its fin slow / slowly.

22 But the net is strong / strongly.

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Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.

It’s hot. The sun is shining (shine). The sky is blue.

Jen 23____________ (live) in Australia.

Jen is on the beach. She 24_____________ (stand) on the hot sand.

Rick and Jen’s friends are in the sea. They 25_____________ (swim) and 26____________ (surf)

Rick is very happy. He 27____________ (have) a new surfboard.

Jen 28______ (take) a deep breath. She 29____________ (dive) under the water.

Jen sees a sea-urchin. She 30____________ (not touch) the sea-urchin.

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