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1 5Listen and number the pictures in the correct order. There 4

are two pictures you don’t need to use.

a b

c d

e f

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2 6 Listen to two people talking about Kakapos. Write T (true) or 6

F (false).

1 The woman lives in New Zealand.

2 The woman thinks the Kakapo is stranger

than the kiwi.

3 The Kakapo’s feathers aren’t hard.

4 The Kakapo uses its wings to climb trees.

5 The parrot is called ‘Kakapo’ because it likes

sitting in trees.

6 There are fewer than 150 Kakapos alive

today.

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3 7 Listen and circle the correct answers. 5

1 The children are looking at a book /

website / magazine.
2 People in New Zealand created the
toy snake in a toy shop / school /
teacher’s house.
3 The longest real snake is in the USA
and it’s about 6 / 8 / 10 metres long.
4 3 / 8 / 15 men are needed to hold this
snake.
5 Medusa lives with people / with other
animals / in the wild.

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4 Read and complete the sentences with Brad, Tina or Joe. 5

Hello! I’m Brad. I live in Wellington, New Zealand and I’m ten years old.
I’ve got two younger brothers, Nick and Jack. They’re very sporty. They
play football, basketball and ride their bicycles all day. I like cycling to
school, but in my free time I prefer drawing or painting. I love music!
I can play the drums and I sometimes go to pop concerts. My favourite
Brad subject at school is history. I’m not very good at maths or science.

Hi! My name’s Tina and I’m from Honolulu, Hawaii. I’m 11 and I go to
school with my sister, Shelly, and my brother, Ian. Shelly is eight and she
plays the piano really well. Ian and I aren’t very musical. Ian is 13 and we
always go surfing together. He’s also the best science student at school in
Science. My mother is a music teacher at school. I played the piano when I
Tina was younger, but now I don’t. I’m always on my surfboard in my free time.

Hi! I live in Auckland in New Zealand and my name’s Joe. I’m eight years
old and I’ve got an older sister, Claire. She’s studying at university so I
live alone with my parents most of the time. I like going to school and in
my free time I go to a youth club. I’ve got friends there who can make
amazing things, like toys with plastic bottles. I’d like to be creative like
that, but I’m more interested in computers and the internet. I want to
Joe
create websites when I’m older.

1 is the youngest child in his/her 2 is the most musical person.

family.
3 is the sportiest person. 4 is the most artistic person.
5 is the most techy person.

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5 Read and circle the correct answers.
Jordan Romero was 13 years, ten
months and ten days old when he
reached the top of Mount Everest. He
was born in July 1996 and he was on
‘the top of the world’ in May 2010.
Today, he’s still the youngest person
to climb the highest mountain on
Earth.
With him were his father, his father’s
wife and three Sherpas*. Jordan’s
mother was at home. She watched
the whole climb on a special map
and talked to Jordan on a satellite
phone when he was at the top. She
asked him to do one thing ‘Come back
home!’ – to California, USA.
Before he started his adventure in
the Himalayas, Jordan explained, ‘I
just want to do something big.’ But
climbing Everest isn’t his only record.
1 Who didn’t climb Everest with Jordan?
a a sherpa b his dad c his mum
3 How old was Jordan when he
completed the ‘Seven Summits’?
a 10 b 15 c 13
5 Jordan thinks that climbing is …
a dangerous. b healthy. c easy.
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He’s also the youngest climber to
complete the ‘Seven Summits’: he
climbed the tallest mountain in each
continent. In December 2011, he
reached the top of Vinson Massif
in Antarctica, breaking George
Atkinson’s record. Atkinson completed
the ‘Seven Summits’ when he was 16.
But why did Jordan want to do
this? He decided it was a good idea
when he was ten. A picture of the
seven highest mountains on a wall * Sherpas = people
in his school inspired him. Today, from Nepal who are
Jordan wants to climb the 50 highest very good climbers
mountains in the USA. He says, ‘this and carry people’s
things to the top
tour around the USA is about being
healthy. I want other children in the
country to climb mountains with me.’
In his free time, he likes riding his
bicycle, listening to music and going
out with his friends.
2 How many records does Jordan hold?
a one b two c seven
4 Jordan was … George Atkison when he
climbed the Seven Summits.
a older than b younger than
c as old as
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6 Read and write T (true) or F (false). 5

There are wonderful
birds around the
world that are
unique in their own
way. Some birds
are very small, very
big, fly very fast or
very slow, run very
fast or lay big eggs.
Let’s look at
some of these
that still exist
on our
planet.
It isn’t the biggest bird in the world, but about 70
it’s got the longest wings. The km per hour. It’s
Wandering Albatross has got wings that also got the largest
are usually over three metres long. They eyes and it lays the
always live at sea and only come to small biggest eggs. They usually weigh more
islands in the south Atlantic and Indian than a kilo. A Peregrine Falcon is the
Ocean to eat and to lay their eggs. The fastest bird when it drops from high up. It
size of its wings helps the Wandering dives at a speed of 300 km per hour! It can
Albatross to fly for hours without moving also see other birds from 8 km away!
them and some scientists say that it sleeps And what about small birds? The
in the air. Pollution, especially plastic, is Bee Hummingbird weighs about two
putting these magnificent birds in danger grams (0.002 kilos) and it’s about 5 cm
of extinction. long. It looks like an insect and flaps
The Common Ostrich comes from the its wings 80 times per
same family as the kiwi and is the biggest second! But a different
bird in the world. It’s got a very long type of hummingbird
neck and legs that make it the fastest bird, has got the fastest
too. Careful! It doesn’t fly faster than the wings in the world;
Peregrine Falcon, but it runs faster than it moves them 90
any other bird on land. An ostrich can run times per second.
Any questions or comments? Send us an email at info@birds

1 The Common Ostrich has got longer wings than the Wandering Albatross.
2 The biggest egg is from an ostrich.
3 The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest bird on land.
4 The Bee Hummingbird has got the fastest wings in the world.
5 The Peregrine Falcon can stay in the air the longest without moving its wings.

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7 Write questions using superlative adjectives. Then answer the 8

questions and explain why.

1 Who / sporty person / your class?

2 What / exceptional animal / the world?

3 you / young person / your family?

4 What / dangerous sport / the world?

5 because
.

6 because
.

7 because
.

because
.

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8 Look and write sentences with the superlative form of the words 6
in brackets.

MIKE

1 (bike / expensive)

2 (dog / big)

3 (bike / dirty)

4 (man / tall)

5 (dog / small)

6 (dog / noisy)

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9 Read the definitions and write the words. The first letter is given. 6

1 A tropical place with a lot of trees and rain. Many exotic animals live here.
r
2 It’s a high rock face and some people jump from it with a parachute.
c
3 You can find these in mountains, rocks and in the sea. They are usually very dark
inside.
c
4 It’s like a very cold river and it moves very slowly. It’s formed from ice and snow.
g
5 It’s a type of mountain, but it’s very hot inside. It can be active, dormant or extinct.
v
6 It’s a piece of land in the middle of water.
i
Now match the words to the pictures below. There are two pictures
you don’t need to use.
a b c d

e f g h

Total test score: 50

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10 Talk about the boys using superlative adjectives. 5

Phillip Brian Gerry

Age: 10 Age: 12 Age: 11

Weight: 31 kilos Weight: 40 kilos Weight: 35 kilos

Character/Features: Character/Features: Character/Features:

funny funny  funny
short hair short hair shor
  t hair
fast fast 
 creat 
creative ive  fast 
 creative 

Score:
11 Make questions about your family and answer them.
5
1 old / person?
2 artistic / person?
3 tall / person?
4 funny / person?
5 sporty / person?

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