PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPETITION

NAME:_____________________________

1. Complete the text with the correct forms of PASSIVE VOICE.

*Also in the news today is the story of the Dawlish Cat. A large, black
cat________________(see) many times in the Dawlish area in the last few
years. Yesterday it ______________(catch) by the police. The cat is very
large indeed and is certainly not an ordinary pet cat. It looks like a small
panther and no one knows why it was in this area. Tomorrow it
____________(take) to a local zoo where it ______________(examine) by
experts. Exotic animals ______________(often sell) to rich people with large
houses and gardens.

2. Use the past simple, past continuous or present perfect to complete the
text.
*I _______________(never be) to Spain before. My friend _______(be) there
three times. Yesterday, while I _____________(watch)TV, I
_________(make) a list of all things I need to do before I go.
I ___________(not do) them all yet. So far, I ________________(download)
some music for my MP3 player. I _____________(not pack) my clothes yet,
because as I ______________(open) the suitcase, I ___________(break) the
lock. Mum _________(go) to buy a new one but she ____________
(not come) back yet. Oh, I can’t wait to go on holiday!

3. Circle the correct forms of the verbs.

- I wanted seeing/ to see you last night.
- Can you imagine lying/ to lie on a beach in Spain?
- We stopped talking/ to talk when the teacher came in.
- Did you enjoy watching/ to watch the tennis yesterday?
- Dad refused lending/ to lend me any money to go shopping.
4. Make nouns from these verbs.
Choose- ____________ Solve-_____________ adjust-______________
Disagree- ___________ argue-_____________ discuss-_____________
Decide- _____________ advise- ____________ advertise- ____________

5. Complete the text with a, an, some, the or / for no article.

*Our class is going to put on _____ play at _____ end of January. I like
_____acting so I hope I’ll get _____part as one of _____main actors. There
are going to be _____auditions next Wednesday after _____ school.
_____teacher who is going to direct _____play has given us
____information about _____ auditions.

6. Read the dialogue. Then write the fans’ questions to match Vera’s
answers.
Fan: _______________________________________? (What time/get up)
Vera: David usually gets up at about 8 o’clock.
Fan: _______________________________________?(do/any sport)
Vera: Yes, he plays tennis and baseball.
Fan: _______________________________________?(be/to Europe before)
Vera: No, he hasn’t. This is his first visit.

7. Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the box.

Throw away give back look after switch on look for

- You ______________ something you have borrowed when you finished

using it.
- You _______________ something you don’t need any more.
- You _______________something that’s need your care and attention.

8. Fill in the blanks using the appropriate form of the words in the brackets.
-I think there are too many __________(real) TV shows on TV.
- If there’s too much ___________(violent) in that film, I won’t watch it.
- There’s been a big _________(grow) in the number of TV’s in each house.
9. Write the questions. The words in bold are the answers for those questions.
1. ____________________________________________?
We spent our holiday in France.

2. ____________________________________________ ?
I’m doing my English homework.

3. _____________________________________________?
Jane has won five competitions.

10.Circle the correct prepositions.

- I’m catching the twenty from / past ten train.
- Which platform does the Glasgow train leave from / at?
- The bus arrives at / in Oxford at / on 6.15.
- Do you always travel by / in car?
- We got here at a quarter of / to nine. Where have you been?

11.INDIRECT QUESTIONS

a)Report the questions.

- ‘What time does the film finish?’

He wanted to know___________________________________________.
- ‘ Do you like Italian food?’
Tom asked _________________________________________________.
- ‘ Are we going to the football match?’
Mary wanted to know_________________________________________.
b) Write direct questions.
* Sally wanted to know if it was raining outside.
_________________________________________________?
• They wanted to know if they could go to the pop concert.
__________________________________________________?
• Olivia wanted to know what the problem was.
__________________________________________________?
12. Write the plural for the next nouns.
Woman-_______ goose-________ louse- ________ ox - _______
Deer - ________ fish - ________ leaf- ________ bush- _______
Wife- _______ scissors-_______ knife- ________ trousers-________

13.Complete the letter with the phrases in the box.

So the revision is going well so that she can stay at home

Who are working hard who I’m going with
Like everyone else my age I’m taking my end of school exams
She wants to know who it is She’s driving me crazy

I’m having real problems with my mum at the moment. 1.I’m taking my end
of school exams next month, so I’m off school for three weeks to do revision
2._________________________. I’m pretty good at organizing my time,
3.__________________________. The problem is my mum. She has
decided that because this is such an important time in my life, she wants to
help me. So, she stopped working 4. ______________________ and cook
me breakfast and lunch. She brings me orange juice or tea every half an
hour. She makes me eat bananas, because they are good for people
5.________________________. It’s terrible. She’s here all the time. She
watches everything I do. If someone phones me,
6._____________________. And when I go out, she wants to know where
I’m going, 7. ________________________and when I’m coming back.
8.________________________! She thinks she’s helping me, but she’s
doing the opposite! What can I do? Help!