Test Units 4–6 Extension

3 The d is investigating a crime that

VOCABULARY
happened outside the park during the night.
1 Find fourteen more words in the word search and 4 Unfortunately, there were no w to
complete the table. the robbery at the grocery store.
5 While I was waiting for the bus, a p
T T X W B E X Y T M Y E J D Y
pushed me and stole some things from my bag.
N H H K T D R E G G U M T T N
5
N G R C U W R J V R N D O T O
H O L O A A R G E S R E W E Z Vocabulary total 15
A Q O F U Y J D X E C S A S Y
GRAMMAR
N R Z L S G I C T T T S R P N
N H O T L R H P F G U A D U L 1 Complete the postcard with the past simple form of the
O F R U Y A O E P V B R S Z A verbs in brackets.
Y R M O N C B L T S E R O F D
E S J J I D A R D V H A M S N Hi Ethan,
D R Z L L I S W I B J B T T A I’m in Scotland on holiday. Last week, my family and
E R E J N X D V X A Q M J K V I 0 were (be) in the Highlands – it’s in the north of
H H G S I G M Q Q K T E H V N Scotland! We 1 (stay) in a castle
N T C O A S T L I N E O F H X
near a beautiful lake and the Scottish mountains. The
weather 2 (not be) very good, but we
T U A J V K U O S O E B H P F
3 (have) a good time doing lots of
different activities. We 4 (go) hiking in
Transport Prepositions Landscapes Feelings Crime the hills and fishing in the lake. The water was freezing, so
helicopter we 5 (not swim)! At the weekend, we
6 (drive) to the nearest town by car and
went shopping. I 7 (buy) you a gift – I
hope you like it! We 8 (visit) a museum,
but we 9 (not walk) around the old
5 part of the town because it was raining. Yesterday, we
10 (eat) some traditional Scottish food.
2 Choose the incorrect answer. It was delicious!
0 A blue whale is a very long / heavy / deep animal. See you soon.
1 The street’s really dangerous / shallow / noisy at night. Natalie
2 The underground in London is a(n) early / popular / fast
way to travel around the city. 5
3 My dad likes his coffee really weak / thin / strong in the 2 Complete the conversation with past simple forms. Use
mornings. the verbs below when necessary:
4 I thought the journey on the tram yesterday was quite
interesting / slow / late. be (x2) catch do go (x2) have meet steal take want
5 This sweater is made from wool, and it’s really soft /
thick / full. Simon: 0 Did you have a good evening, Poppy?
5 Poppy: No, it 1 terrible. As you know, I
2 to spend some time with my sister Elena.
3 Complete the sentences with people in crime. Simon: What 3 you ?
0 The burglar broke into the house and stole lots of money, Poppy: At 5pm, I 4 her outside her
some jewellery and a TV. university.
1 Ab stole over €5 million from a bank Simon: And where 5 you ?
in Paris yesterday. No one saw the person’s face because Poppy: We 6 to the cinema. It
he was wearing a mask. 7 really busy with people. But the worst
2 Two g were caught this morning thing was, while we were queuing to buy the tickets, two
covering the monument in town with red paint. muggers 8 Elena’s purse.

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 Simon: Oh, no! 9 anyone them? 5 Write questions using the past continuous. Then write
Poppy: No, they didn’t. They 10 all her short answers.
money, her mobile phone and her keys.
0 you and your friend / have a coffee at a café / on
Simon: Oh, dear! That was a terrible evening!
Saturday ? ( )
5 Were you and your friend having a coffee at a café on Saturday?
3 Rewrite the sentences using comparative forms. Yes, we were.
0 My sister is really tall and my brother is short. 1 you / sleep / at midnight on Sunday? ( )
My sister is taller than my brother.
1 The weather is cold in the mountains and it is warm in
the valley. 2 your brother / eat pizza / on Friday? ( )
The weather is it is in
the valley.
2 Julia’s suitcase is quite heavy but mine is very light.
3 it / rain / on Sunday afternoon? ( )
Julia’s mine.
3 The film we saw at the cinema last week was really
interesting, but the one we saw today was boring.
Today’s film wasn’t the 4 your sister / cycle through town / at 4.30pm on
one we saw last week. Sunday ? ( )
4 I think peaches are really tasty, but apples aren’t that nice.
I think apples are
peaches.
5 your mother and her sister / talk on the phone / at 10.45am
5 The National History Museum isn’t very popular with
on Saturday? ( )
visitors, but the Science Museum is.
The National History Museum is
the Science Museum.
5 5
4 Write sentences using the superlative form of the 6 Complete the story with the past simple or past
adjectives. continuous form of the verbs below.
0 I / think / dangerous / animal / be / the crocodile.
answer climb cook hear knock
I think the most dangerous animal is the crocodrile. look rain say think try watch
1 Matt / be / funny / person / class / because / he / always /
make / us / laugh! Last night while I 0 was watching TV, I 1 a
loud noise outside in the garden. I 2 out
the window, but it was dark and it 3 ,
2 Hamburgers / be / popular / junk food / world. so I didn’t see anything. I continued watching TV when I
heard the noise again – someone 4 to
break into the house! I was really scared. My neighbour
3 What / you / think / be / less useful / gadget / of all?
told me just last week that a burglar tired to break into
her house while she 5 dinner. Maybe
it was the same burglar? I 6 about
4 Ice Age 4 / be / one / of / good / animation films / I’ve seen /
calling the police when the person 7
recently.
my name. It was my brother – he 8
through the window because he forgot his key! He said
he 9 on the door for ages, but no one
5 Kite surfing / be / exciting / sport / I’ve practised / ever!
10 !
5
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 READING
2 Read the text again and answer the questions.
0 How many types of transport did Michael use during his
journey?
Michael used nine different types of transport on his journey.
1 According to Michael, what is the best way to travel?

2 What was the most expensive part of Michael’s trip?

My Best Europe Trip
By Michael Aldridge

3 Where was Michael when he was travelling by train?

I travelled around Europe in nine different ways last
summer and visited seven different countries! I didn’t
have a heavy suitcase or many things. I only took a
backpack with a few basic possessions. I booked the 4 Which countries did Michael travel along narrow roads?
hotels before I left and then travelled from place to place
using as many different types of transport as I could. I
think backpacking is the best way to travel. And of course 5 Where did Michael take a taxi to?
the cheapest! I started my journey in London and went by
plane to Venice in Italy. This was the most expensive part
of my trip. From there, I went by bus along the coastline
to the port. Then I got on a ferry and travelled across
5
the sea to Croatia. In Croatia, I rented a car and drove to 3 Read the text again a complete the sentences with
Serbia, then out of Serbia and into Hungary, and finally information from the text.
through Slovakia. The roads were long, but I went through
0 Michael went by bus along the coastline to the port.
beautiful forests and valleys and drove on narrow roads
1 Michael rented
between huge mountain ranges. While I was in Slovakia,
.
I rode a horse in the national park. It was fantastic! After
2 Michael drove a car through
that, I got on a train to Austria. Trains are the best way
.
to travel in Slovakia – they are less expensive than other
types of transport, and they are the safest. Next, I floated 3 Michael rode a
over the largest lake in Austria in a hot-air balloon. And .
from Austria, I went by coach to Germany. On my last day, 4 Michael floated over
I phoned for a taxi to take me to the airport. And finally, I .
went back home to the UK. 5 Michael phoned

1 Read the text and tick ( ) the activities that he did on his in Germany.
trip. Cross ( ) the activities that he didn’t do on his trip. 5
0 Michael had a flight from the UK to Italy. Reading total 15
1 Michael sailed across the sea from Italy to Croatia on
a boat. _
2 Michael drove through four countries in a car. _
3 Michael rode a horse in Slovakia. _
4 Michael took a hot-air balloon ride over the mountains
in Austria. _
5 On the last part of Michael’s trip, he travelled to
Germany from Austria. _
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 LISTENING WRITING
1 13 Listen to the police interview and complete the 1 Complete the story with the words and phrases below.
police crime form. There are three you don’t need.

Name of police 0 after and then finally for example

officer Emma Hopkinson in just then last suddenly first
1
Name of witness
0 Last Saturday, we got up early and went hiking at the lake.
2
Location of crime
1 , we checked the map
and decided where to go, 2
3
Item(s) stolen we started on our walk. We were walking for about
half an hour when 3
4
Other witnesses I found a wallet on the floor. Someone had lost it.
But who? We looked around for a while, but no one
Information 5 He was wearing ...
else was there. 4
about the robber
we heard a man shouting behind us. It was the man
5 who lost his wallet. He was very happy we found it.
2 13 Listen again and answer the questions.
5 , after we said goodbye,
we continued on our walk.
0 What was John doing when the crime happened?
5
He was looking in the shop window.
1 How did the man steal the item(s)? 2 Write a story about something interesting or unusual
that happened to you recently. Use sequencing words
and past time expressions to describe what happened.

2 What was happening on the street when the crime took

place?

3 What was the man carrying with him when he ran out of
the shop?

4 How did he escape?

5 What was John doing while the man escaped?

10
Listening total 15

10
Writing total 15
Speaking 10
TOTAL 100

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