AS5 Unit 1 Test

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VOCABULARY

1 Unscramble the words and use them to complete the sentences.

tendicca bmaceulna ocokre cceeiltitry tingeah lliinmo rreeesah

aarrsseebdm

1 What should you do when there is a car accident?

You should call an a mbula nce .
2 What happens when there is a power cut?
There is no .
3 How did Bob feel when he fell over?
He was .
4 What is this number: 1,000,000?
One .
5 What do you do when you feel cold in the house?
You turn on the .
6 What does a band do before a concert?
They .
7 What do you use to make dinner?
You use a .
8 When do you go to the hospital?
When you have an .

Score: /7
2 Read and write. Use the words in the box.

embarrassed life jacket explained heating fire drill rescue boat

power cut ambulance

1 You should wear a life ja cket when you are in a boat.

2 If you don’t have , your house is cold in winter.
3 When there is a , there is no electricity.
4 It was really interesting when the teacher how computers work.
5 When there is a at school, the alarm rings.
6 I felt when I dropped all my pens in the classroom.
7 When my grandpa went to hospital, they took him in an .
8 A woman fell into the sea yesterday. Luckily, a found her.

Score: /7

3 Circle the words. Then complete the sentences.

experimentlifeboatemergencyfireengine
alarm rescueboatsmokewhisper

1 This is the noise you hear when there is a fire. a la rm

2 This means that there is a serious, dangerous situation.
3 You usually see this when there is a fire.
4 This vehicle comes when there is a fire.
 5 A fast boat that is sent to help another boat in difficulty.
6 When you talk very quietly, you do this.
7 This is what a scientist does to learn new things.
8 A small boat carried on a big ship for use in emergencies.

Score: /7

GRAMMAR

4 Read and write. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1 The children were sta nding (stand) outside the school when the fire engine
a rrived (arrive).
2 We (do) an experiment in our science lesson when the electricity
(go) off.
3 The smoke alarm suddenly (ring) while my dad
(cook) the dinner.
4 The car accident (happen) while we (rehearse)
for the school play.
5 The teacher (explain) a maths activity when we suddenly
(see) the smoke.
6 Three million people (sleep) when the power cut
(hit).

Score: /5

5 Read and circle the correct form of the verb.

Last night there was an emergency in my neighbourhood. While I

1 was watching watched a football match, the TV suddenly 2 was going went off.
My mother 3 was making made dinner when the cooker 4 was stopping stopped
working. All the lights went off too! Some workmen 5 were digging dug a hole when
they 6 were cutting cut the power line by mistake. Suddenly we heard shouting. I
7 was running ran outside when I 8 was hearing heard the noise. It was really dark
because there were no streetlights. There were two men standing next to a car and a
broken bicycle. They looked worried. The car driver was calling the police. His phone
9 was ringing rang while we 10 were waiting waited for the police. It was his wife.
She was calling to tell him to be careful because the roads were dangerous!

Score: /9
6 Write sentences using when or while.

1 we hear a crash / we have a music lesson (while)

We hea rd a cra sh while we were ha ving a music lesson.
2 we study in the library / we hear the fire alarm (when)

3 I walk into the bank / the men rob it (while)

4 my mother help the driver / we wait for the ambulance (while)

5 I take the lift / all the lights go out (when)

6 your grandma arrive / you watch TV (while)

Score: /5