Motivate!

3 Progress Test Basic

Name: __________________________________________________ Result: __/100

Vocabulary

1 Complete the free-time activities with the verbs in the box.

chat do draw go go out learn make play play

1 ______________ models
2 ______________ cartoons
3 ______________ online
4 ______________ to the gym
5 ______________ an instrument
6 ______________ a language
7 ______________ computer games
8 ______________ voluntary work
9 ______________ for a meal
10 ______________ to a disco
Score __/10

2 Find ten character adjectives in the word square.

T R E Z S L C F T E

R A M L U F R S S N

S H L Q A I J H E E

P U V K E Z Y Y N R

V Q O N A N Y V O G

P T D I N T O C H E

S L Q U R C I A O T

Y L F Z R E B V C I

Q U I E T B S W E C

S U O I T U A C Q Z

Score __/10

Grammar

3 Choose the correct words.

1 We often go / go often to the cinema.

2 My sister often is / is often tired.
3 She goes never / never goes shopping.
4 They always drive / drive always to work.
5 We sometimes are / are sometimes late for school.

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 6 They play usually / usually play basketball after school.
Score __/6

4 Complete the sentences using every day or now.

1 They go to school ______________ .

2 We are playing computer games ______________ .
3 My sister is writing an e-mail ______________ .
4 She writes e-mails ______________ .
5 We do sport ______________ .
6 They are playing tennis ______________ .
Score __/6

5 Match questions 1–6 with the answers a–f.

1 How often do your parents go shopping?

2 What is your brother doing at the moment?
3 How often do you tidy your bedroom?
4 What are your friends doing now?
5 What is your sister doing at the moment?
6 How often do your grandparents visit you?

a) I do it every week. [ ____ ]

b) They usually go every Saturday. [ ____ ]
c) They hardly ever visit us. [ ____ ]
d) She’s chatting online. [ ____ ]
e) He’s playing basketball with his friends. [ ____ ]
f) They are doing their homework. [ ____ ]
Score __/6

6 Circle the correct words.

1 It rains / is raining now.

2 She usually visits / is visiting her friends in the evening.
3 We sometimes go / are going to the park at the weekend.
4 My brother chats / is chatting online at the moment.
5 They never arrive / are arriving home late.
6 We wait / are waiting for our friends now.
Score __/6

7 Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the verbs in the box.

do draw go learn play read

1 He’s not interested in ______________ books.

2 We all like ______________ computer games.
3 She enjoys ______________ languages.
4 I love ______________ sports.
5 She’s very good at ______________ cartoons.
6 They hate ______________ to the cinema.
Score __/6

Reading

8 Read the text and circle T (true) or F (false).

Katie and Alice Brown are twins. They live in the north of England, about 50 kilometres from
Manchester. They were born on the same day and, of course, they have the same birthday – 14th

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 April. They are 15 years old now. Although they are twin sisters, they don’t look the same. Katie
has long, dark hair but Alice has short, fair hair. They both have blue eyes. The interesting thing
about Katie and Alice is that they are interested in different things and good at different things.
Katie enjoys doing different sports. She’s really good at playing tennis and volleyball and she’s a
good swimmer. Alice hates doing sports. She enjoys listening to music and she also plays an
instrument. She’s very good at playing the guitar. Katie is very sociable and enjoys going out for a
meal with her friends or going to a disco. Alice is a bit shy. She isn’t keen on going out and she
enjoys staying at home, watching films on TV or surfing the internet. At school, Katie likes learning
languages. She’s good at speaking French and Spanish. She hates studying maths and science
though because she thinks these subjects are too difficult. Alice enjoys studying but she isn’t good
at learning languages. She can speak a little Spanish but she doesn’t like learning French. Her
favourite subjects are maths and biology.

1 Katie and Alice are identical twins. They look exactly the same. T/F
2 Katie and Alice are interested in different things. T/F
3 Katie enjoys doing different sports. T/F
4 Alice loves going out for a meal. T/F
5 Katie is a very sociable girl. T/F
6 Katie is 14 and Alice is 15. T/F
Score __/10

9 Read the text again and choose the correct answers.

1 What does Katie enjoy doing?

a) going to a disco b) watching films on TV
2 What does she like doing at school?
a) studying maths b) learning languages
3 What is Alice good at?
a) playing the piano b) playing the guitar
4 What are Alice’s favourite subjects?
a) French and Spanish b) maths and biology
Score __/10

Writing

10 Complete the sentences using so, because or although.

1 I hate swimming ______________ I don’t enjoy going to the beach.

2 I like meeting new people ______________ I am very shy.
3 I’m learning French ______________ I want to visit France next summer.
4 I’m not very adventurous ______________ I don’t want to try dangerous sports like skydiving.
5 I like playing tennis ______________ I’m not very good at it.
Score __/5

11 Write about yourself. Complete the sentences using gerunds.

1 I’m very interested in ______________________________ .

2 I enjoy ______________________________ .
3 I’m good at ______________________________ .
4 I’m not very good at ______________________________ .
5 I don’t like______________________________ .
Score __/5

Listening

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12 Listen to the interview and choose the correct answers.

1 How old is Gareth?

a) 17 b) 16
2 What kind of person is he?
a) sociable b) shy
3 What does he love watching on TV?
a) films b) sports programmes
4 How often does he play tennis?
a) once a week b) every day
5 How often does he train?
a) every day b) five days a week
Score __/5

13 Listen again and circle T (true) or F (false).

1 Gareth runs 10 kilometres once a week. T/F

2 His favourite food is pasta. T/F
3 He enjoys dancing. T/F
4 He likes reading reports about the matches he plays. T/F
5 He doesn’t enjoy playing football every week. T/F
Score __/5

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Speaking

14 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions.

STUDENT A

You are meeting your friend, Student B, in the evening but you are not sure what to do. Phone
Student B and ask him/her what he/she would like to do. Student B suggests going out for a meal.
You think it’s a good idea.

- Ask him/her where he/she wants to go.

- Tell Student B that you enjoy eating Italian food (pizza and pasta).
- Arrange a time to meet.
- Arrange a place to meet.
- Tell Student B that you would like to go to a disco after the meal.
Score __/10

Vocabulary __/20
Grammar __/30
Reading __/20
Writing __/10
Listening __/10
Speaking __/10
TOTAL __/100

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Speaking

14 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions.

STUDENT B

You are meeting your friend, Student A, in the evening but you are not sure what to do. Student A
calls you and asks you what you would like to. Suggest going out for a meal. Student A think it’s a
good idea.

- Ask him/her what kind of food he/she enjoys eating.

- Tell Student A that you know a place with really good Italian food. Arrange a time to meet.
- Arrange a place to meet.
- Ask Student A what he/she would like to do after the meal.
- Agree that going to a disco is a good idea.
Score __/10

Vocabulary __/20
Grammar __/30
Reading __/20
Writing __/10
Listening __/10
Speaking __/10
TOTAL __/100

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