Unit 1 test

Listening 5 Label items 1–10 in the picture. (10 marks)

1  Listen to an interview. How many people live

in Helen’s home? (2 marks)
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2  Listen again. Complete the sentences.

(8 marks)
1 Helen’s home is in _______________.
2 There’s a big _____________ and a patio.
3 The ______________ is white and blue.
4 Helen’s bedroom is quite ___________ but she
__________ it.

Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the words.
(5 marks)
amazing beautiful bedside old unusual
1 There is an __________ view from my bedroom
window. It’s fantastic.
2 My brother has an _________ pet; it’s a reptile.
3 My grandfather is _________; he’s eighty-two.
4 The gardens in Balmoral Castle are
__________.
5 I’ve got a ________ table next to my bed.

4 Look at the family tree and complete the

sentences with the correct word. There are two
words you do not need. (5 marks)
1 ______________ 6 ______________
2 ______________ 7 ______________
3 ______________ 8 ______________
4 ______________ 9 ______________
5 ______________ 10 ______________

Practical English
6 Complete the dialogue with the words.
(10 marks)
address date of birth postcode repeat surname
Receptionist What’s your (1) __________ , Karen?
aunt brother cousin grandfather Karen Simmons.
husband sister uncle Receptionist What’s your (2) __________ ?
1 Peter is Beth’s _________. Karen 7 December 1994.
2 Maria is Alex’s _________. Receptionist What’s your (3) __________ ?
3 Helen is Harry’s __________. Karen 34 Appleby House, Oxford Road.
4 Jill is Helen’s __________. Receptionist What’s your (4) __________ ?
5 Peter is Harry’s __________. Karen NW1 6PL.
Receptionist Can you (5) _________ that, please?
Karen Yes, it’s NW1 6PL.

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Grammar
7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verb be. (10 marks)
1 They _______ Greek. ()
2 I _______ twelve ()
3 She _______ my cousin. ()
4 We _______ at home. ()
5 You _______ in my Maths class. ()
8 Write questions and short answers. (10 marks)
1 you / from Spain?
_____________________ Yes, ___________ .
2 your  / sister / fifteen?
_______________________ No, ___________.
3 the children / in the garden?
______________________ Yes, ___________.
4 the English lesson  /  on Monday?
_____________________ Yes, ___________ .
5 Maria and Pedro  /  at school?
______________________ No, ___________ .
9 Complete the text with there is / are, there isn’t /
aren’t, a, an, some and any. (10 marks)
I’m Alice from the UK. I love my house! (1) ______
a garden, but there is (2) ______ small patio. There
is (3) ______ living room. In the living room (4)
______ a fireplace and there are (5) ______
windows. There is (6) ______ amazing view. There
are (7) ______ stairs up to the bedrooms. There
aren’t (8) ______ posters in my bedroom, but (9)
______ two beds and (10) ______ a desk next to
my bed.
Cumulative Review
10 Complete the text. (10 marks)
This unusual home is in Teruel. (1) ______ name is
‘The Tree House’. There (2) ______ trees under the
house! Inside the house, there is a living room, a
dining room, and a (3) ______ to cook in. It
(4) ______ got any windows, but there are glass
walls around it. Inside the house there is (5) ______
big swimming pool!
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Reading
11 Read the text. What is the Queen’s first name
and surname? (2 marks)
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The British Royal family is very famous all over the
world. Their surname is Windsor. The Queen’s first
name is Elizabeth. Her husband is Prince Philip. He
is from Greece but he is now British. He isn’t a king,
but he is the Queen’s husband. Prince Philip and
Queen Elizabeth have got four children; Prince
Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince
Edward. The Queen has got eight grandchildren:
Prince Harry, Prince William, Princess Eugenie,
Princess Beatrice, Peter and Zara Philips, Lady
Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
Prince William and Prince Harry are Prince Charles’
and Diana, Princess of Wales’ sons. Prince
William’s wife is Kate Middleton. The Queen has got
many houses. Buckingham Palace is her house in
London. It is very big – there are 775 rooms. The
Queen has other homes – they are Windsor Castle
and Balmoral Castle. Windsor Castle is in
Berkshire, England, and Balmoral Castle is in
Scotland.
12 Read the text again and complete the sentences.
You can use more than one word. (8 marks)
1 Prince Philip’s nationality is _______________.
2 The Queen and Prince Philip have got
_______________ children.
3 Prince Charles’ children are _______________
and _______________.
4 _______________, _______________ and
_______________ are the Queen’s homes.
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Writing
13 Write about a famous house, home or castle in
your country. Use the questions to help you.
Write about 75 words. (10 marks)
Paragraph 1
Where is it?
Why is it famous?
Who lives there?

Paragraph 2
What does it look like?
How many rooms are there?
What rooms has it got?
Is there a garden? What is it like?

Paragraph 3
Do you like it? Why? / Why not?

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Listening _____ / 10 Vocabulary _____ / 20 Practical English _____ / 10

Grammar _____ / 30 Cumulative Review _____ /10 Reading _____ / 10
Writing _____ / 10 TOTAL __________ / 100

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