A2 Flyers Reading and Writing

Part 4
– 10 questions –

Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines.

The Seasons

Example many
In ...................... countries there are four seasons in the year. These are
1 called spring, summer, autumn and winter. ...................... season is
about three months long and then a new season comes.
2 In the north of our planet summer usually ...................... in June. It
is the warmest time of the year and it sometimes does not get dark
3 ...................... 10 o’clock at night. In September it gets colder and the
4 trees ...................... their leaves. This season is called autumn. Winter
5 comes in December ...................... it is usually very cold and a lot of
countries have snow. On some winter days, it gets dark at about
6 4 o’clock ...................... the afternoon so the days are very
7 ...................... and the nights are long.
In March the weather gets warmer and plants and flowers start to
8 grow ...................... . This season is called spring.
9 In the south of the planet the countries have the ...................... seasons,
10 but they happen at different times ...................... the year. They have
summer in December and winter in June.

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Example many much any
1 Each Other All

2 began begins beginning

3 until for during

4 lost loses lose
5 which when where

6 at in on
7 shorter short shortest

8 after again already

9 both same more
10 of up with

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A2 Flyers Reading and Writing

Part 6
– 5 questions –

Read the diary and write the missing words. Write one word on
each line.

Example having
We are ...................... a great time on this holiday. Today

1 we’ve been ...................... visit the pyramids. My teacher told

2 me about them in our Geography ...................... and she

showed us some pictures of them, but in the pictures they

3 looked much smaller ...................... they are. We went inside

4 one and I ...................... lots of photos with my camera.

We are going to go and see some camels tomorrow. I am very

5 excited ...................... I have always wanted to ride one. Mum

doesn’t want to go near them. She says camels are usually not

very friendly.

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A2 Flyers Reading Part 4 10 marks

and Writing 1 Each

2 begins

Marking key 3
4
until
lose
5 when
() = Acceptable extra words are
6 in
placed in brackets
7 short
/ = A single slash is placed
between acceptable 8 again
alternative words within an 9 same
answer
10 of

Part 5 7 marks
Part 1 10 marks 1 bus

1 jam 2 the sea

2 baseball 3 (some) juice/a drink (of juice)/(a) juice (to drink)

3 postcards 4 (different) parts

4 a journalist 5 a race/(started to) run

5 stamps 6 hurt his leg/couldn’t walk ((very) well)

6 a pilot 7 (big) (brown) (farmer’s) horse/farmer’s (big)

(brown) horse
7 magazines
8 hockey Part 6 5 marks
9 sugar
1 to
10 golf
2 class(es)/lesson(s)/studies

Part 2 5 marks 3 than

4 took/got
1 G
5 because/as/since/and
2 H
3 A Part 7 5 marks
4 C
A possible answer which would receive full marks
5 F
An astronaut flew into space and made friends with
an alien. The alien invited the astronaut to his house
Part 3 6 marks for dinner. The astronaut was hungry and accepted.
He had a sandwich and some juice with the alien’s
1 storm
family.
2 restaurant
3 ready
4 fridge
5 cut
6 The new cooks

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