Test unit 6

Grammar
1 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 I skated / skatted across the ice.
2 The lions stoped / stopped in the middle of the road.
3 My teacher helpped / helped me with my project.

4 We were there last summer / summer ago.

5 They were lost and couldn’t / could find the path.
6 He called last five minutes / five minutes ago.
7 I studyed / studied ten different subjects last year.
8 The safari park was / were very crowded.

9 We carryed / carried the books for the teacher.

10 Were / Was they in the school play?

Mark: ___ / 10

2 Complete the email with the affirmative or negative past simple form of the verbs below.

arrive be x2 can x2 chat explore marry move try

Hi Liam
We 1__________________ in Australia a few days ago. The flight 2__________________

really long – 23 hours! But we 3__________________ see the Great Barrier Reef from the
plane – amazing! We 4__________________ very tired at first, but I feel OK now. I
5__________________ to get up at the normal time on Tuesday, but I 6__________________
wake up. Yesterday we 7__________________ the area near the hotel. There is one really
excellent restaurant nearby. I 8__________________ to the waiter. He’s from England and
9__________________ here fifteen years ago! He 10__________________ a woman from
Brisbane. He loves it and doesn’t want to go back! No wonder – it’s great here!
Write soon!
Best wishes,
Finlay

Mark: ___ / 10

Solutions Third Edition Elementary Tests 1 Unit 6 Progress Test A

Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with words about the natural world. The first letter of each word has been
given.
1 The black c _ _ _ _ _ moved across the sky.
2 I wanted to give you some pink f _ _ _ _ _ _ for your birthday.
3 I love to watch the s _ _ _ _ _ at the end of the day.
4 I’ve got s _ _ _ in my shoes from the beach.
5 The g _ _ _ _ in the garden is getting very long.

6 There are a lot of s _ _ _ _ in the sky tonight.

7 The snow is falling onto the g _ _ _ _ _.

Mark: ___ / 7

4 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 The kangaroo jumped ___ the tourists.
a along b out of c towards
2 The ___ has got very short legs but it can run very fast.
a tiger b crocodile c bear
3 The bear pushed the tree with its ___.
a paw b tail c wing
4 Most animals with four legs have ___, but gorillas and frogs don’t have them.
a a tooth b a tail c a mouth
5 The train to London goes ___ my house every hour.
a past b through c along
6 Be careful! There’s a big ___ inside that flower!
a butterfly b eagle c bee
7 My uncle is training to be a ___. He needs to study science for a long time.
a journalist b pilot c politician
8 ___ created a new medicine using a plant found in the Amazon jungle.
a Scientists b Fishermen c Soldiers

Mark: ___ / 8

5 Match the adventure holiday activities with the descriptions of the people.

abseiling exploring kayaking surfing trekking

1 Isobel loves climbing down mountains with ropes. __________________

2 Jack loves travelling around new places. __________________
3 Maria is keen on rowing. __________________
4 Mark likes walking through the countryside. __________________

5 Ed likes riding the waves in the sea. __________________

Mark: ___ / 5

Solutions Third Edition Elementary Tests 2 Unit 6 Progress Test A

Use of English
6 Complete the text with the words below.

at background by foreground in in in on on top

I’m describing a photo of a National Park 1____________ Spain. 2____________ the centre, there is a large lake. Behind
the lake, in the 3____________, there are some mountains. There is snow on 4____________ of them and a forest
5____________ the bottom of the mountains. There are two eagles flying 6____________ the air and a small boat
7____________ the water. I can see a butterfly close up on one of the rocks in the 8____________ of the photo, and
9____________ the left of the photo there’s a bear standing 10____________ the lake.

Mark: ___ / 10

Listening
7  6 Listen to five people talking. Match the speakers (1–5) with the statements (A–F). There is one
extra statement.
A Speaker ___ is describing a camping holiday.
B Speaker ___ is talking about a safari park.
C Speaker ___ is telling us about a study trip.
D Speaker ___ is describing a walking holiday.
E Speaker ___ is telling us about her photography course.

F Speaker ___ is describing a scene from a film.

Mark: ___ / 10

Solutions Third Edition Elementary Tests 3 Unit 6 Progress Test A

Reading
8 Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

The Loch Ness Monster

In 1933 a man called George Spicer and his wife travelled to Scotland. They were driving on a
road near Loch Ness, which is the largest lake in the UK. They described seeing a huge
animal that ran in front of them and across the road with a smaller animal in its mouth. A few
weeks later, a journalist called Alex Campbell published a story about this ‘monster’. Other
people started to tell stories about the ‘Loch Ness Monster’ in the newspapers.
In December 1993 a man called Hugh Gray photographed the ‘monster’ and the photo
appeared in a London newspaper. The photo showed a huge creature with a long tail. People
asked – was the photo real or was it fake? But it wasn’t important – the Loch Ness Monster, or
‘Nessie’, was the most famous creature in the country!
Many people still believe that there is a sea monster that lives in the very deep water in Loch
Ness. The place is popular with tourists, who come to look for the monster. They take photos,
but scientists always say that they are fake. The scientists explain that the images on the
photos are really elephants or water snakes or trees.
Jeremy Wade is a professional fisherman and is now famous for his TV programme called
River Monsters. In 2013 he travelled to Loch Ness to look for the creature. He decided that it
was actually a shark, similar to those in Antarctica that have dark coloured skin.
No one knows the truth. However, Nessie continues to be a modern-day myth and tourists
continue to try to take the first authentic photograph of the ‘Loch Ness Monster’.

1 The Spicers were in a car when they saw the animal. ___
2 Hugh Gray published a story about the Loch Ness Monster. ___
3 The opinion of the scientists is that the photos are not real. ___

4 Jeremy Wade is a journalist. ___

5 Wade believes that the Loch Ness Monster is a shark. ___

Mark: ___ / 5

Writing
9 Imagine you are on safari. Write a postcard. Include information about:
• where you are and where you are staying.
• the weather.
• the animals you saw yesterday.
• other activities you are planning.

Mark: ___ / 10

Total: ___ / 70

Solutions Third Edition Elementary Tests 4 Unit 6 Progress Test A