Unit 3 Standard test A
Listening 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the
box. (10 marks)
1 [1.04] Listen to the conversation. Write true or
false. (10 marks) climb drink fly grow hear jump
1 There are a lot of big animals in Wild Park. kill move survive swim
________
1 Cats have good ears. They can ______ very well.
2 There aren’t any giraffes in Wild Park. ________
2 Elephants can’t ________ because they are very
3 The sun bears can be dangerous. ________
heavy.
4 The butterflies are very popular with visitors.
3 Some whales can ________ fifty kilometres in a
________
day.
5 Miami blue butterflies are very rare. ________
4 Eagles sometimes _______ rabbits and eat them.
6 The sun bears are the rarest animals in Wild
5 Snakes don’t have legs, but they can _______
Park. ________
fast.
7 The animals in the pet house can be dangerous.
6 Without water, most fish can’t ________ for long.
________
7 Gorillas can ________ tall trees.
8 Janet thinks the rabbits look nice. ________
8 Most bats sleep in the day and ________ at night.
9 It’s safe to go near the snake in the pet house.
9 Some octopuses can _______ to four metres
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long!
10 Janet loves snakes. ________
10 Cats usually ________ milk or water every day.
Vocabulary
Language focus
2 Read the definitions. Write the words. (5 marks)
4 Write sentences with the superlative form of the
This animal can live for a long time without
adjectives. (10 marks)
water. camel
Karen / friendly / person / in the class
1 This animal is black and white. It comes from
Karen is the friendliest person in the class.
China. p________
1 this / good / restaurant / in the city
2 This animal is very big. It lives in the sea.
__________________________________
w________
2 these bats / ugly / animals / in the zoo
3 This is a small animal. It eats grass and other
__________________________________
plants, and is not dangerous. r________
3 Joe / big / player / in the team
4 This bird can’t fly, but it can run very fast.
__________________________________
o________
4 this / expensive / phone / in the shop
5 This animal lives on land and in the water. It can
__________________________________
jump a long way. f________
5 Everest / high / mountain / in the world
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5 Choose the correct words. (5 marks)
1 You are / can / does dance really well!
2 Can your sister speak / speaks / speaking
Spanish?
Unit 3 Standard test A
3 ‘Can frogs fly?’ ‘No, they don’t / aren’t / can’t.’ 4 How can elephants help people?
4 Alex can’t swim / swims / swimming very well. __________________________________
5 Are / Can / Have scorpions kill people? 5 Why do some people kill elephants?
__________________________________
6 Order the words to make questions. (10 marks)
1 far / you / how / swim / can
__________________________________? Speaking
2 students / many / are / in your class / how / there 8 Complete the conversation with the phrases in
__________________________________? the box. (5 marks)
3 an / is / how / adult / gorilla / big
I’m sorry why not I’m afraid of course Is it OK
__________________________________?
4 can / fast / your brother / how / run
A Mum.
__________________________________?
B Yes?
5 giraffe / grow / tall / a / can / how 1
A ________________ if I cycle to the park with
__________________________________?
Helen?
2
B No, ________________ you can’t.
Reading 3
A But Mum, ________________? It’s not far.
4
B ________________, but lunch is in ten minutes.
7 Read the text. Answer the questions. (10 marks)
A Oh, OK. Can I go out after lunch, then?
Elephants are the biggest land animals in the world. (The 5
biggest animals are blue whales, but they live in the sea.) B Yes, ________________ you can.
There are elephants in Africa and Asia. The two types of A Great. Thanks, Mum.
elephant are different – Asian elephants are usually
smaller than African ones.
Elephants don’t eat other animals. They eat small trees, Writing
grass and other plants. But they are heavy – they can grow
to about 7,000 kilos – so they can be very dangerous to 9 Write about an animal that lives in your country.
people. Use the questions to help you. Write 60–80
Elephants are intelligent. Like people, they live in family words. (10 marks)
groups. In some countries people use elephants for work –
they are very strong, and they can move heavy objects. Paragraph 1: What animal is it? How big can it grow?
But in many places elephants are in danger. One of the What colour is it?
worst problems for elephants is hunting. Some people kill
elephants because they want the animal’s tusks (its two Paragraph 2: Does this animal live on land or in the
long teeth). To protect elephants, we need to create safe water? Can it run / swim / jump / fly? What does it eat?
areas for them.
Paragraph 3: Is it rare or common? Is it in danger?
What different types of elephant are there? What problems does it have?
There are African and Asian elephants.
1 Which are the biggest animals in the world?
__________________________________ Total marks: Listening _______ / 10
2 What do elephants eat? Vocabulary _______ / 15
__________________________________ Language focus _______ / 25
3 Why can elephants be dangerous to people? Reading _______ / 10 Speaking _______ / 5
__________________________________ Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 75
