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4th FORM PRACTICE TEST 3

1-Match.

FIRE

FLOOD

EMERGENCY SERVICES

POLICE CAR

POLICE OFFICER

FIRE ENGINE

FIRE FIGHTER

AMBULANCE

PARAMEDIC

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2- Match the words to the sentences.

1. It is similar to a tent. a. hut

2. A brilliant flash you can see

in the sky when it is going to

rain.

b. accident

3. You can breathe with it

under the water.

c. snorkel

4. An enormous wave. d. lightning

5. A bad thing that can

happen.

e. tsunami

3- Read and circle.

Sue I tried to phone you two days ago, but there was no

answer. I first tried at ten o’clock. What were you doing?

Louise I was 1. visiting/buying my grandma. We were 2. taking/eating cake together.

Sue I phoned again at twelve o’clock and no-one answered.

Louise I was 3. shopping/playing in the park with my brother

and sister.

Sue Then I tried again at three o’clock.

Louise I was 4. seeing/shopping with my parents at the

supermarket.

Sue And at half past four?

Louise I was in a shop. We were 5. eating/buying my birthday present. It was a new camera.

Sue And in the evening?

Louise I was outside. I was 6. taking/riding photos with my

new camera. Why were you phoning me?

Sue To wish you a happy birthday!

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4- Write using the past continuous.

At nine o’clock, my brother and sister were

watching TV.

At quarter past nine, my dad

________________________a newspaper.

At ten o’clock, Jack and Lola ______________

____________________their bikes in the park.

was were read make buy watch eat ride

My name’s Louise and I’ve got a new camera. I

took these photos of my family yesterday.

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At half past ten, my mum ________________

______________ice creams for us at the park.

At half past one, we ____________________

________________lunch together at home.

At three o’clock, Jack ___________________

_________________________a model robot.

5 -Look at the schedule with the activities Lucy did last week

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

10:00- 11:00

See doctor Play tennis Swim

1:00- 2:00

Visit Mary Help mum Visit grandma

5:00- 6:00 Have tea with

dad

Do homework Study History

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Complete and answer the questions

6- What were the family doing at three o’clock yesterday

afternoon? Complete the sentences using the past continuous

form of a verb from the box.

was she doing at 10:15 on Monday?

she

ride look visit work read

I’m Holly

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1. Holly and her aunt were looking at the photo album.

2. Holly’s parents________________ a friend in hospital.

3. Amy ___________________ on the computer.

4. Max__________________ a new book.

5. Leo __________________ his skateboard outside.

Correct the sentences.

1. Holly’s parents were going to the cinema.

Holly's parents weren't going to the cinema.

They were visiting a friend in hospital.

2. Max was studying for a Geography test.

____________________________________________________.

____________________________________________________.

3. Holly and her aunt were taking photographs.

____________________________________________________.

____________________________________________________.

4. Amy was watching TV.

____________________________________________________.

____________________________________________________.

5. Leo was sleeping.

____________________________________________________.

____________________________________________________.

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7- Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs

1. At five o'clock it was snowing.

2. When John called, I_________________________.

3. While Tim ________________lunch, Tom and Bill_____________________.

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4. The mail ______________while I _______________________the car.

5. While they ____________________for the train, they ______________Sarah.

6. While Michel ________________________the supper, his

parents____________________TV.

Mail arrives

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8- Listen and number the pictures.

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9- Listen again and tick YES or NO

1. At 10 o’clock Marsha was walking on the beach. YES NO

2. At 11:30 Marsha was warning the swimmers. YES NO

3. At 11:45 people were enjoying the beach. YES NO

4. At 2 o’clock in the afternoon, it was raining YES NO

very hard.

5. At 3 o’clock beach huts were falling down. YES NO

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10- Read, underline the verbs in the past and answer

the questions below in full form.

My trip to the Rainforest

My name is Maria and I’m on holiday in Costa Rica with my

family. We’re staying in a lodge, which is a special house in the

rainforest. There are ten people in our group and there are two

guides.

This is my diary…

Thursday 10th September

Today we walked in the rainforest

with our guides. Wow! It was

fantastic. The trees are really, really tall here. There are a lot of

amazing and colourful birds in

them.

You can hear them singing and

making weird sounds! I saw black

and yellow toucans and big red

and green parrots.

I also saw the biggest bird in the

rainforest, the Black Guan. It’s

black, but it has a blue face and red legs. We saw a lot of insects,

too. I saw some blue beetles with

black spots and some beautiful

butterflies. There are thousands and thousands of insects in this

rainforest. There are more than

100 types of animals, too!

In the evening, we sat next to the

campfire. The guides cooked us

rice and beans. The food was really nice. We talked about the rainforest and I wrote my diary.

Friday 11th September

Today we got up early. Then we

went on a small boat on the river

Tenorio. We saw more birds and also some monkeys in the trees.

The monkeys are called howler

monkeys. They are big and black or brown. They are also very

noisy!

We saw some baby crocodiles,

too. There were ten baby

crocodiles in a nest. The mother

wasn’t with them.

Adult crocodiles are big and very

dangerous, so we didn’t stay

there long!

In the evening, we had rice and

beans again and we ate some

fruit. We talked about the crocodiles!

Tomorrow we’re going to look at a volcano! It’s called Arenal and I

can’t wait!

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1. What is the Black Guan?

___________________________________________________.

2. What did the guides cook on Thursday?

___________________________________________________.

3. How was the food?

___________________________________________________.

4. What did they talk about on Thursday?

___________________________________________________.

5. Which animal did they see last?

___________________________________________________.

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11- Writing: Write an email to your friend telling him/her

about a bad experience you had in about 60-80 words.

Remember to use the Past continuous and the Simple Past.

Send now Send later Save as draft Attachments Contacts

From:

Subject:

To:

Cc:

Hi______________!

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

__________________

__________________(your name)

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4th FORM PRACTICE TEST 3 (key) (RESPUESTAS)

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

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Exercise 3

Sue I tried to phone you two days ago, but there was no answer. I

first tried at ten o’clock. What were you doing?

Louise I was 1. visiting/buying my grandma. We were 2.

taking/eating cake together.

Sue I phoned again at twelve o’clock and no-one answered.

Louise I was 3. shopping/playing in the park with my brother and

sister.

Sue Then I tried again at three o’clock.

Louise I was 4. seeing/shopping with my parents at the

supermarket.

Sue And at half past four?

Louise I was in a shop. We were 5. eating/buying my birthday

present. It was a new camera.

Sue And in the evening?

Louise I was outside. I was 6. taking/riding photos with my new

camera. Why were you phoning me?

Sue To wish you a happy birthday!

Exercise 4

2. At quarter past nine, my dad was reading a newspaper.

3. At ten o’clock, Jack and Lola were riding their bikes in the park.

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4. At half past ten, my mum was buying ice creams for us at the park.

5. At half past one, we were eating lunch together at home.

6. At three o’clock, Jack was making a model robot.

Exercise 5

1. She was seeing the doctor.

2. What was she doing at 1:30 on Monday?

She was visiting Mary.

3. What was she doing at 5:30 on Tuesday?

She was doing her homework.

4. What was she doing at 5:45 on Wednesday?

She was studying History.

5. What was she doing at 10:30 on Wednesday?

She was swimming.

Exercise 6

2. Holly’s parents were visiting a friend in hospital.

3. Amy was working on the computer.

4. Max was reading a new book.

5. Leo was riding his skateboard outside.

2. Max wasn’t studying for a Geography test.

He was reading a new book.

3. Holly and her aunt weren’t taking photographs.

They were looking at the photo album.

4. Amy wasn’t watching TV.

She was working on the computer.

5. Leo wasn’t sleeping.

He was riding his skateboard outside.

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Exercise 7

2. When John called, I was sleeping.

3. While Tim was having lunch, Tom and Bill were studying.

4. The mail arrived while I was cleaning the car.

5. While they were waiting for the train, they saw Sarah.

6. While Michel was cooking the supper, his parents were watching

TV.

Exercise 8

1

2

3

4

5

6

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Exercise 9

1. At 10 o’clock Marsha was walking on the beach. YES NO

2. At 11:30 Marsha was warning the swimmers. YES NO

(At 11:30 the lifeguard was warning the swimmers.)

3. At 11:45 people were enjoying the beach. YES NO

(At 11:45 people were leaving the beach.)

4. At 2 o’clock in the afternoon, it was raining very hard. YES NO

(At 1 o’clock in the afternoon, it was raining very hard.)

5. At 3 o’clock beach huts were falling down. YES NO

Exercise 10

Thursday 10th September

Today we walked in the

rainforest with our guides. Wow!

It was fantastic. The trees are really, really tall here. There are

a lot of amazing and colourful

birds in them.

You can hear them singing and

making weird sounds! I saw

black and yellow toucans and big

red and green parrots.

I also saw the biggest bird in the

rainforest, the Black Guan. It’s

black, but it has a blue face and red legs. We saw a lot of insects,

too. I saw some blue beetles

with black spots and some beautiful butterflies. There are

thousands and thousands of

insects in this rainforest. There

are more than 100 types of animals, too!

In the evening, we sat next to

the campfire. The guides cooked us rice and beans. The food was

really nice. We talked about the

rainforest and I wrote my diary.

Friday 11th September

Today we got up early. Then we

went on a small boat on the river Tenorio. We saw more

birds and also some monkeys

in the trees. The monkeys are called howler monkeys. They

are big and black or brown.

They are also very noisy!

We saw some baby crocodiles,

too. There were ten baby

crocodiles in a nest. The mother wasn’t with them.

Adult crocodiles are big and

very dangerous, so we didn’t stay there long!

In the evening, we had rice and

beans again and we ate some fruit. We talked about the

crocodiles!

Tomorrow we’re going to look

at a volcano! It’s called Arenal

and I can’t wait!

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1. It is the biggest bird in the rainforest.

2. They cooked rice and beans.

3. The food was (really) nice.

4. They talked about the rainforest.

5. They saw the crocodiles.

Exercise 11

Open answer. (Respuesta abierta)