UNIT 5b English test (A)
NAME:
DATE: EVALUATION:
TEACHER:
I II
Listening
1 Listen to the first dialogue. True or false?
1) Jack wants a single ticket.
2) Jack is travelling to Exeter.
3) He is travelling after nine.
4) He is leaving at 9.30 a.m.
5) His ticket costs 54.00.
2 Listen to the second dialogue. Complete
what they say with the words in the box.
more expensive | travelling
Can I | single or return | have a
Assistant: (1) help you?
Karen: Yes, please. Can I (2)
ticket to Bristol, please?
Assistant: Would you like a (3)
Karen: A single, please.
Assistant: Are you travelling today?
Karen: Yes.
Assistant: Are you (4)
nine a.m.?
Karen: I dont know. Why?
Assistant: Its (5) before nine.
Karen: OK. I can travel after nine.
Assistant: There is a train at 9.22.
Karen: Great.
Assistant: Thats 14.50, please.
Nr. CLASS:
E. E.
/10 Reading /10
World Journeys: Schools
Thaskin
My school is in the countryside in Thailand.
My parents are farmers and they work in the rice
fields. I cycle five kilometres to school on small
roads. Its faster than walking! My school is the
smallest one in our area, but there are forty-five
students in my class. I love studying English its
my best subject.
Amanda
I live in London. My mum takes my sister and
me to school by car every day. My parents say
going by car is safer than riding a bike, because
theres a lot of traffic in the city. My school is near
Paddington Station. My dad sometimes comes with
us in the car and then goes to work by train.
Nicolas
I live in Nice, France. My school is in a square
near the beach. When the weather is good I
rollerblade to school. Its faster than driving and
its a lot more fun.
?
before
1 Read the text. True or false? Correct the
false sentences.
1) Nicolas lives in London.
2) Thaskins mum and dad are farmers.
3) Amanda travels to school by car.
 4) Amanda sometimes goes to school by bike.
6 brackets to complete the text.
5) There are forty-five people in Amandas
class.
2 Read again. Answer the questions.
1) Which is faster for Thaskin, cycling or walking?
2) Which is faster for Nicolas, rollerblading or
riding in a car?
3) Who takes Amanda to school?
4) Why do Amandas parents prefer cars?
5) Who likes studying English?
III
Vocabulary /20
1 Write the type of transport next to its
definition. Theres one word you dont
need to use.
motorbike | taxi | bicycle
plane | tram
1) Its expensive to travel by this type of car.
2) Its got two wheels. It can go very fast.
3) It can fly. Its the fastest way to travel from
one country to another.
4) Its a kind of train but it goes on the streets.
5) Its got two wheels. Its good exercise for your
legs.
2 Reorder the letters of the words in
There are lots of things to see in Madrid. The
Prado Museum is a famous (1)
(tar legalrly). It has got lots of very important
paintings. The Paseo del Prado is a big (2)
(treset) outside the Prado. It
goes to Atocha. Atocha is the (3)
(rayilaw tonstai). From Atocha, you can take
high- speed trains to Seville and other cities in
Spain.
The most beautiful (4) (resuqa)
in Madrid is probably the Plaza Mayor. Its very
old.
The most famous (5) (tatuse)
in Madrid is of a bear and its in the centre of
the
Puerta del Sol. Theres also a river in Madrid
called the Manzanares, but no one travels by
boat.
IV
Grammar /30
1 Underline the correct option.
1) Travelling by car is more fast/faster
than walking.
2) Reading in English is easyer/easier
than speaking.
3) Madrid is biger/bigger than Lisbon.
4) Trousers are more uncomfortable/
uncomfortabler than skirts.
5) Basketball is more popular/popularer than
golf.
2 Write comparative sentences.
1) Skateboarding / exciting / snowboarding
2) The cathedral / tall / the museum
3) Travelling by taxi / fast / taking the bus
4) The railway station / modern / the town hall
5) The city / noisy / the country

3 Complete the sentences with the superlative
form of the adjectives in brackets.
1) My mum is the
the world. (slow)
2) The Simpsons is the
cartoon on TV. (funny)
3) Mr Matthews is the
teacher in our school. (bad)
4) Snooker is the
(boring)
5) My uncle Nick is the
person in our family. (short)
4 Correct the sentences.
1) The Thames shorter than the Nile.
V
Writing /20
1 Write the sentences with correct
driver in
punctuation (dont forget capital letters).
1) i live in brighton in england
2) its famous for brighton pier the
sealife centre and for its nightlife
game.
3) brighton is by the sea its great
4) there is an old festival called the
burning of the clocks in december

5) my friend jane has got a boat and we

2) Morocco is nearest to the equator than sometimes go fishing
Spain.

3) The bigger rainforests are in South

2 Answer the questions about a place you go on
America.
holiday.
1) Where is it?
4) What is most expensive car?

5) Is the train more comfortable that the

tram?
2) How do you get there?

5 Complete the sentences with the

comparative or the superlative forms of
the adjectives in brackets.
3) How long does it take to travel there?
1) George Clooney is Matt
Damon. (old)
2) Silvia is person in our
class. (quiet) 4) What is the most famous tourist
3) Motorbikes are cars. attraction there?
(dangerous)
4) The Nile is river in the
world. (long)
5) What activities do you do?
5) I think Claire is person
I know. (lazy)

Speaking /10
TOTAL /100
6 UNIT 5b English test (B)

NAME: Nr. CLASS:

DATE: EVALUATION:
TEACHER: E. E.

I II
Listening
1 Listen to the first dialogue. Answer the
questions.
1) Does Jack want a single or return?
2) Where is Jack travelling?
3) Is he travelling before nine?
4) When is he leaving?
5) When is he returning?
2 Listen to the second dialogue. Complete
what they say.
Assistant: (1) you?
Karen: Yes, please. Can I (2)
to Bristol?
Assistant: Would you like a single or return?
Karen: (3) . rollerblade to school. Its faster than driving and
Assistant: Are you travelling today?
Karen: Yes.
Assistant: Are you (4)
a.m.?
Karen: I dont know. Why?
Assistant: Its (5) nine.
Karen: OK. I can travel after nine.
Assistant: There is a train at 9.22.
Karen: Great.
Assistant: Thats 14.50, please.
/10 Reading /10
World Journeys: Schools
Thaskin
My school is in the countryside in Thailand.
My parents are farmers and they work in the rice
fields. I cycle five kilometres to school on small
roads. Its faster than walking! My school is the
smallest one in our area, but there are forty-five
students in my class. I love studying English its
my best subject.
Toshi
I live in Tokyo. I take the underground to
school. The underground is really busy and hot. I
dont like it, but its the fastest way to get around.
Amanda
I live in London. My mum takes my sister and
me to school by car every day. My parents say
going by car is safer than riding a bike, because
there is a lot of traffic in the city. My school is near
Paddington Station. My dad sometimes comes with
us in the car and then goes to work by train.
Nicolas
I live in Nice in France. My school is in a
square near the beach. When the weather is good I
its a lot more fun.
nine
1 Read the text. True or false? Correct the
false sentences.
1) Toshi lives in London.

2) Thaskins mum and dad are farmers.

 3) Toshi loves taking the underground. 2 Complete the text with the words in the box.
railway station | river | statue
4) Amanda sometimes goes to school by art gallery | street | square
train.

5) There are forty people in Thaskins There are lots of things to see in Madrid. The
class. Prado Museum is a famous (1) .
Its got lots of very important paintings. The
Paseo del Prado is a big (2)
2 Read again. Answer the questions. outside the Prado. It goes to Atocha. Atocha is
the (3) .
1) Which is faster for Thaskin, cycling
From Atocha, you can take high-speed trains
or walking?
to Seville and other cities in Spain. The most
beautiful (4)
2) Which is faster for Nicolas, rollerblading in Madrid is probably the Plaza Mayor. Its very
or riding in a car? old. The most famous (5) in
Madrid is of a bear and its in the centre of the

3) Who takes Amanda to school? Puerta del Sol. Theres a river in Madrid
called the Manzanares, but no one travels
by boat.
4) Why do Amandas parents prefer cars?
IV
Grammar /30
5) Who likes studying English? 1 Complete the sentences with the comparative
form of the adjectives in brackets.

III 1) Travelling by car is

walking. (fast)
Vocabulary /20
2) Reading in English is
1 Complete the types of transport.
speaking. (easy)
1) Its expensive to travel by this type of car.
3) Madrid is Lisbon. (big)
T
4) Trousers are skirts.
2) Its got two wheels. It can go very fast. (uncomfortable)
M 5) Basketball is golf. (popular)
3) It can fly. It is the fastest way to travel 2 Write comparative sentences.
from one country to another. P 1) Skateboarding / exciting / snowboarding
4) Its a kind of train, but it goes on the
streets.
2) The cathedral / tall / the museum
T
5) It has got two wheels. It is good exercise
3) Travelling by taxi / fast / taking the bus
for your legs. B

4) The railway station / modern / the town hall

5) My dancing / bad / my singing

 4) The Nile is river in the
6 3 Complete the sentences with the superlative
form of the adjectives in brackets. Then world.
match the sentence halves. 5) I think Claire is person I
1) My mum is the slowest . know.
V
(slow)
Writing /20
2) The Simpsons is .
1 Write the sentences with correct punctuation
(funny) (dont forget capital letters).
3) Mr Matthews is . 1) i live in brighton in england
(bad)
4) Snooker is . 2) its famous for brighton pier the
(boring) sealife centre and for its nightlife

5) My uncle Nick is .
(short) 3) brighton is by the sea its great

a) cartoon on TV.
b) driver in the world. 4) there is an old festival called the burning
c) person in our family. of the clocks in december
d) teacher in our school.
e) game.
5) my friend jane has got a boat and we
4 Make comparative or superlative sentences. sometimes go fishing

1) The River Thames is / short / the River

Nile

2) Morocco is / near / to the equator / Spain
3) The / big / rainforests / are in South
America
4) What is the / expensive / car ?
5) Is the train / comfortable / the tram ?
2 Write about a place you go on holiday. Use
the questions to help you. Write about 50
words.
Where is it?
How do you get there?
What language do they speak there?
What kind of food do they eat?
What do you like to do here?
Why do you like it?

5 Complete the sentences with the

comparative or the superlative forms of
the adjectives in the box.

dangerous | old
lazy | quiet | long

1) George Clooney is Matt

Damon.
2) Silvia is person in our class.
3) Motorbikes are cars. Speaking /10
TOTAL /100