Unit 3

Basic Test

GRAMMAR 1 Was Sarah doing her homework at 7:30 p.m. on

Monday? Yes. she was.
1 Circle the correct options.
2 Were Sarah and Zoe playing tennis at 7 p.m. on
1 I was / were arriving. Wednesday?
2 They wasn’t / weren’t studying. 3 Was Sarah having a guitar lesson at 9:15 p.m.
3 Matt was / were writing. on Wednesday?

4 My parents was / were eating. 4 Were Ben and Sarah watching a movie on
Thursday evening?
5 My mom wasn’t / weren’t working.
5 Was Sarah playing basketball on Tuesday
6 The museum was / were opening. afternoon?
5 6 Was Sarah playing basketball on Friday
afternoon?
2 Complete the sentences with the past
continuous form of the verbs. 5
1 It wasn’t raining (not rain). 5 Circle the correct options.
2 Dan (sleep). 1 We were shopping when someone stole / was
stealing my phone!
3 My parents (not have) lunch.
2 While we ate / were eating, it started to rain.
4 Laura and her friends (chat).
3 Did your teacher get angry when you arrived /
5 The sun (not shine). were arriving late for class?
6 Sam (watch) a movie. 4 As I crossed / was crossing the street, I fell
down.
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5 Bill was looking at his phone when the teacher
3 Write questions in the past continuous. asked / was asking him a question.
1 you / reading / ? Were you reading? 6 Did you chat / Were you chatting online just
2 he / run / ? now?
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3 your friends / eat / ?
6 Match the beginnings with the endings.
4 Sophie / cry / ?
1 I was getting on the bus when I b
5 Sam and Jo / shop / ? 2 Tom heard a strange noise while he
3 Phoebe was happy because
6 the cat / hide / ? 4 We saw an accident
5 5 While Mike was going down the stairs,
4 Look at Sarah’s planner for last week. Read the 6 They were going over the bridge
questions and write short answers. a was lying in bed.
b saw my friend.
c while we were walking down the street.
d he fell down.
e when they saw a big bird in the sky.
f it was her birthday.
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VOCABULARY 9 Complete the sentences with the prepositions of
movement in the box.
7 Find five more adjectives of feeling in the word
search. across along into past under up

E V E R T H E A T H M 1 The cat ran under the bed because it was

afraid.
X E V B B O R E D E A
2 Don’t walk the street when there are a
C R R A N O A H I T R lot of cars.
I I S F R E I N D I K 3 I was going the store when I saw a
T H E R O U R U N R O nice shirt in the window.

E M B A R R A S S E D 4 Beth was walking the river when she

found some money.
D S H I R L D R O D A
5 Why did you go my bedroom?
S A R D R I V O U R Y
6 We went the stairs to our classroom.
D M A R A T H R S T S
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D S T Y L O N E L Y T
LISTENING
D O S X B E T T H E O
10 Listen to a radio call-in. Mark (✓) five more
things that happened in Zack’s story.
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8 Circle the correct options. 1 Zack went into a restaurant. ✓

2 Zack bought some pizza.

3 Zack talked to his friends.
4 Zack didn’t see the door.
5 Zack fell down.
1 She went down / 4 The train went under / 6 A dog ate the pizza.
across the street. through the tunnel.
7 Zack went home.
8 Zack’s friends were laughing.
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11 Listen again. Are the sentences T (true) or

2 The boy jumped 5 He came into / out of F (false)?
through I off the his house. 1 Zack’s story happened in the summer. T
wall.
2 Zack was with his family.
3 The dog wasn’t big.
4 Zack’s pizza was in his hand when he
started to fall.

3 The plane flew over / 6 She came down / 5 Zack’s friends were worried about him.
between the town. past the stairs. 6 Zack felt angry.

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READING 14 Circle the correct meaning of the highlighted
words in the text.
12 Read the text.
1 pond small lake / small house
The Fish and the Frog
2 net something to fish with / blanket
Sata the fish lived in a pond. He was the
smartest animal there. His best friend was a frog 3 bright intelligent / fast
named Eka. Eka wasn’t very intelligent. One day,
4 caught found and took / played with
late in the evening, they were talking when
some men arrived. When the men saw the 5 whispered walked / said very quietly
pond, they said, “There are a lot of fish here!
6 safe hot / not in danger
Let’s come back tomorrow with a big net!”
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Eka was worried and said, “These men are very
dangerous!” Sata laughed and answered, “I can WRITING
protect you. I know many secret paths through 15 Circle the correct options.
the water.” But Eka said, “I’m not very bright,
like you. I’m leaving now, with my wife.” 1 Last Friday / At first, I was sitting in the kitchen
when someone knocked at the door.
Early the next day, the men came and caught all
the fish, including Sata. Eka saw the men as they 2 I saw a big animal in the yard. Suddenly /
were walking down the road, their nets full of At first, I didn’t know what it was.
fish. He whispered to his wife, “Sata was very
smart, but look at him now! But we are safe. 3 The next morning / Suddenly, I heard a noise
Sometimes it’s bad to be too intelligent!” under my bed!
4 I stayed up very late. The next day /
Are the sentences T (true) or F (false)?
Last Sunday, I was very tired!
1 Sata was very intelligent T
5 We played very well last week / suddenly, but
2 The men first saw the pond in the morning. we played better today.
3 The men took some fish on the first day. 6 It was very cold when I went to bed. At first /
4 Sata wasn’t worried. The next morning, the streets were white with
snow!
5 The men came back in the morning.
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6 Sata was safe in the end.
16 Write a story about a time when something
10 strange or dangerous happened to you.
13 Read the text again. Circle the correct options. Use the paragraph plan below to help you.
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1 Sata and Eka … when they saw the men. Write at least 100 words.
a were swimming b were talking Paragraph 1
2 What did the men want to do with the fish? • What was happening before the main events
started.
a catch them b eat them
3 How did Sata feel about the men? • What happened first.
a angry b calm Paragraph 2
4 Eka saw the men again … fishing. • The main events of the story.
a after b while Paragraph 3
5 Where was Sata in the end? • What happened in the end.
a with the men b at home 10
6 What did Eka think in the end? 10
a He wanted to be more intelligent.
TOTAL SCORE 100
b It can be dangerous to be very intelligent.
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