Reading_/10

‘Kyle and me’

by Jane Wheeler

I’m Jane and this is my best friend, Kyle. Kyle’s really cool. He lives next door to me, so we usually go to school together. He isn’t like most of the people at my school because he can’t walk. Kyle uses a wheelchair, but he’shardly ever grumpy. He’s kind and confident and he’s always smiling. After school, we like playing computer games and reading comics. We’re writing a comic together at the moment; Kyle writes the story and I draw the pictures. His favourite comics are the old DC comics about Batman and Spider-Man. Sometimes we play games in my garden. We pretend Kyle’s wheelchair is Batman’s car – the Batmobile! Kyle is very creative; he loves painting and twice a week he plays guitar in a band, too. We both like sport; I like doing karate, but Kyle prefers playing basketball. My favourite thing about Kyle is that he’s different from other people.

1 Read the text. True or false?

1 Janeis in a wheelchair.

False

2 Kyle and Jane are neighbours, but they’re not friends.

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3 They’re writing a comic together.

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4 They both play in a band.

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5 Kyle is never grumpy.

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6 Jane likes doing martial arts.

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2 Read again. Answer the questions.

1 Is Kyle the same as most people at Jane’s school?

No, he isn’t. He can’t walk.

2 How often does Kyle play with his band?

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3 Does Jane play basketball?

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4 Is Jane creative, too?

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5 When do Jane and Kyle play computer games?

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6 What sport does Kyle like doing?

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Vocabulary_/20

1 Complete the definitions with the words in the box.

lazy selfish talkative generous active shy

1 A person who likes giving things to their friends and family is generous.

2 A person who doesn’t like talking to new people is ______.

3 A person who doesn’t like working or doing their homework is ______.

4 A person who doesn’t share with their friends is ______.

5 A person who chats a lotis ______.

6 A person who is always busy and likes doing sport is ______.

2 Order the letters and complete the sentences about hobbies.

1 Marissa likes surfing the Internet. (finsurg)

2 Jo likes ______. Her favourite thing to make is lemon meringue pie.(okgonci)

3 Brenda doesn’t like ______people; she’s quite shy. (gimeent))

4 Suzie and Fred always go ______in the summer. (gipnmca)

5 I love ______at the disco. (dgncian)

6 My brother likes ______comics. (dreangi)

Grammar_/30

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1 My mum likes eating doughnuts in bed. (like)

2 My friends and I ______cartoons on TV every day. (watch)

3 My brother never ______early on Saturday. (get up)

4 My dad ______yoghurt because he ______it.

(not eat / not like)

5 My cousins ______an MP3 player. (have got)

6 Laura and I ______English and Chinese. (study)

2 Complete the text with the words in the box.

Doesn’t swim goes is doesn’t like meets doesn’t work

Kyle (1) isJane’s best friend. Jane and Kyle love swimming, but Kyle

(2)______(not swim) in the sea very often. Kyle

(3) ______(not like)going to the beach, because his wheelchair (4) ______(not work) on the sand. Every Sunday, Kyle (5) ______(go) swimming in the swimming pool. He (6) ______(meet) Jane at 11 o’clock and they swim for an hour.

3 Order the words to make sentences.

1 walk / never / I / dog / the

I never walk the dog.

2 is / grumpy / Grandad / always

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3 football / we / on / watch / usually / Sunday

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4 fish / my / eats / ever / hardly / mum

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5 lunchtime / often / I / listen / music / to / at

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6 Bob / after / plays / tennis / sometimes / school

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4 Look at the table. Answer the questions.

Mon / Tues / Wed / Thurs / Fri / Sat / Sun
do yoga / 
ride his scooter /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
watch Formula One /  / 
use the Internet /  /  / 
play football /  / 
eat meat

1 How often does Mark do yoga?

Mark does yoga once a week.

2 How often does Mark play football?

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3 How often does Mark watch Formula One?

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4 How often does Mark eat meat?

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5 How often does Mark ride his scooter?

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6 How often does Mark use the Internet?

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5 Match the parts of the sentences.

1 Do you like a

2 Does she wear __

3 How often do __

4 When do __

5 Why does __

6 What does __

a Coldplay? Yes, I do.

b dresses? - No, she usually wears jeans.

c you go to the cinema? - Once a month.

d your brother like doing at school?- Chemistry and Maths.

e we celebrate New Year? - 31st January.

f your sister look grumpy today? - She’s worried about her exam tomorrow.

6 Write true sentences about Hugh’s likes and dislikes. Use the information in the chart below.

Love / Like / Not mind / Not like / Hate
camp / 
read / 
play board games / 
cook / 
paint / 
sing / 

1 Hugh loves camping.(camp)

2 He ______

3 He ______

4 He ______

5 He ______

6 He ______

Listening_/10

1 Listen to the dialogue. Circle the correct information in the table.

country / city / likes / doesn’t like
Greg / Bulgaria / Hungary / Budapest / Birmingham / camping / cooking / painting
Birta / Denmark / Holland / Copenhagen / eating in restaurants / going to concerts / going on holiday / cooking

2 Listen again. True or false? Correct the false sentences.

1 Greg and Birta are in a museum.

False – they’re at a language school.

2 They want to travel to England.

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3 Birta is an actress.

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4 Greg can’t paint.

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5 They both like working in restaurants.

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6 Greg works in a hospital.

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Writing_/20

1 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

1 My mum is good at board games and she’s also good at computer games. (too)

My mum is good at board games, and she’s good at computer games too.

2 Kyle writes comic books and he plays the guitar too. (also)

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3 I eat cake but I eat a lot of vegetables too. (also)

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4 We do karate on Thursdays and also on Saturdays. (too)

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5 She’s very talkative but she’s very kind too. (also)

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6 Playing the violin is difficult, but it’s also fun. (too)

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2 Answer the questions about you and your friends.

1 What kind of person are you? Describe your personality using three adjectives or more.

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2 What are your friends like? Describe your best friend.

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3 Now describe another friend.

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4 What do you like doing in your free time?

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5 What do you like doing with your friends?

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6 What do you not like doing?

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Total (including Speaking)__ / 100

Speaking_ / 10
Student A
Complete the table about yourself. Then talk with your partner. Complete the table for your partner.
You / Student B
town you are from
favourite school subject
favourite hobby
how often you go shopping
what you do at the weekend
something you hate
You can use these words and phrases to help you:
Really? I do too How about you? Not much
A Where are you from?
B I’m from…
Speaking_ / 10
Student B
Complete the table about yourself. Then talk with your partner. Complete the table for your partner.
You / Student A
town you are from
favourite school subject
favourite hobby
how often you go shopping
what you do at the weekend
something you hate
You can use these words and phrases to help you:
Really? I do too How about you? Not much
A Where are you from?
B I’m from…

English In motion Tests 2 – Editable

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