PROGRESSION TEST END OF TERM 2

GRADE 6
ESL - Paper 1 - Reading and Usage
May 2021
Total marks

6
Duration: 55 minutes

NAME:
CLASS:

Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully.

Answer all the questions.

Give your answers on the paper.

There are 40 questions on this paper.

Each question is worth one mark.

ESL Test - Paper 1 /40

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Questions 1 – 5

Read the sentences about sport.

Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.

For questions 1 – 5 circle A, B or C.

Example:

0 To play any sport well, it’s very important to ………… as much as you can.

A act B revise C practise

1 The ………… of a sports team leads the other team members.

A commander B chief C captain

2 Badminton is played on an indoor ………… .

A pitch B court C playground

3 Sports stadiums have thousands of seats where a team’s ………… sit to watch a match.

A supporters B competitors C defenders

4 To win a race, you have to ………… everyone else in the race.

A beat B win C score

5 You should only ………… a sports competition when you’ve done enough training.

A include B join C enter

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Questions 6 – 10

Read the sentences about food and cooking.

Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.

For questions 6 – 10 circle A, B or C.

Example:

0 My parents are not ………… in cooking.

A interested B pleased C enjoyable

6 I love making new dishes which have lots of different ………… in them.

A ingredients B courses C menus

7 I like ………… food such as curries best.

A sour B raw C spicy

8 I’m a ………… of the cooking club at school.

A member B competitor C player

9 My uncle is a ………… and he often gives us meat from his shop.

A vet B butcher C scientist

10 Sometimes in the summer we have ………… with family friends in our garden.

A canteens B barbecues C ovens

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Part 2

Questions 11 – 20

For questions 11 – 20 read the text below and circle the correct word for each space.

WEATHER FORECASTING

Piers Corbyn is a professional weather man. At college he … (0) … physics and because of this
he became very … (11)… in forecasting the weather. His long-range forecasts are so correct that
he can … (12)… important information to farmers, sailors, and even insurance companies. He
sells information … (13)… the weather for quite a lot of money.

This year he … (14)… that it is going to snow in England at Christmas time. The staff at the
London Weather Centre are not so … (15)… . They say it is …(16)… to tell what the weather will
be like … (17)… far into the future. However, Piers' research at college … (18)… him that the
sun's activity is one of the most important influences on the Earth's weather. … (19) … most
weather forecasts are just for the next day or two, Piers is … (20) … to say what the weather will
be like much further ahead.

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Example:

0 studied prepared graduated succeeded

11 fine interested keen excellent

12 give help advise place

13 of in about around

14 tells speaks talks says

15 right known clear certain

16 hopeless impossible helpless unlikely

17 as such so much

18 taught reported experimented learnt

19 Even Unless But Although

20 intelligent able clever fit

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Part 3

Questions 21 – 25

Read the sentences about a journey to the seaside on a train.

For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words.

Example:

0 We knew the journey to the seaside would be exciting.

We knew the journey to the seaside was going to be exciting.

21 It was the first time my brother and I had travelled to the seaside by train.

My brother and I had …………………… travelled to the seaside by train before.

22 We were given some money for the journey by our mum.

Our mum …………………… us some money for the journey.

23 We found out that travelling by train is more expensive than travelling by bus.

We found out that travelling by bus is …………………… than travelling by train.

24 Our train tickets were checked by the guard.

It was the guard …………………… checked our train tickets.

25 The trip was so good that we’ll never forget it.

It was …………………… a good trip that we’ll never forget it.

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Questions 26 – 30

Read the sentences about someone’s home.

For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words.

Example:

0 My address is 27, Hope Street.

I live at 27, Hope Street.

26 My dad and uncle built our house in 2004.

Our house ……………………………………….. by my dad and uncle in 2004.

27 My bedroom is smaller than my sister’s bedroom.

My bedroom isn’t ……………………………………….. as my sister’s bedroom.

28 There are lots of orange trees in our garden.

Our garden ……………………………………….. lots of orange trees in it.

29 When I was younger, we didn’t have a computer, but we do now.

We ……………………………………….. to have a computer when I was younger, but we

do now.

30 We would only move to a different house if we won a lot of money.

We ……………………………………….. to a different house unless we won a lot of money.

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Part 4

Questions 31 – 35

The people below all want to go on a tour in Ireland.

On the opposite page there are descriptions of eight tours.
Decide which tour would be the most suitable for the following people.
For questions 31 – 35 write the correct letter (A – H) in the box.

Louisa would like to visit a place which was used as a location

31 for a TV programme or film. She wants to buy some presents
during the trip. She’s only free on Saturdays.

Pablo wants to see some of the coast and have a walk there.
32 He’d like to have lunch in a local restaurant. He’s free any day.

Carolina is interested in history and wants time to visit an

exhibition to find out more about Irish history. She’d like to have
33 both lunch and dinner in a restaurant. She’s free on Sundays.

Michael wants to spend one afternoon travelling around. He’d

like to see both the coast and the countryside. He isn’t keen on
walking and isn’t free at the weekend.
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Emily wants to go on a guided tour of an interesting town or city.

She’d like to spend the night there to give her more time to look
35 round. She works at weekends.

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Rail and Coach Tours in Ireland

A We travel by train to Galway and B We leave at 13.00 and return

then by coach along the road by the by 18.00. We travel away
sea. We stop for lunch at O’Grady’s from the coast through
seafood restaurant and then explore beautiful countryside,
the long sandy beach on foot before stopping in Kilkenny. We take
driving back to Westport to catch the a walking tour of Kilkenny
return train. Snacks are available on and Dunmore Cave and
the train. Daily departures
return by a different route.
Daily departures

C Our first stop is Waterford, where D Our train leaves at 07.30 for the
you will have time to visit the lively city of Cork, with its many
many shops selling souvenirs and attractions. We join a tour there
local goods. After lunch, we drive which includes the cathedral, the jail
through the village of Inistioge and a gallery. There’s also time for
where a movie was made. Daily shopping. It’s possible to stay in
departures at 09.30 except Sunday. Cork and catch the train back the
next day. Departures Monday –
Saturday

E We leave at 13.00 (snacks F We depart at 14.00 for Athlone in the

available on the train). We head middle of Ireland. We go on a river
south to Wicklow, enjoying the walk followed by a castle tour.
views beside the sea, and travel
There’s time to buy presents, too.
through beautiful hills and valleys.
At Rathdrum, we transfer to We return through Kildare and other
coaches and drive through the interesting towns and villages.
village of Avoca where a TV series Departures Monday – Friday
was set. Departures Monday –
Friday

G We arrive in Waterford at 11.00 and you are H We travel to Limerick by train and
free for shopping and lunch in town. At then take a coach north to the coast.
14.00, we join a museum tour where you will We stop for lunch on the cliffs
see what has happened in the area over the (sandwiches included). Before getting
last 1,000 years. You can have an evening back on the train, we join a guided
meal somewhere before we return, or stay tour of an exhibition about this area.
and return the next day. Departures Daily departures
Saturday and Sunday

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Questions 36 – 40

Read the article about a boy who works as a model.

For questions 36 – 40 circle A, B, C or D.

Daniel Smythe: a new face 
One Saturday morning when I was fifteen, I was out shopping with my mates. I was looking at 
some jeans when suddenly a guy came up to me and explained that he was a photographer for a 
fashion model agency. He said the agency was looking for new faces. At first I asked him if he was 
joking, but he gave me a card with his phone number and suggested my parents should ring him. 

Well, my dad rang and arranged that I would go to the agency after school the following week 
with my mum. I’m a shy person and although everyone was very nice to me I felt quite 
embarrassed. I had loads of photos taken. A week later I got a letter asking me to be in an 
advertisement for a store that sells boys’ clothes. 

I work at the weekends or during school holidays and that suits me fine. When I told everyone at 
school about the job a couple of the girls I know said they couldn’t understand why I’d been 
chosen. I guess they were just jealous. Others were great and wanted to know what it was like to 
do a photo shoot. And others weren’t interested at all. 

Each photo shoot is different, but the working day is very long and I can be hanging around for up 
to twelve hours, even if the photographer only takes a few shots. In a way it’s like acting: I have to 
be somebody I’m not when I’m in front of the camera. I’m seventeen now, having an amazing time 
and earning some money for when I study engineering at university: what’s not to like! 

36 What is Daniel doing in the text?

A explaining what his life is like at school

B describing how he became a model

C encouraging people to take up photography

D giving advice on how to become famous

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37 What did Daniel first think about the photographer who approached him?

A He was not very friendly.

B He was not being serious.

C He was asking too many questions.

D He wasn’t very good looking.

38 Daniel’s first visit to the agency

A made him feel a little uncomfortable.

B was arranged by his mother.

C was to film an advert for a clothing company.

D meant he had to take time off school.

39 Daniel says that at school

A all his friends are following his career with interest.

B a couple of girls are also working as models.

C he’s experienced a range of attitudes towards his work.

D friends expect him to leave school to concentrate on modelling.

40 What might Daniel write in his diary?

A B

C D