End of year 1 Standard test A

3 The opposite of ‘tall’. ________

4 You use this to wash your hands and face.
Listening
________
1 [1.12] Listen to the conversation. Complete the 5 This helps you to see when it’s dark. ________
sentences. (10 marks)
1 Alice is going to ____________________
______________ for her school website.
Language focus
2 Ricky first sang in a concert _________ 5 Choose the correct words. (5 marks)
__________________________________. 1 There isn’t any / some / a bread in the kitchen.
3 Ricky is ______________ years old now. 2 Scorpions are most / very / more dangerous
4 Ricky ________________________ at a than butterflies.
theatre in his city when he was eighteen. 3 Our teacher never arrive / not arrive /
5 Ricky is going to ___________________ never arrives late.
________________________ next month. 4 I don’t like swim / swims / swimming when it’s
cold.
Vocabulary 5 Can your friend run / runs / running fast?

2 Complete the sentences. (5 marks) 6 Complete the sentences and questions. Use the
present simple or present continuous. (10 marks)
1 I don’t live in a house. I live in a small f________.
I don’t go to school on Sundays. (I / not / go)
2 It’s Dad’s birthday. Let’s buy him a p________.
I’m studying English right now. (I / study)
3 You can’t s________ without food and water.
1 ____________________ lunch now.
4 I need to r________. There’s an exam on
(they / not / have)
Monday.
2 ____________________ late at weekends.
5 Take your waterproofs. It’ll be r________
(Sally / get up)
tomorrow.
3 Where ____________________ at the moment?
3 Choose the correct words. (5 marks) (Joe / sit)
1 I want to go to Cardiff. Where’s the bus centre / 4 ____________________ art lessons every day.
station / building? (we / not / have)
2 What time do you usually do / give / have 5 ____________________ basketball every
breakfast? evening? (you / play)
3 I usually visit / invite / celebrate people to my
7 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple
house on my birthday. form of the verbs in the box. (5 marks)
4 Spiders / Camels / Frogs have eight legs.
5 Our teacher sometimes gives us housework / win have grow become start
textbook / homework to do in the evening.
1 My grandparents ________ up in Spain.
4 Read the definitions. Write the words. 2 I ________ dinner at 8.00 yesterday evening.
(5 marks)
3 The exam ________ five minutes ago.
1 You can watch football or rugby in this big 4 She ________ a silver medal in the competition.
building. ________ 5 Mr Lee ________ a teacher when he was
2 Apples and bananas are examples of this type of twenty-four.
food. ________
End of year 1 Standard test A
8 Correct the mistakes. (5 marks)
1 We need to buy any pasta. ________ Speaking
2 John is a tallest student in the class. ________ 10 Write the letters in the correct gaps. You do not
need to use all the letters. (5 marks)
3 This is my phone. My mum gave him to me.
a Is it OK f Can you
________
b Would you like g How was
4 What high can you jump? ________
c Do you h Why not
5 When you will leave school? ________
d How far i What’s on
e What time is
Reading
A a if I go to Mia’s house?
9 Read the text. Then read the sentences and B No, I’m afraid you can’t
write true or false. (10 marks)
1 A ____ is the library from here?
AN ENGLISH TEACHER IN ITALY B It’s about five minutes on foot.
My name is Pauline. I’m thirty. I come from the UK, but I 2 A ____ at the cinema?
don’t live there. I live in Naples, in the south of Italy. I’m a
teacher. I teach English to Italian students. B There’s a new film with Brad Pitt.
3 A ____ help me with my homework?
Three years ago I came to Italy. At first, I didn’t know any
Italian, but now I can speak it well. I never speak Italian in B Yes, sure.
the classroom – only English! 4 A ____ orange juice or water?
I enjoy living in Italy. The people are very friendly. It’s very B Orange juice, please.
different from the UK. The weather here is hotter, and I
think the food is better. Most Italian cities are very old and 5 A ____ your weekend?
beautiful, but they’re noisy too – that’s the only thing I B Great, thanks.
don’t like about them.
Will I go back to England in the future? I don’t know, but
I’m going to stay in Naples for two or three more years. I’m Writing
happy here!
11 Imagine that you are on holiday. Write an email
1 Pauline is Italian. ________ to a friend. Use the notes to help you. Write
2 Pauline lives in Italy. ________ 60–80 words. (10 marks)
3 Three years ago she didn’t speak Italian.
________ Paragraph 1: Where are you? Who are you with?

4 Pauline can speak Italian now. ________ Where are you staying – in a hotel, a campsite or a

5 Pauline always speaks English when she is in friend’s house?

the classroom. ________ Paragraph 2: Where did you go yesterday? What did
6 Pauline doesn’t enjoy living in Italy. ________ you do?
7 The weather in the UK is colder than in Italy. Paragraph 3: What are you doing at the moment?
________ What are you going to do tomorrow?
8 Pauline prefers British food. ________
9 Pauline doesn’t like old cities. ________
10 Pauline will go back to England next year. Total marks: Listening _______ / 10
Vocabulary _______ / 15
________
Language focus _______ / 25
Reading _______ / 10 Speaking _______ / 5
Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 75