Gold Experience A1 Progress test 3

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Grammar
1 Write the sentences again. Put the adverbs in the correct place.
1 Meerkats live in the ground. (always) Meerkats always live in the ground.

2 Camels live in hot places. (usually) __________________________________

3 Sloths move a lot. (never) __________________________________

4 I am late. (sometimes) __________________________________

5 Jenny and Sam dont swim in the sea. (often) __________________________________

6 My cat sleeps under my bed. (always) __________________________________

2 Choose the correct question, A or B.

1 A Where does you live?
B Where do you live?

2 A Why you do like your room?

B Why do you like your room?

3 A Where sleeps your dog?

B Where does your dog sleep?

4 A When elephants do hunt?

B When do elephants hunt?

5 A How does Jane go to school?

B How does Jane goes to school?

6 A Do spiders have got 6 legs?

B Have spiders got 6 legs?

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 3 Complete the questions.
1 A: Where do you live?

B: I live in Turkey.

2 A: When ___________________________________________ ?

B: I watch TV in the evening.

3 A: What ____________________________________________ ?

B: Pandas eat leaves.

4 A: Why ____________________________________________ ?

B: I like animals because they are interesting.

5 A: Where ___________________________________________ ?

B: My best friend lives in my town.

6 A: What ____________________________________________ ?

B: On Sundays I play with my friends.

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 Vocabulary
4 Complete the animal words with the correct letters.
1 spider

2 br__wn b__ __r

3 sn__k__

4 p__rr__t

5 sc__rp__n

6 g__t

7 m__rk__t

8 c__m__l

9 wh__l__

10 d__lph__n

11 k__ l __

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5 How do these animals move? Match the animals (16) with the verbs (AF).
1 panda B A hop

2 parrot ____ B walk

3 shark ____ C swim

4 lion ____ D fly

5 kangaroo ____ E stand on two legs

6 meerkat ____ F run

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 6 Where do these animals live? Complete the words.
1 Kangaroos live in this place. forest

2 Parrots live here. jun___________

3 Bats often sleep here. ca___________

4 Sharks live here. s___________

5 Llamas sometimes live here. mo___________

6 Camels live in this hot place. de___________

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 Listening
7 Listen to a conversation between Judy and Paul and choose the correct answer, A, B or C.
1 How many animals do Judy and Paul talk about?
A one
B two
C three
2 What do whales eat?
A big fish
B small fish
C big fish and small fish
3 Do whales hunt in groups?
A sometimes
B always
C never
4 How many times does Judy eat every day?
A one
B two
C three
5 When do sharks sleep?
A some sharks dont sleep
B every four weeks
C every night
6 How many hours does Judy sleep every night?
A eight
B nine
C seven

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 8 Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 Sharks eat fish. T

2 Sharks eat other sharks. ____

3 Whales never hunt in groups. ____

4 Sharks always eat three times a day. ____

5 Paul eats three times a day. ____

6 Paul says that whales dont sleep. ____

Speaking
9 Match the questions (16) with the answers (AF).
1 Where does it live? B A It hunts.

2 What does it eat? ____ B In Africa.

3 Has it got four legs? ____ C It eats meat.

4 How does it get its food? ____ D Yes, it is.

5 When does it hunt? ____ E I dont know.

6 Is it a lion? ____ F Yes, it has.

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 10 Choose the correct answer, A or B.
1 Which is the odd one out?
A Sharks swim.
B Sharks, because they swim.
2 Which is different?
A The bat and the fish.
B The bat because it flies.
3 Why do you think its the camel?
A Because it lives in a hot place.
B No, I dont.
4 How do you spell your name?
A T-O-N-Y.
B My names Tony.
5 I think its a lion. What do you think?
A Yes, I do.
B I think its a camel.
6 Do you think its a panda?
A Because its black and white.
B No, because its brown.

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 Reading

Pandas
11 Read the article and match the numbers (16) with the information (AF).
People love pandas because they are very beautiful and they arent dangerous. Pandas live in forests, in
the mountains in China. They sleep in trees or under trees. They are big, black and white animals. They
walk on four legs and they sometimes swim when they see a dangerous animal. There are about 1,000
pandas in the world.
Pandas eat vegetables. They dont often eat meat, fish or eggs. Pandas eat fast and they eat a lot. They
eat for about twelve hours every day. They eat about ten kilos of food every day!
Pandas dont live in groups and they dont like people. The mother usually has one baby, and she looks
after it for eighteen months. Baby pandas like playing.

1 4 F A baby

2 12 ____ B pandas in the world

3 10 ____ C hours every day they eat

4 1 ____ D kilos of food a day they eat

5 18 ____ E months the baby stays with its mother

6 1,000 ____ F walk on legs

12 Read the article again and choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

1 Do people like pandas?
A Yes, they love them.
B No, they dont.
C We dont know.
2 Why do people love pandas?
A Because they live in China.
B Because they are very beautiful and they arent dangerous.
C Because they are big.
3 Where do pandas live?
A in forests
B under the ground
C near the mountains

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 4 Where do pandas sleep?
A under the ground
B in trees or under trees
C near the river
5 What do pandas look like?
A They are big and black.
B They are big, black and white.
C They are small, black and white.
6 What do pandas do when they see a dangerous animal?
A They sleep in trees.
B They sometimes swim.
C They walk on four legs.
7 What do pandas usually eat?
A meat, fish and vegetables
B meat, fish and eggs
C vegetables
8 Do pandas eat every day?
A Yes, they do.
B No, they dont.
C We dont know.
9 Do pandas like people?
A We dont know.
B Yes, they do.
C No, they dont.
10 Do pandas have big families?
A We dont know.
B Yes, they do.
C No, they dont.
11 What do baby pandas like doing?
A swimming
B eating
C playing

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 13 Find these things in the article.
1 two things in the forest trees, pandas

2 a country __________________

3 two colours __________________

4 a part of the body __________________

5 two types of food and drink __________________

6 two more types of food and drink __________________

Writing
14 Write the information about meerkats in the correct place in the table.
Africa brown make a loud noise play games small spiders and beetles
stand on two legs and look for dangerous animals under the ground 30 cm high

What do you know about meerkats?

1 Where do they live?

2 How big are they? 30 cm high

3 What colour are they?

4 What do they eat?

5 What do they do?

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 15 Use your answers in exercise 14 to write a description of meerkats. Write 2030 words.
Use and, but and when. Use these questions to help you.
Where do they live?
How big are they?
What colour are they?
What do you know about them?

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Total: 100

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