UNIT 2 – All in the Family

TEST 2A

Name: _________________________________________________________ No. ______ Class _______

Date _____ / _____ / _____ Evaluation _____________________ Teacher ___________________

I – READING COMPREHENSION AND USE OF LANGUAGE

My family

Hi! I’m Nancy and I’m from the USA. I live in Ohio. I’m 12
years old and I’m in Year 7. I live with my parents, my
brother Bruce (14), my sister Cindy (16) and my goldfish,
Nemo. We live in a small flat in a noisy street.
My mother is a reporter and my father is a photographer.
They are very kind and understanding.
Our favourite hobby is running in the park.

Hi everyone! I’m Mark Davis. I live in Ottawa, the

capital city of Canada. I’m 14 years old and I’m
in Year 9. I live with my parents, my
grandmother and my brother David. He is 9
years old. Our favourite hobby is hiking, an
outdoor activity which consists of walking in
natural environments.
We’ve got a sweet little dog named King. He is very active and smart.

Hi! I’m Mia and I live in Johannesburg, the largest city in

South Africa, by population. I’m 13 years old and I’m in
Year 8.
My parents are engineers and they are divorced. I live with
my mother and my sister. Her name is Naomi and she is
eighteen. Our favourite hobby is dancing.
We’ve got two friendly turtles, Lily and Nora.
A. Complete the table.

Nancy Mark Mia

Age

Country

Nationality

Year at school

Family

Favourite hobby

Pets

B. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false ones.

1. Nancy is American. T□
F□

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2. She has got two sisters. T□

F□

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3. Her mother is a photographer. T□

F□

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4. Nemo is her parrot. T□

F□

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C. Answer the questions about the second text.

1. Where is Mark from?

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2. How old is he?

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3. Has he got a brother or a sister?

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4. What’s his dog’s name?

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D. Complete the sentences about Mia.

1. Mia lives in _______________________________________________________.

2. Her sister is ______________________________________________________.

3. Her favourite hobby is _____________________________________________.

4. Lily and Nora are her ______________________________________________.

E. Rewrite the sentences, using the possessive case.

1. Nancy has a new CD. It’s ___________________________________________.

2. Her grandparents live in this house. It’s ______________________________.

3. Charles has a horse, Aragon. Aragon is ______________________________.

UNIT 2 – All in the Family

F. Fill in the gaps with the correct personal pronoun.

1. Mark loves hiking. These boots are for ________.

2. Nancy and Mia like action films. These DVDs are for ________.

3. We love reading. These books are for ________.

G. Write sentences. Use the present simple.

1. Nancy / live / in a flat / in the city centre / .

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2. she / take / the bus / to school / every day / ?

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3. Mark / not like / cats /.

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4. Mia and Naomi / always / wash up / after dinner.

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H. Insert the adverb of frequency into the correct place.

1. Nancy helps her mother in the kitchen. (usually)

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2. Mark cooks dinner. (never)

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3. He is happy. (always)
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I. Complete the sentences below with the correct prepositions: in, at, on.

1. Mia has piano lessons ________ Saturdays.

2. Her birthday is ________ March.

3. She usually has lunch ________ midday.

4. My friends sometimes go to the beach ________ the weekend.

J. Write the verbs in the present simple or present continuous.

1. Nancy always _____________________ (visit) her cousins at the weekend.

2. Her parents usually _____________________ (go) to bed late.

3. At the moment I _____________________ (play) cards with my brother.

4. Look! Mia and Naomi _____________________ (dance).

II – WRITING

Now write about a day in your life. (about 80 words)