TEST 6A (Unit

6)
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(Time 50 minutes)

Vocabulary

1 Choose the correct item.

1 National parks help to protect / survive 6 Mammals have lands / glands that make
animals. milk.
2 Rabbits have long sharp / pointed ears. 7 Many animals are at risk of becoming
3 Turtles lay / hatch their eggs on the beach. extinct / dangerous because of poaching.
4 Pollution attacks / harms the natural 8 Parrots are very friendly / easy to keep
habitats of a lot of animals. because they are clean.
5 Animals that only eat meat are carnivores / 9 The visit to the zoo includes / carries a talk
omnivores. by one of the zoo keepers.
10 Penguins hunt / feed on small fish.

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2 Fill in: intelligent, quiet, inexpensive, endangered, warm-blooded.

1 Lucy doesn’t have a lot of money, so she 4 Tigers are a(n) ……………………. species –
bought a hamster because they are there are only about 3,200 of them left.
………………………………. to keep. 5 Polar bears are ……………………………….
2 Cats are ……………………. pets and they animals and their body temperature doesn’t
can understand many things. change, even when it’s very cold outside.
3 Ryan’s dog is so …………………….; it never
makes a noise.
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3 Fill in: reach, escape, give, adopt, disappear.

1 The bear managed to ……………………. 4 Placental mammals ……………………. birth

from the poacher’s trap. to live young.
2 Monkeys climb trees to ……………………. 5 We gave the charity £100 so that we could
food. ……………………. a baby elephant.
3 People are cutting down the rainforest and Marks ____
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soon it could ……………………. forever.
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 TEST 1 (Module 1)
TEST 6A (Unit 6)

Grammar

4 Put the words in brackets into the past simple.

1 I ………………………… (see) a lot of people 6 ………………………… (your dad/make) a

walking their dogs in the park last weekend. new house for your rabbit last week?
2 ………………………… (Jack/buy) a kitten 7 I ………………………… (not/go) to Kate’s
yesterday? house last night.
3 I ………………………… (try) to find out 8 We ………………………… (not/have) time
some information about wolves on the to see the lions at the zoo last Sunday.
Internet last night. 9 The seals ………………………… (leave) the
4 My rabbit ………………………… (eat) three rocks and went into the sea.
carrots this morning for his breakfast! 10 I ………………………… (walk) to the vet to
5 We ………………………… (not/watch) the collect my cat yesterday.
programme about the rainforest last night.

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5 Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or superlative.

1 Horses are ………………………… (big) 6 A tortoise is probably the ……………………

than sheep. (quiet) pet of all.
2 Sharks are the ………………………… 7 My canary is a …………………………
(dangerous) animals in the sea. (good) singer than my parrot.
3 Tigers are the ………………………… (large) 8 Dolphins are the …………………………
cats in the world. (beautiful) mammals in the ocean.
4 Hamsters are one of the…………………… 9 Wolves are …………………………
(small) pets you can have. (intelligent) than dogs.
5 Fred’s dog is ………………………… (heavy) 10 Parrots have the …………………………
than his rabbit. (colourful) feathers of any bird.

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 TEST 1 (Module 1)
TEST 6A (Unit 6)

Everyday English

6 Read the dialogues (1-3). Complete the dialogues (1-3) with appropriate
responses by circling the appropriate letter (A, B or C).

1 X: I fell off a ladder last weekend.

Y: ................................................................

A You guessed it.

B Don’t let me stop you.
C How awful!

2 X: ................................................................
Y: I called the vet.

A How can I help?

B What did you do?
C What can I do?

3 X: Is anything wrong?
Y: ................................................................
X: Let’s go and see the vet.

A My cat’s sick.
B My cat’s fine.
C My cat got stuck up a tree.
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TEST 6A (Unit 6)

Reading

7 Read the texts. In tasks 1-4, choose the correct answer by circling
(A, B or C).

Text A

Jim,
Please help! I am with my grandparents
today. Can you take care of Spot?
His food is in the kitchen with his water
1 Text A and B are both about
bowl. He eats two times a day, morning and
A pets.
afternoon.
B emergencies.
Thanks!
C special offers.
Jen

Text B

Denise,
Animal House has some great deals on
dog toys at the moment. Let’s get
something for Roger – what do you think?
Call me at 5 when I finish at the hospital – I
can pick something up on my way home.
Gavin

Sign up now! 2 To adopt a rhino you can

Do you want to adopt a rhino? A give it a home.
Don’t worry, you don’t have to take the B visit a national park.
animal home to live with you! Give a few C donate some money.
pounds every month to help our group,
National Parks Trust, and we do the rest!
Help save animals today!

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 TEST 1 (Module 1)
TEST 6A (Unit 6)

Dad, 3 Which is true about Terry?

I left my hamster at Uncle Harry’s A He doesn’t have his hamster
house with its cage and food. Cousin today.
Jenny wanted to play with it. B He got home at 5 o’clock.
Can you collect him tomorrow at C He didn’t give his uncle the
5 o’clock? hamster’s food.
Terry

From: Francis Vickers

To: Sasha Jenkins
Subject: Hi! 4 Francis wrote the email
A to ask Sasha how her pet is.
Hi Sasha, B to ask for advice about
I love your pet canary! Can you help me canaries.
choose one? I want a bird too and you C to say sorry to Jon.
know so much about them. Also, I have
your animal book at our house. Jon
asked me to give it to you. He’s sorry that
he forgot to give it to you before.
See you later,
Francis
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TEST 6A (Unit 6)

Listening

8 You will hear an announcement twice. Decide which sentences (1-3) are true (T-
true) and which are false (F-false).

1 The talk starts at 1:45. T F

2 There is a competition for the students. T F
3 The speaker is a student. T F

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Writing

9 Your English teacher has asked you to write a story (50-100 words). Your story
must end with the sentence “We had a lucky escape.” In your story, mention:
• an animal
• a fire

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