Unit 6

Basic Test

GRAMMAR 4 Complete the sentences with the superlative

form of the adjective in parentheses.
1 Complete the sentences with the comparative
form of the adjective in parentheses. 1 What is the fastest (fast) animal in the
world?
1 A basketball is bigger (big) than a tennis ball.
2 My sister is the (young) person in
2 Maria is (slow) than Paula. my family.
3 I am (tall) than my brother. 3 I am the (tall) person in my class.
4 Texas is (hot) than New York. 4 What is the (old) city in the world?
5 The cafeteria is (noisy) than the library. 5 Which is the (easy) subject at
6 These flip flops are (cheap) than those school?
sneakers. 6 She is the (good) runner in the
5 world.
2 Put the words in order to make sentences. 5

1 tennis. / more interesting / is I Basketball / than 5 Circle the correct option.

Basketball is more interesting than tennis.   1 I think volleyball is the easiest / most easy sport
2 than / more popular / volleyball. / is / Basketball to play.
______________________________________ 2 Geography is the difficultest / most difficult
3 sailing. / more exciting / than / is / Windsurfing subject at school.
______________________________________ 3 This is the tastiest / most tasty food in the
4 cycling. / is / more dangerous / Climbing / than restaurant.
______________________________________ 4 He is the bad / worst player on the team.
5 more difficult / is / math. / English / than 5 This is the best / most good movie ever!
______________________________________
6 She lives in the biggest / most big city in the
6 than / the movie. / better / is / The book world.
______________________________________
5
5
6 Correct the underlined mistakes.
3 Circle the correct option.
1 Your phone is best than my phone.
1 I think rugby is … than hockey. Your phone is better than my phone.  
a good b better
2 He’s the faster runner at our school.
2 Science is … than history. _______________________________________
a easy b easier
3 January is often the colder month of the year.
3 Swimming is … difficult than running.
a much b more _______________________________________
4 We are … runners than you. _______________________________________
a more fast b faster 4 This is the more exciting movie ever!
5 I am … than you at gymnastics. _______________________________________
a bad b worse 5 Eric is tallest than Jason.
6 Vegetables are … than soda. _______________________________________
a healthier b healthy 6 This exercise is most difficult than that one.
5 _______________________________________
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VOCABULARY 9 Circle the correct option.

7 Match the pictures (a–f) with the words (1–6). 1 He’s a good soccer player. He can kick / score
the ball hard.
a b 2 Throw / Catch the ball to me!
3 In volleyball, you hit / kick the ball with your
hand.
4 Their team is very good. They always win / lose
every game.
5 He doesn’t pass / run the ball to other players.
c d
6 He’s good at basketball. He can jump / dive
very high.
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LISTENING
e f
10 Listen to Elise and Marco talking. Answer
True or False.
1 Elise loves track and field. True  
2 Nicky Spinks is a mountain runner.  
3 Elise’s mom is older than Nicky Spinks.  
1 track and field d 4 hockey  
4 Nicky doesn’t train every day.  
2 basketball 5 table tennis  
5 Nicky runs to help people ______
3 climbing 6 windsurfing  
6 Nicky is always looking for easier races.  
5
5
8 Circle the correct option.
11 Listen again. Circle the correct option.
1 I do / play yoga to relax.
1 Marco is reading / writing an online article.
2 We play / go swimming in the ocean.
2 Nicky Spinks has wavy / white hair.
3 I love playing / doing rugby.
3 Nicky is 50 / 51 years old.
4 Carla’s family go / play sailing on the weekend.
5 Ian does / plays gymnastics. 4 Nicky is the oldest / strongest person to run up
the 24 highest mountains in Scotland.
6 Aki plays / goes hockey. She’s very good.
5 The mountain run is one of the longest / most
5 difficult sports.
6 Nicky likes easy / difficult races.
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READING 13 Circle the correct option.

12 Read the text. 1 Yakball is slower / faster than soccer.

2 Yakball mixes basketball, soccer / volleyball,
Do you want to play a new sport, but
and rugby.
can’t decide what to do? Do you want
something fast and fun? Then we have the 3 In Yakball you pass, throw, and head / kick the
answer – Yakball! ball to each other.
FAQs 4 A Yakball is smaller / bigger than a soccer ball.
What is Yakball? 5 You can / can’t use a basketball for Yakball
games.
It’s a mixture of basketball, soccer, and
rugby. It’s more entertaining than those 6 The inventor of Yakball is American / Australian.
games because it’s faster and more fun. In 10
some places, it’s the most popular game of
14 Circle the correct word to match the definitions.
the summer. Both teams pass, throw, and
head the ball to each other. To score, you 1 mixture / answer = combination
hit a goal painted on a wall. 2 pass / score = to get points in a game
Is it a team game? 3 around / enough = what you need
Yes, it is. There are two teams, and each 4 team / game = group of people who play a sport
team has four players. together
Where can I play it? 5 popular / entertaining = interesting and fun
People usually play Yakball outside, but you 6 around / inside = opposite of outside
can play it inside, too. You only need one goal
5
and enough space to move around.
How big is a Yakball?
WRITING
A Yakball is a little bigger than a soccer 15 Circle the correct option.
ball. But you can’t use basketballs. They 1 Anna’s a tennis player. She also designs /
bounce too much! designs also her own sports clothes.
Can players kick the ball? 2 Jody plays tennis. She is a tennis coach,
No, you can’t kick the ball. But be careful, too / also.
people can jump into you to get the ball! 3 Anna also is / is also a very good artist.
It’s more dangerous than basketball!
4 She too / She also designs sneakers.
The inventor of Yakball is Michael Taylor.
5 She’s amazing because she also does / does also
He is from the U.S.A. He likes basketball,
a lot of work for charity.
football, soccer, and lacrosse. Lacrosse is a
team sport a bit like hockey, where players 6 She’s always really positive, also / too
use a special stick and ball to carry, pass, 5
catch, and score goals.
16 Write a profile of the most famous athlete in
your country. Remember to …
Answer True or False.
 write about what they do.
1 Soccer is more fun than Yakball. False   write about their achievements.
2 There is one team in a Yakball game.    use comparatives and superlatives.
3 There are eight players in a Yakball  use vocabulary for describing sports.
game. ______  include extra information with too and also.
4 You don’t usually play Yakball inside. ______ 10
5 There are two goals in Yakball.  
6 Michael Taylor likes a lot of different
TOTAL SCORE 100
sports. ______
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