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Junior 3
Written Test

August 2023

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 Section 1: Listening 20 marks

1. Listen to Sarah and George. Read and circle the correct option. There is one
example (0)

(0) Sarah’s favourite month is July / August. (EXAMPLE)

(1) (A) Sarah is / isn’t going to the beach this summer.

(B) She’s going to visit her grandparents in the city / mountains.

(2) (A) In the summer Sarah prefers going to the park / swimming.

(3) (A) George is going camping / to his aunt’s birthday next weekend
(B) He wanted to go to a match / party.

(4) (A) Sarah hopes the weather will be hot / stormy next week.
(B) It was cold / foggy this morning when George got up.

(5) (A) George saw a violinist / pianist at the summer concert.

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 Section 2: Reading 20 marks

One Winter Afternoon

Sophia and her parents live outside the city where Sophia goes to school. The car journey
between Sophia’s house and her school usually takes forty-five minutes.

One afternoon last winter, Mum went to take Sophia home from school. The sky was full of
large, dark clouds and Mum looked a bit worried. “Hurry up, Sophia!” she said. “It’s going
to snow!” Sophia quickly got into the car.

They were driving past the post office when the snow came. Suddenly, everything went
white! Mum drove more slowly, but at King’s square, she couldn’t see the road, so she had
to stop the car. “Let’s walk to Uncle Frank’s.” she said. “His apartment is very near here.”

They started walking. It was really difficult to walk in the snow, but they got to Uncle
Frank’s apartment building and took the lift to the third floor. He opened the door of his
apartment, smiled, and said, “Come in!”

Soon, they were warm and dry, and Uncle Frank gave them some lovely hot soup. Later, he
went out on the balcony and called. “Look, Sophia!” She went to stand next to him. It
wasn’t snowing now, but there was a lot of snow covering the city below and everything
looked beautiful. “What a wonderful, white, winter world!” Said Sophia

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 • Read and mark the sentences TRUE or FALSE. There is one example (0).

(0) The text is about one winter afternoon. TRUE (EXAMPLE)

(1) Sophia’s house is not in the city. _____

(2) When mum went to get Sophia there were lots of clouds in the sky. _____

(3) Mum felt worried because she thought it was going to rain. _____

(4) Mum was driving past the school when it started to snow. _____

(5) Uncle Frank’s apartment isn’t far from King’s Square. _____

(6) Walking in the snow was difficult. _____

(7) Uncle Frank lives on the 5th floor. _____

(8) At Uncle Frank’s Mum and Sophia had something to eat. _____

___ / 20 marks (2.5 each)

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 3. Read the text and look at the gaps. For each question choose the correct
option. There is one example (0).

Meet our competition winner, Melanie Dee from Manchester, England.

I was doing my homework when the phone rang. A man told me I was the winner in a
competition. The (0) B - prize (EXAMPLE) was a trip to Guadeloupe with a tour group!

Dad took me to the airport. I took the flight and a few hours later, I arrived in
Pointe-a-Pitre, where I (1) __________ the others in the group and we went to our hotel.

The language of Guadeloupe is French, but none of us could (2) _________ it. So, for the
next few days, we had French lessons and visited interesting places in Pointe-a-Pitre.
Then we travelled to an island (3) __________ Terre-de-Bas and I (4) _________ with the
Dinart family in their house for two weeks.

I really enjoyed my time in Guadeloupe. My (5) __________ thing was walking up La

Soufriere mountain.

(0) A: gift B: prize C: present (EXAMPLE)

(1) A: met B: had C: knew
(2) A: speak B: talk C: say
(3) A: entitled B: called C: mentioned
(4) A: visited B: stayed C: joined
(5) A: good B: excellent C: favourite

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 Section 3: Use of English 20 marks

1. Read and choose the correct option. There is one example (0).

(0) Sophie didn’t watch the film as she was doing / did homework. (EXAMPLE)
(1) A: Who / Where did you go on holiday? B: To my grandpa’s house.
(2) I was / were studying when the alarm rang.
(3) “You don’t have to / must leave. You can stay here until the snow stops.”
(4) That can’t / must be a dolphin! It’s impossible. Dolphins don’t have fur.
(5) You can’t / have to use the internet to do homework. You need an on-line
dictionary and you need to find things on Google.

____ / 5 marks

2. Look at the pictures, read and complete the word. There is one example (0).

(0) This is a dolphin. (EXAMPLE)

(1) This animal has a very long t__________.

(2) This is a c__________.

(3) I’ve got a new m__________ phone.

(4) Birds have w__________.

(5) This is a c__________.

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 4. Read the questions and circle the most appropriate answer.
There is one example (0).

0) How are you today Paul? A) Fine, thanks. (EXAMPLE)

B) I’m 10.
C) I’m a student.

(1) Can you see the birds on the rock? A) Yes, I can!
B) Me too.
C) That’s wrong

(2) Paul, is that your towel on the sand? A) Yes, it’s theirs.
B) No, it’s not mine.
C) No, these are yours.

(3) Can I sit here? A) Of course you can!

B) Yes, you can stand.
C) I want to sit down.

(4) I’m hungry, are you? A) Yes, I am starving.

B) No, they aren’t.
C) Maybe they are.

(5) Well, what did you bring for A) I had an egg and a banana yesterday.
breakfast? B) It’s my pet parrot, Kim.
C) Sandwiches and orange juice.

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 Section 4: Writing 20 marks

A) Write a story. The story should finish with the words “That was the best
day of my life.” Write approximately 50 words.

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B) What’s your favourite website? Write a review. Explain why you like it so
much. Write approximately 50 words.
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