Diagnostic test "Reading and writing task"

Diagnostic Reading (10 form)

Reading

This happened in Australia, during a water-polo game that was one of the main sports events of the season. There was nothing ex­citing at the beginning of the game; but suddenly one of the players jumped out of the water and ran to the referee. He said that one of the forwards of the other team had bitten him in the leg while he was swimming under the water.

At first the referee thought that it was some kind of a joke, but when the player pointed to blood on his leg, he had to believe that it was serious. He called the forward and asked him why he had done such a strange thing; and though the forward insisted that he had not bitten anybody, the referee made him leave the game.

They began again, but a few minutes later, two players, one from each team, climbed out of the water, shouting that somebody had bitten them. There was blood on both players' legs. The game was stopped, and they began to let the water out of the pool. When almost all the water was let out, everybody saw a young crocodile at the bottom of the pool. Somebody had put the crocodile into the pool, but why? The truth became known when the players returned to their dressing room after the game and found a letter there.

"I have been a water-polo fan for many years", the author of the letter wrote, "and I am not satisfied with the way the players seem to act. They have allowed the game to become slow and uninteresting, and I have decided that I must do something to make them move faster. I don't think I can do this well myself, and I have decided that my crocodile will do it better".

I. Read the text. Decide if the sentences are true or false. Correct false sentences!!!

1) Water-polo is very popular in Australia.

2) The players were very excited at the beginning of the game.

3) One of the players was bitten in the leg.

4) There was a crocodile at the bottom.

5)  The crocodile in the pool was a joke.

6) The crocodile was put in the pool in order to kill the best player of the opposite team.

II. Choose the correct answer.

1.               How many water-polo players were bitten by the crocodile?

1.                   one
2.                  two
3.                   three

2.               How was the crocodile found?

1.                  the water was let out of the pool
2.                  the players put the net into the pool
3.                  the water was let into the pool

3.               Who put the crocodile into the swimming pool?

1.                  the referee
2.                  the player
3.                  the water polo fan

4.               What did he do it for?

1.                  to play a joke
2.                  to make them move faster
3.                  to frighten them

5.               When did they know the truth?

1.                  in the afternoon
2.                  when they returned to their dressing room
3.                  when they returned to the living room

6.               Who could make them move faster?

1.                  a coach
2.                  a shark
3.                  a crocodile

III. Fill in the suitable words.

At first the 1. _____ thought that it was some kind of a joke. But when the player pointed to 2. _____ on his leg? He had to 3. _____ that it was serious. He called the 4. _____ and asked him why he had done such a strange thing; and though the forward insisted that he had not 5. _____ anybody, the referee made him 6. _____ the game.

1.                Leave                  D) referee
2.                forward     E) believe
3.                bitten                  F) blood

Writing task (An informal letter):

Imagine you spent the weekend of your birthday in a big city with a friend. Write an INFORMAL thank-you letter to a family member (180 words). Include this information:

* say thank you for the gift that the family member sent.

* explain where you were and who you were with.

* describe what you did on Saturday and Sunday.

* add a final thought or message after your name.