Test in Reading Form 5 Semester II

Date:_______ Name:_________________________________________________

Test in Reading Form 5 Semester II Option I

I.

1 It’s sunny. There are a lot of people here. They aren’t wearing a lot of clothes. Some people are swimming in the sea. ______

2 There’s a man in a white coat here. He’s operating on a child. The child is very ill. _____

3 Six people are running together. They’re coming to the end and one of them is starting to run fast. He’s the winner. _____

4 Two young women are cleaning rooms, but there are a lot of rooms and the women must clean for about three hours every morning. _____

5 A lot of people are walking and looking at things. Some people are buying fruit and vegetables and some are buying clothes. _____

6 People are sitting at tables. They’re eating and drinking, but they aren’t staying in the place. _____

1. Read short descriptions 1 – 6 and match them with places A – F.

A a hospital C a restaurant E a market

B a hotel D a race F a beach

2 Read the text and mark the sentences “True” (T) or “False” (F).

1 Some people are swimming in the river. ______

2 A lot of people are looking at things. _____

3 There’s a man in a black coat here. _____

4 People are standing at tables. ______

5 The child is very ill. _____

6 People are eating and drinking. _____

II.

In our sports section today we’ve got an article about Caroline Dupont. This thirteen-year-old French girl likes swimming a lot. She’s a special girl because she swims for four hours every day. She wants to take a special swimming test – she wants to be a swimming teacher at the swimming pool in her town. She often starts swimming at half past six in the morning. Then she goes to school, but she swims again in the evening and every Saturday and Sunday. She loves it! She also loves the guitar – she plays the guitar every evening. She likes parties and she goes to them on Saturday evenings.

3 Read the text and put the sentences into the correct order.

______ a) Caroline often starts swimming at half past six in the morning.

______b) This article is about Caroline.

______ с) She wants to take a special swimming test.

______ d) She loves swimming.

______e) She goes to parties on Saturday evenings.

______f) Then she goes to school.

4 Answer the questions. Give short answers.

1 What is the girl’s name? _______________________________________________________

2 How old is she? _____________________________________________________________

3 What sports does she like? _____________________________________________________

4 When does she start swimming? ________________________________________________

5 What does she play every evening? ______________________________________________

6 Where does she go on Saturday evenings? ________________________________________

Date:_______ Name:_________________________________________________

Test in Reading Form 5 Semester II Option II

I.

1 People are looking at old things. They are going from one room to other rooms and it’s very quiet here.____

2 There are a lot of children here. There are about thirty in one room and they are all sitting at desks. They’re reading and writing. ____

3 The men and women here are very fit, or they want to be fit. They’re all exercising and they’re hot, thirsty and tired, but they like this place. _____

4 A lot of people are sitting in a big room in the dark. It’s very quiet. Some actors are standing and talking in front of the people. ____

5 there’s a man here. He’s working with the flowers and trees. It’s hot and sunny. A girl is sitting on the grass near the house. She’s reading. ____

6 There are two people here. A woman is standing in front of a white wall and a man is taking her photograph. He’s taking a lot of photos of her. ____

1. Read short descriptions 1 – 6 and match them with places A – F.

A a theatre C a garden E a school

B a gym D a studio F a museum

2 Read the text and mark the sentences “True” (T) or “False” (F).

1 People are going from one room to other rooms. _____

2 Children are reading and writing. _____

3 There are about fifty children in one room. _______

4 Some actors are standing and talking in front of the children. ____

5 A lot of people are sitting in a big room in the dark. ______

6 A woman is standing in front of a blue wall. _____

II.

In our sports section today we’ve got an article about an Italian student, Carlo Banderi. Carlo is sixteen years old and he likes basketball a lot. He plays basketball for three hours every day in the week because he wants to be a basketball star. He usually starts at quarter to six in the morning – he goes to the gym for two hours before school. In the evening he plays basketball in the town basketball club. In the summer he often works in his parents’ garden. He loves the garden. He doesn’t like parties because he doesn’t like meeting new people.

3 Read the text and put the sentences into the correct order.

_____ a) The boy plays basketball for three hours every day.

_____ b) His name is Carlo.

_____ c) He doesn’t like meeting new people.

_____ d) He usually starts playing basketball at quarter to six in the morning.

_____ e) In the summer he often works in his parents’ garden.

_____ f) In the evening he plays basketball too.

4 Answer the questions. Give short answers.

1 What is the boy’s name? ________________________________________________________

2 How old is he? _______________________________________________________________

3 What sport game does he play? __________________________________________________

4 What does he want to be? ______________________________________________________

5 When does he start playing? ____________________________________________________

6 Where does he work in summer? ________________________________________________