End of year test (vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening)

1 Choose the correct answer.

1 A ___ is an activity which becomes very popular for a short time.

1 Choose the correct answer.

2 Some singers have millions of Facebook ___.

1 Choose the correct answer.

3 Pokémon were some of the first ___ to become a craze.

1 Choose the correct answer.

4 Before the invention of ___, toys like Rubik’s Cubes were very popular.

1 Choose the correct answer.

5 My brother and I kayaked __________ the falls. It was terrifying!

1 Choose the correct answer.

6 He sailed __________ the world at the age of sixteen.

1 Choose the correct answer.

7 We __________ across the USA from Los Angeles to New York.

1 Choose the correct answer.

8 We cycled __________ the mountain on our bikes.

1 Choose the correct answer.

9 I prefer to buy items that are _________rather than made in a huge factory.

1 Choose the correct answer.

10 I can wear this ______ watch while I’m swimming

2 Choose the correct tense form

11 While I___________, my uncle drove past and offered me a lift.

2 Choose the correct tense form

12 I ________ the doorbell because I was listening to music.

2 Choose the correct tense form.

13 I’ve _______ridden a horse, but I’d like to.

2 Choose the correct tense form.

14 Really? I _________one last year.

2 Choose the correct tense form.

15 They ____________ haven’t been cycling this year.

2 Choose the correct tense form.

16 My friend and I haven’t decided where we’re going on holiday ____________.

2 Choose the correct tense form.

17 There isn’t _______ time left.

2 Choose the correct tense form.

18 Soon there won’t be ________homes for people to live in.

2 Choose the correct tense form.

9 You won’t use plastic bags anymore, _________?

2 Choose the correct tense form.

20 These tins can go in the recycling, _____________?

3 Read the text. Choose the correct answer. 

Looking for adventure

Patrick Jones was twenty-seven when he sailed from New York. Here are some of the entries from his diary that he wrote during his journey.

12th May

It’s been raining heavily all day today, but I left for Bermuda as planned. I won’t see my friends and family again for many months. I am worried about being alone.

26th May

It’s been two weeks since I left New York. I’ve been sailing in terrible storms. I got lost several times.

Over the next two and a half years, Patrick crossed the South Pacific, Indian and North Atlantic oceans. He met many problems along the way.

28th February

I’ve experienced awful, stormy weather today. For the last two months, I’ve also been using equipment that isn’t functioning properly.

25th September

An enormous oil tanker almost crashed into my boat this morning. It has been one of the most terrifying days of my life.

15th November

I’ve arrived back in New York! I’ve just been interviewed by a local TV station about my solo trip around the world.

1       Patrick Jones left on a journey around the world when he was____

3 Read the text. Choose the correct answer. 

Looking for adventure

Patrick Jones was twenty-seven when he sailed from New York. Here are some of the entries from his diary that he wrote during his journey.

12th May

It’s been raining heavily all day today, but I left for Bermuda as planned. I won’t see my friends and family again for many months. I am worried about being alone.

26th May

It’s been two weeks since I left New York. I’ve been sailing in terrible storms. I got lost several times.

Over the next two and a half years, Patrick crossed the South Pacific, Indian and North Atlantic oceans. He met many problems along the way.

28th February

I’ve experienced awful, stormy weather today. For the last two months, I’ve also been using equipment that isn’t functioning properly.

25th September

An enormous oil tanker almost crashed into my boat this morning. It has been one of the most terrifying days of my life.

15th November

I’ve arrived back in New York! I’ve just been interviewed by a local TV station about my solo trip around the world.

2 Patrick wrote a ________ about his adventure.

3 Read the text. Choose the correct answer. 

Looking for adventure

Patrick Jones was twenty-seven when he sailed from New York. Here are some of the entries from his diary that he wrote during his journey.

12th May

It’s been raining heavily all day today, but I left for Bermuda as planned. I won’t see my friends and family again for many months. I am worried about being alone.

26th May

It’s been two weeks since I left New York. I’ve been sailing in terrible storms. I got lost several times.

Over the next two and a half years, Patrick crossed the South Pacific, Indian and North Atlantic oceans. He met many problems along the way.

28th February

I’ve experienced awful, stormy weather today. For the last two months, I’ve also been using equipment that isn’t functioning properly.

25th September

An enormous oil tanker almost crashed into my boat this morning. It has been one of the most terrifying days of my life.

15th November

I’ve arrived back in New York! I’ve just been interviewed by a local TV station about my solo trip around the world.

3 He was ________about travelling alone.

3 Read the text. Choose the correct answer. 

Looking for adventure

Patrick Jones was twenty-seven when he sailed from New York. Here are some of the entries from his diary that he wrote during his journey.

12th May

It’s been raining heavily all day today, but I left for Bermuda as planned. I won’t see my friends and family again for many months. I am worried about being alone.

26th May

It’s been two weeks since I left New York. I’ve been sailing in terrible storms. I got lost several times.

Over the next two and a half years, Patrick crossed the South Pacific, Indian and North Atlantic oceans. He met many problems along the way.

28th February

I’ve experienced awful, stormy weather today. For the last two months, I’ve also been using equipment that isn’t functioning properly.

25th September

An enormous oil tanker almost crashed into my boat this morning. It has been one of the most terrifying days of my life.

15th November

I’ve arrived back in New York! I’ve just been interviewed by a local TV station about my solo trip around the world.

4 During his trip, he crossed three ______ .

3 Read the text. Choose the correct answer. 

Looking for adventure

Patrick Jones was twenty-seven when he sailed from New York. Here are some of the entries from his diary that he wrote during his journey.

12th May

It’s been raining heavily all day today, but I left for Bermuda as planned. I won’t see my friends and family again for many months. I am worried about being alone.

26th May

It’s been two weeks since I left New York. I’ve been sailing in terrible storms. I got lost several times.

Over the next two and a half years, Patrick crossed the South Pacific, Indian and North Atlantic oceans. He met many problems along the way.

28th February

I’ve experienced awful, stormy weather today. For the last two months, I’ve also been using equipment that isn’t functioning properly.

25th September

An enormous oil tanker almost crashed into my boat this morning. It has been one of the most terrifying days of my life.

15th November

I’ve arrived back in New York! I’ve just been interviewed by a local TV station about my solo trip around the world.

5 Patrick was interviewed by a __________ about his adventure.

4 Listen to a radio show about fashion in the 20^th century. Then choose the correct answer.

1  The video shows fashion from the ____.

4 Listen to a radio show about fashion in the 20th century. Then choose the correct answer.

2 In the 1930s _____ was popular.

4 Listen to a radio show about fashion in the 20th century. Then choose the correct answer.

3 In the 1950s, teenagers were wearing fashion like their ________ .

4 Listen to a radio show about fashion in the 20th century. Then choose the correct answer.

4 In the 1990s people wore big ____.

4 Listen to a radio show about fashion in the 20th century. Then choose the correct answer.

5 In 2016, people like to post photos of their favourite ________online.