Test Test
Higher Level
Name:
Listening
Class: Score:
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CD1
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1 When did Arthur Fry invent the first Post-it® note? a in 1974 b in 1968 c in 1951 2 What did Spencer Silver create which helped Arthur? a the glue b the singing books c the pieces of paper 3 What colour were the first Post-it® notes? a green b light blue c yellow
4 What was Bette Graham’s job in 1951? a secretary b painter c teacher 5 Who did she invent the new paint for? a her secretary b her son c herself
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6 Who did Bette work with to create ‘Mistake out’? a her son b a teacher c an inventor
Test Test
Higher Level
Name:
Listening
Class: Score:
2 a
CD1
Listen and match the children to the inventions. There are three inventions you don’t need to use.
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c
b
2 Jake _____
3 Carla _____
f
g
4 Phillip _____
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1 Daisy _____
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Test Test
Higher Level
Name:
Listening
Class: Score:
3
CD1
16
Listen and complete the sentences with one or two words.
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1 John says for him, the _____________________
was the ‘Skywire’. 2 The ‘Skywire’ is the _____________________
and _____________________ zip wire in England. 3 John says the Skywire ride isn’t scary or
_____________________. 4 When John was on the ride, he didn’t see
the _____________________. 5 You can buy a _____________________ for the
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Skywire and the Eden Project together.
Test Test
Higher Level
Name:
Reading
Class: Score:
4 Read and complete the sentences with one or two words. Last week, Mrs Graham visited our school to talk to us about inventions. When she was a girl, she wanted to be an inventor herself, but she decided to study history. She likes reading about people who invented things that we use every day. She talked about two inventors: a woman, Josephine Cochrane, who invented the dishwasher and a man, Percy Spencer, who invented the microwave oven. They were both from the USA. Josephine Cochrane was born in 1839. She was a very rich woman who liked having parties, but didn’t like washing the dishes. Her servants did this for her, but she wasn’t very happy because sometimes they broke the plates. She wanted a machine to wash her plates
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quickly and without breaking them. She invented the first dishwasher in 1886. In the beginning, it was used in hotels and restaurants, then in people’s houses. Percy Spencer was a scientist who worked with radars in the 1940s. One day he walked past a radar, and a chocolate bar in his pocket melted. Percy noticed this and went to get some popcorn seeds. He put the seeds in front of the machine and they started popping! So he invented the microwave by accident! Percy never finished school, but he learned chemistry, physics and maths by himself. Isn’t he amazing? ‘There are many important inventors who invented things by accident,’ said Mrs Graham. ‘But like Percy, they were all very observant and worked very hard.’
1 Mrs Graham wanted to __________________________ things when she was young. 2 Mrs Graham talked about inventors from __________________________. 3 Josephine Cochrane had a lot of __________________________ and lots of parties. 4 At first, dishwashers were used in __________________________ and hotels. 5 Percy Spencer was very hard-working and __________________________.
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6 He didn’t try to invent the __________________________ ; it happened by accident.
Test Test
Higher Level
Name:
Reading
Class: Score:
5 Read and write one word to complete the sentences.
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A FUN INVENTION! Smartphones are a great invention. There are lots of applications you can have for less than £5. Here are some fun apps for children or adults. A Curious George’s Town (£2.49)
B On this day (£0.99)
Children (4 years old and older) organise the vegetables in the market, learn the alphabet in the library and help recycle in the park. They win coins (not real ones!) which they can save or use to build their town and buy farm animals (and dinosaurs).
Choose any day of the year and get information on events that happened in the past on that day. For example, what happened on 7th April? Well, Keith Kellogg created the cereal Corn Flakes in 1860, and the famous artist El Greco died in 1614. This app is great for teenagers and adults.
C The Shape Monster (free) This game is for children aged two and up, and it helps them to learn the shapes. The Shape Monster is a friendly but hungry monster. He tells the children what shape he wants to eat and they give it to him. There are two levels for different ages.
D Waze (free) This app is used by drivers who prefer to have satnav technology on their phone. They can build their own maps, get information on the traffic and directions as they drive. When there are problems, they can send this information to other drivers who have the app.
1 App C is designed for ________________ children than app A. 2 App A helps users learn the value of ________________ . 3 App D is the only app that ________________ can’t use. 4 App B tells you when important things ________________ .
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5 Apps C and D are the ________________ apps.
Test Test
Higher Level
Name:
Reading
Class: Score:
6 Read and circle the correct answers.
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CAPTAIN JAMES COOK Captain James Cook was a famous explorer. He was born in 1728 in England and lived on a farm until he was about 18. He loved the sea and decided to work on a ship. He was very good at making maps and as a captain he introduced important changes for his sailors’ health and safety. For example, he asked them to wash every day and eat lots of fresh fruit. He left for his first journey on August 26, 1768 and didn’t return until July 1771. Cook travelled around the South Pacific and created maps of the islands. He didn’t discover Australia or New Zealand, but he was the first to see the east coast of Australia and the first to sail around and map the islands of New Zealand.
He liked the kangaroos and other animals in Australia. The scientists who travelled with Captain Cook collected and recorded many plants and animals. On this first expedition, Captain Cook first visited Tahiti. The natives on this island were very nice and some of Cook’s men didn’t want to leave. The Maoris, the natives in New Zealand, weren’t so friendly and there was a fight between them and Cook’s men. They also had tattoos on their faces and some of Cook’s sailors wanted to have them on their arms. They started a tradition that continues today. In his third and last expedition, Captain Cook visited the Hawaiian Islands. Unfortunately, there was a fight with the natives and Cook was killed there.
2 Captain Cook didn’t … a discover New Zealand. b map New Zealand. c sail in the Pacific.
3 Who didn’t want to leave Tahiti? a the scientists b the sailors c the natives
4 The natives in … were the friendliest to Captain Cook and his men. a New Zealand b Hawaii c Tahiti
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1 Cook made changes to … a farming. b map making. c sailors’ diet.
Test Test
Higher Level
Name:
Writing
Class: Score:
7 Look at the information about Robert and write sentences
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using the verbs in brackets. Robert’s life
6 years ago (5 years old)
Today (11 years old)
• live
Manchester
London
• play
football
tennis
• like
history
science
• listen to
pop music
rock ’n’ roll music
6 years ago 1 (live) _______________________________________________________________________________. 2 (play) _______________________________________________________________________________. 3 (like) _______________________________________________________________________________. 4 (listen to) ___________________________________________________________________________.
Today 5 (live) _______________________________________________________________________________. 6 (play) _______________________________________________________________________________. 7 (like) _______________________________________________________________________________.
(listen to) ___________________________________________________________________________.
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Test Test
Higher Level
Name:
Writing
Class: Score:
8 Read the answers and write the questions. Use What, Where, or
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Who and the verbs in bold.
1 _______________________________________________________________________?
She lives in Edinburgh. 2 _______________________________________________________________________?
She created Harry Potter. 3 _______________________________________________________________________?
She worked for Amnesty International after college. 4 _______________________________________________________________________?
She helps people with health problems around the world. 5 _______________________________________________________________________?
She lived in Gloucestershire in England when she was a child. 6 _______________________________________________________________________?
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She wants to write more books.
Test Test
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Name:
Writing
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9 Read Jessica’s email and write a reply.
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Hi! I’m Jessica. I’m from Manchester. When I was four years old, I didn’t live in a house. I lived in a flat. Now I live in a house and I’ve got a big bedroom. I like listening to hip-hop music, but when I was younger I liked pop music. My mother is a doctor. She worked in a hospital, but now she doesn’t work. She wants to help my brother and me. What about your parents? When I was five, I wanted to be a pilot. Now I want to be an inventor! What about you?
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Test Test
Higher Level
Name:
Speaking
Class: Score:
10 Name the objects. Which is the most important to you? Why?
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Can you name five more inventions?
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3
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Score:
11 Ask and answer about Sophie.
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Sophie
in 2010
today
live?
Manchester
New York
do?
study
work
want to do? travel the world
see her friends
like?
play tennis
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painting
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