AGRUPAMENTO DE ESCOLAS Dr. FLÁVIO GONÇALVES

English Test 6th Year

Name __________________________________ Nr:________ Form:________

Date _____________________Teacher: _________ Guardian .: _______________

Mark:_____________________________

A. Read the text.

Reporter: My name’s Ronaldo Baía. I’m a reporter from the

newspaper “Noticias de Manaus”. I know you are

members of SWL – Save Wildlife. Why did you join

this organization?

Eddie: We like reading about the future of our Planet. There

are animals in danger, rainforests are disappearing we

decided to help.

Reporter: So, what did you decide to do?

Louise: We organized debates in our school to talk about these

problems and we started the paper, glass, plastic and can banks.

Kate: We also helped our City Halls to plant trees and flowers in the streets and in public gardens.

Martin: At the organization we started a monthly green magazine and we planned our trip to South

Africa.

Reporter: South Africa? Did you visit a nature reserve?

Martin: Yes, we did. We were at the Mabula Reserve. We helped relocate a family of five elephants.

Reporter: Why did you decide to come to the Amazon?

Martin: We watched a TV programme about the Amazon. We were very excited and asked Mr. Parker to

come and help the local people to protect the rainforests.

Reporter: Congratulations on your work. I hope you enjoy your stay here.

B. True (T) or false (F)?

1. The reporter’s name is Ronaldo Baía. ______

2. Louise, Kate and Martin don’t like reading about their planet. _____

3. They planted trees and flowers in the streets. _____

4. They didn’t plan a trip to South Africa. _____

5. They visited Mabula Reserve. _____

6. They relocated fifty elephants. _____

7. They want to protect rainforests. _____

C. Give short answers about the text.

1. Who is Ronaldo Baía?______________________________________________________________________

2. Why did the children join SWL?______________________________________________________________________

3. Did they organize debates in their schools?______________________________________________________________________

4. Did they plant trees and flowers in their schools?______________________________________________________________________

5. Did they visit a nature reserve in Africa?______________________________________________________________________

6. Where are they?______________________________________________________________________

D. Complete the table about health.

English PortuguesecoughtemperatureheadachecoldStomach ache

E. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

John Smith is my father’s friend. He _____________(work) in the City Hall. He usually

______________(get up) at 8 and ______________(go) to work by car.

Today is a different day for him.

It’s 7.30 am and he _________________(go) to work by train

because he _____________(have) a problem with his car.

He always ______________(work) from 8.30 am to 5 pm and

____________(have ) a break for lunch at 1 o’clock. But today he

_______________(have) lunch at 2 o’clock because he _________(Have) extra work. It’s 14.30 pm and he

_______________(go) to the doctor’s. His wife _____________(take) the bus because she’s going to meet

him there and she doesn’t have her car too.

E. Complete the dialogues with the verb To Be ( positive and negative)

John: Where ________________ you yesterday evening?

Jane: I ___________________ at the cinema.

John: _________________ you alone?

Jane: No, I _____________. Cindy _______________with me.

John: _______________the film good?

Jane: Yes, it________________.

John: Who _____________the actors?

Jane: Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.

F. Put the sentences in the negative and in the interrogative.

1. I planned a trip to London .

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________?

2. Susan posed for a photo.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________?

3. They stopped in front of my house.

________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________?

G. Complete with the verbs in the simple past.

1. Mr. Rossi and I …………… (walk) to the park! It.................(be) a lovely day!

2. Then, I …………. (visit) Hilda. We …………… (talk) about Mr. Rossi.

3. It ………… (rain) all day.

4. We …………… (not travel) to Paris last year.

5. I ………. (stay) at home! It was terrible!

6. Then, we ………… (listen) to Frank Sinatra CDs.

7. Mr. Rossi …………(paint) my house!

8. I …………. (tidy) the house.

9. I ………… (phone) Mr. Rossi.

H. Complete the answers. Use the words in brackets.

1- Did you break your right leg? (left leg)

No,_____________________________________________________

2- Did you play football? (basketball)

No, _____________________________________________________

3- Did you feel sick? ( Well)

No, _____________________________________________________

I. Complete the table.

Base form Past simple Base form Past simple

swim spend

buy write

see sit

eat break

make take

got go

H. Write a postcard about a holiday

Dear _______________,

_______________________________________ I went to _______________________________________

I stayed ________________________________________________________________________________

The weather ____________________________________________________________________________

The food ______________________________________________________________________________

I went with ____________________________________________________________________________

I liked _________________________________________________________________________________

Love, ___________________

GOOD LUCK!

Your teacher Maurício Santos