PRACTICE 5
Part 1: Read and choose the correct answers.
E.g. Birds don’t have ________. a. wings b. feathers c. scales
1. Birds can ________ loudly. It’s a funny sound.
a. squawk b. hunt c. fight
2. The cat ________ through the garden very slowly and quietly.
a. hears b. chases c. creeps
3. A liquid is a thing that can ________.
a. hold b. flow c. fly
4. Pour the cream, sugar, and vanilla ________ into the small bag.
a. icicle b. liquid c. mixture
5. Long ago, letters were carried by horse and ________.
a. airplane b. cart c. internet
Part 2: Which group do they belong to? Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
fruits, feelings, resources, mammals, communications, liquids
E.g. apples, pears, mangoes, grapes fruits
1. elephants, dogs, deer, whales _______
2. milk, water, oil, blood _______
3. emails, letters, text messages, telephones _______
4. excited, happy, worried, furious _______
5. wood, sunlight, water, coal _______
Part 3: Read and match the definitions to the words.
E.g. You go to this place to buy books. - a. bookshop
1. You can send postcards from here. b. pilo
2. If you don’t know how to spell a word, you can use this to help you. c. post office
3. This is a hanging piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water. d. museum
4. You can go to this place if you want to see a dinosaur. e. landfill
5. This person’s job is to fly planes. f. diary
6. This is a restaurant or dining room in a school. g. kettle
7. People put trash under the ground of this place. h. worm
8. You can use this to boil water. i. dictionary
9. You can write your secrets in this. j. cafeteria
10. This is a small animal with a long body and without legs, or bones. k. icicle
E.g-a 1-__ 2-___ 3-___ 4-___ 5-___ 6-___ 7-___ 8-___ 9-___ 10-___
Part 4. Which one of these is not synonym? Cross it out.
E.g. a. right b. wrong c. correct
1. a. connect b. join c. answer
2. a. definite b. cut c. certain
3. a. enthusiastic b. eager c. dangerous
4. a. broad b. wide c. narrow
5. a. decide b. explain c. clarify
Part 5. Complete the sentences with the correct words.
Although the world is made up of (e.g.)______liquids, and gases, there is a lot of (1)
__________ on the Earth's surface. Approximately 70 percent of the (2) __________ is covered
in water. Most of this is salt water, and only 3 percent is (3) __________ water, which is suitable
for drinking.
Both ends of the world are covered in (4) __________, the North and South poles. In the North,
the Arctic is a large ice-covered ocean which is surrounded by land. The Antarctic, in the South,
is actually a covered landmass which is surrounded by ocean. About 85 percent of the world's
permanent ice can be found in Antarctic glaciers.
The (5) __________ in the atmosphere surrounding Earth help to keep the world from
experiencing extreme temperatures. The gases also help to protect Earth from ultraviolet
radiation from the sun.
E.g. a. solids b. matters c. atoms
1. a. water b. ice c. rocks
2. a. country b. world c. land
3. a. hot b. cold c. fresh
4. a. snow b. ice c. dirt
5. a. gases b. solids c. liquids
Part 6. Write down a word to complete each sentence. The first letter has been given to you.
E.g. Nowadays, people can travel long distances by airplanes.
1. L__________ help us follow the rules in the school library.
2. At the zoo, we can't touch or f__________ the animals.
3. In the recycling plant, there are large m_________ that make loud noises.
4. A f__________ can change the speed of things.
5. We often write subtraction math problems for s__________numbers in a row.
6. The air that you breathe is a g________.
7. A__________ are very interesting because they can live on land and in water.
8. S__________ from cars and factories makes the air dirty.
9. My mom puts some sugar into an empty j__________.
10. It's very r__________ to grab food at the table.
Part 7. Circle the correct answers.
E.g. He _____ a tailor.
a. am b. is c. are
1. My father _____ in a very big company.
a. work b. works c. working
2. Ask your brother to call _____ when he comes back from work.
a. I b. mine c. me
3. My brother is three years _____ than me.
a. old b. older c. more old
4. How _____ she usually spend her free time?
a. does b. do c. doing
5. Denny is the _____ runner in school.
a. good b. best c. better
6. We go to the zoo _____ Sunday.
a. in b. on c. at
7. There is a landfill _____ the park.
a. above b. between c. across from
8. Can I watch TV?
a. Yes, you can't. b. No, you may not. c. Yes, you can.
9. I will bring my umbrella. Don't forget to bring _____.
a. yours b. your c. you
10. Bandar didn't _____ the candies.
a. stole b. stealing c. steal
Part 8. Fill in the blanks with the correct subject or object pronouns.
E.g. You have to complete your work before you go home.
E.g. They are sleeping. Do not wake them up.
1. The witch knew magic. _____ turned the prince into a frog.
2. The children are at the Science Centre. _____ are enjoying themselves.
3. I know how to do these Math problems. Do you want _____ to teach you?
4. The girls are screaming. _____ are very frightened.
5. This is Lily's pen. I'll return it to _____.
6. We will be at the library after school. You can find _____ there.
7. John and Bobby are playing basketball. We saw _____ at the basketball court.
8. Jack hid the magic beans. Now he cannot find _____.
9. Mike and I are classmates. _____ always do our homework together.
10. We like your voice. Can you please sing _____ a song?
Part 9. Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past Tense of the verbs in the brackets.
E.g. They left (leave) the stadium at nine o'clock last evening.
1. Peiling _____ (lose) her kitten last week.
2. Suzie _____ (fall) from her bicycle a while ago.
3. _______________ (the cat / break) the glass?
4. The crocodile _____ (bite) the zookeeper last night.
5. Aunt Rose _____ (not cancel) the party last week.
Part 10. Fill in a question word for each of these sentences.
E.g. How are you feeling now? - I’m tired.
1. _____ are you coming over for dinner? - At 7 p.m.
2. _____ dropped the handkerchief on the floor? - Anna.
3. _____ did Mabel go that way? - Because she went home.
4. _____ many apples are there in the basket? - 5.
5. _____ box of chocolates is this? - Mine.
Part 11. Read the passage carefully. Then fill in each blank with the correct word.
(are, their, always, do, did, often, them)
Tyrone, Megan and Magnus (e.g.) are classmates and best friends. They are (1) _____ together
at recess and they (2) _____ most things together. Others who know (3) _____ well (4) _____
wonder how they can actually get along as they are so different in (5) _____ characters.
Part 12. Write the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
E.g. 1 This building is the (tall) in the world.
This building is the tallest in the world.
E.g. 2 Kat is (beautiful) Angeline.
Kat is more beautiful than Angeline.
1. Elaine is the (pretty) girl in class.
2. Your clothes are (dirty) mine.
3. I am the (happy) person in the whole world.
4. Pigs are (fat) snakes.
5. This test (difficult) the one we did yesterday.
Part 13. Read and choose the correct answers.
Colin and Susan went hiking up the mountain. They were hungry. They could not find anything
to eat. Susan saw blueberries on a bush. They tasted sour. Colin saw some nuts. He wanted to eat
them but he could not crack the hard shells with his teeth. They saw some leaves. Colin tried to
chew them, but the leaves tasted bitter. Suddenly, they smelled food being cooked. Then, they
saw some campers grilling food. Colin and Susan went over to join the campers.
E.g. Colin and Susan went hiking up the _________. a. beach
b. mountain
c. hill
d. building
1. Colin saw some ________. a. apples
b. pears
c. bananas
d. nuts
2. How did the leaves taste? a. sweet
b. sour
c. salty
d. bitter
3. Why did Colin and Susan eat blueberries, nuts and leaves? a. They had no food to eat and
were hungry.
b. They wanted to try different types of food.
c. They liked to eat blueberries, nuts and leaves.
d. They had plenty of food left.
4. They smelled something _________. a. raw
b. smoky
c. spicy
d. being cooked
5. What were the campers doing? a. They were gathering firewood.
b. They were eating.
c. They were grilling food.
d. They were boiling water.
Part 14. Read and write T (True) or F (False).
When animals’ lives are threatened, they can protect themselves in a number of ways. For
example, a chameleon changes its color when it moves from place to place. When it is on a tree,
it looks brown. This is also true for the flounder. The flounder is a kind of fish that becomes
spotted when it rests on the pebbles on the ocean floor. Similarly, it turns brown when resting on
mud and sand-colored when it is resting on sand. This is called camouflage. Besides changing
colors, some animals look like their environment. The stick insect lives on trees and it looks like
a stick. Predators are tricked into thinking that it is a part of the tree. This is called mimicry.
Another means of protection is by tasting bad! The viceroy butterfly secretes a substance which
makes it taste bad. At the smell of this substance, most predators leave it alone.
E.g. Animals can protect themselves in many different ways. ___T___
1. Camouflage is a way of protection. _______
2. When a chameleon is on a patch of grass, it will look green. _______
3. The stick insect protects itself by tasting bad. _______
4. When animals look like their environment, it’s called mimicry. _______
5. The predators leave the viceroy butterfly alone because they cannot find the butterflies.__
Part 15. Read the story. Then write some words to complete the sentences about
the story. You can use 1, 2, 3 or 4 words.
Uncle Tom has a difficult day!
My name’s Katy. My uncle Tom is an actor. He’s not famous but last year he made a film with
some very famous actors. It was very exciting. It was the best job he has ever had. In the film he
was a bad man! He had to steal lots of money from a bank.
One day, uncle Tom was in a park with some other actors and the camera men. He had to run
across the grass there with his big bag of money. The film cameras were behind him. A
policeman was in the street. He didn’t see the cameras but he saw my uncle and shouted “Stop!”
He ran after my uncle and took him to the police station in his police car.
The policeman asked uncle Tom lots of difficult questions about the bag of money. He didn’t
believe my uncle’s answers. But then one of the famous actors from the film, called Fred Star,
arrived to help. When Fred Star explained everything, the policeman believed uncle Tom. The
policeman said sorry, and uncle Tom went back to work with his bag of money! Outside the
police station, a journalist took a photo of uncle Tom with Fred Star and it was in the city
newspaper the next day! It was very funny!
E.g.1 Katy has an uncle who’s an actor.
E.g.2 He made an exciting film last year with some very famous actors.
1. Tom stole some ___________________ in the film.
2. In the film, Tom had to run on the grass in ___________________.
3. The policeman drove uncle Tom to ___________________.
4. Tom had to answer ___________________ about the money.
5. The next day, a picture of the two actors was in ___________________.
Part 16. Read and answer the questions.
One day, Sally was ill. She had to go to the hospital. She had to stay there for a while. There
were many rooms called wards, with beds in them. “Hello, Sally!” the nurse smiled and said. She
took Sally’s temperature and gave her some medicine. Later in the afternoon, James and Esther
came to visit Sally. They brought some flowers. The flowers were pretty and they brightened up
her day. They talked and played games together. Then, James and Esther had to leave. Sally felt
a bit sad but James said, “Your mum will be here to see you later.” After a few days, Sally felt
much better. She was discharged from the hospital.
E.g. Why did Sally go to the hospital? ➔ Because she was ill.
1. What were the rooms in the hospital called?
2. When did James and Esther visit Sally?
3. What did James and Esther bring?
4. How did Sally feel when her friends were leaving?
5. When was Sally discharged from the hospital?
Homework
Part 1. Complete the text with the correct words.
Words to use:
Problem towns contain dangerous clean built back use
polluted dumped plants
Many (E.g.) towns and factories are (1) ________________ near lakes and rivers so that they
can (2) ________________ the water. However, some of these towns and factories do not (3)
________________ the water before they put it (4) ________________ into the rivers and lakes.
The water, thus, may (5) ________________ harmful substances.
This dirtying of the water is called water pollution, which is a very serious (6)
________________ in many countries. It kills water (7) ________________ and animals. It
makes the water (8) ________________ for human use. Even the sea becomes polluted by the
substances (9) ________________ into the rivers. The sea is also (10) ________________ by oil
and other substances from ships.
Part 2. Each sentence below has one mistake. Underline the mistake and correct
it.
E.g. There were someone standing at the door, but I didn’t know him. __was__
1. Janet borrowed a pencil of mine because her was lost yesterday. _______
2. Thank you for your help. I feel so many better now. _______
3. My friend rarely eats carrots because she doesn’t like it. _______
4. When ice or snow heat up, it melts and changes back to water. _______
5. In the weekends, we often go hiking on the mountains. _______
6. Most amphibians have legs that help they walk and jump on land. _______
7. Were there two benches next to the fountain? – No, they weren’t. _______
8. Which book do you think is the best? Harry Potter or The Wimpy Kid? _______
9. Ms. March taught us English this year, but now we are learning with a different
teacher._______
10. Bandar the monkey ran down the tree, digged up a carrot and ate it. _______
Part 3. Rewrite this paragraph by combining sentences.
I want a new dog for my birthday. I want a new dog because I love animals. The dog would sleep
in my room. The dog would go outside during the day. “We are not getting a pet. A pet is a lot of
work,” said my mom. My mom doesn’t want a dog. My dad loves dogs. I think I can ask him to
get a dog. He comes home from work at five.
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