Test 1 grammar 1 complete the text. use the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. it was my birthday yesterday. i (want) to do something different, so my friends and i (go) karting. we decided to have a race. i (start) really fast, but i (not win in fact, i (come) last. i (not be) upset because i (have) such a good time! afterwards, dad (take) us to mario’s pizzeria. the chef (make) a special pizza for me. i really (enjoy) my birthday! mark __/10 vocabulary 2 read the descriptions below and write the sports. 1 it’s a winter sport. two teams compete. it’s popular in canada. i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 it’s an indoor sport. it isn’t a combat sport. the strongest person wins. w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 it’s a combat sport. two people fight. they wear gloves. b_ _ _ _ _ 4 it’s a team sport. women and girls play it. it’s similar to basketball. n_ _ _ _ _ _ 5 it’s a summer and winter sport. there are different events. people run, jump or throw things. a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mark /5 3 complete the sentences with the words below. there are two words you do not need. champion compete competitors course match record tournament 1 she’s the winner! she finished the in one minute and thirty seconds. 2 the wimbledon tennis takes place every year in june and july. 3 in the ski jump, the skiers to see who can jump the furthest. 4 the ski jump world was broken by a norwegian skier. he jumped 246.5 metres. 5 the race starts in a minute. all the are at the start line. mark /5 total /20 test 2 grammar 1 complete the text. use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. it was an exciting day at the school sports day at the beach last friday. it was eleven o’clock and i was in the water. i (swim) in the 800-metre race, and i was in first place. lots of people (watch) the race and they (shout) my name: ‘carl! carl! ’ suddenly, i (realise) they (say) something different. it (sound) like ‘shark! shark! ’ i (look) over my shoulder and (see) an enormous shark. then i really (swim) fast! i think i (break) the world record! mark __/10 vocabulary 2 complete the sentences with the words below. there is one word you do not need. floating paddle shore splash surface waves 1 i like going to the beach, but i never swim far from the . 2 be careful! the water looks deep, but there are rocks just below the . 3 i’m going kayaking at the weekend. i’m going to across the lake. 4 yuck! there’s a dead frog in the swimming pool. 5 i love the sea and i like watching the when the weather is stormy. mark __/5 3 complete the dialogue with the correct word from the three options. diane hi ben! how / what / where 1 was your weekend? ben all right. i went away with some friends. diane cool. where did you go? ben we went camping, but it rained all weekend. what about / for / with 2 you? what did you do / get / go 3 up to? diane oh, nothing / too / very 4 much. i cooked dinner for my family on saturday, and on sunday i just studied. ben actually? / isn’t it? / really? 5 why? diane well, we’ve got a chemistry exam today. ben oh no!