Eyes Open 2 Unit 3 Test: Extra

Name Class Date

Language focus
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
Use the past continuous.

tidy ​
not listen ​
walk ​
play ​
watch ​
not shop

0 I was walking to the shop at 4.30 yesterday.

1 We tennis yesterday afternoon because it was a sunny day.
2 I with Mum at the mall yesterday. I was at home.
3 Ben and Jack to the teacher during the class, so they didn’t learn anything.
4 You a good film last night. What was it?
5 Sam his room at 8 pm last night.
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2 Use the words to write questions. Use the past continuous.

0 it / rain / in town / this morning?
Was it raining in town this morning?
1 the boys / play / in the garden / yesterday?

2 Stephen / do / his homework / last night?

3 you / feel / tired / when you got home?

4 we / make / a lot of / noise last night?

5 Maria / study / on Saturday?

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Use the past simple or past continuous.
0 Jack was swimming (swim) in the sea when he saw a really big fish.
1 I (watch) my favourite film when somebody knocked at the door.
2 Our neighbours were sitting in the garden when it (start) to rain.
3 I (not see) Laura when I was walking to school yesterday.
4 Mum asked me for my help while I (do) my homework.
5 Paul (not look) when he fell over in the street.
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4 Make sentences using the words below and could/couldn’t.

0 I / walk / when I was a year old. (+)
I could walk when I was a year old.
1 you / play any musical instruments / as a child (?)

2 We / understand English / when we were children (–)

3 Mum / speak French / when she was nine (+)

4 Tom / ride a bike / when he was young (?)

5 I / read / when I was four years old (–)

Vocabulary
5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

throw ​
climb ​
hide ​
chase ​
catch ​
fall over

0 I managed to catch the dog when it tried to run away.

1 The police had to the thief down the road.
2 My baby sister tried hard not to when she was learning to walk.
3 I decided to my brother’s mobile so he couldn’t find it.
4 The thief had to over a very high wall to escape.
5 Martin tried to his ball into the net, but he couldn’t!
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6 Complete the sentences with the adverbial form of the words in the box.

good ​
quick ​
careful slow ​
easy ​
quiet

0 We ran home quickly because it was raining.

1 She walked very because she was very tired.
2 Martin plays tennis really so he usually wins all his matches.
3 The questions weren’t difficult, so Jack answered them .
4 Ben spoke on the phone because it was late and he didn’t want to wake anyone.
5 Please listen so that you can follow my instructions.
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7 Match the sentence halves.

0 Can you look b a in my bag.
1 I’ve lost my shoes. Can you look b after my dog when I’m away?
2 Where are my keys? I’ll have to look c after my little brother.
3 Mum’s busy, so I’ve got to look d for them in the living room?
4 What’s that? It looks e after it very carefully.
5 If you have an expensive phone, you have to look f like a very old ring.
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8 Complete the sentences with the names of the people.

0 My brother is good at taking photographs. He’s a great photographer .
1 Sam can swim really fast across the pool. He’s a fast .
2 The shops in the city centre were crowded yesterday – they were full of .
3 My uncle builds new houses and offices. He’s a .
4 When I’m older, I’d like to be a and have my own farm.
5 My aunt paints beautiful pictures. She’s a fantastic .
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Useful language
9 Complete the conversation. What does Callum say to Sarah? Choose the correct answers (a–g).
There is one more expression than you need.
Sarah: Hi, Callum. What’s up? a No, I don’t, but remember that film I posted online
Callum: 0 f last month?
Sarah: Oh? What was it? b I don’t know. A woman just said I was the winner
Callum: 1 of a film competition.
Sarah: That’s not strange! So who was calling you? c I just thanked her very much.
Callum: 2 d I was walking along when my phone rang.
Sarah: How weird! You never enter competitions! e Tickets to the cinema! Want to come?
Callum: 3 f Nothing really, but something strange happened
Sarah: Oh, yes! So what did you say? this morning.
Callum: 4 g I asked her about the prize.
Sarah: And what was it? What did you win?
Callum: 5
Sarah: Great!
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Listening
10 Listen to a woman talking to a police officer. Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)?
0 The woman was coming home from the shops. F
1 The woman was expecting to find no-one at home.
2 Her husband was out at his French class as usual.
3 The woman felt afraid when she noticed her door was open.
4 The man was carrying some of her things, including money.
5 The woman managed to see the colour of the man’s hair.
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Reading
11 Read the article about Agatha Christie.

Agatha Christie – her life and work

GROWING UP WELL-LOVED CHARACTERS
Agatha Christie was born in 1890 to a rich family Agatha Christie’s other famous detective, after
in the south west of England. She spent a lot Hercule Poirot, was Miss Jane Marple. Poirot
of her early childhood alone, with few friends, appeared in more novels than Miss Marple,
because her mother decided to teach her at but Christie much preferred Miss Marple as
home. She was interested in books, and loved a character. She used her grandmother as the
reading, and started writing at an early age. model for Miss Marple!
EARLY DAYS AS A WRITER RECORD-BREAKING STATISTICS
She married her first husband in 1914. A Agatha Christie, the ‘queen of crime’, died in
publishing company published her first novel 1976 at the age of 85. She is the best-selling
featuring the famous Belgian detective, Hercule novelist of all time: her 66 detective
Poirot, in 1919. He appeared in 33 of her novels novels and 14 short story collections
and in 54 short stories but she never liked him! are available in more than 100
languages; and sales of her books are
FOREIGN ADVENTURES
approximately 4 billion copies. Her
After her divorce in 1926, Agatha Christie
famous play The Mousetrap opened
married an archaeologist and she developed
in London in 1952 and it was still on
a great interest in archaeology. She and her
in 2015 – an unbelievable 63 years
husband travelled together to many exotic
later! No play has ever achieved
countries and she set a lot of her most successful
that before!
murder mysteries in those places.

Answer the questions. Choose the correct answer: a, b or c.

0 Why didn’t Agatha Christie have many friends when 3 What does the article say about the character
she was young? Miss Marple?
a She lived in an area far from other children. a She was similar to Agatha’s grandma.
b She didn’t attend school with other children. b Agatha didn’t like her as much as Poirot.
c She didn’t have the same interests as other c She was in more books than Agatha’s other
children. characters.
1 The detective Hercule Poirot 4 What does the article say about Agatha’s books?
a was in all of her books. a You can buy them in more languages than any
b was created after her first marriage. other book.
c was one of her favourite characters. b She has sold more than any other writer.
2 After her second marriage, Agatha c She wrote more short stories than novels.
a discovered a lot of new hobbies. 5 The article says the play showing in London,
b travelled a lot alone. The Mousetrap
c travelled a lot in other parts of the world. a is the longest play in history.
b is the most famous play in London.
c was on for more than 60 years.
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Writing
12 Write a story about a strange or unusual event. Use the prompts to help you.

When? Where? Who? What / doing? How / end?

Write about 70–80 words.

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