Unit 3 test
Listening
Vocabulary
1 Listen to Mr Fletcher talking to students
Callum and Amy. What is the lesson about? 3 Match the two parts of the words. (5 marks)
(2 marks)
1 wire ___ A able
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2 mech ___ B tech
2 Listen again. Are the sentences true or false? 3 high- ___ C less
Write T or F. (8 marks) 4 sustain ___ D ical
5 chem ___ E anical
1 Mr Fletcher says that in the future there won’t be
fossil fuels left. ___
4 Complete the words with vowels. (5 marks)
2 Callum mentions energy from the wind and the
1 _lt_rn_t_v_
sun. ___
2 _nn_v_t_v_
3 Amy says nuclear power comes from
3 _l_ctr_n_c
uranium. ___
4 sm_rt
4 Amy doesn’t think nuclear power is safe. ___
5 s_l_r
5 Callum says that we can use people’s body heat
to produce electricity. ___ 5 Choose the correct option. (5 marks)
6 According to Callum, in the UK, sugar is used as
1 The food we eat is rested / processed in our
fuel for cars. ___
bodies to produce energy.
7 Mr Fletcher says that gas from a lake is used to
2 A sponge absorbs / burns water.
produce energy in Rwanda. ___
3 A healthy breakfast releases / performs energy
8 There is methane gas and carbon dioxide in
more slowly during the day.
Lake Kivu. ___
4 I can’t finish my homework. The computer’s just
boosted / crashed.
5 I need to transport / rest after I do a lot of
exercise.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
(5 marks)
boost burned perform repair transported
1 The engineers are going to _______________
the damage to the car.
2 The patient was _______________ by
ambulance to the hospital.
3 The athlete didn’t ___________ well in the race.
4 There have been a number of efforts to
_______________ tourism in the region.
5 When fossil fuels are _______________ , they
produce greenhouse gases.
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Unit 3 test
Grammar
9 Match 1–10 to A–J to form sentences. (10 marks)
7 Choose the correct option. (10 marks) 1 John designed the app ___
1 It is said that robots will do / be done our 2 Helen and Emma like to help ___
housework in the future. 3 I’m going to buy ___
2 Today, solar-powered energy is use / used in 4 The children can’t go to the cinema ___
Greece. 5 Matt and Chris depend ___
3 Two new schools was / were built in my town. 6 You should buy ___
4 It is accept / accepted that wind energy has 7 Maria wants to ___
many advantages. 8 Chris and I are going ___
5 The company’s new smartphone technology 9 The dog ___
won’t being / be released this year. 10 You guys should ___
6 The telephone were / was invented in 1847.
7 Electricity is / be generated using wind power. A each other.
8 The five-pence charge for plastic bags will be B by themselves.
introduced / to introduce next month. C on each other.
9 Our exams will / would be marked next week. D myself a new dress.
10 Chemicals are / is produced by the process. E himself.
F hurt itself.
8 Complete the sentences with the passive form G teach herself how to draw.
of the verbs using the tenses in brackets. H yourself a computer.
(10 marks)
I to cook ourselves a nice dinner.
1 Plastic bags _____________________ (recycle) J reward yourselves for all your hard work!
in our town. (present simple)
2 ______ the car ____________________ (repair)
tomorrow? (future simple)
Practical English
3 Solar panels ____________________________
10 Choose the correct option. (10 marks)
(donate) to the village. (future simple)
Greg I’m quite interested in (1) getting / to get
4 The house ________________________ (clean)
a tablet computer.
yesterday. (past simple)
Reece I’ve got one. It’s great – you can watch TV
5 The device ______________________ (design)
and store thousands of books on them.
by my classmate. (past simple)
Paper books (2) doesn’t / don’t appeal to
me now!
Greg I agree. I love reading on my tablet.
Reece What kind of books do you like to read?
Greg I like Science books. Science really
fascinates me. I like reading about how
our brains work.
Reece That makes sense. You’re really good at
Science. I guess reading books must help
you. Actually, I’m a bit disappointed (3) of /
with my last Science test result. I really
(4) hope / hoping I do better next time.
(5) It’ll / It’d be great if you could help me
with the next assignment.
Greg Of course I will. No problem.
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Unit 3 test
Reading
Animal fact files
11 Read the text. Match titles A–C to paragraphs Nature’s most energetic animals!
1–3. (3 marks)
A Small and speedy
B Our clever cousins 1 _________
C Strong and quick The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. It can run
as fast as 120 km/h and can go from 0 to 100 km/h in just
12 Read the text again. Then complete the three seconds! These expert predators live in parts of
sentences. (12 marks) Africa and Iran and have adapted to be able to run in hot
1 Cheetahs can run at speeds up to __________ . dry climates. Cheetahs run in short powerful bursts rather
2 Cheetahs are ______________ because they than over long distances. They burn lots of calories and
hunt their prey. this means that they need to rest after each chase.
3 Cheetahs live in parts of ___________ and Cheetahs typically weigh between 110 and 140 pounds
___________ . and get their energy from the meat from their prey.
4 Cheetahs ____________ a lot of energy when
they run.
2 _________
5 Hummingbirds are the ____________ birds in
The hummingbird (el colibrí) is one of the smallest birds
the world.
in the world. They are called hummingbirds because of
6 Their name comes from the ____________ they
the sound that their wings make when they are flying.
make when their ____________ move.
Hummingbirds are special because their wings can move
7 A hummingbird’s heart beats at
extremely fast – up to 200 times per second. This means
______________________________ .
the birds are able to fly upwards, sideways, backwards
8 Hummingbirds feed on ______________ .
and even upside down! Their heartbeats are very fast, too
9 Chimpanzees are ____________________ as
– up to 1,260 beats per minute. They burn energy very
strong as humans.
quickly because they move so fast. Hummingbirds feed
10 A chimp’s ______________ work differently from
on flowers and they can eat their body weight in food
a human’s.
each day.
3 _________
Chimpanzees are said to be the closest relatives of
humans and are the most intelligent animals … apart
from us! In addition, they are considered to be four times
as strong as us despite their smaller size. The difference
in strength between chimps and humans is thought to be
caused by the way a chimp’s muscles perform. In
chimps, the muscles that are closest to their bones are
longer and thicker than those found in humans. Most of a
chimpanzee’s weight is in its massive arms. A chimp can
raise itself into trees very easily using them. Chimps get
their energy from their diet of fruit, plants and flowers.
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Unit 3 test
Writing
Paragraph 1: Explain what the current situation is
13 Write an opinion essay about one of these and state your opinion.
topics or an idea of your own that is connected
It is generally accepted / believed / that …
to energy:
I believe / think / feel that …
• the use of nuclear power to generate electricity
It is my belief that …
• using public transport and cycling to reduce
pollution Paragraph 2: Present arguments in favour of the
• recycling rubbish to reduce waste topic.
Use the prompts to help you. Use these It is well known that …
conjunctions to link your ideas. Write about 125 … offers (two) main advantages
words. (15 marks) Paragraph 3: Present arguments against the topic.
neither … nor both … and … However, there are some disadvantages to …
For example, … It is said that …
Paragraph 4: Conclude by saying what choices we
have and state your opinion again, drawing on the
evidence / arguments you have presented.
In conclusion / summary, there are advantages and
disadvantages
In my opinion, …
As I have said, I strongly believe that …
As the evidence shows, …
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Vocabulary _____ /20 Writing _____ /15
Grammar _____ /30
Practical English _____ /10 TOTAL _____ /100
Writing _____ / 10
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