Primary Longman English Test Bank 2B

Mid-term (Ch 1–4)

PLE_TB_2B_MT_2021 (PLE2E)

Name: ________________________ ( )
Class: ________________________
Date: ________________________

Part Language focus and skills

A • extracting information from a recording of a play
B • extracting information from a recording of a conversation
C • extracting information from a note
D • extracting information from a story
E • prepositions
F • proofreading
G • tenses review
H • pronouns and possessive adjectives
I • articles
J • writing an open-ended story

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Part A
Alice is watching a play. Listen to the play. Tick the best
answers.

1 Where are Tom and Aunt Bella?

A. at Aunt Bella’s home

B. at Tom’s home

C. at the toy shop

D. at Tom’s school

2 What does the robot NOT do?

A. B. C. D.

3 Who walks the dog?

A. Tom

B. Danny

C. Tom’s mum

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 D. Tom’s dad

4 Where is the robot now?

A. B. C. D.

5 Tom is ____ .
A. hard-working

B. lazy

C. helpful

D. rude

6 How does Tom feel?

A. B. C. D.

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Part B
The children are having a lesson. Listen to the conversation.
Tick the best answers.

1 Where are the children?

A. B. C. D.

2 Which is Ben’s picture?

A. B. C. D.

3 Jill’s mum doesn’t ____ .

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 A. B. C. D.

4 Jill is ____ .
A. hard-working

B. lazy

C. helpful

D. rude

5 Every evening, Kelvin’s mum ____ .

A. B. C. D.

6 Kelvin’s mum goes to ____ every Sunday.

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 A. B. C. D.

Part C
Read the note and answer the questions.

Hi Super Boy,
5 I am going to Magic Training now. Please do these
things for me. Thanks.

Mum
1 Tidy the living room.
2 Ask the robots to clean the windows. They are dirty.
3 Clean the kitchen floor. Use the new mop.
4 Make some energy cookies. You can use the energy
10 beans in the cupboard.
5 Fold the clothes for Super Dad. He needs a clean
suit to fight Monster Sun tomorrow.
6 Water the magic plants in the garden.
7 Walk Speed. Have flying practice with him too.
8 Call Wonder Girl. Remind her to have dinner with us
on Sunday.
Don’t forget to do your swimming practice. A .

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Tick the best answers.

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1 Who writes this note?
A. Super Boy B. Super Mum

C. Wonder Girl D. Speed

2 Read line 6: They are dirty. The word ‘They’ refers to ____ .
A. the robots B. the cookies

C. the windows D. the energy beans

3 Super Boy is doing No. 3. What is he doing?

A. B. C. D.

4 Why does Super Dad need a clean suit?

A. to practise magic

B. to have flying practice

C. to be Monster Sun

D. to fight Monster Sun

5 Speed is Super Boy’s ____ .
A. pet B. friend

C. brother D. dad

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6 Who has flying practice?
A. Super Dad B. Super Mum

C. Speed D. Wonder Girl

7 Choose the best sentence for A .

A. He’s busy. B. Be tidy!

C. Be helpful! D. Don’t be lazy!

Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Write T or F.

8 Super Boy’s home has a garden. _______
9 Mum asks Super Boy to clean the windows. _______
10 Wonder Girl is Super Boy’s friend. _______

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 Part D
Read the story and answer the questions.
Mrs Bear gets a job
Mrs Bear is bored. She does the same things every day. In
the morning, she waters the plants. In the afternoon, she hangs
up the washing. In the evening, she cooks dinner and sets the
table.
One day, Mrs Bear says to her family, ‘I want to get a job.
Please help with the housework.’ From that day on, Betty Bear
folds the clothes. She sets the table too. Becky Bear sweeps the
5 floor and hangs up the washing. Mr Bear comes back from
school in the afternoon. He cooks for the family.
Mrs Bear is Mrs Tiger’s helper now. Every day, she does
the housework for Mrs Tiger. She is bored again!

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Tick the best answers.

1 At the beginning of the story, Mrs Bear is a _____ .
A. housewife B. teacher

C. cook D. waitress

2 Read Paragraph 1. What does Mrs Bear do at home in the

afternoon?

A. B. C. D.

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3 Read line 6. The word ‘She’ refers to _____ .
A. Mrs Bear B. Mrs Tiger

C. Betty Bear D. Becky Bear

4 Mrs Bear is at work now. Who sweeps the floor at home?

A. Mrs Tiger B. Mr Bear

C. Betty Bear D. Becky Bear

5 Betty and Becky are ____ .

A. lazy B. helpful

C. rude D. untidy

6 Mr Bear works at _____ .

A. B. C. D.

7 How does Mrs Bear feel at the end of the story?

A. B. C. D.
Part E

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Finish part of Roy’s letter with the correct prepositions. Fill in
the blanks with in , on , at , by or x (if no preposition is needed).

Dear Uncle David,

I am at a new school now. My school is ❶ Hong Kong
Island. I go to school ❷ bus every day. I am ❸ Class 2B. My
classroom is ❹ the fifth floor. We mustn’t eat ❺ the
classroom. At recess, we go to the tuck shop ❻ the ground
floor and have a snack.
I help ❼ home every day. I clear the table after dinner.
Mum reads me a story ❽ every night …

❶ _________ ❷ _________ ❸ _________ ❹ _________

❺ _________ ❻ _________ ❼ _________ ❽ _________

Part F
Underline the mistakes and write the correct words in the
blanks.
❷ ❸ ❹ ❺

Alex Alan Ben

❶ Alex has one brother or one sister. _____________

❷ Pico has an long nose. _____________
❸ I tidies my room every week. _____________
❹ Sophie sets the table every days. _____________
❺ A: Do you want some peaches? B: Yes, I don’t.
_____________

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Part G
Finish the conversation with the correct form of the verbs.

C : Hi, Jack. What ❶ ________ you

_____________ (do) now?
J : Hi, Carol. I ❷ _________________ (read).
C : I ❸ ___________ (be) bored. My new helper Carol Jack
❹ ___________________ (bake) some cupcakes now. You can
come and have afternoon tea. Then we can play together.
J : Oh, you ❺ ___________ (have) a new helper.
C : Yes, her name ❻ ___________ (be) Gina. She ❼ __________
(do) all the housework. In the morning, she ❽ ___________
(make) breakfast. In the afternoon, she ❾ ___________ (tidy)
the house. In the evening, she ❿ ___________ (cook) and
⓫ ___________ (wash) the dishes.
J : Lucky you! Can we play with your brothers?
C : No, sorry. My brothers ⓬ ___________ (be) busy. They
⓭ ___________ (not have) time to play with me. They
⓮ _________________ (study) for their exams now.
J : I see. Can I bring my sister? She ⓯ ___________ (like)
cupcakes.
C : Sure. ⓰ ________ she ________ (like) Princess Rose? I have a
new Princess Rose board game.
J : No, she ⓱ __________ .
C : OK. Let’s play with my toys then.
Part H
Finish the letter with the correct pronouns and possessive
adjectives.
Dear Rex,
Let me tell you more about my family. ❶ _______ have a
brother
and a sister. ❷ _______ brother Sam is 10 years old. ❸ _______ is
in
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school by bus. Sam is tidy. He tidies ❺ _______ room every week.
My
 sister Ivy is 5 years old. Ivy is good. ❻ _______ puts away her toys

Part I
Finish the sentences with the correct articles. Put a ‘x’ if no
articles are needed.
The children are in Green Park. Jack is sleeping on ❶ _______
grass. Sandy is eating. She has ❷ _______ egg and ❸ _______
banana. Sarah is looking at ❹ _______ bird. ❺ _______ bird is in
❻ _______ sky. What is Tom doing? He is taking pictures of
❼ _______ ant. ❽ _______ ant is carrying some food on its back.

Where is Mum? Mum is at ❾ _______ home. She is folding

❿ _______ clothes now.

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Part J
Look at the pictures and write a story about Amy, Ben and their
father. Write about 30 words.
⚫ You may use the words in the boxes to help you.
⚫ What happens in the end? Finish the story.

1 2

visit / Grandpa dishes / dirty

3 4

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living room / untidy

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