Cambridge Flyers 2020 Test 54 - Reading & Writing
12/9/2021 8:00:00 PMLook and read. Choose the correct words from the box.
| a railway | a shoulder | a fish |
| a basement | a car | an envelope |
| a handbag | a ring | a picnic |
| a helicopter | a television | a farm |
| hair | a cow | paper |
Example: A train uses this to move from one place to another. a railway
Women put things in it and they wear it on their shoulder.
You wear this on your finger when you get married and it is often made of gold.
You put a letter in this before you send it to someone.
This is a meal that you eat in the countryside.
This is a room in a house that is under the ground.
You drive this on a road.
This grows on your head and it is usually black, brown or blonde.
You can watch a film on this. You can usually find this in the living room.
This part of the body is above your arm and below your neck.
This animal lives in water and swims.
Michael is talking to Betty. What does Betty say?
Read the conversation and choose the best answer. Write a letter (A-H) for each answer. You do not need to use all the letters. There is one example.
A. What about next Saturday? I could go then.
B. It's in Station Street. It only opened two weeks ago.
C. No, I wanted to go shopping so I went into town. (Example)
D. Mum, my brother Richard and his friend Anna. I like her a lot.
E. Yes, to the bike shop because Richard wants to get a new one.
F. I got a new black jacket and then we went to look for a CD.
G. Anna lives in a flat by the river.
H. It's called "Remembering". Sally played it at her party last week.
Michael: Did you go to the sports center on Saturday, Betty?
Betty: C
Michael: What did you buy? Anything interesting?
Betty:
Michael: Which CD did you want to buy?
Betty:
Michael: Oh, I like that one, too. Who did you go shopping with?
Betty:
Michael: Did you go anywhere else in town?
Betty:
Michael: I need to buy some things. Will you come with me one day?
Betty:
Read the text. Choose the correct word from the box to fill in each blank.
| decided | heavy | winter | gloves | snowman | stayed | T-shirt | kept | strange | spring |
On a really cold Saturday morning, Robert decided to go for a walk in the forest. He put on his warmest coat, his and boots, and left his house. He followed a path by a stream until he arrived at a small lake.
Across the lake, he saw some children playing with the snow. "l should come with my cousin tomorrow and make a ," he thought. He was still thinking about that when he heard a noise. He turned around and saw a beautiful swan. It was trying to find food, but there was only ice and snow everywhere.
"Poor bird," he thought. "l should help it." When Robert saw that it was friendly, he took the swan home with him and it there for six weeks. He fed it bread and vegetables every day.
When came, Robert took the swan back to the lake, but it looked unhappy. "Don't worry," said Robert to the swan. "You can come again next winter!"
Now choose the best name for this story: .
(Adapted from SKILL BUILDER FLYER 2)
Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
History of schools
In the past, schools were very different to today. Poor children didn't always go school. Often worked in factories because their families needed the money. Girls sometimes go to school or if they did, they went to schools that were only for girls where boys go.
The classroom in the past looked different too there were no computers. some things were the same - children sat at desks and looked at what the teacher on the board. The subjects were the same too - children maths, English and science.
Teachers were often unfriendly than they are today. If a child was naughty, the teachers could hit him or her they wanted to.
(Adapted from A2 Flyers Three practice tests)
Read the story. Write some words to complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2, 3 or 4 words.
The wrong suitcase
Last month, Harry went on holiday with his mum and dad. They went to a cheap hotel by the sea for a week. Harry was very happy because they were traveling by plane. It was Harry's first time in a plane. When they landed at the airport, Harry and his parents went to get their suitcases. His parents had a big red suitcase and Harry had a small one with black stripes.
Then they took a taxi to their hotel. Harry thought the hotel was excellent because it had a very big swimming pool. Harry wanted to go for a swim before he did anything else. He went to his room and opened his suitcase to get his swimming shorts. Harry was very surprised when he opened his suitcase. It was full of dresses! It wasn't Harry's suitcase! His mum found a name and phone number in the suitcase and she called the number. The woman on the phone said she had Harry’s suitcase.
That afternoon Harry and his parents met the woman. She was very happy to get her suitcase back and she wanted to thank them. The woman was very rich and the next day Harry and his parents had lunch with her - on her boat! It was Harry's best holiday!
(Adapted from Flyer Test Plus)
Harry felt about traveling by plane.
Harry and his parents got their suitcases when at the airport.
Harry's suitcase was small and had .
They traveled to the hotel by .
Harry liked the hotel because it had a .
Harry found in his suitcase.
Harry and his parents had on the woman's boat.
Read the letter and write the missing words. Write ONE word in each blank.
Hi Sophia,
How's everything?
Do you remember that delicious cake we ate last week? Well, I know how to make it now. It's easy! First, you need to make the bottom the cake. To do this, mix 12 biscuits, a cup of butter and a spoon of sugar in a bowl. Then, in bowl, mix two cups of flour, a cup of milk, two eggs, and a cup of butter together. Add this to the bottom part of the cake.
After, put the cake into the oven for one hour. When it's ready, turn the oven. Then, put some strawberries on top. That's it! It's the best cake I have ever !
See you next week,
Holly
(Adapted from SKILL BUILDER FLYER 2)
Look at the three pictures. Write about this story. Write 20 or more words.
