Five-Minute Tests
1
Read this text and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.
On Sunday
On Sunday I get (1)_____at nine
(2)______. I go to the bathroom and (3)______ my face. Then I dress quickly and (4)______ breakfast. (5)_____ breakfast I (6)______ tea, bread and butter and cheese.
After breakfast I go to (7)______ cinema or to the Zoo. The cinema is
(8)_______our street. We can (9)____many interesting films (10)_____ the cinema.
Key: 1. up; 2. o’clock; 3. wash; 4. have;
5. For; 6. have; 7. the; 8. in; 9. see; 10. at
2
Put in to/on/for where necessary.
1. We are going _____ holiday next week.
2. They have gone ________ skiing.
3. Rachel went _______ Madrid last week.
4. I was tired last night and went ____ sleep quickly.
5. We are going ____ home now.
6. Shall we go out _______ a meal?
7. We often go ______school trips.
8. The drivers have gone _______ strike this week.
9. We are going _____ a cruise next week. I’m looking forward to it.
10. Where are you going _______ a holiday?
Key: 1. on; 2. –; 3. to; 4. to; 5. –; 6. for;
7. on; 8. on; 9. on; 10. for
3
Read this text and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.
Pyramids
The ancient Egyptians built pyramids (1)_____ royal tombs but we are not sure exactly (2)______ they were built. The first (3)____ built in about 2560 BC (4)____ Sakkara. It is 62 metres (5)___. The three (6)_____ famous pyramids (7)_____ near Giza: the Great Pyramid (8)____ was built around 2600 BC by the Pharaoh Khufu and is 137 metres high. The (9)_____and the third pyramids were (10)____ by other pharaohs. There are about 80 pyramids still standing in Egypt today.
Key: 1. as; 2. how; 3. was; 4. at; 5. high;
6. most; 7. are; 8. which; 9. second; 10. built
4
Write who they belong to and complete the sentences.
(0) Show me (timetable, Kathy).
Show me Kathy’s timetable.
1. Where is (album, Richard)?
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2. Is (Tom, school) far from his house?
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3. Do you know (Bill, new teacher)?
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4. What are (names, their children)?
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5. Is (your mother, car) new?
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6. (parrot, Kathy) is smart and funny.
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7. (birthday, my Mum) is on the 8th of July.
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Key: 1. Richard’s album; 2. Tom’s school; 3. Bill’s new teacher; 4. their children’s names; 5. your mother’s car; 6. Kathy’s parrot; 7. My Mum’s birthday
By Youdif Boyarskaya,
School No. 814, Moscow
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