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A1 Practice Test 1

KGL Contest in English

Listening, Reading and Writing

Time: 1 hour 15minutes

Instructions

Read each part carefully.

To answer a question click on the answer. To change your answer click on another answer.

To go to the next part click Next. To go back click Back.

You can go back to check you work until the end of the test.

Listening

There are two parts to the test. Each part is heard twice. There is a pause for you to read the questions at the start of each part. There is a pause for you to check your work at the end of part two. When you hear THIS IS THE END OF THE LISTENING TEST you can then move on to the next part.

Writing

Click in the blank page on the right side of the screen and type your answer. You can delete and retype any part of your answer.

There is a word count at the bottom of the screen.

The writing task in the practice test is for practice purposes and does not provide a score for the writing section

Clicking on Exit ends the test.

You must answer all questions.

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Part 1 - Listening

Questions 1-5

Listen to people talking about Brazil, the Philippines and Finland.

Choose A, B or C

00:00

Brazilians _________.

don’t like eating with friends and family

eat lunch at the office

eat late at night

People from Brazil ____________.

use only their hands to eat

eat sandwiches with a knife and fork

don’t use a knife and fork to eat pizza

People from the Philippines _________.

like to eat with friends

don’t eat much rice

put ice in their desserts

Which is true?

Brazilians don’t drink coffee.

People in Finland always have lunch together.

Many people from the Philippines eat three meals and two snacks a day.

During the week families in Finland _________.

usually have dinner together

cook something and give it to their children

don’t usually eat dinner together

Part 2 - Listening

Questions 6-10

Listen to a man talking about getting a pet.

Choose A, B or C

What is the man looking for?

A dog for his birthday.

A present for his son’s birthday.

An eight year old dog.

The woman says that rabbits __________.

are cleaner than dogs

don’t need to go for walks

make more noise than dogs

The woman thinks that a dog ___________.

isn’t a good pet for an eight year old boy

is the best present if he really likes dogs

is difficult to take for walks

Why doesn’t the man want a rabbit?

He thinks they smell a lot.

His son doesn’t like rabbits.

He doesn’t say.

The woman says that the man needs a pet that is _________.

playful and friendly and takes up a lot of time

friendly and needs a lot of care

friendly and playful but is not difficult to take care of

Part 3 - Reading

Questions 11-15

Pat is talking to her friend Jenny about joining the football team at school.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D

The Football Team

Pat: This morning I tried to join the football team at school.

Jenny:

Oh! So you are on the team now.

Which football team is in the school?

I like football but I don’t like school.

Where is the team now?

Pat: No, not yet. I had some problems.

Jenny:

That’s really good.

Yes, I always have these problems.

What was the problem?

You must join it.

Pat: They said I must show them that I am healthy.

Jenny:

How healthy are you?

Do you want to be healthy?

I am also healthy.

But you are healthy, aren’t you?

Pat: Yes, and I told them there is nothing wrong with me.

Jenny:

And what did they say?

What is wrong with you?

I told them what is wrong with you.

I know this is bad.

Pat: They said I must bring a letter from my doctor

Jenny:

Is your doctor well now?

I know your doctor.

That’s easy. I got one last year.

You can give your doctor a letter.

Part 4 - Reading

Questions 16-20

Read the story and answer the questions. Choose A, B or C

The monkey and the cats

One afternoon two cats were walking along a road with lots of trees and only one house. They saw a farmer sitting in the garden of his house. He was eating a sandwich. The cats went into the garden. ‘I hope he gives us something to eat’, said one of the cats. ‘I am really hungry’. ‘Me too’, said the other cat. The farmer saw the cats but did not give them anything to eat. They left the garden but suddenly they saw a loaf of bread lying under a tree. Both jumped upon it and caught the loaf at the same time. ‘It is mine; I saw it first’, said one cat. ‘No, I saw it first and so it’s mine’, said the other cat. They fought for a while and then one cat said, ‘Let’s break the loaf into two pieces and we can take one piece each’. ‘Good idea’, said the other cat. But we must break it into two pieces that are the same size, they both thought.

A monkey sitting on the branch of another tree heard everything the cats said. That loaf of bread looks good, the monkey thought. I would like it for myself, he thought. Slowly he came down from the tree and walked up to the cats.

‘Hello, my dear friends! Can I help you?’ asked the monkey. The cats told the monkey about their problem. The monkey smiled and said; ‘That’s easy, I will break the loaf into two pieces for you’. The clever monkey broke the bread into two pieces. But one piece was a little bigger that the other. ‘Oh no! I will take a little bite of this bigger piece to make both the same size’, said the monkey. He took a bite from the bigger piece.

‘Oh, now it’s smaller than the other piece. I will just take a little bite from this piece now’, said the monkey. The monkey took another bite. The two cats sat in front of the monkey, looking at the loaf of bread they found getting smaller and smaller.

When all the loaf was eaten by the monkey, the monkey said, ‘I am sorry. It was really difficult to break that loaf into two pieces the same size. I must go now’. And the monkey jumped into the tree and left.

The cats were very unhappy. ‘Let’s not fight again’, said one of the cats. ‘Every time we fight someone else wins and we both stay hungry’. ‘I agree’, said the other cat.

Who left the loaf of bread under the tree?

The monkey

The farmer

The story doesn’t say

The cats fought because __________.

they both liked bread

they both wanted the loaf of bread

they both jumped onto the loaf at the same time

The monkey ____________.

wanted to help the cats

wasn’t very clever

wanted to eat the loaf of bread

Why did the monkey say he must take a bite of the bigger piece of bread?

Because he said he wanted to have two different pieces.

He liked the bigger piece best.

To make the pieces the same size.

The cats said they will not fight again because________.

when they fight, someone else loses a loaf of bread

they are always hungry

when they fight, they lose and someone else wins

Part 5 - Reading

Questions 21-30

Click on the gap and choose the correct word

Desert Facts

We all know that deserts get (21) rain than other parts of the world. Perhaps you don’t know that about one third of the Earth is covered in desert.

Many of the ice-free areas of the Arctic and Antarctic are called polar deserts. Only some of the deserts on Earth are covered (22) sand. Areas covered in ice or snow are called 'cold deserts', and deserts (23) sand are called ‘hot deserts'. The largest cold desert on Earth is Antarctica. The largest hot desert on Earth (24) the Sahara in Africa. The Arabian Desert is the second largest hot desert on Earth. The Carcross Desert is the (25) desert in the world.

The Gobi Desert is in parts of China and parts of Mongolia. It is growing very (26) because humans are cutting down forests and because the weather is changing on planet earth. Hot deserts are very (27) in the daytime and very cold at night. That is why it is very dangerous to get (28) in the desert. But deserts are home to a lot of plants such as cacti. There are also a lot of animals that live in the desert (29) lizards and snakes. Have you (30) visited a desert?

Part 6 - Reading

Questions 31-35

Read and answer the questions. Choose A, B or C

Read about Adam

Adam lives with his family in a modern house. His house is in a small village in Scotland. He is eleven years old and he has got an older brother, David. David is now thirteen but his younger sister, Emma, is just nine.

After school, at a quarter-past-five, he goes home. He arrives home at about half-past-five because his school isn’t far from his house. He does his school homework and when he finishes it he helps his mum set the table for dinner. He puts the plates, knives, forks and glasses on the table. At half-past-seven the family all eat together. At the weekend they eat a little later.

Adam is a very helpful boy and he also helps his mother clean up everything after dinner. He puts all the dirty plates into the dishwasher. He watches TV for about an hour after dinner and at about ten o’clock he goes to bed.

Read about Tongtong

Tongtong lives in a large town in China. He is in Grade 1 at school. He wakes up at seven o’clock every morning and gets dressed for school. At half-past-seven Tongtong goes to school and then he has breakfast there. Yes, children get breakfast at school but they don’t get lunch. At a quarter-past-eight Tongtong begins his first class. He has forty-minute classes.

At twenty-five-past-eleven he goes home. No, school is not finished. He goes home for lunch and a short sleep. Tongtong must be back at school at two o’clock for more classes until four o’clock. After this all the children play. They leave school at half-past-four in the afternoon.

When Tongtong arrives home he begins his homework. When he finishes his homework he has piano class for another hour. He has a very busy and very full day but he loves it.

Adam and his family have dinner ________.

at half-past-seven every evening

at half-past-seven five days a week

at half-past-seven at the weekend

Adam is a helpful boy and he ____________.

takes the plates out of the dishwasher

helps his mum cook dinner

puts things on the table for dinner

After half-past-seven, Tongtong _________.

gets up

has breakfast

goes back to school

Where does Tongtong have lunch?

At home

At school

It doesn’t say

What time does Tongtong finish classes at school?

At two o’clock

At twenty-five-past-four

At four o’clock

Part 7 - Reading

Questions 36-40

Read and choose the correct answer A, B or C

FROM: John at the School Fun Camp

To: All students

Subject: School Fun Camp Day – 09 April 2020

Hi,

Everybody knows about our School Fun Camp and we all love our Fun Day. This year our Fun Day is on April the 9^th. Yes, I know the TV said our Fun Day is on Wednesday the 8^th of April but that is not correct.

Look at the groups below and choose which fun group you would like to join. We think it is better if you choose two groups because if one group is full then you can join the other group.

So, choose your group and tell your teacher which one you want to join.

See you on Fun Day.

John

When is Fun Day this year?

On Wednesday

On Thursday

On the 8th of April

Why is it better to choose two groups?

Because one group is full

Because you want to join two groups

Because if one group is full you can join the other one

Which groups must bring lunch with them on Fun Day?

All groups must bring lunch

All groups but not the Build Sand Castles group

Only the Build Sand Castles group

The Space and Science group __________.

will see aliens from a spaceship

will learn only about the stars

must pay €10 to join the group

If you want to join the Wheels Day Group ________.

you mustn’t be over 8

you must pay

you must bring a bike and a scooter

Part 8 - Writing

Your friend Nigel had a bad day today. He sent you this message.

Write a message to Nigel and tell him about a bad day you had. Tell him what happened and why it was a bad day.

Write between 100 and 120 words only

I HAD A BAD DAY

I got up late because my alarm clock stopped. I didn’t have time for breakfast. I ran to the bus stop but the bus left before I got to the stop. I walked all the way to school. Of course, I was late for school. The teacher gave us a math test and I only got 5 out of 10 because I forgot to do the math problems she gave us yesterday. When I left school I forgot my school bag on the bus. My mother was angry with me. I told her it’s not my fault. It was just a bad day. She told me that I must be more careful and that is was all my fault.

Tell me about a bad day you had.

Your friend

Nigel

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A1 Practice Test 1

Part 1 - Listening

Part 2 - Listening

Part 3 - Reading

Part 4 - Reading

Part 5 - Reading

Part 6 - Reading

Part 7 - Reading

Part 8 - Writing

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