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Test 5: A birthday party

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A short mixed test about Sofia's birthday party: dates, can, let's, would like, pronouns and party words.

Choose the correct answer

Choose the word or words that best complete each sentence.

  1. Sofia's birthday is ___ the twelfth of July.
    • a) in
    • b) at
    • c) on
  2. Today she is ten years ___.
    • a) old
    • b) age
    • c) years
  3. Can I have ___ cake, please?
    • a) a bottle of
    • b) a piece of
    • c) a bag of
  4. Happy birthday! This present is for ___.
    • a) your
    • b) yours
    • c) you
  5. Let's ___ a song!
    • a) sing
    • b) to sing
    • c) singing
  6. Listen! The children ___ singing in the garden.
    • a) is
    • b) are
    • c) do
  7. I ___ like chocolate cake. Can I have some fruit, please?
    • a) doesn't
    • b) not
    • c) don't
  8. Sofia opens her ___ and says, 'Thank you!'
    • a) presents
    • b) candles
    • c) balloons

Write one word

Type one word in each gap.

  1. Can you come ___ my party on Saturday?
  2. The party starts ___ four o'clock and finishes at seven.
  3. How old ___ you today, Sofia?
  4. There are ten candles ___ the cake.
  5. It's Sofia's birthday. Her friends give ___ a big card.
  6. ___ you like some juice?
  7. We play games and we eat ___ lot of food.
  8. Sofia: My birthday is in July. When is ___, Mina?

Write the correct form

Type the correct form of the word in brackets. Some answers need more than one word.

  1. Today is Sofia's ___ (ten) birthday.
  2. Mina always ___ (bring) a funny present.
  3. The children love ___ (dance).
  4. Please ___ (not / eat) the cake now!
  5. Sofia's mum ___ (make) sandwiches in the kitchen now.
  6. There are ten ___ (glass) on the table.
  7. Thank you for ___ (come) to my party!

Answer key

Choose the correct answer

  1. c) onWe use on with dates.
  2. a) oldWe say ten years old to give someone's age.
  3. b) a piece ofWe eat a piece of cake. A bottle is for drinks.
  4. c) youAfter a preposition like for, we use an object pronoun: you.
  5. a) singAfter let's, we use the base form of the verb: sing.
  6. b) areThe children is plural, and singing needs be before it: are singing.
  7. c) don'tWith I, the present simple negative is don't.
  8. a) presentsPeople give presents at a birthday. You open a present.

Write one word

  1. toWe say come to a party.
  2. atWe use at with clock times.
  3. areWe use be to ask about age: How old are you?
  4. onThe candles are on top of the cake, so we use on.
  5. her / SofiaSofia is a girl. After a verb, we use the object pronoun her. It is better than repeating her name.
  6. WouldWould you like...? is a polite way to offer something.
  7. aWe say a lot of. It means much or many.
  8. yoursSofia is talking to Mina. Yours means your birthday, so we do not repeat the noun.

Write the correct form

  1. tenthFor dates and birthdays we use ordinal numbers: ten becomes tenth.
  2. bringsMina is one person, and always shows a habit, so we use the present simple with -s.
  3. dancing / to danceAfter love, we can use the -ing form or to + verb: dancing or to dance.
  4. don't eat / do not eatTo tell someone not to do something, we use don't + verb.
  5. is making / 's makingNow shows the action is happening at this moment: is making.
  6. glassesNouns ending in -ss add -es in the plural: glasses.
  7. comingAfter for, we use the -ing form. Come loses the e: coming.

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