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Test 2: A day at school

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A short mixed test about Kofi's school day: present simple, times, days and school words.

Choose the correct answer

Choose the word or words that best complete each sentence.

  1. Kofi ___ up at seven o'clock every day.
    • a) get
    • b) gets
    • c) getting
  2. School starts ___ half past eight.
    • a) at
    • b) in
    • c) on
  3. We write in our ___ with a pen.
    • a) rulers
    • b) desks
    • c) notebooks
  4. Our teacher, Ms Ito, ___ very kind.
    • a) are
    • b) is
    • c) am
  5. We have maths ___ Mondays and Wednesdays.
    • a) in
    • b) at
    • c) on
  6. At lunchtime, I eat ___ apple and a sandwich.
    • a) an
    • b) a
    • c) some
  7. I like art, ___ I don't like science.
    • a) or
    • b) but
    • c) so
  8. Kofi doesn't ___ to school by bus. He walks.
    • a) go
    • b) goes
    • c) going

Write one word

Type one word in each gap.

  1. ___ is your teacher's name?
  2. My school ___ got a big library with a lot of books.
  3. We don't have school ___ Saturdays.
  4. I sit next ___ my friend Mina.
  5. Do you like music? Yes, I ___.
  6. My favourite subject ___ English. I love it!
  7. Mina is very good ___ maths.
  8. We have lunch ___ the school canteen.

Write the correct form

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

  1. Kofi ___ (have) six lessons every day.
  2. Our teacher ___ (teach) us history on Tuesdays.
  3. We ___ (not / wear) a uniform at my school.
  4. Our school has got two ___ (library).
  5. Mina can ___ (speak) three languages.
  6. ___ (do) Mina like maths?
  7. Look! The children ___ (play) football in the playground.
  8. My friends and I ___ (be) in the same class.

Answer key

Choose the correct answer

  1. b) getsKofi is one person (he), so we add -s in the present simple: gets.
  2. a) atWe use at with clock times.
  3. c) notebooksA notebook is a small book for writing in.
  4. b) isMs Ito is one person, so we use is.
  5. c) onWe use on with days of the week.
  6. a) anApple starts with a vowel sound, so we use an.
  7. b) butBut joins two different ideas: I like one thing and I don't like another.
  8. a) goAfter doesn't, we use the base form of the verb: go.

Write one word

  1. WhatWe ask about names with What: What is your name?
  2. hasMy school is one thing (it), so we use has got.
  3. onWe use on with days of the week.
  4. toWe say next to. It means very near, at the side of something.
  5. doA question with Do has the short answer Yes, I do or No, I don't.
  6. isMy favourite subject is one thing, so we use is.
  7. atWe say good at a subject or an activity.
  8. in / atWe can say in the canteen or at the canteen.

Write the correct form

  1. hasWith he, she or it, have changes to has.
  2. teachesWith he or she, verbs ending in -ch add -es: teaches.
  3. don't wear / do not wearWith we, the present simple negative is do not or don't + verb.
  4. librariesNouns ending in a consonant + y change y to -ies: libraries.
  5. speakAfter can, we use the base form of the verb, with no -s.
  6. DoesFor questions with he, she or one person, we use Does.
  7. are playing / 're playingLook! shows the action is happening now, so we use the present continuous: are playing.
  8. areMy friends and I means we, so we use are.

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