Develop your reading, writing and speaking skills

Do Test 1 Year 5 and check yourself .

Reading

1. Read the text and put the sentences in the correct order.

My name is Jane and my hobby is painting. I like to paint animals and flowers, but I’m not good at painting people. Most of all I enjoy painting the places I visit. My parents and I often go for excursions to other towns and visit different famous places. My parents use a camera to take photos but I think that to have a picture which you have painted yourself is more interesting. When I come home after each excursion, I bring my pictures to school to show them to the classmates and the teachers. Everybody likes them and they say I’ll become a famous artist in the future. Last year I took part in the competition of young painters of out\r town and won it. My parents were proud of me and my teacher of Art presented me with wonderful paints.

___ a. When Jane returns home, she brings her pictures to school.
___ b. Jane’s hobby is painting.
___ c. Last year Jane won the Art competition.
___ d. She likes to paint the places she visits.

2. Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences.

1. Jane can’t paint ___________ very well.
a. animals
b. flowers
c. people
d. different places

2. Jane and her parents often visit ___________ .
a. the countryside
b. other towns
c. other countries
d. other people

3. Teachers and classmates like Jane’s ___________ .
a. photos
b. places of interest
c. paints
d. paintings

4. When Jane won the competition, she got a present from ___________ .
a. her classmates
b. her parents
c. her teacher
d. her friends

3. Write short answers to the questions.

1. What does Jane like to paint most of all?
______________________________________________________________________________
2. What do Jane’s parents use to take pictures?
______________________________________________________________________________
3. Why does Jane bring her pictures to school after her trips?
______________________________________________________________________________
4. What did the Art teacher give Jane as a present?
______________________________________________________________________________

Writing

1. Complete the sentences with the words: carpet    canteen     curly     wash

1. My friend has got long _____________ hair.
2. You should ___________ your hands before the meals.
3. You can have lunch in the school ______________.
4. When Tom vacuumed the ___________, Nelly washed the dishes.

2. Choose the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences.

1. Ron ___________ his car an hour ago.
a. washed
b. has washed
c. washes
d. is washing

2. Children ___________ football in the yard now.
a. play
b. are playing
c. will play
d. have played

3. We usually ___________ to the swimming pool three times a week.
a. goes
b. go
c. are going
d. have gone

4. Jane ___________ her room yet.
a. hasn’t cleaned
b. doesn’t clean
c. are cleaning
d. didn’t clean

3. Write a letter to your pen friend. Use the plan below:

  • your name and age;
  • the place where you live;
  • what you look like;
  • your hobby.

Speaking

  • Look at the picture.
  • Say what room it is and describe it.
  • Sat what people are doing in the room.
  • Tell about your household chores.

I hope it wasn’t difficult to do the tasks of Test 1 Year 5.