9th Grade Assessment Test (2)

1. Listen carefully to this track on the topic HOBBIES. Tick the TRUE sentences according to the information you heard. Birdwatching is a very expensive hobby. Birds can be found in your backyard or in a park. The countryside is ideal to watch birds. A birdwatcher only needs a bird watching book. 2. Click on the list of words to complete the sentences from the audio text. 1. This nature activity is called birdwatching.2. To start you just have to go outside and look around.3. You can find birds in your backyard, on the street or in a park.4. The electronic device used to call birds is called a songbird magnet. 3.Hobbies Label the 4 pictures below.a) Here goes the first one. Rock climbing Hobbies b) Second picture. Play video games Hobbies c) Third picture. Scuba diving Hobbies d) Fourth picture Go camping 4. Click on the list of words to fill in the gaps. One word is not needed. Summer is the ideal time to spend with your family and friends. It can be a really enjoyable time, full of fun and happy games. You may plan it months inadvance or just be spontaneous and head to a random place. Alternatively, you could enroll for productive and exciting activities, such as music classes, art and craft workshops, a summer course, etc.These times are extremely memorable and therefore as a custom when your school begins, you are asked to talk about how you spent your summer holidays. Are you prepared to speak up in front of the whole class? 5. PAST SIMPLE and PAST CONTINUOUS. Match the parts of the sentences. 1. Jane was having dinner yesterday a) when you knocked on the door. 2. I began to study at 4 in the afternoon b) and I was still studying at 8 o' clock. 3. When my cousin arrived at my house, c) I was taking pictures of the landscape. 4. Did they call you last night d) while you were watching TV? 6. PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT. Choose the correct options to complete the 4 sentences below. a) First one: We had already eaten when John _ (come) home. came come had come b) Second one: Last year Peter _ (pass) all his exams. had passed passes passed c) Third one: When I got at the airport I discovered I _ (forget) my passport. forgot had forgotten forget d) Fourth one: I went to the supermarket, but before that I _ (be) to the bakery. was were had been 7. Rewrite the following sentences using the connector in brackets. 1. Peter loves reading. Peter doesn’t like detective stories. (however) Peter loves reading; however, he doesn't like detective stories.2. My cousin is the best in drama class. She is always late. (even though) Even though my cousin is the best in drama class, she is always late.3. Hobbies are important for teenagers. Some are very expensive. (though) Though hobbies are important for teenagers, some are very expensive.