Progress check - Reading

A. For each question, choose the correct answer.1. Go upstairs if you want to buy a dress for a party. Go upstairs if you want to pay less for something to read. Go upstairs if you want to find a game for a teenager. 2. Students not going on the trip cannot have a day off school. Students have to decide today if they would like to join the trip. Students going on the trip must come to school first. 3. Pay for tickets online before picking them up at school. Check the website for information about when tickets will be available. Let the office know soon if you are planning to buy tickets. 4. What should Andy do? invite some friends to play football tell Jake if he can join him later show Tom where Woodside School is 5. Swimmers at all levels can enter this competition. This competition is for people who can swim over 200 metres. The races in the competition will be 200 metres long. Read the text carefully and answer the questions below. We have a nice detached house. It has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. It is a one-storey house. It doesn't have any stairs or a lift. It doesn't have a second floor, but it does have an attic. The washing machine and the dryer are in the attic. The kitchen is hi-tech with many modern appliances, my favourite appliance is the popcorn maker. It has a dining room with a large dining table and a living room too. The living room has a big sofa and a big flat-screen TV. There is a big ceiling fan in the living room as well. There's also a cool basement where we hang out with our friends.We have a small front yard and a big backyard with a swimming pool. We don't have a garden because my mother is allergic to flowers. Whenever she sees flowers she gets panicky. We have a two-car garage where my parents keep their cars. My mum has a blue Cadillac and my dad has a red Honda. Of course, my twin sister and I don't have cars, I have a bicycle and a skateboard and so does my sister. She's a good skateboarder, for a girl.We live on a quiet street. We never hear police sirens or fire sirens. And, yes, we have an adorable pet. It is a fluffy cat. Her name is Snowflake. My mother says that children who take care of their pets are more responsible. The only thing I don't like about my house is that there aren't many neighbours. That is why I invite all my friends over to our swimming pool parties. They like it and I like it, too. B. Are the statements TRUE or FALSE? Click on them and put them in the correct place. TRUE It is a one-story house with an attic. The cat's name is Snowflake. The boy hasn't many neighbors. There are two cars in the garage, a Cadillac and a Honda. FALSE The popcorn maker is the best part of the kitchen. There isn't a swimming pool in the back yard. There is a lift and stairs in the house. The family lives on a busy street. C. Choose the correct answer.1. The house has... an attic and a basement. an attic and a backyard. a lift and stairs. 2. There are... three bedrooms and three bathrooms in the house. two bedrooms and three bathrooms in the house. four bedrooms and four bathrooms in the house. 3. The swimming pool is in the... garden. front yard. backyard. 4. They spend time with their friends in the... living room. dining room. basement. 5. The boy's sister is... the same age as him. a better skateboarder. an excellent student. D. Answer the questions according to the text. Give full answers.1. What doesn't the boy like about his house? 2. How many floors are there in the house? 3. How does the mother feel when she sees flowers? Why? 4. What is the kitchen like? E. Read the text carefully and complete with AMY, FLORA or LOUISA. 1. Whose class learned about the garden competition from a TV programme? FLORA2. Whose class grew some vegetables? LOUISA3. Whose class won a trip in the school garden competition? FLORA4. Whose class painted flowers on their garden wall? AMY5. Whose class learned about the insects in their garden? LOUISA6. Whose class got help from someone in a student's family? AMY7. Whose class chose flowers that were the same colour? LOUISA F. For each question, write the correct answer. Write one word for each gap. Thank you foryour email. Living in Canada sounds really great! I’m glad that you like yournew house. What’s the weather like? Isit very cold in Canada? Does it snow every day? I heard that a lotof Canadians speak two languages – English and French. Are you having French lessons? Do you watch programmes onTV in French too? How about the students in your new school? Are theyfriendly? And send some photos too – I would like to know more about them. I’ve got to go now, but I’ll write again soon.