English Test

7th Form
School year 2017/2018

Name: _____________________________________ N: ___ Class:___ Date: ___/___/___

Assessment: _______________________________________ (_______%)

Parents signature: ___________________________Teacher:__________________________

The Simpsons is one of the most popular TV programes in many countries. Lets read about
this typical American family.

HOMER J. Simpson is 36 years old. Hes a nuclear Safety Technician. Hes fat and bald. Hes lazy
and simple-minded but he is a kind and good father, too. He enjoys drinking beer and playing
bowling.

MARGE Bouvier Simpson is the mother and she is 34 years old. Shes a housewife. She has very
tall blue hair. Shes a good mother, intelligent and keeps her family together.

BART Simpson is a 4th grade student. Hes 10 years old and he is always causing trouble. He enjoys
playing tricks on the others just for amusement. Hes clever but hates going to school.

LISA Simpson is a 2nd grade student. Shes eight years old. Shes nice and intelligent and loves
ponies. She enjoys playing the saxophone and sometimes the guitar.

MAGGIE Simpson is a one year old baby. Shes always falling over. She loves playing with her toy
blocks.

This family has got two pets: a cat, snowball, and a dog, Santas Little Helper.

in Plug & Play! 7 (adapted and abridged)

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A - Fill in the table with information from the text. (6x1=6)

1. Family name
2. Family members
3. Fathers job
4. Mothers occupation
5. Family pets
6. Pets names
B - All these statements are incorrect. Reread the text and correct them. (4x3=12)

1. Mr. Simpson is 34 years old.

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2. Mrs. Simpson is 32 years old.

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3. Bart is a hard-working boy and he loves going to school.

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4. Lisa likes playing the piano and sometimes the violin.

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C complete the sentences according to the text. (4x2=8)

1. Homer is bald and _______________. He is also _______________ and simple-

minded.

2. Marge has got ______________________ hair. She is also __________________

and a ______________ mother.

3. Lisa is ____________ , _______________ and she likes _____________ very much.

4. Maggie is a _________. Shes one year old.

D - Now answer these questions on the text. (4x3=12)

1. What does Homer like doing when he is not working?

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2. How old are Bart and Lisa?

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3. What does Bart like doing just for amusement?

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4. What is always happening to Maggie?

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II

A Complete the text with the affirmative, negative or interrogative of have got.
(8x1=8)

Homer and Marge got married and now they (1) ____________ a big and happy family
with three children.
Maggie is the youngest member of the family. She is still a baby. She cant walk and
speak but she loves eating sweets. She (2) __________ many toy blocks to play with.
Marge Simpson, the mother, is a beautiful woman. She is tall and thin. She (3)
_________ red hair, her hair is blue.
Bart is Homers and Marges son. He is a lazy student and a naughty boy. Thats why
he (4) ________ many friends. His best friend is the dog of the family. Its name is
Santas Little Helper and they love playing together. They (5) __________ one more pet, a
cat called Snowball.

Have you got a pet? (6) _____ it _____ a funny name like Barts dog?

Lisa is the second child of the Simpson family. She is 8 years old. She (7) ______
short, spiky, blonde hair and she is hardworking.

What about you? (8) _______ you _____ a big family?

B Put the words in the right order to make correct sentences. (4x3=12)

1. has/ spiky/ Bart/ blonde/ got/ short/ hair

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2. has/Homer/big/ got/ eyes/ round/ black.

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3. ears/Marge/ got/ yellow/ has/ small

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4. and/ is/ intelligent/ Lisa/ hard-working

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C What are the Simpsons doing? Use the verbs in brackets in the present

continuous to write about the images. (8x1=8)

1. Bart __________________ (watch) TV. 3. Lisa __________ (play) the saxophone.

2. He ______________ (talk) on the mobile. 4. She ______________ (listen) to music.

5. The Simpsons ________________ (sleep). 7. _____ they _________ (have)

dinner?

6. They __________________ (watch) TV. 8. Yes, __________________.

D - Complete the questions with the correct question word in the box. (9x1=9)

1. __________ does Marge do in the evening? She watches

TV. Where How much
2. __________ isnt Lisa at school? Because shes ill. Who When
3. __________ are those girls? They are Maggies cousins.
4. __________ sisters has Bart got? Bart has got two sisters. What How far
5. __________ do Bart and Lisa go to school? They go by bus. How Why
6. __________ do the Simpsons live? They live in the U.S.A.
How many
7. __________ is school? Not very far. Ten-minute walk.
8. __________ is Homers birthday? Its on the 2nd March.
9. __________ did Marges car cost? More than 10,000.
III

Now that youve read the text about the Simpsons, describe Homers friend, Ned
Flanders. Also, just by looking at the image, name some of his possible personality
characteristics. (25 points)

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KEY

A - Fill in the table with information from the text. (6x1=6)

1. Family name Simpson

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2. Family members Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, Maggie. /
Father, mother, two daughters, one son
3. Fathers job Nuclear Safety Technician
4. Mothers occupation Housewife
5. Family pets A dog and a cat
6. Pets names Snowball and Santas Little Helper

B - All these statements are incorrect. Reread the text and correct them. (4x3=12)

1. Mr. Simpson is 34 years old.

Mr. Simpson is 36 years old.

2. Mrs. Simpson is 32 years old.

Mrs. Simpson is 34 years old.

3. Bart is a hard-working boy and he loves going to school.

Bart is clever but he hates going to school.

4. Lisa likes playing the piano and sometimes the violin.

Lisa likes playing the saxophone and sometimes the guitar.

C complete the sentences according to the text. (4x2=8)

1. Homer is bald and fat. He is also lazy and simple-minded.

2. Marge has got tall blue/ tall/ blue hair. She is also intelligent/ tall and a good mother.

3. Lisa is nice, intelligent and she likes ponies very much.

4. Maggie is a baby. Shes one year old.

D - Now answer these questions on the text. (4x3=12)

1. What does Homer like doing when he is not working?

Homer likes drinking beer and playing bowling when he is not working

2. How old are Bart and Lisa?

Bart is 10 years old and Lisa is 8.

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3. What does Bart like doing just for amusement?

Bart likes playing tricks just for amusement.

4. What is always happening to Maggie?

Maggie is always falling over.

II

A Complete the text with the affirmative, negative or interrogative of have got.
(8x1=8)

Homer and Marge got married and now they (1) have got a big and happy family with
three children.

Maggie is the youngest member of the family. She is still a baby. She cant walk and
speak but she loves eating sweets. She (2) has got many toy blocks to play with.

Marge Simpson, the mother, is a beautiful woman. She is tall and thin. She (3) hasnt

got red hair, her hair is blue.

Bart is Homers and Marges son. He is a lazy student and a naughty boy. Thats why

he (4) hasnt got many friends. His best friend is the dog of the family. Its name is Santas

Little Helper and they love playing together. They (5) have got one more pet, a cat called

Snowball.

Have you got a pet? (6) Has it got a funny name like Barts dog?

Lisa is the second child of the Simpson family. She is 8 years old. She (7) has got

short, spiky, blonde hair and she is hardworking.

What about you? (8) Have you got a big family?

B Put the words in the right order to make correct sentences. (4x3=12)

1. has/ spiky/ Bart/ blonde/ got/ short/ hair

Bart has got short spiky blonde hair.

2. has/Homer/big/ got/ eyes/ round/ black.

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Homer has got big round eyes.

3. ears/Marge/ got/ yellow/ has/ small

Marge has got small yellow ears.

4. and/ is/ intelligent/ Lisa/ hard-working

Lisa is intelligent and hard-working. / Lisa is hard-working and intelligent.

C What are the Simpsons doing? Use the verbs in brackets in the present

continuous to write about the images. (8x1=8)

1. Bart isnt watching (watch) TV. 3. Lisa is playing (play) the saxophone.
2. He is talking (talk) on the mobile. 4. She isnt listening (listen) to music.

5. The Simpsons arent sleeping (sleep). 7. Are they having (have) dinner?

6. They are watching (watch) TV. 8. Yes, they are.

D - Complete the questions with the correct question word in the box. (9x1=9)

1. What does Marge do in the evening? She watches TV.

Where How much
2. Why isnt Lisa at school? Because shes ill.
3. Who are those girls? They are Maggies cousins. Who When
4. How many sisters has Bart got? Bart has got two sisters. What How far
5. How do Bart and Lisa go to school? They go by bus.
How Why
6. Where do the Simpsons live? They live in the U.S.A.
How many
7. How far is school? Not very far. Ten-minute walk.

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8. When is Homers birthday? Its on the 2nd March.
9. How much did Marges car cost? More than 10,000.

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