Test English Year 9 Term I

1. Listening

You will hear a boy called Jem talking about a football match that he went to, and what he ate there. Listen, and decide if the sentences are True (T) or False (F).

1 Jem and his brother like watching football together and they have travelled a lot to see their team play.       [True, False]

2 Jem and Andrew like taking food with them to eat during the match.       [True, False]

3 The food they eat at a match is always delicious.       [True, False]

4 The food stall they saw last week was selling lots of different pizzas.       [True, False]

5 Jem’s slice of pizza had his favourite topping on it.       [True, False]

6 The boys both enjoyed the toppings on their slices of pizza.       [True, False]

2. Reading

Read the film reviews below. Which film – A, B or C – are sentences 1–6 talking about?

A Rocks

This sci-fi film is the newest from director John Manton, who also made the very funny action comedy Kipper, that some of you may remember. Cinema-goers from Australia to Canada have seen this film, and everyone young and old has really enjoyed it – apart from the reviewers! The special effects are better in Manton’s previous films, but don’t worry – you’ll still enjoy this!

B Forward!

Thanks to the costumes, make-up and camera work you won’t recognise the actors in this sci-fi film – it’s all brilliant, and you’ll believe you’ve gone forward in time by 100 years. The film follows three people who went to school together in the US. It shows what’s happened to them since then – and, as with all of this director’s films, there’s plenty of action – and an unexpected love story, too!

C Run

The last film by this director, Canadian Jon Moss, was about quite a serious subject. But this film will make you laugh out loud – and teenage audiences especially have loved it! But what’s missing are all the exciting car chases that we usually get from Jon Moss. Instead, this is more of a love story – but go and see it for yourself!

Which film

1 doesn’t have as much action as expected?             [A Rocks, B Forward!, C Run]

2 is about a group of friends?             [A Rocks, B Forward!, C Run]

3 has already opened in other countries?             [A Rocks, B Forward!, C Run]

4 is a romantic comedy?             [A Rocks, B Forward!, C Run]

5 is good for a wide range of audiences?             [A Rocks, B Forward!, C Run]

6 has amazing special effects?             [A Rocks, B Forward!, C Run]

3. Grammar

Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1) The play War Horse is about a young man, Albert, who _______ on his dad’s farm.