Cambridge english fun for flyers progress tests 4th edition

1

Hello again

Vocabulary
Match the word and the correct picture.

1

sweater

a

2

grass

b

3

seat

c

4

alien

d

5

sunglasses

e

6

backpack

f

7

skateboard

g

8

bicycle

h

9

sky

i

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Grammar
Look and read. Circle the correct words in each sentence.

1

Look! Only two of the students waved / are waving at us now.

2

Robert only bought / is buying that new video game yesterday.

3

Is the teacher dropping / dropped something on the ground?

4

The children usually having / have a lot of fun in this playground.

5

Which child looks / look the happiest in this picture?

6

Mary couldn’t / can’t ride her bicycle to school this morning.

7

Have these children got / get everything they need in their school bags?

8

What do you think / thinking about today’s lessons, Ben?

9

Helen and her sister are playing / play on that skateboard every evening.

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Wearing and carrying

Vocabulary
Look at the pictures and letters. Write the correct spellings on the lines.

1

crksukac

2

hsotrs

3

lsoveg

4

gusnssaesl

5

gtsiht

6

rotsurse

7

fcsar

8

cjtake

9

girn

10

r u c k s a c k

ocpetk
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Grammar
Match the question and the correct answer.
1 What do you wear outside when it’s
cold?

a

I put everything in my red
backpack.

2

How do you carry your things to school?

b

Only at weekends.

3

Does your school have a school
uniform?

c

‘Queen’s People’. I love them!

d

A scarf, gloves and usually a big
coat.

e

We can choose our school
clothes.

4

How often do you wear that pretty
necklace?

5

What do you put in your jacket pocket?

6

Do you live quite near to the castle?

f

My key and my bus ticket.

7

Which is your favourite band?

g

No, our flat is in Green Street.

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Spots and stripes

Vocabulary
Read the sentences and complete the words.

1

This is hair that grows on a man’s face.
ab

2

This can have stars or stripes on it. It moves in the wind.
af

3

When you have a shower, you use this to dry yourself.
at

4

You read this to find out information about the world.
an

5

People wear these on their hands in cold weather.
g

6

You can call people with this and talk to them.
ap

7

This person buys a ticket to travel on a bus or plane.
ap

8

You put your things into this and carry it to the airport.
as

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Grammar
Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.

above

at

behind

in

in front of next to

at

on

opposite

1

These people are waiting

2

The clock is

3

The man with the newspaper has got stars

4

The boy with the toy plane is sitting
on her shirt.

5

The boy with the scarf is walking

6

The woman on the left of the picture is holding a hot drink
her hand.

7

There are three bags

8

There is a wall

the airport for their plane.

the woman with the handbag.

his bag.
the girl with a flower
his mum.

the woman with flowers on her shirt.
the woman who has a very big toy bear.
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My friends and my pets

Vocabulary
Read about Katy. Choose the correct word (a, b or c) and write it
on the line.
I’m Katy. I go to Kings School and my best (1) friend there is
called Vicky. Vicky and I always sit on the big (2)
at the
back of the school bus. Vicky’s the funniest person in my class.
We are always (3)
. We live on the same street too and
(4)
often play together at the
. Yesterday,
I met Vicky’s new parrot! He’s called Fred. He was
a (5)
for her birthday. He’s (6)
green and he’s much naughtier than my
new puppy!

1

a

pet

b

friend

c

cousin

2

a

seat

b

roof

c

lift

3

a

looking

b

losing

c

laughing

4

a

week

b

weekend

c

Saturday

5

a

present

b

pet

c

pirate

6

a

blonde

b

boring

c

bright

Grammar
Complete the sentences. Use the words in brackets in the correct form.

1

Kim is the loudest singer in my class. (loud)

2

My grandmother is the

3

My cousin is nine months old and she’s the

4

Michael is the

5

My cousin Paul is the

6

Helen is eating the

7

My house is the

8

Our kite is the

9

You can find the

10

My rabbit is the

person in my house. (old)
baby ever! (sweet)

dancer at school. (good)
person in my family. (funny)
cake. (large)
to find. (easy)
in the sky. (high)
information on the school website. (important)
pet in the world! (wonderful)

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About animals

Vocabulary
Look at the pictures. Complete the words.

1

b u tt e rfly

6

r

2

t

rt

7

sw

3

k

ng

8

l

4

c

m

9

oct

5

d

nk

i

s

r

l

10

bb

t

n

z

rd

p

s

b

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5
Grammar
Complete each sentence with the correct word.

1

A swan is a bird

2

Dinosaurs are extinct so we can only see
in museums.

3

I’m learning

4

swims on the water.

who

that

what

them

their

they

about

after

above

Butterflies have wings. They are a kind
insect.

with

of

from

5

penguins are wild and live in very
cold places.

That

Each

Many

6

My cousin Helen loves animals. Look! All those
dogs over there are
.

her

she

hers

7

My brother’s kitten is brown but

me

my

mine

8

In our country there
other dangerous animals.

is

be

are

camels in class this week.

is white.

lots of lions and

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My things

Vocabulary
Match the word and the correct picture.

1

keyboard

a

2

brush

b

3

snowboard

c

4

violin

d

5

fingers

e

6

bat

f

7

towel

g

8

mouse

h

9

umbrella

i

10

suitcase

j

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My things

Vocabulary
Match the word and the correct picture.

1

keyboard

a

2

brush

b

3

snowboard

c

4

violin

d

5

fingers

e

6

bat

f

7

towel

g

8

mouse

h

9

umbrella

i

10

suitcase

j

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Grammar
Match the first part of the sentence and the correct second part.
a for his birthday present.
1 Betty is wearing her gloves
b had lots of pockets.
2 My snowboard has
c I got for my birthday?
3 I went to the zoo at
d got a white swan on it.
4 Do you like the umbrella that
e so her hands don’t get cold.
5 We went to the mountains but
f there wasn’t any snow.
6 Dan chose a red coat that
g the end of January.
7 David’s uncle bought him a keyboard

h some school friends last summer.
8 Sarah went camping with

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Moving and speaking

Vocabulary
Read the sentences. Circle the correct words.
1 We can hear different noises with our eyes / ears.
2 When you want to talk quietly, you shout / whisper.
3 We described / decided the game but our friends
didn’t know it.
4 When most people cry / carry, they look really sad.
5 We use our mouths / toes when we need to speak.
6 When I didn’t know an answer, I guessed / pulled it.
7 We use our noses / necks to smell different flowers.
8 When I tell / talk my friend a secret, she listens really carefully.
9 We called / climbed up the hill to find the lost sheep.
10 When I can’t remember / mind a word, I find it in the dictionary.

Grammar
Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box.
1 When my dad whistles , our dog runs straight to him.
whistles whistling whistled
2

Oh dear! Can you
remembers

3

where I put my key this morning?

remembering

remember

What does Emma’s dog look like?

it to me!

Described Describe Describing
4

It’s good that you’re

your uncle on the farm more often.

help helped helping
5

Did you
hear

6

that strange sound? What is it?
hearing

heard

My friend is really good at

secrets!

guesses guessed guessing
7

Helen and Katy
decide

decided

to go for a ride in the truck yesterday.
deciding
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School subjects

Vocabulary
Match the sentences and school subjects.

1

You learn information about what happened in the past.

a

art

2

A teacher shows you how to draw.

b

English

3

You might learn interesting facts about caves and rocks.

c

music

4

You might sing and learn to play different instruments.

d

sport

5

Children in this class add numbers together.

e

history

6

You learn new words and talk to others in your class.

f

science

7

You might kick or throw a ball and play in a team.

g

geography

8

In this class, you might learn about plants and animals.

h

maths

Grammar
Complete the sentences. Use the correct forms of the word pairs in the box.
be / enjoy bring / get meet / study
not know / ask play / have study / go

meet

1

If you

2

If people

3

If older students want to
to university.

4

If my friend

5

If we don’t

6

If you
after school.

me in the library, we can

for the exam together.

good at painting, they usually

their art class.

a subject more, they might
the answer, she always

her teacher for help.

our homework, our teacher sometimes
an instrument, you can

angry.

extra music lessons

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In my classroom

6
Vocabulary

What is this? Put a tick (✔) or a cross ((✘) in the box.

1

scissors

2

6

glue

a calendar

7

a shelf

3

a bin

8

a violin

4

a desk

9

a dictionary

5

a keyboard

✘

10

a ruler

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Grammar
Read the answers and write the questions. Use the words in brackets.

1

(name / teacher?)

What’s your teacher’s name?

Her name is Mrs Roberts. She’s really great!
2

(How many / children / class?)
There were about 25. Now there are a few more.

3

(What / on the wall / classroom?)
We have a map of the world.

4

(favourite / lesson?)
I enjoy all my lessons, actually.

5

(maths / difficult / easy?)
Sometimes it’s more difficult. Sometimes it’s easier.

6

(What / you doing / lunch break?)
I’m doing my homework.

7

(What / learn about / yesterday?)

The planets. It was really interesting.

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Clothes, animals and school

Vocabulary
Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.
a belt

a cage

a crown

a pocket

a trip

butterflies

fur

1

You find this on some animals’ bodies. It’s soft and warm.

2

These small insects have two wings and can
be many different colours.

3

In some zoos, you might see a dangerous animal
inside this.

4

If you are wearing trousers, you can put
your money or keys in this.

5

A queen might wear one of these on her head
on important days.

6

This is another word for a cat that is really young.

7

People wear one of these so their trousers don’t fall down.

8

This is a journey to a different place and back.

a kitten

fur

Grammar
Complete the text. Use the words in brackets in the past simple form.
(go) on a school trip to a science museum. We (2)
Last week we (1) went
(leave) school at half past eight and (3)
(travel) there on our school bus.
I sat on the back seat! When we (4)
(arrive) there, we played science games
on some computers and someone (5)
(explain) how to make plastic and
where gold comes from! It was all really interesting but we (6)
(can) not
(7)
(8)
take any photos there. I
(feel) quite angry about that! I
(spend) all my money in the shop because there were so many great things to buy.
It (9)
(take) quite a long time to get back to school, but we didn’t mind.
(10)
It 
(be) a wonderful day.

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Visiting different places

Vocabulary
Look at the pictures and letters. Write the words.

1

cmael

2

etnt

3

dlsina

4

rrvie

5

otrhc

6

jnulge

camel

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7

mnaituon

8

twarelfal

9

sdeter

10

flae

Grammar
Look and read. Circle the correct word in each sentence.
1 George and William had a picnic at / in the
bottom of the waterfall.
2 George, not William, had a parrot on theirs / his
right shoulder.

3 The friends remembered / remember to take a
blanket to sit on that day.
4 One of the goats felt ill because it ate too much /
many grass!
5 William wanted to climb up / above the hill and
camp on the top.
6 George found a very large spider in the / one
highest tree.
7 One of the picnic plates was full. The another / other was empty.
8 It was very windy so / because the boys flew their kites.
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A journey into space

Vocabulary
Read the sentences. Choose the correct word (a, b or c) and write it on the line.

1

The planet we live on is called
a

2

round it.

rings

b

Farmers

Robots

b

air
environment

c

stairs

c

Astronauts
.

sun

c

space
of our planet.

b

space

weather

b

colour

Cameras in space help us to draw
a

c

stars

c

temperature

today is about 20°C.

The
a

maps

b

flags

of our world.
c

Earth looks blue from space because of the
a

10

planes

Pictures from space help us learn about the
a

9

c

There are eight planets that move round the
a

8

.

trucks

b

leaves

Earth

have to wear special clothes when they are in space.
a

7

b

rockets

4

6

c

Venus

Saturn is the planet with a lot of
a

5

.

People can travel into space on special
a

3

b

Neptune

Earth

air

b

A century is 100
a

days

hats
.

water

c

golf

years

c

minutes

.
b

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Grammar
Make sentences. Write the words in the correct order.

1

looks / Earth / a big blue ball. / From space / like

From space Earth looks like a big blue ball.
2

does it / long / to travel round the sun? / take / How

3

How / you know / the other planets? / much / do / about

4

is bigger / Jupiter / all / than / the other planets near Earth.

5

but / in space / is dangerous / Travelling / also really exciting.

6

you like / or an engineer / an astronaut / one day? / Would / to be

7

we study / When / the planets, / we can also learn / more about Earth.

8

can / with special cameras. / We / take photos / from space / of the Earth

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What horrible weather!

Vocabulary
Look at the pictures and complete the words.

1

the t e m p e r a t u r e

2

a r

3

a s

4

d

5

in the s

6

w

7

on the i

8

in the r

9

s

clouds

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Grammar
Make sentences and questions. Write the words in the correct order.

1

hear / the / last night? / Did / wind / you

Did you hear the wind last night?
2

can’t play / if it / outside / to rain. / You / starts

3

the sky. / some / I / pretty clouds / saw / in

4

they / the rain? / wet / getting / Are / in

5

might be / the ground. / Remember / ice / there / on

6

storms? / Are / frightened / you / of

7

in foggy weather. / dangerous / too / quickly / It’s / to drive

8

go out / If it / I’d like / and play. / snows, / to

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Are you hungry? Thirsty?

Vocabulary
Read the sentences and match them to the food.

1

You make this with eggs and flour and you must co
cook it
in very hot water.

2

You can drink this. It is white and comes from cows.

3

a

strawberry

b

apple

Make this with salad, eggs or cheese between two slices of bread.

c

salt

4

This fruit can be red or green. It is hard and it grows on trees.

d

milk

5

More grown-ups than children like this hot dark brown drink.

6

This a small red fruit. It’s soft and sweet.

e

sandwich

7

You can make this from fruit and sugar and have it on
bread for breakfast.

f

jam

g

coconut

h

tomato

i

chocolate

j

pasta

k

coffee

8

This is brown and very sweet. You can sometimes break it
into small squares.

9

Some people put this on meat. It looks like sugar, but it
isn’t sweet!

10

This is a fruit, not a vegetable. It’s round and red and full
of juice.

Grammar
Read the conversations. Choose the correct words.
Betty:

What can I have (1) at / for / by dinner, Mum?

Mum:

A bowl (2) with / from / of soup and a pizza, Betty.

Betty:

But I like chicken and rice (3) much / many / most more!

Mum:

Sorry!

Mum:

(4)

Did / Have / Are you have a burger again at school today, Betty?

Betty:

(5)

No. Just / Also / First a salad.

Mum:

Weren’t you hungry?

Betty:

(6)

Mum:

I’m having a piece of coffee cake. Would you like (7) another / it / some, too?

Betty:

I tried (8) that / both / all yesterday. I didn’t like it.

Mum:

Well, would you like anything (8) ever / else / also?

Betty:

A hot sandwich! (9) One / Which / All with cheese and meat inside!

Mum:

OK!

Never / Not / No very.

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What’s for dinner?

Vocabulary

Read the sentences and complete the words.

1

If Monday is the first day of the week, then this day is
the second.

T u e s d a y

2

When you travel in a car or a plane, we call it …

a j

3

These all have six legs. Butterflies and flies are examples
of these.

i

This is the food you take with you to eat on a trip or
somewhere outside.

a p

5

This is the day after Thursday.

F

6

This white bird is one of the largest water birds in
the world.

a s

If Wednesday is the third day of the week, then this
is the fourth.

T

This is part of a bird’s body. It moves up and down
when the bird is flying.

a w

You can mix food together in this when you are making
a cake.

a b

This large fruit is red inside. It has a lot of juice and is
good to eat in the summer.

a w

4

7
8

9
10

Grammar
Complete the sentences with before, during or for.
Do you like making cakes? I sometimes make banana cake. You need to
turn on the cooker and wash your hands (1) before you start. You need
milk, flour, eggs, a banana and some butter to make this cake. Don’t put the
banana into your bowl (2)
you have mixed the other food together
with a spoon. You put the banana in last. When you have mixed everything
together, cook the cake (3)
twenty-five minutes.
about twenty years. Swans always live near a
Wild swans live (4)
river or a lake. Some swans don’t stay (5)
the winter if the weather
(6)
is very cold. They might fly to warmer countries.
they fly away,
they need to eat lots of food.

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