Name:_______________________________
Unit test 5
1 Listen to part of a radio programme weeks.
about space and answer the questions. 1 What has been the biggest difficulty for Jack
Why do people want to explore? since Jack's return to Earth?
People want to explore to discover and make ___________________________________
the unknown known. 2 Did Jack always want to go into space?
1 Who or what went into space first? ___________________________________
___________________________________ 3 What was the difference between Jack and
2 What has helped us understand space? Jason at university?
__________________________________ ___________________________________
3 How has space technology caused 4 Does Jack think he did the right thing at
problems? university?
___________________________________ ___________________________________
4 Is only space troubled by space debris? 5 How did Jack's experience affect his view of
___________________________________ Earth?
5 Why is space debris being monitored? ___________________________________
___________________________________ 6 How many miles up in space was Jack?
6 Who must limit negative impact? ___________________________________
___________________________________ 7 What does Jack think we should all do?
7 When do we need to make changes? ___________________________________
___________________________________ 1
4
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4 3 Complete the sentences. Use the
comparative or superlative of the words in
2 Read the email and answer the questions. brackets.
Hi Jason! Outer space is colder than our atmosphere on
the Earth. (cold)
W
Well, I returned from my journey into space five 1 That is _______________ telescope I have
weeks ago and the hardest thing of all to get used ever seen! (big)
to is having gravity again! My muscles had grown 2 Their rocket is ___________ ours because it
used to having no gravity, and so when I was back has more technology. (good)
in an environment with gravity my body felt strange 3 My spacesuit was more colourful and
and did not know what to do. It was so weird. As _______________ hers. (shiny)
you know, it has always been my dream to be an 4 That sci fi film was much _______________
astronaut and to go into space. That is why I used you said. (bad)
to study all the time at university. Remember how 5 People grow _______________ in space.
you used to make fun of me studying more than (tall)
you, while you were off at parties? All that study 6 Rockets travel a lot _______________
was worth it! I loved being in space. Just looking aeroplanes. (fast)
out at space and seeing how lucky we are to have 7 The views from space are
Earth at just the right distance from the sun for life _______________ I have ever seen!
was amazing! It was a great experience to be two (wonderful)
hundred and eighty miles up in space and I will
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never forget it. We are so lucky to live on planet
Earth and I am going to make sure that I look after
our planet better. Everyone should!
Love from Jack
How long has Jack been back from his space
journey?
Jack has been back from his space journey for five
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Unit test 5
4 Choose the correct alternatives. neither none both either all
This is the furthest / furthest planet. own equally them
1 The Earth / Earth is a beautiful planet. I had to watch that sci fi film all on my own.
2 There are more fish in the Mississippi River
than in the Lake Tahoe / Lake Tahoe. 1 I had to watch the rom com because _____
3 Out of the aliens I described, which do you of the action films I wanted were available.
think is scariest / the scariest?
2 _____ film genres are available so choose
4 The USA / USA has many satellites.
5 She is the cleverest / cleverest astronaut. as many types as you want.
6 I saw the Mount Everest / Mount Everest. 3 I dislike all sci-fi films _______ - they are all
7 Space debris fell into Atlantic / the Atlantic. as bad as each other!
7 4 His films are always too sad and that’s why I
5 Write the numbers as words and the words don’t like ____.
as numbers. 5 You can have ______ the red one or the
128,000 One / A hundred and twenty-eight
blue one but not both.
thousand
6 I have two brothers and they are______ tall.
1 four hundred kilometres per hour 7 _______ my mother nor my father like her.
___________________________________
2 7,400 7
___________________________________
3 one million 8 Complete the dialogue. Choose from the
___________________________________ expressions in the box.
4 7,633 km
Me neither. Not me! No way! Just joking.
___________________________________ Fine by me. Hey! Me too. Agreed!
5 two million three hundred thousand and ten
Jack Who would be an astronaut? 0 Not me!
___________________________________ 1
Mary ______.Too scary! I'd rather be a singer
6 Two hundred and eighty
in a band.
___________________________________
Jack Let's imagine we have a band. You can
7 100
be the singer if I can play guitar.
___________________________________ 2
Mary ______.
7 Jack So we agree on roles. What genre
music? I say dance music.
6 Complete the sentences. Mary 3
______. I hate dance. How about rock?
Mars has more volcanoes than the Earth. Jack 4
______. If I have my guitar I don't really
(soecvnola) mind. But I’m not sure you have the voice
1 The Milky Way is a _____________ of stars. for rock.
(clnsttloaneioc) Mary 5
______. That's rude!
2 Sometimes _____________ pass very close Jack 6
______. Your voice is great. I'm excited.
to the Earth. (tocmes) Mary 7
____. Can't wait!
3 A huge _________ crashed into Earth.
7
(eitoremet)
4 We need ________ dishes. (laietlste)
Total 7
5 The _________ are gas. (retuo splenat) 0
6 I like looking at the _______ at night. (rtsas)
7 Mars is red because of ________ (sanimrel)
7 Complete the sentences with a word from
the box.
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