Task 1. Read the text and for each question, choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
Pangolins are unique creatures often called
“scaly anteaters” due to their armored appearance. Surprisingly, they’re closer relatives to dogs, cats, and seals than to anteaters or armadillos. Despite their strange looks, many find them cute, especially with their beady eyes and big feet. When threatened, they have a habit of curling up into a tight ball for protection. In sub-Saharan Africa, you can try to spot three different subspecies of pangolins. However, it’s saddening that these fascinating animals are critically endangered in Africa and Asia due to extensive illegal hunting and poaching for their meat and scales.
1. What are pangolins often referred to as?
a) Armored anteaters
b) Scaly anteaters
c) Spiky anteaters
2. Which animal group are pangolins surprisingly closer relatives to?
a) Anteaters and armadillos
b) Dogs, cats, and seals
c) Bears and raccoons
3. What do pangolins do when they feel threatened?
a) Charge at the threat
b) Curl up into a tight ball
c) Climb trees for safety
4. Where can you find three different subspecies of pangolins?
a) Europe
b) Sub-Saharan Africa
c) Australia
5. What is the main reason for the critical endangerment of pangolins in Africa and Asia?
a) Loss of habitat due to deforestation
b) Climate change
c) Illegal hunting and poaching for their meat and scales
Task 2
Match the words with a word from A, B,C, that has a similar meaning.
1. Great
A. Fabulous B. Annoying C. Hungry
2. High
A. Awful B. Deep C. Towering
3. Leave
A. Arrive B. Bend C. Depart
4. Feeble
A. Powerful B. Weak C. Bored
5. Expensive
A. Costly B. Inexpensive C. Admirable
6. Cheat
A. Compare B. Deceive C. Gossip
7. Cheap
A. Expensive B. Economy C. Follow
8. Chance
A. Division B. Demand D. Possibility
9. Build
A. Knock down B. Develop C. Harden
10. Brief
A. Short B. Fresh C. Expand
Task 3. Choose the correct answer A, B, or
ะก.
1. Either of the two organs in the chest with which people and some animals breathe.
A. Brain B. Lung C. Temple
2. Relating to a person, animal, or other living thing that eats meat…
A. Carnivorous B. Omnivorous C. Herbivorous
3. The part of a plant that grows down into the earth to get water and food and holds the plant firm in the ground
A. Stem B. Root C. Leaves
4. Having a spine (-Backbone)
A. Vertebrate B. Invertebrate C. Cold-blooded
5. Something that weighs a lot …..
A. Light B. Heavy C. Wide
6. A kind of matter that takes the shape of its container….
A. Solid B. Metal C. Liquid
7. Something that can keep living things safe and warm….
A. Chair B. Elevator C. Shelter
8. Something that does not grow, change, or move on its own.
A. Flowers B. Living things C. Nonliving
9. A young butterfly
A. Frog B. Caterpillar C. Tadpole
10. The way an animal or plant grows and changes through its life.
A. Roots B. Feathers C. Life cycle
Task 4.
Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
1. ‘…. this week? ‘ No, she is on holiday.
A. Is Nia working B. Does Nia work C. Does work
Nia
2. Nick …….. football once or twice a week.
A. is playing usually B. usually plays C. plays
usually
3. Jack…….. his hand when he was cooking the
dinner.
A. cut B. was cutting C. has cut
4. Tick the correct sentences.
A. Lily wore a beautiful blue dress.
B. They live in a small lovely house.
C. Dad bought a leather black new bag.
5. Daria was feeling tired last night, so she went to bed…… usual.
A. Earliest B. Earlier than C. Earlyer
6.” How did your father learn to drive? ” *His father ……..him.’
A. Learned B. Told C. Taught
7. ‘Where’s your dad? “* He ……..
A. Went B. Has gone out C. Goes
8. Lily works at a big hospital. She’s ….
A. Nurse B. A nurse C. The nurse
9. When ……. invented?
A. was the computer B. is the computer C. was computer
10. He’ll be at home…… Tuesday evening.
A. On B. At C. In
11. My birthday is ….. the 25th of February.
A. on B. At C. In
12. My mother has a new job. She works…… the evening.
A. at B. On C. In