Mock Exam 1 — Reading & Writing

A New Sport

14-year-old David recently started playing a new sport called underwater hockey. He first saw it on TV and thought it looked really fun. He already loved swimming, so he decided to find a local team and join.

Underwater hockey is played at the bottom of a swimming pool. Players wear a mask and use a small stick to push a heavy puck across the bottom of the pool into the other team's goal. Because you are underwater, you have to hold your breath. David says this was the hardest part to learn at first.

David practices twice a week with his team. They are called the 'Water Dragons'. Most of the other players are older than David, but they are very friendly and have taught him a lot. "They swim much faster than me," David says, "but I am getting better every week."

Next month, David's team is playing in a regional competition. David is very excited because his parents are coming to watch him play for the first time. They bought him a new stick for the competition.

Penguins are sea birds that cannot fly, but they are very good swimmers. They (19) —A — liveB — livesC — living in the coldest parts of the world, like Antarctica. They have thick feathers that keep them warm in the freezing water.

Penguins eat fish and other small sea animals. They can swim very (20) —A — fastB — quickC — rapid to catch their food. When they are on land, they walk slowly, and sometimes they slide on their stomachs across the snow. This is (21) —A — calledB — namedC — said 'tobogganing'.

Mother and father penguins work together to look (22) —A — forB — afterC — at their babies. While one parent stays with the egg, the other goes to find food in the sea.

There are many different (23) —A — groupsB — kindsC — pieces of penguins. The Emperor penguin is the biggest, and the Little Blue penguin is the (24) —A — smallerB — smallC — smallest.

Hi Anna,

How are you? I am writing to invite you to my house (25) Saturday evening. We are going to watch a film.

My mum is going to make some pizza for us. Do you like pizza? If you don't, please tell me (26) we can make something else instead.

My house is very easy to find. It is next (27) the big supermarket on High Street. You can take the number 12 bus from the town centre. It stops right outside my door.

Please let me (28) if you can come. You can send (29) a text message or reply to this email.

I hope to see you (30) !

Love,
Sophie

Hi Harry,

Thanks for having me over yesterday. I think —A — I forgot my jacket at your houseB — your house is very niceC — I want a new jacket. It is —A — very warmB — dark blue with silver buttonsC — missing from my room. Can I come and —A — see you tomorrowB — buy a new oneC — pick it up on Friday after school?

Thanks,
Ben

Yesterday morning, Lucy —A — woke up very lateB — ate a big breakfastC — broke her clock because her alarm clock didn't ring. She was very worried, so she quickly got dressed and —A — walked slowlyB — ran all the way to schoolC — waited for the bus. However, when she arrived, —A — the doors were lockedB — the teacher was angryC — her friends were there. Then she remembered it was Saturday!