THE CLOCKTOWER SCHOOL NATIONAL ENGLISH CONTEST

GRADE 5

Grammar & Vocabulary

1 Choose the correct answer. (10 X 1 = 10 points)

0 Lyn is twenty/twentieth years old today.
1 Mum didn’t made/make my bed. I made it
myself.
2 This is my jacket. Your/Yours is over there.
3 Ben is going to see/is seeing the dentist
tonight. His tooth hurts a lot.
4 Bob and I have/has got new tablet PCs.
5 The young boy is walking across/above the
street.
6 The weather is best/better today than it was
yesterday.
7 In the future, cars are going to/will probably run
on solar power.
8 They played/play chess last night.
9 You shouldn’t/mustn’t take photos in the
museum – it’s against the rules.
10 Beth hates getting/get up early at the weekend.

2 Fill in the sentences with a word from the list. (5 X 1 = 5 points)

• who • where • whose • how old • what • when

0 A: Where are you from? 3 A: ............................. is your brother’s name?

B: Paris. B: Frank.

1 A: ............................. is your birthday? 4 A: ............................. is your best friend at

B: In March. school?
B: Ted Hughes.
2 A: ............................. is Laura?
B: Thirteen. 5 A: ............................. pencil case is this?
B: It’s David’s.
.

3 Fill in the gaps with the correct verb in the right present, past or future form.
(10 X 2 = 20 points)

• sound • take • play • stay • write • get up • watch • meet • live • sleep • go

Dear Martin,
Thanks for your letter. Your life in the countryside 0) sounds very interesting. I 1) ........... in a flat in London, so
it’s very different. On weekdays, I usually 2) ........... at 7 am and I 3) ........... the bus to school at 8. Today,
though, is Saturday, so I 4) ........... at home. Right now, I 5) ........... emails to my friends, but earlier today I
6) ........... to the park. My little brother and I 7) ........... football there. He felt really tired afterwards, so at the
moment he 8) ........... in his bed! Later today, I 9) ........... my friends. I hope we 10) ........... a film at the cinema.
Write back,
Paul

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GRADE 4

4 Choose the correct item. (7 X 1 = 7 points)

0 Please buy a carton/box of milk from the
supermarket.
1 Did your teacher allow/let you to leave school
early today?
2 Tom’s uncle/aunt is very generous. Every year,
she sends him money for his birthday.
3 This film is really exciting/excited!
4 Ken didn’t make/do any mistakes in the test.
5 There were lots of pillows/cushions on the
couch.
6 Rachael got up late so she missed/lost the bus.
7 Do you know the instructions/directions to the
Science Museum?

5 Fill in the sentences with a word from the list. (8 X 1 = 8 points)

• boiling • tidy • street • detached • sharp • pay • tight • daily • have

0 Students must always pay attention to what the
teacher says.
1 Steve lives in a ............................. house outside
the town.
2 These trousers don’t feel comfortable. They are
too ............................. .
3 It will be ............................. hot today, so wear a
T-shirt.
4 Did you ............................. a bath this morning?
5 Paul will ............................. his room at the
weekend.
6 Ann’s ............................. routine is different when
she is on summer holidays.
7 They watched a ............................. parade in the
city centre.
8 Be careful! That cat has .............................
claws.

Composition
6 Write an email to your friend about your holiday plans. Use 100 words/8-10 lines.
(40 points)

Time allowed: 2 hours

10 points granted