ENGLISH LEVEL: 5 6 (E - Στ Δημοτικού) 20 February 2010 Questions 1-10 : 3 points each Questions 11-20 : 4 points each Questions 21-40 : 5 points each THALES FOUNDATION 1
Read the text below and answer the questions no. 1-5: Dear Jackie, Here I am in.... It is the most beautiful city! We are having a fantastic time! When I left home, everybody said that it always rains in England. Well, that s not quite true. The sun is shining and it s about 23 C. We are staying at Holiday Inn and I can say it is quite comfortable. Every morning we have the traditional English drink and delicious cookies. I want to see the Queen s Palace, the British Museum and Sherlock Holmes s House. There is also a show The Lord of the Dance that I don t want to miss. You know how I love Irish dancing. Yesterday we went to Trafalgar Square and my brother admired the big column in the center. It s great to be here together with him, only the two of us. I ll write again soon. Love, Jane 1. Where is Jane writing from? A) Paris B) Madrid C) London D) Dublin E) Trafalgar Square 2. What is the weather like? A) cold B) chilly C) rainy D) warm E) hot 3. Jane wants to visit: A) the Queen B) Sherlock Holmes C) a museum D) a hotel E) a lord 4. The Lord of the Dance is: A) a place B) a play C) a building D) a story E) a performance 5. How many other persons are travelling with Jane? A) none B) one C) two D) Jackie E) three 6. My father is sitting the chair. A) in B) under C) on D) next E) above 7. Today is Wednesday. Yesterday was and tomorrow will be.... A) Monday / Tuesday B) Tuesday / Thursday C) Thursday / Tuesday D) Monday / Thursday E) Tuesday / Friday 8. Ten deer have.. legs: A) 10 B) 20 C) 30 D) 40 E) 50 9. On the last Thursday of November the American people celebrate.... A) Halloween B) Valentine s Day C) Thanksgiving Day D) Guy Fawkes Day E) Christmas Eve 10. Your uncle s son is your.... A) aunt B) father C) cousin D) niece E) nephew THALES FOUNDATION 2
Read the text below and answer the questions no. 11-15: Lost! The most important member of our family has disappeared. Last evening, as she was taking her daily walk in the park and we were just approaching the Statue of the Parrot, we heard a loud noise. Surprised, she ran away and we haven t seen her since then. Her name is Fluffy and she has white fur with black spots. Her whiskers are long and white and her tail is just like her name. Please, help a family that is missing its beloved companion terribly. If you happen to hear a desperate meowing coming from the direction of the park or you see an animal looking just like the one in the above description, please call 01756789 immediately. In case you are not really sure it s her, don t try to call her name because she will not respond: she can t hear. You can be sure it s her by looking into her eyes closely. If she starts purring and curls her tail around her legs, it s her! 11. What animal has been lost? A) a dog B) a parrot C) a cat D) a hamster E) a rabbit 12. Where was she seen last? A) at home B) in her bed C) on a tree D) in the park E) around the park 13. Why won t she respond to her name? A) She has a limp. B) She is deaf. C) She is blind. D) She can t see. E) She is mute. 14. Her tail is.. A) fluffy B) long C) black D) white E) short 15. The owner says his pet does this every day: she... A) purrs B) curls her tail around her legs C) meows D) looks into her eyes E) walks in the park 16. We haven t a hotel room yet. A) rent B) got C) hired D) get E) booked 17. What flying mammals hunt at night? A) lions B) crows C) bats D) flies E) owls 18. Which fairy-tale character lost a shoe at midnight? A) Sleeping Beauty B) Thumbelina C) Cinderella D) Snow White E) Tinkerbell 19. How many planets are there in the solar system? A) seven B) ten C) nine D) twelve E) five 20. Oh, Daddy! Is there anything You want beneath the tree? Other than, of course, to watch me open gifts for me? What celebration is the child thinking about? A) Christmas B) New Year s Eve C) Children s Day D) Father s Day E) Easter THALES FOUNDATION 3
Read the text below and answer the questions no. 21-25: Long, long ago, God decided to make the world a more beautiful place, so He gave colours to all the things around. The little snowdrop arrived late and asked God to give him a colour too, but God answered that he had no more colours left. What can I do now? complained the snowdrop. You can ask the other plants or things to give you some of their colour, answered God. The little flower was very happy and went looking for somebody. He first met the grass. Please, grass, give me a little green from you, asked the snowdrop. But the grass refused him and so did the sky, the sun and all the other flowers. Only the snow was sorry for the little flower and helped it. Now you know why the snowdrop is white and it is such a good friend of the snow. 21. What is the snowdrop from this story? A) a drop of snow B) a flower C) a thing D) a snowflake E) a floor 22. Did the rose refuse the snowdrop, too? A) It is not clear. B) We don t know. C) Yes, it did. D) No, it didn t. E) Not really. 23. The sentence God had no more colours left doesn t mean that: A) There weren t any more colours. B) There were no more colours. C) All the colours were given. D) No more colours were left. E) All the colours were on the left. 24. To look for means.. A) to search B) to watch C) to see D) to meat E) to find 25. The snowdrop got its colour from: A) the rose B) God C) the sun D) the snow E) the sky 26. What kind of animals do you have in your stomach, when you feel nervous in a stressful situation? A) butterflies B) ants C) birds D) bats E) elephants 27. A leap year has. days. A) 364 B) 365 C) 366 D) 367 E) 368 28. Which of the following replies is a possible answer to the question: Do you want to go to the cinema? A) O.K. what s on? B) Are you sure? C) Yes, please give me some! D) Sure, here you are! E) Yes, I will. 29. Yes, tell me about it. I m all ears. A) listening carefully B) listening quietly C) listening quickly D) listening completely E) listening nervously 30. We.. when the telephone.... A) was watching TV / rang B) watched TV / rang C) were watching TV / rang D) watched TV / was ringing E) were watching TV / ringed THALES FOUNDATION 4
31. If your birthday is between Mother s Day and Easter you were probably born in.... A) spring B) February C) summer D) autumn E) winter 32. What letter of the alphabet is an insect? A) D B) E C) C D) B E) K 33. Alaska s name is based the Eskimo word Alakshak meaning great lands or peninsula. A) after B) at C) from D) in E) on 34. Find the correct option to fill in the blank: I know a boy... aunt is a pilot A) whose B) who s C) how s D) who E) that 35. Which word means by mistake? A) accidentally B) unfortunately C) alright D) right away E) wrong 36. Guess the ending for the following: An apple a day keeps the doctor.... A) stay B) play C) away D) ray E) hurray 37. We don t have... time left. A) a few B) much C) many D) most E) few 38. Our neighbour has a house in the.... A) park B) playground C) countryside D) seaside E) lake 39. A foot has five.. A) fingers B) toes C) teeth D) hips E) eyes 40. I really... sick yesterday. I think it was food poisoning. A) made B) felt C) flew D) knew E) had THALES FOUNDATION 5