Test U5 Music. For the 5th grades.30/03/2020

Test Unit 5

The music of life

VOCABULARY

30/03/2020

1 Choose A, B or C to complete the sentences.

0   An orchestra usually plays ____ music.
A country              B classical         C techno

1   I really love traditional music – it’s ____!
A terrible                                   B brilliant            C alright

2   There’s usually a big ____ at major rock concerts.
Aaudience                  B people                          C group

3   There are some really good street____ in my city these days.
A players                                  B bands                            C musicians

4   My friend Aleks writes really ____ pop songs – they’re so unusual.
A new                                        B typical                           C original

5   A small instrument you hold in your hand and play with your mouth is a/an____.
A harmonica              B cello                C accordion

6   I prefer watching____ music to listening to CDs.
A direct                                     B live                   C open

7   Hip-hop artists always have such great dance____ in their music videos.
A programmes           B breaks                          C routines

     

2   Complete the text using a word or expression from the box. There are three extra words.

composer concerts drums fantastic fit lazy rock stage songwriter stronger typical usually

Hi, my name’s Jim and I’m a ‘Roadie’ for the famous ⁰rock band Televisionhead. A Roadie carries and sets up all of the equipment for the band when they play at ¹_______________. We make sure that the
²_______________, the guitars and all the other equipment are working properly and in the right place on the ³_______________. We have to be
⁴_______________ than most people to carry all of the equipment from the lorry into the hall. I got the job because I’m friends with the main
⁵_______________ and guitarist in the band. A
⁶_______________ day at work for me lasts about 18 hours! It’s definitely not a job for
⁷_______________ people! I don’t mind though – I love the music they play – it’s⁸_______________ to listen to!

     

GRAMMAR

3   Choose the correct form to complete the sentences.

0    Franck is the nicest / nicer than boy at our school.

1     Amanda is much bravest than / braver than me.

2     Do you think Science is more interesting than / most interesting than Music?

3     This is theworst / the baddest song on the CD.

4     Jeremy is at least 20cm tallest than / taller than his brother.

5     London is by far the bigest / the biggest / the most big  city in the UK.

6     I think that the guitar is easier / easyer / more easy to play than the piano.

7     Beyoncé is one of the more successful / the most successful / the successfulest singers ever.

8     Hip-hop is probably the most popular / the more popular / more popular than pop amongst young people.

     

4  Make sentences using the prompts. Use either a comparative or a superlative of the adjective in each prompt.

0   Max / cool / dancer / in the school 
Max is the coolest dancer in the school.

1   The River Amazon / is / long / the Mississippi
_____________________________________

2  Petra / is / friendly / person / I know
_____________________________________

3  Jackson / is / intelligent / his sister
_____________________________________

4  Carl and Kim / are / funny / pupils / in my class
_____________________________________

5  Dolly / good / playing the guitar / Alvin
_____________________________________

6  Art / interesting / PE?
_____________________________________

7  Ellie and Alastair / brilliant / musicians / at my school
_____________________________________

     

ENGLISH FOR SPEAKING

5   Choose the correct words from the box to complete the dialogue. There are four extra words.

alright    funny     great     how     in     let’s     of     OK     other     suggest     suggestion     sure     that     where     why

Bill:    Hi Tia. How are you?

Tia:    Oh, I’m ⁰ alright, I suppose. I’ve got a cousin staying at the moment and I don’t know what to do with him.

Bill:    Can I make a ¹ ______________?

Tia:    Yes, ²______________ course.

Bill:    Well, ³______________ don’t you take him to see a band?

Tia:    Hmmm…, which band do you
⁴______________.

Bill:    Well,The Castles are on at the Rock Shack tomorrow night.

Tia:    I’m not ⁵______________. I don’t think he likes rock music Have you got any
⁶______________ ideas?

Bill:    Err…,⁷______________ about taking him to the classical music concert at the Town Hall?

Tia:    That’s a⁸______________ idea – he loves orchestras and that sort of thing. Hey,
⁹______________ all go together – you can come too.

Bill:    Ha ha, I don’t think so!!

Tia:    What’s so¹⁰______________?

Bill:    Oh…err…nothing! It’s just that I’m not sure that music’s really my thing. I mean, I love rap, not a load of violins!

     

ENGLISH FOR WRITING

6   Match the emojis and the phrases from texts and tweets in Column A to the meanings in Column B. 

There are four extra meanings!!!

A 1  CanU PLZ call  2 3  Me2 4  OK BFN 5 6  YRU so  7  LOL show 2NITE 8  Mum&Dad  9  THX 4 GR8 NITE 10

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

B A There’s a funny TV              programme on this evening B Why are you feeling very happy? C Thank you very much for a fantastic evening. D I love you too. E Oh dear, I don’t feel very well. F Have a really nice evening. G Please can you ring me? H Why do you feel so angry? I I’m shocked! J Goodbye, see you later. K I feel the same way as you. L My parents are really angry with me. M I’m not going out tonight. N I’m feeling really sad!