Daily English Test 4 Practice

The captain of a ship uses this to understand the weather.

• Portholes

• Sailors

• Rats

• Barometer

If something happens to our ship, we can go home in one of these.

• Lifeboats

• Barometer

• Cabin

• Portholes

Giants of the Ocean

       There are certainly some dangerous and unusual animals in the ocean, but did you know that some of the world’s biggest animals also live there?

       The whale shark is the biggest fish of all. Although it can be 12 metres long, it mostly eats small fish and other tiny sea creatures. It catches them by swimming along with its mouth open!

       The largest reptile on Earth is the saltwater crocodile, which also lives in the

sea. It can be up to 6 metres long. It eats anything it can find – including monkeys and even sharks. Some people say it is the animal most likely to eat a human! The ocean is also home to the largest creature ever to live: the blue whale. A baby blue whale can be over 7 metres long, but adults can grow to 30 meters long. They can weigh more than 130,000 kg. That’s longer than three buses and heavier than three lorries! The blue whale also eats tiny sea creatures – around 40 million of them every day!

The right two statements based on the text above, except ...

• A baby blue whale is longer than a saltwater crocodile

• The blue whale is the biggest animal of all.

• The whale shark eats other sharks.

• The saltwater crocodile is longer than the whale shark.

What are two reasons for animals do the camouflage?

• To hide for danger.

• To show other animals it is there.

• To look pretty.

• To look for food without being seen.

The Mary Celeste

The children hid in a lifeboat and watched the sailors working. They didn’t seem very friendly. Two of them came and stood by the lifeboat. ‘I’m worried,’ one of them said. ‘The captain’s nervous. He’s already shouted at me three times today …’ ‘Atishoo!’ sneezed Patrick. ‘Whoops! I’m sorry!’ The sailors heard the noise and looked in the lifeboat. They found the children and took them to the captain. ‘Look what we found!’ one of them said. ‘Lock them in my cabin,’ said the captain. He looked worried. ‘I’ll talk to them later.’

The children looked around the cabin. The door would not open. ‘Now, what?’ Alex asked. ‘We’ll have to wait and see what the captain says,’ said Patrick. Phoebe picked up a book from the table. ‘Hey, listen guys. It’s the captain’s diary!’ She read out, ‘Things are strange. There is something wrong with this ship. I have a strong feeling that something bad is going to happen. ‘Quick!’ Patrick interrupted. ‘Come and look out of the porthole!’ ‘Look at all those lights. It’s our gate!’ shouted Alex. ‘We’ve got to go! But those lights are green,’ said Phoebe. ‘Our gate’s yellow! That’s very strange!’

‘We’ve got to get out of here,’ said Patrick. ‘Let’s break the door down.’ The children picked up the table and banged it against the door. It opened and they walked out. There were green gates glowing all over the ship. The children were amazed. ‘Look, there’s a sailor. He’s walking through one of the green gates!’ shouted Alex. The sailor walked through the gate, and a second later he was gone. Everything was silent. There was no-one left!

‘Now I remember,’ said Alex. ‘The Mary Celeste was the ship that they found with no-one on it. No-one knew what happened.’ ‘Now we know, but nobody would believe us,’ said Phoebe. ‘Look!’ shouted Patrick. ‘There’s a yellow light. That’s our gate. Come on!’ The children stepped into the yellow gate. They were gone in a flash … and landed in their school playground with a thump.

‘I don’t believe it!’ said Phoebe. ‘We’re home. Look there are Sam and Rob.’ The Time Travelers ran over to their friends. ‘Hey, guys!’ said Patrick. ‘You’ll never guess what just happened. We had an incredible journey. That explosion in the Science lesson created a time tunnel… .’ ‘Very funny! We haven’t had Science yet. It’s this afternoon!’ Sam laughed. ‘Come on, lunch is nearly over and I want to play football.’ The three friends looked at each other. Were they really back at the right time or was something wrong?

What does the captain's diary suggest about his state of mind?

• He is angry at his crew.

• He is focused on navigation.

• He is excited about the journey.

• He is anxious and senses danger.

The Mary Celeste

The children hid in a lifeboat and watched the sailors working. They didn’t seem very friendly. Two of them came and stood by the lifeboat. ‘I’m worried,’ one of them said. ‘The captain’s nervous. He’s already shouted at me three times today …’ ‘Atishoo!’ sneezed Patrick. ‘Whoops! I’m sorry!’ The sailors heard the noise and looked in the lifeboat. They found the children and took them to the captain. ‘Look what we found!’ one of them said. ‘Lock them in my cabin,’ said the captain. He looked worried. ‘I’ll talk to them later.’

The children looked around the cabin. The door would not open. ‘Now, what?’ Alex asked. ‘We’ll have to wait and see what the captain says,’ said Patrick. Phoebe picked up a book from the table. ‘Hey, listen guys. It’s the captain’s diary!’ She read out, ‘Things are strange. There is something wrong with this ship. I have a strong feeling that something bad is going to happen. ‘Quick!’ Patrick interrupted. ‘Come and look out of the porthole!’ ‘Look at all those lights. It’s our gate!’ shouted Alex. ‘We’ve got to go! But those lights are green,’ said Phoebe. ‘Our gate’s yellow! That’s very strange!’

‘We’ve got to get out of here,’ said Patrick. ‘Let’s break the door down.’ The children picked up the table and banged it against the door. It opened and they walked out. There were green gates glowing all over the ship. The children were amazed. ‘Look, there’s a sailor. He’s walking through one of the green gates!’ shouted Alex. The sailor walked through the gate, and a second later he was gone. Everything was silent. There was no-one left!

‘Now I remember,’ said Alex. ‘The Mary Celeste was the ship that they found with no-one on it. No-one knew what happened.’ ‘Now we know, but nobody would believe us,’ said Phoebe. ‘Look!’ shouted Patrick. ‘There’s a yellow light. That’s our gate. Come on!’ The children stepped into the yellow gate. They were gone in a flash … and landed in their school playground with a thump.

‘I don’t believe it!’ said Phoebe. ‘We’re home. Look there are Sam and Rob.’ The Time Travelers ran over to their friends. ‘Hey, guys!’ said Patrick. ‘You’ll never guess what just happened. We had an incredible journey. That explosion in the Science lesson created a time tunnel… .’ ‘Very funny! We haven’t had Science yet. It’s this afternoon!’ Sam laughed. ‘Come on, lunch is nearly over and I want to play football.’ The three friends looked at each other. Were they really back at the right time or was something wrong?

What can you tell about the green gates based on what happens to the sailor?

• They are broken time machines.

• They are portals to the past or future.

• They lead to safety.

• They are dangerous and may erase or trap people.

The Mary Celeste

The children hid in a lifeboat and watched the sailors working. They didn’t seem very friendly. Two of them came and stood by the lifeboat. ‘I’m worried,’ one of them said. ‘The captain’s nervous. He’s already shouted at me three times today …’ ‘Atishoo!’ sneezed Patrick. ‘Whoops! I’m sorry!’ The sailors heard the noise and looked in the lifeboat. They found the children and took them to the captain. ‘Look what we found!’ one of them said. ‘Lock them in my cabin,’ said the captain. He looked worried. ‘I’ll talk to them later.’

The children looked around the cabin. The door would not open. ‘Now, what?’ Alex asked. ‘We’ll have to wait and see what the captain says,’ said Patrick. Phoebe picked up a book from the table. ‘Hey, listen guys. It’s the captain’s diary!’ She read out, ‘Things are strange. There is something wrong with this ship. I have a strong feeling that something bad is going to happen. ‘Quick!’ Patrick interrupted. ‘Come and look out of the porthole!’ ‘Look at all those lights. It’s our gate!’ shouted Alex. ‘We’ve got to go! But those lights are green,’ said Phoebe. ‘Our gate’s yellow! That’s very strange!’

‘We’ve got to get out of here,’ said Patrick. ‘Let’s break the door down.’ The children picked up the table and banged it against the door. It opened and they walked out. There were green gates glowing all over the ship. The children were amazed. ‘Look, there’s a sailor. He’s walking through one of the green gates!’ shouted Alex. The sailor walked through the gate, and a second later he was gone. Everything was silent. There was no-one left!

‘Now I remember,’ said Alex. ‘The Mary Celeste was the ship that they found with no-one on it. No-one knew what happened.’ ‘Now we know, but nobody would believe us,’ said Phoebe. ‘Look!’ shouted Patrick. ‘There’s a yellow light. That’s our gate. Come on!’ The children stepped into the yellow gate. They were gone in a flash … and landed in their school playground with a thump.

‘I don’t believe it!’ said Phoebe. ‘We’re home. Look there are Sam and Rob.’ The Time Travelers ran over to their friends. ‘Hey, guys!’ said Patrick. ‘You’ll never guess what just happened. We had an incredible journey. That explosion in the Science lesson created a time tunnel… .’ ‘Very funny! We haven’t had Science yet. It’s this afternoon!’ Sam laughed. ‘Come on, lunch is nearly over and I want to play football.’ The three friends looked at each other. Were they really back at the right time or was something wrong?

Why does Phoebe say "Now we know, but nobody would believe us"?

• Their story sounds impossible and unbelievable.

• She is worried about being punished.

• She thinks they imagined the whole thing.

• She wants to write a book about it.

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