Jim Stuart is 12 years old and lives in Cardiff, Wales. His birthday is April 25th. He is short and thin but strong. He has short, curly brown hair and green eyes. He is a good student and loves sports, especially basketball which he plays daily. His best friend Richard is also a good student but prefers other activities over sports since he is weaker than Jim from lack of exercise. Richard has siblings and is generous.

1. Escola Básica de Santa Bárbara - Fânzeres
Formative test - May 2013
Jim Stuart is 12 years old and he lives in Cardiff, Wales. His birthday is on 25th
April. He has got a
brother. He is short and thin but he’s very strong. He has got short, curly brown hair and green eyes.
He is a student at St James’s School. He loves sports: he plays tennis three times a week and plays
basketball every day. He is the best basketball player because he is hardworking.
His best friend is Richard. He has got a younger sister, Jane, and an older brother, Daniel. He’s the
most intelligent boy in class but he is doesn´t like sports. He is weaker than Jim because he doesn’t a
lot of sport. Richard is also generous and nice. He is the best student in class. I’m very proud of him.
1. Answer these questions about the text.
a. Where does Jim live? _________________________________________________________
b. When is his birthday? _____________________________________________________________
c. What is he like? _________________________________________________________________
d. Who is his best friend? ___________________________________________________________
e. How many brothers and sisters has Richard got? _______________________________________
f. Why is Richard weaker than Jim? ___________________________________________________
g. Is Richard a good student? ________________________________________________________
2. Ask questions.
a. _____________________________________________________________________________ ?
Cardiff is in Wales.
b. _____________________________________________________________________________?
Yes, he is. Jim is thin.
c. ______________________________________________________________________________?
He is the best basketball player because he isn’t lazy.
d. ______________________________________________________________________________?
He plays tennis in the evening.
e. _____________________________________________________________________________?
No, his best friend doesn’t play tennis with him.
3. Write the opposite of these adjectives.

2. 1. pretty ______________________ 2. sad ______________________
3. lazy ________________________ 4. bad ______________________
5. thin _______________________ 6. young ____________________
4. Complete the table with the comparative and superlatives of adjectives:
ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
short
good
intelligent
sad
happy
8. Describe someone in your family (father, mother, sister…) or a friend. Write his/her name
and age, use adjectives to describe him/her physically and psychologically, write about his /her
favourite free time activities.
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