This document contains a reading passage about the singer Anastacia and a worksheet with vocabulary, reading comprehension, grammar, and language exercises related to the passage. The worksheet has multiple sections for students to label pictures, fill out an information card about Anastacia, answer true/false and short answer questions, identify cultural facts, complete sentences using verbs and articles, form questions, and change words to their plural forms. The teacher encourages students to review any exercises they found difficult after completing the worksheet.

1. GROUP I
VOCABULARY SKILLS
A) Label the pictures with the classroom language expressions from the box.
a)__________________ b)__________________ c) _________________ d) _________________
GROUP II
READING SKILLS
Read the following text carefully.
Hello!
My stage name is Anastacia but my real name is
Anastacia Lyn Newkirk. I was born in Chicago on
17th September 1973. I’m American. I live on Park
Avenue in New York City.
My father’s name is Robert and my mother’s name
is Diane. I’ve got an older sister, Shawana, and a
younger brother, Brian.
I’m tall and slim. I’ve got long blond hair and brown
eyes. My favourite colour is black and my favourite
food is apple pie. I haven’t got any pets.
I was a dancer but now I am a singer. People say
I’m a very good singer because I’ve got a great
voice and I also write my songs. I am spontaneous
and sincere.
Source: “Cool Zone”,
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PREPARATION FOR THE TEST
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Teacher: Elsa Maximiano 1/3
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2. A) Fill in Anastacia’s personal identification card.
FULL NAME 1)
STAGE NAME 2)
COUNTRY 3)
PARENTS’ NAMES 4)
JOB 5)
FAVOURITE FOOD 6)
FAVOURITE COLOUR 7)
B) Mark the sentences TRUE, FALSE or NOT STATED, and correct the false ones.
1. Anastacia is 35 years old.
2. Anastacia lives in England.
3. She has got a younger brother and an older sister.
4. She loves pizza.
5. She has a personal song writer.
6. She is sincere.
C) Answer the following questions according to the information in the text.
1. What’s her full name?
2. How old is Anastacia?
3. Where is she from?
4. Has she got blue eyes?
5. How many pets has she got?
6. Why do people say she is a good singer?
GROUP III
CULTURE SKILLS
A) Select the correct option in order to complete the sentences.
1. The official residence of the Queen of England is…
a) Buckingham Palace.
b) No. 10, Downing Street.
c) the White House.
1. London is the capital of…
a) Scotland.
b) England.
c) Northern Ireland.
1. The “Union Jack” is…
a) the national anthem.
b) the flag of England.
c) the flag of the UK.
1. The British isles are …
a) Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
b) Ireland and Great Britain.
c) Ireland, England and Great Britain.
GROUP IV
LANGUAGE SKILLS
A) Complete the sentences with the present simple of the verbs “have got” and “to be” in the
affirmative , negative and interrogative.
1. ‘How old ______ Thomas?’ Thomas ______ twelve years old.’
2. Amanda ______ two brothers, but she _______ any sisters.
3. Charles and I _______ twelve years old. We ______ twins.
4. They _______ a very modern house. It ______ near school.
5. ‘How _______ you?’ ‘I ______ fine, thanks!’
6. Jane’s brother___ my best friend.
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3. B) Complete the questions with these questions words:
What / How old / How many / Who / When / Where
1. ______ are you? – I’m twelve.
2. ______ are you from? – I’m from Liverpool.
3. ______ is you occupation? – I’m a student.
4. ______ is your birthday? – On 1st May.
5. ______ is your favourite actor? – Johnny Depp.
6. ______ brothers and sisters have you got? I have got one brother and two sisters.
C) Write questions for the following answers.
1. I´m a student.
2. I’m from Scotland.
3. My birthday is on the 12th of November.
4. My favourite singer is Robbie Williams.
5. My favourite hobby is playing computer games.
6. I’m tall and slim. My eyes are brown and I’ve got black hair.
D) Use the definite or indefinite article (a or an).
1. ___ boy 2. ___ university 3. ___ car 4. ___ engineer 5. ___ artist
6. ___ hour 7. ___ house 8. ___ school 9. ___ city 10. ___ animal
E) Use the definite article (the or ø)
1. In ____ summer people love to go to ___ beach.
2. ___ John is a good student.
3. Anastacia loves playing ___ guitar.
4. She lives in ___ New York city.
5. On ___ Sundays, I love watching my favourite cartoons.
6. My parents live on ___ second floor.
F) Put the following nouns in the plural.
1. wolf 2. house 3. family 4. flower 5. dress
6. man 7. fish 8. bear 9. life 10. child
11. sheep 12. pencil 13. tooth 14. bed 15. test
GD WRK!
Your teacher,
Elsa Maximiano
ESCOLA BÁSICA MARINHAS DO SAL - RIO MAIOR
PREPARATION FOR THE TEST
7TH
FORM
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After you finish all the exercises, you can see which you are having
difficulties doing and study them.