Oxford Discover 5 (B) – Midterm Test

Section 1: Grammar

1. Direct Speech: “The weather is very nice today,” said the teacher.
Reported Speech: The teacher said that the weather ___ very nice that day.

2. My friend asked me, “What are you doing?”
She asked me what I ___.

3. “We are watching a movie,” they said to us.
They ___ us that they were watching a movie.

4. The girl is happy. Look at the picture.
“She is smiling,” he said. He said that she ___ smiling.

5. A: “___ wrote the story?”
B: “Maria wrote the story.”

6. A: “___ did you see at the park?”
B: “I saw my friend, David.”

7. “I don’t have my homework,” the student said.
The student said that he ___ his homework.

8. The teacher asked the class, “Do you understand the question?”
The teacher asked the class ___ they understood the question.

9. A: “___ opened the window?”
B: “I think Sam opened it.”

10. “The dog is in front of the house,” said my sister.
My sister said that the dog ___ in front of the house.

Section 2: Vocabulary

11. Look at the picture. What is this object?

12. What is the girl in the canoe doing?

13. The ancient Egyptians used these to write on. They are called ——–.

14. The angry cat is trying to ___ the other animal.

15. When you run very fast for a short time, you ——-.

16. The invention of the internet was a major technological ——-.

17. A duck can ___ on top of the water, but a heavy rock will sink.

18. In many cultures, it is a ___ to give gifts on birthdays.

19. Some animals ___ their parents to learn how to find food.

20. A skunk produces a bad smell to ___ itself from enemies.

Section 3: Reading Comprehension

21. Dr. Lena’s team studies the communication of monkeys.

22. The “Cetacean Com-Link” is a device used to record underwater sounds.

23. Dolphins use the same sound to signal both danger and food.

24. Young dolphins learn communication sounds from their mothers.

25. Dr. Lena believes her team now understands everything about dolphin language.