Oxford Discover 5 (C) – Final Test

Section 1: Grammar (10 Questions)

Multiple-Choice (Choose a, b, or c)

1. The student spoke ________ to the teacher.

Grammar

2. If I ________ a million coins, I would buy a large castle.

Grammar

3. An architect is a person ________ designs buildings.

Grammar

4. The mouse ________ already freed the lion when the hunters returned.

Grammar

Choose the correct word

5. The fresh water in the lake looks (clean / cleanly).

Grammar

6. The crow had been (sing / singing) for hours before the fox arrived.

Grammar

7. The (fierce / fiercely) dragon guarded the gold.

Grammar

Unscramble the sentence

8. money, / you / need / If / had / paper / you / wouldn’t / coins. / so / many

Grammar

Fill in the blanks

9. The Burj Khalifa is a tall building ________ has more than 160 floors.

Grammar

Short answer based on an image

10. Look at the boy. How does the pizza smell to him?

Section 2: Vocabulary (10 Questions)

Multiple-Choice (Choose a, b, or c)

1. What machine is this?

Vocabulary

2. What is this item?

Vocabulary

3. A story with magic, heroes, and a quest is a…

Vocabulary

4. To give someone money that they must pay back later is to…

Vocabulary

5. Someone who thinks they are better than others and boasts a lot is…

Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks (Choose from: foundation, bill, deceive)

6. The strong base of a skyscraper is called the ________.

Vocabulary

7. Paper money is often called a ________.

Vocabulary

8. The cunning fox tried to ________ the foolish crow to get its food.

Vocabulary

Match words with pictures

Write the correct letter (A or B) next to Vocabulary Skyscraper.

Vocabulary

Match words with pictures

Write the correct letter (A or B) next to Vocabulary Shells.

Section 3: Reading Comprehension

True or False

1. People used paper money before bartering. ( True / False )

True or False

2. Shells were used as money because they were difficult to carry. ( True / False )

Reading

Long ago, before paper money existed, people used to barter. If a farmer had extra crops, he could exchange them for clothes. Later, people found shells and used them as money because they were valuable and easy to carry. Today, we use coins and paper bills, and banks print our currency. If you wanted to buy a toy in the past, you wouldn’t use a credit card! You might trade a small bag of silver.

True or False

3. Today, banks print our currency. ( True / False )

Reading

Long ago, before paper money existed, people used to barter. If a farmer had extra crops, he could exchange them for clothes. Later, people found shells and used them as money because they were valuable and easy to carry. Today, we use coins and paper bills, and banks print our currency. If you wanted to buy a toy in the past, you wouldn’t use a credit card! You might trade a small bag of silver.

True or False

4. A farmer could exchange crops for clothes in the past. ( True / False )

Reading

Long ago, before paper money existed, people used to barter. If a farmer had extra crops, he could exchange them for clothes. Later, people found shells and used them as money because they were valuable and easy to carry. Today, we use coins and paper bills, and banks print our currency. If you wanted to buy a toy in the past, you wouldn’t use a credit card! You might trade a small bag of silver.

Multiple-Choice

5. What did people do to get things before money?

Reading

Long ago, before paper money existed, people used to barter. If a farmer had extra crops, he could exchange them for clothes. Later, people found shells and used them as money because they were valuable and easy to carry. Today, we use coins and paper bills, and banks print our currency. If you wanted to buy a toy in the past, you wouldn’t use a credit card! You might trade a small bag of silver.

Multiple-Choice

6. Why were shells good to use as money?

Reading

Long ago, before paper money existed, people used to barter. If a farmer had extra crops, he could exchange them for clothes. Later, people found shells and used them as money because they were valuable and easy to carry. Today, we use coins and paper bills, and banks print our currency. If you wanted to buy a toy in the past, you wouldn’t use a credit card! You might trade a small bag of silver.

Short Answer (1-3 words)

7. What do banks print today?
________________________

Reading

Long ago, before paper money existed, people used to barter. If a farmer had extra crops, he could exchange them for clothes. Later, people found shells and used them as money because they were valuable and easy to carry. Today, we use coins and paper bills, and banks print our currency. If you wanted to buy a toy in the past, you wouldn’t use a credit card! You might trade a small bag of silver.

Short Answer (1-3 words)

8. What might you trade for a toy in the past?
________________________

Section 4: Writing

Paragraph Writing:

Write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) about a fable or folk tale you know.
* What was the story about?
* Who was the hero and who was the villain (or trickster)?
* What was the moral (lesson) of the story?
* Requirement: You must use at least two adjectives and one relative clause (e.g., using “who”, “that”, or “which”).