School subjects – A2 English Vocabulary Test

1  Put the letters in the correct order to write nine school subjects.

1   ctI ……ICT……

2   yhrtsio ………………….

3   ooyblig ………………….

4   gnfroie ggenlaua …………………. ………………….

5   EP ………………….

6   aamdr ………………….

7   eensicc ………………….

8   smhta ………………….

9   myrtsiehc ………………….

2  Underline and correct the mistakes in five of the sentences.

1   You can study ancient civilisations in science.   ……history……

2   In biology we are studying how the human body works.   ……………………

3   If you learn a science language, you can talk to people from other countries.   ……………………

4   Tom is making a phone holder in biology and technology.   ……………………

5   Last term in ICT we studied mountains, volcanoes, lakes and rivers.   ……………………

6   I think maths is a very difficult subject. I’m not very good with numbers.   ……………………

7   Today in history we were studying the speed of light and sound.   ……………………

3  Listen and complete the table with the words in the correct column. Then, underline the stressed syllable.

4  Match the sentence halves 1–7 to A–G.

5  Complete the sentences and question with the correct form of take and a suitable word.

1   I ……didn’t take…… an u mbrella………., so I got very wet.

2   He ……………… two s……………… this term: maths and physics.

3   We ……………… the t……………… from Barcelona to Madrid.

4   You go straight on and then ……………… the second t……………… on your left.

5   Are you feeling better? Did you remember to ……………… your m……………… today?

6   Steve ……………… hundreds of p……………… on holiday last week.

7   They ……………… the e……………… right now. I hope they pass.

6  Complete the conversation with the words from the box. There are three extra words.

A:   Hi! Where are you going?

B:   I’m taking the 1……train…… home. What did you think of the exams?

A:   They were OK. What 2……………… are you taking next term?

B:   I chose 3……………… because I like learning about the past. I also chose 4……………… because I like working on my computer. What about you?

A:   I love 5………………, but I could only choose two subjects. So, I chose biology and 6……………… . I don’t like physics much.

B:   Cool! Here’s my train. See you later!