DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST

Quick Starter
Lisa’s Song
SETTING
Choose the best answer. 8 Al and Grandad say goodbye to Mum, Dad, and
Lisa at ___.
1 Al Brown and his family live in ___. a □ the hospital
a □ Nottingham b □ the airport
b □ Oxford c □ Al’s school
c □ Newcastle d □ Al’s house
d □ Alicante
9 In 1941, Jack Brown works in ___.
2 Al and his friends meet at ___ house. a □ a shop
a □ Emma’s b □ a school
b □ Mick’s c □ the airport
c □ Ben’s d □ the hospital
d □ Al’s
10 Alice Brown dies ___.
3 Mrs Brown’s baby arrives when she is in ___. a □ at home
a □ her room at home b □ in the street
b □ hospital c □ at a concert
c □ the car d □ in hospital
d □ America
20 marks
4 Al goes and does his homework at ___.
a □ his grandfather’s house
CHARACTERS
b □ Ben’s house
Choose the best answer.
c □ Emma’s house
d □ an Internet café
11 ___ plays the guitar and writes songs for the
band Fast Cars.
5 Al first hears about Lisa’s operation at ___.
a □ Ben
a □ his grandfather’s house
b □ Mick
b □ the hospital
c □ Emma
c □ the airport
d □ Al
d □ home
12 ___ plays the drums in the band Fast Cars.
6 Al tells his friends about the idea for a song for
a □ Ben
Lisa at ___.
b □ Mick
a □ his grandfather’s house
c □ Emma
b □ Ben’s house
d □ Al
c □ his house
d □ school
13 ___ sings in the band Fast Cars.
a □ Ben
7 The gig for Lisa happens at ___.
b □ Mick
a □ the hospital
c □ Emma
b □ the airport
d □ Al
c □ Al’s school
d □ Al’s house

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Quick Starter
Lisa’s Song
14 ___ does badly at school. DIALOGUE
a □ Ben Who says this?
b □ Mick
c □ Emma 21 ‘Our boy can’t live without his music.’
d □ Al a □ Ben’s parents
b □ Mick’s parent’s
15 ___ calls Al from Ben’s house. c □ Grandad
a □ Ben d □ Al’s parents
b □ Mick
c □ Emma 22 ‘This baby can’t wait.’
d □ Grandad a □ Mr Brown
b □ Mrs Brown
16 ___ brother wants to be in the band when Al c □ Grandad
leaves it. d □ Al Brown
a □ Ben’s
b □ Mick’s 23 ‘You must help more in the house.’
c □ Emma’s a □ Mr Brown
d □ Al’s b □ Mrs Brown
c □ Grandad
17 ___ gives an idea for a song to Al. d □ Emma
a □ Ben
b □ Mick 24 ‘Mum and Dad never listen to me now.’
c □ Emma a □ Ben
d □ Grandad b □ Al
c □ Emma
18 ___ writes things about the band on the Fast d □ Mick
Cars’ website.
a □ Ben 25 ‘A new baby is a lot of work.’
b □ Mick a □ Mr Brown
c □ Emma b □ Mrs Brown
d □ Al c □ Grandad
d □ Emma
19 ___ often looks at a photograph of his sister.
a □ Al 26 ‘You must give more time to the band.’
b □ Mr Brown a □ Ben
c □ Grandad b □ Grandad
d □ Ben c □ Emma
d □ Mick
20 ___ wants to sing and dance, and forget the war.
a □ Alice Brown 27 ‘Leave me alone.’
b □ Jack Brown a □ Al
c □ Mr Brown b □ Ben
d □ Mrs Brown c □ Grandad
d □ Mrs Brown
20 marks

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST
Quick Starter
Lisa’s Song
35 not dark
28 ‘Lisa needs to go to the United States.’ a □ same
a □ Mrs Brown b □ sad
b □ Al c □ difficult
c □ Grandad d □ bright
d □ Mr Brown
36 to move something from a website to your
29 ‘Please can I go out?’ computer
a □ Al Brown a □ drop
b □ Mrs Brown b □ download
c □ Alice Brown c □ try
d □ Jack Brown d □ concentrate

30 ‘You must stay at home.’ 37 to think carefully about one thing

a □ Mr Brown a □ pay
b □ Mrs Brown b □ try
c □ Alice Brown c □ trust
d □ Jack Brown d □ concentrate

20 marks 38 with nobody

a □ sad
b □ difficult
VOCABULARY
c □ alone
Choose the best answer.
d □ expecting
31 not easy
39 when a singer sings in front of people
a □ short
a □ operation
b □ sad
b □ concert
c □ difficult
c □ radio
d □ bright
d □ homework
32 to think unhappily about something
40 not long
a □ try
a □ short
b □ worry
b □ expecting
c □ trust
c □ bright
d □ concentrate
d □ sad
33 to give money for something
20 marks
a □ pay
b □ sing
c □ dance PLOT
d □ concentrate Choose the best answer.

34 you live this 41 Al’s family have not got much money, ___.
a □ story a □ and they are angry
b □ life b □ but they are happy
c □ future c □ and they are hungry
d □ idea d □ but everybody knows them

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST
Quick Starter
Lisa’s Song
50 Al and his friends put Lisa’s ___ on the band’s
42 Al’s first love is ___. website.
a □ Emma a □ photograph
b □ school b □ song
c □ music c □ story
d □ driving fast cars d □ video

43 Baby Lisa arrives ___. 20 marks

a □ six weeks early
b □ two weeks late Total marks
c □ six hours late
d □ six days early

44 Lisa must stay in hospital for ___.

a □ six weeks
b □ two weeks
c □ six hours
d □ two days

45 When Lisa comes home, Al can’t ___.

a □ help in the house
b □ go out at night
c □ eat much
d □ play music at home

46 Because Al is always late and doesn’t play well,

his friends ___.
a □ don’t want him in the band
b □ take him to hospital
c □ speak to his parents
d □ talk to his teacher

47 Jack Brown helps his grandson Al with his music

because he is thinking about ___.
a □ Mrs Brown
b □ Mr Brown
c □ Alice
d □ Emma

48 Al can take money for Lisa from people ___.

a □ at the door of the Fast Cars’ gig
b □ in the street
c □ at the hospital
d □ in houses near his home

49 ___ record Lisa’s Song.

a □ Al’s parents
b □ Al’s friends
c □ Ben’s parents
d □ People from the radio

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE ANSWERS

Quick Starter
Lisa’s Song
SETTING PLOT
1a 41 b
2c 42 c
3b 43 a
4d 44 b
5d 45 d
6b 46 a
7c 47 c
8b 48 a
9d 49 d
10 a 50 b

CHARACTERS
11 d
12 b
13 c
14 d
15 c
16 a
17 d
18 b
19 c
20 a

DIALOGUE
21 d
22 b
23 a
24 b
25 c
26 c
27 a
28 d
29 c
30 d
VOCABULARY
31 c
32 b
33 a
34 b
35 d
36 b
37 d
38 c
39 b
40 a

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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY

Quick Starter
Lisa’s Song
BEFORE READING GUESS WHAT
1 Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the
a son answers now. They will find out as they read that the
b grandfather answers are:
c father a angry
d little sister b guitar player
e mother c café
2 The oldest in the family tree is Jack Brown. d Emma
The youngest in the family tree is Lisa.
3 Activity page 11
b6
c4
d5 READING CHECK
e1 a2
f3 b6
c5
Activity page 3 d3
e1
f4
READING CHECK
b4
c2 GUESS WHAT
d3 Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the
e 1 and 4 answers now. They will find out as they read that the
f3 answers are:
Mr Brown: a and c
GUESS WHAT Jack Brown: a and b

Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the

Activity page 15
answers now. They will find out as they read that the
answers are:
a 1 and 3 READING CHECK
b 1 and 2 2c
3a
Activity page 7 4c
5b
6a
READING CHECK
b True
c True
d False (He forgets to do his homework.)
e False (Jack Brown lives alone.)
f True
g False (He looks at a picture of his sister.)

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Quick Starter
Lisa’s Song
Project A pages 24–25
GUESS WHAT
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the A SONG REVIEW
answers now. They will find out as they read that the 1
answers are: Name of song: Ben
a Yes What’s it about? finding a friend
b Yes Name and date of album: Ben, 1972
c No Name of record label: Motown
d No Name of composer: Walter Scharf
e Yes Name of lyrics writer: Don Black
f No Name of singer: Michael Jackson
g Yes How long is it? 2 minutes, 44 seconds
Personal star rating: four out of five
Activity page 19 Why: Jackson sings it with lots of feeling
2
READING CHECK Eleanor Rigby is a song from The Beatles’ seventh album
b Emma, Mick, and Ben want Al in the band again. (1966) for the Parlophone record label. The name of the
c Ben tells people about the gig on the band’s website. album is Revolver. The song is about Eleanor Rigby and
d Al and his friends work at their songs for two weeks. Father Mckenzie – two lonely people. The lyrics of the song
e Al sings Lisa’s Song late in the evening. are by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The music is by
f Some people record the band for the radio. them and The Beatles’ producer, George Martin. The song
g Al and his friends look at the money from the gig. lasts two minutes and six seconds. For me, it’s one of the
most important pop songs of all time and I give it four and a
half out of five. The music and the lyrics are sad, but
GUESS WHAT beautiful.
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the 3 Open answers.
answers now. They will find out as they read that the
answers are:
a money
Project B pages 26–27
b hear
c America
d airport WRITING A TEXT MESSAGE
e sister 1
f back home a Al, you are always late! Fast Cars is looking for a new
guitar player. Please don’t worry about us. We don’t need
Activity page 23 you any more. GOODBYE!
b Why are you doing this? Please don’t be angry. We need to
READING CHECK talk. Are you at home later? Al.
21 2
33 a CU, CU
42 b 2, B, CU
53 c Y, L8, 4, B, CU
62 3 Open answers.
4 Open answers.
WHAT NEXT?
Open answers.

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Quick Starter
Lisa’s Song
Activity pages 28–30

WORD WORK 1
1
b3
c4
d6
e5
f2
2
b short
c try
d alone
e concentrate
f homework

WORD WORK 2
1
b worry
c mobile phone
d ring
2
b sad
c trust
d heart
e message
f operation
Hidden word: FATHER

WORD WORK 3
1
b gig
c radio
d website
e bright
f record
2
b download
c dance
d concert
e bomb
f drop
g experience
.

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 DOMINOES GRAMMAR KEY

Quick Starter
Lisa’s Song
1
b Why
c Who
d What
e Which
f How much
g Where
h When
2
b Yes, he can.
c No, he doesn’t.
d Yes, he has.
e Yes, he does.
f Yes, they are.
g No, she doesn’t.
h No, it isn’t.
i Yes, she can.
j Yes, they do.
3
b No, he isn’t.
c Yes, he does.
d No, she doesn’t.
e No, he can’t.
f Yes, they can.
4
b but
c because
d so
e but
f so
g and
h because
i but
j but

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