English 4 · Unit 8: Nature matters · Cambridge Global English Stage 4

8.5 The future of the present

22 questions · e.g. At the start of the story, Pinky and Chotu were happy watching TV.

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1. At the start of the story, Pinky and Chotu were happy watching TV.
- True
- False
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2. Chotu found something that looked like a remote control.
- True
- False
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3. The remote control was new and shiny.
- True
- False
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4. Pinky wanted Chotu to press the buttons on the remote control.
- True
- False
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5. Chotu pressed the buttons on the remote control.
- True
- False
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6. The children found themselves in a new place.
- True
- False
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7. They stood in front of a big metal castle.
- True
- False
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8. They went into the castle through a green door.
- True
- False
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9. Which word means "feeling unhappy because something isn't interesting"?
- bored
- dizzy
- strange
- surprised
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10. Which word means "when metal turns an orange colour"?
- dizzy
- strange
- steel
- rusty
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11. Which word means "when something is unknown"?
- rusty
- dizzy
- strange
- bored
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12. Which word means "confusing and very fast", like when your head spins?
- bored
- dizzy
- rusty
- steel
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13. Which word means "when something is not expected"?
- surprised
- strange
- steel
- bored
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14. Which word means "a type of metal"?
- strange
- steel
- rusty
- dizzy
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15. Why were Pinky and Chotu bored?
- It was raining.
- They didn't have any toys.
- They had watched enough TV and had finished their homework.
- Their friends were away.
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16. Pinky and Chotu opened the massive door and saw a huge ____ land.
- greenery
- ashamed
- deserted
- rubbish
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17. There were no people and only a few ____ bushes.
- ashamed
- thorny
- massive
- deserted
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18. There was no ____ at all – no healthy green trees or plants.
- environment
- greenery
- promises
- rubbish
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19. The monster was made of all the ____ that humans had created on Earth.
- greenery
- environment
- rubbish
- promises
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20. The children felt very ____ – they were very sorry for the humans' behaviour.
- deserted
- massive
- thorny
- ashamed
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