Play - Test 1

B2 First · Word Formation · Cambridge English First 3, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

VARY

EMOTION

SATISFY

POSSIBLE

IMPORTANT

CREATE

PREPARE

PLEASE

Play is an (0) ___ that all children take part in, whether alone or with others. In fact, play offers a wide (17) ___ of benefits for children and is vital for a child's learning and (18) ___ development. It is central to the formation of a child's personality and can help to increase the knowledge children need to cope with the challenges they encounter in school and at home. Play enables children to realise their potential and to find solutions to problems, thus allowing them to experience the (19) ___ that success brings. Experts tell us that it is (20) ___ to overestimate the (21) ___ of play as it is probably the most effective way that children have of trying out and mastering new skills. By opening children's minds to (22) ___ and imagination, play is indeed a good (23) ___ for life. However, as far as children themselves are concerned, the only value of play is quite simply in the fun and (24) ___ that it gives them.

Play

ACTIVE

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