Diagnostic Test

Section A – Vocabulary

1. Underline English words only.

colour soleil matin box rien stop
bestseller background rádio ragazzo maximum selling
boss police taxi c.d. développement chocolat
briefing aranha casting internet color surf
outlet deux banana carjacking united Check-in

2. Circle only the English words you know.

schedule input accounting enterprise barmaid push write e-mail

pressure charter national interview form budget speak standard

speed pen office increase volunteer employer penthouse cockpit

timetable water advertising applicant cowboy fax letter rules

output book C.E.O. different stapler business present hole punch

 3. Put two more words in
each of these lists.

a) Monday, Tuesday _________________ _______________

b) Father, brother ________siblings _______________
c) Tall, fat chubby, plump _______________
d) Doctor, mechanic _________________ _______________

4. Give the opposite of these words.

a) Possible______________________________
b) Before ______________________________
c) Interesting boring, dull, uninteresting
d) Buy _____________________________
e) Complicated easy, simple
f) Up ____________________________

5. Write the English name of each symbol.

a) __COMPUTER______ d)
___BOOKS______

b) ____BABY_______ e)
___SUN__________

c) ___PIG_________ f)
___DOG__________
 Section B - Grammar

Verbs

1. Fill in the gaps with am, is or are.

a) Maria is 13 years old.
b) Maria and José are from the USA. They are American.
c) I am Portuguese.
d) Elisa is 15 years old.
e) I am 14 years old and Mariana is 15.

Articles

2. Complete the following sentences with the, a, an.

a) Cristina is _______a______ good teacher.
b) I think Tomé made _____a_____ mistake.
c) They took ______an______ umbrella with them.
d) I have _____a______ blue coat.
e) They stayed at ______the_______ Hilton Hotel.
f) She says it is ____the_____ hospital near town.

Prepositions

3. Complete the following sentences with to, at, with, in, on, for, by.
a) They are going home _____by_____ bus but they usually go
____on____ foot.
b) I go ___to_____ work early in the morning ___with_____ my husband.
c) His house is _____at______ the end of the street.
d) Manchester is _____in_____ the north of England.
e) My birthday is _____on____ 11th June.
f) I was born ___in____ 1988.
g) ____on______ Sundays he always washes his car.
h) This present is _____for_____ your sister.
i) The keys are _____in______ my coat pocket.
j) That’s the house _____with______ the blue door.

Wh - Questions

4. Choose the correct option.

a) _________________ old are you?

1- Who 2 – How 3 – When 4 – What

b) _________________ was your coat?

1 – Where 2 – How many 3 – How 4 – What

c) _________________ did you arrive?

1 – Which 2 – How much 3 – When 4 – What
 d) ________________
taxi is that? It’s Mike’s.
1 – Whose 2 – How 3 – Where 4 - Why

e) ________________ don’t you like him? Because he is so selfish.

1 – Who 2 – How 3 – Why 4 - What

f) ________________ is Brighton? It’s in the south of England.

1 – Who 2 – How 3 – When 4 – Where

g) _______________ do you go to the disco? Once a week.

1 – Which 2 – How often 3 – How old 4 – What

h) _______________ is your birthday?

1 – When 2 – How 3 – Which 4 – Where

Verbs and Verb Tenses

5. Choose the correct option.

a) My mother ________________ blue eyes.

1 – have 2 – is 3 – has got 4 – is having

b) The boys _____________________ now.

1- haven’t played 2 – aren’t playing 3 – doesn’t play 4 – isn’t playing

c) Susan’s birthday ________________ not last Sunday.

1 – was 2 – is 3 – were 4 – are

d) The windows ________________ broken by the boy.

1 – did 2 – were 3 – do 4 – was

Section C – Culture

6. Say if the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE.

a) The United Kingdom is ruled by a Queen. __________

b) The United Kingdom is ruled by a King. __________
c) The United Kingdom is ruled by a President. __________

d) London is the capital city of England. __________

e) London is the capital city of Wales. __________
f) London is the capital city of Ireland. __________

g) Charles of Wales is William’s son. __________

h) Charles of Wales is William’s father. __________
i) Charles of Wales is William’s brother. __________
 j) Great Britain is near Spain
and Portugal. __________
k) Great Britain is in the South of Europe. __________
l) Great Britain is in the North of Europe. __________

Section D - Writing

12. Written Production

a) Write a paragraph on the importance of English as a means of

communication.

OR

b) Write a paragraph about yourself, your likes, dislikes, job,

family, house and other things you find interesting.

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