Eighth grade diagnostic test

Name:

1. Are the food words countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

1 banana …C…
2 meat …….
3 milk …….
4 potato …….
5 rice …….
6 soup …….
7 vegetable …….

2. Underline the correct options.

1 I was / were late for school.

2 Was / Were they at the party?
3 They wasn’t / weren’t in the park last Sunday. They were at home.
4 She was / were excited on her birthday.
5 Was / Were you at the beach last weekend?
6 The exam wasn’t / weren’t difficult. It was easy.

3. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple.

1 The giraffes ……played…… with their babies. They were happy. (play)
2 I …………………… my brother with his homework about tigers. (help)
3 My friends …………………… dinner for me! (not cook)
4 My parents …………………… all weekend. (work)
5 The film started at 8 o’clock and …………………… until after 10. (not finish)
6 I …………………… to watch the film about snakes. (not want)

4. Complete Jessica’s email with the words in the box.

didn’t more taking travel visited wasn’t

watched were

Hi Stefano,
Last summer, we 1……visited…… a fantastic safari park. It was in the countryside and
it 2……………. far from our holiday apartment. We visited it on Monday and Tuesday.
We 3……………. lions, giraffes and zebras run and kangaroos jump. The kangaroos
were 4……………. interesting than the other animals! I remembered my digital camera
because I like 5……………. photos. We didn’t 6……………. by car. We used our bikes. At
night, we 7……………. very tired. My dad cooked pizza, but I 8……………. want to eat. I
wanted to sleep!
Jessica

5. Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1 When I were young I lived in a big city. ……was……

2 We goes to school early yesterday morning. ………………
3 My dad didn’t bought a new car last year. ………………
4 My sisters helped me with my homework every day. They’re kind. ………………
5 When my brother was young he eated everything! ………………
6 I usually studied after school but today it’s a holiday. ………………
7 Did you went to school yesterday? ………………

6. Put the letters in the right order to make words for food and drink.

1 gesg ……eggs……
2 ooaettps ……………….
3 ospu ……………….
4 klmi ……………….
5 aapst ……………….
6 cckneih ……………….
7 eeehcs ……………….

7. Complete the words for jobs in the sentences with the missing letters.

1 A doctor helps people feel well.

2 A n………….e helps the doctor.
3 A w………….r works in a restaurant.
4 A m………….n plays an instrument.
5 A f………….r plays sport.
6 A p………….r uses a camera.
7 A j………….t writes news stories.
8 A f………….r stops fires.
Break a leg!
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