Diagnostic Test: Answer Key

No Key Language Area

1 A to be 26 B present continuous
2 B possessive pronouns 27 B was/were
3 D vocabulary: family 28 A past simple
4 C vocabulary: animals 29 D was/were
5 B vocabulary: months 30 B vocabulary: gadgets
6 D vocabulary: colours 31 D vocabulary: jobs
7 B vocabulary: nationalities 32 D past simple (irregular verbs)
8 C vocabulary: sports 33 B past simple
9 C to be (short answers) 34 D linking words
10 B to be (contractions) 35 C vocabulary: parts of the body
11 C vocabulary: rooms in a house 36 B comparative adjectives
12 A have got (short answers) 37 C superlative adjectives
13 D there is/there are 38 A vocabulary: health problems
14 A vocabulary: routine collocations 39 B vocabulary: activity collocations
15 A present simple 40 B be going to
16 C present simple 41 C linking words
17 A vocabulary: the world 42 A vocabulary: school collocations
18 B question words 43 D vocabulary: technology
19 B adverbs of frequency 44 B comparative adjectives
20 B question words 45 C past continuous
21 A vocabulary: places in a town 46 A vocabulary: entertainment
22 C modal verbs 47 B vocabulary: adjectives
23 B modal verbs 48 B vocabulary: collocations
24 D object pronouns 49 C past continuous
25 B vocabulary: weather 50 C future simple

Scores indication:

10 or fewer correct:
Students will need some pre-work or additional help on early topics (e.g. Starter unit).

10–20 correct:
Start at expected level and assess scores to check whether remediation is required.

21–40 correct:
Assess scores and consider an additional oral interview to decide whether the expected level or the upper level
with some remediation would be more appropriate.

41+:
Start at upper level.