Entry 1 Grammar Diagnostic Assessment

Section 1 Score /15 Section 2 Score /4

Areas for Development (to be completed by assessor) _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________

Name of Student________________________

Date__________________________________

Barbara Jones-Ferguson/ Adult College for Rural East Sussex (ACRES)

Please circle(O) the correct answer. I _______ apples a) like b) likes Section 1 1 I ______________ bananas. a) like b) likes

She ___________ in a shop. a) work b) works

They ______________ in a house. a) live b) lives

There ____________ 3 apples. a) is

b) are

There ___________ one apple. a) is b) are

I live ____ London. a) on b) in

This is Carlos. ____ likes football. a) He b) She

This is Karl and Jadine. ____ are married. a) They b) You

This is Peter and James. They are ___.

a) man b) men

10

There are 10 toes on your _______. a) foots b) feet

11

Maria is __ lorry driver. a) a b) an

12

This is __ orange. a) a b) an

13

Dominik has a book. It is __ book. a) his b) her

14

____ time is it? a) where b) what

15

____ are the carrots? a) How many b) How much

Section 2
Write the words in the correct order to make a sentence. on He Monday went

He went on Monday. 1. heavy bag is My

__________

___________ ____________ ____________.

2.

dress

Her

green

is

_________ ___________ _____________ ____________.

3.

speaks

slowly

He

_______ ___________ __________.

4.

quickly

write

_________ ____________ ________.

Barbara Jones-Ferguson/ Adult College for Rural East Sussex (ACRES)

Marking Guide
The questions in the assessment reflect various ESOL Core Curriculum key grammatical structures required at Entry 1. If a learner answers questions incorrectly, it may indicate an area that needs attention. 1. a 2. a. 3. b Word order in simple sentences/ subject-verb-object 4. b 5. a Simple sentences: there is/are + noun (+prepositional phrase) 6. b Simple sentences: subject-verb-prepositional phrase 7. c 8. b Noun phrase: personal pronouns 9. a 10. b Noun phrase: common irregular plurals of nouns. 11. b 12. a Noun phrase: indefinite article a/an singular

13. b Noun phrase: possessives 14. c Simple sentences: wh-questions 15. c Simple sentences: questions words what/who/where/how much/how many. 16. My bag is heavy. 17. Her dress is green. Simple sentences: word order subject-verb-adjective 18. He speaks slowly 19. I write quickly. Simple sentences: word order subject-verb-adverb