DIAGNOSTIC EXAM

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DEL GOLFO DE MEXICO

LCEA- A

TEACHER: NIDIA ANDRADE TEJEDA

STUDENT: ___________________________________________________________

Complete the gaps with the verb To Be

1. My name ________ James.

2. John and Lucy ___________at school.

3. I __________ a student.

Fill in the gaps with an article a, an , the or zero article

I am from Winchester, Hampshire. Winchester is ______ city in ______ United

Kingdom. I live in ______ town called ______Taunton which is on River Tone. I live in
_____ house in ______ quiet street in the countryside. _____ street is called "Hudson
Street" and house is old - more than 100 years old! I am _______ English lecturer at
_______ College near _____ centre of town.

Write from singular to plural

room ___________ table __________ man ___________ watch _________ woman

__________ secretary ___________ shop ____________ family _____________ dish
_______________ bath ____________ place _________ child __________ person___________

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wife ____________ house ____________ goose __________ box ___________ tooth

_____________ book ____________

Complete the sentences with a demonstrative pronoun: this, that, these

or those

1.- Hello, _____________________________ is Rachel speaking. Hello. How are you,

Rachel?

2.- Hey, Jillian, is _____________________________ your ring? I've just found it on the

floor.

3.- Look at _____________________________ woman over there. She's a Spanish teacher

4.- . _____________________________ mountains in the distance are the Alps.

5.- Mmm. I love _____________________________ pancakes. They're home-made, aren't

they?

Identify the possessive noun in each sentence. If the noun is singular, cross
S in the blank. If it is plural, cross P.

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1. The clerk put my parents' luggage on the conveyor belt. S____ P____

2. The attendants' uniforms were blue and gold. S_____ P ______

3. The child's mother sat next to an empty seat. S_____ P _______

Complete the sentences with a possessive adjectives

1. The pen belongs to Mr. Grant. It's ___________ pen.

2. The book belongs to Mary. It's __________ book.
3. The suits belong to the boys. They're _________ suits.
4. The house belongs to us. It's __________ house.

Complete with there is or there are

1- _____________ two bedrooms and a living-room.

2- ___________ also a kitchen.

3- __________ a bathroom.

4- In the living-room ___________six chairs and a sofa.

Write the preposition of place that corresponds

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________________ ________________ ________________

Complete the questions with do or does

1. How often (you/see) ____________________ your brother?

2. Where (you/work)_____________________ ?

3. Where (he/be) ___________________ from? - He's from Hamburg.

Choose the appropriate answer to the question

Can you drive?

Yes, I do.
Yes, I can.

Can I go now?
Yes, you can.
Yes, you are.

Can this computer do my homework?

No, you can't.
No, it can't.

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Choose the correct form of the verb

1. Water ________ at a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius.

is freezing

freezes

2. Take an umbrella. It ________. You don't want to get wet.

is raining

rains

3. Here in Montreal the winters are very long and it ________ a lot.

is snowing

snows

Write about what you used to do when you were a child

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