Diagnostic Test A
than German?
Grammar
Choose the correct answers.
1 She never ___ dinner for the
family.
a cook b is cooking c cooks
2 Listen! Harry ___ in the shower.
a sings b singing c is singing
3 I enjoy ___ in the mountains.
a cycle b cycling c is cycling
4 They ___ when the fire started.
a slept b sleeping
c were sleeping
5 They ___ the house yesterday.
a clean b cleaned c cleaning
6 She ___ her first book ten years
ago.
a write b wrote c was writing
7 Did they ___ that model
aeroplane themselves?
a make b making c made
8 Martin is the ___ singer in the
group.
a more better b bad c worst
9 These shoes aren’t ___; I can’t
wear them.
a enough big b too small
c big enough
10 Is English a(n) ___ language
a easy b more easier c easier
11 He ___ taken some great photos.
a have b has c is having
12 They ___ lunch at a restaurant
yesterday.
a had b have had c having
13 They’ve never ___ frogs’ legs.
a eat b ate c eaten
14 Has she ever ___ a chocolate
cake?
a make b made c making
15 Angela has been a student here
___ she began school.
a for b since c just
16 I ___ tidied my room.
a already have b have since
c have just
17 I ___ go to bed early tonight;
tomorrow is Sunday.
a don’t have to b not have
c mustn’t
18 ___ drink that orange juice or can
I have it?
a Are you going to b Will you
c You will
19 That’s a terrible place! I’m sure 27 The family sat near the ___ to
they ___ enjoy their holiday keep warm in winter.
there.
a ceiling b lawn c fireplace
a will b might c won’t
28 All his clothes are in that ___.
20 If she saw a spider in the bath,
she ___. a rug b wardrobe c pillow

a did scream b screamed

c would scream

21 If it ___ raining, they’ll go

swimming.

a stops b will stop

c is stopping

22 I can’t find the DVD ___ Ben

gave me for my birthday.

a who b which c where

23 She’s the woman ___ lives next

door.

a which b who c where

24 I ___ to play the piano by Mrs

Richards.

a was taught b taught

c was teaching

25 The hotel rooms ___ every day.

a cleaned b are cleaned

c are cleaning

Vocabulary
Choose the correct answers.

26 The car is parked on the ___

outside the house.

a stairs b floor c drive

29 I really like that picture. It’s ___. a loading b vacuuming
c mowing
a lovely b horrible c blurred
40 John – please take out the ___.
30 He’s interested ___ all sports.
a floor b ironing c rubbish
a at b about c in
41 She ___ her bed every morning
31 She’s angry ___ her brother. before breakfast.
a of b for c with a does b makes c lays
32 What is the ___ of that 42 Julia helped me and I feel ___.
computer?
a nervous b grateful c fed up
a change b price c bargain
43 The people shouted ___ at the
33 That shop ___ toys and clothes demonstration.
for young children.
a banners b placards
a buys b costs c sells c slogans
34 She didn’t have any money, so 44 She agreed ___ me.
her friend ___ her £5.
a on b at c with
a borrowed b lent c earned
45 They were very big – in fact, they
35 Have you read the ___ in today’s were ___!
newspaper?
a exhausted b huge
a headlines b flashes c furious
c podcasts
46 It’s ___ today – let’s not go out
36 I wrote the exercise ___ because into the snow.
I didn’t want to make any
mistakes. a boiling b freezing c tiny

a good b carefully c patiently 47 He can’t walk because he’s got a

___ ankle.
37 We ___ up our tent and went
inside to sleep. a sprained b cold c relieved

a put b made c took 48 Please ___ off the television

when you leave the room.
38 I bought some small ___ to
remember my holiday in Italy. a plug b attach c switch

a souvenirs b luggage c sights 49 I need a cable to ___ a keyboard

to my computer.
39 Dad’s outside. He’s ___ the lawn.
 a communicate b attach
c produce

50 The ___ are fixing the roof of our

house.

a builds b builders c buildings

___/50 marks