NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CHIMBORAZO

DIAGNOSTIC TEST

NAME : ……………………………… DATE : ……………………………………

1.- WRITE IS or ARE IN THE BLANKS BELOW.

1. There ________ many animals in the zoo.

2. There ________ a snake in the window.
3. There ________ a zebra in the grass.
4. There ________ lions in the zoo, too.
5. There ________ many baby lions near their parents.
6. There ________ a bird next to the tree.
7. There ________ many monkeys in the trees.
8. There ________ an elephant in the zoo.
9. There ________ some water in the lake near the elephants.
10. There ________ birds in the zoo.
11. There ________ a rock near the tree.
12. There ________ many sharks in the aquarium.

2.- COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STORY WITH THERE IS AND THERE ARE

This is my house. It is a very large house ………………………….three large bedrooms.

This is my bedroom. It is not small and it is very beautiful. ……………………. A bed in my
bedroom and ……………….. two white pillows. ……………………. A window with orange
courtains. …………………A computer, ……………….……many clothes in a dresser
……………………. A desk and a chair,………………………a pink rug and ………………. A
lamp on a night table that is a very nice bedroom.
In the kitchen ………………….. a big refrigerator and ………….……. A sink too. In the
living room …………………. Two lamps and ………………….. a picture and ……………….
A green rug.
………………………….a bookcase but ……………………a small tv, …………………..….a
bathroom too. It is a nice bathroom
………………………..a bathtub and ……………………....lots of towels I like my house

3.- COMPLETE THE STATEMENTS WITH IN, ON, AT

1.- His house is …………… Barker street

2.- they work …………… the tenth floor

3.- Mr. Smith works ………. In the hospital

4.- WRITE CORRECT SENTENCES IN PRESENT PROGRESSIVE ( AFFIRMATIVE )

 1. My mother / read / a novel
2. My father / watch / a movie
3. My / sister / write / in her diary
4. My two brothers / listen / to the radio
5. My little sister and I / not / watch / a
movie
6. We / talk / about / not/ school

5.- VOCABULARY TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING WORDS IN SPANISH or ENGLISH

A printer ………………….. A mirror …………………. Un microonda ………………………… A rug …………………….

A desk …………………….. Una ducha ………………….. A table …………………….. Una silla ………………………..

6.- CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

1. The teacher ……………………………….the door. (not/to close)

2. ………… you…………………… the washing-up? (to do)
3. They ………………………………… the printers. (to check)
4. ………….. your grandmother …………………. at birds? (to look)
5. We ………………………………. the checkpoint. (not/to pass)
6. ………………. They ………………………..to help? (to try)
7. She ……………………………….. to the centre of the town. (not/to walk)

7.- USE HOW MUCH and HOW MANY

1.- ……………………………sugar do you want in your coffee ?
2.- ……………………………. Onions do you need for the potatoes pancakes ?
3.- ……………………………..eggs do you eat every week ?
4.- …………………………….. oranges are there ?
5.- …………………………….. meat do you eat every day ?
8.- TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING WORDS IN SPANISH or ENGLISH

Water ………………………………. Te ………………………………. Leche …………………………. Bread …………………

Rice ………………………. Carne ……………………………. Sugar …………………………. Butter ………………………

9.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES . USE IS, ISN´T ARE or AREN´T

1.- a ball ……………………………………. square

2.- a mouse …………………………………. big
3.- diamonds ………………………………. expensive
5.- my classmates ………………………. friendly
6.- a turtle ……………………………….. slow
10.- MAKE GOOD SENTENCES WITH THE FOLLOWING ADJECTIVES ADD A NOUN

HEAVY DEEP DRY EARLY

1…………………………………………………………………………………………………

2…………………………………………………………………………………………………

3………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4……………………………………………………………………………………………..

11.- MAKE QUESTIONS WITH WH QUESTIONS

1.-kate is at home
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.-the students are in class today:
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3.- the post office is on main street
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4.- the train station is on the grant avenue :
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12.- SUBTITUTE THE FOLLOWING WORDS IN THE PROPER POSITION

PETER AND MARY ARE IN THE UNIVERSITY

1. the teacher …………………………………………………………………………………

2. the students …………………………………………………………………………………
3. in the class ……………………………………………………..................................
4. the child ………………………………………………………………………………
5. in the garden …………………………………………………………………………
6. in the park ……………………………………………………………………………
7. mary and reny …………………………………………………………………………
8. at the stadium ……………………………………………………………………………….
 9. the players …………………………………………………………………………………..

the coach ………………………………………………………………………………

13.- : USE YESTERDAY, AND LAST

1. - I was downtown …………………………...morning

2. - Two students were absent ………………………Friday

3. - I visited my relatives in San Francisco …………………..month

4. - I dreamed about you ………………………night

5. - Juan walked home …………………………afternoon

6. - My sister arrived in Miami ………………… Sunday

7. - We watched TV ……………………night

14.- USE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

Carry / finish / learn / wait / taste / fail / smile

1. – The students ……………………….my homework at nine last night.

2. - we ……………………. some new vocabulary yesterday

3. – I ………………………..the soup before dinner last night. It was delicious

4. - Linda ……………………for the bus at the corner yesterday

5. - Ann ………………her suitcases to the bus station yesterday. They weren’t heavy

6. - Bob ……………….his examination last week. His grade was “F”

7 - Jane ………………………..at the children. She was happy to see them.

15.- PUT THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT FORM (Present Simple Tense )

I.- He usually ………………………. (go) to school.

2. They …………………………. (visit) us often..
3. Tom ……………………….. (work) every day.
4. He always …………………… (tell) us funny stories.
5. Martha and Kevin ………………….. (swim) twice a week.
6. Lorie………………………….. (travel) to Paris every Sunday.
7. You always……………………….teach) me new things.
8. She………………………………… (help) the kids of the neighborhood.

16.- CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN QUESTIONS

1. She lives in Madrid. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. They are good friends. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. She eats vegetables three times a week.-----------------------------------------------------------

4. Paul and Tom like pop music. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

5. Steve works as a teacher. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

17.- - WRITE NEGATIVE SENTENCES IN THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

dog/ like water …………………………………………………………………………

fishes / live on land ………………………………………………………………….

the earth/ go/ around / the/ moon……………………………………………………

crabs / eat/ meat ……………………………………………………………………

THANK YOU

GOOD LUCK

SIGNATURE’S STUDENT SIGNATURE´S PROFESSOR