Interface 1 Placement Test

Name: __________________________________________________ Result: __/100

Vocabulary

1 Match the words with the pictures.

1 notebook ____
2 pen ____
3 pencil ____
4 rubber ____
5 ruler ____

a) b) c)

d) e)

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2 Find ten colours in the wordsquare.

E F W P W O L L E Y
I G I H N D M N L B
F N N E I Q E Y P L
K K E A E T B R R A
R R D L R I E C U C
G E U L B O P A P K
T I O N H B Y A D T
J K F B B W M I V S
T S B R O W N O G K
C N F X O O F A C T
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3 Match the times with the clocks.

1 quarter to seven ____

2 five o’clock ____
3 twenty to two ____
4 ten past ten ____
5 half past nine ____

a) b) c) d) e)

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Grammar

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4 Circle the correct words.

1 These / This is my desk.

2 That’s / Those are your book.
3 What / What’s your name?
4 She is / They are our English teacher.
5 This / These are my shoes
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5 Complete the questions with the words in the box. Then match the questions with the answers.

Can page repeat say spell

1 How do you ______________ ‘una regla’ in English?

2 Can you ______________ that, please?
3 How do you ______________ that?
4 ______________ I have the dictionary?
5 What ______________ are we on?

a) We’re on page 4. ____

b) Yes, of course. It’s a ruler. ____
c) Here you are. ____
d) R-U-L-E-R. ____
e) It’s a ruler. ____
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6 Circle the correct words.

1 Is / Are your dad from Spain?

2 He’s / His name is Carlos.
3 How / Who old are you?
4 Our / We teacher is from England.
5 I am / are from Mexico.
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7 Complete the table.

Singular Plural
animal 1 ______________
2 ______________ families
baby 3 ______________
man 4 ______________
5 ______________ women
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8 Circle the correct words.

1 My sister like / likes watching TV.

2 Have / Has you got a dictionary?
3 Do / Does you drink milk?
4 We like play / playing basketball.
5 Does your teacher ride / rides a bike to school?
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Reading

9 Read the text and circle T (true) or F (false).

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 Hi. My name’s Jason. My birthday is 14th March and I’m 13. I’m from Sydney, Australia.
Sydney is a very large city. It’s got more than 4.5 million people but it isn’t the capital of
Australia. Canberra is the capital. My best friend’s name is Shane. He’s 13 too. We’re in
the same class at school. Our favourite sport is rugby and we also like going to the beach
and swimming. We like music too. Our favourite band is Nirvana. My sister’s name is
Kylie. Her birthday is December 25th – Christmas Day! She’s 12. She likes riding her bike
and listening to music. Kylie’s favourite singer’s name is also Kylie – Kylie Minogue! I’ve
got a brother too. His name’s Pete. He’s 6.

1 Jason is 14. T/ F
2 Jason is from Canberra. T/ F
3 Shane’s favourite sport is rugby. T/ F
4 Kylie Minogue’s birthday is December 25th. T/ F
5 Jason’s brother is 6. T/ F
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10 Read the text again and choose the correct answers.

1 Shane and Jason like ____

a) school. b) music.
2 Jason’s sister’s birthday is on ____
a) Christmas Day. b) 14th March.
3 Jason’s sister likes ____
a) swimming. b) riding her bike.
4 Jason’s brother is ____
a) Shane. b) Pete.
5 ____is a very large city.
a) Sydney b) Canberra
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Writing

11 You are going to write a short paragraph about yourself. Write about 80 words. Include this
information:

- name
- birthday
- age
- home town / city
- best friend’s name
- what do you like doing?
- your brother(s) or sister(s)

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Listening

12 Listen and circle the correct answers.

1 Harvey is a ____
a) cat. b) dog.
2 Harvey is ____
a) brown. b) black and white.
3 Harvey is ____years old.
a) four b) five
4 Harvey likes ____
a) running in the park. b) sleeping.
5 Silver is a ____
a) cat. b) dog.
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13 Listen again and circle T (true) or F (false).

1 Robin has got a cat. T/ F

2 Harvey is a big dog. T/ F
3 Silver is black. T/ F
4 Silver is only six months old. T/ F
5 Silver loves sleeping on Suzie’s chair. T/ F
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Speaking

14 Ask and answer questions and introduce yourself.

STUDENT A

a) Ask Student B questions and complete the table below with his / her personal information.

Student B
Name
Age
Country

Pet

b) Now listen to Student B’s questions and answer him / her using the information in the table
below.

You
Name Tom / Laura
Age 13
Country Australia
Pet Cat
Score __/10

Vocabulary __/20
Grammar __/30
Reading __/20
Writing __/10
Listening __/10
Speaking __/10
TOTAL __/100

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Speaking

14 Ask and answer questions and introduce yourself.

STUDENT B

a) Answer Student A’s questions using the information in the table below.

You

Name Dan / Naomi

Age 13
Country Canada

Pet Dog

b) Now ask Student A questions and complete the table below with his / her personal information.

Student A
Name
Age
Country

Pet

Score __/10

Vocabulary __/20
Grammar __/30
Reading __/20
Writing __/10
Listening __/10
Speaking __/10
TOTAL __/100

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