School of the Graphic Industry

English Department
Teacher John Beltrán Escares
9th Grade /2021

English Diagnostic Test / 9º Grade

Name: Grade: Date:

Percentage of
Ideal Score:
Score awarded: accomplishment: Mark:
30
60%
ITEM I. Understand (30 points, 2 points each correct answer)

Choose the correct answer for the following questions.

PRESENT SIMPLE
1. What’s the correct verb form 2. What’s the correct verb form
in the following sentence? in the following sentence?

I __________ (love) Tic Toc videos. She __________ (draw) cartoons.

a) Love a) Drawing
b) Liking b) Drawed
c) Loving c) Draws
d) Loves d) Drawes
3. What’s the correct verb form 4. What’s the correct verb form
in the following sentence? in the following sentence?

My friends __________ (play) Lol. Thomas __________ (be) a dancer.

a) Plays a) Are
b) Play b) Am
c) Playing c) Is
d) Played d) Being

5. What’s the negative form in 6. What’s the negative form in

the following sentence: “Dogs the following sentence: She
and cats have funny names”? cries for love?

a) Dogs and cats are not funny a) She not cry for love.
names. b) She have not cry for love.
b) Dogs and cats don’t have funny c) She does cry for love.
names. d) She doesn´t cry for love.
c) Dogs and cats has not funny
games.
d) Dogs and cats doesn´t funny
names.
 School of the Graphic Industry
English Department
Teacher John Beltrán Escares
9th Grade /2021

WH-QUESTIONS
7. What´s the Spanish 8. What´s the English translation
translation for WHY? for Dónde?

a) Qué a) When
b) Cuándo b) Where
c) Por qué c) How
d) Porque d) Were
9. Which is the only correct 10. What’s the question for I live
question? in a tree house?

a) You’re clever. a) Do I live in a tree house?

b) ¿Does they play with toys? b) I live in in a tree house?
c) You do have a computer? c) ¿I do live in a tree house?
d) Do you have dreams? d) Does I live in a tree house?

READING COMPREHENSION
Our Vacation
Every year we go to Florida. We like to go to the beach.
My favorite beach is called Emerson Beach. It is very long, with soft sand and palm
trees. It is very beautiful. I like to make sandcastles and watch the sailboats go by.
Sometimes there are dolphins and whales in the water!
Every morning we look for shells in the sand. I found fifteen big shells last year. I put
them in a special place in my room. This year I want to learn to surf. It is hard to surf,
but so much fun! My sister is a good surfer. She says that she can teach me. I hope
I can do it!

11. My favorite beach is... 12. What animals do I see in the

water?

a) Surf Beach a) Starfish

b) Long Beach b) Dogs
c) Emerson Beach c) Sharks
d) Palm Beach d) Dolphins
13. How many shells did I find 14. What do I want to learn this
last year? year?

a) Fifty a) Surfing
b) Fifteen b) Sailing
c) Five c) Swimming
d) Twelve d) How to find shells
 School of the Graphic Industry
English Department
Teacher John Beltrán Escares
9th Grade /2021

15. Where did I put my shells last What is your favorite book genre?
year?
a) Fiction/Fantasy
a) In a box b) Romance
b) In Florida c) Thriller
c) In the garage d) Other:___________________
d) In my room