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Diagnostic test

Name _______________________________ Class ____________________ Date__________________

Score _____ /100

1Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the correct present
tense. ( _____ / 10)
1 I’m sorry I _________________________________________________(not know)
the answers to your questions.
2 You can’t speak to Laura because she_____________________________________
(have) a shower right now.
3 What ______________________ you ___________________________ (look) at?
4 David ______________________________________________ (study) hard every
day – he’s very ambitious.
5 Tony ___________________________________(not use) his phone to call people.
6 Fred ______________________________________ (learn) French at the moment.
7 Where _____________________ your team __________________________(play)
basketball?
8 We _____________________________________________(live) in a big old house
with lots of space for all of us.
9 Jimmy ________________________________ (read) three books at the moment.
10 Lorna only ______________________________________ (wear) glasses in class.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct past tense form of the verbs from
the box. ( _____ / 10)
buy do (not) know listen meet play see sit
not want not work

1 The teacher ______________________________________ all their names at first.

2 We ______________________________________ football when it started to rain.
3 Ben __________________________ to get up this morning as he was really tired.
4 _____________________ John really ___________________ Madonna last night?
5 What _____________________________you _____________________________
after the tennis match yesterday?

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6 Who ________________________ Tom __________________________________

at the party last week?
7 My parents ________________________________ at 11am on Saturday morning.
8 While we ______________________________________________in English class,
the teacher’s phone rang.
9 Last night we _____________________________________________ to the radio.
10 My parents ______________________________ me some clothes for my birthday.

3 Choose the best answers to complete the sentences. (_________ / 8)

1 I studied / have studied in this school since 2010.
2 My friend and I went / have gone to the cinema last night.
3 She didn’t eat / hasn’t eaten anything all day.
4 Where did you stay / have you stayed in London last summer?
5 They didn’t play / haven’t played this game before.
6 He forgot / has forgotten what he has to do next.
7 How long did you live / have you lived here for?
8 Sam heard / has heard the news yesterday.

4 Write sentences using the correct future tense and the prompts.
( _____ / 6)
1 What time / the film / start?
___________________________________________________________________
2 I promise I / meet / you at the station so don’t worry.
___________________________________________________________________
3 We’ve decided we / not / visit / our cousins this summer.
___________________________________________________________________
4 What / you / do / this evening?
___________________________________________________________________

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5 I / probably / not / finish / all my homework today.

___________________________________________________________________
6 What / you / study / at university next year?
___________________________________________________________________

5 Choose the best answers to complete the sentences. ( _____ / 6)

1 You really ____ try to learn a few new words every day.
a may b should c don’t have
2 When Emily was only four years old, she ____ already read.
a could b can c might
3 Luke ____ be late home again as he’s really busy at work at the moment.
a can b mustn’t c might
4 ____ wear a uniform at your school?
a Must you b Do you have to c May you
5 You ____ spend so much time on your computer.
a mustn’t b don’t have c couldn’t
6 ____ I borrow your dictionary please?
a Should b Must c May

6 Complete the sentences with some, any, many, much and a lot (of).
( _____ / 10)
1 How ________________________________________ litres of juice do you want?
2 I’ll have __________________________________________ water with my lunch.
3 Shane doesn’t want _________________________________ ice cream. He is full.
4 There is _____________________________ food in the fridge – we can’t eat it all.
5 Rita doesn’t have _________________________ sweets, but she will give you one.
6 I haven’t had ___________________________ cake. Could I have a slice, please?
7 I’ll have _______________________________________________ cheese, please.
8 How ____________________________________________ apples would you like?

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9 There are 20 apples in the basket. That’s_________________________________.

10 We don’t have ______________________ milk left. Keep the rest for the morning.

7 Match the sentence halves 1–6 with a–f. ( _____ / 6)

1 A surgeon … ____________
2 A chef … ____________
3 A mechanic … ____________
4 An accountant … ____________
5 A detective … ____________
6 A manager … ____________
a works in a company and looks after his / her employees.
b fixes cars in a garage.
c carries out operations in a hospital.
d solves crimes for the police.
e helps people with finances and tax.
f prepares meals in a restaurant.

8 Write the appropriate clothes words for the definitions. ( _____ / 10)
1 Shoes that are used for playing sports.___________________________________
2 An item of clothing worn by women and girls that covers the top half of the
body and hangs down over the legs. ____________________________
3 A jacket and trousers that are made from the same material. _________________
4 Clothes that cover the legs and are made of two parts for each leg, which are
joined at the top. _____________________________________
5 A top that is made of light material usually for men with a collar and buttons
at the front. _______________________________________________
6 These are worn on the hands for warmth or protection. ______________________

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7 Something we wear on our heads in winter. _______________________________

8 Something we wear over our clothes to keep us warm. ______________________
9 We wear these on our feet, but under our shoes. ___________________________
10 A top we wear in summer with short sleeves. ______________________________

9 Write the comparatives and superlatives. ( _____ / 10)

1 good _____________________ _____________________________
2 far _______________________ _____________________________
3 intelligent __________________ _____________________________
4 big _______________________ _____________________________
5 bad ______________________ _____________________________
6 exciting ___________________ _____________________________
7 funny _____________________ _____________________________
8 bright _____________________ _____________________________
9 interesting _________________ _____________________________
10 sad _______________________ _____________________________

10 Write the letters in the correct order to make free-time activities.

( _____ / 6)
1 Jon goes bransnigodow _________________________________in the mountains
every winter. He says it’s more exciting than skiing.
2 Stephen usually plays indombant __________________________at the weekends.
He’s in the school team and plays singles and doubles.
3 Julia enjoys keeping fit so she goes to the local gym every day to do an orbacise
__________________________________ class.
4 Marcela has recently taken up gincand___________________________________.
She particularly enjoys flamenco.

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5 Ben loves being outdoors so he goes ikghin _______________________________

as often as he can.
6 When Carlos was in England his friends taught him to play trecick
__________________________________but he didn’t really understand the rules.

11 Complete the sentences with words for places. ( _____ / 8)

1 I enjoy shopping at the m_______________________________________________
because all the food is locally produced and very fresh.
2 There’s a huge new d________________________________________store in town.
I’m sure you can get anything you want there.
3 How many books can you borrow from the l_______________________________at
any one time?
4 Emily’s flying to Madrid later so I’m taking her to the a________________________.
5 It’s much quicker to do all your shopping in one place so I go to the s_____________
______________________once a week.
6 I’m not very keen on art but I’ve heard the new art g__________________________
has some beautiful paintings on show.
7 When I’m ill, I go to h______________________________________.
8 Ethan buys his magazines at the n______________________________.

12 Write the letters in the correct order to make food words.

( _____ / 10)
1 sorenag _____________________
2 sihf ________________________
3 gseg _______________________
4 rsetwaribesr _________________
5 astoptoe ____________________
6 kichcen __________________________
7 kilm _____________________________
8 rrctoas ___________________________
9 drbae ____________________________
10 iol _______________________________

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