Foreign Languages Department

English
September 2022
Diagnostic Test_ESO_3

Full name _____________________________________________________________Group ESO3 _________

1. Click the correct answer.

1. I’m 18 and my brother is 20, so he’s ____ me.

a. the oldest of b. older than c. as old as

2. Dave is always very ____ with his time and money. He helps a lot of people.

a. generous b. creative c. nervous

3. Tomorrow’s a holiday, so we ____ go to work.

a. have to b. mustn’t c. don’t have to

4. I usually ____ swimming at least once a week.

a. go b. do c. play

5. My friend Siena ____ to Russia last year.

a. is b. goed c. went

6. If I ____ well in my exams, I ____ to university.

a. will do; will go b. will do; go c. do; will go

7. Where did you go ____ holiday last year?

a. for b. on c. to

8. There ____ milk in the fridge.

a. is some b. are some c. is a

9. ____ feeling OK? You don’t look very well.

a. Do you b. You are c. Are you

10. I can’t hear you – it’s _____ noisy in here.

a. too b. too much c. too many

2. Listening

You will hear part of an interview with Jenny Harris, a chef. For each question, write or choose the
correct answer.

1. What is the name of the restaurant where

Jenny works as a chef?

2. Do chefs only cook?

YES NO

3. Why did Jenny become a chef?

a. Because of a TV programme.

b. Because she loves to cook.

c. Because her mother suggested it.

4. What does Jenny do at the start of the day?

a. She orders food and drink for the day.

b. She checks all the food in the kitchen.

c. She cleans the fridges and cupboards.

3. Reading

READING DOGS

My dog Snowy is a “reading dog”. Snowy and I volunteer at a local school. He helps a seven-year-old
girl called Ella to improve her reading. Reading aloud to others helps children improve their reading,
but Ella missed a lot of school last year because she was ill, so she didn’t learn to read as well as her
friends. Now, Ella doesn’t want to read in class because the other students laugh at her when she
makes mistakes. But she loves reading to Snowy!

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1.The narrator has a pet TRUE FALSE

2. Ella couldn’t go to school last year. TRUE FALSE

3. Ella could read properly TRUE FALSE

4. Ella likes reading to her reading dog TRUE FALSE

Every Wednesday, Snowy and I meet Ella in the school library. Ella and Snowy are always excited to
see each other, and Snowy’s arrival always gets a lot of attention from the other students. Snowy and
Ella sit on the carpet and Ella is not embarrassed to read to Snowy. He sits there quietly and listens
while she reads. He doesn’t criticize or correct her and, of course, he never laughs at her. He always
looks interested in what Ella is saying. Snowy and Ella only started reading together four months ago,
but Ella can already read almost as well as the other students.

5. Ella meets Snowy weekly TRUE FALSE

6. Ella and Snowy sit on the floor to read TRUE FALSE

7. Snowy checks on Ella’s reading TRUE FALSE

8. The dog reading program is a success TRUE FALSE

Like most people, I was surprised to hear about reading dogs. I couldn’t believe they could help, but I
soon changed my mind. Reading to a dog helps children make amazing progress. The children
improve not only their reading skills but also their behaviour. Noisy children become calmer and shy
children become more confident. I’m sorry I didn’t have a reading dog when I was at school!

9. Reading to a dog doesn’t help to improve children’s manners TRUE FALSE

10. The narrator had a reading dog when he/she was at school TRUE FALSE