Ministerio de Educación Pública Time: 80 minutes

Liceo San Rafael de Alajuela

Subject: English Bilingual Section Total of Points: 15 pts.
Teacher: Marcela Aguilar
DIAGNOSTIC READING TEST 2023 Points Obtained: ______
SEVENTH Grade

Name: _____________________________________________ Score:

Class: 7 - _________
Date: __________________________, 2023.
Parent’s Signature: __________________________________

General Instructions:
Read the text carefully. Cellphones, dictionaries, and electronic devices are not allowed. Answers
with pencil or white-out will not be subject of complaint. If you are caught cheating, your test will
be removed.

READING I. Memories of my first day at school. 6 PTS.

I remember my first day at school very well. I knew the school quite well because my older sister,
Sandy, went there and every day, dad and I met her at the school gate after school. Every day, she
ran out of the school with her friends. She often carried a painting. I felt jealous. I wanted to paint
too!

I was five years old when I started school. Most children in my class started school in September,
but I started school in January, when I was five years old, because my birthday is in December.
Three other kids started school on the same day as me. I was excited about my first day. I had my
new uniform: a black skirt, a white t-shirt and green jumper, and a new red bag. When we arrived
that day, a teacher met the new children at the school gate. Dad hugged me and said goodbye. I
stood with the other children. I didn’t talk to them because I was too nervous. Then, Mrs Wilson
took us to our classroom. All the other children were already there. They looked at us when we
entered the room. When thirty children looked at me, I started to cry!

But I wasn’t upset for long. I sat with the other children on the carpet and the class teacher, Miss
Holland, read us a story. Later, we drew pictures with coloured pencils, and at break time, I made
friends with a girl called Megan. At the end of the day, I ran to the school gate with Megan and my
picture, just like Sandy always did.

Reading comprehension test

1. The writer was jealous of Sandy because she _____ at school.

a. learned to write b. painted pictures c. had many friends

2. The writer started school in ___.

a. September b. December c. January

3. The writer and ___ other children started school that day.

a. three b. five c. thirty

4. Before the writer started school, she felt ___.

a. excited b. nervous c. upset

5. The writer started to cry when ___.

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a. her father left. c. other children looked at
b. she entered the school her

6. On the first day, the writer ___.

a. learned to read b. listened to a story c. painted a picture

READING 2. About my family. 9 PTS.

Dear Marta,

I’m going to tell you about my family. I live with my little sister, mum, and dad. We live in
London, although I grew up in Lancaster, a beautiful city in the North of England.

My dad’s name is Pierre. He’s from France, and he speaks English and French. When he was
young, my mother went to France on a student exchange, and they met there. A few years later, my
dad moved to England and married my mum. He works as a French teacher. He’s very tall –much
taller than my mum– and athletic. He’s got short blonde hair and blue eyes.

My mum’s name is Anna. She’s English. She’s quite short, and she’s got long curly brown hair and
brown eyes. She works at a chemist’s opposite our home. She can speak French too!

My sister Julia is 18 years old, and she’s got the same color of hair and eyes as my father. She loves
playing the piano and dancing. She’s very talented, and she would like to be a professional
musician.

I’ve got short blonde hair like my dad, but brown eyes like my mom. We all love playing board
games together on Friday evenings, and we always order pizza. Our favorite game is Monopoly.
Oh, I almost forgot…we’ve also got a pet cat, Snowball. She’s all white and has got a lot of fur. She
likes sleeping on me.

Write back soon. Please, tell me about your family too.

Love, Jonathan

Choose True or False.

STATEMENT TRUE FALSE

1. Jonathan was born in London.
2. His parents both speak more than one language.
3. They got married in France.
4. Jonathan's mother is a lot shorter than his father.
5. She doesn't work far from home.
6. Jonathan's sister's got blue eyes.
7. She works as a musician.
8. Jonathan's hair is the same color as his mother's.
9. On Fridays, they always eat the same thing.

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