Academia Simbiosis

Departamento de Inglés
1ero Medio
PRUEBA DE DIAGNÓSTICO
INGLÉS

Instructions:
● The test will be done outside of class, if you have any questions you can
email me at pbadilla.simbiosis@gmail.com
● This test is for me to know your English level, so answer only what you know,
you can skip questions if you don’t know the answer.

1. Complete the sentences using the following verbs in past simple.

RUN TAKE GO GET UP SWIM

a) Yesterday I ____________ early, at about seven o´clock.

b) I _________________ a shower and some fruit for breakfast.
c) Then I ________________ to the sports center.
d) I ____________________ 500 meters in the olympic swimming pool
e) I ____________________ 5 kilometers.

2. Find out the mistakes in the following sentences. Then write the correct
sentence in the gaps.
Example: “Who do you met on Saturday?”
X “Who did you meet on Saturday morning?”

a) Did he went to school yesterday? X

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b) Why did you to go home early? X
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c) Where you did learn English? X
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d) Did she works today? X
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e) What do you this yesterday? X
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f) Did they last night phone you? X
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Departamento de Inglés
1ero Medio

3. Complete the sentences with the comparative adjective.

a) Snakes are _____________ (fast) than snails.

b) London is _____________ (big) than Madrid.
c) Snails are _____________ (slow) than snakes.

4. Complete with the sentences with the superlative adjective.

a) London is _____________ (large) city in England.

b) Cheetahs are _____________ (fast) animals in the world.
c) Whales are _____________ (big) animals.

5. Rewrite the sentences using the adverbs of frequency in the right place.

a) He listens to the radio. (often)

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b) They read a book. (sometimes)

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c) Tom is very friendly. (usually)

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d) I take sugar in my coffee. (always)

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Departamento de Inglés
1ero Medio

Reading.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup (Brazil)

The 2014 FIFA World Cup, which is an event that is held every four years, will take
place in Brazil between 12 June to 13 July 2014. It will be the second time that Brazil
has hosted the competition, the previous being in 1950. The tournament would be
staged in South America for the first time since 1978 in Argentina, and the fifth time
overall.

A total of 64 matches are to be played in twelve cities across Brazil in either new or
redeveloped stadiums, with the tournament beginning with a group stage. For the
first time at a World Cup Finals, the matches will use goal-line technology. Spain is
the defending champion, having defeated the Netherlands 1–0 in the 2010 World
Cup final to win its first World title. The previous four World Cups staged in South
America were all won by South American teams

6. True or false.

a) It will be the first time Brazil hosts the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

T F
b) The stadiums where the matches will be held are all new.

T F
c) The 2010 FIFA World Cup was won by Spain.

T F
d) All previous World Cups were won by South American teams.

T F