Diagnostic High Five!

Name:

Test Class:

Listening

1 Listen and circle. Track 02

1 What do they need a lot of in this recipe?

a) flour b) chocolate c) butter
2 When did velociraptors live?
a) 50 million years ago b) 60 million years ago c) 70 million years ago
3 Which is the smallest planet?
a) Mercury b) Pluto c) Jupiter
4 Which musical instrument would Josh rather play?
a) piano b) drums c) electric guitar
5 What job does Mr Robson do?
a) dentist b) nurse c) doctor
6 What are washing machines used for?
a) washing dishes b) washing animals c) washing clothes
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2 Listen and write true or false. Track 03

1 Mark is 11 years old. false

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2 Mark was very confident when he was young. ______________

3 Mark met his best friend Jason when he was five. ______________

4 Mark’s favourite position in the football team is number nine. ______________

5 Mark and Jason don’t have to wear a school uniform. ______________

6 Mark hasn’t been to London on holiday before. ______________

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Test Class:

Reading
3 Read and circle.
1 A recipe is something that you use when … 4 An observatory is a place where you study …
a) you’re cooking. a) rockets.
b) you’re at the chemist’s. b) planets and stars.
c) you’re at a supermarket. c) people and animals.

2 A mechanic is a person who … 5 A xylophone is …

a) works in a school. a) a machine used for making phones.
b) works in a garage. b) the name of a new planet.
c) works in a clinic. c) a musical instrument.

3 A vet is a person who … 6 A sweater is made of …

a) works in a hospital and looks after patients. a) wool.
b) works in a clinic and looks after people’s teeth. b) leather.
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4 Read and circle.

A look into the future

What will your life be like in the future? What will your city be (1) ______? Imagine your town fifty years from
now. There will probably be more people and (2) ______ tall buildings, but I don’t think we (3) ______ travel
in the same way. Cars will have (4) ______ and fly through the air, and people will drive across the city
above the buildings.
School will be different, too. I don’t think children will go to school. They will study on computers and see
their teachers online. I think teachers (5) ______ be robots, not real people. In fifty years there (6) ______ be
more robots to do everything; a robot to do your homework, a robot to clean your bedroom and a robot to
do the chores. So, you will have more time to study!

1 a) like b) as c) likes

2 a) much b) more c) any

3 a) are b) won’t c) will

4 a) wings b) arms c) wheels

5 a) will b) aren’t c) are

6 a) won’t b) were c) will

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Test Class:

Writing
5 Write answers to the questions.
1 What’s your favourite food? What food don’t you like?
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2 What could / couldn’t you do when you were five?
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3 What activities do you do in your free time?
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4 Choose two machines in your house. What are they used for?
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5 Choose a person in your family. What’s his / her job? Where does he / she work?
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Speaking

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Teacher’s notes and answer keys

Test

Listening
1 Listen and circle. Track 02
The pupils listen and circle the correct answer for
each question. Pause the audio after each section if
necessary.
(2 points for each correct answer. Total: 10 points.)
1 Now put the flour, sugar and butter into the mixing bowl. Just
a little sugar. Then mix it all together and add the chocolate.
You need a lot of chocolate for this recipe. That’s why it tastes
delicious!
2 Scientists have found new fossils of the bird-like dinosaurs
called velociraptors. They lived about 70 million years ago.
3 The biggest planet is Jupiter. The smallest planet is Mercury.
Pluto was the smallest planet in the past, but now scientists
say that it isn’t a planet.
4 Josh plays a lot of musical instruments. He plays the piano
and the electric guitar and he’s good at both of them. But
he’d rather play the drums because they make a lot more
noise!
5 Mr Robson went to university and worked very hard. Now he
works in his own clinic. He sees lots of patients every day and
looks after their teeth. He wears a white coat.
6 Now everybody uses machines for washing things. A
dishwasher is used for washing dishes. A washing machine
isn’t used for dishes though. It’s used for washing clothes and
household items.
Key: 1 b (example answer) 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 c
Reading
3 Read and circle.
The pupils read the sentences, identify the vocabulary
items and circle the correct answer.
(2 points for each correct answer. Total: 10 points.)
Key: 1 a (example answer) 2 b 3 c 4 b 5 c 6 a
4 Read and circle.
The pupils read the article about the future. They
choose the missing words and circle the correct
letters.
(2 points for each correct answer. Total: 10 points.)
Key: 1 a (example answer) 2 b 3 c 4 a 5 a 6 c
Writing
5 Write answers to the questions.
The pupils read the questions and write personalised
answers. Encourage them to write more than one
sentence.
(2 points for each appropriate answer. Total:
10 points.)

2 Listen and write true or false. Track 03 Key: Pupils’ own answers.

The pupils listen and write true or false after each

sentence. Pause the audio where indicated if 6 Write a competition entry about
necessary. important things in your life.
(2 points for each correct answer. Total: 10 points.) Use 60–80 words.
(Mark) Hi, I’m Mark and I’m twelve years old. I’m friendly and
sociable and I’ve got lots of friends, but when I was young I was
The pupils read the information about the
very shy and quiet. [pause] When I was five, I learnt to ride my competition, then write their own competition entry
bike and I started to play outside. I met my friend Jason and using the prompts provided.
we became very good friends. We played together every day. (5 points for correct use of tenses, 5 points for style
[pause] variety and general language. Total: 10 points.)
When we were eight, Jason and I started playing football for our
school team. Our team is the oldest one in the league, and it
has the best players! I usually play in position number eight, but
I’d rather play number nine and score more goals. [pause]
Now, we’re twelve and Jason and I are at the same school.
We have to wear a uniform and we have to study very hard.
[pause] The teachers give us a lot of homework, too. But we
like our school because there are so many activities to do, and
sometimes we go on school trips. Next summer, there’s a four
day trip to London, and Jason and I both want to go. I’ve never
been to London before, so it will be really cool!

Key: 1 false (example answer) 2 false 3 true 4 true 5 false

6 true
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Test

Where did you go windsurfing? Who with? What

Speaking (optional)
Questions and answers with picture
prompts
Choose four of the six boxes containing pictures.
Make sure you include either Box 2 or Box 6 so pupils
can practise using the past simple and present
perfect tenses. Say the sentence given about the
picture and ask the first question. Then extend with
at least three of the follow-up questions provided.
Encourage pupils to use full sentences and extend
their utterances. Pupils then ask the teacher a
question (or their partner if they are working with
another pupil).
Box 1
I like cooking. And you? What things do you like
cooking?
Follow-up questions:
Do you like making cakes? What’s your favourite
type of cake? What are some of the ingredients
in it? (Any of the ingredients in the pictures?)
What’s your favourite type of healthy / unhealthy
food? What kinds of food do you have for lunch at
school?
Ask me a question about food.
was it like?
Ask me a question about free-time activities.
Box 4
My favourite machine is a toaster. And you? Why do
you like this machine?
Follow-up questions:
Which of these machines do you have in your
house? Which do you think is the most / least
useful? What machine would you like to buy? Why?
In the future, what new machines do you think we
will have?
Ask me a question about machines.
Box 5
I think being a vet is an interesting job because I
like animals. And you? Which of these jobs would
you like to do? Why? (Point to the pictures.)
Follow-up questions:
Which job would you not like to do? Why? What
qualities / things do you need to become a
(choose job)? What are the good / bad things
about being a (choose job)?
Ask me a question about jobs.

Box 2
When I was three years old I started nursery school.
And you? (Point to the pictures.) Tell me about some
of the other things.
Follow-up questions:
Have you ever moved house? How old were you?
Have you ever been on a plane? Where did you
go? When did you learn to walk? Have you got a
pet? What is it? What’s its name? How old were you
when you got it?
Ask me a question about when I was young.
Box 3
Box 6
I took a lot of photos on my holiday last year. And
you? Where did you go on holiday?
Follow-up questions:
Did you buy some souvenirs? Tell me about them.
What food did you eat? Did you try any new food?
Tell me about it. Which monuments did you visit?
What did you do there? What other activities did
you do on your holiday?
Ask me a question about my last holiday.
(4 points for each box (choose 4 out of the 6).
Total: 16 points)

I like going mountain biking. And you? What

equipment do you need to go mountain biking? Questions
Follow-up questions: Choose two of the following four open questions to
Have you ever been for a picnic? Where did you ask the pupil.
/ would you like to go for a picnic? Who did Tell me about your family.
you / would you like to go with? What did you Tell me about your school.
/ would you like to eat? Have you ever been
bowling? When did you go? Who with? What was What did you do last weekend?
it like? Have you ever been windsurfing? (If no) What are you going to do next weekend?
Would you like to try it? Why? / Why not? (If yes)
(2 points for each answer. Total: 4 points)
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