Pre-elementary C – Progress test

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ________

Section A:
Complete the sentences with was, wasn’t, were, or weren’t.
1 When was your father born?
2 When ___________ your parents born?
3 Yes, I ___________ in Dublin in 1999.
4 Gandhi ___________ a politician.
5 Beethoven ___________ a scientist.
6 ‘___________ Sam at home yesterday?’ ‘No, he ___________.’
7 No, I ___________ at the beach yesterday.
8 No, they ___________ American.
9 ‘___________ Pete and Clare at work yesterday?’ ‘Yes, they ___________.’

2 points for each correct answer 20

Section B:

Look at the table. Write questions and answers.

Name Nationality Born

Gandhi Indian 1869
Pablo Picasso Spanish 1881
Che Guevara Argentinian 1928
Bruce Lee Chinese/American 1940
John Lennon British 1940
Michael Jackson American 1958
1 Pablo Picasso / 1818?
Was Pablo Picasso born in 1818? No, he wasn’t.
2 Che Guevara / Argentinian?
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3 John Lennon / American?
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4 Gandhi / 1869?
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5 Michael Jackson / American?
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6 Bruce Lee / 1950?
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3 points for each correct question and answer 15

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Section C:
Complete the sentences. Use the Past Simple of these verbs.

visit  buy  have  go  watch  play

1 Norberto and Maria played tennis last weekend.

2 Shareen ______________ a new computer from that shop yesterday.
3 I ______________ TV last night.
4 Ella ______________ her friends in Peru in August 2005.
5 We ______________ for a walk on Friday evening.
6 Jack ______________ a shower yesterday morning at eight o’clock.

2 points for each correct answer 10

Section D:

Complete the sentences with the correct form of these verbs.

have  go  buy  get up  eat  visit

Nell (1) got up at six o’clock. She (2) _____________ a shower. At ten o’clock she
(3) _____________ for a walk. She (4) _____________ a postcard in a shop. The weather was
lovely and she (5) _____________ her lunch in the park. In the afternoon she (6) _____________
her grandmother.

1 point for each correct answer 5

Section E:

Complete the sentences.

1 Christmas is on the 25th of December .
2 New Year’s Day is on the 1st of January.
3 Americans celebrate US Independence Day on the 4_________ of July.
4 The Day of the Dead in Mexico is on the 2_________ of November.
5 I was born on the 3rd of S____________.
6 ‘When’s Chinese New Year?’ ‘It’s on the 21_________ of January.’
7 There are usually 28 days in F____________.
1 point for each correct answer 5
Section F:

Match A and B.
A B
1 write money
2 play a blog
3 go chess
4 book skiing
5 watch a hotel
6 change a DVD

1 point for each correct answer 5

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Section G:
Read the text and answer the questions.

Hello, my name’s Peter Green. I’m married. My wife’s name’s Fiona. She’s a
nurse, and I’m a teacher.
We have two children – a son and a daughter. Their names are Adam and
Nicola. They’re both students at the Carlton High School. Nicola is fifteen and
Adam is eleven. We have a dog, Lucky.
Nicola has a lot of CDs. Her favourite music is dance. Adam is a fan of Leeds
football team.
We have a house in Chester. It’s very nice. It’s in the centre of town.

1 What’s Peter’s daughter’s name? Nicola

2 What’s his son’s name?_____________________________________________
3 What’s his wife’s name?_____________________________________________
4 What’s his wife’s job?_______________________________________________
5 What is Peter’s job?________________________________________________
6 How old is Nicola?_________________________________________________
7 How old is Adam?__________________________________________________
8 What’s Nicola’s favourite music?______________________________________
9 What is Adam’s favourite football team?________________________________
10 Where is Peter and Fiona’s house?____________________________________
11 What is their dog’s name?___________________________________________

1 point for each correct answer 10

Section H:
Write five sentences about you and your family, or about a friend and his/her family.
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2 points for each correct sentence 10

Section I – Listening
Listen and write the dates.
1 Shakespeare 1564 5 Michael Jackson ______________
2 Mozart 1756 6 Benazir Bhutto ______________
3 Diana Spencer _______________ 7 Marilyn Monroe ______________
4 Andy Warhol _______________ 8 Ayrton Senna ______________

1 point for each correct answer 6

Total 86

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