Diagnostic Test A

Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

1I a sandwich for lunch. 9 We do our homework in our and then give

A have usually them to our teacher.
B have often A notes
C have never B notebooks
D usually have C marks
D uniforms
2 She cooks because she doesn’t like cooking.
A never 10 A car is a bike, of course!
B usually A more fast than
C often B the fastest
D sometimes C faster than
D faster from
3 Jason started comics when he was eight, and
now he’s got hundreds of them. 11 Which is band in the world?
A taking A the most popular
B spending B more popular than
C collecting C the popular
D caring D most popular

4 We can’t go out now because . 12 When I buy something online, I always use my
A it rained mum’s .
B it raining A receipt
C it’s raining B sale
D it rains C price
D card
5 My is very old and the letters on it aren’t easy
to read. 13 How much did your new phone ?
A mouse A sell
B keyboard B pay
C webcam C buy
D playlist D cost

6 If you want to read more about the subject, just 14 It when I woke up this morning.
this link. A hasn’t rained
A click on B isn’t raining
B visit C wasn’t raining
C download D doesn’t rain
D go
15 Some of the singers in this TV show are !
7 The maths lesson five minutes ago. They shouldn’t sing at all!
A ended A exciting
B ends B terrible
C has ended C successful
D will end D scary

8 Max went to the party, but he fun. 16 The students an exam tomorrow.
A hasn’t had A are going to have
B doesn’t have B can have
C can’t have C were having
D didn’t have D have had

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17 I always the bus to school in the morning, 26 My name’s Pat and I’m student.
but I walk home. A the
A take B–
B go C an
C travel Da
D drive
27 Can I ask you questions?
18 I’m a good singer – I sing very well. A much
A could B a little
B can C any
C have to D a few
D had to
28 Tourists visit this town because it’s very .
19 I do the shopping. Mum has done it. A dull
A can’t B noisy
B don’t have to C attractive
C shouldn’t D industrial
D couldn’t
29 On Sunday we’re going to a lovely restaurant
20 Alex swimming three times a week and he’s the sea.
very good at it. A by
A goes B in
B plays C at
C makes D on
D does
30 Helen is at the shopping centre. She there
21 Lucy isn’t here. She to the library. every Saturday.
A will go A go
B has been B goes
C was gone C is going
D has gone D went

22 I octopus. Is it tasty? 31 The girls aren’t at home. They a scary film at

A wasn’t eating the cinema.
B am not eating A watch
C didn’t eat B watching
D have never eaten C are watching
D have watched
23 From the top of the I could see the coast far
away. 32 What kind of music ?
A forest A do you like
B hill B you like
C ocean C you do like
D iceberg D like you

24 I’ll help you if you me. 33 If you want to part in a team sport, try
A asked basketball. It’s a lot of fun!
B will ask A get
C ask B take
D are asking C make
D spend
25 You eat a lot of sweets. They’re not good for
you. 34 Ben is a very boy. He always says please
A don’t have to and thank you.
B won’t A clever
C can’t B quiet
D shouldn’t C careful
D polite

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35 I’m sorry, I you. Can you say that again, 44 I’m studying at school and I’m learning about
please? the government of my country.
A don’t hear A PE
B am not hearing B politics
C didn’t hear C science
D haven’t heard D dance

36 It started to rain while I ready for bed. 45 Six months ago Jim and Cathy a cake shop
A got in the centre of the town.
B have got A opened
C am getting B made
D was getting C developed
D began
37 This town is boring because there isn’t to do
here. 46 Our new house is our old one.
A something A bigger from
B anything B the biggest
C everything C more big than
D nothing D bigger than

38 Don’t drop that vase! It’s very . 47 I have two exams today – it’s day of the
A exciting year!
B ordinary A worse
C valuable B the worst
D wooden C worse than
D the worse
39 I’ve been at work all day. I need to rest because I’m
! 48 For me, football isn’t basketball.
A starving A as exciting as
B fantastic B exciting as
C furious C more exciting as
D exhausted D the most exciting as

40 Tim us tomorrow because he isn’t well. 49 My sisters are fourteen – they’re to go to

A doesn’t meet university.
B isn’t going to meet A young enough
C hasn’t met B too old
D won’t meet C too young
D old enough
41 Do you think all cars electric in the future?
A are 50 I’m not to lift this heavy box.
B are going to be A strong enough
C will be B too strong
D are being C enough strong
D as strong as
42 Chris and Harry aren’t sure, but they visit us
later. 51 Alice only wears when she goes out. She
A might doesn’t wear it every day.
B can A glasses
C must B braces
D have to C freckles
D make-up
43 Don’t worry if you a mistake. It’s a good way
to learn. 52 Liam saw a great jacket in a shop. He and it
A do looked good, so he bought it.
B have A dressed it up
C make B checked it out
D get C tried it on
D saved it up

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53 You buy any juice. There’s a carton in the 61 Do we have any bread? I’d like to make some
fridge. for breakfast.
A mustn’t A fries
B can’t B curry
C might not C butter
D don’t have to D toast

54 You be quiet in the library because other 62 Anna to the beach – she’s there now.
people are studying. A goes
A can B has been
B must C was going
C may D has gone
D might
63 Ben has played cricket, but he wants to try
55 Did you and Alex make this pizza ? it.
A himself A never
B yourselves B ever
C itself C already
D yourself D just

56 a good film on TV tonight. Do you want to 64 We haven’t finished our homework .

watch it? A then
A It’s B yet
B Is there C already
C There’s D now
D It has
65 Mr Smith has taught English at our school
57 Look! Is that a in the tree? What is it twenty years.
holding? A already
A frog B since
B penguin C for
C monkey D from
D wolf
66 The girls have been at the library two
58 Sharks are scary because they have lots of o’clock.
teeth! A at
A sharp B since
B soft C already
C clear D for
D empty
67 When my cousins flew to Australia, we drove them
59 Lions other animals to eat them. to the to say goodbye.
A climb A journey
B hunt B reception
C dive C platform
D land D airport

60 Oranges are my favourite fruit because they’re 68 When I went on holiday to Greece, I wrote about
sweet and . everything I saw and did in my .
A salty A journey
B crispy B booking
C juicy C diary
D spicy D guidebook

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69 We found a good hotel online and a 78 We had a pizza after the match.
reservation for our holiday. A watched
A took B watching
B made C watch
C closed D to watch
D did
79 I can’t this word. Can you say it for me,
70 When it’s hot, they to the beach. please?
A go A pronounce
B will go B explain
C are going C speak
D have gone D mean

71 If I go to the supermarket later, I ……….. to buy 80 A: I don’t have Nick’s phone number.
milk. B: It’s OK. I it to you.
A won’t forget A will give
B don’t forget B am giving
C haven’t forgotten C am going to give
D didn’t forget D gives

72 We to have a summer holiday this year. 81 Look at all the cars on the road. We late!
A enjoy A are
B hope B are being
C like C will be
D love D are going to be

73 It was late, but he walking around the city. 82 A: I’m bored.

A decided B: going for a walk?
B continued A We could
C arranged B Shall we
D planned C How about
D Why don’t we
74 Would you rather or stay at home today?
A went out 83 When the alarm this morning, I didn’t want to
B to go out get out of bed.
C going out A plugged in
D go out B went off
C switched on
75 Is there somewhere in this café where I can D set up
my phone?
A delete 84 You can your printer to your computer very
B search easily.
C charge A install
D download B tap
C upload
76 Are you on extreme sports? D connect
A brilliant
B interested 85 Maria is working hard. She four essays this
C keen week.
D excited A writes
B wrote
77 sport is very good for your health. C has written
A Play D is writing
B Plays
C To play
D Playing

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86 The runners were on the , ready for the race 95 Greece has many beautiful beaches, so it’s a
to begin. popular for summer holidays.
A track A flight
B court B travel
C locker C destination
D coach D tour

87 My team is the best and no other team can it 96 I’m looking for the post office. Can you tell me
this year! ?
A win A where is it
B catch B where it is
C beat C it is where
D train D is it where

88 If I a car, I would drive to the beach. 97 Tom is about photography and he talks
A have about it all the time.
B had A creative
C have had B intelligent
D will have C sociable
D passionate
89 I can’t go out I finish my homework first.
A if 98 I didn’t watch the film because I it before.
B unless A have seen
C in case B saw
D when C was seeing
D had seen
90 At the end of the play, the audience loudly.
A entertained 99 Jane and her family in London, but they
B clapped don’t now.
C performed A used to live
D reviewed B live
C are living
91 Our car last night! D have lived
A was stealing
B has stolen 100 I meet my friends at the youth club. That’s where
C was stolen we usually .
D stole A go for
B hang out
92 English in many countries around the world. C put together
A speaks D deal with
B has spoken Total: ___/100
C is speaking
D is spoken

93 I by Dr Jones.
A have my eyes checked
B check my eyes
C am checking my eyes
D have checked my eyes

94 This is the office my aunt works.

A that
B which
C where
D who

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