Diagnostic Test C

Task 1 Task 2
No Key Language Area No Key Language Area
1 A adverbs of frequency 1 won’t forget first conditional
2 B present continuous 2 continued verb patterns: -ing and infinitive
3 A collocations (lexis) 3 go verb patterns: infinitive (-to)
4 A past simple 4 charge technology (lexis)
5 B education (lexis) 5 Playing verb patterns: -ing form
6 B comparative adjectives 6 watching verb patterns: -ing form
7 A shopping (lexis) 7 pronounce language (lexis)
8 A adjectives (lexis) 8 will be future simple
9 B be going to 9 How about making suggestions
10 A modals of ability 10 connect technology (lexis)
11 B modals of obligation 11 had second conditional
12 A collocations (lexis) 12 unless unless
13 B present perfect 13 was stolen the passive
14 B present perfect 14 is spoken the passive
15 B first conditional 15 have my eyes checked have/get sth done
16 A advice: should(n’t) 16 where defining relative clauses
17 B articles 17 where it is indirect questions
18 A quantifiers 18 passionate adjectives (lexis)
19 A prepositional phrases (lexis) 19 had seen past perfect
20 B present continuous 20 used to live used to
21 C subject and object questions
22 A adjectives (lexis)
23 C past simple
24 A indefinite pronouns
25 B adjectives (lexis)
26 B future simple: predictions Placement Guidance:
27 C modals of possibility  If students score less than 10%,
28 A superlative adjectives consider starting in the level below.
29 C making comparisons  If students score between 10% and 40%, start at
30 A making comparisons the expected level and assess scores to check
31 B making comparisons whether remediation is required.
32 C phrasal verbs (lexis)
 If students score between 50% to 75%, assess
33 A modals for rules
scores and consider an additional oral interview to
34 A reflexive pronouns
decide whether the expected level or the
35 B present perfect
next level with some remediation would be more
36 B present perfect with never
appropriate.
37 A present perfect with yet
 Students who scored 75% or more should be
38 A present perfect with for and since
started at the next level.
39 C present perfect with for and since
40 A travel (lexis)

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