Diagnostic Test A
9 I ______ home at 10.30 this morning.
Listening
1 [1.01] Read the statements. Then listen to the
conversation and say if the statements are true
or false. (10 marks)
1 Maria is doing her homework at the moment. __
2 Luke always does his homework at school. __
3 Maria went to bed early last night. __
4 Maria’s homework is about daily routines. __
5 Luke goes to school at 7.30 in the morning. __
6 He gets up at ten o’clock at the weekend. __
7 Maria always does her homework at night. __
8 Luke sometimes watches TV in the evening. __
9 He enjoys helping his parents with housework. __
10 He normally goes to bed at 10.30 at night. __
Vocabulary
2 Complete the phrases with the correct verbs
from the box. (5 marks)
have wake listen go get
1 _______________ home
2 _______________ breakfast
3 _______________ to music
4 _______________ to work
5 _______________ up
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in the box. (10 marks)
see eat ride teach be do
speak give buy leave
1 My dad ______ me this football for my birthday.
2 I ______ my friends when I was in the park.
3 Could you ______ some bread at the shop?
4 She ______ her bike yesterday.
5 My mum ______ me how to cook.
6 How old ______ your sister?
7 You just ______ the last cake!
8 What do you ______ in the evening?
10 I ______ to my grandparents on the phone
yesterday.
Language focus
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets. (5 marks)
1 We __________ to the UK last summer. (not go)
2 Paula ______ a delicious cake yesterday. (make)
3 I __________ a new laptop last week. (buy)
4 Julia was disappointed because she __________
the race. (not win)
5 When __________ you __________ your English
course? (start)
5 Write sentences. Use the present simple or the
present continuous. (10 marks)
1 I / usually / get up / 8 a.m.
_______________________________________
2 the children / play / football / in / garden / now
_______________________________________
3 what / Lily / do / today / ?
_______________________________________
4 Paul / not watch / TV / at / the / moment
_______________________________________
5 we / often / go / beach / in / summer
_______________________________________
6 Write object or subject questions to match the
answers. Use the past simple. (10 marks)
1 ___________________________________
I visited my grandmother.
2 ___________________________________
I went to London.
3 ___________________________________
My sister ate the pizza.
4 ___________________________________
I bought some new shoes.
5 ___________________________________
My mum watched the film.
Diagnostic Test A
Reading Communication
Greetings from Buenos Aires! It’s really warm and sunny
8 Complete the conversation with the words and
here. I’m learning lots of Spanish and meeting lots of new
people. I’m staying with my grandparents. Their house is in phrases in the box. (5 marks)
the city centre so it’s close to all the shops and restaurants.
The best thing that has happened so far is when we went after do my homework sometimes
hiking in the Andes mountains. The views were beautiful.
like watch videos
See you soon.
Paula A
1
What do you do ____________ school, Dylan?
2
B I like to ____________. Then I relax in the
Hello from New York – my favourite American city. I went evening.
up the Empire State Building yesterday. Then we went on a 3
A What do you ____________ to do to relax?
boat trip to see the Statue of Liberty. Last night we saw The
4
Lion King at one of the theatres. It was amazing. Today we B I listen to music or ____________.
bought some souvenirs and now I’m writing this postcard A Do you help at home after school?
in Central Park. We’re having a picnic here! Well, it’s time 5
to eat. See you soon! B I ____________ tidy my room.

Tom
Writing
Hello from Edinburgh! I’m sitting outside the castle looking
at an amazing view of the city. Earlier we went for a walk in 9 Write about your last holiday. Use the writing
the Old Town. It’s so pretty! We sat in a little café and had guide to help you. Write 60–80 words. (10 marks)
tea and traditional Scottish cake. It was lovely. We also went
on a trip to Loch Ness last week – it’s a huge lake. Last
night we ate at the best fish and chip restaurant in the city!
Paragraph 1
Where did you go? When did you go?
See you soon Who did you go with?
Julie Paragraph 2
What did you do? What did you eat?
7 Read the texts. Then and complete the What did you visit?
sentences. Use one word. (10 marks) Paragraph 3
1 The weather in Buenos Aires is __________ and Did you enjoy your holiday? Why? / Why
sunny. not?
2 Paula is staying with her __________.
3 Their house is near the __________ and
restaurants.
4 Tom went to the Empire State __________
yesterday.
5 He has ___________ some souvenirs.
6 He’s having a __________ in Central Park.
7 Julie is sitting outside the __________ in
Edinburgh.
Total marks:
8 She went for a __________ in the Old Town.
Listening ____ / 10 Vocabulary ____ / 15
9 She visited Loch Ness last __________.
Language focus ____ / 25 Reading ____ / 10
10 Last night she __________ fish and chips.
Communication ____ / 5 Writing ____ / 10
TOTAL _______ / 75