Instituto Departamental Gracias a Dios

PRUEBA DE DIAGNOSTICO INGLES

Nombre: _______________________________ Curso: 1ero/2ndo/3ero bachillerato

Docente:_______________________. Fecha: _________________

1. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subjects and verbs agree. The
subjects are in bold and the verbs are underlined. (1,5 marks)

1. A) At the end of the story, they was living happily ever after.
B) At the end of the story, they were living happily ever after.

2 A) Al and Eli go to the beach to surf with their friends.

B) Al and Eli goes to the beach to surf with their friends.

3 A) When Al and Eli arrive, they find that their friends has waxed their boards.
B) When Al and Eli arrive, they find that their friends have waxed their boards.

Answer box 1 2 3

2. Simple past tense: Choose the correct verb form for each sentence. (1,5 marks)

a. I (goed, gone, went) to the mall after school.

b. My brother (seen, saw, sees) a bear an hour ago.

c. (Did, Are, Does) Mike visit his grandmother last night?

d. Alex did not (working, worked, work) last weekend.

e. (Was, Were, Are) Judy and Liz at last month's meeting?

f. We (were, was, did) not happy after the sad ending.

3. Fill in the gaps with the correct verb form to complete the simple past sentences. (2,5
marks)

a. I ______________ (play) video games last night.

b. Michael ______________ (jump) on the sofa.
c. We ______________ (go) to school yesterday.
d. Dana ______________ (watch) a movie yesterday.
e. Last night, it ______________ (rain) very hard.
f. He ______________ (write) his name on the book.
g. The computer ______________ (break) 2 weeks ago.
h. The girls ______________ (make) a sand castle at the beach last weekend.
i. I ______________ (open) the door 3 minutes ago.
j. He ______________ (forget) his jacket at his house.
4. Simple Present Tense: Choose the correct form. (1, 25 marks)
 a. We sometimes (read, reads) books.
b. Emily (go, goes) to the disco.
c. It often (rain, rains) on Sundays.
d. Pete and his sister (wash, washes) the family car.
e. I always (hurry, hurries) to the bus stop.

5. Put the verbs into the correct form in the simple present tense. (1, 25 marks)

a. I (to like) ______________ lemonade very much.

b. The girls always (to listen) ______________ to pop music.
c. Janet never (to wear) ______________ jeans.
d. Mr Smith (to teach) ______________ Spanish and French.
e. You (to do) ______________ your homework after school.
6. Read and answer. (2 marks)

Samuel F. B. Morse conceived of an electromagnetic telegraph in 1832 and constructed an

experimental version in 1835. He did not construct a truly practical system until 1844, when he built a
line from Baltimore to Washington, D.C.

The current model incorporates basic features of the 1844 receiver. It accompanied an application for a
patent, granted in 1849, in which he described a method for marking dots and dashes on paper.

Within ten years after the first telegraph line opened, 23,000 miles of wire crisscrossed the country.
The invention profoundly affected the development of the West, made railroad travel safer, and
allowed businessmen to conduct their operations more profitably.

a. In addition to the telegraph what famous form of communication did this inventor create?
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b. How long did it take Morse to perfect the telegraph?

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