Diagnostic test

Listening Practical English

1  Listen to the conversation. What three types 6 Complete the dialogue with the words. There are
(nationalities) of food do Luke and Maria two words that you do not need. (10 marks)
discuss? (2 marks) did do had have like liked watched
_______________ ______________ _______________
Veronica: When did you last (1) ___________ a
2  Listen again. Complete the sentences with sleepover with friends?
the correct words. (8 marks) Carlos: Last weekend I (2) ___________ a
1 Maria is from _______________ . sleepover with Alex and Mario.
2 Luke likes food which is _______________ . Veronica: What (3) ___________ you do?
3 The typical dish from Madrid has got Carlos: We (4) ___________ The Hobbit on
_______________ and _______________ in it. DVD.
4 Luke wants to eat more _______________ food. Veronica: Did you (5) ___________ it?
Carlos: Yes, it was great!

Vocabulary
Grammar
3 Complete the sentences with the correct verbs.
(5 marks) 7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets. (10 marks)
1 _______________ sunburned
2 _______________ a hostel 1 We _______________ to England last summer.
3 _______________ souvenirs for your friends (not go)
4 _______________ a new place 2 Paula _______________ a delicious cake
5 _______________ abroad on holiday yesterday. (make)
3 I _______________ a new laptop in the sales.
4 Complete the sentences with the words. (buy)
(5 marks) 4 Julia was disappointed because she
funny lonely sleep surprised tired _______________ the contest. (not win)
5 When ________ you ________ your English
1 I was _______________ after my 5 km run in
course? (start)
the park.
2 The Shrek films are very _______________ ; 8 Write sentences using the prompts. Use the
they make me laugh. present simple or the present continuous.
3 Maria was _______________ when she first (10 marks)
moved to England because she didn’t know 1 I / usually / get up / 8 a.m.
anyone. ______________________________________
4 Peter was _______________ when he found out 2 the children / play / football / in / garden / now
that he had won the competition. ______________________________________
5 I usually _______________ late at the weekend. 3 what / Lily / do / today?
______________________________________
5 Complete the sentences. (10 marks)
4 Paul / not watch / TV / at / the / moment
1 Elizabeth felt very n___________ during her ______________________________________
interview. 5 we / often / go / beach / in / summer
2 Paul had an a___________ on the icy road. ______________________________________
Luckily, he wasn’t hurt.
3 I love Sundays because I always wake up late. I
love having a l___________ .
4 I’m having a s___________ tomorrow night with
my friends. They‘re coming to stay at my house.
5 We nearly missed our f___________ to New
York because of the traffic near the airport.

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Diagnostic test
9 Complete the sentences with the comparative or Reading
superlative form of the adjectives. (10 marks)
healthy hot important tasty tall 11 Read the text. What country did each person
visit? (3 marks)
1 Madrid is _______________ _______________
London in the summer. _______________ ______________ _______________
2 This is _______________ _______________
dish on the menu. It’s delicious!
3 Salad is _______________ _______________ Greetings from Buenos Aires! It’s much warmer and
junk food. sunnier here than in the UK. I’m learning lots of
4 Andreas is _______________ Spanish and meeting lots of new people. I went to a
_______________ boy in my class. fantastic tango dance show last night. I’m staying
5 Breakfast is _______________ with my grandparents. Did I tell you they’re
_______________ _______________ meal of Argentinian? Their house is in the city centre so it’s
the day. a good location for exploring new places. The
highlight of my trip so far is hiking in the Andes
mountains. It’s the most beautiful scenery in South
Consolidation
America. See you soon.
10 Complete the second sentence so that it has the Paula
same meaning as the first. Use the correct form
of the word in brackets. (10 marks)
1 I go to the gym every Monday and Thursday. Hello from New York – my favourite American city. I
Today is Friday. (yesterday) went up the Empire State building yesterday. My
I ____________________________________ . little brother started crying when we got to the top. I
2 Sally usually plays tennis on Wednesday was a bit nervous too because it was so high! I also
afternoon. Today is Wednesday and it is 3 p.m. felt nervous at the top of the Eiffel Tower in France.
(now). Then we went on a boat trip to see the Statue of
Sally _________________________________ . Liberty. Last night we saw The Lion King at the
3 Tim’s story was very good compared to the rest theatre. It was amazing. Today we bought some
of the class. (best) souvenirs and now I’m writing this postcard in
Tim’s story _____________________________ Central Park. We’re having a picnic here! Well, it’s
in the class. time to eat. See you soon!
4 My skin was red after sunbathing. (get) Tom
I _____________________________________
after swimming in the sea yesterday.
5 We travelled to another country for our holiday Hello from Edinburgh! I’m sitting outside the castle
last summer. (abroad) looking at an amazing view of the city. Earlier we
Last summer we ________________________ went for a walk in the Old Town. It’s so pretty! We
on holiday. sat in a little café and had tea and traditional
Scottish cake. It was lovely. We also went on a trip
to Loch Ness last week – it’s a huge lake, but I
didn’t see the monster that lives there! Last night we
ate at the best fish and chip restaurant in the city!
See you soon
Julie

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Diagnostic test
12 Read the text again and answer the questions.
(7 marks)
1 What is the weather in Buenos Aires like?
______________________________________
2 Where did Paula go last night?
______________________________________
3 How did Tom feel at the top of the Empire State
building?
______________________________________
4 Where did Tom go last night?
______________________________________
5 Where is Tom sitting as he is writing the
postcard?
______________________________________
6 What is Julie looking at as she is writing the
postcard?
______________________________________
7 What did Julie eat this morning?
______________________________________

Writing
13 Write about your favourite holiday. Write about
125 words. (10 marks)

Paragraph 1
Where did you go?
When did you go?
Who did you go with?

Paragraph 2
What did you do?
What places of interest did you visit?
What food did you eat?

Paragraph 3
Why is it your favourite holiday?

Listening _____ / 10 Vocabulary _____ / 20 Practical English _____ / 10

Grammar _____ / 30 Consolidation _____ /10 Reading _____ / 10
Writing _____ / 10 TOTAL __________ / 100

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