NAME CLASS

American
Progress Test Files 7–12
Answer Key   A ENGLISH FILE 1

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation Vocabulary

GRAMMAR 4 1 serious
2 kitchen
1 1 wasn’t 3 carrots
2 are … going to see 4 jam
3 didn’t finish 5 eggs
4 left 6 fireplace
5 Have … sung 7 vegetable
6 walked 8 ceiling
7 Has … called 9 lamp
8 am / ’m going to fly 10 there
9 Did … sleep
10 wore
5 1 get
11 aren’t going to have
2 have
12 is … working
3 go
13 Have … been
4 get
14 isn’t going to buy
5 go
15 spoke
6 have
7 get
2 1 dangerously 8 go
2 Do 9 have
3 more 10 have
4 Are
5 concerts
6 1 slept
6 easier
2 before
7 much
3 store
8 written
4 told
9 shortest
5 upstairs
10 than
6 hear
7 to
3 1 than 8 central
2 the 9 took
3 some 10 fridge
4 much
5 any / much
7 1 forgotten
6 Would
2 sugar
7 most
3 bark
8 last
4 meet
9 There
5 for
10 to
6 get
11 next
7 last
12 How
8 air
13 this / yesterday
9 painter
14 ever
10 get
15 a

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 NAME CLASS
American
Progress Test Files 7–12
Answer Key   A ENGLISH FILE 1

Pronunciation Listening and Speaking

8 1 politician Listening
2 forget
3 engineer 1 1 C
4 travel 2 A
5 October 3 B
6 remember 4 C
7 dangerous 5 A
8 museum
9 vegetables 2 1 D
10 dessert 2 A
3 C
9 1 cook 4 E
2 juice 5 B
3 tea
4 away
5 park Speaking
6 peas Interactive communication and oral production:
7 yesterday The student communicates effectively with his / her
8 cereal partner, asking and answering simple questions, and
9 bus where necessary initiating conversation and responding.
10 machine The student uses appropriate strategies to complete the
task successfully. (5 points)
Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses
Reading and Writing a sufficient range of vocabulary and structure to
communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not
Reading impede communication. (5 points)
1 1 B Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and
2 B articulation of sounds make the message clear and
3 A comprehensible. (5 points)
4 C
5 C
6 A
7 B
8 A
9 B
10 A

2 1 It’s in western Massachusetts.

2 The hotel’s gardens.
3 Fashionable clothes.
4 Warm apple cake.
5 Five dollars.

WRITING
Student’s own answers.
Task completion: The task is fully completed and the
answer is easy to understand. (4 points)
Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures
to achieve the task. Minor errors do not obscure the
meaning. (3 points)
Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of
words and phrases to communicate the message clearly.
(3 points)

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 NAME CLASS
American
Progress Test Files 7–12
Answer Key   B ENGLISH FILE 1

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation Vocabulary

Grammar 4 1 meet
2 get
1 1 Are 3 forgotten
2 written 4 for
3 Do 5 get
4 much 6 air
5 tallest 7 sugar
6 than 8 bark
7 French movies 9 last
8 easier 10 painter
9 dangerously
10 more
5 1 to
2 took
2 1 are / ’re going to buy 3 upstairs
2 Have … sung 4 before
3 spoke 5 fridge
4 wasn’t 6 store
5 am / ’m going to fly 7 slept
6 Has … called 8 central
7 wore 9 told
8 left 10 hear
9 Have … been
10 isn’t going to look
6 1 have
11 are not / aren’t going to have
2 go
12 walked
3 have
13 is … working
4 have
14 Did … sleep
5 get
15 didn’t finish
6 go
7 get
3 1 much 8 go
2 next 9 have
3 a 10 get
4 ever
5 There
7 1 eggs
6 last
2 there
7 some
3 fireplace
8 Would
4 lamp
9 any / much
5 vegetable
10 to
6 carrots
11 the
7 ceiling
12 than
8 serious
13 this / yesterday
9 jam
14 most
10 kitchen
15 How

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 NAME CLASS
American
Progress Test Files 7–12
Answer Key   B ENGLISH FILE 1

Pronunciation Listening and Speaking

8 1 cereal Listening
2 park
3 peas 1 1 B
4 machine 2 A
5 bus 3 B
6 tea 4 C
7 away 5 B
8 cook
9 juice 2 1 E
10 yesterday 2 C
3 B
9 1 vegetables 4 A
2 October 5 D
3 dessert
4 politician
5 remember Speaking
6 museum Interactive communication and oral production:
7 dangerous The student communicates effectively with his / her
8 engineer partner, asking and answering simple questions, and
9 travel where necessary initiating conversation and responding.
10 forget The student uses appropriate strategies to complete the
task successfully. (5 points)
Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses
Reading and Writing a sufficient range of vocabulary and structure to
communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not
Reading impede communication. (5 points)
1 1 B Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and
2 C articulation of sounds make the message clear and
3 C comprehensible. (5 points)
4 B
5 C
6 B
7 A
8 B
9 A
10 A

2 1 It’s in western Massachusetts.

2 Two months ago.
3 It’s only 90 minutes from the city by car.
4 Chicken in a sauce and warm apple cake.
5 Every month.

Writing
Student’s own answers.
Task completion: The task is fully completed and the
answer is easy to understand. (4 points)
Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures
to achieve the task. Minor errors do not obscure the
meaning. (3 points)
Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of
words and phrases to communicate the message clearly.
(3 points)

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