Diagnostic test
Listening
1  Listen to the conversation. Name two
nationalities of food that Luke and Maria
discuss. (2 marks)
_______________ ______________
2  Listen again. Complete the sentences with
the correct words. (8 marks)
1 Maria is from _______________ .
2 Luke likes food which is _______________ .
3 The typical dish from Madrid has got bread and
_______________ in it.
4 Luke tries to eat food which is _____________ .
Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the correct verbs.
(5 marks)
1 _______________ a postcard
2 _______________ new people
3 _______________ souvenirs for your friends
4 _______________ a new place
5 _______________ abroad on holiday
4 Complete the sentences with the words.
(5 marks)
angry excited funny lonely tired
1 I was _______________ after my 5 km run in
the park.
2 The Shrek films are very _______________ ;
they make me laugh.
3 Maria was _______________ when she first
moved to England because she didn’t know
anyone.
4 Peter is _______________ because he has won
the competition.
5 My neighbours were _______________ because
we had a loud party and made a lot of noise.
5 Complete the sentences. (10 marks)
1 Poor Elizabeth fell asleep on the beach
yesterday. She got very s___________ .
2 Paul has a very h___________ diet. He eats a
lot of fresh fruit and vegetables.
3 This curry is very hot and s___________ .
4 My mum is trying to b___________ a hotel for
our family holiday.
5 We nearly missed our f___________ to New
York because of the traffic near the airport.
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Grammar
6 Complete the sentences with the past simple of
the verbs in brackets. (10 marks)
1 We _______________ to England last summer.
(not go)
2 Paula _______________ a delicious cake
yesterday. (make)
3 I _______________ a new laptop in the sales.
(buy)
4 Julia was disappointed because she
_______________ the contest. (not win)
5 When ________ you ________ your English
course? (start)
7 Write sentences using the prompts. Use the
present simple or the present continuous.
(10 marks)
1 I / usually / get up / at 8 a.m.
______________________________________
2 the children / play / football / in / the garden /
now
______________________________________
3 what / Lily / do / today?
______________________________________
4 Paul / not watch / TV / at / the / moment
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5 we / often / go / to the beach / in / summer
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8 Complete the sentences with the comparative or
superlative form of the adjectives. (10 marks)
healthy hot important tasty tall
1 Madrid is _______________ _______________
London in the summer.
2 This is _______________ _______________
dish on the menu. It’s delicious!
3 Salad is _______________ _______________
junk food.
4 Andreas is _______________
_______________ boy in my class.
5 Breakfast is _______________
_______________ _______________ meal of
the day.
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Practical English
9 Complete the dialogue with the words. There are
two words that you do not need. (15 marks)
did do had have like liked watched
Veronica: When did you last (1) ___________ a
sleepover with friends?
Carlos: Last weekend I (2) ___________ a
sleepover with Alex and Mario.
Veronica: What (3) ___________ you do?
Carlos: We (4) ___________ The Hobbit on
DVD.
Veronica: Did you (5) ___________ it?
Carlos: Yes, it was great!

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Diagnostic test
Reading 11 Read the text again and answer the questions.
(12 marks)
10 Read the text. What country did each person 1 What is the weather in Buenos Aires like?
visit? (3 marks) ______________________________________
Paula _______________ 2 Where did Paula go last night?
Tom _______________ ______________________________________
Julie _______________ 3 How did Tom feel at the top of the Empire State
building?
______________________________________
Greetings from Buenos Aires! It’s much warmer and 4 Where did Tom go last night?
sunnier here than in the UK. I’m learning lots of ______________________________________
Spanish and meeting lots of new people. I went to a 5 What is Julie looking at as she is writing the
fantastic tango dance show last night. I’m staying postcard?
with my grandparents. Their house is in the city ______________________________________
centre. The highlight of my trip so far is hiking in the 6 Where did Julie go last night?
Andes mountains. It’s the most beautiful scenery in ______________________________________
South America.
See you soon!
Paula

Hello from New York – my favourite American city. I

went up the Empire State building yesterday. I was
a bit nervous because it was so high! Then we went
on a boat trip to see the Statue of Liberty. Last night
we saw The Lion King at the theatre. It was
amazing. Today we bought some souvenirs and
now I’m writing this postcard in Central Park. We’re
having a picnic here!
See you soon!
Tom

Hello from Edinburgh! I’m sitting outside the castle

looking at an amazing view of the city. Earlier we
went for a walk in the Old Town. It’s so pretty! We
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, but I didn’t see the
monster! Last night we ate at the best fish and chip
restaurant in the city!
See you soon!
Julie

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Diagnostic test
Writing
12 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?

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Listening _____ / 10 Reading _____ / 15

Vocabulary _____ / 20 Writing _____ / 10
Grammar _____ / 30
Practical English _____ / 15 TOTAL _____ / 100

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