DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Basic English I
Name: ___________________________________________________ Class: ___________
General instructions:
The exercises in this test have the objective to find out your level of English
IMPORTANT!
Dont panic when you think the exercise is difficult, relax and answer based
on what you really know
I. Match the questions with a correct answer a-i.
1. ___ What is this in English?

a. Thats right

2. ___ How do you spell your first name?

b. Its a notebook

3. ___ Where is he from?

c. J-U-L-I-A

4. ___ What is his name?

d. N-O-T-E-B-O-O-K

5. ___ How do you spell your last name?

e. Portugal

6. ___ What is your name?

f. A-L-V-A-R-E-Z
g. Marta Lazzeri
h. Felipe Gonzales

II. Write a or an
1. ____ ticket

7. ___ telephone

2. ___ orange

8. ___ ice-cream

3. ___ car

9. ___ student

4. ___ newspaper

10. ___ bag

5. ___ house

11.___ apple

6. ___ camera

III. Complete the text. Choose eight words from the box.
from

want

language

like

hospital

country

live

doctor

have

in

is

are

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My names Margarita Snchez and Im a (1) ______________. I (2) ___________ 35

years old. Im married and I (3) ________________ three children. They (4) _________
five, seven and ten years old. I (5) ________________ in a big house (6) ___________
Bilbao in the north of Spain. I (7) ______________ to learn English because its an
international (8) _____________________.
IV. Complete the sentences with the names of the jobs from the box

barman postman
accountant

receptionist interpreter

shopkeeper

nurse architect

pilot
journalist

1. A ___________________________ delivers letters.

2. A ___________________________ sells things.
3. An __________________________ looks after money.
4. A ____________________________ serves drinks.
5. A ____________________________ gives people information.
6. An ___________________________ design houses, buildings, etc.
7. A ____________________________ flies to different places.
8. A ____________________________ looks after people in hospital.
9. A ____________________________ writes for a newspaper.
10. An ___________________________ translates from one language to another.
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of a verb from the box.
fly

play

live

teach have

speak

drink give

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1. My sister works in France. She ______________ English in Paris.

2. He ___________________ breakfast at half past seven.
3. My son ______________ tennis every week.
4. My friend _______________ three languages.
5. My sister is a flight attendant. She _________________ to hundreds of cities.
v. Write the time

VI. Write the months of the year in the correct order.

1.

5.

9.

2.

6.

10.

3.

7.

11.

4.

8.

12.

VII. Write questions. Use is or are.

1. (at home/ your mother) Is your mother at home?
2. (interesting/ your job) ______________________________________ ?
3. (the stores/ open today) ____________________________________ ?

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4. (interested in sports/ you) __________________________________ ?
5. (near here/ the post office) _________________________________ ?
VIII. Write true short answers (Yes, I am. No, it isnt, etc.)
1. Are you married? No, Im not
2. Is it cold today? ____________________
3. Are your hands cold? _______________
4. Are you a teacher?
IX. Write questions. Read the answers first.
1. (name?) Whats your name?

Paul.

2. (married or single?) _________________________________ ?

Im married.

3. (Australian?) _________________________________________?

No, Im Canadian.

4. (how old?) ___________________________________________?

Im 30.

5. (a lawyer?) __________________________________________?

No, Im a teacher.

6. (wife a teacher?) _____________________________________?

No, shes a nurse.

7. (from?) ______________________________________________?

Shes Mexican.

8. (her name?) _________________________________________ ?

Ana

9. (how old?) ___________________________________________?

Shes 27.

THANK YOU!