Centre for Languages and Communication

Diagnostic Test
Full name ................................................................................................

Date of birth ..............................................................................

Date ..................................................................................................

Phone number ....................................................................................

Time span: Start ...................... End ...............................

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Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five
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 PART ONE

A Write the questions.

1 .................................................................................
Her name's Jenny.
2 .................................................................................
He’s fifteen years old.
3 .................................................................................
They live in Thailand.
4 .................................................................................
She’s a doctor.
5 .................................................................................
There are five chairs.

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B Complete the text with the prepositions from the box.

for from in on with

My parents come .................. Scarborough, a town .................. the east coast England but I live and work
.................. Leeds. I'm a secretary and I work .................. an international company. My office is quite near the the
city centre. I live in a flat .................. three friends.
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C Underline the correct words in bold.

1 I like / am liking this music.

2 What do you do / are you doing with that pen?
3 Do you listen / Are you listening to the radio every morning?
4 Do you listen / Are you listening to me?
5 They are watching / watch TV at the moment.

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D Complete the dialogue with some or any.

BOB: Tom, would you like ................... biscuits?

TOM: Yes, please.
BOB: Look in the fridge. Have we got ................... butter?
TOM: Yes, we have.
BOB: Look in the cupboard. Is there ................... flour?
TOM: Yes, there is.
BOB: What about sugar?
TOM: No, there isn’t ................... sugar.
BOB: Oh no!
TOM: What’s the matter?
BOB: I want to make ................... biscuits!
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TOTAL= _____. X5= _____.%

 PART TWO

A Write the past tense of the verbs.

1 read .............. 3 hear .............. 5 buy .............. 7 wake .............. 9 say ..............
2 fall .............. 4 can .............. 6 spend .............. 8 come .............. 10 go ..............

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B Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.

1 Many people think nurses work (hard) .................................... than doctors.

2 We're moving to a (big) .................................... office next year.
3 My new job is (good) .................................... than my oId one.
4 This armchair is (comfortable) .................................... than that one.
5 Anne thinks prices are (expensive) .................................... in Harrods than in Zara.

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C Choose the correct verb in these exchanges.

1 You ............ wear shoes in the gym

a doesn't b haven't got to c mustn't

2 ............ go through that door. It says 'No entry'.

a Don't b Not c You mustn't to

3 It was a lovely party. We ............ write and thank them.

a got to b do c must

4 You're driving at 120 kph. You really ............ drive so fast.

a don't b didn't c mustn't

5 My plane leaves at 4 p.m. I ............ be at the airport at 3 o'clock.

a have to b has to c need

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TOTAL= _____. X 4 = _____.%

 PART THREE

A Report what the people said in the past

1 “Be quiet!" (She/him)
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2 "Could you speak more slowly, please?" (He/him)
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3 "Don't be late back!" (He/her)
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4 Can you take us to Piccadilly Circus, please?" (They/him)
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5 "Please don't leave the plane yet." (She/they)
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B Complete the sentences with as, so or than.

1 Valencia isn't as large ............... Madrid.

2 You shouldn't eat ............... many cakes!
3 You're not as tall .................... I thought.
4 Your bag looks exactly the same ................. mine.
5 The hotel is much more expenslve this year .................... last year.

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C Write these sentences in the passive.

1 They had to postpone the meeting because of illness.

The meeting ....................................................................................
2 Somebody will spend the money.
The money ......................................................................................
3 Nobody can do it.
It ......................................................................................................
4 People should send their complaints to the head office.
Complaints ......................................................................................
5 An electrical fault could have caused the fire.
The fire ...........................................................................................

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TOTAL= _____. X 5 = _____.%

1 ............ Jane and Tim from Scotland? 6 We go to the beach ............ August.
A Am A at
B Are PART 4 B in
C Does C of
D Is D on

2- remind / memory reminder / remember 7- Reorder these words to make a sentence.

I'm sorry, I don't …………… The / is / quarter / time / past / a / four .

Please …………… me to tell your name.
you my phone number.
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My …………….....is terrible! Mr Smith hasn't paid. Please
send him a ................. ...........................................................................
3 This is a photo of Anne and ............ husband. 8 How ............ time do we have?
A her A long
B his B lot
D its C many
C their D much
4 My aunt ............ rice. 9 Did he ............ the film?
A do A like
B is B liked
C like c likes
D likes D liking
5 ............ she speak Portuguese? 10 He ................. some blank CDs yesterday.
A Are A bought
B Do B brings
C Does C buy
D Is D buys

16 My dad _______ his car yet.

11 Helen is very_______. She doesn’t go out a lot. A hasn’t sold B didn’t sell
A bored B confident C angry D shy C doesn’t sell D wasn’t sold

12 -I bought some lovely red _______ today. 17 I’ve been a doctor _______ fifteen years.
A cabbages B cucumbers C banana D apples A since B for C until D by

13 -Which bus ______for when I saw you this morning? 18 Look at the sky. It_ ______ rain.
A did you wait B had you waited A will B can C i s g o i n g to D does
C were you waiting D have you waited
19 If I ____ this homework, the teacher will be
14 -Where _______ you like to go tonight? angry!
A do B would C are D can A am not finishing B won’t finish
C don’t finish D didn’t finished
15 * That’s the _______ film I’ve ever seen!
A worse B worst C baddest D m o st bad 20 * If you ___steak for a long time, it goes hard.
A cook B are cooking
*This book is even _______ than the last one! C have cooked D cooked
A most boring B bringer
C more boring D far boring * The temperature in Malta never goes _______ zero.
A- beneath B under
C off D below

TOTAL= _____. X 5 = _____.%

 PART Five

Nowadays the way many people interact with each other has changed because
of technology. In what ways has technology affected the types of relationships
people make? Has this become a positive or negative development?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience. Write at least 250 words.
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