002 TKT Diagnostic Test v2

TKT Diagnostic Test
For questions 1-6 Match the underlined words in the text below with the grammatical
terms listed A-G.
Mark the correct letter (A-G) on your answer sheet
There is one extra option which you do not need to use
Parts of speech
A conjunction
B preposition
C noun
D adverb
E pronoun
F verb
G adjective
I want you to write a (1) list of ten things which (2) you like. Do it (3) carefully. But dont
talk to me or your sister. (4) Ask me about any (5) difficult words you cant spell. (6) When
you have finished, you can watch television.
For questions 7-11 match the example sentences with the grammatical terms listed A-F.
Mark the correct letter (A-F) on your answer sheet
Example sentences
7. Then I realized what had happened
8. Many old houses are made of wood
9. Weve never seen a whale before
10. He doesnt like playing chess
11. She said she was really upset
Grammatical Terms
A Gerund
B Present perfect simple
C Present perfect continuous
D Reported statement
E Present simple passive
F Past perfect simple
For questions 12-16 match the example language with the grammatical terms listed A-F
Example language
12. my, your, our
13. that, which, who
14. we, you, she
15. during, after, until
16. through, along, towards
Grammatical Terms
A subject pronouns
B possessive adjectives
C prepositions of movement
D relative pronouns
E prepositions of time
F interrogative
For questions 17-21 Match the underlined words in the text below with the grammatical
terms listed A-F
Grammatical terms
A pronoun
B collective noun
C plural noun
D compound noun
E proper noun
F uncountable noun
Kofie stood on the shore of (17) Lake Volta and looked at the small (18) fishing boat bobbing
on the waves. The boat was empty and had been there for two days. (19) He had wanted to
jump into the lake and pull it into the beach, but he had remembered his fathers (20)
advice, and knew that he must not take other peoples property. His (21) family often went
hungry, and he could have caught fish if only he had a boat.
For questions 22-26 choose the correct lexical or phonological terms to complete the
sentences.
Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.
Question 22
Unhappy, disagree and incorrect include examples of
A prefixes
B informal language
C synonym
Question 23
Hole and whole, mail and male; by and buy are examples of
A homophones
B unvoiced sounds
C false friends
Question 24
Put out; put of; put away are examples of
A antonyms
B verb patterns
C multi-word verbs
Question 25
Vehicle car, bicycle, plane; pet dog, cat, rabbit; food bread, pizza, meat are examples of
A collocations
B lexical sets
C collective nouns
Question 26
Cant; dont; hes are examples of
A connected speech
B weak forms
C contractions
For questions 27-32 match the example language with the grammatical terms listed A-H
Mark the correct letter (A-H) on your answer sheet
Examples of vocabulary
27. Colour, color; realize, realize; theatre, theater
28. traffic lights; alarm clock; seat belt
29. childish; successfully; dependable
30. hot, cold; big, small; good, bad
31. catch a cold; catch a bus; catch a thief
32. sad; miserable; unhappy
Categories
A synonyms
B lexical set
C collocations
D word+suffix
E prefix+word
F compunds
G antonyms
H American and British English
For questions 33-37, look at the following questions about phonology and the possible
answers.
Question 33
Which option shows the correct word stress for telephone?
A telEphone
B TELephone
C telePHONE
Question 34
What is a phoneme?
A The smallest sound
B The smallest sound that has meaning
C A symbol representing a sound
Question 35
Which of the following ends with a consonant?
A banana
B carrot
C potato
Question 36
Which of these words is stressed on the first syllable?
A re`stricted
B `paragraph
C substi`tution
Question 37
In which of these words in the first letter a voiced sound?
A table
B forget
C dark
For questions 38-44 look at the two vowel sounds in each word. Match the vowel sounds in
the words with the pairs of phonemic symbols listed A-H
Minimal Pairs
38 work
39 test
taste
40 hear
41 word
would
42 shut
43 tart
tight
44 said
woke
hair
shirt
sad
Vowel Sounds
A
For question 45-51 match the example sentences with the communicative functions listed
A-H
Example sentences
45 Lets go to that new restaurant.
46 They might win you never know in cup matches
47
48
49
50
51
Watch out! Thats dangerous.

My son can speak three languages fluently.
It is ok if I open the window.
Shall I show you how the camera works?
Could you pass me my bag?
Functions
A describing ability
B describing personality
C asking for permission
D requesting
E asking for advice
F suggesting
G offering
H warning
For questions 52-56, look at the language skills and the three possible descriptions of them.
Two of the descriptions are appropriate in each situation. One of the descriptions is NOT
appropriate.
Mark the description (A, B or C) which is NOT appropriate on your answer sheet.
Question 52
Productive skills involve
A expressing rather than understanding language
B speaking and writing activities
C listening and reading task
Question 53
Process writing involves
A planning a piece of writing
B writing without editing
C using writing subskills
Question 54
Listening for gist involves
A being able to understand every word of a text
B working out the overall meaning of a text without concentrating on the details
C forming a general idea of what a text is about
Question 55
Proofreading involves
A checking for language errors
B reading your written work word by word
C paraphrasing parts of a text
Question 56
Speaking accurately involves
A using the right expressions to convey meaning
B using colloquial language to express ideas
C using lexis and structures correctly
For questions 57-61, look at the following terms for language skills and three possible
descriptions of them.
Choose the correct option A, B, or C.
Question 57
Summarizing is
A explaining a text in detail
B writing the last sentence of a text
C giving the main points of a text
Question 58
Interactive listening is
A listening, responding and giving feedback
B listening for detail, mood and attitude
C listening and identifying word stress and linking
Question 59
Oral fluency is
A speaking without making any mistakes
B speaking naturally without hesitating too much
C speaking without considering the listener
Question 60
Paraphrasing is
A using phrases to say something instead of using complete sentences
B connecting sentences together in speech or writing by using conjunctions
C finding another way to say something when you cannot think of the right language
Question 61
Scanning is
A reading a text quickly to get the general idea
B reading a text quickly to find specific information
C reading a text quickly to identify the writers attitude
For questions 62-68 match the teaching recommendation with the influences on
motivation listed A-H
Influences on motivation
A learner autonomy
B interest in the lesson
C interest in the target culture
D the usefulness of learning the language
E personalizing
F goal-setting
G support from others
H self-confidence
Teaching recommendations
62. Where possible, ask learners to choose what activities they want to do.
63. Encourage parents to motivate their children to learn English.

64. Remind learners how important English is for getting jobs.
65. Choose activities and materials that are motivating.
66. Bring to the classroom any materials (e.g. brochures, photos, souvenirs) you have
collected on your trips to English speaking countries.
67. Praise learners frequently but honestly.
68. Give learners opportunities to use English to talk about their own lives.
For questions 69-73, choose the correct option A, B, or C to complete each statement
about learning language.
Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet
Question 69
The group of learners who generally benefit most from picking up language is:
A children under the age of five
B people over the age of 20
C teenagers aged 15-19
Question 70
Being exposed to the right level of language helps learners
A check their own progress
B increase their interaction
C acquire more language
Question 71
A silent period is a time when learners
A do written work
B study the language
C process the language
Question 72
Acquiring language involves
A studying the language carefully
B listening just to language-focused exercises
C learning language just by hearing or reading it
Question 73
When we focus on the form of language we
A talk with classmates
B pay attention to accuracy and use
C listen to videos and audio cassettes
For questions 74-80 match the statements with the types of mistakes listed A-C
Types of mistakes
A a slip
B interference
C a developmental error
Statements
74 All beginners confuse the tenses in English
75 The learner was extremely tired. This made her forget lots of grammar.
76 The learner was able to correct his own mistake.
77 The learners pronunciation was full of sounds from his own language.
78 Nearly all the learners, of whatever mother tongue, made mistakes with word order in
English present simple tense question forms.
79 He was very angry so he kept making mistakes.
80 The learner kept using vocabulary based on her own language.
For questions 81-85 match the activities with the preferred learning styles A, B, or C.
Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet
Learning styles
A visual
B auditory
C kinaesthetic
Activities
81 dictation
82 miming stories
83 watching a video clip without sound and predicting the story
84 learning new vocabulary with flashcards
85 information-gap listening activities
For questions 86-91 match the class activities with the teaching approaches listed A-G
Teaching approaches
A Lexical Approach
B Presentation, Practice and Production (PPP)
C Task-based Learning (TBL)
D Test-teach-test
E Total Physical Response (TPR)
F Grammar-Translation
G Function Approach
Class Activities
86 Learners perform actions in response to the teachers instructions.
87 Learners practice new structures orally only after the teacher has introduced them.
88 The teacher assesses learners knowledge of the target language before presenting it.
89 The focus is on words or sets of words and how they are used in natural context.
90 There is more emphasis on the written word than spoken communication
91 Lessons focus on completing an activity after which relevant language is highlighted and
worked on.
For questions 92-98 match the class activities with the presentation techniques listed A-H
Presentation Techniques
A concept checking
B eliciting
C describing a situation
D defining
E miming
F using guided discovery
G drilling
H using realia
Teacher Actions
92 The teacher asked the learners to take three things out of their bags and wrote the
names of these objects on the board
93 The teacher asked the learners to read some sentences and then decide whether the
underlined words were nouns or adjectives by looking carefully at their endings
94 The teacher told the class the meaning of the words
95 The teacher said the new words several times and told their learners to repeat them
96 The teacher asked the learners to tell her examples of things people take on holiday
97 The teacher asked the learners questions about the meaning of the words she had just
introduced
98 The teacher close her eyes, put her hands together and held them next to her right ear to
show the meaning of sleep
For questions 99-105 match the descriptions with the teaching activities listed A-H
Teaching activities
A problem solving
B a role-play
C labeling
D choral drilling
E form filling
F a game
G a survey
H project work
Descriptions
99 The teacher says a word and asks all the learners to repeat it together
100 The teacher puts learners in pairs and asks one of them to act as a lost tourist asking
the way and the other as a local person giving directions
101 The learners use maps to work out the best way to get from X to Y
102 The learners listen to a tape and complete a timetable

103 The learners ask all their classmates their opinion about something and then note it
down
104 The learners go to a local museum, the library and the Internet to find out about
dinosaurs. They make an exhibition of wall posters about them
105 The learners choose names of objects from a list and write the names under pictures of
the objects
For questions 106-110, look at the questions about classroom activities and three possible
answers.
Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
Question 106
Which one of these does NOT involve putting things in order?
A ranking
B jumbled paragraphs
C labeling
Question 107
Which one of these does NOT usually involve pair or groupwork?
A jigsaw reading
B choral repetition
C information-gap activities
Question 108
Which one of these does NOT usually focus on grammar practice?
A project work
B transformation exercises
C gap-fills
Question 109
Which one of these is NOT a speaking activity
A mind map
B mingle
C role-play
Question 110
Which one of these is NOT a vocabulary-learning strategy?
A visualization
B problem solving
C categorization
For questions 111-116, match the assessment aims with the assement types listed A-G.
Assessment aims
111 to put students into a class at the correct level
112 to identify how much the class already knows about a particular language items
113 to give students a test on language taught in the lastest unit of their coursebook
114 to keep a record of students performance, based on work completed throughout the
course
115 to help students evaluate their own progress
116 to see how well students perform at the end of a course
Assessment types
A continuous assessment
B placement tests
C diagnostic tests
D peer assessment
E self-assessment
F achievement tests
G progress tests
For questions 117-120, match the classroom activities with their main teaching purpose
listed A-E.
Mark the correct letter (A-E) on your answer sheet.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use.
Classroom Activities
117 Helping learners to use dictionaries
118 Class discussion
119 Lead-in
120 Substitution drill
Teaching Purpose
A giving controlled practice
B developing listening skills
C giving fluency practice
D introducing the topic of a lesson
E developing learner autonomy

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Watch out! Thats dangerous.

63. Encourage parents to motivate their children to learn English.

102 The learners listen to a tape and complete a timetable

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