Colegio Huilco Alto

DIAGNOSTIC ENGLISH TEST

Name: __________________________________________________________________
Date: ___________________ Class: 8_________ Total Score: _______Pts./ _____

I. Read the text and complete the table. (6 Pts.)

PAULA IGNACIA CRISTIN

LIKE

DOESNT
LIKE

II. Read the sentences below and write three different conversations
(12pts)
Do you like the city?
I like to swim in the sea.

Yes, I do.
Do you like the countryside?
What do you like to do?

Yes, I do. I like to ride horses.

What do you like to do?

Do you like the beach? I like to

go to the cinema.

Yes, I do. What do you

like to do?

Conversation N1: Conversation N3:

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Conversation N2:
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III. Read and underline five verbs in past tense (5 pts)

Javiera was a good student. She liked sports very much and
specially she loved playing tennis and in the year 2006, she
went to Miami to take part in a championship of tennis. She
arrived to the city, early in the morning, at 7 oclock and her
trainer came to the airport.

IV. According to the text write T (true) / F (false) (10 pts.).

1) ........ Javiera was a student. 6) ........ She went to Miami to

take part in a concert.

2) ....... Javiera liked tennis. 7) ........ She went to Miami 2

years ago.

3) ........ She played table tennis. 8) ........ She arrived to Miami in

the afternoon.

4) ........ She went to a city in United States. 9) ........ She arrived to Miami at
7.

5) ........ She went to Miami on Friday. 10) ........ Her trainer came in the
morning to the airport

V. Look at the pictures and write short conversations. Follow the example given.
(10pts)
 We can use de verb "like" in two forms. We can use whit the gerund (ing) or whit the
infinitive (to).
Examples
Affirmative "like" form : Negative like" form :
1) I like to swim. (Me gusta nadar.) 1) I dont like to swim. (No me gusta
nadar.)
2) I like swimming. (Me gusta nadar.) 2) I dont like swimming.(No me gusta
nadar.)

VI. Describe if you like or dont like to do these things. Write the answers in
both forms to the gerund (-ing) and to the infinitive ("to"). Follow the examples
given.(8pts)

a) play volleyball =
1) ______________________________________________________________
2) _____________________________________________________________
b) listen to music =
1) ______________________________________________________________
2) _____________________________________________________________
c) Do karate =
1) ______________________________________________________________
2) _____________________________________________________________
d) Cook =
1) ______________________________________________________________
2) _____________________________________________________________

VII. Read the text and then fill in the blanks with the missing words. (6 Pts.)

1) Pedro started 5th __________________________________ in a new school.

2) There is a __________________________ and a computer room in the school.
3) Pedros favourite place is the ________________________________________
4) There are twenty-five ____________________________________ in his class.
5) Pedros favourite subject is ________________________________________.
6) Pedro has Natural Science on Wednesday, ____________________________