Diagnostic Test : Common Core

Reading Comprehension : (13 points)

Lupita's Day

Hello. My name is Lupita Gonzalez. I work in a large company in Monterrey, Mexico. We

make bottles and cans for soft drinks. I am a secretary. I answer the telephone and take
messages. I also use a fax machine and a computer. My first language is Spanish but sometimes I
speak English. Many of our clients are from the United States. My supervisor is Mr.Torres. He is
an engineer. I start work at 8:00. I usually drive to work. I have lunch from 1:00 to 2:00. I finish
work at 5:30. I go home and help my mother prepare dinner. We have dinner at 9:00. After dinner I
usually watch television a while. I usually go to bed at 11:00.

A. Answer the following questions from the text: (4 pts)

1. How does Lupita go to work?
2. Who lives with Lupita?
3. What time does she leave her office?
4. What does Mr Torres do?
B. Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? (4 pts)
1. Lupita works in a small company.
2. Lupita is an engineer.
3. Mr Torres is Lupita’s supervisor.
4. Lupita doesn’t watch television.
C. Complete the sentences from thetext? (2 pts)
1. Before she goes to bed, Lupita ………………………………..
2. Lupita speaks Spanish, but she …………………………………………..
D. What do the underlined words in the text refer to ? (3pts)
1. I : ………………….
2. He : ……………………
3. We : ……………………

Language : (20 points)

1. Put the verb “to be” in the correct form: (2 pts)
a) Messi……….. (To be / not) an actor. He ………….. (To be) a football player.
b) John and I………. (To be) from England. We …………. (to be/ not)Americans.
2. Complete with: “a” or “an” or “X” (no article) (2 pts)
a) Casablanca is ……… nice city.
b) Australia is …………….... . English-speaking country.
c) Samir has got ……….many friends.
d) Rachid El Wali is ………………. actor.
3. Write the plural of the following words. (2 pts)
a) Ball ………………c) Man………………
b) Foot………………..d) Fox…………
4. Choose the best word or phrase to fill in each blank : (4 pts)
a) My friend (living – lives – is live – live) in Meknes.
b) It’s my birthday (on – at – in – by) Sunday.
c) I think (her job is – she’s – her job is an – she’s a) taxi driver.
d) Playing video games is my favourite (job – pastime – homework -- appointment)
e) There isn’t (some – a little – any – much) milk left. The bottle is empty.
f) Where (works Ali – Ali works – Ali does work – does Ali work) ?
g) I (am – go to – going to – am going to) watch TV tonight.
h) (My – our – us – we) school isn’t far away. We go there on foot everyday.
5. Look at the headings and complete the table: (2.5 pts)
Vegetables Fruit Drinks Parts of the body Nationalities
…………………. …………………… ………………….. .………………….. …………………..
………………… ………………….. …………………. ……………………. …………………

6. Correct the following sentences. (1.5pts)

a) I give the bok to kamal. ……………………………..
b) There is one boys in my family. ……………………………………………………………………
c) I like wear expensive clothes. ………………………………………………………………….
7. Complete with the correct possessive adjectives: (2 pts)
a) Morocco is an Arabic-speaking country. ……………. capital is Rabat.
b) Karim and Rachid like football very much. ………….... favourite team is Real Madrid.
8. Unscramble the following sentences. (4 pts)
a) revise / friend/lessons/with /I/ my/my ……………………………………………………………..
b) sisters/have/I/two/one/brother/and ………………………………………………………………..
c) much/ this /how/jacket /is / ? …………………………………………………………………….
d) French / Jabir / not / Mr. / is / a / teacher ……………………………………………………….

Writing : (7 points)
Write a letter to your pen-friend from Britain and introduce yourself. Say where you live and
give some information about your family, your friends and your hobbies. Say how long you have
been learning English and how you would like to improve it.