DIAGNOSTIC TEST

DIAGNOSTIC TEST CORRECTION

                

 ANSWERS

READING:

a)      F    b)  T      c) T     d) F    e) F    f)  T     g) T     h)  F

GRAMMAR

1.      Am       is

2.      Mine   Hers

3.      C   NC

4.      Be   Don´t eat

5.      Is there    Are there

6.      How much rice do you need?     How many magazines are you buying?

7.      A lot of   a few

8.      How often do you practice gymnastics after school?  

       How often does Ashley visit her grandmother in New York city?

9.      Playing   swimming

10.  Am writing   is sleeping

11.  b) swims    c) is playing    d) go    e) is raining

12.  Your sweater is too short           This shoes isn´t big enough.

13.  What are you doing tomorrow night?   When are you going on vacations?

14.  Ana isn´t going to see Shakira in concert this weekend.  

       We are going to buy new jeans next week.

READING

An apple a day keeps the doctor away New research says eating an apple every day can protect your body from a heart attack. The research is from Oxford University in England. The researchers said if people in England over 50 years old ate a daily apple, 8,500 fewer people would die each year from heart attacks and strokes. They added that if all adults ate more fruit and vegetables every day, there would be 11,000 fewer deaths in England. Lead researcher Dr Adam Briggs explained how healthier eating can have big effects on our health. He said: "It just shows how effective small changes in diet can be, and that both drugs and healthier living can make a real difference in preventing heart disease and stroke." The phrase "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" entered the English language over 100 years ago. People in the 19th century knew about the benefits of apples. Scientists in the 21st century are still telling us. Apples contain chemicals that lower cholesterol in our bodies. Too much cholesterol increases the risk of having a heart attack. Wikipedia.com says there are more than 7,500 different kinds of apples. In 2010, we ate 69 million tons of the fruit. China grows nearly half of the world's apples. The USA is the second-leading producer, with around six per cent of world production. People do many things with apples, from eating them raw, baking them, stewing them, and making sauces and cakes with them.

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if  a-h  below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	Researchers from a French university found new things about apples.	T / F
b.	Thousands of over-50-year-olds would not die early if they ate apples.	T / F
c.	11,000 fewer adults in England would die if they ate healthier food.	T / F
d.	A doctor said only big changes in diet can make a difference to health.	T / F
e.	The phrase "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" is 300 years old.	T / F
f.	Apples contain chemicals that help lower cholesterol in out body.	T / F
g.	There are over 7,500 different kinds of apples in the world.	T / F
h.	China grows over half of the world's apples.	T / F

GRAMMAR: (30 POINTS)

1)      Complete Sofia´s e-mail with the correct forms of the verb be. (1 point each)

Hi, Emily,

My name  is  Sofia.  I _____ fifteen years old.  My father´s name ________ Juan.  Is is a Salesman for a computer company…..

2)      Circle the correct words to complete the conversations. (1 point each)

A:  This cell phone is cool.  Is it ( your / yours) or Clara´s?

B:  It is (my / mine):  (Her / Hers) is in her backpack.

3)      Write C next to the count nouns and NC next to the noncount nouns (1 point each)

a)      Example: Ice cream:              NC

                 Chocolate chips:    _C_

b)      Egg ____________

c)      Sugar ___________

4)      Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. (1 point each)

don´t eat      eat     be

1.      ___Eat ____ good food

2.      __________ positive!

3.      __________ fast food.  It is not good for you.

5)      Complete the questions with is there or are there.

a)      Example:  Is there an egg in the basket?

b)      ____________ any salt for my beef?

c)      ____________ any toys for the kids?

6)      Unscramble the words to make questions. (1 point each)

a)      Example: Maria / How many / guitars / does / have / ?

How many guitars does Maria have?

b)      need / you / How much / rice / do / ?

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c)      are/ buying / How many / you / magazines / ?

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7)      Circle the correct expression of quantity in each sentence. (1 point each)
a) Example:  Emilio watches ( a little/a few) news programs every day.

a)      Does Elizabeth have ( a lot of  / a few) homework?

b)      Alana watches ( a little / a few) TV shows with her mother.

8)      Write questions with the how often and the cues. (1 point each)

a)        Example:  they/ visit their relatives in Barcelona /?

How often do they visit their relatives Barcelona?

b)      You / practice gymnastics after school/?

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c)      Ashley / visit her grandmother in New York City / ?

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9)      Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the verbs in parentheses. (1 point each)

a)      Example:  Teresa loves (ski) skiing in the mountains.

b)      I hate (play) _________ volleyball.  I never hit the ball over the net!

c)      Do you like (swim) ___________ in the pool every morning?

10)  Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of the verbs.(1 point each)

a)      Example: My friends and I (enjoy) are enjoying ourselves in the park.

b)      I (write) ________________ a letter to my best friend.

c)      My dog (sleep) __________________ under the bench.

11)  Complete the sentences with the simple present or the present continuous form of the verbs. (1 point each)

a)      Example: How often do they (go) __go______ to the beach?

b)      My mom (swim) _________________ in the pool every morning.

c)      Pablo (play) ___________________ soccer right now.

d)      Tina and I (go) ________________ to camp every summer.

e)      We can´t play outside.  It (rain) ________________

12)  Rewrite the sentences using too or enough and the adjective in parentheses. (2 points)

a)      Example: It is too cold to go out ( warm)

It is not warm enough to go out.

b)      Example: I am not tall enough (short)

I am too short.

c)      Your sweater isn´t long enough.  (short)

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d)      This shoe is too small. (big)

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13)  Write questions about the future using the cues and the present continuous. (1 point each)

a)      Ex: What time / you / get up/ tomorrow/ ? What time are you getting up tomorrow?

b)      What / you / do / tomorrow night/?            __________________________________

c)      When / you/ go on vacation/?                      __________________________________

14)  Write sentences with be going to and the cues.  

a)      Example:  They / (not)  take their coats      

They are not going to take their coats.

b)      Ana / (not) see Shakira in concert this weekend.

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c)      We / buy / new jeans next week.                 

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