b1 Diagnostic Test 2019

Name:. .....................................
Grammar 4 Complete the sentences using the present or past

1 Choose the correct words. passive.
I went / goed shopping yesterday. Present passive
1 Are you watching / Do you watch TV at the moment? 1 _______________ the plates _______________
2 They not saw / didn’t see the match. (make) from recycled paper?
3 We sleeped / slept really badly. 2 The date __________________ (announce) today.
4 Do you want to / Want you to go to the cinema? 3 Shampoo _______________ (not sell) at the bank.
5 What was / were they talking about? Past passive

5 The article ____________________ (write) yesterday.
2 Look at the online catalogue for sports equipment. Then
6 The parents ____________________ (not invite).
circle the correct answers.
7 My house ____________________ (build) last year.
* ** *** **** *****
good very good 5 Complete the questions and answers.
Ball (small) €20 **** 1 What _____________________________________ ?
Ball (big) €30 **** I’m watching TV.
Water bottle (small) €8 ***** 2 Did they see the match yesterday?
Water bottle (big) €10 ***** Yes, _______________________________________ .
Table tennis table €200 ***** 3 How ______________________________________ ?
Tennis racket €35 ***** I slept really badly last night.

4 What _____________________________________ ?
1. The small water bottle is cheaper than / more We were talking about football when you called.
expensive than / the most expensive the big 5 How ______________________________________ ?
water bottle. I see my grandparents about once a week.
2. The big ball is not as expensive as / not as cheap
6 Did you go to the museum?
as / as expensive as the tennis racket.
3. The table tennis table is cheaper than / more Yes, _______________________________________ .
expensive than / the most expensive item in the
catalogue. 6 Complete the conditional sentences using the verbs in
4. The cheap ball is bigger than / smaller than / as brackets.
big as the other ball. If it rains (rain) tomorrow, we’ll stay (stay) at home.
5. The balls are as good as / better than / not as 1 If I _______________ (get) a good mark tomorrow,
good as the table tennis tables. I _____________________ (invite) you to dinner.
2 If I _______________ (see) him later, I __________
3 Write sentences from the prompts using the present
simple, present continuous, past simple or past continuous __________ (give) him the book.
tense. 3 They __________________ (not tease) me if I
1 you / watch TV / at the moment / ? __________________ (not be) so shy.
___________________________________________ 4 You _______________ (not be) able to work if you
2 They / not see / the match / yesterday ______________ (listen) to music at the same time.
___________________________________________ 5 If we ______________ (sell) the car, you ________
3 We / sleep / badly / last night ____________ (have) to walk to school.
___________________________________________
4 What / they / talk about / when I called / ?
1
7 Choose the correct words. 4 Are you having dinner at the moment?
I went / goed shopping yesterday. Yes, _______________________________________ .
1 You must / should wear a coat – it’s cold. 5 Did he take the bus to school yesterday?
2 We not write / didn’t write the essay. Yes, _______________________________________ .
3 He occasionally sends / sends occasionally me an
email. 11 Rewrite these sentences using the reported speech.
4 Do you like / Like you watching TV? 1 ‘I live with my parents,’ Liam said.
5 Where was / were they going?
___________________________________________
8 Write present perfect sentences from the prompts. 2 ‘Will you marry me?’ Tim asked Samantha.
Include the word in brackets.
___________________________________________
1 He / tell me (already)
___________________________________________ 3 ‘Why were you crying?’ my mum asked me.
2 I / not see / my cousin / three years (for) ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
3 They / hear / the news (just) 4 ‘Leave me alone!’ Alan told me.
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
4 She / work / for that company / 1999 (since)
___________________________________________ 12 Complete the following sentences using relative
5 We / not do / the shopping (still) pronouns or adverbs. If they can be omitted, write
___________________________________________ brackets.
The book (which) I was reading was very interesting.
9 Complete the sentences with should (n’t), must (n’t) or 1 The man ................ I saw yesterday is 99.
(don’t) have to. 2 I know someone ................ sister is a nurse.
1 You ___________________ talk to her – she’ll 3 People ................ eat too much tend to have poor
understand. health.
4 My new job, ................ I started last week, is very
2 You ___________________ pay to get in – it’s free
stressful.
until 10 p.m.
5 I never met someone ................ didn’t like music.
3 You ___________________ leave without saying
goodbye – I’ll never forgive you! 13 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
4 They ___________________ go to bed so late –
1 tidy / really / bedroom / have / I / to / my
they’re always tired.
5 You ___________________ ring this number – it’s the
only way to contact them. 2 have / school / to / take / bus / Derek / Does / the / ?
10 Complete the questions and answers.

3 yesterday / Why / go / you / cousin’s / have / to / to /
1 What _____________________________________ ? did / your / house / ?
I went shopping yesterday.
4 you / study / Do / we’ll / year / to / think / hard / next /
2 Where ____________________________________ ? have / ?
They were going to the supermarket when you saw
them.
3 How ______________________________________ ?
He emails me twice a day!
2
Reading 4 The writer thinks homework websites can help you
learn. __________
STUDENTS AND TECHNOLOGY 5 The writer thinks studying was more fun when her
When my dad was at school, there weren’t any computers and dad was at school. __________
the internet didn’t exist. He didn’t communicate with his friends
by email and he didn’t make new friends in chat rooms online. 2 Tick () the true sentences and correct the false
These days the answer to almost every question is on your sentences.
computer. How has this influenced the way we study? Firstly,
1 The writer’s dad didn’t make new friends.
we can find information much more easily than we could in the
past. You don’t need to search through books and ___________________________________________
encyclopaedias. You can enter your key words in a search ___________________________________________
engine and then choose from the many websites which can give
you the information you need. 2 We can get a lot of information through our
Secondly, there are also websites which give advice and computers.
practical help with essays and other homework. Sometimes you ___________________________________________
have to pay for this, but there are a lot which are free. Some
3 The writer thinks homework websites are cheating.
people think this is cheating, but if you write the essay yourself,
you won’t just copy text. You will also learn. ___________________________________________
All in all, I think we’re lucky today. Studying is a lot more ___________________________________________
fun!
4 Students today are luckier than before.
___________________________________________
1 Read the text. Then read the sentences and write true
5 You will also learn using the information from the
or false.
Internet.
The writer’s dad had a computer at school. False
___________________________________________
1 The writer’s dad used email a lot. __________
2 Today it’s harder to find information. __________
3 Some homework websites are free. __________
MARKS:
Grammar: ______
Reading: ______
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Name:. .....................................

Grammar 4 Complete the sentences using the present or past

I went / goed shopping yesterday. Present passive

3 We sleeped / slept really badly. 2 The date __________________ (announce) today.

5 What was / were they talking about? Past passive

Tennis racket €35 ***** I slept really badly last night.

10 Complete the questions and answers.

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