Diagnostic Test

Name  Class  Date

4 The bus / arrive / at 19.00.

LANGUAGE IN ACTION
The bus arrives at 19.00. (F)
1 Complete with the present simple or present 5 I / be / on holiday / from Monday.
continuous form of the verbs in brackets. I am on holiday from Monday. (F)
1 Are you enjoying (you / enjoy) your English 6 What time / the train / leave?
class today?
What time does the train leave? (F)
2 Which social media site do you use
(you / use) every day? 6
3 Oh! My camera isn’t working (not work).
4 Do you like (you / like) my new phone? 4 Complete the sentences with the past simple
form of the verbs in brackets.
5 My dad spends (spend) a lot of time
1 Did you spend (you / spend) a lot of time
looking at a screen every day.
online yesterday?
6 I have to go. My mum is calling (call) me.
2 I took (take) my MP3 to school.
6 3 Josh didn’t use (not use) his phone.
4 We didn’t have (not have) many electronic
2 Put the words in the correct order. devices at home.
1 I / often / on / study / Sundays / don’t / . 5 How many messages did Lily send
I don’t often study on Sundays. (Lily / send)?
2 are / We / at / the weekend / sometimes / 6 Mia tried (try) to do her homework.
bored / .
We are sometimes bored at the weekend. 6
3 meetings / mum / always / My / has /
on Mondays / .
5 Complete with the present simple or present
continuous and past simple form of the verbs in
My mum always has meetings on Mondays. the box.
4 visit / on / your / Sunday / usually / Do / aunt /
arrive  do  leave  move  sit  start
you / ?
Do you usually visit your aunt on Sunday?
JESS Hey, Casey! Where are you?
5 late / never / I / school / am / for / . I1 arrived at the theatre twenty
I am never late for school. minutes ago and I can’t see you.
6 get / ever / hardly / text / I / messages / . What 2 are you doing (you)?
I hardly ever get text messages. The concert 3 starts in 20 minutes.

6 CASEY Sorry! We 4 are sitting on the bus.

I5 left home late, and now there’s
3 Write sentences in the present simple. Write P if a lot of traffic! It 6 is moving really
they refer to the present or F to the future.
slowly.
1 I / go to school / at 8 am / every day.
I go to school at 8 am every day. (P) JESS Oh, Casey! You are always late!
2 School / finish / soon.
School finishes soon. (F) 6
3 We / go to the concert / every summer.
We go to the concert every summer. (P)

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VOCABULARY 8 Circle the correct options.
1 I have a lot of apps / screens / jazz on my phone.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct word 2 What is your favourite social media / app /
in brackets.
message site?
1 Kate plays the drums really well.
3 I play DJ / bass / fan in a band.
(folk / drums / rap)
4 My favourite music is heavy metal / keyboard /
2 Do you like folk music? DJ.
(DJ / keyboard / folk) 5 I use this camera to have video screens / chats /
3 Reggae is a kind of music that originally fans with my friends.
came from Jamaica. 6 Keyboard / Reggae / Bass is a kind of dance
(Reggae / Bass / Heavy metal) music.
4 My best friend plays the keyboard in a band. 6
(DJ / keyboard / folk)
5 My parents like jazz , but I don’t like it 9 Complete the words in the sentences.
at all. 1 I went to bed at 1.00 am so I’m really
(jazz / fans / band) t i r e d.
6 One hundred thousand fans fill the 2 My favourite e m o j i is the dog.
stadium to see the concert. 3 I play b a s s in a band.
(folk / bass / fans) 4 I think I spend about two hours a day looking at
a sc r e e n .
6
5 Can you send me a text m e s s a g e when
you arrive?
7 Match the sentences 1–6 with the words a–e.
1 I’ve got an exam today. c 6 My friend arrived late and I was a n g r y
because I missed the film.
2 My friend is talking about her messages
again. f 6
3 These people like a band or a singer
very much. b 10 Complete the text with the words in the box.
4 I fell over in front of the class. d bored  electronic devices  excited 
5 My brother took my phone without keyboard  rap  social media

asking me. e
I’m never 1 bored when I listen to music.
6 You play this musical instrument with I love it! I use different 2electronic devices, such
sticks or your hands. a
as my MP4 player or my smartphone to listen to it
a drums everywhere. My friends and I are in a band. I play
b fans the 3 keyboard , and write and sing the
c nervous songs, too. Last Saturday, Milky Milk, a famous
rapper, came to my town. I felt really 4 excited !
d embarrassed
I love 5 rap music. I went to the concert with
e angry some friends. It was great! We wrote a lot of
f bored 6 social media messages about the concert
6 next day!
6

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READING 11 Read the text. Circle the correct option.
What do Lula and Ben arrange to do later?
a  Talk on the phone.
BEN Hi Lula! How’s your summer? Are you
b  Meet at the show.
having fun?
c  Have a video chat.
LULA Yeah. I’m having the time of my life with
my cousins. We’re really busy! 3
BEN What do you do every day?
LULA In the morning, we usually go to the beach
12 Read the text again. Circle the correct options.
1 Lula never / often / always goes to the beach.
or the swimming pool. But today we’re
going to a tech show! 2 The show is for people who are interested in
sport / tennis / technology.
BEN What’s that?
3 Lula wants to go / doesn’t want to go /
LULA It’s a show where you can see the latest
isn’t sure about going to the show.
electronic devices, you know, phones,
cameras, video games, things like that. 4 Lula’s cousin designed an app / a phone /
a video game.
BEN That sounds cool!
5 Ben likes / doesn’t like / isn’t sure about tennis
LULA Yeah. I’m really excited. My cousin Tamsin
camp.
works for a company that designs apps.
And there’s a competition at the show, 6 Lula is going to the show with Ben / alone /
and Tamsin is hoping her app will win. with Tamsin.
She’s a bit nervous, but I think the app is 6
really good.
BEN Wow! I want to come with you. That 13 Read the text again. Are the sentences true
or false?
sounds like so much fun!
1 Lula is staying with her friends. false
LULA So, how’s your summer? How’s tennis
2 You can see electronic devices and
camp?
video games at the tech show.  true
BEN Oh, it’s OK. But my tennis is so bad. I’m
3 Tamsin hopes her app will win
embarrassed because all the other people
a competition.  true
on the camp are really good. I hardly ever
win a game! 4 Ben’s embarrassed because his
English is bad.  false
LULA Don’t worry. I’m sure that’s not true!
5 He started tennis camp two days ago.  false
BEN And I’m actually getting a bit bored with
tennis after two weeks of it! 6 Lula’s bus leaves in 15 minutes.  true
LULA Never mind. School starts soon! Anyway, 6
I have to go now. We want to get the bus
and it leaves in 15 minutes. Tamsin’s
waiting for me.
BEN Do you want to do a video chat when you
get back later? I want to see photos of the
show.
LULA Yeah, OK.
BEN OK. Speak later. Good luck in the
competition!
LULA Thanks. Bye!

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LISTENING WRITING
14 DT1 Listen to a conversation. Circle the correct 17 Write a review of your favourite electronic
option. device (a phone, laptop). Use the prompts
What does Tom ask Amira to do on Friday? below to help you.
a  Tom asks Amira to come to see his band. Write at least 120 words.
b  Tom asks Amira to write a song for his band. • the name of the device and what it does
• the good things about the device
3 • the bad things about the device
• your general opinion of the device
15 DT1 Listen again. Circle the correct options.
1 Amira is interviewing her classmates / friends /
Students’ own answers
teachers.
2 Tom feels nervous because Amira asks him
about his music / feelings / parents.
3 Amira doesn’t like rap because she thinks it
sounds angry / sad / boring.
4 Tom likes Ariana Grande because her music
makes him feel happy / sad / excited.
5 Tom thinks that listening to / writing / singing
songs can help him express his feelings.
6 Amira thinks Tom is cool / boring / tired.

16 DT1 Listen again. Complete the sentences.

1 Tom is listening to music.
2 Amira is doing a project about teenagers
and music.
3 Tom likes pop music, reggae and
rap .
4 Tom sometimes writes songs .
5 Tom is the singer in a band.
6 Tom’s band have got a concert on
Friday after school.
6

10

TOTAL SCORE  100

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