ENGLISH INSTITUTIONAL DIAGNOSTIC

TEST
2023 - 2024
PROGRAM: DP
GRADE: TENTH A___ B____C____
SUBJECT: ENGLISH

NAME: ______________________________________________ DATE: _______________________

SCORE

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Write your full name, date and grade

2. Read carefully each question before filling in the answer sheet.

A- LISTENING

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1. Brian likes Birmingham because:

A. It has provided him with a steady income
B. It is where he grew up
C. It was where he first became famous

2. When they discuss children’s participation in panto, Brian says that

A. he prefers children not to come up on stage
B. it’s important to get the parents’ permission if a child wants to participate
C. he thinks that children’s participation adds a certain quality to the show

3. According to Brian, the advantage of panto is that

A. All the actors can change their lines to reflect current events.
B. The qualities required in panto match his talents..
C. It gives him the chance to play a comedy character.

4. Brian became involved in comedy because

A. He had wanted to do it since he was a child.

B. His friends at school encouraged him to do it.
C. He found he could earn more by doing comedy.

5.What does Brian say about providing comedy for corporate events?

A. It is easy because the audience has had a lot to drink.

B. He has learnt how to respond to comments from the audience.
C. It’s the only way for many comedians to find work.

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 B- READING

ANSWER QUESTIONS 6 TO 10: Read the text and answer the following questions: (4 marks/1 mark each
one)

Smiling Often
Smiling often has many benefits. People who smile regularly can experience an
increase in their health and state of mind. Unfortunately, many people don’t smile
enough. It’s a good idea to smile more often in order to feel better. Here are some
reasons to smile more often.
Smiling brings health benefits. It increases natural substances in the body which
improve your state of mind. Besides, smiling helps your facial structure give you a more
youthful look: combined with healthy teeth, smiling can make you seem healthier and more attractive. Smiling also
has positive effects on the immune and cardiovascular systems.
There are psychological benefits to smiling frequently, too. It makes you happy almost immediately. Sometimes when
we can’t smile, we find that anyone’s smile helps us feel better. Smiling can also reduce stress levels since the body
reacts quickly to it. A great way to make someone cheerful is to help them smile.
Smiling more often can also make you look more attractive and confident. In general, people like to show happiness
and be near those who are happy. Smiling in the presence of others shows you are a happy person, and you can transmit
the feeling to them. People are naturally attracted to smiling; therefore, smiling frequently can help you get the attention
you want from others.
If you don’t smile much, find ways to smile more often; try to make others smile more often too. Smiling is a fast way
to feel happy. Feeling happy and making others feel happy is very positive and will bring many benefits. Although it
seems difficult, it is in fact very easy; all it takes is moving some muscles and you will be happy almost immediately.

6. What is the author doing in the text?

A. convincing people that smiling at others is polite
B. describing the consequences of not smiling
C. discussing the effects of smiling in difficult situations
D. encouraging people to smile more frequently
7. What can the reader find out about smiling in paragraph 2?
a. how smiling helps people appear better
b. how smiling shows people you are interested in them
c. how smiling makes people be popular
d. how smiling lets people transmit happiness to others
8. According to paragraph 3, what can smiling cause in people?
a. It makes them react to funny situations frequently.
b. It helps them know when they need to feel good.
c. It makes them want to help others to feel happy.
d. It helps them feel happy very quickly.
9. What does smiling do in a social situation?
a. It tells others you need their attention to feel confident.
b. It makes others do what you want and show happiness.
c. It shows you are happy and makes others smile, too.
d. It makes you look attractive and want people’s acceptance.

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 10. Which is the best advertisement for the author’s ideas about smiling?
a. Want to look older and more mature? B. Want to be happy fast and easily? Smile
Smile. It will control your stress levels, your more frequently. It will make you healthier,
state of mind and your popularity. happier, and more attractive.

C. D.
Want to be natural? Want to look professional?

Smile often. Smile more.

It helps you improve your teeth, your It is important for your body, your mind,
mind, and your figure quickly. and your personal life.

C- SPEAKING

ANSWER QUESTIONS 11 TO 15 TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE EXAMPLE Complete the five
conversations with A, B or C (8 marks /1 mark each one)

A. Mine too!
This is her
B. What now?
favorite video
C. Best wishes

C. Best wishes.
Answer: 0. A B C

6. Would you like something to drink? A. Can I keep it?

B. That'd be great.
C. It doesn’t work!

7. What do you think of my hat? A. Don't come.

B. Very well.
C. It's too big.

8. Please don’t be late! A. Oh, not yet.

B. Don't worry.
C. I supposed so.

9. How much does it cost? A. Few.

B. Little coins.
C. Not much.

10. Can you do me a favor? A. Probably tomorrow.

B. Of course. What do you
C. Calm down.

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 D- WRITING

READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND COMPLETE IT BY USING THE RIGHT WORD

One of the most famous events in sports is

the FIFA World Cup. It takes (16) _______ every
four years in a different location, much like the
Olympics.
Indeed, there is some research that
demonstrates that the World Cup creates as
much international interest as the Olympic games
(17) _______. Teams from around the world
compete for a month. The same country rarely
(18) ______ two years in a row.
The competition, (19) ______has been interrupted only by World War II, makes soccer
players feel proud of their nation because it has created (20) ________ feelings of national
belonging. Even some wars between countries have been stopped until the teams knew
whether or not they had qualified. For fans, soccer means far more
than a simple sport. It is a way to prove their country’s importance in this sport. The
popularity of soccer hasn’t decreased over the decades, and it is still the king of sports.

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