DIAGNOSTIC TEST- ENGLISH
Name: __________________________________________________ Result: __/100
Vocabulary
1 Complete the IT activities with the verbs in the box.
download post print store write
a ______________ data
b ______________ a blog
c ______________ a document
d ______________ a video clip
e______________ a comment
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2 Choose the correct words.
a Do you know how to upload / print a video clip?
b My friends write / read e-books.
c You can send / take e-mails from this cell phone.
d How often do you go / make online?
e Where can I store / plug in my memory stick on this computer?
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3 Match the jobs with the pictures.
a electrician
b journalist
c doctor
d actor
e scientist
f policewoman
g artist
h fireman
i construction worker
j mailman
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ()
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Grammar
4 Choose the correct words.
a How old was / were you in 2010?
b This camera was / were a present from my sister.
c Where were you / you were yesterday?
d Why wasn’t / weren’t you at school?
e There was / were some good pictures at the exhibition.
f We was / were tired yesterday.
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5 Write the verbs using the simple past.
a find ______________
b take ______________
c fly ______________
d write ______________
e try ______________
f swim ______________
g do ______________
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6 Match the questions with the answers.
a Where did you get your new digital camera?
b How much did it cost?
c What did you do on the weekend?
d Where did you spend your summer vacation?
e What did you have for lunch?
f Why were you late for school?
( ) I stayed at home and played video games.
( ) We went to Italy.
( ) I had pizza. It was delicious!
( ) I bought it on the internet.
( ) I missed the bus.
( ) I paid $240 for it.
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7 Choose the correct words.
a It wasn’t / weren’t raining when we finished school.
b My friends was / were playing soccer in the park yesterday afternoon.
c What was / were you doing at 8 o’clock yesterday evening?
d I was / were doing my homework.
e My sister wasn’t / weren’t chatting online when I got home.
f My parents was / were watching TV.
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8 Complete the sentences with the past progressive form of the verbs in the box.
do listen make sit sleep write
a What _____________________ you ____________________ at 9pm last night?
b I ___________________ on my blog on the internet.
c Anna ________________________ to music when we arrived.
d At five o’clock this morning I ____________________________.
e Who _____________________________ that noise last night?
f Who ______________ you ______________ next to in English class yesterday?
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Reading
9 Read the text and circle T (true), F (false) or DK (don’t know).
Everyone watches television. It’s a big part of everyday life. Today, we have digital television
and you can also watch TV shows on your personal computer. But do you know who invented
the first television system and when it was invented? The Scottish engineer John Logie Baird
is often known as ‘the father of television’ because he invented the world’s first working
television system. Baird was born near Glasgow, Scotland, in 1888. As a young man, he was
very interested in technology. He studied at the West of Scotland Technical College and later
at Glasgow University. Unfortunately, he did not complete his studies because World War I
began in 1914. After the war, Baird moved to England and began working to develop a
television system. In 1923, in the town of Hastings on the south coast of England, Baird
transmitted a moving image for the first time and in 1925, he transmitted the world’s first
television picture. In 1927, Baird sent a long-distance television signal using telephone lines
from London to Glasgow, a distance of 438 miles (705 kilometers) and the following year he
sent a picture from London to New York. That same year the Baird Television Development
Company made the first television program for the BBC. In 1939, Baird helped develop color
television. He also invented a video recording system. He died in 1946.
a John Logie Baird was born in England. T / F / DK
b He studied at Glasgow University. T / F / DK
c He married an American woman. T / F / DK
d In 1923 he transmitted a moving image for the first time. T / F / DK
e In 1927 he sent a picture from Glasgow to New York. T / F / DK
f World War I ended in 1914. T / F / DK
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10 Read the text again and choose the correct answers.
a What is John Logie Baird often known as?
( ) the system inventor ( ) the father of television
b What was he interested in as a young man?
( ) television ( ) technology
c How far is it from London to Glasgow?
( ) 438 miles ( ) 705 miles
d What did Baird help to develop in 1939?
( ) a video recording system ( ) color television
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Vocabulary ___/25
Grammar ___/55
Reading ___/20
TOTAL ___/100
