BASIC ENGLISH TEST

Name:_______________________________________ Teacher: Jim D. Guimac Zumaeta Date: February 21st, 2019.

1. GRAMMAR IN USE (15 points) b) Complete the phraseswith the correct
a) Underline the correct word(s). verb.
Example: A Is this your coat? read speak listen to live eat watch
B yes, it’s my / your coat.
1. A These are my children. Example: live in a house.
1. __________ CNN.
B They’re cute. What are their / your
2. __________ French food.
names?
3. __________ pop music.
2. A Our babysitter is very good. 4. __________ Portuguese.
B Oh? What’s her / their name? 5. __________ newspapers.
3. This is a good phone. His / Its camera
is good, too.
c) Match places in the box to the jobs
4. A Who is that?
B That’s Emma’s / Emma mother. hospital restaurant theater store office museum
5. A Is that your / their cat? Example: actor theater
B Yes, that’s our cat. 1. Tour guide __________
b) Complete the dialogues with do or don’t. 2. Nurse __________
Example: A Do you live in the US? 3. Waiter __________
B No, I don’t. 4. Salesperson __________
1. A _____ you live near here? 5. Company manager __________
B Yes, I _____. 3. PRONUNCIATION (10 points)
2. A _____ you have a big breakfast? a) Underline the stressed syllable.
B yes, we _____. We have eggs, toast, Example: com pu ter
sausage and coffee. 1. Co lor
3. A _____ people in your family drink a lot 2. Lux ur i ous
of tea? 3. fa ther
B No, they _____. 4. fa mi ly
c) Complete the sentences with eat, watch, 5. ex pen sive
work, or read. b) Match the words with the same sound.
1. Joan __________ breakfast at 7 a.m. orange lunch go very house
2. Jhon and Mary __________ the
newspaper every day. Example: work where
3. I always __________ late. 1. who __________________
4. My mom __________ TV at night. 2. have __________________
3. juice __________________
2. VOCABULARY IN USE (15 points) 4. sugar __________________
a) Check ( ) the correct opposite of the 5. cheese __________________
following adjectives.
Example: black 4. USE OF ENGLISH (10 points)
a) Complete the dialogues with the words
A red B white C blue
from the box.
1. expensive
A big B safe C cheap after to late a quarter o’clock
2. big 1. A What time is it?
A tall B small C long B It’s 7:20. That’s twenty__________ seven.
3. fast 2. A is it 7:45?
A slow B short C tall B Yes, it is. It’s __________ to eight.
4. good 3. A What time do you go to work?
A well B bad C nice B Oh, at ten __________ eight. That’s 7:50.
5. short 4. A What time is it?
A tall B cheap C good B Oh, it’s 7 p.m. That’s seven __________.
5. A Oh, no! It’s 9:15.
B Oh, we’re __________!
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Name:_______________________________________ Teacher: Jim D. Guimac Zumaeta Date: February 21st, 2019.
It’s ________.
b) Circle the correct answer. A or B 3. How old is Ian’s mother?
1. 10:52 She’s ________.
A It’s eight to ten. B It’s eight to eleven. 4. Where is Ana’s mother from?
2. 12:30 She’s from ________.
A It’s twelve thirty. B It’s eleven thirty. 5. What are Jenny’s sisters’ names?
3. 6:15 Their names are ___________.
A It’s a quearter to six. B It’s a quarter after six. 6. What is Rosie’s husband’s name?
4. 10:10 His name is _________________.
A It’s ten to ten. B It’s ten after ten 7. Is their car fast and expensive?
5. 1:58 No, it’s ______________.
A It’s two to two. B It’s two after two. 8. Where is Ian’s girlfriend from?
She’s from ________.
5. READING (15 points)
a) Read the text and match the names in the 6. WRITING (15 points)
box to the descriptions. a) Answer the questions about lunchtime
when you’re at work / school.
1. What time do you have lunch at work or school?
___________________.
2. Where do you have lunch?
___________________.
3. What do you have for lunch?
___________________.
4. Who do you have for lunch with?
___________________.
5. Where do you have lunch on weekends?
___________________.

b) Now answer the questions about a

woman friend’s lunchtime.
1. What time does she have lunch at work or school?
___________________.
2. Where does she have lunch?
___________________.
Ian Anna Lucy Tom Valeria Jenny Gordon Rosie
3. What does she have for lunch?
___________________.
Example: He’s short, twenty-one, and Scottish. Ian
4. Who does she have for lunch with?
1. She’s tall and American and she has short hair.
___________________.
__________
5. Where does she have lunch on weekends?
2. She’s short and Scottish, but her mother’s Italian.
___________________.
__________
3. She’s tall, twenty-six, and married. __________
c) Now answer the questions about your
4. He’s short, Scottish, and fifty. __________
parents’ lunchtime.
5. She isn’t tall and she isn’t married. __________
1. What time do your parents have lunch at work?
6. He’s tall and he’s married. __________
___________________.
7. She’s twenty-four and tall. __________
2. Where do your parents have lunch?
___________________.
b) Read the text again and complete the
3. What do your parents have for lunch?
answers to the questions.
___________________.
Example: A What is Ian’s last name?
4. Who do your parents have for lunch with?
B It’s Haig.
___________________.
1. Where is Ian from?
5. Where do your parents have lunch on weekends?
He’s from ________.
___________________.
2. What is Ian’s father’s name?
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Name:_______________________________________ Teacher: Jim D. Guimac Zumaeta Date: February 21st, 2019.

7. LISTENING (10 points)

a) Listen to Jeremy and Pam talk about their
families. Check (✓) True or False.
1. Jeremy’s brothers aren’t married.
True False
2. Tony is Julie’s husband.
True False
3. Pam’s family is big.
True False
4. Pam’s sister is short.
True False
5. Pam’s car is old and slow.
True False

b) Listen to Lynn and John. Check (✓) Lynn

or John.
1. I have toast and coffee for breakfast at home.
Lynn John
2. I eat dinner with children.
Lynn John
3. I have vacations.
Lynn John
4. I eat fast food for dinner on vacation.
Lynn John
5. I babysit two boys.
Lynn John
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8. SPEAKING (10 points)
a) Use the following clues to ask questions
to a partner.
1. What / mother’s name?
2. What / father’s name?
3. mother / tall or short?
4. have / car?
5. What / have for dinner?
6. Where / eat dinner on Friday night?
7. Where / live?
8. When / have vacations?
9. What / do on weekends?
10. Where / work?