Placement Tests Levels 1 and 2

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About the Placement TestsDiscover English Placement Tests check students’ general knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and functions, as well as reading comprehension. They can be used to identify the most suitable starting point for a class. The test has been written on the basis of the content of Level 1.

Administering the testMake sure that your students sit comfortably. Hand out the tests to students. Note that there are two versions of the test so that students have no chance of copying answers from each other. Distribute the two versions in a way that suits the seating arrangement in your classroom.

Tell students that they should mark their answers clearly on the tests. Explain what they need to do in every task. Set a time limit. The whole test should take no more than 40 minutes. You should give 1 point for each correct answer. Thus, the total number of points for the test is 40. The point values for each section are given below.

Section Maximum score

Vocabulary 10

Grammar 15

Functions 10

Reading 5

Interpreting the resultsA score of 34 points and above means that students are ready to start learning from Discover English 2. If your students get between 24 and 33 points, you may decide to start from Level 2. However, you will need more time and extra activities to introduce and cover the material. If your students get fewer than 24 points, Discover English 1 is a more suitable starting point for them.

Nevertheless, you need to choose the course level bearing in mind not only the test results but also other factors, such as the number of students per group, the number of English lessons per week etc.

Answer KeyPlacement Test A

Vocabulary1 1 teacher 2 kitchen 3 history 4 fridge

5 bored2 1 tennis 2 T-shirt 3 eyes 4 bus 5 garden

Grammar3 1 Jack’s 2 Has 3 are 4 her 5 is 6 Were

7 gets up 8 doing 9 Do 10 playing4 1 e 2 d 3 b 4 c 5 a

Functions5 1 a 2 b 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 b 7 b 8 a

9 a 10 b

Reading6 1 false 2 false 3 true 4 false 5 true

Placement Test B

Vocabulary1 1 attic 2 cupboard 3 spring 4 ghost

5 angry2 1 shower 2 cinema 3 ears 4 cycling

5 Dolphins

Grammar3 1 Are 2 going 3 watching 4 Were

5 lives 6 them 7 Ann’s 8 Have 9 is 10 doesn’t

4 1 c 2 b 3 a 4 e 5 d

Functions5 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 b 7 a 8 a 9 b

10 b

Reading6 1 true 2 false 3 false 4 true 5 true

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Vocabulary1 Circle the odd word out.

0 red / green / tall / yellow

1 brother / aunt / teacher / granny

2 table / kitchen / desk / sofa

3 winter / autumn / summer / history

4 fridge / supermarket / post offi ce / cinema

5 skirt / bored / jumper / shorts

/ 5

2 Complete the sentences. Use these words.

bus eyes friend garden tennis T-shirt

0 Mary isn’t my sister. She’s my friend.

1 I play every Friday.

2 Look at Jane. She’s wearing a funny

.

3 Max has got blonde hair and blue

.

4 Sarah goes to school by .

5 My house is small but it’s got a .

/ 5

Grammar3 Circle the correct words.

0 What is / are your favourite colour?

1 Mary is Jack’s / Jacks friend.

2 Have / Has he got a camera?

3 There is / are four chairs in the kitchen.

4 Anna is nice. I like him / her.

5 How old are / is Rob?

6 Was / Were you at school last Tuesday?

7 John gets up / get up early.

8 What are you do / doing?

9 Do / Does you start school at 8 o’clock?

10 I hate play / playing football.

/ 10

4 Match the sentence halves.

0 Are you

1 Can you

2 Mark often

3 Tom doesn’t

4 Have you

5 She is

a talking on the phone.

b go to school by car.

c got a dog?

d listens to music.

e play the guitar?

f in Year 6?

/ 5

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Vocabulary1 Circle the odd word out.

Placement Test A Name: ______________________

f

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Functions5 Choose the correct answer.

0 How old are you?

a I’m in Year 7.

b I’m ten.

1 Do you often visit your grandparents?

a Every weekend.

b At three o’clock.

2 What’s the matter?

a How embarrassing!

b I’m sad.

3 Is there a big TV in the living room?

a They’re small.

b Yes, there is.

4 Where’s he from?

a At school.

b Portugal.

5 What’s your favourite thing?

a It’s a skateboard.

b It’s under the bed.

6 What’s the weather like?

a It’s spring.

b It’s sunny.

7 Can I have a drink?

a Go away!

b Of course!

8 Can you paint nice pictures?

a Yes, I can.

b I can’t sing.

9 When’s your birthday?

a It’s in March.

b It’s on Thursdays.

10 How about going to the beach?

a Don’t worry.

b That’s a good idea.

/ 10

Reading6 Read the text. True or false?

My name is Beth. I’m 11 and I’m from

Liverpool, in England. Liverpool is a big city

and there are a lot of interesting places. My

hobby is dancing. I can dance very well.

I go to a dance class at the sports club every

afternoon. It’s next to my house. We usually

dance to hip-hop music. It’s my favourite.

My best friend Kelly is from Australia. She

doesn’t like dancing. She loves singing.

Kelly has music lessons every Monday and

Wednesday. On Saturday we usually go to the

cinema and eat some pizza. On Sunday we

do our homework.

0 Beth is English. true

1 Liverpool is small.

2 Beth can’t dance.

3 Beth likes hip-hop music.

4 Kelly is Beth’s sister.

5 Kelly goes to the cinema at the weekend.

/ 5

Vocabulary 10

Grammar 15

Functions 10

Reading 5

Total 40

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Vocabulary1 Circle the odd word out.

0 red / green / tall / yellow

1 bed / chair / bookcase / attic

2 cupboard / shoes / coat / skirt

3 science / maths / spring / art

4 uncle / sister / ghost / cousin

5 park / angry / bus station / museum

/ 5

2 Complete the sentences. Use these words.

cinema cycling dolphins ears friend shower

0 Mary isn’t my sister. She’s my friend.

1 There’s a bathroom with a .

2 There’s a in my town.

3 My dog has got very short legs and very

long .

4 I sometimes go on Saturdays.

5 can jump and sing.

/ 5

Grammar3 Circle the correct words.

0 What is / are your favourite colour?

1 Are / Am you Spanish?

2 Where is he go / going?

3 I love watch / watching TV.

4 Were / Was they at home last night?

5 Tom live / lives in Canada.

6 Jack and Tom are my friends. I like them /

him.

7 Simon is Anns / Ann’s brother.

8 Have / Has you got a cat?

9 There is / are a sofa in the living room.

10 Sarah don’t / doesn’t go to school by bike.

/ 10

4 Match the sentence halves.

0 Are you

1 Has your mum

2 Mark often

3 She isn’t

4 Can I

5 Tom doesn’t

a smiling.

b listens to music.

c got blue eyes?

d meet his friends on Sunday.

e take a photo?

f in Year 6?

/ 5

f

Vocabulary1 Circle the odd word out.

Placement Test B Name: ______________________

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Functions5 Choose the correct answer.

0 How old are you?

a I’m in Year 7.

b I’m ten.

1 What can your robot do?

a It’s bored.

b It can play music.

2 What time is it?

a It’s half past seven.

b It’s Wednesday.

3 Are there two tables in the kitchen?

a Yes, there are.

b They’re new.

4 What’s the weather like?

a It’s winter.

b It’s windy.

5 Where is Zack at the moment?

a In the garden.

b In June.

6 When do you do your homework?

a Always.

b In the evening.

7 Can I open the window?

a No, you can’t!

b Hurry up!

8 Let’s have an ice cream!

a Good idea!

b That’s isn’t fair!

9 What are you looking for?

a You’re joking.

b I don’t know.

10 What’s your favourite animal?

a It’s in the zoo.

b It’s a giraffe.

/ 10

Reading6 Read the text. True or false?

My name is Jeremy. I’m 11 and I’m in Year

6. I live in a small town in Australia. My

family has got a house near the beach. The

house is small but it’s got a garden. Every

Saturday I go to the beach with Arthur and

his dad. Arthur is a boy from my school.

He’s in Year 5. We practice swimming,

windsurfing and sailing. Arthur’s dad is our

teacher. My favourite sport is windsurfing but

Arthur loves sailing. We have lots of fun. On

Sunday we don’t go to the beach. We do our

homework and visit grandparents.

0 Jeremy is English. false

1 His house isn’t big.

2 Jeremy can’t swim.

3 Arthur is Jeremy’s brother.

4 Jeremy likes going to the beach.

5 Jeremy and Arthur do their homework at the weekend.

/ 5

Vocabulary 10

Grammar 15

Functions 10

Reading 5

Total 40

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