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NEW SNAPSHOT ELEMENTARY PLACEMENT TEST [Students need to get 50 marks (equal to 50%) to be at the correct level for NEW Snapshot Elementary. Grammar (40 marks), vocabulary (30 marks) and communication (30 marks). You should allow 40-45 minutes for this test.] Grammar (40 marks) A
Put the verb in the bracket in the right form. [10 marks]
Example: He ....... (speak) English. He speaks English. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Daniel… (be) my brother. You ... (be) very dirty. Luke ... (have) got a nice house. She doesn't... (speak) English. Emily... (wake) up at six thirty. What time does the programme ... (start)? He... (read) a book now. My sister... (watch) TV last night. I ... (be) very busy yesterday. Is he ... (wash) his hair?
B
Write the plural form of the nouns. [5 marks]
Example: house
houses
1 2 3 4 5
man... city... name... address... child...
C
Choose the right word to complete the sentence. [10 marks]
D Put the words in the right order. [10 marks] .
Example: like/l/films/British/. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I like British films.
dancing/likes/Kate/music/and/. the/l/up/wake/in/morning/. any/sisters/you/brothers/have/got/and/? from/where/they/are/? number/is/your/telephone/what/? your/spell/can/name/you/? English/sister/and/your/are/you/? USA/in/from/Pittsburgh/they're/the/. England/of/coast/I/on/live/south/the/. washing/she/the/is/car/.
E Complete the sentences using what, where, how, how much. [5 marks] Example: ... are you? 1 2 3 4 5
How are you?
…'s your teacher's name? …'s my calculator? … is a bottle of cola in the restaurant? … is your mother? Is she better? … do you do in the evening?
Example: Give ..... the book! I/me Give me the book! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Is... a good example? this/those I can't see ... car. my/me She doesn't want to talk to ... . his/him … is very late. there/it The supermarket is ... the cinema. behind/next The film starts … six o'clock. on/at How ... do you swim? much/often She has lunch and after ... she goes for a walk. then/that 9 We haven't got ... cassette recorders. some/any 10 Here's ... English dictionary for you. a/an
© Pearson Education Ltd 2003 PHOTOCOPIABLE Elementary Placement Test page 1
Vocabulary (30 marks)
Communication (30 marks)
A Find the word that doesn't match the others. [5 marks]
A Answer these questions with full sentences. [20 marks]
Example: woman boy doctor girl baby woman boy doctor girl baby
Example: What's your name?
1 2 3 4 5
green white red glass brown chair table desk bed eraser five ten twenty first three thirsty quietly hungry beautiful tired autumn spring summer holidays winter
B Complete with in, at, on, by. [10 marks] Example: The dog is .... the bed. The dog is on the bed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Example: Do you come from Spain? a) Yes, I am. b) Yes, I do.
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2 What's Luke's telephone number? a) You're welcome. b) I don't know. c) No, I don't.
five
2 2nd
3 8:10
4 20p
3 £1.60
D Match the verbs and nouns. [10 marks] Example: 1 watch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
watch go to write drink read close do listen meet talk wear
B a video
A the homework B a video C friends D a letter E the cinema F the door G a cup of tea