DIAGNOSTIC EXAM TENTH GRADE

DIAGNOSTIC EXAM TENTH GRADE

By Nubia Rodriguez and Nelly Avila

Part 1

Match each description with the corresponding word.

Example:

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Some text here about the topic of discussion

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​Description	​Word
​0. ​This comes in a bowl and you may have it at the beginning of your meal	​F) Soup

Multiple Choice

This person brings you your meal in a restaurant.

• Menu

• Dinner

• Waiter

• Spoon

Multiple Choice

You use this to cut your food

• Menu

• Dinner

• Knife

• Spoon

Multiple Choice

You look at this when you are deciding what you want to eat.

• Menu

• Dinner

• Dish

• Spoon

Multiple Choice

Some people have this hot drink after the meal

• Coffee

• Dinner

• Dish

• Spoon

Multiple Choice

People can have this evening meal in a restaurant

• Coffee

• Dinner

• Dish

• Spoon

Part 2

Choose the best place for each notice.

Example:

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Some text here about the topic of discussion

​Notice	​Place
​0. Don`t walk on the grass	​A) At the park B) At the beach C) At the hotel

Multiple Choice

Don`t feed the monkeys

• At the park

• At the zoo

• At the restaurant

Multiple Choice

Read before signing

• On the contract

• On the newspaper

• On the book

Multiple Choice

Don`t use your cellphone

• At the pool

• At the clinic

• At the bank

Multiple Choice

Don`t honk your horn at any time

• In a park

• Near a hospital

• At the supermarket

Multiple Choice

No pets allowed

• At the vet`s office

• In an art gallery

• At the circus

Part 3

Choose the best option to continue the conversation

Example:

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​0. Where do you come from? A) New York

B) School

C)​ Home

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Multiple Choice

Thanks for the gift you bought me

• I really enjoyed myself.

• I´m happy to be here.

• I´m glad you liked it.

Multiple Choice

Your brother’s grown a lot this summer!

• Do you think so?

• No, he is not

• Is it ready?

Multiple Choice

The flight arrived an hour late

• Are you going there?

• When will you see it?

• Do you know why?

Multiple Choice

You look great in that new shirt!

• Yes, I love the colour blue.

• I haven`t seen that.

• What`s the matter with it?

Multiple Choice

What did Mary think of the concert?

• She went with some friends.

•  I haven`t spoken to her yet.

• That`s really nice thanks.

Part 4

Choose the best option for each gap.

Example:

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​0. A) fast B) faster C) fastest

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Multiple Choice

An adult cheetah can go ______ 0 to 100 an hour in just three seconds

• by

• from

• with

Multiple Choice

However, they can only run this fast for about a minute. After that they ______ to stop for a rest.

• need

• may

• must

Multiple Choice

______ wild cheetahs live in East and South West Africa.

• Both

• Most

• Another

Multiple Choice

Water is often hard to find, _______ cheetah only need to drink

• because

• before

• but

Multiple Choice

cheetah only need to drink _____ every three to four days.

• once

• always

• finally

Multiple Choice

Female cheetahs usually have three cubs. The cubs live with their mother ______ they are two years old.

• between

• during

• until

Multiple Choice

Cheetahs have excellent eyes and can see things _____ are six kilometres away.

• who

• that

• where

Multiple Choice

They have long, black lines from the inside of each eye to the mouth. Scientists _______ these lines work like sunglases and help the cheetah see even better in the strong Africa sun.

• believing

• believe

• believes

Part 5

Choose the best answer for each question according to the reading

Example:

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​0. Conor Maynard comes from a town in England A) Right

B) Wrong

C) ​Doesn`t say

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Multiple Choice

The girl who liked Conor`s singing was in the same class as him at school

• Right

• Wrong

• Doesn`t say

Multiple Choice

The students told Conor which songs they wanted him to sing at lunchtime

• Right

• Wrong

• Doesn`t say

Multiple Choice

Conor recorded his songs so that he did not have to sing every lunchtime

• Right

• Wrong

• Doesn`t say

Multiple Choice

Conor spent a long time thinking about which recording software to buy

• Right

• Wrong

• Doesn`t say

Multiple Choice

The songs Conor recorded were all written by him

• Right

• Wrong

• Doesn`t say

Multiple Choice

Record companies were interested in Conor when they saw how popular he was on internet.

• Right

• Wrong

• Doesn`t say

Multiple Choice

Conor`s teachers told him to do his exams instead of making the record.

• Right

• Wrong

• Doesn`t say

Part 6

Choose the best answer for each question according to the reading

Example:

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​0. Who wrote this text?

A) ​Job B) Charlie Rose C) The kids D) Every year

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Multiple Choice

What is the writer trying to do in this text?

• describe how children make friends at a summer camp

• suggest how parents should choose a summer camp for children

• explain what it is like for children at a summer camp

• advise children how to behave at a summer camp

Multiple Choice

What does the writer say about rock climbing at the camp?

• Some children already know how to do it.

• Some children prefer to swim or play table-tennis.

• Some children refuse to take part.

• Some children find it more enjoyable than they expected to

Multiple Choice

What surprises the writer about the children who stay at the camp?

• The youngest ones find it hard to be away from home.

• They complain if they cannot phone their parents.

• They miss meal times with their parents

• They seem grateful for their experience here.

Multiple Choice

What does the writer think about some parents?

• They should visit their children instead of phoning them

• They don't need to keep on phoning the camp.

• They shouldn't allow their children to bring phones to camp

• They need to be reminded to phone their children.

Multiple Choice

Which postcard might a child at the camp send home?

• I was annoyed when they suggested I put on old jeans, but I guess they were right.

• It's so unfair that everyone else can use their mobile phone, but they won't let me use mine.

• I've made some good friends but we're all bored because there isn’t much to do here.

• I was really frightened every time we went rock climbing, so they let me do something else instead.

Part 7

Choose the best option for each gap

Example:

​​0. Whatever you (0) ………… for from a visit to San Francisco in the USA, you won’t be disappointed.

​A) hope B) decide C) want D) expect

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Multiple Choice

The hills are just as steep as you imagined they would be, and the Golden Gate Bridge is just as spectacular. It’s no ………… then that the city is among the world’s

• guess

• excuse

• question

• surprise

Multiple Choice

the city is among the world’s ………… tourist destinations.

• complete

• top

• proper

• full

Multiple Choice

………… many people live there,

• Although

• Besides

• Unless

• Despite

Multiple Choice

San Francisco ………… more like a small town than a city of more than 4 million people.

• shows

• fits

• seems

• makes

Multiple Choice

Its ………… on the water, its parks, and its hills

• location

• point

• landscape

• scene

Multiple Choice

Its location on the water, its parks and its hills all ………… that you can never see further than a few blocks.

• allow

• mean

• let

• intend

Multiple Choice

One of the most ………… trips is a drive across the Golden Gate Bridge.

• amazed

• popular

• interested

• positive

Multiple Choice

This is a journey ………… should be saved for a sunny day

• who

• where

• which

• what

Multiple Choice

so that you can ………… the fantastic view,

• admire

• approve

• accept

• attract

Multiple Choice

and Golden Gate Park has wonderful gardens, ………… addition to being great for a picnic.

• in

• as

• on

• by