Placement Tests Levels Starter and 1

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About the Placement TestsDiscover English Placement Tests check students’ general knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and functions. They can be used to identify the most suitable starting point for a class. The tests have been written on the basis of the content of the Starter Level.

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 30 minutes. You should give 1 point for each correct answer. Thus, the total number of points for the test is 30. The point values for each section are given below.

Section Maximum score

Vocabulary 15

Grammar 10

Functions 5

Interpreting the resultsA score of 24 points and above means that students are ready to start learning from Discover English 1. If your students get between 18 and 23 points, you may decide to start from Level 1. However, you will need more time and extra activities to introduce and cover the material. If your students get fewer than 18 points, Discover English Starter 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 c 2 b 3 e 4 a 5 d2 1 d 2 a 3 e 4 b 5 c3 1 sing 2 floor 3 camera 4 park 5 robot

Grammar4 1 Her 2 Are 3 Can you 4 an 5 Have

6 likes 7 has got 8 Do 9 Sam’s 10 is

Functions5 1 e 2 d 3 b 4 a 5 c

Placement Test B

Vocabulary1 1 e 2 a 3 d 4 b 5 c2 1 e 2 c 3 a 4 d 5 b3 1 rice 2 beach 3 piano 4 nose 5 bored

Grammar4 1 Can she 2 are 3 Have 4 likes

5 hasn’t got 6 Tom’s 7 a 8 Is 9 His 10 don’t

Functions5 1 d 2 c 3 e 4 b 5 a

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Vocabulary1 Dopasuj obrazki do wyrazów.

0 apple

1 window

2 car

3 shoes

4 pen

5 horse

/ 5

2 Dopasuj do siebie wyrazy o przeciwstawnym znaczeniu.

0 long a slow

1 big b happy

2 fast c ugly

3 old d small

4 sad e new

5 beautiful f short

/ 5

3 ZakreÊl wyraz, który nie pasuje do pozostałych.

0 red / green / tall / yellow

1 mum / brother / sing / granny

2 fl oor / nose / foot / ear

3 sandwich / camera / chicken / pasta

4 chair / desk / door / park

5 actor / robot / dancer / singer

/ 5

Grammar4 ZakreÊl właÊciwe wyrazy.

0 Mary are / is my sister.

1 Our / Her name is Mary.

2 Are / Am you tired?

3 Can you / You can play the guitar?

4 Look, it’s a / an elephant.

5 Have / Can you got a pet?

6 Alex like / likes pizza.

7 My dog has got / have got a long tail.

8 Do / Does you live in the USA?

9 Sam’s / Sam bike is blue.

10 There is / are a CD player in the bedroom.

/ 10

Functions5 Połàcz pytania i odpowiedzi.

0 What’s your name?

1 How much is this watch?

2 What time is it?

3 How old is he?

4 Where’s your bag?

5 Where are they from?

a On the table.

b Eleven.

c Poland.

d Five o’clock.

e £10.

f Tony.

/ 5

Vocabulary 15

Grammar 10

Functions 5

Total 30

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Vocabulary1 Dopasuj obrazki do wyrazów.

Placement Test A Name: ______________________

f

a b c

e f

d

f

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Vocabulary1 Dopasuj obrazki do wyrazów.

0 apple

1 trousers

2 pencil

3 fi sh

4 plane

5 desk

/ 5

2 Dopasuj do siebie wyrazy o przeciwstawnym znaczeniu.

0 long a old

1 slow b cold

2 ugly c beautiful

3 new d sad

4 happy e fast

5 hot f short

/ 5

3 ZakreÊl wyraz, który nie pasuje do pozostałych.

0 red / green / tall / yellow

1 rice / rabbit / snake / hamster

2 milk / beach / juice / tea

3 jumper / dress / piano / T-shirt

4 park / school / city / nose

5 kite / bored / skateboard / robot

/ 5

Grammar4 ZakreÊl właÊciwe wyrazy.

0 Mary are / is my sister.

1 She can / Can she cook?

2 There is / are three photos on the wall.

3 Have / Do you got a sister?

4 Ann likes / like hamburgers.

5 My cat hasn’t got / haven’t got long ears.

6 This is Tom’s / Tom computer game.

7 New York is a / an city in the USA.

8 Are / Is Jack hungry?

9 Their / His name is Mark.

10 I don’t / doesn’t go to school on Sundays.

/ 10

Functions5 Połàcz pytania i odpowiedzi.

0 What’s your name?

1 How old are you?

2 Where is he from?

3 How are you today?

4 What time is it?

5 Where are your shoes?

a Under the chair.

b Three o’clock.

c Australia.

d Twelve.

e Fine, thanks.

f Sandra.

/ 5

Vocabulary 15

Grammar 10

Functions 5

Total 30

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Vocabulary1 Dopasuj obrazki do wyrazów.

Placement Test B Name: ______________________

f

a b c

e f

f

d

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