Dear all!

As we have agreed in the classroom, here are the placement test that I have designed. Please, answer it carefully and send me by email (mcrisla@uol.com.br). Have a nice job!

Name________________________________________________________________

Group _____________________ _____/_____/_____

Diagnostic Evaluation

1) "What did Jim do this morning?"

(a) He'll go to the library

(b) He's going to the library

(d) He went to the library

(e) He can go to the library

2) I – He went to France last year.

II – Santos Dumont made his first balloon ascent in 1898.

III – Did Peter study in Europe?

IV – She not did her work yet.

V – Did he like that idea?

(a) estão corretas apenas as frases I, II, e III

(b) estão corretas apenas as frases I, II e V

(d) está errada apenas a frase IV

(e) está correta apenas a frase II

3) Fell é o past tense do verbo:

(a) feel

(b) felt

(d) find

(e) felts

4) - English is the _____ important _________ language in the ______.

The _____ today is a very _____ place. We _____ a _______ language.

English is ______ becoming ____ than one _______.

8) Aspirin is the best drug to fight ______headache.

(a) on

(b) with

(d) for

(e) against

9) The kids were hungry and ______ all the cake.

(a) not ate

(b) ate

(d) eats

(e) is eating

10) Most __________ and ______________ are afraid of ____________

(a) woman - children - mouses

(b) women - childrens - mousen

(d) womans - childrens - mice

(e) women - children - mice

11) - ______were their names?

- Their names were Armstrong and Aldrin.

(a) what

(b) who

(d) which

(e) why

12) I -The woman is doing something special on Sunday.

II-They are doing their work.

III-Jane studying French

IV-I reading a book.

V-The telephone ringing.

(a) todas as frases acima estão corretas.

(b) estão corretas as frases I e II

(d) estão erradas as frases II, IV e V

(e) todas as frases acima estão erradas

13) What is Antony doing now?

(a) he´s taken a shower

(b) he´s given a shower

(d) he´s receiving a shower

(e) he took a shower

20) Your car _____ in front of the house five minutes ago.

Winter ______ very cold this year.

_____ the children hungry at lunchtime?

_____ Sally and Peter with you at the party?

You ______ tired the day before yesterday.

(a) was, were, was, was, were

(b) were, were, were, was, was

(d) were, was, was, were, was

(e) was, was, were, were, were

21) What are the plural forms of the words between brackets?

a. There were two young (lady) _______________walking in the garden.

b. I see two (dish) ________________ on the table.

c. These two (child) _______________ are watching TV.

d. Could you give me some (information) ________________ about your project?

(a) more, official, word, world, big, read, international, common, most, study

(b) most, international, world, English, small, common, because, more, fast, book

(d) most, official, word, word, becoming, are, official, slowly, more, language

(e) more, international, world, word, small, need, official, slowly, more, study

5) Hundreds of years ago people _______ in a lot of things they don't believe today.

(a) will believe

(b) have believe

(d) is believing

(e) believe

6) In his lecture yesterday, the professor _____________.about solar energy.

(a) talked

(b) talk

(d) is talking

(e) talking

7) He doesn’t ....anymore.

(a) smoking

(b) no smoking

(d) smoked

(e) smoke

14) In 1996 ________ a great flood in India.

(a) there was

(b) there were

(d) there is

(e) there has been

15) Richard is an excellent student. At this moment he _________ the lesson.

(a) study

(b) studies

(d) is studying

(e) to study

16) Kaka is a soccer player. He _____football. At present he _______in Spain.

a) play/is playing

b) is playing/plays

c) plays/is playing

d) is play/playing

e) isn´t play/is playing

17) Look! Someone __________ upstairs.

(a) to walk

(b) is walking

(d) are walking

(e) walk

18) Sandy ______ a good student.

My friend and I _______ very busy this week.

I ____ extremely worried about him

You _______ my best student.

Paul and Rose _____ my neighbors last year.

(a) is, are, am, is, are

(b) is, am, am, are, are

(d) is, are, am, are, are

(e) is, am, am, is, are

19) Robert and Joe ______ carefully.

a) doesn´t drive

b) drives not

c) don´t drive

d) aren´t drives

e) didn´t drove

e.These (box) _____________ hurt me by falling down.

f. My (trousers) ____________ are dirty.

g. I can see many dead (leaf) _________ in the garden.

h. The (deer) _____________ are running in the forest.

i. I lost my (key) _____________ this morning.

j. I would like some (potato) ______________ in my plate please.

22) ________children playing ball?

________ a bus on the street?

_ _______ three boats on the lake.

a) there is/there is/there are

b) are there/is there/there is

c) are there/is there/there are

d) there are/there is/there are

e) there are/there is/there is

Read the text below carefully:

Tue Nov 04 2008 LONDON (Reuters Life!) If you're feeling sick, don't come to work, British bosses say.

The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) survey of 1,000 bosses shows 73% of bosses want sick staff to stay at home. In these difficult times staff often wants to go to work, but bosses want them to stay at home and recover.

A survey of British workers show workers go to work if they are sick because they feel worried or guilty when they don't go to work. Workers in banking and staff in hotels and restaurants will often go to work if they are sick. 57% of workers in the survey say they only stay at home if they are very sick.

23) The article is about two surveys.

What are the surveys about?

a. sickness.
b. sickness and work.
c. sickness in London

d. sickness at school

e. sickness around the world

24) Which of these headlines would belong to the article?
a. Stay at home when you're sick, say bosses.
b. Bosses come to work when they are sick.
c. Sick workers say they stay at home.

d. Go away, come again another day.

e. Staffs have to go to work when they are sick.

25) Where did they do the surveys?

a. Britain

b. the USA

c. both Britain and the USA

d. London

e. Around the world

26) How many bosses believe workers should stay at home if they are sick?

a. 27%

b. 57%

c. 73%

d. 43%

e. 37%

27) Who believes workers staying at home when they are sick is good?

a. bosses

b. workers

c. both bosses and workers

d. people who live in London

e. the British Chamber of Commerce

28) What do banking, restaurant and hotel workers often do if they are sick?

a. go to work

b. stay at home

c. go to the doctor

d. take some medicine

e. go to the doctor and take some medicine

29. Accountant for downtown firm. Applicant must be good with figures and have at least five years’ experience. Permanent position with excellent salary benefits is offered. Write for an interview. Personnel Manager, P.O. Box 28, Los Angeles.

O anúncio em questão procura que tipo de profissional?

a) instrutor

b) desenhista

c) bancário

d) contador

e) vendedor

30. Choose the right alternative:

We can cut _________________ with a knife.

a) himself

b) yourself

c) ourselves

d) itself

e) themselves

Good luck!

God bless you!

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