Saint Patrick School

Subject: English
Teacher: Mr. Juan Eduardo Matamala
6th Apple Tree & Cypress

ENGLISH TEST
Starter Unit

Student: ……………………………………………………… Date:

____________________
Requirement: 60% Total score: 68 pts Real score: _________ pts.

Exercise 1: Replace the nouns using Personal Pronouns – ___ / 10 pts

1. The dogs: ________ 6. The student: ________

2. That boy: ________ 7. Some people: ________
3. My friends and I: ________ 8. The teacher: ________
4. The men: ________ 9. Sebastian: ________
5. Anna and Sophie: ________ 10. The can: ________

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the affirmative and negative

forms of be – ___ / 8 pts

1. You ______ in my English class. (+)

2. My ruler ______ white. (-)
3. Lola and I ______ cousins. (+)
4. I ______ French. (-)
5. He ______ my dad. (+)
6. You ______ in my English class. (-)
7. My ruler ______ is white. (-)
8. Lola and I ______ cousins. (+)

Exercise 3: Write questions using be. Then write true short answers –
___ / 12 pts

1 you / a student
_________________________________________
2 your books / on your / desk
_________________________________________
3 your best friend / from Spain
_________________________________________
4 you / fifteen years old
_________________________________________
5 English classes / difficult
_________________________________________
6 you / thirteen years old
_________________________________________
7 your books / in your / bag
_________________________________________

8 DVDs / expensive
_________________________________________
Saint Patrick School
Subject: English
Teacher: Mr. Juan Eduardo Matamala
6th Apple Tree & Cypress

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences. Add an apostrophe (’) or ’s –

___ / 8 pts

This is David’s book. (David / book)

These are the boys’ DVDs. (the boys / DVDs)

1 These are _______________. (the students / chairs)

2 This is _______________. (Tom / ruler)
3 These are _______________. (the girls / pens)
4 This is _______________. (Joanna / book)
5 This is _______________. (the teacher / bag)
6 This is _______________. (the teacher / ruler)
7 This is _______________. (Tom / bag)
8 These are _______________. (the boys / pens)

Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Do not use
one of the words – ___ / 5 pts

my her his its our their your

My name is Kasia. I’m thirteen.

1. This is my teacher. _______ name is Mr Brown.

2. You don’t sit next to the window. _______ desk is near the door.
3. This is my classroom. _______ door is red.
4. Josh and I are brothers. _______ dad is a teacher at this school!
5. The girls’ books aren’t on the desks. _______ books are on the shelves.

Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with the correct country or nationality

– ___ / 7 pts

the UK Mexican Japanese Greece Italian Turkish the USA

1. My friend is from Japan. She’s __________________

2. You are from Turkey. You are __________________
3. That girl is British. She’s from __________________
4. Greg is Greek. He’s from __________________
5. The students come from Italy. They are __________________
6. Amalia is American. She’s from __________________
7. The doctor comes from Mexico. She’s __________________

Exercise 7: Complete the sentences with your personal interests – ___ / 7

pts

1. I’m into __________________

2. My favourite sport is __________________
3. I’m interested in __________________
4. I like __________________
5. I don’t like __________________
6. I’m not very into __________________
7. I hate __________________
Saint Patrick School
Subject: English
Teacher: Mr. Juan Eduardo Matamala
6th Apple Tree & Cypress

Listening
Exercise 8: Listen and choose the correct words [1.01] – ___ / 5 pts

The students are in Class 1B / 1C / 1A.

1 Carla / Emma / Luke is from Mexico.

2 Mrs White is a(n) nice / boring / interesting teacher.
3 Luke’s desk is near the window / under the clock / next to Carla’s desk.
4 Luke’s books are on his desk / under his chair / in his bag.
5 Carla’s desk is next to Emma’s / Luke’s / Mrs White’s desk.

Reading
Exercise 9: Read the text. Then complete the sentences. Use six of the words
in the box – ___ / 6 pts

MARY’S SCHOOL

My name is Mary and I’m twelve. My family and I live on a small island in
Scotland. There are 440 people on the island!
There is one school on the island. I’m in Class 1A, but my brother is in a
different class. In 1A there are twelve students and one teacher. It isn’t a very
big class! The teacher’s name is Mr Stevenson. He’s a good teacher and he’s
really interesting.
My desk is near the window and Mr Stevenson’s desk is in front of the board.
His chair is different. It’s red, but our chairs are black. Mr Stevenson’s favourite
colour is red! It’s a nice classroom. There are posters on the walls and books
and DVDs on the shelves.

aren’t red board boring window

is isn’t Scotland small

Mary is from Scotland.

1 Mary’s brother ________ in Mary’s class.
2 Mary’s class is ________.
3 Her teacher isn’t ________.
4 Mary’s desk is near the ________.
5 Mr Stevenson’s chair is ________.
6 Mr Stevenson’s favourite colour is ________.