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Oxford Practice Grammar Basic Diagnostic Test Tenses: present Tenses: future (1) Choose the best way to complete the sentences Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences My brother A is a teacher B are Sandra doesn’t A listen 18 the theatre we go for a walk? 19 I’m not sure I football at the moment B play you living in Cambridge this year? A Do B Are tell you later 20 Manchester United aren’t win the match to Tenses: future (2) Choose the best way to complete the sentences Tenses: past (1) Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences Last night we at the cinema I yesterday a new pair of shoes Last week I didn’t I walked to work – At six o’clock this morning I sleeping 10 Have you ever 21 I’m lunch with Taka tomorrow A having to B having 22 I’ll come and see you I’m in town A when B until 23 Sara is going to stay with us A after B until 24 When Fadi A is arriving Saturday , we’ll start the film B arrives 25 If I work hard, I A will pass my exams B am going to to Japan? Sentences and questions (1) Tenses: past (2) Choose the best way to complete the sentences 11 I’ve been a student A since one year B for 12 Have you cleaned the car A already B yet 13 Pablo has A been to rain 17 Are you going tonight? to the radio B listens you play tennis? A Do B Does John is A playing 16 I think it’s ? 26 The word ‘play’ is a 27 The words ‘he’ and ‘we’ are 28 The word ‘at’ is a doing his homework for hours B being 14 When I got to the meeting, it started A had B has Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences 29 The words ‘be’ and ‘have’ can be verbs 30 you hungry? already 15 I hate pizza now but I to like it A used B use Oxford Practice Grammar – Basic Diagnostic Test PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press 2010 Sentences and questions (2) Articles, nouns, pronouns, etc (1) Choose the best way to complete the sentences Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences 31 did you leave your job? A What B Why 32 How A long 46 Toni is engineer 47 Look at you eat in a restaurant? B often dog over there 48 I need to buy bread 33 is the weather like in Brazil? A What B How 49 We haven’t got party! 34 MP3 player is that? A Who’s B Whose 50 wine for the is a swimming pool in my town 35 Ivan doesn’t like milk, he? A doesn’t B does Articles, nouns, pronouns, etc (2) Modal verbs (1) 51 Yu Jin is lovely I really like A she B her Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences 52 This is 36 Can you Choose the best way to complete the sentences 37 It was windy but the pilot land the plane 38 I to ride a bike when I was 39 We must machine a new washing 40 The students don’t uniform computer A my a musical instrument? 53 How A much B mine people you work with? B many 54 I can’t understand A anything 55 Brad finished A all she says B nothing of the work – about 80% B most to wear a Adjectives and adverbs (1) Modal verbs (2) Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences Choose the best way to complete the sentences 56 We put an adjective 41 Employees A mustn’t 57 The spelling of ‘5th’ is 42 Suzanne A must smoke in the office B don’t have to join us for dinner B might 43 You eat so many cakes A shouldn’t B can’t 44 They already had some paint so didn’t to buy any A must B need a noun 58 The comparative form of ‘cheap’ is 59 I can’t go outside because the sun is hot 60 The comparative form of ‘bad’ is 45 Laura shouldn’t have her car unlocked A left B leave Oxford Practice Grammar – Basic Diagnostic Test PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press 2010 Adjectives and adverbs (2) Verbs (1) Choose the best way to complete the sentences Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences 61 London is A more expensive than Beijing B much 62 The superlative form of ‘happy’ is A the happiest B the most happy 63 Dori plays the piano A beautiful B beautifully 64 I hardly A ever 76 Have you a laptop? 77 I really must my homework 78 When I was driving to work my car down 79 I wish my dad would smoking leave work on time B never 65 Our dog isn’t very old but it’s A quite B really old up 80 Spanish is American countries in many South Verbs (2) Prepositions (1) Choose the best way to complete the sentences Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences 81 I really need to A have 66 Our school is next a park 67 Yuki is standing in of Holly 82 I’ve decided A for 83 68 She’s meeting her boyfriend eight o’clock 69 Scott’s birthday is 70 It looks rain December though it’s going to Choose the best way to complete the sentences a blue door B with 72 I always come to work A by B on 73 That coat belongs A to bus my sister B at 74 What time did you arrive conference? A at B to 75 Are you afraid A for go to university B to you like a cup of tea? A Do B Would 84 Toni really enjoys A watch DVDs B watching 85 I’m going to the supermarket some fruit A for B to Prepositions (2) 71 He lives in a house A has my hair cut B had the spiders? B of buy Conditionals and reported speech (1) Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences 86 If you want to pass your exams, you must hard 87 If the weather is good, we to the beach 88 If I had a car, I America 89 If I Moscow go drive across speak Russian, I’d live in 90 If Zadi had told the truth, she’d got the job Oxford Practice Grammar – Basic Diagnostic Test PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press 2010 Conditionals and reported speech (2) Choose the best way to complete the sentences 91 If I hadn’t gone to the party, I wouldn’t Ben A have met B meet 92 Ella said she A had lived in Warsaw for six months B is living 93 My friend said he A will help me B would 94 The teacher told the students A to stop B stop 95 My boss asked me report A to talking I’d finished the B if Building sentences Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences 96 Franco or John broke the cup! 97 I’m going to make a sandwich I’m hungry 98 We were tired so we stopped rest 99 That is the boy chocolate 100 The house, is made of stone a gave me some was built in 1901, Oxford Practice Grammar – Basic Diagnostic Test PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press 2010 Oxford Practice Grammar Basic Diagnostic Test – Answer Key If students get more than one answer incorrect in a section, refer them to the appropriate units in the book for explanation and further practice Tenses: present (Units 1-6) Modal verbs (1) (Units 39-43) 36 37 38 39 40 A A A A B play managed could buy have Tenses: past (1) (Units 9-13) Modal verbs (2) (Units 43-48) 10 41 42 43 44 45 were bought drive was been Tenses: past (2) (Units 14-20) 11 12 13 14 15 B B A A A Tenses: future (1) (Units 21-23) 16 17 18 19 20 going to Shall will / ’ll going Tenses: future (2) (Units 24-26) 21 22 23 24 25 B A B B A Sentences and questions (1) (Units 27-29) 26 27 28 29 30 verb pronouns preposition auxiliary Are Sentences and questions (2) (Units 30-36) 31 32 33 34 35 B B A B B A B A B A Articles, nouns, pronouns, etc (1) (Units 50-56) 46 47 48 49 50 an that some any There Articles, nouns, pronouns, etc (2) (Units 55-64) 51 52 53 54 55 B A B A B Adjectives and adverbs (1) (Units 65-71) 56 57 58 59 60 before fifth cheaper too worse Adjectives and adverbs (2) (Units 71-76) 61 62 63 64 65 A A B A A Prepositions (1) (Units 78-80) 69 in 70 as Prepositions (2) (Units 81-84) 71 72 73 74 75 B A A A B Verbs (1) (Units 85-89) 76 77 78 79 80 got broke give spoken Verbs (2) (Units 91-95) 81 82 83 84 85 A B B B B Conditionals and reported speech (1) (Units 97-99) 86 87 88 89 90 study/work will/can would could have Conditionals and reported speech (2) (Units 99-102) 91 92 93 94 95 A A B A B Building sentences (Units 103-108) 96 Either 97 because 98 for 99 who 100 which 66 to 67 front 68 at Oxford Practice Grammar – Basic Diagnostic Test PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press 2010