Grammar - Diagnostic Test

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Grammar:

Diagnostic Test

Periode A

Goals of today:

- Je weet hoe de toets eruit ziet en wat je daarvoor moet leren.

- Je weet van jezelf welke grammatica onderdelen je al
   beheerst en aan welke je nog moet werken. 

What will the test look like? 

- Vocabulary:  A1.  English > Dutch

                              A2. Fit each word in the right sentence

                              A3. Dutch > English

- Grammar:      B1-6. Grammar exercises

- Reading:        C1. One text from your reader, but with new

                                     questions

                              C2. One (new) exam text

Grammar 1.

Adverbs & Adjectives 

1. David climbed up the ladder ___ ?

1. Careful
2. Carefully

2. Anne Hathaway is a great actress, who can also sing ___ .

1. good
2. well

3. I had such a ___ day today.

1. terrible
2. terribly

4. My sister can play the piano ___ .

1. beautiful
2. beautifully

5. This hamburger tastes ___ !

1. awful
2. awfully

Grammar 2.

Comparatives & Superlatives

6. Adam thinks Japanese is ___ (difficult) language in the world.

1. difficulter
2. more difficult
3. the difficultest
4. the most difficult

7. Manchester United played ___ (bad) than Arsenal last night.

1. badder
2. more bad
3. worse
4. worser

8. My brother is a lot ___ (tall) than me.

1. taller
2. more tall
3. the tallest
4. the most tall

9. I feel a lot ___ (good) now than I felt yesterday.

1. gooder
2. more good
3. better
4. bedder

10. She always has a smile on her face. She's ___ (happy) person that I know.

1. happier
2. more happy
3. the happiest
4. the most happy

Grammar 3.

Linking Words

11. ___ everyone likes him, Jason still feels very insecure about himself.

1. However
2. Moreover
3. Even though
4. Thus

12. I suck at Maths, ___ my brother is really good at it.

1. furthermore
2. whereas
3. consequently
4. finally

13. I would love to go on a citytrip next year, ___ to Madrid or Paris.

1. in conclusion
2. in spite of
3. nevertheless
4. for example

14. She is the best football player ever! ___ she should be put on the team!

1. Before
2. Hence
3. Despite
4. Namely

15. ___ you are not ready to live on your own yet. You can't even cook yourself a decent meal.

1. Including
2. Consequently
3. Clearly
4. Equally

Grammar 4.

Singular and Plural

16. There were very few ___ (bus) on the road today.

1. buss
2. buses
3. busses
4. buzes

17. Did you hear? One of the ___ (wolf) escaped from the zoo last night!

1. wolfs
2. wolfes
3. wolves
4. wolvs

18. One of the ___ (woman) at my mom's work got fired today.

1. womans
2. womens
3. women
4. womanen

19. If you want to become really good at painting, you need to buy yourself some decent ___ (brush)

1. brushs
2. brushes
3. brusheses
4. brushess

20. My grandfather always tells these awesome ___ (story).

1. storys
2. stories
3. storyss
4. storyes

Grammar 5.

Reported Speech

21.
Adam: "I hate my new job."
Adam said that ______________ and yesterday he quit.

1. he hate my new job
2. he hate his new job
3. he hates my new job
4. he hates his new job

22.
Lucy: "My brother wants to move to Paris"
Lucy said that _____________, but now he wants to
move to London.

1. her brother wants to move to Paris
2. her brother wanted to move to Paris
3. her brother did want to move to Paris
4. her brother has wanted to move to Paris

23.
Lisa: "I don't like your new bag."
Lisa said that ____________________, but today she showed up at school with the same one.

1. I didn't like her new bag
2. she didn't like your new bag
3. she didn't like my new bag
4. she doesn't like my new bag

24.
Peter: "I can't come to your party tonight."
Peter said that ________________ , but around 21:00 he did turn up.

1. he can't come to your party tonight
2. he can't come to my party tonight
3. he couldn't come to your party tonight
4. he couldn't come to my party tonight

25.
Dave: "My dad will pick us up"
Dave said that _____________ and he was there right on time.

1. my dad would pick us up
2. his dad would pick them up
3. his dad will pick us up
4. his dad will pick them up

Grammar 6.

Present, Past & Perfect

26. Julia ______ (wait) outside when I arrived at the theatre.

1. waited
2. has waited
3. was waiting
4. is waiting

27. I ______ (already, eat) when my mother came home from work.

1. already ate
2. had already eaten
3. had already ate
4. already eaten

28. I ______ (know) Brian ever since I was a young kid.

1. knew
2. knowed
3. have known
4. have knowed

29. The movie ______ (already, begin) when we arrived at the cinema.

1. already began
2. already begun
3. had already began
4. had already begun

30. Nina ______ (not cycle) to school very often.

1. don't cycle
2. doesn't cycle
3. don't cycles
4. doesn't cycles

Today:

- Work on the Diagnostic Test (Grammar)

- Finish earlier homework

- Study for the upcoming test
(vocabulary / grammar / reading)