Diagnostisch SO D1 hoofdstuk 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Choose the correct present simple:
My brother and I ............. on the same football team.

1. plays
2. play
3. are playing
4. played

Choose the correct present simple:
My mother always .......... me goodbye when I go to school

1. kiss
2. kisss
3. kisses
4. kissed

Choose the correct present simple:
My best friend and I ........... a lot in common

1. has
2. had
3. haves
4. have

Choose the correct present simple:
Our cat .............. a ginger tabby named Idiot.

1. are
2. am
3. is
4. be

Choose the correct personal pronoun:
My brother's birthday is tomorrow. I'm going to buy a present for....

1. him
2. he
3. her
4. it

Choose the correct personal pronoun:
These are my best friends. ............ names are Alice and Emily.

1. There
2. Their
3. They're
4. They

Choose the correct personal pronoun:
The neighbours are going to buy a kitten. I wonder what ..... will look like!

1. her
2. it
3. she
4. they

Choose the correct personal pronoun:
Have you seen Emma and Elsa? No, I haven't seen .......

1. him
2. her
3. they
4. them

Which question word is correct?
............. are my keys? I can't find them!

1. What
2. How
3. Which
4. Where

Which question word is correct?
.............. was your day? Did you have fun?

1. Why
2. How
3. Which
4. Where

Which question word is correct?
are you looking at me like that? Is there something between my teeth?

1. Why
2. How
3. Which
4. When

Fill in the correct form of the present simple:
We really .............. (like) her, she's nice.

Fill in the correct form of the present simple:
My friend and I .............. (live) across the street from one another.

Fill in the correct form of the present simple:
He's a great goalkeeper, he ................... (catch) every ball.

Fill in the correct form of the present simple:
Our teachers .................. (be) on a school trip so we have a day off.

Fill in the correct form of the present simple:
The cat never ...................... (sleep) in his cat bed, but in a box.

Fill in the correct form of the present simple:
This ................ (be) the scariest movie I have ever seen!

Fill in the correct form of the present simple:
In this fancy hotel, a porter .............. (carry) your luggage.

Fill in the correct form of the present simple:
He doesn't walk to school, he ................. (go) by bike.

Translate the word in brackets into English.
My sister and I are very ........ (verschillend)

Translate the word in brackets into English.
Is it .............. (mogelijk) to pay later?

Translate the word in brackets into English.
Olivia wears her long hair in a ......... (vlecht)

Translate the word in brackets into English.
My favourite school ................ (vak) is English

Translate the word in brackets into English.
How ........ (vaak) do you eat pizza?

Translate the word in brackets into English.
I always ........... (voorbereiden) really well for a test

Translate the word in brackets into English.
When you're over eighteen, you're officially an ........ (volwassene)

Translate the word in brackets into English.
He's very ............. (lang), almost two meters!

Translate the word in brackets into English.
Dutch people always ............ (klagen) about the weather.

Translate the word in brackets into English.
I have to ................. (waarschuwen) you: this teacher gets angry very quickly!

Translate the word in brackets into English.
I must ............... (onthouden) to buy a birthday present for my father.

Translate the word in brackets into English.
You have to take the stairs since the ............. (lift) is broken

Translate the word in brackets into English.
If you don't like standing in a .................... (rij), you should order online.

Translate the word in brackets into English.
I'm really ................ (trots) of you for not giving up

Translate the word in brackets into English.
I feel really ............... (ongemakkelijk) when I have to speak in front of an audience.

Translate the word in brackets into English.
He's a bit ............... (ondeugend) but it's hard not to like him.

Drag the question words to the correct sentence 

are you crying? Is something the matter? 

did your maths test go? Did you do well? 

of these two bicycles is yours? 

were you when it started to rain? At home? 

is your brother's name? 

did you last see him? Yesterday? 

is that man in the black coat? 

..................

..................

..................

..................

..................

..................

..................

When

Why

Which

Where

How

What

Who

What do the underlined words mean? 

She's very                 and friendly. 

My parents got                     a few years ago. 

I look ridiculous with this silly 

We're not doing any work, we're too

She's got                    hair in a ponytail. 

A                is the hair that grows on your chin and cheeks. 

She's a very                      and sociable person.

I could hardly talk when I first had my 

                        

gescheiden

lui

spontaan

beugel

steil, recht

Spraakzaam

pony

baard

chatty

divorced

fringe! 

lazy

straight

beard

outgoing

braces.

End of the test 

The next few questions are about how you've worked and prepared, and how you think you did.

I think I got ......... % of the answers right

0100

I always did my homework

😒🙁😐🙂😃

I always paid attention in class

😒🙁😐🙂😃

I studied the words when the teacher gave this as homework.

😒🙁😐🙂😃

Did you study for today's diagnostic test?

1. Yes, a lot
2. Yes, a little
3. No, not really

If you answered yes to the previous question: what exactly did you do?

Now what? 

We hadn't practised question words yet, so if that was hard: we'll tackle it tomorrow. 

Difficulty with the present simple? You can practise in SlimStampen, grammar 1b, or in Extra opdrachten (directly below SlimStampen) 

Personal pronouns hard? Grammar 2b, or Extra opdrachten

Question words: Grammar 3a/3b and Extra opdrachten 

Words: Slim Stampen or just study from your book.