Insights 1

Placement Test

VOCABULARY 16 I can play ___.

A a meal B a cell phone C the guitar
1 Choose the correct option A, B, or C.
1 I’m ___ Brazil. 17 How do you ___ your name?
A from B of C made A spell B last C excuse

2 One, two, three, ___ . 18 I like ___.

A ten B four C forty A friend B book C pizza

3 A: What’s your ___? B: It’s Sally. 19 Where are you ___?

A age B birthday C name A to B from C country

4 My favorite school subject is ___. 20 I don’t live in a house. I live in ___.

A math B address C computer A a watch B a coast C an apartment

5 Which one is a food? 21 A: What’s your ___ name? B: It’s Maria.

A sandwich B phone C guitar A mom B first C last

6 I speak ___. 22 A: What time is it? B: It’s five ___.

A the U.S.A. B English C American A hours B quarter C o’clock
7 I am a ___.
A twenty B CD C student 23 Which is a part of the body?
A hello B hand C car
8 Sam is my ___.
A watch B brother C book 24 Thank ___.
A me B you C much
9 I’m from the U.S. I’m ___.
A Canadian B American C Brazilian 25 We’re very ___ to be here.
10 New York City is ___ the U.S. A nice B good C happy
A on B address C in
26 A: Sorry. B: No ___.
11 Daniel has a red ___. A worry B mind C problem
A T-shirt B ones C Mexico
27 The ___ of Brazil is Brasília.
12 I live in ___. A capital B country C number
A English B country C Brazil

13 Which one is a sport? 28 Which one do you wear on your head?

A swimming B shopping C ball A hat B shoe C jacket

14 My favorite month is ___. 29 This building is ___ years old.

A birthday B June C fifth A a hundred B much C quarter

15 Which one is a color? 30 It’s ___ today.

A blue B guitar C dress A birthday B Saturday C week
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GRAMMAR
16 New York is a city ___ I’d like to visit.
2 Choose the correct option A, B, or C. A who B that C where
1 ___ are you from?
A Who B What C Where 17 ___ you reply to my e-mail yesterday?
A Do B Did C Why
2 I love ___ pants you’re wearing.
A those B this C that 18 The ___ homework was difficult. They asked
their teacher for help.
3 Every morning, she ___ a shower. A student B student’s C students’
A take B takes C taking
19 Janine ___ eat cookies; they’re bad for her.
4 He ___ the guitar or the saxophone, but he A shouldn’t B should C can
sings well.
A can’t play B can play C can’t to play 20 He’s interested in ___ about art.
A learn B to learn C learning
5 Do you like fish? No, I ___.
A do B don’t like C don’t 21 Who ___ he talking to last night?
A was B did C were
6 Every day, we ___ TV after school.
A watches B watch C are watching 22 She doesn’t think she ___ the exam.
A will pass B won’t pass C pass
7 She ___ eat meat – she’s a vegetarian.
A does B don’t C doesn’t 23 Picasso painted very ___.
A good B well C better
8 I ___ happy, but today I’m sad.
A am usually B usually am C usually 24 Emily ___ the dentist tomorrow at 10 a.m.
A sees B seeing C is seeing
9 There ___ milk in the refrigerator.
A aren’t any B isn’t any C aren’t some 25 How ___ sandwiches do we need for the
party?
10 Mom’s not here right now – she's ___ to A many B much C any
work.
A drives B driving C is driving 26 Congratulations! You ___ the test.
A have B were C have passed
11 John’s tall, but Pete’s ___.
A more tall B taller C the tallest 27 I ___ heard the good news.
A have ever B have just C have never
12 Marie’s the ___ girl in the class.
A tallest B more tall C taller 28 Have you ___ been to the U.S.?
A never B just C ever
13 Where ___ you last night?
A were B was C wasn’t 29 There aren’t ___ things to do. I’m bored.
A enough B too C much
14 Last year, I ___ to Florida on vacation.
A go B went C gone 30 I ___ wear a uniform to school.
A like B shouldn’t to C have to
15 What ___ study in college? /30
A you going B are you going
C are you going to
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LISTENING
3 Track 2: Listen to two dialogues and choose
the correct answer, a or b.
Dialogue 1
Who are the people?
a two friends
b a mom and daughter

2 Where are the people?

a at home in the kitchen
b in a restaurant

3 Does the girl like going out for dinner?

a yes
b no

4 What is the girl eating?

a fish soup
b vegetable soup

5 What did the girl find in the soup?

a chicken
b fish

Dialogue 2
6 Who are the people?
a two friends
b two people at work

7 Where are the people?

a on a plane
b on a bus

8 Can they leave?

a yes
b no

9 What are they waiting for?

a some luggage
b some people

10 Are they going to do the safety check?

a yes
b no
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Hi! My name is Julia Avery, and I’m from Chicago

READING in the U.S. I’m 15 years old, and I live with my
mom, dad, and two sisters. My dad is a teacher
4 Read the text and choose True or False.
and my mom is a doctor. My sisters are 16 and
1 Julia is from New York City. 18, so I’m the youngest in my family.
True / False I really love animals, and I have a cat and a
dog. I also go horseback riding on weekends. I
2 Her parents are teachers. want to go to college and study to be a vet when
True / False I’m older.
My school is Luther High School. It’s a big
3 Her sisters are older than her. school in the suburbs of Chicago with 3,000
True / False students. My favorite subjects are science and
math, but I also like languages. I’m learning
4 She has two pets. Spanish and French. I’m pretty good at Spanish,
True / False but French is very difficult.
I love sports, and in my free time, I like
5 Luther High School is a big school. swimming, playing soccer, and basketball. I’m on
True / False the swim team at school, and I hope to swim in
the Olympics some day!
6 Her favorite subjects are Spanish and French. Last year, we went on vacation to California.
True / False It was awesome! We visited Yosemite National
Park and camped out. We went hiking in the
7 Julia is good at swimming. mountains and swam in the river. This summer,
True / False we’re going to go to Mexico because my uncle is
living there for two years, in Mexico City. I’ve
8 Her last vacation was in California. never been abroad before, so I’m really excited.
True / False We’re going to spend a few days in the city and
then take a bus to the coast, where we will rent
9 She has been to Mexico City before. a house by the beach. I want to go swimming
True / False with dolphins.

10 Her family is going to go camping on their

next vacation.
True / False

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WRITING
4 Write a paragraph about yourself. You can
include information about:
• your family and pets.
• your school.
• free-time activities.
• your last vacation.

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