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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READING
LISTENING
4 Read the text and choose True or False.
3 Track 2: Listen to two dialogues and choose
the correct answer, a or b. 1 Julia is from New York City.
True / False
Dialogue 1
Who are the people? 2 Her parents are teachers.
a two friends True / False
b a mom and daughter
3 Her sisters are older than her.
2 Where are the people? True / False
a at home in the kitchen
b in a restaurant 4 She has two pets.
True / False
3 Does the girl like going out for dinner?
a yes 5 Luther High School is a big school.
b no True / False

4 What is the girl eating? 6 Her favorite subjects are Spanish and French.
a fish soup True / False
b vegetable soup
7 Julia is good at swimming.
5 What did the girl find in the soup? True / False
a chicken
b fish 8 Her last vacation was in California.
True / False
Dialogue 2
6 Who are the people? 9 She has been to Mexico City before.
a two friends True / False
b two people at work
10 Her family is going to go camping on their
7 Where are the people? next vacation.
a on a plane True / False
b on a bus

8 Can they leave? /10

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

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

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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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