Key Competence

Diagnostic Tests
Primary

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 This booklet contains 2 tests designed to help prepare
pupils for the key competence diagnostic tests in Primary.

Index
p.4 – Test A

p. 8 – Test B

p. 13 Answers

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TEST A
READING

Read the email and answer the questions.

1. Choose
 the correct answer.

1. Callum is…
a. ten years old.
b. nine years old.
c. seven years old.
d. nineteen years old.

2. Liverpool has…
a. a beach.
b. a mountain.
c. a lake.
d. a pizza restaurant.

3. Callum…
a. doesn’t play computer games.
b. plays computer games with his sister.
c. goes to restaurants with Megan.
d. likes going to restaurants with his mum, dad and sister.

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 4. Callum…
a. likes hamburgers.
b. doesn’t like pizza.
c. likes pizza.
d. doesn’t like pizza and hamburgers.

5. Callum…
a. can’t swim.
b. can play tennis.
c. can play football.
d. can’t play basketball. /5

2. Complete the gaps.


Callum ________ in Liverpool. He ________ one sister called Megan. /2

3. What
 do you like doing at the weekend?

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________ /3

Total / 10

4. The water cycle. Number the pictures.

a. The wind blows the clouds.

b. The river takes the water to the sea.
c. The water in the sea evaporates and makes clouds.
d. The rain falls on the land and goes into the rivers. /4

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LISTENING

5. L isten to Andrea and Patrick talk about school and answer the questions.

1. Andrea has got…. 5. Patrick lives in…

a. one sister. a. London.
b. two brothers. b. New York.
c. no brothers and sisters. c. Liverpool.
d. one brother. d. Dublin.

2. Andrea watches TV… 6. Patrick has got…

a. every day. a. two sisters.
b. at the weekend. b. one sister.
c. at night. c. one brother.
d. in the afternoon. d. no sisters.

3. Andrea likes … 7. Patrick…

a. playing computer games. a. loves swimming.
b. listening to music. b. hates swimming.
c. dancing. c. hates sport.
d. singing songs. d. can’t swim.

4. Andrea says… 8. Patrick doesn’t like…

a. playing computer games is interesting. a. French.
b. playing computer games is bad. b. Spanish.
c. playing computer games is boring. c. French and Spanish.
d. playing computer games is fun. d. English.
/8

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WRITING Tell Callum about your life.
• Your family
6. Write a letter to Callum. Use the notes to help you. • Your town
• Your hobbies
• The food you like

/8

SPEAKING

7. Describe the city in the photo.

/5

Do you like this city? Why/why not? Total / 35

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TEST B
READING

Read the leaflet and answer the questions.

1. Choose the correct answer.

1. Green Hills Adventure Camp is in…

a. Scotland.
b. Canada.
c. England.
d. Ireland.

2. On the second day at Green Hills Adventure Camp you can…

a. have a barbecue.
b. have an Irish breakfast.

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 c. have a picnic.
h. have a sandwich.

3. The Irish breakfast…

a. has vegetables and meat.
b. only has vegetables.
c. only has meat.
d. has two kinds of vegetable.

4. The disco is on…

a. Friday evening.
b. Sunday evening.
c. Sunday morning.
d. Monday morning.

5. The price of two days at Green Hills Adventure Camp is…

a. 50 euros.
b. 100 euros.
c. 150 euros.
d. 873 euros.
/5

2. Complete the gaps.

To go swimming you need a ________________. On the last day at Green Hills Adventure Camp you

_________________________________. /2

3. What sports do you like doing?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

/3
Total / 10

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4. Food from animals and food from plants. Write the words.

/4

LISTENING

5. Listen to a boy talking about puffins and choose the correct answer.

1. Puffins live on the Scottish islands in…

a. winter.
b. spring.
c. summer.
d. autumn.

2. Puffins are…
a. black and white.
b. black and grey.
c. white and grey.
d. black and blue.

3. Puffins feet are…

a. orange in winter and yellow in summer.
b. red in winter and yellow in summer.
c. yellow in summer and red in winter.
d. yellow in winter and orange in summer.

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 4. Puffins can… 7. In the photo the puffins are…
a. run. a. near the tourists.
b. fly. b. between the tourists.
c. jump. c. behind the tourists.
d. swim. d. on the tourists.

5. Puffins eat… 8. The boy’s name is…

a. fish. a. Harry.
b. meat. b. Jamie.
c. fruit. c. Bobby.
d. vegetables. d. John.

6. Puffins can carry…

a. five fish.
b. thirty fish.
c. twenty fish.
d. ten fish. /8

WRITING

6. Write about your favourite animal. Use the notes to help you.

Write about your favourite animal.

• Where does it live?
• What colour is it?
• What can it do?
• What does it eat?

/8

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SPEAKING

7. Look at the photos of the animals and compare.

/5
Total / 35

What is your favourite animal?

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ANSWERS WRITING
Pupil’s own answers
TEST A E.g.
Hi Callum! My name’s Marta. I’m eight and I live in Tole-
1. READING do, a city in Spain. I have one brother, Carlos, and a dog,
1. b Rex. Toledo is a beautiful city with many old buildings and
2. a churches.
3. d
4. c At the weekend I like to listen to music, my favourite
5. c singer is Justin Bieber, he’s great! I love Spanish food –
my favourite food is paella, but I don’t like salad. I like
2. Callum lives in Liverpool. He has/has got one sister to watch football with my brother, my favourite team is
called Megan. Atlético de Madrid.

3. Pupil’s own answer. Write soon!

4. Marta
a
d
SPEAKING
c Pupil’s own answers
b
TEST B
LISTENING
5. 1. READING
1. d 1. d
2. a 2. a
3. b 3. a
4. c 4. b
5. d 5. a
6. b
7. a 2. To go swimming you need a swimming costume/
8. a swimsuit. On the last day at Green Hills Adventure
Camp you say goodbye to your new friends.
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Hello, my name’s Andrea, I’m thirteen years old. I’m from 3. Pupil’s own answers.
Budapest, and I go to Budapest Central School. I’ve got
one brother. 4. Food from animals Food from plants
meat vegetables
In my free time I often listen to music. I like Green Day
and I love Good Charlotte. I watch TV every day, but I cheese spaghetti
don’t play computer games. They’re boring! fish fruit
chicken beans
What about you? Do you like music?
yoghurt bread
Andrea eggs rice

p.s. send a photo! milk

5. LISTENING
Hi, I’m Patrick, I’m fourteen. I live in Dublin and I go
1. c
to Weston Secondary school. I’ve got one sister, but I
2. a
haven’t got a brother.
3. d
I love sport! I love swimming, I’m a football fan and I 4. d
play volleyball too. At school I study Spanish and French. 5. a
I don’t like French, but Spanish is OK. Do you like sport? 6. b
Write soon! 7. a
Patrick 8. b

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Tapescript
Wildlife in my country: puffins

Puffins live on the Scottish islands in the summer. These

birds are black and white, and they’ve got colourful bills.
Their feet are yellow in winter and orange in summer.

Puffins can swim very well. Fish are their favourite food.
They can carry thirty fish!

Puffins are friendly birds. In this picture they’re walking

near the tourists. People are taking photos of them

By Jamie, Scotland.

5. Pupil’s own answers.

E.g. My favourite animals are lions. They live in Africa.
Lions are big animals, and they are dangerous. Baby
lions are called cubs. Lions can run very fast and swim.
They eat meat and like to catch zebras. They have brown
fur and male lions have long hair called a mane. Lions
are beautiful.

SPEAKING
Pupil’s own answers.

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