KEY COMPETENCE DIAGNOSTIC TEST

TEACHER'S NOTES AND ANSWER KEY

Listening
1 Listen and tick .
Pupils listen and tick the correct options. Tell pupils that some
questions have more than one answer.
(1 point for each correct answer. Total: 8 points)
26 Listen and tick .
1 Hi, Im Paul! Today Im going hiking in the mountains.
2 Im going hiking with my friend, Jack. Jacks got short, dark
hair.
3 Im wearing a T-shirt, jeans and hiking boots. Jack is wearing
shorts and boots.
4 For lunch, I want to eat sandwiches and strawberries.
5 Look, I can see an eagle and a bear!
6 This evening, Im going to the cinema with my friend, Zoe.
Answers: 1a (example) 2 a 3 b, 4 a, c 5 a, b 6 a
2 Listen and tick or write.
Pupils listen and tick the correct options or write the answers.
Tell pupils that some questions have more than one answer.
(1 point for each correct answer. Total: 17 points)
27 Listen and tick or write.
Hi, Im Lucy! In the morning I get up and I have breakfast. I
leave home at half past nine. First, I go to the greengrocers.
Next, I go to the library and finally I go to the bakers. In the
greengrocers, I buy some apples and a pineapple. Then, I look
at books in the library. In the afternoon, I go to the cinema. I
enjoy watching films about wild animals. Theyre brilliant! My
favourite animals are tigers and turtles. At the cinema, I always
eat a really big ice cream or chocolate! After the cinema, I go
to the park, then I go home. At home, I have dinner and I go to
bed.
Answers: 1 a (example) c 2 b 3 2, 1, 3 4 a 5 c 6 b 7 a
8 tigers, turtles 9 (a big) ice cream, chocolate 10 park, home.
11 have dinner, go to bed
Total points for Listening section of test: 25 points
Reading
3 Read. True or false ?
Pupils read the text about the Tower of London and tick or
cross the sentences.
(1 point for each correct answer: Total: 10 points)
Writing
5 Read the email. Write a reply to Oliver. Tell him about your
new pet (you can invent one).
Pupils write a reply to Olivers email. They describe their pet,
what it eats, what it looks like and where it lives. Pupils have to
write at least 4 sentences.
(General content of email: 4 points; use of vocabulary:
8points; use of structures: 8 points)
Total points for Writing section of test: 20 points
Speaking (optional)
1 Point to the food on the table and ask pupils what they see.
Encourage them to use the structures There is / There are
(Total: 4 points)
Answers: There are some apples. There are some biscuits.
There is some lemonade. There are some sandwiches.
2 Point to the clothes on the washing line and ask pupils what
they see. Encourage them to use the structure I can see
(Total: 4 points)
Answers: I can see (some) shorts, a dress, a jumper and a shirt.
3 Point to the children doing different activities. Ask pupils what
they are doing and encourage them to use sentences in the
present continuous. (Total: 4 points)
Answers: Hes writing a postcard. Shes listening to music (on
an MP3 player). Shes reading a book. Theyre playing cards.
4 Point to the children doing sports activities. Ask pupils what
they are doing and encourage them to use sentences in the
present continuous. (Total: 4 points)
Answers: Theyre swimming. Theyre playing tennis. Theyre
playing football. Theyre cycling.
5 Ask the following general questions about the picture.
Encourage pupils to give full answers. (1 point for each
correct answer. Total: 4 points)
1 What kind of holiday is it? (1 point)
2 Whats the weather like? (1 point)
3 Describe the hairstyle of the boy (labelled A). (1 point)
4 Whats the girl wearing (labelled B)? (1 point)

Answers: 1 (example) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11
4 Read and match.
Pupils read the sentences and match them to the pictures.
(1 point for each correct answer: Total: 5 points)
Answers: 1 b (example) 2 f 3 d 4 a 5 e 6 c
Answers: 1 Its a camping holiday. / Activity holiday 2 Its (hot
and) sunny. 3 Hes got short, curly, dark hair. 4 Shes wearing a
T-shirt, a skirt and boots.
Total points for Speaking section of test: 20 points
Total points for Key Competence Diagnostic Test:
80points

Total points for Reading section of test: 15 points

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