Name ____________________________

Class ____________________________

Progress Test Files 1–6

Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English A

GRAMMAR

1 Underline the correct word(s) in each sentence.

Example: Are / Is / Do you John Jackson?
1 Where they are / are they / they’re from?
2 A Is she American?
B No, she not / she isn’t / is not.
3 A What / How / Where old are you?
B I’m twenty-six.
4 He’s old man / a old man / an old man.
5 That’s an umbrella / umbrella / a umbrella.
6 Are this / those / that your books?
7 I have a sister. His / Her / She name is Paula.
8 Where is Jack / Jacks / Jack’s father?
9 They are very expensives / expensivs / expensive watches.
10 It’s a nice bag / a bag nice / nice bag.
11 Do / Is / Does she like tea?
12 Mark and Jane teach / teachs / teaches German at school.
13 Anne doesn’t / don’t / do not eat meat.
14 He has / have / haves pasta for lunch.
15 I drink never wine / never drink wine / drink wine never.
16 A Do you always get up at 6:00?
B No, sometimes / never / always I get up at 7:00.

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2 Complete the questions or answers with the correct auxiliary verb.

Example: A Do you like fruit?
B Yes, I do.
1 A Where _______ they?
B They’re at the party.
2 A _______ Carol drink coffee?
B I don’t know.
3 A What time _______ they get up?
B At seven thirty!
4 A How _______ you today?
B I’m fine. Thank you.
5 A _______ Peter from Australia?
B Yes, he’s Australian.
6 A What _______ people do in the winter in your country?
B They often go skiing.
7 A Are you cold?
B Yes, I _______.
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

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Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English A

3 Complete the sentences with one word from below.

am don’t We doesn’t never is Their
Example: Where do you live?
1 Peter _______ on vacation.
2 Jane and I come from New York. _______ are American.
3 Paul isn’t Canadian. He _______ come from Canada.
4 A Do they live in Japan?
B No, they _______.
5 I live in _______ old house.
6 I have two sisters. _______ names are Sheila and Penny.
7 A Do your parents sometimes go to restaurants?
B No, they _______ go to restaurants.
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Grammar total 30

VOCABULARY

4 Complete the sentences with the correct word.

Example: Nice to meet you.
Hello meet excuse
1 Ana is from _______.
Spanish Mexican Brazil
2 Joe and Susie have three _______.
child childs children
3 The opposite of slow is _______.
fast short cheap
4 My grandmother is ________ years old.
seven-sixty sixty-seven six-seventy
5 Mrs. Jones has two children – a son and a _______.
daughter sister wife
6 I always _______ coffee in the morning.
eat cook drink
7 On weekends – Saturdays and _______ – I always get up late.
Thursdays Mondays Sundays
8 Jenny is _______ – she works in a hospital.
a waitress a lawyer a doctor
9 In the morning, I always _______ the radio.
watch read listen to
10 What _______ is it?
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

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Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English A

time hour clock

11 Teachers usually work in _______.
hotels schools hospitals
12 Jerry doesn’t _______ Portuguese.
speak live make
13 I go _______ work by bus.
to at on
14 In the evenings, I watch _______.
magazines television gym
15 In the winter, in the north, it’s often very _______.
hot cold tired
16 I don’t like to exercise. I _______ go to the gym.
always never sometimes
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5 Complete the description with the correct verb from below.

have get play read go watch take have listen to go

On Sunday mornings, I don’t work, so I 1 ________ up late. I 2 ________ a shower. I

usually 3 ________ eggs and coffee for breakfast, then I 4 ________ the newspaper. In the
afternoon, I 5 ________ tennis or I 6 ________ to the gym. Then I 7 ________ something to
eat. In the evening, I 8 ________ TV or I 9 ________ the radio, or sometimes I 10 ________
to the movies.
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6 Complete the dialogues with the question words and prepositions from the
boxes.
When What Where Who How When
What When

on in at in on from in on
Example: A When do you usually go out with friends?
B On Friday nights.
1 A _______ do you live?
B I live in the city. But I go to my parents’ house _______ weekends.
2 A _______ time do you get up?
B _______ eight o’clock.
3 A _______ old are you?
B I’m 22 _______ Thursday.
4 A _______ do you do?
B I’m a police officer. I work _______ the morning.
5 A _______ is that?
B It’s my sister’s husband. He’s _______ Italy.
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

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Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English A

6 A _______ do you watch TV?

B _______ the evening.
7 A _______ do you go on vacation?
B _______ the summer.
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Vocabulary total 40

PRONUNCIATION

7 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: hotel
1 Bra zil
2 I ta lian
3 af ter noon
4 daugh ter
5 hos pi tal
6 re mem ber
7 po pu lar
8 ex pen sive
9 se ven teen
10 ma ga zine
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8 Match the words with the same sounds.

two photo door son we’re hair
computer you want watches work
Example: room two
1 what _______
2 hear _______
3 there _______
4 too _______
5 music _______
6 finishes _______
7 sister _______
8 morning _______
9 summer _______
10 home _______
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Pronunciation total 20
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

Progress Test Files 1–6

Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English A

PRACTICAL ENGLISH

9 Match responses a-k to questions or phrases 1-10.

Example: How old are you? c
1 Five dollars? Here you are. ____a____
2 What time is it? ________
3 What’s her name? ________
4 What kind of coffee is that? ________
5 Where is she from? ________
6 Is this your laptop? ________
7 It’s twelve thirty. ________
8 How much is a cup of coffee? ________
9 What time do you start work? ________
10 How do you spell your name? ________

a I’m twenty-three.
b It’s two thirty.
c Oh, no. I’m late!
d R-O-B-E-R-T-O.
e Yes, it is. It’s new.
f At eight thirty.
g Thanks. Here’s your change.
h It’s a cappuccino.
i It’s Marcia Lewis.
j She’s from Brazil.
k It’s three dollars and fifty cents.
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Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English total 100

Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

Progress Test Files 1–6

Reading and Writing A

READING

1 Read the text and answer the questions.

A day in the life of a mail carrier

Peter Simpson is a mail carrier. He comes from a small town in Pennsylvania
but now he lives and works in Chicago, a big city in the United States.
Today, on World News Web, we ask Peter about his life and his job.

How do you start a normal working day, Peter?

Well, I get up at three thirty in the morning. I have breakfast and take a shower. I eat
eggs and I always drink a lot of coffee before I start work. It’s dark outside and it
isn’t easy to get up when it’s so early and so dark. Then I walk to the mail sorting
center. It’s about 20 minutes from my house.

What do you do at the mail sorting center?

I work with ten other mail carriers. We work for four hours putting letters into bags. It
isn’t difficult to do but we work very fast.

Then what do you do?

At about 8:30, I take my big bag of letters and walk outside. On a normal day, I
deliver letters to 600 addresses.

Do you like your job?

Yes. Well, usually. I don’t like it when it rains. And I don’t like working on Saturday
morning when everybody is in bed. But I meet a lot of people. Old people are very
friendly and I always talk to them. Some old people don’t talk to many people in a
day so I think it’s important to say hello and be friendly. And after lunch I’m free. I
don’t work in the afternoon, so I can go shopping or go biking when other people are
at work. That’s great!

Example: What does Peter do?

He’s a mail carrier.
1 What time does Peter get up? _______
2 Where does Peter live? _______
3 What does Peter eat and drink for breakfast? _______
4 Who does Peter work with? _______
5 What time does Peter leave the mail sorting center to start his walk? _______
6 Does Peter like working on Saturday? _______
7 What does Peter do in the afternoon? _______

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Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

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Reading and Writing A

2 Read the text again and check () True or False.

Example: Peter Simpson is a teacher.
True False 
1 Peter lives in a small town.
True False
2 Peter doesn’t take a shower in the morning.
True False
3 Peter thinks it’s difficult to get up in the morning.
True False
4 Peter goes to the mail sorting center by car.
True False
5 Peter lives 20 minutes from the mail sorting center.
True False
6 Peter works in the mail sorting center for five hours every morning.
True False
7 Peter often delivers letters to six hundred houses in a day.
True False
8 Peter doesn’t meet many old people in his job.
True False
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Reading total 15

WRITING

Answer the questions and write about your life.

• What time do you get up on a normal day? What do you have for breakfast? What do you
do in the morning before you go to work / school?
• What do you do? Do you have a job or are you a student? What time do you start work or
start classes? What do you do on a normal day? What time do you go home?
• Do you like your job or your life as a student? Why? What do you like about it?
Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 25
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

Progress Test Files 1–6

Listening and Speaking A

LISTENING

1 Listen to Joanne telling Nick about her city. Check () True or False.
1 Joanne comes from a big city.
True False
2 Joanne lives in the city now.
True False
3 Joanne likes the restaurants in the city.
True False
4 Joanne doesn’t like to watch people.
True False
5 The Ottawa River is nice in the summer.
True False
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2 Listen to five conversations and underline the correct answer.

1 Joe’s car is blue / red.
2 Karen’s sister is single / married.
3 Yuki usually drinks tea / coffee for breakfast.
4 Raul often works in the morning / evening.
5 Simon usually goes to bed at ten thirty / eleven thirty on weekends.
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Listening total 10

SPEAKING

Student A

1 Ask your partner these questions.

1 What do you do?
2 Where do you live?
3 What do you do in your free time?
4 What do people do in the summer in your country?
5 What languages can you speak?

2 Now answer your partner’s questions.

Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

Progress Test Files 1–6

Listening and Speaking A

3 Your partner has information about Josephine. Ask questions and complete
the table.

job
place of work
hours of work
responsibilities
languages

4 Read the information about Ben’s job. Then answer your partner’s questions.

job office assistant

place of work office in the city
hours of work 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
responsibilities speaks on the phone; reads documents; writes emails
languages English, Japanese

Speaking total 15
Listening and Speaking total 25