Files 1-8 (Final Final Final) 8/10/04 6:35 am Page 1 Jenny Quintana New ENGLISH FILE Elementary Test Booklet This Test Booklet contains: ● an Entry test ● tests for each File, in A and B versions Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation Reading and Writing Listening and Speaking ● an extended End-of-course test, in A and B versions ● a Key 2 Files 1-8 (Final Final Final) 8/10/04 6:35 am Page 2 Introduction In this test booklet you’ll find: All the Tests consist of: • • an Entry test Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation 50 • a test for each File of New English FileElementary, • Reading and Writing 25 in A and B versions • • Listening and Speaking 25 an End-of-course test, in A and B versions • Total score 100 The Entry test If you only do ‘Grammar, Vocabulary, and This is an optional test which covers some of the key Pronunciation’, double your students’ mark Grammar and Vocabulary points from the first four lessons to give a total score out of 100, e.g. (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D) of New English File Elementary. You may Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation mark 38 50 want to give your students this test so that you can get an Total score 76100 idea of their starting level – for example, are they complete beginners or do they have some knowledge of English already, and how much basic language do they know? If If you do ‘Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation’ your students are at a very low level, look out for the Extra and ‘Reading and Writing’, but not ‘Listening and supportideas in the Teacher’s Book. If they are stronger, Speaking’,double your students’ ‘Reading and Writing’ look out for the Extra challengeideas. mark to give a percentage, e.g. Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation mark 38 50 The A and B tests Reading, Writing mark 18/25 = 36 50 There are two versions (A and B) of each File test and of the End-of-course test (except the Speaking tests, which are Total score 74 100 designed for students to do in pairs). If your students don’t There are marking guidelines for Writing and copy each other then you can just use the A tests. If your Speaking on page 3. students do copy each other then put them in pairs, one with an A test and one with a B test – it’s almost impossible These tests may be photocopied freely for classroom use. They for them to copy each other’s answers. (The A and B tests may not be adapted, printed, or sold without the permission cover exactly the same material, but the questions have of Oxford University Press. been changed and reorganized.) The skills tests include KET-type exercises which reflect the format of the KET exam. Listening tests All the Listening tests re-use listenings from the Student’s Book. Some students may remember the contexts of the listenings, but they are very unlikely to remember the detail, and the listening exercises are all KET-type tasks which are different from the tasks that students have already done. The Listening numbers 1.19 are indicated in the Answer key. Answer key The Answer key for the tests starts on page 71. There are separate keys for the A and B versions of the tests. 2 New English File Elementary photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2004 Files 1-8 (Final Final Final) 8/10/04 6:35 am Page 3 Marking guidelines WRITING 10 MARKS Task completion The task is fully completed and the answer easy to understand. 4 marks Grammar The student uses appropriate structures to achieve the task. Minor errors do not obscure the meaning. 3 marks Vocabulary The student uses a sufficient range of words and phrases to communicate the message clearly. 3 marks SPEAKING 15 MARKS Interactive communication The student communicates effectively with his / her partner, asking and answering simple questions, and where necessary initiating conversation, and responding. The student uses appropriate strategies to complete the task successfully. 5 marks Grammar and Vocabulary The student uses a sufficient range of vocabulary and structure to communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not impede communication. 5 marks Pronunciation The student’s intonation, stress, and articulation of sounds make the message clear and comprehensible. 5 marks New English File Elementary photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2004 3 Files 1-8 (Final Final Final) 8/10/04 6:35 am Page 4 Entry test GRAMMAR 2 ‘Is that car Japanese?’ ‘Yes, _____ is.’ ■■ ■■ ■■ A he B it C she The verb be 3 ‘Are you Nick and Julia?’ ‘Yes, _____ are.’ Tick (✓) the correct sentence A, B, or C. ■■ ■■ ■■ A they B you C we ■■ Example: A He British. 4 ‘Are Helen and Mike from Australia?' ■■ B He are British. ‘No, _____ aren’t.’ ■■ ✓ ■■ ■■ ■■ C He’s British. A they B we C you ■■ 1 A I a student. 5 ‘Is Sara Scottish?’ ‘No, _____ isn’t.’ ■■ B I’m a student. ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ A she B it C they C I be a student. 5 ■■ 2 A What your name? Possessive adjectives ■■ B What are your name? ■■ Tick (✓) the correct answer A, B, or C. C What’s your name? ■■ 3 A Are they American? Example: _____ name’s David. ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ B They are American? A Our B My ✓ C Her ■■ C Is they American? 1 He’s from London. _____ name’s Graham. ■■ 4 A She not a student. ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ A His B Her C My B She isn’t a student. ■■ 2 I’m Irish. _____ family is from Dublin. C She aren’t a student. ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ A You B My C Our 5 A We is Spanish. ■■ 3 Anna is American. _____ surname’s Kelly. B We are Spanish. ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ C We be Spanish. A His B Our C Her ■■ 6 A They not are teachers. 4 My parents are very rich. That’s _____ new Mercedes. ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ B They not teachers. A their B his C her ■■ C They aren’t teachers. 5 ‘What’s _____ address?’ ‘I live at 33 Marston Street.’ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ 7 A Are your parents Polish? ■■ A your B his C my B Your parents are they Polish? 5 ■■ C Your parents Polish? Plurals ■■ 8 A Am I in Room 7? ■■ What’s the plural? Tick (✓) the correct answer A, B, or C. B I am in Room 7? ■■ C Are I in Room 7? Example: one car ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ✓ 9 A He be from Germany. A two car B two cares C two cars ■■ B He from Germany. 1 one book ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ C He’s from Germany. A two book B two bookes C two books ■■ 10 A Are you Alexander? 2 one country ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ B You are Alexander? A two countries B two countrys C two countryes ■■ C Be you Alexander? 3 one watch ■■ ■■ ■■ 10 A two watch B two watchs C two watches Pronouns 4 one photo ■■ ■■ ■■ Tick (✓) the correct answer A, B, or C. A two photoes B two photo C two photos 5 one sandwich Example: ‘Are you French?’ ‘Yes, _____ am.’ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■✓ ■■ ■■ A two sandwichs B two sandwiches C two sandwich A I B you C we 5 1 ‘Are _____ Sean?’ ‘Yes, I am.’ ■■ ■■ ■■ A he B we C you 4 New English File Elementary photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2004 Files 1-8 (Final Final Final) 8/10/04 6:35 am Page 5 Entry test VOCABULARY Common objects What are these things? Tick (✓) the Numbers 1–20 correct answer A, B, or C. What are the numbers? Tick (✓) the correct answer. ■■ Example: A a foto Example: ten ■■✓ B a photo ■■ ■■ ■■ ✓ ■■ 10 12 2 C a fotograph ■■ ■■ ■■ three 3 2 13 ■■ ■■ ■■ five 4 5 9 ■■ ■■ ■■ seven 2 8 7 ■■ ■■ ■■ two 3 2 11 ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ 1 A a pencil twelve 11 12 13 ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ B a pen eighteen 18 16 20 ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ C a writer twenty 12 20 15 ■■ ■■ ■■ six 9 16 6 ■■ ■■ ■■ fourteen 14 4 19 ■■ ■■ ■■ nine 11 9 13 10 ■■ 2 A a magazine ■■ Days of the week B a book ■■ Complete the days of the week. Tick (✓) the correct C a paper answer. Example: S__nday ■■ ■■ ■■ ✓ a o u ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ 1 M__nday a o e 3 A a telephone mobile ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ 2 Tu__sday e i a B a compact phone ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ 3 Wedn__sday e i o C a mobile ■■ ■■ ■■ 4 Th__rsday e u i ■■ ■■ ■■ 5 Fr__day i o e 5 Countries and nationalities ■■ 4 A an identity card Tick (✓) the correct answer A, B, or C. B a person card ■■ ■■ C a passport Example: He’s Chinese. He’s from _____. ■■ ■■ ■■ ✓ A China B china C Chinese 1 He’s _____. He’s from France. ■■ ■■ ■■ A France B French C french ■■ 2 She’s Italian. She’s from _____. 5 A a money card ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ A Italy B italy C Italia B a banking card ■■ 3 It’s from Brazil. It’s _____. C a credit card ■■ ■■ ■■ A Brasilian B Brazilan C Brazilian 5 4 We’re Japanese. We’re from _____. ■■ ■■ ■■ A Japan B Japon C Jappan Grammar and Vocabulary total 50 5 They’re from Britain. They’re _____. ■■ ■■ ■■ A Briton B British C britain 5 New English File Elementary photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2004 5 Files 1-8 (Final Final Final) 8/10/04 6:35 am Page 6 NAME A 1 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation GRAMMAR VOCABULARY 1 Complete the sentences. Use contractions where 4 Complete the lists with the correct word. possible. Example: two, four, six, eight Example: We ’refrom Italy. nine eight ten 1 __________ he a student? 1 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, __________ 2 We __________ English. We’re Scottish. Saturday Thursday Friday 3 ‘Is he in Class 4?’ ‘No, he __________.’ 2 thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine, __________ 4 ‘Is Marta Spanish?’ ‘Yes, __________ is.’ forty sixty fifty 5 This __________ Chinese food. It’s Japanese. 3 sixty, seventy, eighty, __________ 6 ‘Where __________ you from?’ ‘I’m from Poland.’ one hundred one thousand ninety 7 ‘Are they teachers?’ ‘No, they __________.’ 4 Saturday, Sunday, Monday, __________ 8 ‘I __________ Russian. I’m from Moscow.’ Wednesday Friday Tuesday 8 5 fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, __________ 2 Complete the sentences with the correct word. thirty thirty-five thirteen Example: I’m American. Myfamily is from New York. 6 seven, eight, nine, __________ My Your Their eleven ten twelve 6 1 They’re students. __________ names are James and Marta. 5 Complete the chart. His Her Their Example: Japan Japanese 2 Carlo is Italian, but __________ mother is British. 1 the United States __________ his her she 2 Germany __________ 3 It’s a school. __________ name is The English School. 3 __________ Italian His Her Its 4 France __________ 4 We are students. __________teacher is American. 5 ___________ Chinese Their Our Your 6 __________ Brazilian 5 This is our director. __________name is Mark. 6 His Her He 6 Sally, please open __________book. you your you’re 6 3 Underlinethe correct word. Example: It’s a/ anidentity card. 1 They’re watches/ watchs. 2 What’s this/ these? It’s an umbrella. 3 Open a/ thedoor. 4 Those/ Thatstudents are French. 5 The students are from different countrys/ countries. 6 This is a/ aninternational school. 6 Grammar total 20 6 New English File Elementary photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2004 Files 1-8 (Final Final Final) 8/10/04 6:35 am Page 7 NAME A 1 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation 6 Complete the phrases with the right words. PRONUNCIATION 7 Write the words in the correct space. boot ear fish owl phone train Example: Openyour books. 1 2 __f_is_h______ 1 __________ 2 __________ 3 __________ 4 __________ 5 __________ 5 3 4 8 Underlinethe stressed syllable. Example: coffee 1 Internet 2 computer 3 airport 5 6 4 toilet 5 pizza 5 Pronunciation total 10 7 8 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50 1 L__________ at the b__________. 2 C__________ the d__________. 3 T__________ off your m__________. 4 S__________ u__________. 5 D__________ s__________ Spanish. 6 G__________ to p__________ 84. 7 S__________ d__________. 8 L__________ and r__________. 8 Vocabulary total 20 New English File Elementary photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2004 7 Files 1-8 (Final Final Final) 8/10/04 6:35 am Page 8 NAME B 1 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation GRAMMAR VOCABULARY 1 Underlinethe correct words. 4 Complete the phrases with the right words. Example: Open a/ thedoor. 1 The students are from different countrys/ countries. 2 They’re watchs/ watches. Example: Don’twrite. 3 What’s this/ these? It’s a stamp. 4 Those/ Thatstudents are Italian. 5 This is a/ aninternational school. 1 2 6 It’s a/ anidentity card. 6 2 Complete the sentences. Use contractions where possible. Example: Ishe a student? 3 4 1 ‘Is Magda Polish?’ ‘Yes, __________is.’ 2 We __________from Spain. 3 ‘Where __________you from?’ ‘I’m from Poland.’ 4 This __________Thai food. It’s Chinese. 5 ‘Is he in Class 12?’ ‘No, he __________.’ 5 6 6 ‘Are they teachers?’ ‘No, they __________.’ 7 ‘I __________Brazilian. I’m from Rio de Janeiro.’ 8 We __________Spanish. We’re Argentinian. 8 3 Complete the sentences with the correct word. 7 8 Example: We are students. Ourteacher is Irish. Their Our Your 1 They’re students. __________ names are Martin and Sally. His Their Her 1 C__________the d__________. 2 Marco is Portuguese, but __________ mother 2 T__________ off your m__________. is American. 3 D__________ s__________ Spanish. his her she 4 L__________ at the b__________. 3 It’s a school. __________ name is The American Institute. 5 G__________ to p__________ 84. Its His Her 6 S__________ d__________. 4 This is our director. __________ name is James. 7 L__________ and r__________. His He Her 8 S__________ u__________. 8 5 Marta, please open __________ book. you’re you your 6 I’m American. __________ family is from Washington. My Your Their 6 Grammar total 20 8 New English File Elementary photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2004 Files 1-8 (Final Final Final) 8/10/04 6:35 am Page 9 NAME B 1 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation 5 Complete the lists with the correct word. PRONUNCIATION Example: sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety 7 Underlinethe stressed syllable. one hundred one thousand ninety Example: coffee 1 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, __________ 1 toilet Saturday Friday Monday 2 Internet 2 fifty-seven, fifty-eight, fifty-nine, __________ 3 pizza sixty forty seventy 4 computer 3 Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, __________ 5 airport Wednesday Friday Thursday 5 4 fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, __________ 8 Write the words in the correct space. thirty-five thirteen thirty boot ear fish owl phone train 5 seven, eight, nine, __________ eleven ten twelve 6 two, four, six __________ nine eight ten 6 __t_ra_i_n_____ 1 __________ 2 __________ 6 Complete the chart. Example: Brazil Brazilian 1 __________ German 3 __________ 4 __________ 5 __________ 2 France __________ 5 3 _________ American Pronunciation total 10 4 China __________ 5 __________ Italian Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50 6 __________ Japanese 6 Vocabulary total 20 New English File Elementary photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2004 9 Files 1-8 (Final Final Final) 8/10/04 6:35 am Page 10 NAME A 1 Reading and Writing READING 2 Answer the questions. 1 Read the text and tick (✓) A, B, or C. Example: What is Carmen’s surname? García 1 What’s the name of her school? ________________ Studying in the UK 2 Where is her school? ________________ 3 Where is she from? ________________ A student at King’s School tells us what she likes about her English course. 4 Who is her teacher? ________________ My name’s Carmen García and I’m a student at King’s 5 Where’s her teacher from? ________________ School, which is a language school in Glasgow. I’m 6 What nationality is José? ________________ Spanish, from Madrid, but my mother is French. She’s a teacher in Madrid. The students at King’s School are 7 Which country is Karl from? ________________ from many different countries. I’m in a class which has 7 students from Japan, Mexico, Germany, and Italy. It’s really interesting to meet so many different people. The Reading total 15 director of the school is British, but my teacher is WRITING American. She’s from New York and her name’s Helen. She’s very nice and she’s an excellent teacher. Her Answer the questions with complete sentences. classes are always great fun. José and Karl are probably Example: How old are you? my best friends in the class. José is from Mexico and I’m twenty-four years old. Karl is from Berlin, in Germany. We always speak English together because that’s the best way to learn. 1 What’s your first name? __________________________________________. Example: Carmen is French. 2 What’s your surname? ■■ A True __________________________________________. ■■ ✓ B False 3 Where are you from? ■■ C Doesn’t say __________________________________________. 1 King’s School is a language school. 4 Where’s your father from? ■■ ■■ ■■ A True B False C Doesn’t say __________________________________________. 2 Her mother is Spanish. 5 Where’s your mother from? ■■ ■■ ■■ A True B False C Doesn’t say __________________________________________. 3 Her father is a teacher. 6 What’s your phone number? ■■ ■■ ■■ A True B False C Doesn’t say __________________________________________. 4 The students at the school are from the same country. 7 Is your house near the city centre? ■■ ■■ ■■ A True B False C Doesn’t say __________________________________________. 5 The director is from London. 8 When are your English classes? ■■ ■■ ■■ A True B False C Doesn’t say __________________________________________. 6 Carmen’s teacher is American. 9 What’s your address? ■■ ■■ ■■ A True B False C Doesn’t say __________________________________________. 7 José and Karl are in different classes. 10 Is your teacher from the United States? ■■ ■■ ■■ A True B False C Doesn’t say __________________________________________. 8 Karl is German. 10 ■■ ■■ ■■ A True B False C Doesn’t say Reading and Writing total 25 8 10 New English File Elementary photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2004