Beginners’ Progress Test 1

If you answered correctly most of the questions at one level or another, this means that you are ready to solve tasks in tests of this level (and, accordingly, learn from this level), if not - you need to go down a step below. In other words, subheadings this test determines the level at which you are ready to start or continue studying language, but not the amount of your knowledge at this level.

Correct answers . Result:

1. Open the brackets and use the correct form of be and have in the Present Simple. (Expand the brackets and use the desired form of the verbs be and have in Present Simple time).

Hi, my name (be) Mary
I (be) from Russia.
I (be) 8.
I (have) a big family: my mum, dad, brother, granny and grandpa.
We (be) very friendly.
My dad (be) a computer programmer and ...
... my mum (be) a reporter.
They (have) no free time and my grandparents look after me, ...
... they (be) retired.
My brother (be) fifteen.
He (have) a girlfriend, Tanya.
But I (have) very few friends. Please, be my pen pal.

2. Put questions to the following answers. (Post questions to the following answers).

— How ? — Not bad, and you?
— What ? — My name is Lisa.
— How ? — I’m twenty.
— Where ? — I’m from Russia.
— What ? — Saint-Petersburg.
— What ? — I’m a student.
— What ? — It’s 456-07-89.

3. Fill in the gaps with an appropriate personal or possessive pronoun. (Fill in the blanks with appropriate personal and possessive pronouns).

name is John.
am a paparazzo.
is an exciting job. But famous people are often angry with me. Especially David Beckham.
and ...
... wife are my favourites.
are such a lovely couple.
is so pretty,
smile is so beautiful!
children are also nice guys.
meetings are always fun for me.

4. Find the odd word out. (Find an extra word).

5. Match words from the two columns to make collocations and make a text of your own with them. (Make up phrases and come up with text with them).

a lot of
be good at
blue
friendly
full
work
long
pretty
small
of medium
twenty-six