Pulse 3 Placement Test

Pulse 3 Placement Test
Name: ____________________________________________________ Result: ___/100

Vocabulary
1 Match the adjectives 1–8 with their opposites a–h.

1 new a) cool
2 warm b) easy
3 bad c) old
4 big d) unusual
5 tall e) good
6 difficult f) wet
7 common g) short
8 dry h) small
Score: ___/8
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of say, tell, speak or talk.
A: Can you (1) ____________ that again please?
B: Really? I’ve already (2) ____________ you three times.
C: Do you (3) ____________ Japanese?
D: Yes I can (4) ____________ a few words.
E: What was Sophie (5) ____________ about yesterday?
F: Her brother. She (6) ____________ that he got a new tattoo last week.
Score: ___/6
3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
shake hands wave nod chat bow shake your head
1 Do you ____________ on line with your friends?

2 In Japan people ____________ when they greet each other.
3 The English usually ____________ when they meet.
4 Adam’s leaving. Let’s go and ____________ goodbye to him.
5 In most countries people usually ____________ to say ‘Yes’.
6 When you ____________ it usually means ‘No’.
Score: ___/6
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Grammar
4 Choose the correct words.

1 We often go / go often to the beach.
2 My brother never is / is never late for school.
3 I am sometimes / sometimes am very tired after school.
4 They always go / go always to work by car.
5 My sister writes / is writing an email at the moment.
6 She writes / is writing emails every day.
Score: ___/6
5 Write comparative sentences with the adjectives in brackets.
1 Britain / Spain (wet)

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2 Italian / Chinese (easy)

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3 kayaking / rafting (good)

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4 a mobile phone / a laptop (cheap)

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5 Harry / Sara (friendly)

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6 rock climbing / swimming (dangerous)

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Score: ___/6

6 Complete the sentences using the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
1 My brother ____________ (buy) a new laptop computer last week.
2 I ____________ (go) to the park with my friends after school yesterday.
3 I ____________ (take) some pictures with my new digital camera.
4 ____________ you ____________ (see) Marianne at school yesterday?
5 What time ____________ you ____________ (get up) this morning.
6 I ____________ (get up) at 7 o’clock.
Score: ___/6
7 Choose the correct words.

1 I walked / was walking home from school when I saw an accident.
2 What were you doing / you were doing when your friends arrived?
3 When my friends arrived I had / was having dinner with my parents.
4 We were playing tennis in the park when / while it started raining.
5 She was buying / bought a new camera last Saturday.
6 While I did / was doing my homework the telephone rang.
Score: ___/6
8 Write questions and sentences using the present perfect.
1 I / just / do / my homework
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2 you / eat / Chinese food?
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3 Tom / not go / to the supermarket / yet
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4 my parents / visit / America / already
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5 I / just / buy / a new mobile phone
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6 Max / arrive / in London / yet?
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Score: ___/6

Reading
9 Read the text and circle T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say).
My friend Ben loves extreme sports. He often goes windsurfing and sometimes kayaking, but
last month he did a bungee jump for charity. Ben is frightened of heights so a bungee jump was
terrifying for him, but he wanted to raise money for a charity that helps poor city children do
sports.
He loves IT so he decided to create a webpage to tell everyone about the charity and his
bungee jump. He told people that they could donate money online through Justgiving or they
could text a donation. The jump was last Saturday and while he was waiting to jump I collected
more money for him. There were lots of people watching and everyone cheered when Ben
jumped. He raised nearly £500. He was delighted and has decided to do another jump next
month.
He’s now writing a blog about extreme sports and it’s so good that the charity have asked him
to write a blog for them about the work they do with children. He wants to link the two blogs to
encourage people to find out about extreme sports and also ways of helping poorer children
become active.
1 Ben hates dangerous sports. T / F / DS

2 Ben often goes bungee jumping. T / F / DS
3 Ben wants to help children in cities. T / F / DS
4 This was Ben’s first webpage. T / F / DS
5 He got £500 for charity. T / F / DS
6 The charity helps poor children do sports. T / F / DS
Score: ___/12
10 Read the text again and answer the questions.

1 Why was bungee jumping difficult for Ben?
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2 Name three ways that people could donate money to Ben?
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3 Why does Ben want to do another jump?
____________________________________________________________________
4 What did the charity ask Ben to help them with?
____________________________________________________________________
Score: ___/8

Writing
11 Write your personal profile for an internet blog. Use so, because and although to join
your ideas. Include the information below.
• Your name
• Your hobbies
• The sports you play

• What you like and don’t like doing at weekends, in the evenings, etc.
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
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Score: ___/10

Listening
12 Listen and circle the correct answers.

1 What time was it?
a) about 10 o’clock b) about 11 o’clock
2 Where was Tom?
a) in a café b) in a restaurant
3 What was he doing?
a) waiting for his friend b) talking to a friend
4 What was the book like?
a) exciting b) boring
5 What was the name of the tall girl with the long, dark hair?
a) Katie b) Maria
6 What was Tom doing when his mobile phone rang?
a) walking through the park b) eating an ice cream
Score: ___/6
13 Listen to the story again and answer the questions.

1 Why didn’t Tom see the girl enter the café?
____________________________________________________________________
2 What was the girl wearing?
____________________________________________________________________
3 Why was he surprised by the girl’s message?
____________________________________________________________________
4 What was Katie doing when Tom came back to the café?
____________________________________________________________________
Score: ___/4

Speaking
14 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions.

STUDENT A
You and your friend, Student B, are planning a day and evening of activities at your youth club. Make
suggestions about:
• Types of activities to do in the day, eg sports, BBQ, etc.
• Types of evening activities, eg film, music, etc.
• Food and drink needed

• Start and finish times
• Cost of tickets
Agree and disagree with Student B’s suggestions and give ideas of your own.
Score: ___/10
Vocabulary: __/20
Grammar: __/30
Reading: __/20
Writing: __/10
Listening: __/10
Speaking: __/10
TOTAL: __/100

Speaking
14 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions.
STUDENT B
You and your friend, Student A, are planning a day and evening of activities at your youth club. Make
suggestions about:
• Types of activities to do in the day, eg sports, BBQ, etc.
• Types of evening activities, eg film, music, etc.
• Food and drink needed

• Start and finish times
• Cost of tickets
Agree and disagree with Student A’s suggestions and give ideas of your own.
Score: ___/10
Vocabulary: __/20
Grammar: __/30
Reading: __/20
Writing: __/10
Listening: __/10
Speaking: __/10
TOTAL: __/100

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Pulse 3 Placement Test

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1 Match the adjectives 1–8 with their opposites a–h.

A: Can you (1) ____________ that again please?

B: Really? I’ve already (2) ____________ you three times.

C: Do you (3) ____________ Japanese?

D: Yes I can (4) ____________ a few words.

E: What was Sophie (5) ____________ about yesterday?

3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

shake hands wave nod chat bow shake your head

1 Do you ____________ on line with your friends?

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4 Choose the correct words.

5 Write comparative sentences with the adjectives in brackets.

1 Britain / Spain (wet)

2 Italian / Chinese (easy)

3 kayaking / rafting (good)

4 a mobile phone / a laptop (cheap)

5 Harry / Sara (friendly)

6 rock climbing / swimming (dangerous)

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7 Choose the correct words.

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9 Read the text and circle T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say).

1 Ben hates dangerous sports. T / F / DS

10 Read the text again and answer the questions.

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• The sports you play

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12 Listen and circle the correct answers.

13 Listen to the story again and answer the questions.

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14 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions.

• Food and drink needed

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• Food and drink needed

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