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English Basics for Beginners

The document is a test for students learning English as a second language. It contains 28 multiple choice questions testing students' abilities in areas like personal pronouns, verb conjugation, prepositions, and articles. The test covers material from units 1 to 6 of the students' English textbook. It will be scored out of 100 and the results used to determine if the student will move ahead in their studies or repeat a unit.

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English Basics for Beginners

The document is a test for students learning English as a second language. It contains 28 multiple choice questions testing students' abilities in areas like personal pronouns, verb conjugation, prepositions, and articles. The test covers material from units 1 to 6 of the students' English textbook. It will be scored out of 100 and the results used to determine if the student will move ahead in their studies or repeat a unit.

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SPEAK UP 1A - Book 1 – Units 1 to 6

Student’s full name: ___________________________ Date: _____/____/_______ Teacher:__________________


Questions/Directions Score
1. What’s your full name? How do you spell your last name? (0-10)
( ) Didn’t understand the question(s). ( ) Couldn’t give a complete answer correctly.
( ) Misspelling. ( ) Others: ____________________________
2. Where do you live? Are there schools in your neighborhood? (0-10)
( ) Didn’t understand the question(s). ( ) Couldn’t give a complete answer correctly.
( ) Used Simple Present incorrectly. (E.g.: “I am live.”) ( ) Others: ____________________________
( ) Used the wrong verb tense. (E.g.: “I am living...”)
( ) Used there to be incorrectly – agreement. (E.g. “There is schools.”)
( ) Used there to be incorrectly – sentence structure. (E.g.: “Is there a school.”)
3. Do you live in a house or in an apartment? Is there an air-conditioner in your living room? Where is (0-10)
the television in relation to the sofa?
( ) Didn’t understand the question(s). ( ) Couldn’t give a complete answer correctly.
( ) Used the preposition(s) incorrectly. ( ) Others: ____________________________
( ) Used there to be incorrectly – agreement. (E.g. “There is sofas.”)
( ) Used there to be incorrectly – sentence structure. (E.g.: “Is there a sofa.”)
4. What is your address? What’s your phone number? (0-10)
( ) Didn’t understand the question(s). ( ) Couldn’t give a complete answer correctly.
( ) Inversion when informing the address. (E.g.: “My address is Main Street, 578.”)
( ) Mistake when informing telephone number. ( ) Others: ____________________________
5. What numbers are these: 25 / 78 / 93 (write the numbers on the board)? (0-10)
( ) Didn’t understand the question(s). ( ) Couldn’t give a complete answer correctly.
( ) Mistake when reading the cardinal numbers. ( ) Others: ____________________________
6. Are you at home now? Where are you now? Where are you in relation to the classroom? Where is (0-10)
the table in relation to the chairs?
( ) Didn’t understand the question(s). ( ) Couldn’t give a complete answer correctly.
( ) Used the preposition(s) incorrectly. ( ) Others: ____________________________
7. How old are you? In which month is your birthday? (0-10)
( ) Didn’t understand the question(s). ( ) Couldn’t give a complete answer correctly.
( ) Used verb to be incorrectly or didn’t use it. (E.g.: “I have 20 years old.”)
( ) Didn’t use the month properly. ( ) Others: ____________________________
( ) Didn’t use the right preposition (in) when informing the month of birthday.
8. Are you married or single? In case the person is married, ask: Who is your husband/wife/boyfriend/ (0-10)
girlfriend? What does he/she do? How old is he/she?
In case the person is single, ask: Who is your best friend? What does he/she do? How old is he/she?
( ) Didn’t understand the question(s). ( ) Couldn’t give a complete answer correctly.
( ) Didn’t use verb to be properly. ( ) Others: ____________________________
9. Point to a pen close to you and ask: What is this? Point to the door (far from you) and ask: What is (0-10)
that?
( ) Didn’t understand the question(s). ( ) Couldn’t give a complete answer correctly.
( ) Didn’t use demonstrative pronouns correctly. ( ) Used verb to be incorrectly.
( ) Didn’t know the name of the object. ( ) Others: ____________________________
10. Point to two or more markers close to you and ask: What are these? Point to two books (far from (0-10)
you) and ask: What are those? Are those your books? Whose books are those?
( ) Didn’t understand the question(s). ( ) Couldn’t give a complete answer correctly.
( ) Didn’t use demonstrative pronouns correctly. ( ) Used verb to be incorrectly.
( ) Didn’t know the name of the objects. ( ) Didn’t use the possessive adjective.
( ) Didn’t make use of the possessive adjective correctly. ( ) Others: __________________________
Total
(0-100)

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Written test 1A (Book 1 - Units 1 to 6)

Student’s name: ______________________________________________ Date: ____/_____/_______

Corrected on: _____/_____/_________ By teacher: _________________ Score: ________________


at: ______:_____
Result
Review: ( ) Unit 1 ( ) Unit 2 ( ) Unit 3 ( ) Unit 4 ( ) Unit 5 ( ) Unit 6 ( ) Speak up 1
Go to: ( ) Unit 7 -> + STARTER
Coordination comment: _______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
1. Choose the alternative with the Personal Pronoun equivalent to the underlined word(s). (0.8 –
0.1 each)
1.1. Robert isn’t a lawyer. 1.5. Is Bella your friend?
a) He b) She c) It a) he b) she c) you
1.2. Edith and Margot are sisters. 1.6. Are Lucy and you from the USA?
a) You b) They c) We a) you b) they c) I
1.3. Dr. Drew and I are students. 1.7. Are the computers new?
a) He b) They c) We a) you b) they c) we
1.4. The ball is in the garage. 1.8. The cat is on the sofa.
a) He b) She c) It a) He b) She c) It
2. Choose the correct form of verb TO BE. (2.7 – 0.1 each)
2.1. I ....... a student. 2.11. Matthew ....... a nurse.
a) are b) am c) is a) are not b) am not c) is not
2.2. I ....... a teacher. 2.12. ....... Matthew a nurse?
a) are not b) am not c) is not a) Is b) Are c) Am
2.3. ....... you a teacher? 2.13. The houses ....... new.
a) Is b) Are c) Am a) am b) is c) are
2.4. The people in this neighborhood ....... very nice. 2.14. The houses ....... old.
a) are b) am c) is a) is not b) am not c) are not
2.5. The people in this neighborhood ....... boring. 2.15. ....... the houses old?
a) is not b) am not c) are not a) Am b) Are c) Is
2.6. ....... the people in this neighborhood boring? 2.16. You and Fabian ....... students.
a) Am b) Are c) Is a) is b) are c) am
2.7. Lilly and I ....... very good friends. 2.17. You and Fabian ....... dentists.
a) is b) are c) am a) am not b) is not c) are not
2.8. Lilly and I ....... just good friends. 2.18. ....... you and Fabian dentists?
a) am not b) is not c) are not a) Are b) Am c) Is
2.9. ....... Lilly and I just good friends? 2.19. John and Mindy ....... at school.
a) Are b) Am c) Is a) are b) am c) is
2.10. Matthew ....... a doctor. 2.20. John and Mindy ....... at home.
a) are b) am c) is a) are not b) am not c) is not

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2.21. ....... John and Mindy at home? 2.25. The cat ....... on the bed.
a) Is b) Are c) Am a) is b) are c) am
2.22. I ....... from Europe. 2.26. The cat ....... on the table.
a) am b) is c) are a) am not b) is not c) are not
2.23. I ....... from Asia. 2.27. ....... the cat on the table?
a) is not b) am not c) are not a) Are b) Am c) Is
2.24. ....... you from Asia?
a) Am b) Are c) Is

3. Choose the correct alternative. Pay attention to the articles. The symbol “Ø” represents no article.
(1.1 – 0.1 each)

3.1. That is ....... apple. 3.7. ....... rain is very heavy today.
a) a b) an c) Ø a) A b) The c) Ø
3.2. She is ....... wonderful person. 3.8. There is …… university in my neighborhood.
a) a b) an c) Ø a) a b) an c) the
3.3. We are in ....... Washington now. 3.9. ....... president of the USA is visiting Brazil next
a) a b) the c) Ø week.
3.4. It’s ....... house. a) A b) The c) Ø
a) a b) an c) Ø 3.10. There is ........ elephant in the zoo.
3.5. I have ....... hour to finish my homework. a) a b) an c) Ø
a) a b) an c) the 3.11. I have three pens. I prefer ..... black pen.
3.6. They are ....... flight attendants. a) a b) the c) Ø
a) a b) an c) Ø
4. Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences. (0.4 – 0.1 each)

4.1. …. is a book. 4.3. …. is a marker.


a) This b) That c) These d) Those a) This b) That c) These d) Those

4.2. …. are notebooks. 4.4. …. are erasers.


a) This b) That c) These d) Those a) This b) That c) These d) Those

5. Choose the correct form of the numbers. (1.0 – 0.2 each)


5.1. 66 5.3. 91 5.5. 8155-1082 (phone number)
a) six six a) nine one a) eight, one, double five, one, oh, eight, two
b) sixty sixty b) ninety-one b) eighty, one, five, five, one, zero, eighty, two
c) sixty-six c) nineteen one c) eighteen, one, double five, one, oh, eighteen, two
5.2. 27 5.4. 12
a) twenty-seven a) twelves
b) twelve seven b) twelf
c) two seven c) twelve

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6. Choose the correct WH- word for each answer. (0.7 – 0.1 each)
6.1. ….. is she? She is 3 years old. 6.5. ….. is your last name? It is Smith.
a) Where b) How old c) When a) Who b) What c) When
6.2. ….. is Gwyneth from? She’s from the USA. 6.6. ….. is your birthday? It’s in November.
a) Who b) When c) Where a) When b) Where c) Who
6.3. ….. is he? He is Steven. 6.7. ….. is the book? It is on the table.
a) What b) Who c) How old a) When b) Where c) Who
6.4. ….. is that? That is an eraser.
a) When b) What c) Who

7. Choose the alternative with the Possessive Adjective equivalent to the underlined word(s). (0.7
– 0.1 each)
7.1. You are a mechanic. Is this …. car repair shop? 7.5. Jake and Barbara are with …. mothers.
a) my b) your c) his a) your b) their c) our
7.2. Jennifer is with …. friends. 7.6. Jimmy is playing with …. brother now.
a) his b) its c) her a) her b) his c) its
7.3. I have a new car. This is not …. car. 7.7. It is a nice dog. …. name is Rex.
a) my b) your c) our a) Its b) My c) Your
7.4. We are not at school. We are at …. houses.
a) your b) their c) our

8. Choose the right answer for the questions. (2.1 – 0.3 each)

8.1. Where is the cushion in relation to the sofa? 8.3. Where is the sofa in relation to the lamps?
a) The cushion is on the sofa. a) The sofa is behind the lamps.
b) The cushion is behind the sofa. b) The sofa is on the lamps.
c) The cushion is over the sofa. c) The sofa is between the lamps.
8.2. Where is the window in relation to the sofa? 8.4. Where is the armchair in relation to the sofa?
a) The window is beside the sofa. a) The armchair is between the sofa.
b) The window is between the sofa. b) The armchair is behind the sofa.
c) The window is behind the sofa. c) The armchair is next to the sofa.

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8.5. Where are the books in relation to the bookcase? 8.7. Where is the light in relation to the rug?
a) The books are over the bookcase. a) The light is under the rug.
b) The books are on the bookcase. b) The light is over the rug.
c) The books are in the bookcase. c) The light is on the rug.
8.6. Where is the rug in relation to the bookcase,
armchair and sofa?
a) The rug is among the bookcase, armchair and sofa.
b) The rug is between the bookcase, armchair and sofa.
c) The rug is over the bookcase, armchair and sofa.

9. Choose the correct alternative with THERE IS/THERE ARE in affirmative, negative or interrogative
forms according to the context. (0.5 – 0.1 each)
9.1. ….. a television at reception. 9.4. What …. in your house?
a) There is b) There are c) Is there a) there is b) there are c) is there
9.2. ….. books on the table? 9.5. ….. a dog in the classroom at Minds English
a) There is b) There are c) Are there School.
9.3. ….. 50 states in Brazil. a) There aren’t b) There isn’t c) There are
a) There is b) There isn’t c) There aren’t

Student: Be sure you fill in the ANSWER SHEET according to your answers. Only the ANSWER
SHEET will be corrected.

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PESQUISA DE SATISFAÇÃO
Por favor, preencha todos os dados solicitados. Suas críticas, sugestões e elogios são muito importantes para a escola, pois assim
poderemos melhorar a qualidade do seu curso.
1. Há quanto tempo você freqüenta a MINDS desde sua aula inicial?
_________ meses. (Indique o total de meses)
2. Como está seu curso de um modo geral?
( ) Ótimo ( ) Muito bom ( ) Bom ( ) Razoável ( ) Péssimo
3. Está gostando do método de ensino?
( ) Ótimo ( ) Muito bom ( ) Bom ( ) Razoável ( ) Péssimo
4. Como está sendo o aproveitamento das suas aulas?
( ) Ótimo ( ) Muito bom ( ) Bom ( ) Regular ( ) Péssimo
5. Qual aula você mais gosta?
( ) Unit ( ) Starter ( ) Basic ( ) Intermediate ( ) Joy ( ) Advanced
Por quê?_______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Com qual professor (a) (es) (as) você melhor se identifica?
Professor (a) (es) (as):_____________________________________________________________________________________
Por quê?_______________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Com qual professor (a) (es) (as) você menos se identifica? O que você recomendaria para esse (a)(s)(as) professor (a)
(es) (as)?
Professor (a) (es) (as):_____________________________________________________________________________________
Por quê?_______________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Os (As) professores (as) são pontuais no horário de início e término das aulas?
( ) Sim ( ) Não Se não, quantos minutos de atraso?_______________________________________________________
9. Em relação à marcação de aulas, o que você está achando?
( ) Ótima ( ) Muito boa ( ) Boa ( ) Razoável ( ) Péssima
Sugestão:______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Como é seu atendimento na recepção da escola?
( ) Ótimo ( ) Muito bom ( ) Bom ( ) Razoável ( ) Péssimo
Por quem?______________________________________________________________________________________________
11. Em relação à limpeza da escola, você considera:
( ) Ótima ( ) Muito boa ( ) Boa ( ) Razoável ( ) Péssima
Sugestão: ______________________________________________________________________________________________
12. Em relação à estrutura da escola, você considera:
( ) Ótima ( ) Muito boa ( ) Boa ( ) Razoável ( ) Péssima
13. Como você avalia o atendimento por parte da nossa administração/financeiro, gerentes e coordenação pedagógica?
( ) Ótimo ( ) Muito bom ( ) Bom ( ) Razoável ( ) Péssimo
Comentário:____________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
14. Por que você escolheu estudar na Minds?
( ) Localização ( ) Valor ( ) Qualidade de ensino ( ) Metodologia ( ) Horário flexível ( ) Outros
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
15. O que mais a MINDS pode oferecer-lhe? O que poderíamos fazer para melhorar a qualidade de nossa prestação de serviço?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
16. Como você conhece a Minds, gostaria que algum amigo ou conhecido tivesse a oportunidade de conhecer nosso
método de ensino e caso se identifique com ele obtivesse valores diferenciados? Se sim, indique-o com nome e número
de telefone abaixo.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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