Examen Diagnóstico de Inglés I | A1

Weather expressions always use 'it is', not 'it are' or another verb.

'Keys' is plural — check the answer 'they're on the table' for a clue about the number.

The answer 'Yes, I am' confirms this is a to-be question with 'you', so it must start with 'Are'.

Look at the answer 'she isn't' — that tells you the subject is singular, so the question needs 'Is', not 'Are' or a do/does form.

Two people together always need the plural form 'Are', not 'Is'.

'The pizza and the salad' are two things together, so together they need the plural form 'are'.

The answer 'Yes, he is' tells you the subject is one person, so the question should start with 'Is'.

This question expects a reason (a 'because' answer), so it needs 'Why', not 'What' or 'How'.

The fixed word order here is 'What time is it?' — the other arrangements are not natural English.

This is a fixed expression: 'How old...?' — English speakers never say 'What old'.

'Students' (plural) needs 'There are', not the singular 'There is'.

'A restroom' is one place, so the question needs the singular 'Is there'.

Since the phone is inside the backpack, the correct preposition is 'in', not 'on' or 'under'.

Since the apple is near and singular, use 'this', not 'that' (which is for something far away).

Two clues here: 'shoes' is plural, and 'over there' means far away, so you need 'Those', not 'This' or 'That'.

Read the whole sentence: 'never gets angry' describes someone calm, so the answer is 'patient', not its opposite 'impatient'.

'Help' needs an object pronoun after it: 'me', not the subject pronoun 'I'.

Be careful: 'its' (possessive) has no apostrophe. 'It's' with an apostrophe means 'it is', which doesn't fit here.

'Keys' is plural, and after a verb like 'seen' you need an object pronoun: 'them', not the subject pronoun 'they'.

Street names in English use the preposition 'on', not 'in' or 'at'.

Look at each letter carefully — in English, this name is spelled with a 'G' (not 'J') and a 'Z' (not 'S' or 'C').

To politely ask for a favor, use 'Can you...?' — 'Do you' or 'Are you' don't fit this classroom request.

Remember, imperatives use the base form: 'Listen', not 'Listens' or 'Listening'.

Days always take 'on' in English (on Monday), never 'in' or 'at'.

Specific dates use 'on' (on the 14th), while months alone use 'in' (in July).

You're counting days (how many), so you need the cardinal number 'seven', not the ordinal 'seventh' or a different number like 'seventeen'.

Careful — the language people speak (Portuguese) is not always the same as the nationality word. The nationality for Brazil is 'Brazilian'.

The second part of the sentence gives a reason, so you need 'because', not 'so' (which introduces a result).

These two ideas contrast with each other, so you need 'but', not 'and' or 'because'.

Since no noun follows the blank, you need the possessive pronoun 'yours', not the possessive adjective 'your'.

Don't confuse 'whose' (asking about ownership) with 'who's' (short for 'who is') — this sentence asks who owns the backpack.

'Child' is an irregular noun — its plural is 'children', not 'childs' or 'childrens'.

Proper nouns are specific names (like a country) and are always capitalized — 'city' or 'school' are common (general) nouns.

Free books to borrow — that's the definition of a 'library', not a 'bank' or 'bakery'.

Clothes belong in the 'bedroom', not the 'kitchen' or 'bathroom'.

Coats are for cold weather — 'hot' and 'warm' wouldn't make sense with the advice to wear a coat.

For a person's height, English uses 'tall', not 'high' or 'narrow' — those describe buildings or spaces, not people.

'Numbers and problems' are associated with 'Math', not 'History' or 'Art'.

Preparing meals at a restaurant is the job of a 'cook', not a 'driver' or 'teacher'.

Between close friends, informal greetings like 'Hey! What's up?' are natural — the other options are too formal for that context.