ESCUELA DE EDUCACIÓN BÁSICA
“ADRIANA FUENTES”
CANTÓN NOBOL - PROVINCIA DEL GUAYAS
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
TEACHER AREA COURSE ACADEMIC YEAR
ENGLISH 8TH EGB 2025-2026
STUDENT: DATE:
INSTRUCCIONES
This is a test to evaluate your knowledge and skills in the area of ENGLISH. Work
carefully so that you can solve it correctly.
1. Look at the family. Choose the correct answer.
1. Mother, sister, baby and father
2. Sister, father, grandma, mother
3. Mother, brother, father, sister
4. 4.Brother, father, mother, sister
2. The present tense of be has three forms:
Am is are
Read and circle the correct answer.
a) I________ a teacher
Am is are
b) She_______ a secretary
are am is
c) They__________friends
is aren´t am
3. List the days of the week in order.
Sunday _____ Monday 1 Friday _____
Thursday _____ Wednesday _____ Saturday _____ Tuesday
_____
4. Greetings can be formal and informal.
Select three formal greetings
1) Good morning
2) Hello
3) Good afternoon
4) Good night
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 2, 3, 1
C) 3, 2, 1
D) 1, 3, 4
5. Look at the picture, The command that the woman is executing is:
Select with a circle the correct
a) Sit down!
b) Silent!
c) Listen!
d) Stand up!
6. When they ask you in English WHAT IS YOUR NAME? Your answer ...…
1. My name is ……….
2. Hello!
3. I live in San Francisco
7. Look at the colors and select the correct name from the following colors:
a. Pink, blue, black, white, red
b. Yellow, blue, skyblue, red, purple
c. Yellow, red, purple, green, skyblue
d. Black, yellow, red, Green, red
8. Match the ordinal numbers with the correct answers.
a) 20 1) One
b) 10 2) Twelve
c) 12 3) Ten
d) 1 4) Twenty
Circle the correct.
A1,b2,c3,d4
A2,b4,c1,d3
A3,ba,c3,d2
A4, b3,c2,d1
9. Look at the profession with the corresponding place.
a) doctor b) Cook c) Pilot
d) Teacher e) Soccer player
stadium
1 2 3 4 5
Select the correct
A1, 2b, c3, d4, e5
A2, b5, c4, d3, e1
A 1, 2c, b3, d5, e4
A2, 4b, c5, d2, e1
10. An adjective is a word that
describes a noun or pronoun such as person, place, thing
Look at the pictures and match the correct:
1 A) Fat
2 B) Happy
3 C) Tall
4 D) Short
Select with a x the answer.
1a,2b,3c,4d
1b,2a,3d,4c
1c,2d,3a,4b
1d,2c,3b,4a
ESCUELA DE EDUCACIÓN BÁSICA
“ADRIANA FUENTES”
CANTÓN NOBOL - PROVINCIA DEL GUAYAS
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
TEACHER AREA COURSE ACADEMIC YEAR
ENGLISH 9TH, 10TH EGB 2025-2026
STUDENT: DATE:
INSTRUCCIONES
This is a test to evaluate your knowledge and skills in the area of ENGLISH. Work
carefully so that you can solve it correctly.
1) Underline the correct form of the verb to be and complete the
sentence.
Robert and Katty are my cousins. They
teachers.
a. Is b. are c. am
2) Match the questions with the correct answer.
1. What’s your name? a) I am 13.
2. How are you? b) It is 0990240806.
3. What is your phone number? c) I’m from France.
4. How old are you? d) Fine, thanks.
5. Where are you from? e) My name is John.
Circle with the correct answer
1a, 2b, 3c, 4d, 5e
1a, 3b, 4d, 1c, 5e
1e, 2d, 3b, 4a, 5c
1e, 2b, 3d, 4a, 5c
3) Read carefully and circle the correct answer according to Simple Present.
Hi, I’m Hannah and I live in Ecuador. I doesn’t/don’t get up late. I get up/gets
up at about 5:30 am. I take/ takes a shower at 5:45 am. I have/has breakfast at
6:00 am. I work/works all day and I get/gets home at 7:00am. My son
doesn’t/don’t get up early. He get up/gets up at 6:30. He go/goes to school at
7:15 am. In the afternoon he does/do his homework. In the evening we
has/have dinner together at 7:00 pm. We doesn’t / don’t go to bed before 8:00
pm.
4). Choose the correct answer.
_______ a television in the living room
a) There are
b) There
c) Are there
d) There is
5.Greetings are formal and informal
Select three formal greetings
1) Good morning
2) Hello
3) Good afternoon
4) Good night
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 2, 3, 1
C) 3, 2, 1
D) 1, 3, 4
6. The indefinite article are used for things
Choose the word for each picture. Use a or an with each example.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Circle the correct
1) an apple 2) a computer 3) an umbrella 4) a table
2) a apple 1) an computer 4) a umbrella 3) an table
3) a computer 4) a table 2) a apple 1) a umbrella
4) an umbrella 1) a apple 3) an table 2) a computer
7. Circle the correct rules about present progressive.
a. Play – Playing
b. Play – Plays
c. Run – Runing
d. Run – Running
e. Dance – Danceing
f. Dance – Dancing
8. Colors are adjectives.
1) Red A) Verde
2) Green B) Negro
3) Black C) Blanco
4) White D) Rojo
Circle the correct
1a, 2b, 3c, 4d
2a, 3b, 4d, 1c
1d, 2a, 3b, 4c
4d, 3c, 2b, 1a
9. Comparative is used to compare two people/ things
Select the correct
1) Annie is tall than Helen
2) Annie is than taller Helen
3) Annie is taller than Helen
4) Annie taller is than Helen
10) Superlative is used to compare three or more people/ things.
Select the correct
1) Peter is the most intelligent student in the class
2) Peter is the more intelligent student in the class
3) Peter the is most intelligent student in the class
11) Read the words in the box
1 took, 2 studied, 3 wrote, 4 called, 5 copied, 6 found 7
e) spoke, 8 kissed
Select and choose the past Irregular Verbs.
1, 3, 6, 7
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 3, 4, 6
1, 8, 2, 5
