EF4e Pre-Int SEN Tests
EF4e Pre-Int SEN Tests
EF4e Pre-Int SEN Tests
fourth
English File
edition
Pre-intermediate
Tests for Students with Dyslexia
Unit test 1 3
Unit test 2 7
Unit test 3 11
Unit test 4 15
Unit test 5 19
Unit test 6 23
Unit test 7 27
Unit test 8 31
Unit test 9 35
Unit test 10 39
Unit test 11 43
Unit test 12 47
Progress test 1 51
Progress test 2 58
Unit test 1
1 Complete the email. Use the present simple or present
continuous form of the verb in brackets.
Hi Thomas,
My name’s Stefan and I live (live) in Berlin. I go
to the cinema sometimes, but I also (1) (love)
the theatre. What about you? (2) you
(prefer) the theatre or the cinema?
I’m a student, but it’s the summer holidays, so now
I (3) (not study) – I (4) (work) in a
café. I (5) (want) some extra money because
I’m going to visit Argentina next year. I (6)
(not speak) Spanish very well, so I’m having some
lessons. (7) you (learn) any languages
at the moment?
Write soon,
Stefan
Unit test 2
1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past
continuous form of the verb in brackets.
We drove (drive) to Liverpool last week.
1 It (not snow) when I went to bed.
2 When she (pass) her driving test?
3 Silvana (not come) to the theatre with us last night.
4 What you (do) at six o’clock last night?
5 I (not study) when you rang.
6 Last year they (buy) a new house.
2 points for each correct answer 12
6 Read the text again. Complete the sentences with one word.
The writer was looking at photos o n l i n e when he saw a
sakura photo for the first time.
1 Sakura flowers are light pink and very b .
2 The writer bought a new c before he travelled
to Japan.
3 The writer slept w in Tokyo.
4 The writer took a g photo of a boy looking at flowers.
5 The writer met many f people.
5
Total 50
Unit test 3
1 Complete the sentences with who, which, or where.
That’s the woman who works at the airport.
1 ‘Café’ is a word comes from the Spanish word
‘cafetería’.
2 This is the restaurant we had dinner.
3 Kangaroos are animals live in Australia.
4 A shop assistant is a person serves you in a shop.
5 A snack bar is a place you can get a drink or a meal.
6 He’s the man lives next door to my grandparents.
6
Total 50
Unit test 4
1 Complete the message. Use the present perfect or past
simple form of the verbs in brackets.
The writer never buys clothes that are the wrong size. F
Total 50
Unit test 5
1 Match the sentence halves 1–5 to a–f. Write the letter.
I’m too tired f a of sweets?
1 Do your children
eat a lot b big enough.
2 There’s too c sugar in my coffee.
3 I have a little d your chips?
4 Can I have a few of e much salt in this soup.
5 These shoes aren’t f to go out.
Total 50
Unit test 6
1 Complete the sentences with will / ’ll, won’t, or shall
and the verbs from the box.
not drive not forget go help make open
Total 50
Unit test 7
1 Complete the sentences with the -ing form or the infinitive
of the verb in brackets.
I phoned Yamar because I wanted to tell (tell) him about
the meeting.
1 Wendy left without (say) goodbye to anyone.
2 I love (walk) in the snow.
3 (do) exercise is very good for you.
4 Try not (spend) all of your money on computer
games.
5 Do you know how (make) bread?
2 points for each correct answer 10
6 Read the text again. Complete the sentences with one word.
Surfing makes Mario t r u l y happy.
1 Mauricio enjoys meeting people from all over the
w .
2 One thing happiness researchers look at is how much
m people have.
3 Costa Rica is the t country in the Happy Planet Index.
4 World leaders and politicians are interested in happiness
reports because the results can be s .
5 Being rich doesn’t always make people h .
2 points for each correct answer 10
Total 50
Unit test 8
1 Circle the extra word in each sentence.
You don’t should not drive so fast. The roads are very icy.
1 People should to be nicer to each other.
2 If we won’t don’t take a map, we’ll get lost.
3 You shouldn’t not go to bed late. You’ve got school tomorrow.
4 If Harry will rings me, I’ll tell you.
5 What should I should do about my noisy neighbours?
6 They won’t go to the beach if it will rains.
2 points for each correct answer 12
Total 50
Unit test 9
1 Circle the correct word(s).
How long have you worked / did you work in this factory?
1 We haven’t seen / didn’t see Micaela since she moved to
Valencia.
2 Peter and his wife bought / have bought a holiday home in
Greece last year.
3 Monica hasn’t said / didn’t say goodbye when she left.
4 My grandmother has lived in Italy for / since ten years. She’s
really happy there.
5 What time have they arrived / did they arrive at the airport?
6 Antonia’s been at work for / since 6 o’clock this morning.
6
3 Complete the life events with the verbs from the box.
be fall get get go have retire start
get married
1 children
2 in love
3 to university
4 born
5 divorced
6 from work
7 work
2 points for each correct answer 14
Total 50
Unit test 10
1 Complete the words in the sentences using the present or
past passive.
The cook doesn’t do the washing up.
The washing up i s no t d o n e by the cook.
1 My mother decorated the kitchen.
The kitchen w d by my mother.
2 I didn’t write these letters.
These letters w n w by me.
3 Millions of people speak English.
English i s by millions of people.
4 Rubbish pollutes our rivers.
Our rivers a p by rubbish.
5 My niece played the part of Cinderella.
The part of Cinderella w p by my niece.
6 Our school won the swimming competition.
The swimming competition w w by our school.
7 Miss Stuart doesn’t teach art.
Art i n t by Mrs Stuart.
2 points for each correct answer 14
Total 50
Unit test 11
1 Tick (✓) the correct sentence.
He used to be a teacher.
a He was once a teacher. ✓
b He is a teacher.
1 Perhaps it will snow tomorrow.
a It might snow tomorrow.
b It won’t snow tomorrow.
2 I used to live here.
a I’ve never lived here.
b I lived here in the past.
3 You might not pass the exam.
a Perhaps you won’t pass the exam.
b You’ll certainly pass the exam.
4 He didn’t use to be slim.
a He was slim before, but he isn’t now.
b He wasn’t slim before, but he is now.
5 You might meet someone interesting at the party.
a Perhaps you’ll meet someone.
b You won’t meet someone.
2 points for each correct answer 10
Total 50
Unit test 12
1 Complete the email. Use the past simple or past perfect
form of the verb in brackets.
Total 50
The job was difficult, but Conchita worked hard and soon
made a good impression.
1 Mikhail and Sonya are going to the park and that
they’re going for a meal.
2 Bryony was frightened, she walked into the
dark room.
3 Is that the hotel your parents stayed?
4 My lunch wasn’t big . I’m still hungry.
5 I’ve eaten too chocolate.
6 The problem started I was downloading some new
software.
7 There’s on TV tonight that I want to watch and I’m a
bit bored. Shall we go to the cinema?
8 My sister is more intelligent me.
9 A department store is a place sells different types of
product.
9
Total 100
Total 100
2 1 are you using 2 aren’t working 6 1 also 2 not very old 3 doesn’t want
3 is playing 4 don’t know 4 a shirt and a skirt 5 were 6 everyone
5 does Blanca work
Unit 5
3 1 F
2 C 3 B 4 D
5 E
1 1 a
2 e 3 c 4 d
5 b
4 1 medium 2 quiet 3 bald 4 behind
5 overweight 6 friendly 7 to 8 between 2 1 the best 2 as
3 more carefully
4 most exciting 5 furthest 6 less expensive
5 1 Business Studies 2 talkative 3 team
sports 4 friendly 5 go to a restaurant 3 1 interesting 2 statue
3 market 4 palace
6 thin 7 the same hobbies 5 population 6 polluted
5 1 F
2 T 3 DS 4 F 5 F 6 T 7 DS 8 T 4 1 incredibly 2 pay
3 send
4 quite
9 F 5 take 6 very
Unit 8 Unit 11
1 1 to 2 won’t 3 not 4 will 5 should 1 1 a
2 b 3 a 4 b
5 a
6 will
2 1 did
2 can
3 am 4 did
5 do
2 1 theirs 2 her 3 Its
4 mine 5 his
3 1 invitation 2 information
3 decision
3 1 wear 2 borrow
3 earns
4 met 4 life 5 success
5 waiting
4 1 neither 2 like
3 both
4 similar
4 1 get on well with 2 get home
5 1 DS 2 T 3 T 4 DS 5 F 6 T 7 F 8 F
3 get a ticket 4 get married 5 get up
6 get better 7 get nervous 8 get fit
Unit 12
5 1 better information 2 change their
1 1 went 2 hadn’t been 3 arrived
journeys 3 all right 4 receipts 5 run
4 had snowed 5 took
6 hadn’t booked
6 stuck in traffic 7 on a work trip 8 airport
7 spent 8 hadn’t seen
9 three nights
2 1 a 2 b
3 b 4 a
6 1 F
2 F 3 C 4 C 5 F 6 C
3 1 Meanwhile 2 immediately 3 eventually
Unit 9 4 suddenly 5 straight away
1 1 haven’t seen 2 bought 3 didn’t say 4 1 say 2 What
3 Who 4 Which
5 Where
4 for
5 did they arrive 6 since 6 tell 7 How
2 1 ’d travel / would travel, didn’t have 5 1 left Turkey 2 didn’t understand Russian
2 would be, didn’t do 3 ’d get / would 3 a student 4 make his wife laugh
get, worked 4 were, ’d stop / would stop
6 1 K
2 S 3 K 4 K 5 S
6 S
5 wouldn’t get, used
3 1 have 2 fall 3 go 4 be
5 get 6 retire
7 start
4 1 suffers 2 scared 3 spiders 4 heights
5 fear
5 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 DS 5 T 6 DS
7 T 8 F
9 DS 10 T
6 1 the same as 2 slow and lazy 3 wave
4 nervous 5 safe
Unit 10
1 1 was decorated 2 were not written
3 is spoken 4 are polluted 5 was played
6 was won 7 is not taught
2 1 it off 2 along 3 down
look after my cat 5 past 6 them on
4
3 1 designed 2 based
3 painted 4 opened
5 discovered
4 1 down 2 on
3 in 4 out
5 away
6 for
5 1 IBM 2 faster 3 Swiss
4 well-known
5 by Michael Phelps 6 were banned
6 1 T
2 F 3 T
4 F
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