Student Self-Assessment & Initial Assessment – Reading & Writing

English Banana.com Schools Student Self-Assessment Form English Banana Schools  English Banana.com 2007 To be completed by students at the start of a new course: Name: _____________________________________________ Date: _________________ 1. Why do you want to learn English? ____________________________________________________________________ 2. What languages can you speak and write? ____________________________________________________________________ 3. What is your first language? ____________________________________________________________________ 4. Have you studied English before? (If yes, when and where did you study?) ____________________________________________________________________ 5. What was the highest level you achieved? ____________________________________________________________________ 6. Do you read English language magazines and/or books at home? (If yes, which ones?) ____________________________________________________________________ 7. Do you watch English language TV programmes and/or listen to English language radio programmes? (If yes, which ones?) ____________________________________________________________________ 8. Do you prefer reading practice, writing practice or speaking and listening practice? ____________________________________________________________________ 9. Write GOOD, OK, or BAD under each skill below to show what you think of your abilities at the moment: Reading: Writing: Speaking: Listening: _________ _________ _________ _________ 10. What do you want to gain from doing this course? ____________________________________________________________________ English Banana.com Schools Initial Assessment – Reading & Writing – Page 1 Name: __________________________ Date: ______________ Total This Page: /20 English Banana Schools  English Banana.com 2007 1. a) Write your full name: ____________________________________ (½ mark) b) Write today’s date: ______________________________________ (½ mark) 2. Write the alphabet: Capital letters: A B C … (2 marks) Small letters: a b c … (2 marks) 3. Write these numbers in words (2 marks): 1 __________ 2 __________ 3 __________ 4 __________ 5 __________ 6 __________ 7 __________ 8 __________ 9 __________ 10 __________ 4. Complete the days of the week (3 marks): Monday Tuesday ____________ Thursday ____________ Saturday __________ 5. Choose the best word to complete each sentence (4 marks): a) Hello. My name [ is ] [ it ] James. c) I would like a [ sandwich ] [ bread ] . b) How are [ your ] [ you ] ? d) What’s the [ time ] [ watch ] ? 6. Write these words in alphabetical order (2 marks): kitchen, bathroom, kettle, sink, bath, garden, step, house, stairs, carpet, window, fridge _______________________________________________________________________ 7. Put the words in the right order to make questions (2 marks): a) what mum’s is name your _____________________________________________ b) are how you old _____________________________________________ 8. Write the opposite to each adjective (2 marks): hot small thin wet happy long rich late clever old English Banana.com Schools Initial Assessment – Reading & Writing – Page 2 Name: __________________________ Date: ______________ Total This Page: /20 English Banana Schools  English Banana.com 2007 1. Write your full address, including postcode (1 mark): ________________________________________________________________ 2. Write the 12 months of the year (2 marks): __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 3. Write these numbers in words (2 marks): 11 ____________ 12 ____________ 13 ____________ 14 ____________ 15 __________ 20 __________ 30 __________ 87 ________________ 141 _____________________ 1469 ______________________________________________________________________ 4. Complete each gap with a past simple verb (5 marks): Yesterday I a)_______________ up at 6.00 am. I b)_______________ into the bathroom and c)_______________ a shower. I d)_______________ dressed and e)_______________ breakfast. I f)_______________ the house at 7.45 am and g)_______________ to work in my car. I h)_______________ at work at about 8.25 am. I i)_______________ late because I usually start work at 8.15 am. My manager j)_______________ me to be on time tomorrow. 5. Write the name of each punctuation mark (2 marks): a) . b) ’ c) ? d) , e) ; f) -6. Underline the words that are spelt incorrectly in each line (2 marks): a) earings shoos coat jeens jumper skirt glasses jackit dress trousrers b) cleverley early quickly tommorow completely somtimes neerly never offen whenever 7. Put the words in the right order to make questions (2 marks): a) train you from how the get here to station do ___________________________________ b) tonight going at to are Sally’s the party you ___________________________________ 8. Write 30 words about your family (4 marks): __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ English Banana.com Schools Initial Assessment – Reading & Writing – Page 3 Total This Page: /20 Name: __________________________ Date: ______________ Total Score: /60 Reading & Writing Level: ___________________________ English Banana Schools  English Banana.com 2007 1. Complete each gap with a suitable verb infinitive (2 marks): 1. _______________ some yoghurt 2. _______________ the best of things 3. _______________ more than 100 MPH 4. _______________ an appointment 5. _______________ some arrangements 6. _______________ the housework 7. _______________ light of 8. _______________ something stupid 2. Match an idiom on the left with meaning keywords on the right (4 marks): 1. She eats like a horse. 2. Don’t throw your toys out of the pram! 3. I think you’re barking up the wrong tree. 4. He’s rolling in it. a) incorrect assumption b) rich c) good appetite d) overreaction 3. Put the words in the right order to make sentences (2 marks): a) homework I cleaning your help my room you I when finish will with __________________________________________________________________________ b) kids breakfast washing will finished when I their do have up the the __________________________________________________________________________ 4. Write a suitable word in each gap (5 marks): Spend time a)_______________ learning basic verb tables – both regular and b)_______________ – especially the four c)_______________ irregular verbs: ‘to be’, ‘to go’, ‘to have’ and ‘to do’. Learn different d)_______________: present/past simple, present/past continuous and present/past e)_______________. Learn the past f)_______________ of key irregular verbs, for example have/had, do/g)_______________. Make sure you can use many h)_______________ verbs like ‘eat’, ‘read’, ‘sleep’ and ‘go’ to talk about your i)_______________ activities in both present and j)____________ tenses. 5. Complete the sentences by adding a suitable past participle (2 marks): a) How long have you ____________________ in the UK? b) I think Jim has ____________________ enough of Lauren. c) Ben has ____________________ 300 miles in the past two days. d) I’ve just ____________________ that bag at a lower price in a different shop. 6. On a separate piece of paper, write about your plans for the future (5 marks): English Banana.com Schools Initial Assessment – Speaking & Listening Name: __________________________________________ Date: _____________________ English Banana Schools  English Banana.com 2007 Ask each student questions from the list below: Hello. How are you? Can you speak English? Do you understand me? What’s your name? What’s your address? How old are you? When is your birthday? What’s the date today? Have you got any brothers and sisters? Which country do you come from? What’s your favourite colour? What’s your phone number? Have you got a job at the moment? What do you like to do in your free time? Why do you want to do this course? Tell me about your family. Tell me about your country. What would be your ideal job? Which living person do you admire? What are the biggest problems facing your country at the moment? Do you think we should do more to help the poorest members of our society? What do you think you’ll be doing in five years’ time? KEY: A = no response B = limited response C = easy to understand but lots of errors D = more accurate with some errors E = proficient Speaking & Listening Level: ___________________________ A B C D E Elementary Class Intermediate Class Beginner Class