Students often destroy their writing and speaking scores due to poor grammar and

lexical ability.

Take the following Grammar Diagnostic to determine what you need to work on to
eliminate errors and increase your score.

1. CLICK ON THE RESOURCES TAB

2. DOWNLOAD THE GRAMMAR DIAGNOSTIC TEST.
3. TAKE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WITHOUT ANY HELP
4. THE ANSWERS ARE ON THE LAST PAGES.

Note:

I. Written Aid for Grammar and Lexical

www.grammarly.com   

For those who seek continuous improvement in their grammar and lexical ability, you
should get the PREMIUM VERSION of Grammarly because it will not only let you
know all of the errors that an examiner would see but also informs you on how to
correct them. To use Grammarly properly in preparation for an exam, you upload
your essays into the application, which will detail all of the mistakes in grammar,
lexical, and style. Then you should make the corrections yourself and then re-check
to see if you were able to make those corrections. Yes, Grammarly premium costs
money, but it is much cheaper than an ESL course or hiring a private tutor.

II. Grammar and Lexical Books (Locate them by searching on Google)

III. YouTube Grammar Video Series

If you need to learn grammar concepts, watch the YouTube Video series by Khan
Academy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-6q-
siuMik&list=PL6CQ7apI_8PjSBN8BxukW5Z76k8lRMQEf

IV. Vocabulary (Academic Words List)

https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist/sublist

http://www.uefap.com/vocab/select/awl.htm

http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/academic-word-list/

3.12
Vocabulary Levels Diagnostic Test

You should determine your vocabulary level before starting your studying for the
specific sections of the exam. The more you improve your range of vocabulary, the
better you can score on the exam. There is a direct relationship between your level of
English and your capability to apply the course strategies and tactics at a certain level
on the scoring rubric.

A1-A2 = Beginner to Elementary – A1

B1-B2 = Lower-Intermediate to Upper Intermediate (IELTS 4.5 - 6.5)

C1-C2 = Advanced to Fluency  (IELTS 7 - 9)

Copy and Paste the link below into your browser and take the Oxford English English
Levels Test. Answer all 40 questions, and then you will get your results.

Link: English Vocabulary Levels test

https://www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/english-level-test/vocabulary
Link: CEFR Levels Test (Test will determine if you are currently A1-C2) (Scroll to
the bottom and click on "Start the Free Pre-test):

https://tracktest.eu/english-levels-cefr/

Additional English Levels Vocabulary Diagnostic tests:

https://www.englishcurrent.com/english-vocabulary-test/ (Scroll to the bottom.

Select a test level and see if you have the vocabulary at that level).

http://vocabulary.ugent.be/

https://preply.com/en/learn/english/test-your-vocab

Note: After determining your Vocabulary Level, you can copy and paste this link
below and work on learning more vocabulary.

Link:

https://langeek.co/en/vocab/level-based
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LEVEL TEST
About The Vocabulary Test
 There are 40 questions in this vocabulary test.
 They cover all levels from elementary (A1) to advanced (C1) in a random order. You
will get your score at the end.
 Don’t use a dictionary – the idea is to find your natural level

Results
12 of 40 Questions answered correctly

Your time: 00:11:34

You have reached 12 of 40 point(s), (30%)

 Well done. You have finished this level test.

Your level is A1 (Elementary).

1. I’ve got all the data. Now I just need to _________ the answer.

o  work out

o  count out

o  think out

o  make out
‘Work out’ in this context means ‘calculate’. If you ‘work out’ in a gym, it means
‘follow an exercise routine’.
2. apartment –> flat
elevator –> lift
gasoline –> _________
o  coal

o  petrol

o  fuel

o  oil
These are pairs of words which have the same meaning, but the words on the left are
US English, and the words on the right are UK English.
3. It’s the _________ building in the city.

o  fattest

o  highest

o  tallest

o  greatest
Buildings and people can be tall, most other things are high (planes, mountains,
ceilings, etc.)
4. If I were you, I’d leave earlier, so you can avoid the _________.

o  peak time

o  rush hour

o  traffic time

o  peak hour
‘Peak-time’ can be used as an adjective, e.g. to describe train services or tickets.
However, the only correct compound noun here is ‘rush hour’. The other two
combinations don’t exist.
5. It’s a good idea, but it’s _________ that the boss will agree with you.

o  likely

o  unlikely

o  improbably

o  unprobably
‘Likely’/’unlikely’ are adjectives, even though they end in -ly and look like adverbs.
6. Every time I wear something white, I _________ coffee or orange juice or something
on it.

o  pour
o  let

o  drop

o  spill
‘Spill’ is like ‘pour’, but if you spill something, it’s usually by accident. ‘Pour’ means you
are in control and you decide to do it.
‘Spill’ and ‘drop’ are also similar ideas – you don’t decide to do them. However, you
spill a liquid and drop a solid object.
7. I love all fruit, but _________ strawberries.

o  mostly

o  especially

o  specially

o  specifically
‘Specially’ = for a particular purpose: ‘I bought this book specially for you’
‘Especially’ = more than others
8. Her hair isn’t completely straight – it’s slightly _________.

o  curl

o  bent

o  waved

o  wavy
You can’t use the other three words to describe hair.
9. ‘Happy’ is the _________ of ‘sad’.

o  oppositive

o  opposite

o  oppose

o  opposed
‘Oppositive’ is an unusual word – it’s an adjective to describe two people or groups
that oppose each other (that is, have opposite opinions); the other two wrong
answers are forms of the verb ‘oppose’.
10. I don’t _________ going out tonight.

o  feel like

o  want to
o  like

o  have mood to
‘Feel like’ means ‘want to’, but you can’t say ‘want to’ here because the next word is
in the -ing form.
11. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are _________.

o  foodtimes

o  eatings

o  food

o  meals
In some parts of the UK, the evening meal is called ‘tea’ – or if it’s eaten very late,
‘supper’.
12. I’ve been so busy all week. I don’t want to do anything at the weekend – I’ll just stay
at home and _________.

o  have a relax

o  make it easy

o  take it easy

o  make a rest
This is an example of collocation. The other answers appear to mean the same thing,
but nobody would say those combinations of words.
13. I’m a bit lost. Can you tell me how to _________ to the university?

o  go

o  get

o  reach

o  find
When you’re asking for directions, ‘get to’ is the correct verb. You could also use
‘find’ without the word ‘to’. However, we don’t use ‘go to’ in this context, even
though it involves going somewhere!
14. What time is it?
It’s 6.15 – a _________ past six.

o  fifteen

o  quarter
o  half

o  fourth
A quarter = fifteen minutes
We don’t say “fifteen past…” or “fifteen to…”
15. What size do you need: small, medium or _________?

o  large

o  giant

o  big

o  huge
‘Small’, ‘medium’ and ‘large’ are the common sizes for clothes and coffee!
16. Argh! This noise is giving me a _________.

o  headouch

o  headache

o  headhurt

o  headpain
The three incorrect answers are words that don’t exist. Note that ‘headache’ is one
word – like ‘toothache’ and ‘earache’ – but ‘stomach ache’ is two words!
17. Let’s go to a restaurant for dinner tonight = Let’s _________ tonight.

o  eat outside

o  eat outwardly

o  eat away

o  eat out
‘Eat out’ = eat in a restaurant
‘Eat outside’ = eat in the open air, for example on a balcony, not necessarily in public
18. He’s a waiter; she’s a _________.

o  waitress

o  waiteress

o  waitree

o  waiter
 The other common profession where there’s a different word for women is
‘actor’/’actress’.
19. friendly –> unfriendly
honest –> dishonest
polite –> _________

o  inpolite

o  impolite

o  dispolite

o  unpolite
Different prefixes are used to make opposites of adjectives: ‘un-‘, ‘in-‘, ‘im-‘, ‘dis-‘ etc.
The most common prefix is ‘un-‘, but there aren’t clear rules for which prefix to use.
You’ll need to learn the right opposite prefix for each adjective!
20. You can’t smoke here – please _________ your cigarette.

o  put out

o  put down

o  put up with

o  put away
‘Put out’ = extinguish. You’d also see this verb if there’s a big fire: ‘it took four hours
to put the fire out’.
21. We nearly missed the plane—we were only just _________.

o  on time

o  in time

o  in time for

o  timely
‘On time’ = punctual; ‘in time’ = with enough time before something happens
It’s very easy to confuse these two phrases!
22. I don’t like my job very much. I’m going to _________ and look for another one.

o  resign

o  finish

o  retire

o  fire
 ‘Resign’ = quit, leave your job because you want to do other work or study. ‘Retire’ =
stop working, usually at an older age (60+)
23. She’s a police officer, so she has to wear a _________ at work.

o  clothes

o  uniform

o  dress

o  police suit
Note that it’s ‘a uniform’, not ‘an uniform’. The rule about when to use ‘a’ or ‘an’
applies to the pronunciation of the word, not the spelling.
24. I _________ swimming every Saturday morning.

o  go

o  do

o  play

o  play
For most sports (and some other activities) that end with -ing, use the verb ‘go’, e.g.
‘go skiing’, ‘go sailing’, ‘go shopping’.
25. She doesn’t have brothers or sisters – she’s _________.

o  a single child

o  an only child

o  a lonely child

o  an alone child

If you don’t have any brothers or sisters, you can describe yourself as ‘an only child’,
even when you’re an adult.
26. At the weekend I _________ with some friends – we went for a curry, then had a
couple of drinks.

o  enjoyed

o  played

o  went for fun

o  went out
‘Go out’ can mean ‘leave the house’, but it is often used to mean ‘do something with
friends’. The sentence ‘I played with some friends’ would make sense if a small child
was saying it, but not in this context of eating and drinking.
27. What time do you go to _________ every day?

o  job

o  workplace

o  office

o  work
‘Go to work’ is a fixed expression. If you wanted to use the other options, you’d need
another word, e.g. ‘go to your office’.
28. The weather was great – it was really _________.

o  strong sun

o  sunny

o  sunshine

o  sun
In English, we often use ‘it is/was’ + adjective to describe the weather. The incorrect
answers here are not adjectives.
29. Your father’s brother’s daughter is your _________.

o  cousin

o  niece

o  sister
o  cousina
Your cousins are your uncle/aunt’s children. Cousins can be boys or girls.
30. Do you live in a house or _________?

o  a village

o  an apartment

o  a home

o  a building
In British English, an ‘apartment’ is also called a ‘flat’.
31. Are you planning to go _________ for the weekend?

o  away

o  far
o  out

o  off
‘Go away’ = leave your city/town and stay away for at least one night.
32. tired –> exhausted
small –> tiny
angry –> _________

o  irritated

o  annoyed

o  furious

o  vexed
These are pairs of adjectives with similar meanings, where one adjective has a
‘regular’ meaning and the other has a ‘strong’ meaning. So ‘exhausted’ is the strong
form of ‘tired’ and ‘furious’ is the strong form of ‘angry’.
33. He’s so _________! I’m not _________ in anything he says.

o  bored … interested

o  boring … interested

o  bored … interesting

o  boring … interesting
‘Interested’ and ‘interesting’ are both adjectives. ‘Interested’ is how you feel.
‘Interesting’ is how something or someone makes you feel. There are many pairs of
adjectives like this, one with an -ed ending, and one with an -ing ending.
34. Do you want a _________ or a return ticket?

o  one-journey

o  outbound

o  lonely

o  single
Many speakers wouldn’t say ‘ticket’ in this context: ‘a single to London Paddington’ is
sufficient.
35. They never argue and they enjoy spending time together. = They _________.

o  relate very well

o  get on very well

o  relationship very good

o  like themselves very much

‘Get on (well) with someone’ = have a good relationship with someone
36. Fruit and vegetables are healthy. = Fruit and vegetables are _________.

o  good for you

o  good for health

o  benefit for you

o  healthsome
You can also say that something is ‘bad for you’ – e.g. drinking too many fizzy drinks.
37. imagine –> imaginative
rely –> reliable
ambition –> _________

o  ambitionful

o  ambitiable

o  ambitiative

o  ambitious
The words on the right are adjectives. The endings -ive, -able, -ful and -ous are all
common for adjectives, but you have to learn which one is correct in each case!
38. Our teacher doesn’t _________ us use mobile phones in class.

o  let

o  make

o  allow

o  forbid
‘Allow’ means the same as ‘let’ but you can’t use it here because you’d need an extra
word: ‘our teacher doesn’t allow us to use…’
39. He studies maths at university. He’s a _________.

o  studier

o  student

o  professor

o  pupil
 ‘Student’ and ‘pupil’ are similar, but a pupil is at school, while a student is at
university.
40. Excuse me, I think you’ve _________ a mistake in our bill.

o  given

o  done

o  had

o  made
Many learners find it difficult to remember when to use ‘make’ and ‘do’. This is an
example of collocation – where certain word combinations are right and others are
not. You can find out more in this free lesson.

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