LTTC – English Grammar Proficiency Test Elementary Level
The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand and use the following grammar areas and vocabularies: 1. Alphabets – A to Z 2. Numbers – one to ten 3. Pronouns – he, she, it. 4. Verb to be (present simple) – is, am, are. 5. Animals – cat, fish, giraffe, panda, whale, etc. 6. Stationery – book, pen, eraser, ruler, stapler, etc. 7. Colours – red, blue, yellow, black, pink, etc. 8. Clothes – shirt, dress, socks, trousers, scarf, etc. 9. Face – head, eye, mouth, nose, ear, etc. 10. Body parts – arm, leg, shoulder, hand, finger, etc. 11. Food – bread, mango, cake, biscuit, cherry, etc. 12. Shapes – circle, square, triangle, star, heart, etc. 13. Household objects – bed, pillow, sofa, table, chair, etc. 14. Public transport – airplane, train, boat, taxi, truck, etc. 15. Adjectives – happy, sad, angry, sleepy, shy, etc.
Total Marks: 100 Time allowed: 1 hour Attainment Bands: Excellent (100 - 90), Distinction (89 - 80), Merit (79 - 70), Pass (69 - 50), Unsuccessful (≤49)
London Teacher Training College
LTTC - English Grammar Proficiency Test Grade 1 A. Short Comprehension The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand the passage (around 30 words) and answer questions. B. Usage The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand and use the following grammar areas: 1. 2. 3.
Question Words – how, where, who, what Pronouns – I, you, he, she, it, they, we Possessive Adjective – my, your, his, her, our, their
4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Indefinite Articles – a, an Determiners – this, these, that, those Positive form of ‘be’ and ‘have’ – I am, we are, he has, they have Simple Present Tense – She likes apple; I eat an apple every day. Imperatives – Slow down; Don’t talk in class.
9. 10. 11. 12.
Plural of Nouns – boys, boxes, babies, etc. Adjectives – thirsty, hungry, happy, sad, etc. Punctuation – comma ( , ) full Stop ( . ) question mark ( ? ) Capitalization – Friday, February, etc.
C. Lexis The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand and use the vocabulary related to: 1. Numbers – 1 to 20 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Time – morning, afternoon, evening, etc. Days of the week and months of the year. Transport – aeroplane, tram, ferry, etc. Shapes – rectangle, circle, triangle, etc. Colours – purple, grey, brown, etc.
7. 8. 9. 10.
Face and Body – knee, neck, back, etc. Clothes – trousers, shirt, dress, etc. Animals – monkey, kitten, elephant, etc. School – blackboard, classroom, schoolbag, etc.
Total Marks: 100 Time allowed: 1 hour Attainment Bands: Excellent (100 - 90), Distinction (89 - 80), Merit (79 - 70), Pass (69 - 50), Unsuccessful (≤49)
London Teacher Training College
LTTC - English Grammar Proficiency Test Grade 2 A. Short Comprehension The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand the passage (around 50 words) and answer the questions. B. Usage The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand and use the following grammar areas: 1.
Prepositions of time – at 5 o’clock, on Tuesday, in December, in 2010, at Easter
2.
Prepositions of place – in London, on the wall, at the bus stop, etc.
3.
Interrogative & Negative form of present simple tense – Do kangaroos live in France? ; She doesn’t eat meat.
4.
Negative & Interrogative form of ‘be’ – (long & short forms) I am not & I’m not; Are you happy?
5.
Present continuous tense – I am doing my homework now. (at the moment)
6.
Usage of ‘there’ – there is, there are
7.
Definite article ‘the’ – The sun is bright and hot.
8.
Indefinite articles with a nationality adjective – London is an English city.
9.
Usage of ‘some’ – I want some water; She needs some pencils.
10. Question Words – whose, how many, how much, how old, etc. 11.
Modal verbs – can, must
12.
Antonyms – old, young; rich, poor; dry, wet; etc.
C. Lexis The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand and use the vocabulary related to: 1.
Food and drink – fruits, meat, vegetable, snack, dessert, etc.
2.
Festivals – Christmas, Easter, Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese New Year, etc.
3.
Nationality adjectives – English, Chinese, America, Japanese, Italian, etc.
4.
Weather adjectives – windy, cloudy, sunny, hot, cold, wet, dry, etc.
5.
Hobbies and sports – chess, basketball, table-tennis, piano, swimming, etc.
6.
Around the house – kitchen, dinning room, pillow, cupboard, washing machine, etc.
7.
Telling the time – half past ten, eleven o’clock, etc.
8.
Money – $5.50 = five dollars and fifty cents
9.
Family – grandparents, uncle, aunt, cousin, etc.
10. Numbers – 1 to 100 Total Marks: 100 Time allowed: 1 hour Attainment Bands: Excellent (100 - 90), Distinction (89 - 80), Merit (79 - 70), Pass (69 - 50), Unsuccessful (≤49)
London Teacher Training College
LTTC - English Grammar Proficiency Test Grade 3 A. Short Comprehension The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand the passage (around 70 words) and answer the questions. B. Usage The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand and use the following grammar areas: 1. Simple present or present continuous tense – She always eats a banana in the morning; She is having a banana at the moment. 2. Simple past tense of ‘be’ – I / he / she was ; you / we / they were 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Simple past tense (regular verbs) – arrive, borrow, collect, etc. Countable and Uncountable nouns – furniture, cheese, juice, paper, etc. Irregular plural nouns – man, men; foot, feet; child, children; etc. Usage of ‘any’ – Is there any juice in the cup? There isn’t any water in the jar. Determiners ‘many & much’ – We have too much food for dinner.
8. Gerunds – She loves dancing and singing; He likes reading and writing. 9. Subject & Object Pronouns – I want to play with them. 10. Adverbs of frequency – always, sometimes, often, usually, never, etc. 11. Prepositions of place – between, behind, below, before, beside, etc. 12. Coordinating conjunctions – and, so, but, or C. Lexis The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand and use the vocabulary related to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Injuries – cut her finger, twisted his ankle, got a bruise, bleeding, etc. Shops – bakery, café, convenience store, supermarket, pharmacy, etc. Sports – badminton, golf, volleyball, cricket, etc. School facilities – computer room, canteen, art room, etc. Shapes – a circle, round; a rectangle, rectangular; a point, pointed; etc.
6. 7. 8.
Domestic appliances – microwave, refrigerator, air conditioning, etc. Food items – sausage, soup, salad, sandwich, pizza, pancake, etc. Colours - beige, grey, turquoise, etc.
9. Compound nouns – ice cream, post office, tin opener, etc. 10. Phrasal verbs – afraid of, throw away, take off, pick up
Total Marks: 100 Time allowed: 1 hour Attainment Bands: Excellent (100 - 90), Distinction (89 - 80), Merit (79 - 70), Pass (69 - 50), Unsuccessful (≤49)
London Teacher Training College
LTTC - English Grammar Proficiency Test Grade 4 A. Short Comprehension The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand the passage (around 90 words) and answer the questions. B. Usage The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand and use the following grammar areas: 1. Simple past tense (irregular verbs) – ate, drank, caught, flew, etc. 2. Interrogative form of past simple – Were you fat two years ago? ; Did you go to school yesterday? 3. 4. 5. 6.
Negative form of past simple – I wasn’t fat. ; They didn’t take the bus. Could & couldn’t – Nicky couldn’t tie his shoelaces when he was three years old. Should & shouldn’t – You shouldn’t drink too much Coke. Determiners – a few, a little, a lot of
7. Pronouns – something / anything / nothing 8. 9. 10. 11.
Adjectives ending in ‘ed’ or ‘ing’ – excited or exciting? Adverbs of frequency – frequently, rarely, seldom Comparatives – bigger, smaller, thinner than, etc. Superlatives – the biggest, the fattest, etc.
12. …as…as…– My younger brother is as active as a monkey. C. Lexis The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand and use the vocabulary related to: 1. Ordinal numbers – first, second, third to twenty fourth, etc. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Unit nouns – a packet of crisps, a bar of chocolate, a slice of cake, etc. Adjectives to describe taste – bitter, smelly, delicious, salty, etc. Adjectives to describe food – fresh, stale, burned, ripe, etc. Utensils – chopsticks, spoon, fork, knife, table cloth, etc. School events / activities – swimming gala, writing competition, sports day,
picnic, etc. 7. Clothes – shirt, trousers, pajamas, jumper, skirt, etc. 8. Describing appearance – smart, handsome, pretty, trendy, scruffy, etc. 9. Describing character – silly, lovely, polite, rude, patient, etc. 10. Measurements – tall, high, wide, heavy, deep, etc.
Total Marks: 100 Time allowed: 1 hour Attainment Bands: Excellent (100 - 90), Distinction (89 - 80), Merit (79 - 70), Pass (69 - 50), Unsuccessful (≤49)
London Teacher Training College
LTTC - English Grammar Proficiency Test Grade 5 A. Short Comprehension The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand the passage (around 110 words) and answer the questions. B. Usage The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand and use the following grammar areas: 1.
Past participle of regular & irregular verbs – go, went, gone
2.
Present perfect simple (positive & negative form) – I have lost my keys; We haven’t been to Spain.
3.
Interrogative form of present perfect simple – Have you had lunch?
4.
Present perfect simple or past simple – I have had lunch already; I had dinner at 7 p.m.
5.
Present perfect simple with ‘since, for, ever, never, already’.
6.
Subordinating conjunctions – although, because, unless, until
7.
Future form – ‘will’ vs. ‘going to’ (spontaneous and planned action) I’ll answer the phone; I am going to London in August.
8.
Adverbs of manner – happily, slowly, lazily, bravely, softly, heavily, etc.
9.
Reflexive pronouns – myself, yourselves, herself, themselves, etc.
10. Comparatives & Superlatives – good, better, best / bad, worse, worst / much, more, most. 11. Modal verbs – may, might, should, would 12. Usage of ‘be able to’ – I have been able to draw since I was three. C. Lexis The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand and use the vocabulary related to: 1.
Cooking verbs – add, beat, cut, heat, mix, peel, stir, spread, etc.
2.
In the kitchen – blender, frying pan, tin opener, mixer, toaster, etc.
3.
Places – fitness centre, museum, theatre, community centre, etc.
4.
On the road – convenient, expensive, comfortable, accident, footbridge, pedestrian, pavement, traffic congestion, etc.
5.
Transportation – cruise ship, helicopter, rickshaw, coach, etc.
6.
Travel & Holiday – adventure, beach, camping, package tour, theme park, safari, sightseeing tour, etc.
7.
Entertainment – comedy, drama, fantasy, romantic, etc.
8.
Special occasions – Carnival, St. Valentine’s Day, wedding reception, etc.
9.
Natural disasters – landslide, snowstorm, typhoon, earthquake, flood, volcanic eruption, tsunami, etc.
10. Phrasal verbs – queue up, in a hurry, spill on, in two hours, etc. Total Marks: 100 Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes Attainment Bands: Excellent (100 - 90), Distinction (89 - 80), Merit (79 - 70), Pass (69 - 50), Unsuccessful (≤49)
London Teacher Training College
LTTC - English Grammar Proficiency Test Grade 6 A. Short Comprehension The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand the passage (around 130 words) and answer the questions. B. Usage The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand and use the following grammar areas: 1.
Past continuous tense – I was reading when the phone rang.
2.
Usage of ‘when’ & ‘while’ – While I was reading, the phone rang.
3.
Conjunctions – either…or, neither…nor, so that, both, etc.
4.
Simple present passive – I made this cake This cake is made by me.
5.
Zero conditional – If you heat ice it melts. Does ice melt if you heat it?
6.
First conditional – If it rains, I will stay at home. If you don’t work hard, you will fail your exams.
7.
Adjectives ending in ‘ed’ + ‘ing’– frightened, frightening / relaxed, relaxing / tired, tiring, etc.
8.
Gerunds & Infinitives – prefer, decide, expect, forget, wish, enjoy, want, would like, etc.
9.
Adjective order – My uncle has a beautiful, antique, French ceramic vase.
10. Used to – I used to have long hair. I used to live in China. 11. Question tags – We have never seen that, have we? 12. Advanced usage of the definite article ‘the’ C. Lexis The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand and use the vocabulary related to: 1.
Jobs – architect, engineer, electrician, journalist, politician, lawyer, secretary, firefighters, veterinarian, etc.
2.
Health – sore throat, fever, headache, flu, digestion, patient, clinic, surgeon, etc.
3.
Fitness – aerobic, balance diet, calorie, burn fat, obesity, calorie, etc.
4.
Social – society, charity, organization, donation, fund-raising, education, etc.
5.
Education – achievement, assignment, campus, equipment, presentation, university, etc.
6.
Fashion – designer, model, magazine, photographer, style, make-up artist, etc.
7.
Environment – acid rain, climate change, heat wave, industrial city, natural resources, eco-friendly, etc.
8.
Pollution – atmosphere, domestic waste, carbon dioxide, sewage, pesticides, etc.
9.
Recycling – consumer, disposable, rechargeable, packaging, raw material, save energy, etc.
10. Around the World – France, French, Eiffel Tower / Egypt, Egyptian, the Pyramids / Italy, Italian, The Roman Colosseum / Greece, Greek, The Parthenon, etc. Total Marks: 100 Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes Attainment Bands: Excellent (100 - 90), Distinction (89 - 80), Merit (79 - 70), Pass (69 - 50), Unsuccessful (≤49)
London Teacher Training College