Placement Test

 

1.     I love _____ life!
a. the
b. a
c. no determiner/article

 

2.     ____ red car is mine.
a. the
b. a
c. no determiner/article

 

3.     I like _____ food.
a. Italy
b. Italian
c. pizza

 

4.     Frank is wearing a _____ shirt.
a. two
b. this
c. green

 

5.     Which sentence or pair of sentences is correct?

a. Robert likes coffee. He likes tea, too.

b. Robert likes coffee. He likes tea too.

c. Robert likes coffee. He likes too tea.

 

6.     Which sentence is correct?

a. Marcia has a cat. Also she has a dog.

b. Marcia has a cat. She has a dog also.

c. Marcia has a cat. She also has a dog.

 

7.     I don’t understand this sentence. What ________________?

a.     does mean this word 

b.     does this word mean

c.      mean this word

 

8.     John _______________ tennis once or twice a week.

a.     is playing usually

b.     is usually playing

c.      usually plays

 

9.     It was a boring weekend. _______________________ anything.

a.     I didn’t

b.     I don’t do

c.      I didn’t do

 

 

10.           Tom __________________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner.

a.     burnt

b.     was burning

c.      has burnt

 

11.           Jim is on holiday. He __________________ to Spain.

a.     is gone

b.     has gone

c.      has been

 

12.           Linda has lost her passport again. It’s the second time this ____________.

a.     has happened

b.     happens

c.      happened

 

13.           Sally has been working here _____________________.

a.     for six months

b.     since six months

c.      six months ago

 

14.           The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he ______________ before.

a.     hasn’t flown

b.     didn’t fly

c.      hadn’t flown

 

15.           I _________________ television a lot but I don’t anymore.

a.     was watching

b.     was used to watch

c.      used to watch

 

16.           I think the weather __________________ be nice later.

a.     will

b.     shall

c.      is going to

 

17.           ‘Ann is in hospital’. ‘Yes, I know. ________________ her tomorrow.’

a.     I visit

b.     I’m going to visit

c.      I’ll visit

 

18.           We’re late. The film ________________ by the time we go to the cinema.

a.     will already start

b.     will be already started

c.      will already have started

 

 

19.           Why did you stay at the hotel when you went to New York? You _____________ with Barbara.

a.     can stay

b.     could have stayed

c.      could stay

 

20.           What was wrong with you? Why _________________ go to the hospital?

a.     had you to

b.     did you have to

c.      must you

 

21.           There’s plenty of time. You _______________ hurry.

a.     don’t have to

b.     mustn’t

c.      needn’t

 

22.           It’s late. It’s time ________________ home.

a.     we went

b.     we should go

c.      we go

 

23.           I wish I __________ a car. It would make life so much easier.

a.     have

b.     had

c.      would have

 

24.           If I were you, I ______________ that coat. It’s too expensive.

a.     wouldn’t buy

b.     won’t buy

c.      don’t buy

 

25.           I’ll buy a car if I _________ the lottery.

a.     won

b.     win

c.      had won

 

26.           I decided to stay at home last night. I would have gone out if I _____________ so tired.

a.     wasn’t

b.     wouldn’t have been

c.      hadn’t been

 

27.           There’s somebody walking behind us. I think ___________________.

a.     we are following

b.     we are being followed

c.      we are followed

 

 

28.           Where ________________? Which hairdresser did you go to?

a.     did you cut your hair?

b.     have you cut your hair?

c.      did you have your hair cut?

 

29.           Hello, Jim. I didn’t expect to see you today. Sonia said you _______________ ill.

a.     are

b.     were

c.      should be

 

30.           Ann _________ and left.

a.     said goodbye to me

b.     said me goodbye

c.      told me goodbye

 

31.           Do you know _________________?

a.     where is the post office

b.     the post office where is

c.      Where the post office is

 

32.           You don’t know Karen, ____________?

a.     do you

b.     don’t you

c.      doesn’t she

 

33.           I’m tired. I’d rather ___________________ out this evening.

a.     not go

b.     not to go

c.      don’t go

 

34.           When Jessica came to Britain, she had to get used _____________ on the left.

a.     driving

b.     to driving

c.      to drive

 

35.           Maria’s English is excellent. She speaks ________________.

a.     perfectly English

b.     English perfectly

c.      perfect English

 

36.           The more eletricity you use, _______________________.

a.     your bill you’ll be higher

b.     will be higher your bill

c.      the higher your bill will be

 

 

37.           The film was really boring. It was __________________ I’ve ever seen.

a.     most boring film

b.     the more boring film

c.      the most boring film

 

38. Julia’s apartment is very big. It’s ________________ than mine.

a.     more big

b.     bigger

c.      more bigger

 

39._______________ she can’t drive, she has bought a car.

a.     Even

b.     Even though

c.      Even if

 

40. I live ________ 243, Florida Avenue.

a.     in

b.     on

c.      at

 

41. My father is _________ Brazil.

a.     of

b.     from

c.      on

 

42. When we were in Italy, we spent a few days _____ Venice.

a.     in

b.     on

c.      at

 

43. I prefer tea _____ coffee.

a.     to

b.     than

c.      against

 

44. She works six days _____ week.

a.     in

b.     fot

c.      a

 

45. We visited ________________.

a.     Canada and United States

b.     Canada and the United States

c.      The Canada and the United States


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