Placement Test
For Questions 1-20 Choose the best option and write it on the answer sheet. You can stop when the questions become too difficult and go to section B.
1. Where……from? I’m from Colombia.
you are do you is you are you
2. …… five people in my family.
There are There is They are They is
3. Excuse me, ……… speak English?
I can can do you you do
4. I …………… I’ll be late for class.
told said said you say
5. What are you doing? I ………. Computer games.
play am playing will play have played
6. I ………… to a restaurant last night.
go gone ate went
7. What are you doing tonight? I am ……… my friends
Will meet meet to meet am going to meet
8. ……… ever been to London?
Have you Are you Did you You
9. I ……… study harder
should have want need
10. ………… to John lately?
Have you talked Did you talk Are you going to Will
11. Are you the ……… person in your family?
taller most tall tallest most tallest
12. If I get home early tonight, I………… watch TV
am will would do
13. What did you do last night? I………… my homework
made did wrote had
14. I………… TV when my phone rang
watch watched have watched was watching
15. Joe …… in that house all his life
live lives is lived has lived
16. I failed the exam. I……… studied harder.
must have would have should have may have
17. Why are you so tired? I ……… all morning.
run ran have run have been running
18. If I ……… a millionaire, I would buy a mansion.
were am will be would be
19. At 9:00 tonight, I ……………… something on Netflix
am watching watch will watch will be watching
20. My parents…………stay out late at the weekend
let let me let me to to let me to
For questions 21-40, put one word into the gaps. Once you start to find the questions too hard you can go to Section B
1. This is my sister, name is Tania.
2. Last night, I to the shops
3. Taking a taxi is more expensive taking the bus.
4. We coming to your party next week.
5. I have my classes Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
6. I have been living in Manchester 2015.
7. I like my homework after class.
8. I want go home now.
9. My grandmother died 5 years .
10. I woke pretty early this morning.
Cloze Test.
Read the text below and decided which answer …… (A, B, C or D) best fits the gap. There’s an example at the beginning
0. a) in b)at c) on d) to
I usually get (0) on well with my parents. (1) last night we the worst argument we’ve had for year. It was my brother (2) started the trouble. He asked (3) borrow my lap top and when I said no he just went into my room and took it. When I told my mum, she told me (4) so childish. She said I should be (5) _ generous. I was very angry, but I went upstairs to quickly finish my homework, (6) I thought would take about an hour. After that, I planned to go out. My friends suggested (7) to a local club and I had agreed (8) them there. The club is quite far from my house, so I knew I would be home (9) than usual. I thought I (10) ask dad if that was be okay. He usually (11) me do what want because he knows I’m not as irresponsible (12) my brother. But this time he (13) to allow me to go out alone. He wanted me to take my brother and said that (14) I didn’t agree to go with him, I couldn’t go at all. We had a terrible (15) . In the end he ordered me to go to my bedroom, where I spent a boring evening.
1. A) Although b) But c) However d) Despite
2. A) who b)whom c) whose d) which
3. A) for b) at d) me d) to
4. A) not be b) not being c) not to be d) not to have been
5. A) less b) more c) of d) than
6. A) that b) which c) so d) than
7. A) to go b) go c) going d) having gone
8. A) meeting b) to meet c) meet d) having meet
9. A) earlier b) later c) more later d) more earlier
10. A) should b) would c) ought d) must
11. A) allows b) would c) orders d) lets
12. B) than b) as c) like d) for
13. A) agreed b) refused c) denied d) admitted
14. A) unless b) when c) if d) if only
15. A) argue b) to argue d) arguing d) argument
There is one mistake in each of these sentences, can you correct it?
1. There is very cold in winter
2. In Spain are many nice beaches
3. I often do mistakes when I speak English
4. What means this word?
5. The capital of the United Kingdom is the London