Solutions Placement test

Part 1​

Poll

Why do you want to learn English?

• I want to travel

• I want to pass exams

• I want to have A-marks (5) at school

• I want to watch english Youtube or Netflix

• I want to read english books

Poll

What do you like about learning English?

• I like listening to english people

• I like reading texts

• I like doing grammar exercises

• I like learning words

• I like playing games

Poll

Why do you dislike about learning English?

• I dislike listening to english people

• I dislike reading texts

• I dislike doing grammar exercises

• I dislike learning words

• I dislike playing games

Poll

How are you today?

• Great

• Good

• So so

• Not so good

Multiple Choice

____ you interested in sport?

• Be

• Am

• Is

• Are

Multiple Choice

I wish Joe ____ to Hawaii on holiday. They’re talking about an eruption there on the news.

• doesn’t go

• didn’t go

• hasn’t gone

• hadn’t gone

Multiple Choice

Could I possibly ____ some money for the bus fare home? I’ve lost my bag.

• lend

• owe

• borrow

• need

Multiple Choice

Sam asked me if I ____ a lift home after the concert.

• had wanted

• wanted

• would want

• want

Multiple Choice

People say that an avalanche ____ by loud noises in the area but I don’t know if that’s true.

• causes

• has caused

• is causing

• is caused

Multiple Choice

Look at the news! Three cars ____ in a bad accident on the motorway at Dartford.

• are involving

• involve

• have involved

• have been involved

Multiple Choice

 I ____ for arriving so late but I was caught up in a traffic jam in the town centre.

• sorry

• regret

• apologise

• afraid

Multiple Choice

Look out for a petrol station because I think we’re going to run ____ of petrol soon.

• down

• out

• off

• through

Multiple Choice

My ____ is a writer and his books are very popular.

• aunt

• uncle

• sister

• mother

Multiple Choice

Paul is very ____. He’s very good at art.

• honest

• friendly

• polite

• creative

Multiple Choice

We live in the city centre and our house ____ have a big garden.

• doesn’t

• isn’t

• aren’t

• don’t

Multiple Choice

I ____ arrive at school before nine o’clock.

• has to

• have to

• doesn’t have to

• haven’t to

Multiple Choice

The beach was very crowded ____ Monday.

• in

• on

• at

• to

Multiple Choice

You ____ eat all that cake! It isn’t good for you.

• don’t

• may not

• shouldn’t

• will not

Multiple Choice

Cathy ____ a game on her computer at the moment.

• plays

• is playing

• to play

• play

Multiple Choice

There ____ a lot of people outside the school. What’s the problem?

• are

• is

• be

• am

Multiple Choice

____ you like to come out with us tonight?

• Do

• Would

• Are

• Will

Multiple Choice

 How ____ time have we got to do this exercise?

• long

• many

• much

• quick

Multiple Choice

 Turn ____ and you’ll see the museum on the left.

• on the right

• rightly

• by the right

• right

Multiple Choice

Don’t forget to get ____ the bus at Station Road.

• out

• off

• over

• down

Multiple Choice

Tom got the ____ marks in the class for his homework.

• worse

• worst

• baddest

• most bad

Multiple Choice

There wasn’t ____ milk for breakfast this morning so I had toast and orange juice.

• a

• some

• the

• any

Multiple Choice

My sister ____ speak French when she was only six years old.

• was

• should

• could

• had

Multiple Choice

Did you ____ shopping after school yesterday?

• went

• goed

• going

• go

Multiple Choice

I ____ five emails before school today.

• sent

• sended

• did send

• was send

Multiple Choice

Our teacher speaks English to us ____ so that we can understand her.

• slow

• slower

• more slow

• slowly

Multiple Choice

Quick – get the food inside! It ____ any moment.

• rains

• is raining

• is going to rain

• can rain

Multiple Choice

I ____ the new Batman film yet. Is it any good?

• haven’t seen

• didn’t see

• don’t see

• am not seen

Part 2

Multiple Choice

I hope you ____ a good time at the moment in Greece! Phone soon

• are having

• have

• have had

• had

Multiple Choice

I wanted to see Harry. How long ago ____ ?

• he left

• has he left

• did he leave

• could he leave

Multiple Choice

Do students in your country have to stand ____ when the teacher arrives?

• on

• at

• in

• up

Multiple Choice

Which train ____ for when I saw you on the platform on Sunday?

• did you wait

• have you waited

• were you waiting

• are you waiting

Multiple Choice

You ____ hurry as we’ve still got twenty minutes before the film starts.

• mustn’t

• can’t

• may not

• needn’t

Multiple Choice

That car is ____ dangerous to drive.

• too

• enough

• not enough

• the worst

Multiple Select

I ____ you in the café at about 4.30 and we can discuss our plans then, OK?

• ’ll see

• am going to see

• am seeing

• see

Multiple Choice

My father has been a pilot ____ twenty years and he still loves his job.

• since

• for

• until

• by

Multiple Choice

I really enjoy ____ new languages and I’d like to learn Italian soon.

• to learn

• learning

• learn

• learned

Multiple Choice

If we ____ in the countryside, we’d have much better views than we do now.

• lived

• were live

• would live

• live

Multiple Choice

It was great to see you at the party. I didn’t realize how long ____ since we last met.

• it had been

• it was been

• it was being

• it is been

Multiple Choice

The girls ____ to each other since the film started.

• talked

• were talking

• are talking

• have been talking

Multiple Choice

By the time I hand in this project, I ____ on it for three weeks!

• ’ll be working

• ’ll have been working

• have worked

• ’ll work

Multiple Choice

Jonah’s just fallen down the steps outside and there’s ____ everywhere.

• bone

• blood

• skin

• cut

Multiple Choice

I really wish people ____ dump litter in front of our house. We have to clear it up every day.

• won’t

• wouldn’t

• haven’t

• don’t

Multiple Choice

You should be very proud ____ what you’ve achieved over the last year

• of

• on

• to

• for

Multiple Choice

____ people know this but our school is being inspected today.

• Little

• Any

• None

• Few

Multiple Choice

That’s the office ____ my dad works.

• who

• where

• that

• which

Multiple Choice

The studio lights went out while the footballer ____ .

• had been interviewed

• was interviewed

• was being interviewed

• was interviewing

Multiple Choice

Last Tuesday the company told Ruth that they’d emailed her the job details the ____ day.

• last

• before

• previous

• earlier

Multiple Choice

I must remember ____ Ed to take notes for me while I’m away next week.

• ask

• to ask

• asking

• for asking

Multiple Choice

If I’d gone to the sales yesterday, I ____ one of those cheap bags before they sold out.

• could have bought

• would buy

• had bought

• bought