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Placement Test

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Perry ...... at his desk when I went into the classroom.

a)

doesn't sit

b)

hasn't sat

c)

wasn't sitting

d)

didn't sit

2.

Jason ...... hard for his exams at the moment.

a)

studies

b)

is studying

c)

has been studying

d)

has studied

3.

As soon as you ...... home, we'll have dinner.

a)

get

b)

are getting

c)

will be getting

d)

will get

4.

...... you ever ...... any country in Africa?

a)

Did ... visit

b)

Have ... visited

c)

Are ... visiting

d)

Do ... visit

5.

The walls will be painted ...... with a special paint.

a)

by

b)

from

c)

with

d)

of

6.

I burnt ...... on the kettle and need some cream to put on it.

a)

me

b)

my

c)

mine

d)

myself

7.

You'll never beat Joey in a race – he's twice ...... as you.

a)

faster

b)

fast

c)

so fast

d)

as fast

8.

Do you know who ...... person of all time was?

a)

taller

b)

the taller

c)

tallest

d)

the tallest

9.

Didn't you have ...... longer hair in the past than you do now?

a)

much

b)

most

c)

more

d)

the

10.

Ken's mother angrily asked him where ...... .

a)

he has been

b)

he had been

c)

has he been

d)

had he been

11.

You ...... take the dog for a walk tonight – Jim's done it already.

a)

don't have to

b)

mustn't

c)

can't

d)

shouldn't

12.

You'll never lose weight if you ...... a burger every day.

a)

eat

b)

will

c)

ate

d)

would eat

13.

I'd like ...... to the cinema this weekend.

a)

go

b)

going

c)

to go

d)

of going

14.

My uncle, ...... a lawyer in London, has invited me to stay with him this summer.

a)

that's

b)

who's

c)

which is

d)

whose

15.

Oliver took an umbrella ...... it started raining.

a)

in order that

b)

so as

c)

so that

d)

in case

16.

There was ...... in the waiting room, so I had it all to myself.

a)

nobody

b)

somebody

c)

everybody

d)

anybody

17.

It's ...... beautiful morning!

a)

so

b)

such

c)

so a

d)

such a

18.

There's ...... work to do before we leave that I don't know where to start.

a)

so

b)

such

c)

so much

d)

such a lot

19.

I've never been to Rome and ...... has my sister.

a)

nor

b)

so

c)

either

d)

too

20.

Harry ...... his fiancée for a very long time – they grew up together.

a)

knows

b)

is knowing

c)

has known

d)

has been knowing

21.

Haven't you finished your homework ...... ? You've been up here for two hours!

a)

yet

b)

already

c)

just

d)

ever

22.

This time tomorrow, I ...... on a ferry on the way over to France!

a)

will sit

b)

sit

c)

am sitting

d)

will be sitting

23.

My grandma's not answering the phone and I'm worried something ...... to her.

a)

may happen

b)

had to happen

c)

might have happened

d)

must have happened

24.

My dad ...... be really fit when he was my age.

a)

would

b)

used

c)

used to

d)

was used to

25.

That's King Edward's Grammar School, ...... I went to when I was a teenager.

a)

that

b)

which

c)

who

d)

where

26.

The burglar alarm will ...... by a technician tomorrow

a)

install

b)

be installed

c)

be installing

d)

have installed

27.

Everything happened ...... quickly for anyone to have a chance to react.

a)

so

b)

such

c)

enough

d)

too

28.

Sandra is having her whole house ......

a)

redecorate

b)

redecorates

c)

redecorated

d)

redecorating

29.

I ...... that fifth doughnut if I were you!

a)

hadn't

b)

didn't have

c)

won't have

d)

woudn't have

30.

I really love that mobile phone – if only I ...... more money.

a)

would have

b)

had

c)

have

d)

will have

31.

Pat's mother made him ...... clean the whole bathroom.

a)

clean

b)

cleaning

c)

to clean

d)

in cleaning

32.

He advised ...... warm clothes with me on the hiking trip.

a)

me take

b)

me taking

c)

me to take

d)

to take

33.

By 17th November, the painters...... the flat and I can move right in!

a)

will finish

b)

will be finishing

c)

will have finished

d)

are finishing

34.

By the time I got to the party, most of the guests ...... already and the place was half-empty.

a)

left

b)

were leaving

c)

had left

d)

had been leaving

35.

The teacher told me I ...... use my mobile phone in class – it was against the rules.

a)

can't

b)

couldn't

c)

didn't have to

d)

wasn't able to

36.

Jane ...... have been here by now. What do you think has happened to her?

a)

must

b)

would

c)

could

d)

should

37.

You seem ...... a lot of weight – were you ill recently?

a)

to lose

b)

to be losing

c)

to have lost

d)

to have been loosing

38.

If we had known how bad the film was, we ...... it from the DVD club.

a)

didn't rent

b)

hadn't rented

c)

wouldn't rent

d)

wouldn't have rented

39.

Hardly ...... down at my desk when the phone rang.

a)

I sat

b)

I had sat

c)

did I sit

d)

had I sat

40.

I wish I ...... Martin last night – Kelly says he was upset that I didn't.

a)

called

b)

would call

c)

could call

d)

had called

41.

Wait your turn and don't be so ...... !

a)

generous

b)

impatient

c)

carefree

d)

unhelpful

42.

Red-haired children often have a lot of ...... .

a)

freckles

b)

wrinkles

c)

glasses

d)

moustaches

43.

Take an umbrella with you – it's ...... with rain outside.

a)

dripping

b)

soaking

c)

flooding

d)

pouring

44.

There was a volcanic ...... on the island and all flights have been cancelled.

a)

explosion

b)

destruction

c)

eruption

d)

collapse

45.

Yes, hello, operator – could you put me ...... to the fire brigade, please?

a)

through

b)

over

c)

across

d)

along

46.

How much money do you ...... in your new job?

a)

take

b)

gain

c)

earn

d)

win

47.

We want candidates for the job to have a university ...... .

a)

qualification

b)

fluency

c)

knowledge

d)

experience

48.

He had some success as a stand-up ...... in the 1990s.

a)

artist

b)

magician

c)

comedian

d)

singer

49.

...... warming is melting the Arctic and Antarctic ice caps.

a)

International

b)

global

c)

environment

d)

climate

50.

If we don't act, many endangered species will become ...... .

a)

extinct

b)

vanished

c)

disappeared

d)

invisible

51.

I had to turn ...... the wedding invitation as I had a previous engagement.

a)

away

b)

off

c)

down

d)

out

52.

His heart began to ...... very fast as he entered the exam hall.

a)

tap

b)

bang

c)

knock

d)

beat

53.

We ...... in persuading Mark not to go travelling alone.

a)

managed

b)

achieved

c)

succeeded

d)

excelled

54.

The doctor gave me a ...... for antibiotics.

a)

receipt

b)

recipe

c)

prescription

d)

script

55.

Symptoms of the flu ...... fever and aching muscles.

a)

contain

b)

include

c)

vary

d)

improve

56.

Did you ...... any photographs while you were on holiday?

a)

make

b)

do

c)

take

d)

record

57.

I was ...... when I found out my parents were safe.

a)

disappointed

b)

worried

c)

annoyed

d)

relieved

58.

Would you like a one-way ticket to Glasgow or a ...... ?

a)

double

b)

return

c)

round

d)

complete

59.

The traffic was very ...... today, so it took ages to get home.

a)

thick

b)

hard

c)

heavy

d)

dense

60.

That jumper doesn't...... you – you need a bigger size.

a)

fit

b)

match

c)

go

d)

suit

61.

My brother is very ...... in astronomy and the stars.

a)

interested

b)

fascinated

c)

keen

d)

obsessed

62.

Jill, can you ...... after your little brother while I go to the shops?

a)

take

b)

care

c)

watch

d)

look

63.

Her school's close by, so she goes there ...... foot.

a)

at

b)

on

c)

with

d)

by

64.

Have you any idea who the television was ...... by?

a)

invented

b)

discovered

c)

found out

d)

found

65.

Her mother ...... her to come straight home after school.

a)

said

b)

spoke

c)

talked

d)

told

66.

What play is being ...... in the National Theatre at the moment?

a)

acted

b)

performed

c)

screened

d)

held

67.

The announcer warned ...... that the TV show was unsuitable for children.

a)

spectators

b)

viewers

c)

onlookers

d)

observers

68.

Three men ...... the bank on the high street today!

a)

stole

b)

took

c)

robbed

d)

burgled

69.

The jury will decide if this man ...... the crime.

a)

broke

b)

commited

c)

made

d)

carried

70.

The weather was so bad that the final had to be put ...... until the following weekend.

a)

down

b)

away

c)

off

d)

forward

71.

I usually ...... when I play tennis with Jude.

a)

defeat

b)

beat

c)

overcome

d)

win

72.

I am ...... sorry for hiding the truth from you for so long.

a)

highly

b)

widely

c)

deeply

d)

heavily

73.

The explosion made such a loud noise that it ...... his hearing.

a)

injured

b)

hurt

c)

damaged

d)

lost

74.

He doesn't put sugar in his coffee – he uses a(n) ...... sweetener.

a)

artificial

b)

false

c)

fake

d)

pretend

75.

You're not an old man – you're in the ...... of your life!

a)

peak

b)

prime

c)

height

d)

top

76.

We can only ...... about real change if everyone helps out.

a)

take

b)

bring

c)

hold

d)

turn

77.

I have a real sweet ...... and eat chocolate every day.

a)

mouth

b)

tongue

c)

tooth

d)

stomach

78.

Johnny can't come to the phone right now – he's ...... for an exam.

a)

studying

b)

reading

c)

sitting

d)

reviewing

79.

There were 200 students at Professor Green's ...... on deep-sea ecosystems.

a)

seminar

b)

subject

c)

lecture

d)

lesson

80.

How many people took ...... in the survey?

a)

place

b)

part

c)

participation

d)

position