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PLACEMENT TEST 5A1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When does the bus ... to Houston?

a)

arrive

b)

leave

c)

depart

d)

go

2.

Take the train. It is much ... than the bus.

a)

rapid

b)

quickly

c)

faster

d)

more quickly

3.

Harry: I went to Spain on vacation. Daniel; ... !

a)

Me either

b)

Neither do I

c)

I too

d)

So did I

4.

By the time I finish this, the last bus ...

a)

will have left.

b)

is going to go.

c)

will leave.

d)

is going.

5.

By the time we got to the theater, the play ...

a)

was ending.

b)

had started.

c)

has finished.

d)

began.

6.

I'll talk to him ... him.

a)

when I saw

b)

if I'm seeing

c)

on seeing

d)

if i see

7.

If I weren't in a hurry, ... stop and chat.

a)

I will

b)

I would

c)

I shall

d)

I can

8.

I would buy that, if I ... enough money.

a)

would have

b)

have

c)

will have

d)

had

9.

John: is Mary going to the party this evening?

Janet: She said she ...

a)

is going

b)

was

c)

isn´t

d)

will go

10.

It was ... a cold day that I stayed in bed.

a)

such

b)

so

c)

too

d)

very

11.

Neither Joan ... Fred remembered my birthday.

a)

or

b)

and

c)

nor

d)

with

12.

I got ... the bus and came here.

a)

in

b)

up

c)

into

d)

on

13.

... is my favorite sport.

a)

To swim

b)

Swimming

c)

Swim

d)

To go swimming

14.

You ... study tonight if you want to pass the test in the morning.

a)

want

b)

had better

c)

should be

d)

would

15.

We ... the house painted while we were on vacation.

a)

hired

b)

had

c)

ordered

d)

liked

16.

I bought the watch ... I couldn't really afford it.

a)

although

b)

because

c)

for

d)

why

17.

You can't stop me ... to my music.

a)

to listen

b)

to hear

c)

listening

d)

hearing

18.

People say my brother’s …………………He likes giving gifts to his friends.

a)

Brave

b)

Modest

c)

Generous

d)

Optimistic

19.

I have always been quite ………………… I want to make a success of my life.

a)

Depressing

b)

Amusing

c)

Considerate

d)

Ambitious

20.

We waited on the ………………… for over an hour. Finally, the train arrived.


a)

Terminal

b)

Rails

c)

Platform

d)

Airline

21.
They’ve been here ______ last year.
a)
for
b)
since
c)
while
d)
in
22.
Would you mind ______ the door for me please? 
a)
to open
b)
if I open
c)
opening
d)
to opening
23.
We can’t go rock climbing ______ we have the right equipment.
a)
if
b)
otherwise
c)
in case
d)
unless
24.
He’s not a very   ______   person. He usually arrives late.
a)
reliant
b)
respectable
c)
relaxed
d)
reliable
25.
I’m an   ______  child. I have no brothers or sisters. 
a)
alone
b)
isolated
c)
only
d)
unique
26.
Fill in the   ______   form if you want to have an interview for this job. 
a)
registration
b)
enrolment
c)
application
d)
assessment
27.

They _________________ in the park when it started to rain heavily.

a)

walked

b)

were walking

c)

were walk

d)

are walking

28.

This is _____ area, with a lot of factories and warehouses.

a)

an agricultural

b)

an industrial

c)

a residential

d)

a mountainous

29.

You should read this novel — it's been ________ recommended by all the critics.

a)

highly

b)

truly

c)

fully

d)

deeply

30.

Scientists are doing a lot of __________________ into this disease in the hope that they can find a cure.

a)

knowledge

b)

advice

c)

research

d)

news