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English Placement Test. New Opportunities. Pearson Education

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. I .... .50 years old in 2030.

a)

is

b)

am

c)

will be

d)

am being

2.

2. There aren’t .... students in the class today.

a)

much

b)

some

c)

many

d)

none

3.

3. Excuse me? Can I buy .... green apples please?

a)

a few

b)

less

c)

a bit

d)

a little

4.

4. Sorry, we have .... green apples.

a)

no

b)

none

c)

any

d)

nothing

5.

5. Sorry, I .... here on Thursday. I have to go to the

dentist.

a)

is

b)

'm

c)

'll be

d)

won't be

6.

6 ..... my brothers live in the U.S.A.

a)

Nether

b)

Both

c)

Any

d)

None

7.

7. When it rains we .... inside.

a)

go

b)

went

c)

are going

d)

goes

8.

8. What .... you do if there is a blackout?

a)

shall

b)

will

c)

are

d)

have

9.

9. If you throw a stone into the water, it .... .

a)

sinks

b)

sank

c)

sunk

d)

is sinking

10.

10.Who .... you talk to when you have a problem?

a)

did

b)

do

c)

does

d)

will do

11.

11. I .... to your flat if you don’t want me to come.

a)

'll come

b)

'm coming

c)

won't come

d)

don't come

12.

12. If she .... recharge her battery, she won’t be able to

use her phone.

a)

doesn't

b)

isn't

c)

hasn't

d)

wasn't

13.

13. If I didn’t like cooking, I .... be a chef.

a)

won't

b)

haven't

c)

didn't

d)

wouldn't

14.

14. Would you go into space if you .... the chance?

a)

have

b)

had

c)

has

d)

will have

15.

15. If I lost my handbag, I .... the police.

a)

phone

b)

’m phone

c)

'll phone

d)

’d phone

16.

16. Who .... the washing-up in your house?

a)

makes

b)

does

c)

has

d)

gets

17.

17. How are you? I haven’t seen you .... a long time?

a)

since

b)

after

c)

before

d)

for

18.

18. I haven’t eaten any meat .... I became a vegetarian.

a)

since

b)

after

c)

until

d)

before

19.

19. I .... her since she went to Germany.

a)

haven’t seen

b)

didn’t see

c)

wasn’t seen

d)

won’t see

20.

20. He .... in this house until he died in 1998.

a)

lives

b)

has lived

c)

lived

d)

living

21.

21. We .... French by Mr Dubois, the French teacher.

a)

teach

b)

were taught

c)

learnt

d)

taught

22.

22. The race .... by Paul Lucas in 92.8 seconds.

a)

was won

b)

has won

c)

is won

d)

had won

23.

23. How .... have you had this boat?

a)

much

b)

far

c)

long

d)

time

24.

24. What time did you .... go to bed when you were ten

years old?

a)

must

b)

should

c)

have to

d)

ought to

25.

25. I’ll come and see you after I .... my essay.

a)

finished

b)

will finish

c)

have finished

d)

did finishes

26.

26. Don’t start making the pasta until I .... you.

a)

will phone

b)

'm phoning

c)

phoned

d)

phone

27.

27. Paul McCartney comes from Liverpool, .... he?

a)

isn't

b)

doesn't

c)

hasn't

d)

didn't

28.

28. This is the painting .... was stolen in 2004.

a)

what

b)

who

c)

where

d)

which

29.

29. The teacher told me .... worry about my exam

results.

a)

not to

b)

not

c)

don't

d)

don't to

30.

30. The teacher told me .... .

a)

to relax

b)

relaxing

c)

relax

d)

relaxed

31.

31. .... anything about astronomy?

a)

Do you know

b)

Are you know

c)

Have you know

d)

Do you knowing

32.

32. Napoleon Bonaparte .... in Corsica.

a)

was born

b)

is born

c)

born

d)

to be born

33.

33. I .... Portuguese because I lived in Brazil for ten years.

a)

understand

b)

’m understanding

c)

to understand

d)

‘ll understand

34.

34. She can’t run in the race because she .... her leg.

a)

broke

b)

has broken

c)

breaks

d)

is breaking

35.

35. They arrived after the party .... .

a)

finished

b)

had finished

c)

was finished

d)

finish

36.

36. John .... a brown jacket when I saw him.

a)

wore

b)

was wearing

c)

has worn

d)

wears

37.

37. William Shakespeare .... in this house when he was

a child.

a)

had lived

b)

used to live

c)

would live

d)

lives

38.

38. The film was awful and we were very .... .

a)

bored

b)

boring

c)

bore

d)

boredom

39.

39. Are you three boys .... in the back of the car?

a)

comfort

b)

comfortable

c)

comforted

d)

comforting

40.

40. Have you .... finished your assignment?

a)

complete

b)

completed

c)

full

d)

completely

41.

41. I couldn’t take any pictures because I.... my

camera at home.

a)

’d left

b)

’m leaving

c)

to leave

d)

’ve left

42.

42. When I got home I saw that my brother .... all the

chocolates! The box was empty!

a)

had eaten

b)

has eaten

c)

ate

d)

eats

43.

43. In the evenings, we used to sit around the piano

and our mother .... our favourite songs.

a)

played

b)

would play

c)

plays

d)

will play

44.

44. I.... David Copperfield for two weeks but I haven’t

finished it yet.

a)

’ve read

b)

’ve been reading

c)

read

d)

’m reading

45.

45. You look very tired. .... you been working too hard?

a)

Did

b)

Was

c)

Have

d)

Are

46.

46. “I’d like to introduce .... . My name is Dahlia Ross.”

a)

myself

b)

yourself

c)

ourselves

d)

me

47.

47. They love .... very much and they are going to get

married.

a)

others

b)

themselves

c)

ourselves

d)

each other

48.

48. She hurt .... when she was gardening.

a)

herself

b)

itself

c)

himself

d)

myself

49.

49. I .... of ghosts.

a)

frighten

b)

am frightened

c)

am frightening

d)

frightened

50.

50. All the children .... presents by Father Christmas.

a)

give

b)

were giving

c)

gave

d)

were given

51.

51. The thief .... by a security camera.

a)

was watching

b)

was be watched

c)

was been watched

d)

was being watched

52.

52. She went to the salon .... .

a)

to make her hair cut

b)

to be her hair cut

c)

to do her hair cut

d)

to get her hair cut

53.

53. The grass in front of his house .... for two months!

a)

hasn’t cut

b)

hasn’t been cut

c)

didn’t cut

d)

not cut

54.

54. We.... to Italy for our holidays next June. I’ve

already booked a hotel in Florence.

a)

’ll go

b)

’re going

c)

go

d)

went

55.

55. In fifty years from now, the earth .... much warmer.

a)

is

b)

be

c)

will be

d)

is being

56.

56. Iguacu is the largest waterfall in .... South America.

a)

the

b)

-

c)

a

d)

any

57.

57. He is .... officer in the army.

a)

the

b)

-

c)

a

d)

an

58.

58. .... United Kingdom consists of four countries;

Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England.

a)

The

b)

-

c)

A

d)

An

59.

59. Is your hair .... or straight?

a)

curls

b)

curled

c)

curly

d)

curling

60.

60. She’s very young to be Prime Minister. She’s only

in her .... thirties.

a)

later

b)

late

c)

lately

d)

latest

61.

61. Look at that girl in her Ferrari. She .... be very rich!

a)

should

b)

can

c)

must

d)

may

62.

62. Don’t forget to take an umbrella. It .... rain!

a)

must

b)

can

c)

ought

d)

may

63.

63. That .... Brad Pitt — not in this small town!

a)

mustn’t be

b)

mightn’t be

c)

can’t be

d)

shouldn’t be

64.

64. George hates everything. He must be very .... .

a)

cheerful

b)

comfortable

c)

miserable

d)

positive

65.

65. It was a warm day when they returned, so they ....

switch on the heating.

a)

had to

b)

weren’t able to

c)

can’t

d)

didn’t have to

66.

66. She .... ride a bicycle until she was twelve years old.

a)

can't

b)

couldn't

c)

hadn't

d)

isn't

67.

67. If I hadn’t got married when I was eighteen, I.... to

university to study agriculture.

a)

’d go

b)

’d have gone

c)

‘ll go

d)

was going

68.

68. She .... a great ballet dancer if she hadn’t grown so

tall.

a)

will have been

b)

will be

c)

had to be

d)

would have been

69.

69. She wouldn’t have become a millionaire business

woman if she .... hard at school.

a)

hadn’t worked

b)

had worked

c)

didn’t work

d)

worked

70.

70. She told me that she .... her car when she was

driving to work.

a)

was crashing

b)

had been crashing

c)

had to crash

d)

had crashed

71.

71. Mrs Fielding said she ..... help me with singing.

a)

would

b)

need

c)

ought

d)

is able

72.

72. The doctor asked me what I .... when I broke my leg.

a)

doing

b)

had been doing

c)

have been doing

d)

‘m going to do

73.

73. At the job interview, they asked me where I .... for

the last two years.

a)

work

b)

’ll work

c)

had been working

d)

’m working

74.

74. How long .... in Austria? – Almost two years, now.

a)

are you living

b)

have you been living

c)

will you be living

d)

did you live

75.

75. They wanted to know how tall I .... so they

measured me.

a)

have

b)

have been

c)

had

d)

was

76.

76. Don’t stop .... you have finished the test!

a)

first

b)

since

c)

until

d)

to

77.

77. ..... she is only 13, she is an expert violinist and

has played with orchestras on TV!

a)

Because

b)

Although

c)

Despite

d)

Even

78.

78. I wish I .... understand Spanish!

a)

could

b)

can't

c)

able

d)

can

79.

79. I feel so sleepy! I .... such a big lunch!

a)

mustn’t have eaten

b)

shouldn’t have eaten

c)

wouldn’t have eaten

d)

couldn’t have eaten

80.

80. I’d make you some coffee but I forgot .... some

coffee beans.

a)

to buy

b)

bought

c)

buying

d)

buy