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English Language Placement Test ( from 12 to 14 )

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Section 1 :

Choose the correct answer :

1 - I'm 18 and my brother is 20 , so he's ............ me .

a)

the oldest of

b)

older than

c)

as old as

2.

2 - Carl's very ........... . He's never late , and he never forgets to do things .

a)

reliable

b)

patient

c)

strict

3.

3 - We stayed in a lovely villa ....... the sea .

a)

it overlooks

b)

overlooked

c)

overlooking

4.

4 - Not until the 1980s .............. for the average person to own a computer .

a)

it was possible

b)

was it possible

c)

was possible

5.

5 - Jan ............. her arm on a hot iron .

a)

broke

b)

burned

c)

sprained

6.

6 - Tomorrow's a holiday , so we .............. go to work .

a)

have to

b)

mustn't

c)

don't have to

7.

7 - I usually .............. swimming at least once a week .

a)

go

b)

do

c)

play

8.

8 - My friend Siena .......... to Russia last year .

a)

went

b)

has gone

c)

has been

9.

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

a)

an agricultural

b)

an industrial

c)

a residential

10.

10 - If I ............. well in my exams , I ......... to university .

a)

will do ; will go

b)

will do ; go

c)

do ; will go

11.

11- She was so upset that she burst ............ tears .

a)

into

b)

out

c)

with

12.

12 - Where did you go ............ holiday last year ?

a)

for

b)

on

c)

to

13.

13 - Ocean currents .............. play an important part in regulating global climate .

a)

are known to

b)

thought to

c)

are believed that they

14.

14 - My cousin ............... getting a job in Bahrain .

a)

would like

b)

is planning

c)

is thinking of

15.

15 - I can't ........... your hair , because I haven't got any scissors .

a)

brush

b)

cut

c)

wash

16.

16 - I wish I ......... have an exam tomorrow !

a)

don't

b)

didn't

c)

won't

17.

17 - The government plans to .......... taxes on sales of luxury items .

a)

increase

b)

expand

c)

go up

18.

18 - When I first moved to Hong Kong , life in a different country was very strange , but now I'm used ......... here .

a)

living

b)

to live

c)

to living

19.

19 - There ................ milk in the fridge .

a)

is some

b)

are some

c)

is a

20.

20 - Criminals are people who are guilty of ........... the law .

a)

breaking

b)

cheating

c)

committing

21.

Section 2 :

Read the following passage carefully then answer the following questions :

1- What is the main idea of the passage ?

a)

Magellan's life

b)

King of Portugal

c)

Emperor of Spain

22.

2- The sixteenth century was an age of .......... exploration .

a)

cosmic

b)

land

c)

mental

d)

common man

e)

none of the above

23.

3 - Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political .............. .

a)

entanglement

b)

discussion

c)

negotiation

d)

problems

e)

none of the above

24.

4 - The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their location on one side or the other of an imaginary geographical line 50 degrees west of Greenwich that extends in a ................ direction .

a)

north and south

b)

crosswise

c)

easterly

d)

southeast

e)

north and west