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Cambridge Placement Test 1°

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hi! How ___________? ...I'm fine, thanks

a)

you

b)

are you

c)

you are

2.

My father _________a teacher. He's a doctor.

a)

isn´t

b)

aren´t

c)

am not

3.

________this in English? ....It's an apple.

a)

Who ´s

b)

Where ´s

c)

What ´s

4.

I ________that CD. It's awful.

a)

do like

b)

like

c)

don´t like

5.

___________play football after school?

a)

Do you

b)

You

c)

You do

6.

I've got two brothers___________ names are Jonathan and William

a)

Our

b)

Their

c)

His

7.

There aren't ___________concerts in our town this month.

a)

the

b)

some

c)

any

8.

The bookshop is __________the right, opposite the cinema.

a)

in

b)

on

c)

at

9.

__________got a new bicycle?

a)

You have

b)

Has you

c)

Have you

10.

________ you like some soup? --- Yes, please.

a)

Would

b)

Are

c)

Do

11.

Harry ____________ a ? lm in the living room at the moment

a)

watches

b)

is watch

c)

is watching

12.

Agatha Christie ________________ more than 60 novels during her life.

a)

writes

b)

wrote

c)

writing

13.

_________________ you see your friends yesterday?

a)

Did

b)

Were

c)

Had

14.

We______________ tennis last night because it rained.

a)

didn ´t play

b)

don ´t play

c)

didn ´t played

15.

I'm OK at Maths, but Luca is____________than me

a)

good

b)

better

c)

gooder

16.

That is _____________ computer

a)

a expensive

b)

an expensive

c)

expensive

17.

Where_____________your friend from?

a)

are

b)

do

c)

is

18.

My sister_______________ French.

a)

speaks not

b)

don ´t speak

c)

doesn ´t speak

19.

This is _____________ English book.

a)

John ´s

b)

John

c)

Johns

20.

Would you like an apple?.... Yes please. I love______________

a)

fruit

b)

meat

c)

vegetables

21.

My friends and I all enjoy___________TV.

a)

to watch

b)

watch

c)

watching

22.

John isn't at home today he ___________with his cousin for a week

a)

is staying

b)

stays

c)

stay

23.

We _____________at the beach yesterday because it rained all day.

a)

wasn ´t

b)

didn ´t

c)

weren ´t

24.

I'm sorry I lost your pen____________ I don't really need it.

a)

I don ´t think so.

b)

Where ´s my pen?

c)

Never mind.

25.

I'm too warm. I'm going to______________my coat.

a)

pick up

b)

take of

c)

put on

26.

My brother's on holiday now, so he ____________to go to work.

a)

haven ´t

b)

doesn ´t have

c)

hasn ´t

27.

I'd like to be____________when I'm older. I like animals.

a)

a vet

b)

an engineer

c)

an architect

28.

I like to___________all my pocket money and then buy myself something special

a)

earn

b)

waste

c)

save

29.

Saturday is the_________day of the week to go to the shopping centre it's busy!

a)

bad

b)

worse

c)

worst

30.

I always play my favourite rock music very _____________.

a)

loud

b)

loudly

c)

louder

31.

The sky looks dark. _______________ rain?

a)

Is it going to

b)

Is it going

c)

It ´s going to

32.

If I______________my homework soon, I'll go out

a)

finishing

b)

finish

c)

will finish

33.

You___________go to school if you don't feel well.

a)

shouldn ´t

b)

haven ´t

c)

should

34.

My friend Jane is a very___________person. She always smiles a lot!

a)

organised

b)

honest

c)

cheerful

35.

______________you ever been to Africa?

a)

Were

b)

Have

c)

Did

36.

My brother____________ to Italy for his holidays every year

a)

fly

b)

flies

c)

flys

37.

My brother loves cooking, but he ________________does the washing up --I do it for him!

a)

always

b)

usually

c)

never

38.

I arrived in France on Saturday. It's Tuesday now. I arrived ______________.

a)

before three days

b)

for three days

c)

three days ago

39.

I'd like to have ______________ fruit after my lunch.

a)

a

b)

some

c)

an

40.

My sister______________ for Germany on Saturday

a)

is leaving

b)

leaving

c)

is leave

41.

When I saw Jack yesterday he ____________ for a bus.

a)

waited

b)

was waiting

c)

has waited

42.

John isn't ________________ his sister

a)

old than

b)

as older than

c)

as old as

43.

James always studies____________ me.

a)

harder than

b)

more hard than

c)

more hardly than

44.

_____________we don't leave soon, we'll miss the train.

a)

Unless

b)

If

c)

When

45.

Our letters ________________ by the postman every morning.

a)

is delivered

b)

deliver

c)

are delivered

46.

My English teacher doesn't _____________eat in the classroom.

a)

letting us

b)

let us to

c)

let us

47.

You've got a nice house. _____________ there for a long time?

a)

Have you lived

b)

Do you live

c)

Did you live

48.

I _______________ some money for my birthday last week.

a)

was gave

b)

was given

c)

am given

49.

I don't like that website. There aren't ___________ pictures on it.

a)

too much

b)

enough

c)

too many

50.

I'm hungry.________________ a sandwich.

a)

I ´m going to made you

b)

I ´m make you

c)

I ´ll make you

51.

My friends and I can't go into town today because ___________ is busy

a)

everyone

b)

anyone

c)

someone

52.

You look tired! --- Yes, I ______________all morning.

a)

am cooking

b)

have cooked

c)

have been cooking

53.

________________ to play football when you were younger?

a)

Used you

b)

Did you use

c)

Do you used

54.

If I ______________ lots of money, I'd buy a new computer

a)

had

b)

would have

c)

did have

55.

When I got home yesterday, my mum wasn't there. She _____________ gone out.

a)

has

b)

was

c)

had

56.

It's important to ______________ our plastic bottles if possible

a)

waste

b)

pollute

c)

recycle

57.

John lives in Spain,________________?

a)

isn ´t he

b)

doesn ´t he

c)

hasn ´t he

58.

We've______________ seen that ? l'm. We saw it last month.

a)

already

b)

just

c)

yet

59.

When I speak English, I know I sometimes___________mistakes

a)

do

b)

have

c)

make

60.

Jake always brings _____________ big apple to school for his snack every day.

a)

an

b)

the

c)

a

61.

Maria________ to several countries in Europe since she left school.

a)

travels

b)

has travelled

c)

travelled

62.

I______________to London in my life.

a)

have never been

b)

never went

c)

never have been

63.

When my brother comes home, I'll _______________ him my good news.

a)

speak

b)

say

c)

tell

64.

How long______________ that book?

a)

have you read

b)

do you read

c)

have you been read

65.

It's late ______________ to go to bed.

a)

you ´d better

b)

you ought

c)

you shouldn´t

66.

The traffic is bad, so Simon_______________ arrive on time.

a)

might not

b)

won ´t probably

c)

isn ´t likely

67.

I'm going to phone my friend Jackie _______________ I get home

a)

if

b)

as soon as

c)

unless

68.

I can't go out tonight. I've got to revise ________________ an exam tomorrow.

a)

with

b)

about

c)

for

69.

This magazine is free. That means you____________pay for it.

a)

don ´t have to

b)

mustn ´t

c)

have to

70.

If my dad wants to_____________, he goes to the nearest garage.

a)

have his car fixed

b)

fix his car

c)

have fixed his car

71.

Please stop _______________ so much noise I'm trying to do my homework!

a)

make

b)

to make

c)

making

72.

If I _________________enough money, I'd probably go away for the weekend.

a)

have

b)

had

c)

will have

73.

_________________it was raining, Ben still went to play football.

a)

However

b)

Despite

c)

Although

74.

Peter ________________ be at home. All the lights are off in his house

a)

must

b)

can ´t

c)

mustn ´t

75.

"Shall I get you a hot chocolate?" said Jamie --- Jamie__________ to get me a hot chocolate.

a)

offered

b)

invited

c)

suggested

76.

The man was getting on a bus when he_____________ over

a)

was falling

b)

fell

c)

fallen

77.

If I promise my friend something, I always do it. I don't want to ______________.

a)

let her down

b)

stick up for her

c)

get on with her

78.

When I was younger, my parents didn't ______________me stay out late in the evenings.

a)

make

b)

allow

c)

let

79.

When the lesson finished, everyone __________a book to take home

a)

gave

b)

was given

c)

were given

80.

If you can't ______________ to buy something, it means you haven't got enough money.

a)

decide

b)

afford

c)

expect

81.

One of my classmates is quite ___________ -she never checks anything and she often makes

a)

charming

b)

pushy

c)

careless

d)

hypocritical

82.

I hope you remembered _______________ the door before you left the house.

a)

lock

b)

to lock

c)

locking

d)

locked

83.

"I can't wait for the weekend!" said John. --- John told me _____________ for the weekend.

a)

he can ´t wait

b)

I can ´t wait

c)

he waited

d)

he couldn ´t wait

84.

"It definitely wasn't me that broke the window!" said Robert. --- Robert ___________ that he had broken the window.

a)

refused

b)

claimed

c)

suggested

d)

denied

85.

When I was a child, I ___________spend ages playing with my toys

a)

used to

b)

did

c)

used

d)

had

86.

I think Tim dropped the vase_____________ purpose he's always hated it!

a)

by

b)

with

c)

on

d)

in

87.

I went for a run last night, so I'm feeling tired today ---- If I _____________ for a run last night, I wouldn't be feeling tired today

a)

wouldn ´t have gone

b)

didn ´t go

c)

wouldn ´t go

d)

hadn ´t gone

88.

Some scientists are worried that by 2050, temperatures on Earth_______________ by 2 degrees

a)

will be rising

b)

will have risen

c)

have risen

d)

will rise

89.

It's time I got rid_____________ all the old magazines in my bedroom.

a)

from

b)

off

c)

of

d)

with

90.

Unfortunately, when my mum went to the garage to collect her car, she discovered it ______________.

a)

still hadn ´t been repaired

b)

was still repairing

c)

had already been repaired

d)

hadn ´t repaired yet

91.

I think we'll have good weather for our holiday next week, ______________?

a)

don ´t I

b)

haven ´t we

c)

won ´t we

d)

won ´t it

92.

Travelling to other countries by plane can be very quick. ___________ , it can be less comfortable than travelling by car

a)

Moreover

b)

On the other hand

c)

In addition

d)

Finally

93.

This writer's first book was brilliant, but the second one is really disappointing it's _____________ as goods as the first.

a)

just

b)

nowhere near

c)

almost

d)

even

94.

Our train leaves early tomorrow, so we'll ___________for the station at 7.00 am.

a)

get off

b)

take off

c)

drive off

d)

set off

95.

English ____________to be a difficult language to spell.

a)

is said

b)

says

c)

has said

d)

said

96.

A sports champion is someone_____________ level of physical fitness is very high.

a)

who

b)

where

c)

whose

d)

which

97.

I was quite pleased when my football team. with the other team ____________ at least they didn't lose!

a)

scored

b)

beat

c)

won

d)

drew

98.

Tim set off early to his class because he wanted to ____________ getting there -- he hates hurrying!

a)

take his time

b)

waste time

c)

be in time

d)

run out of time

99.

It's important ____________ something you're really interested in.

a)

to study

b)

study

c)

studying

d)

studied

100.

I don't think we ___________ have given Jon that present. He clearly didn't like it.

a)

might

b)

should

c)

would

d)

can

101.

I____________forgotten my friend Jane's phone number I call her almost every day!

a)

can ´t have

b)

must have

c)

might have

d)

will have

102.

I _____________ buy a new mobile, but then I saw one I really liked.

a)

was going

b)

wouldn ´t

c)

wasn ´t going to

d)

would

103.

I need to get advice from the bank about which account will give me the best _______________.

a)

loan

b)

interest rate

c)

exchange

d)

currency

104.

Despite several injuries among the football team, they ________________ win the match.

a)

were able to

b)

could

c)

weren ´t able to

d)

couldn ´t

105.

John was disappointed after his interview as he knew he'd ________________.

a)

fallen through

b)

pulled it of

c)

made it

d)

messed it up

106.

While I was out shopping, I happened to see a ____________ sweater in a shop window.

a)

gorgeous navy blue wool

b)

wool gorgeous navy blue

c)

navy blue gorgeous wool

d)

gorgeous wool navy blue

107.

When Andy went back to where he'd parked his bike, he realised it __________ it was nowhere to be seen.

a)

was stolen

b)

had been stolen

c)

was being stolen

d)

had stolen

108.

When the criminal was finally caught, he immediately __________ committing the crimes.

a)

confessed

b)

apologised

c)

admitted

d)

claimed

109.

Making a cake isn't a problem ________________ you leave it in the oven too long.

a)

supposing

b)

unless

c)

as long as

d)

if

110.

Jack needed to ___________________ so that he could apply for a new passport.

a)

had taken his photo

b)

have taken his phot

c)

had his photo taken

d)

have his photo take

111.

We completely forgot to ask Holly to the party last night, but she _______________invited She's a good friend for ours.

a)

should have been

b)

must have been

c)

can ´t have been

d)

might have been

112.

Amy left two hours ago, so I'm sure she ___________ home by now.

a)

will be arriving

b)

will arrive

c)

will have arrived

d)

is arriving

113.

I was________________to finish my essay by tomorrow, but it's taken longer than I'd expected.

a)

about

b)

thinking

c)

supposedsupposed

d)

bound

114.

We expected readers would write to complain about the newspaper article, and quite a number____________.

a)

were

b)

did

c)

had

d)

was

115.

No sooner ________________ home than I realised I'd left my front door key at college!

a)

I had arrived

b)

arrived I

c)

did I arrive

d)

had I arrived

116.

6 I can't really decide which laptop to buy. I need some time to ____________ .

a)

mull it over

b)

make a snap judgeme

c)

jump to conclusions

d)

dither over it

117.

It took me some time to______________what point Ben was trying to make -- it was quite complex

a)

be on to

b)

figure out

c)

go for

d)

fit in with

118.

If I ______________ so far yesterday, I wouldn't feel so tired today

a)

wouldn ´t have walk

b)

didn ´t walk

c)

wasn ´t walking

d)

hadn ´t walked

119.

My problem is that I tend___________ when I decide something's boring but then it turns out to be really important!.

a)

not to listen

b)

not listening

c)

to not listen

d)

not having listened

120.

My older brother's thinking of _______________ before university and going travelling.

a)

dropping out

b)

changing career

c)

taking a year off

d)

settling down