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Pearson placement test

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A: What's your typical week like?

B: _____________________.

a)

I go to school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

b)

If the weather is good, I'm going to the beach.

c)

I'm not doing anything special.

d)

I have other plans.

2.

A: I hurt my back.

B: __________

a)

Best wishes!

b)

That's interesting.

c)

Too bad I wasn't there.

d)

I'm sorry to hear that.

3.

A: Let's go bike riding.

B: _____________

a)

Would you like to joing me?

b)

Actually, I think it's very nice.

c)

I'm really sorry. I don't feel well.

d)

That's to bad. Maybe some other time.

4.

Riley's hair isn't straight. It's ________ .

a)

blonde

b)

dark

c)

long

d)

wavy

5.

When my husband gets up early, he ________ our breakfast.

a)

is making

b)

is going to make

c)

makes

d)

make

6.

If we ________ a vacation, we're going to sleep late every day.

a)

are taking

b)

takes

c)

take

d)

would like to take

7.

A: Excuse me. I'm looking for Taft Symphony Hall.

B: ________________________________.

a)

Well, have a great time.

b)

Oh. That's right around the corner, on the left side.

c)

Really? I'd love to go, but I'm busy tonight.

d)

Well, thanks, but that's not for me.

8.

A: Tell me something about your parents.

B: Sure. _______________________.

a)

What is there?

b)

What do you want to know?

c)

What about this?

d)

What do you feel like?

9.

A: Can we make the 2:00 bus?

B: ___________________.

a)

It was pretty short, actually.

b)

It departed five minutes ago.

c)

It's an express.

d)

It makes one stop.

10.

Elena and Marina are sisters. Elena's husband is Marina's ________ .

a)

nephew

b)

uncle

c)

cousin

d)

brother-in-law

11.

Natalie generally tries to eat healthy foods.She avoids ________ .

a)

vegetables

b)

low-fat foods

c)

fruits

d)

junk food

12.

________ your parents live?

a)

Where is

b)

Where do

c)

Where

d)

Where does

13.

He ________ for a new printer this afternoon.

a)

are looking

b)

look

c)

looks

d)

is looking

14.

________ cookies on the shelf.

a)

There are

b)

It's

c)

They're

d)

There's

15.

The grilled fish comes with ________ appetizer.

a)

a

b)

the

c)

any

d)

an

16.

Amy is sleeping late. She ________ work today.

a)

can't study

b)

has to

c)

can work

d)

doesn't have to

17.

I'll take the blue pajamas. Can you gift wrap ________ for me?

a)

it

b)

him

c)

them

d)

her

18.

What ________ last weekend?

a)

they did

b)

did they do

c)

were they

d)

are they doing

19.

These jeans aren't ________ . They're very comfortable.

a)

tighter

b)

too tight

c)

the tightest

d)

tight enough

20.

Fred has ________ met the new neighbors.

a)

already

b)

ever

c)

yet

d)

before

21.

Anna ________ at Reed Kaplan since 2001.

a)

was working

b)

worked

c)

has worked

d)

works

22.

________ us at the restaurant tonight?

a)

Were they meeting

b)

Will they meet

c)

Have they met

d)

Do they meet

23.

You ________ hurry! You'll be late.

a)

had better

b)

used to

c)

will

d)

would rather

24.

I ________ too fast when I had the accident.

a)

went

b)

had better go

c)

have gone

d)

was going

25.

We don't have ________ toothpaste. Can you go to the drugstore?

a)

no

b)

much

c)

some

d)

many

26.

I ________ taking a day off from work.

a)

plan

b)

would like

c)

need

d)

feel like

27.

That film ________ by Federico Fellini in 1954.

a)

directed

b)

was directed

c)

has directed

d)

was directing

28.

Our old monitor was ________ big as the new one. The new one is much bigger.

a)

just as

b)

not quite as

c)

not nearly as

d)

almost as

29.

If I order dessert, I ________ it with you.

a)

would share

b)

shared

c)

will share

d)

have shared

30.

If a waiter undercharged me, I ________ him.

a)

was telling

b)

would tell

c)

told

d)

have told

31.

A: ________

B: No, I haven't. What are they?

a)

Have you bought your tickets yet?

b)

Have you tried pupusas yet?

c)

Have you seen any good movies lately?

d)

Have you met Melody and Collin?

32.

A:  Be sure not to miss the National Palace Museum while you're in Taipei

B:  ________

a)

Oh, yeah? What kind?

b)

What is it used for?

c)

What are you up to?

d)

Really? Why's that?

33.

Machu Picchu was built by the Incas, ________?

a)

wasn't it

b)

wasn't Machu Picchu

c)

didn't they

d)

was it

34.

I ________ a gift when they canceled the wedding.

a)

already bought

b)

had already bought

c)

have already bought

d)

was already going to buy

35.

The dentist told me to come next week. It ________ be an emergency.

a)

must not

b)

may

c)

must

d)

might not

36.

I need to have this package ________ by tomorrow.

a)

to deliver

b)

deliver

c)

delivering

d)

delivered

37.

She had her assistant ________ her business cards.

a)

to order

b)

order

c)

ordered

d)

ordering

38.

Paul ________ be a rock musician, but his tastes changed.

a)

would

b)

might

c)

was going to

d)

could have

39.

Robert ________ applied to law school. He would have been a great lawyer.

a)

must have

b)

should have

c)

had

d)

may have

40.

Ramadan is a religious tradition ________ by Muslims all over the world.

a)

who is observed

b)

is observed

c)

that is observed

d)

to observe

41.

Sunita invited her parents _________ for dinner on Saturday.

a)

to come

b)

come

c)

should come

d)

please come

42.

Could you tell me _________?

a)

whether this means

b)

what does this mean

c)

this means

d)

what this means

43.

If I were you, I _________ buy it.

a)

wouldn't

b)

didn't

c)

hadn't

d)

couldn't

44.

We _________ lost if we had called in advance for directions.

a)

wouldn't get

b)

hadn't gotten

c)

didn't get

d)

wouldn't have gotten

45.

________ the topic of the international conference.

a)

Poverties are

b)

The poverty is

c)

Poverty is

d)

A poverty is

46.

Our friends encouraged _________ early.

a)

to arrive

b)

we arrive

c)

us to arrive

d)

arriving