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English Placement A

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

LISTENING: Listen to the audio and pick the right answer.

This audio has 4 questions.

1. Where is Justine from?

a)

She's from Canada

b)

She's from France

c)

She's from Italy

2.

LISTENING: Listen to the audio and pick the right answer.

This audio has 4 questions.

2. What is Mike like?

a)

He's friendly and a little quiet

b)

He's a little quiet, but very funny

c)

He's a little quiet and very serious

3.

LISTENING: Listen to the audio and pick the right answer.

This audio has 4 questions.

3. What's the weather like?

a)

It's very warm and sunny

b)

It's raining, but it's warm

c)

It's very sunny, but it's cool

4.

LISTENING: Listen to the audio and pick the right answer.

This audio has 4 questions.

4. Is Sue wearing a blue dress?

a)

Yes, she is

b)

No, she's not. She's wearing a swimsuit

c)

No, she's not. She's wearing a suit

5.

READING: Read the text from the picture and answer.

What are you doing today?

Betty is ______ today.

a)

shopping

b)

reading

c)

cleaning

d)

resting

6.

READING: Read the text from the picture and answer.

What do you do?

Tony's job is ______.

a)

busy

b)

easy

c)

relaxing

d)

boring

7.

READING: Read the text from the picture and answer.

Michael and Paula ______.

a)

busyhave been to france before

b)

took their children with them

c)

are visiting their grandparents

d)

prefer to sleep outside

8.

READING: Read the text from the picture and answer.

In this reading, the "zone" refers to a person's ______.

a)

state of mind

b)

neighborhood

c)

physical condition

d)

intelligence

9.

READING: Read the text from the picture and answer.

The first Model-T was expensive because it ______.

a)

was new

b)

was very popular

c)

took a long time to build

d)

was built in a factory

10.

READING: Read the text from the picture and answer.

According to the article, visitors to the United States often comment on the size of the _____.

a)

population

b)

cities

c)

country

d)

people

11.

READING: Read the text from the picture and answer.

In comparison with Americans, people in other countries eat more ______.

a)

meat

b)

dairy products

c)

processed food

d)

grains

12.

READING: Read the text from the picture and answer.

The article implies that Americans would lose weight if they ______.

a)

snacked more often

b)

rode bicycles to work

c)

stayed at home more

d)

ate fewer vegetables

13.

LANGUAGE USE:

______ several good restaurants in our neighborhood.

a)

There

b)

They're

c)

There are

d)

Their

14.

LANGUAGE USE:

The gas station is ______ Main Street.

a)

on

b)

at

c)

next

d)

close

15.

LANGUAGE USE:

"I can't swim very well."

"I can't ______."

a)

too

b)

either

c)

so

d)

neither

16.

LANGUAGE USE:

I enjoy ______ out two or three times a week.

a)

to eat

b)

eating

c)

eat

d)

I eat

17.

LANGUAGE USE:

These days, ______ women keep working after they get married.

a)

most

b)

most of

c)

almost

d)

the most

18.

LANGUAGE USE:

My new job is very ______.

a)

excitement

b)

excited

c)

exciting

d)

excite

19.

LANGUAGE USE:

After finishing college, I hope ______ married.

a)

get

b)

that get

c)

getting

d)

to get

20.

LANGUAGE USE:

Mt. Everest is ______ mountain in the world.

a)

the high

b)

high as

c)

higher than

d)

the highest

21.

LANGUAGE USE:

Bob's never been bungee jumping, ______ he?

a)

is

b)

has

c)

does

d)

was

22.

LANGUAGE USE:

I've run out of money. I wish I ______ more.

a)

am saving

b)

have saved

c)

had saved

d)

will save

23.

LANGUAGE USE:

Could you tell me where ______?

a)

is the post office

b)

the post office is

c)

is it the post office

d)

is is the post office

24.

LANGUAGE USE:

If I had known about the accident, I ______ it to the police.

a)

reported

b)

would have reported

c)

was reporting

d)

have been reporting

25.

LANGUAGE USE:

Yolanda ______ part time for several years now.

a)

has been working

b)

is working

c)

works

d)

was working

26.

LANGUAGE USE:

The Taj Mahal is really worth ______.

a)

to see it

b)

seeing

c)

your see it

d)

see

27.

LANGUAGE USE:

If I went to live in a foreign country, ______ my friends.

a)

I'd miss

b)

I'm missing

c)

I missed

d)

I miss

28.

LANGUAGE USE:

Would you mind ______ the window?

a)

open

b)

opening

c)

to open

d)

I open

29.

LANGUAGE USE:

I was interested ______ the violin.

a)

to study

b)

study

c)

in studying

d)

studied

30.

LANGUAGE USE:

Before a film is finished, it needs ______.

a)

they edit it

b)

to edit

c)

to be edited

d)

being edited

31.

LANGUAGE USE:

By 2050, scientists ______ a cure for cancer.

a)

had found

b)

will have found

c)

are finding

d)

have been finding

32.

LANGUAGE USE:

"What happened to Kate?"

"She must ______ about our appointment."

a)

forget

b)

be forgetting

c)

forgot

d)

have forgotten

33.

LANGUAGE USE:

We're not used ______ our own meals.

a)

cook

b)

to cook

c)

cooking

d)

to cooking

34.

LANGUAGE USE:

Chicago, ______ is nicknamed the Windy City, is the largest city in Illinois.

a)

it

b)

which

c)

what

d)

that

35.

LANGUAGE USE:

______ John, I like to cook.

a)

Unless

b)

Except

c)

Instead

d)

Unlike

36.

LANGUAGE USE:

Before ______ breakfast, I usually take a shower.

a)

eat

b)

to eat

c)

eating

d)

that eat

37.

LANGUAGE USE:

I'm taking a class ______ learn more about my computer.

a)

so that

b)

in order

c)

in order to

d)

that

38.

LANGUAGE USE:

For me, mathematics is ______ difficult than biology.

a)

more

b)

the more

c)

most

d)

the most

39.

LANGUAGE USE:

I would rather ______ evening classes.

a)

don't take

b)

not take

c)

no taking

d)

not taking

40.

LANGUAGE USE:

I feel sick. I shouldn't ______ so much.

a)

to eat

b)

eaten

c)

have eaten

d)

eating

41.

LANGUAGE USE:

Jim's boss demanded that he ______ to work earlier.

a)

has come

b)

coming

c)

is come

d)

come

42.

LANGUAGE USE:

The earlier children learn to read, ______ for their education.

a)

good

b)

the good

c)

the better

d)

the best

43.

LISTENING: Listen to the audio and pick the right answer.

First audio with 4 questions.

1. Where is Justine from?

a)

She's from Canada

b)

She's from France

c)

She's from Italy