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Focus 4 Placement Test

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It’s important to feel comfortable in your own ___.

a)

skin

b)

appearance

c)

face

d)

fashion

2.

I ___ to go out today.

a)

’m not wanting

b)

don’t want

c)

not want

d)

haven’t wanted

3.

I’m sorry I’m late. How long _____ ?

a)

have you waited

b)

do you wait

c)

have you been waiting

d)

are you waiting

4.

The athletes are out on the running ___.

a)

course

b)

court

c)

track

d)

pitch

5.

I ___ when I suddenly felt a pain in my leg.

a)

swam

b)

have been swimming

c)

was swimming

d)

had swum

6.

Our teacher makes ___ homework every day.

a)

us to do

b)

we do

c)

us do

d)

us doing

7.

I don’t mind ___ the party.

a)

missing

b)

I missed

c)

to miss

d)

miss

8.

I ___ my bus so I had to wait for the next one.

a)

caught

b)

lost

c)

missed

d)

dropped

9.

The train ___ yet. It’s only 3.25 p.m.

a)

will have left

b)

might have left

c)

can’t have left

d)

mustn’t have left

10.

This ___ be a beautiful, unspoilt resort in the past.

a)

did

b)

would

c)

used to

d)

used

11.

These biscuits are ___! I won’t eat them.

a)

crunchy

b)

stale

c)

ripe

d)

mild

12.

We’ll go out ___ it rains. I don’t want to get wet!

a)

as soon as

b)

if

c)

until

d)

unless

13.

This time tomorrow, we’ll ___ by the sea.

a)

sit

b)

have sat

c)

be sitting

d)

have been sitting

14.

The Carpathians are a mountain ___ in Europe.

a)

range

b)

group

c)

top

d)

link

15.

___ electricity can be produced naturally.

a)

A

b)

An

c)

The

d)

-

16.

My uncle, ___ wife is Canadian, lives in Toronto.

a)

who

b)

which

c)

whose

d)

that

17.

Mind you don’t ___ yourself on the hot pan.

a)

scratch

b)

bruise

c)

burn

d)

cut

18.

If only I___ on holiday.

a)

was

b)

am

c)

would be

d)

have been

19.

If you hadn’t talked during the exam, the teacher wouldn’t ___ you to leave.

a)

tell

b)

had told

c)

have told

d)

told

20.

It’s a very popular programme, with over two million ___.

a)

viewers

b)

producers

c)

panels

d)

scripts

21.

He told me that there ___ an accident the day before.

a)

has been

b)

was

c)

had been

d)

is

22.

She asked me where ___ going.

a)

was I

b)

I was

c)

I am

d)

am I

23.

Be careful, we ___ by those two men over there.

a)

are watching

b)

have watched

c)

are watched

d)

are being watched

24.

His kindness really ___ my day!

a)

made

b)

got

c)

kept

d)

put

25.

Have you ___ your eyes checked?

a)

made

b)

done

c)

had

d)

been

26.

She didn’t study much but she managed to scrape ___ her finals.

a)

with

b)

through

c)

to

d)

out

27.

I don’t want to fall ___ with my homework.

a)

out

b)

away

c)

behind

d)

off

28.

My dad ___ always hide the newspaper so that no one could read it before he did.

a)

used

b)

will

c)

would

d)

was

29.

We ___ to have computers when I was your age.

a)

didn’t

b)

wouldn’t

c)

hadn’t had

d)

didn’t use

30.

I can’t afford ___ my girlfriend to the cinema this weekend.

a)

to take

b)

take

c)

taking

d)

for taking

31.

We should spend more time ___ exercise.

a)

do

b)

with doing

c)

doing

d)

to do

32.

He urged ___ down to work.

a)

me to get

b)

to get

c)

I should get

d)

getting

33.

I thought Tom was so calm you couldn’t make him angry, but yesterday he lost his ___.

a)

temper

b)

control

c)

will

d)

soul

34.

You need to be ___ in this job. You should plan everything carefully.

a)

trusting

b)

tactful

c)

daring

d)

thorough

35.

I was amazed when I got to Venice. I ___ how beautiful it was.

a)

hadn’t realised

b)

couldn’t realise

c)

hadn’t been realising

d)

haven’t realised

36.

We were late for the show. We ___ as usual.

a)

had talked

b)

talked

c)

had been talking

d)

have been talking

37.

My mum has got a new phone, ___ she hasn’t learned how to use yet.

a)

what

b)

whose

c)

that

d)

which

38.

The couple ___ wedding it was looked so happy.

a)

whose

b)

which

c)

who

d)

that

39.

What’s that ___ building over there? It looks awful.

a)

picturesque

b)

urban

c)

bustling

d)

shabby

40.

Is there any bank ___ walking distance from here?

a)

by

b)

with

c)

within

d)

on

41.

I’ll never have enough money for a flat. I’ll still ___ with my parents when I’m forty!

a)

live

b)

have lived

c)

have been living

d)

be living

42.

When we get to New Zealand, we’ll ___ nearly 19,000 kilometres.

a)

be flying

b)

have been flying

c)

fly

d)

have flown

43.

___ of the people at the reception were from the bride’s family.

a)

Most

b)

Every

c)

Each

d)

Much

44.

My parents couldn’t come to the party. ___ of them were ill.

a)

Either

b)

Both

c)

All

d)

A couple

45.

On my birthday I always ___ myself to a piece of chocolate cake.

a)

send

b)

pay

c)

treat

d)

give

46.

Sometimes it’s better to pay ___ for something more expensive. The quality is usually much better.

a)

out

b)

away

c)

down

d)

up

47.

Don’t be late for the party, ___?

a)

do you

b)

don’t you

c)

will you

d)

won’t you

48.

Let’s celebrate our good luck, ___?

a)

won’t we

b)

don’t we

c)

will we

d)

shall we

49.

It’s very kind of you but you ___ have bought me a present.

a)

needn’t

b)

mustn’t

c)

ought not

d)

didn’t

50.

I ___ to have gone out on the night before my exam.

a)

shouldn’t

b)

ought not

c)

needn’t

d)

mustn’t

51.

Before entering the job ___, she wants to graduate.

a)

world

b)

market

c)

path

d)

career

52.

A more challenging job will help you ___ your full potential.

a)

reach

b)

get

c)

increase

d)

improve

53.

They wanted to know ___ start work that day.

a)

if could I

b)

if can I

c)

if I can

d)

if I could

54.

Our boss told us ___ talk while we were working.

a)

don’t

b)

to not

c)

not

d)

not to

55.

Our employer recommended ___ on a training course.

a)

to go

b)

us going

c)

going

d)

we to go

56.

The other employees accused me ___ too quickly!

a)

of working

b)

to work

c)

for working

d)

that I work

57.

The advert didn’t give an accurate impression. Why would anyone ___ the truth like that?

a)

distort

b)

fake

c)

mislead

d)

misinform

58.

You shouldn’t take every story at ___ value! I don’t believe this one is real.

a)

genuine

b)

its

c)

face

d)

head

59.

We’ll finish this evening ___ we work really hard.

a)

until

b)

providing

c)

supposing

d)

unless

60.

___ you been awake, you’d have known how the film ended.

a)

Were

b)

Had

c)

If

d)

Providing

61.

If you ___ in a band, those girls wouldn’t have screamed at you in the street.

a)

weren’t

b)

aren’t

c)

wouldn’t be

d)

wouldn’t have been

62.

We wouldn’t have to do this extra homework if we ___ late this morning.

a)

wouldn’t be

b)

wouldn’t have been

c)

haven’t been

d)

hadn’t been

63.

Do you know who ___ the term radioactivity?

a)

received

b)

gained

c)

coined

d)

achieved

64.

She has a(n) ___ for teaching. All students love her.

a)

potential

b)

contribution

c)

aptitude

d)

mention

65.

Children’s eyes should ___ at school.

a)

check

b)

have checked

c)

be checked

d)

to be checked

66.

Did you enjoy ___ on TV yesterday?

a)

be interviewed

b)

to be interviewed

c)

being interviewed

d)

been interviewed

67.

___ that violent computer games can cause young people to become more aggressive.

a)

Is said

b)

It is said

c)

It has said

d)

What’s said

68.

Over one hundred million people are believed ___ blogs last year.

a)

to start

b)

having started

c)

to have started

d)

have started

69.

The TV documentary showed how big cats catch their ___.

a)

trash

b)

habitat

c)

species

d)

prey

70.

Did you see the news report? There’s a lion on the ___. It escaped from the zoo!

a)

loose

b)

release

c)

captivity

d)

area

71.

I wish I ___ lying on a beach right now.

a)

am

b)

was

c)

would be

d)

have been

72.

I’d rather we ___ so much time indoors.

a)

didn’t spend

b)

wouldn’t spend

c)

haven’t spent

d)

don’t spend

73.

It’s time people ___ taking climate change seriously.

a)

start

b)

would start

c)

had started

d)

started

74.

___ has happened is that the forests have been cut down.

a)

It

b)

What

c)

This

d)

That

75.

Never ___ so scared as I was during the earthquake.

a)

I had felt

b)

I felt

c)

had I felt

d)

I did feel

76.

James doesn’t look like his mum. He ___ after his dad.

a)

puts

b)

goes

c)

takes

d)

gets

77.

Her jokes make fun of politicians in a rather ___ way.

a)

accepting

b)

irreverent

c)

obstinate

d)

considerate

78.

The family ___ in the house for over twenty years when they moved last month.

a)

have lived

b)

were living

c)

have been living

d)

had been living

79.

I was sure the business ___ a success one day.

a)

would be

b)

is going to be

c)

will be

d)

was supposed to be

80.

Exam time is always really ___ for me – I can never relax!

a)

frazzled

b)

plastered

c)

manic

d)

regurgitated

81.

He ___ from the company for years before he was finally caught.

a)

could steal

b)

must be stealing

c)

might be stealing

d)

may have been stealing

82.

I’m sure someone helped her. She ___ all this by herself!

a)

can’t have done

b)

must have done

c)

must do

d)

can’t do

83.

I was lucky because I got ___ excellent education.

a)

some

b)

an

c)

the

d)

-

84.

Do you have any special ___ requirements?

a)

diet

b)

eating

c)

dish

d)

dietary

85.

The dessert was delicious so he ___.

a)

wolfed

b)

wolfed down

c)

wolfed down it

d)

wolfed it down

86.

The talk seemed to drag ___ for ever!

a)

out

b)

on

c)

away

d)

up

87.

Break the chocolate ___ into small pieces.

a)

up

b)

out

c)

away

d)

down

88.

The singer has a huge fan ___ among young people.

a)

crowd

b)

number

c)

group

d)

base

89.

The old technology has now ___ by the wayside.

a)

gone

b)

fallen

c)

dropped

d)

slipped

90.

The American runner ___ the winner after a review by the judges.

a)

declared

b)

was declared

c)

declared to be

d)

was declared to

91.

She was seen ___ clothes from a shop.

a)

stole

b)

stolen

c)

to steal

d)

stealing

92.

___ of fact, I need to leave now.

a)

As matter

b)

In a matter

c)

As a matter

d)

For a matter

93.

We slaved ___ until late at night.

a)

on

b)

up

c)

out

d)

away

94.

This injury could mean ___ stop playing tennis.

a)

he having to

b)

he have to

c)

his having to

d)

his have to

95.

My little brother resents ___ what to do.

a)

me telling him

b)

if I tell him

c)

I should tell him

d)

I tell

96.

They hope the security cameras will deter people ___ the building.

a)

to enter

b)

from entering

c)

for entering

d)

not to enter

97.

I don’t mind what we do – I’ll just ___ with the flow!

a)

go

b)

be

c)

run

d)

make

98.

Doing this training now will ___ you in good stead for the future.

a)

put

b)

set

c)

stand

d)

get

99.

They live in a little house ___ by trees.

a)

which surrounds

b)

that surrounded

c)

surrounded

d)

surrounding

100.

You can come ___ it’s convenient for you.

a)

whenever

b)

wherever

c)

whatever

d)

whoever