WorksheetsFocus 4 Placement Test
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
It’s important to feel comfortable in your own ___.
skin
appearance
face
fashion
I ___ to go out today.
’m not wanting
don’t want
not want
haven’t wanted
I’m sorry I’m late. How long _____ ?
have you waited
do you wait
have you been waiting
are you waiting
The athletes are out on the running ___.
course
court
track
pitch
I ___ when I suddenly felt a pain in my leg.
swam
have been swimming
was swimming
had swum
Our teacher makes ___ homework every day.
us to do
we do
us do
us doing
I don’t mind ___ the party.
missing
I missed
to miss
miss
I ___ my bus so I had to wait for the next one.
caught
lost
missed
dropped
The train ___ yet. It’s only 3.25 p.m.
will have left
might have left
can’t have left
mustn’t have left
This ___ be a beautiful, unspoilt resort in the past.
did
would
used to
used
These biscuits are ___! I won’t eat them.
crunchy
stale
ripe
mild
We’ll go out ___ it rains. I don’t want to get wet!
as soon as
if
until
unless
This time tomorrow, we’ll ___ by the sea.
sit
have sat
be sitting
have been sitting
The Carpathians are a mountain ___ in Europe.
range
group
top
link
___ electricity can be produced naturally.
A
An
The
-
My uncle, ___ wife is Canadian, lives in Toronto.
who
which
whose
that
Mind you don’t ___ yourself on the hot pan.
scratch
bruise
burn
cut
If only I___ on holiday.
was
am
would be
have been
If you hadn’t talked during the exam, the teacher wouldn’t ___ you to leave.
tell
had told
have told
told
It’s a very popular programme, with over two million ___.
viewers
producers
panels
scripts
He told me that there ___ an accident the day before.
has been
was
had been
is
She asked me where ___ going.
was I
I was
I am
am I
Be careful, we ___ by those two men over there.
are watching
have watched
are watched
are being watched
His kindness really ___ my day!
made
got
kept
put
Have you ___ your eyes checked?
made
done
had
been
She didn’t study much but she managed to scrape ___ her finals.
with
through
to
out
I don’t want to fall ___ with my homework.
out
away
behind
off
My dad ___ always hide the newspaper so that no one could read it before he did.
used
will
would
was
We ___ to have computers when I was your age.
didn’t
wouldn’t
hadn’t had
didn’t use
I can’t afford ___ my girlfriend to the cinema this weekend.
to take
take
taking
for taking
We should spend more time ___ exercise.
do
with doing
doing
to do
He urged ___ down to work.
me to get
to get
I should get
getting
I thought Tom was so calm you couldn’t make him angry, but yesterday he lost his ___.
temper
control
will
soul
You need to be ___ in this job. You should plan everything carefully.
trusting
tactful
daring
thorough
I was amazed when I got to Venice. I ___ how beautiful it was.
hadn’t realised
couldn’t realise
hadn’t been realising
haven’t realised
We were late for the show. We ___ as usual.
had talked
talked
had been talking
have been talking
My mum has got a new phone, ___ she hasn’t learned how to use yet.
what
whose
that
which
The couple ___ wedding it was looked so happy.
whose
which
who
that
What’s that ___ building over there? It looks awful.
picturesque
urban
bustling
shabby
Is there any bank ___ walking distance from here?
by
with
within
on
I’ll never have enough money for a flat. I’ll still ___ with my parents when I’m forty!
live
have lived
have been living
be living
When we get to New Zealand, we’ll ___ nearly 19,000 kilometres.
be flying
have been flying
fly
have flown
___ of the people at the reception were from the bride’s family.
Most
Every
Each
Much
My parents couldn’t come to the party. ___ of them were ill.
Either
Both
All
A couple
On my birthday I always ___ myself to a piece of chocolate cake.
send
pay
treat
give
Sometimes it’s better to pay ___ for something more expensive. The quality is usually much better.
out
away
down
up
Don’t be late for the party, ___?
do you
don’t you
will you
won’t you
Let’s celebrate our good luck, ___?
won’t we
don’t we
will we
shall we
It’s very kind of you but you ___ have bought me a present.
needn’t
mustn’t
ought not
didn’t
I ___ to have gone out on the night before my exam.
shouldn’t
ought not
needn’t
mustn’t
Before entering the job ___, she wants to graduate.
world
market
path
career
A more challenging job will help you ___ your full potential.
reach
get
increase
improve
They wanted to know ___ start work that day.
if could I
if can I
if I can
if I could
Our boss told us ___ talk while we were working.
don’t
to not
not
not to
Our employer recommended ___ on a training course.
to go
us going
going
we to go
The other employees accused me ___ too quickly!
of working
to work
for working
that I work
The advert didn’t give an accurate impression. Why would anyone ___ the truth like that?
distort
fake
mislead
misinform
You shouldn’t take every story at ___ value! I don’t believe this one is real.
genuine
its
face
head
We’ll finish this evening ___ we work really hard.
until
providing
supposing
unless
___ you been awake, you’d have known how the film ended.
Were
Had
If
Providing
If you ___ in a band, those girls wouldn’t have screamed at you in the street.
weren’t
aren’t
wouldn’t be
wouldn’t have been
We wouldn’t have to do this extra homework if we ___ late this morning.
wouldn’t be
wouldn’t have been
haven’t been
hadn’t been
Do you know who ___ the term radioactivity?
received
gained
coined
achieved
She has a(n) ___ for teaching. All students love her.
potential
contribution
aptitude
mention
Children’s eyes should ___ at school.
check
have checked
be checked
to be checked
Did you enjoy ___ on TV yesterday?
be interviewed
to be interviewed
being interviewed
been interviewed
___ that violent computer games can cause young people to become more aggressive.
Is said
It is said
It has said
What’s said
Over one hundred million people are believed ___ blogs last year.
to start
having started
to have started
have started
The TV documentary showed how big cats catch their ___.
trash
habitat
species
prey
Did you see the news report? There’s a lion on the ___. It escaped from the zoo!
loose
release
captivity
area
I wish I ___ lying on a beach right now.
am
was
would be
have been
I’d rather we ___ so much time indoors.
didn’t spend
wouldn’t spend
haven’t spent
don’t spend
It’s time people ___ taking climate change seriously.
start
would start
had started
started
___ has happened is that the forests have been cut down.
It
What
This
That
Never ___ so scared as I was during the earthquake.
I had felt
I felt
had I felt
I did feel
James doesn’t look like his mum. He ___ after his dad.
puts
goes
takes
gets
Her jokes make fun of politicians in a rather ___ way.
accepting
irreverent
obstinate
considerate
The family ___ in the house for over twenty years when they moved last month.
have lived
were living
have been living
had been living
I was sure the business ___ a success one day.
would be
is going to be
will be
was supposed to be
Exam time is always really ___ for me – I can never relax!
frazzled
plastered
manic
regurgitated
He ___ from the company for years before he was finally caught.
could steal
must be stealing
might be stealing
may have been stealing
I’m sure someone helped her. She ___ all this by herself!
can’t have done
must have done
must do
can’t do
I was lucky because I got ___ excellent education.
some
an
the
-
Do you have any special ___ requirements?
diet
eating
dish
dietary
The dessert was delicious so he ___.
wolfed
wolfed down
wolfed down it
wolfed it down
The talk seemed to drag ___ for ever!
out
on
away
up
Break the chocolate ___ into small pieces.
up
out
away
down
The singer has a huge fan ___ among young people.
crowd
number
group
base
The old technology has now ___ by the wayside.
gone
fallen
dropped
slipped
The American runner ___ the winner after a review by the judges.
declared
was declared
declared to be
was declared to
She was seen ___ clothes from a shop.
stole
stolen
to steal
stealing
___ of fact, I need to leave now.
As matter
In a matter
As a matter
For a matter
We slaved ___ until late at night.
on
up
out
away
This injury could mean ___ stop playing tennis.
he having to
he have to
his having to
his have to
My little brother resents ___ what to do.
me telling him
if I tell him
I should tell him
I tell
They hope the security cameras will deter people ___ the building.
to enter
from entering
for entering
not to enter
I don’t mind what we do – I’ll just ___ with the flow!
go
be
run
make
Doing this training now will ___ you in good stead for the future.
put
set
stand
get
They live in a little house ___ by trees.
which surrounds
that surrounded
surrounded
surrounding
You can come ___ it’s convenient for you.
whenever
wherever
whatever
whoever
