Free Printable English Skills Test

1.

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.

What is the main idea?

a)

Floods can cause a lot of damage.

b)

Floods cause mudslides.

c)

Floods damage houses and roads.

2.

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

a)

Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

b)

Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

c)

Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

d)

They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

3.

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

a)

Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

b)

Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

c)

Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

d)

They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

4.

Were you born after 1985? If so, how long do you expect to live? Most people born after 1985 can expect to live more than 70 years. Of course, this is just a guess based on past records. By the way, females can expect to live about six years longer than males. That’s taken from past records too!
What is the paragraph mostly about?

a)

how long you might expect to live

b)

about the health of females

c)

why people live to be 70

d)

tells that people live to be 100

5.

Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
What is this selection mainly about?

a)

Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.

b)

We will be able to talk to robots and they will be able to respond.

c)

You should give up if you are the Robots will look and behave much like real humans.

d)

Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.

6.

Enmanuel Is _____________ in the school.

a)

taller

b)

tallest

c)

the tallest

d)

most tall

7.

Francis and Isaac ___ _________ than Daniela and Jarvel.

a)

are fastest

b)

am faster

c)

is faster

d)

are faster

8.

Messi ___ _____ player than Ronaldo.

a)

is best

b)

are good

c)

is better

d)

are well

9.

Adriana is __________ person in the classroom.

a)

smaller

b)

the more small

c)

the smallest

d)

most small

10.

Mozart ___________ more than 600 pieces of music.

a)

writes

b)

wrote

c)

writed

d)

was wrote

11.

We _______ David in town a few days ago.

a)

did see

b)

was saw

c)

did saw

d)

saw

12.

What __________ you _________ last weekend?

a)

were / do

b)

did / did

c)

did / do

d)

do / did

13.

The bed was very uncomfortable. I ____________ sleep very well.

a)

didn't

b)

did

c)

wasn't

d)

not

14.

What …………..…………… (you/do) when the earthquake struck?

(a)

15.

What's this?

a)

forhead

b)

temples

c)

forearm

d)

forehead

16.

What's this?

a)

eyeball

b)

eyelid

c)

eyebrow

d)

eyeliner

17.

When should a word be capitalized?

a)

Beginning of Sentence

b)

Important Words in a Title

c)

Proper Nouns

d)

All of these

18.

Which one of the following is a noun?

a)

jump

b)

cat

c)

run

d)

hop

19.

Write a paragraph describing how was your best summer vacation.

( write it in past tense)

4 lines

20.

Identify the adjective:

The teacher taught an interesting class

a)

teacher

b)

taught

c)

interesting

d)

class

21.

Read the sentences carefully and choose the correct option.

_________is José Antonio learning English? Is it for work?

a)

Who

b)

Why

c)

When

d)

How

22.

____________subway station do you live near?

a)

Whose

b)

When

c)

Which

d)

How

23.

___________kind of personality does your teacher have?

a)

Where

b)

When

c)

How

d)

What

24.

____________phone is this? Is it Nick’s?

a)

Whose

b)

Where

c)

When

d)

How

25.

______is the most generous person you know?

a)

Why

b)

Where

c)

Who

d)

When

26.

________ you go to school every day?

a)

Are

b)

Does

c)

Do

d)

when

27.

......................he.................in the park?

a)

Do..........walk

b)

Does...........walk

c)

Does........... walks

d)

Do..................walks

28.

My father ___________ to his workplace everyday.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

don't goes

d)

don't go

29.

When I got home last night, everyone _________________________ TV

a)

watching

b)

was watching

c)

were waatching

30.

Lara and Boris enjoy sports, so they _________________________ to the gym every day.

a)

went

b)

go

c)

had gone

31.

I ___________________ about your award yesterday. Congratulations!

a)

heard

b)

hear

c)

hears

32.

They ___________________ dinner when you called last night.

a)

having

b)

was having

c)

were having

33.

Jake is very ________. He always buys his assistant a really nice gift on her birthday.

a)

honest

b)

selfish

c)

generous

d)

brave

34.

I think you’re being really _______. We should choose something we both like, not just something you like.

a)

intelligent

b)

sociable

c)

cheerful

d)

selfish

35.

That’s a very __________ thing to say. You’re so smart.

a)

honest

b)

intelligent

c)

serious

d)

sociable

36.

I always get very ________ before I give presentations. But they always seem to go well.

a)

nervous

b)

intelligent

c)

cheerful

d)

easygoing

37.

My grandfather is 65 years old. He wants to _______from his job in a couple of years and have some fun.

a)

be raised

b)

live alone

c)

retire

d)

celebrate

38.

All my friends are really _______ baseball. They all love it! I find it very boring.

a)

up

b)

into

c)

to

d)

in

39.

Jen ________ in Bogota because her parents were working there at the time.

a)

was burned

b)

was born

c)

were

d)

was

40.

Is Antonio _________or is he married? I don’t think he has a girlfriend, does he?

a)

raise

b)

raised

c)

single

d)

married

41.

They (a) having dinner when I got home.

42.

(a) you like reading in English?

43.

Sam didn´t (a) to school yesterday because he felt sick.

44.

(a) do you feel today?

45.

(a) is your birthday?

English Skills Test

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

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