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Placement Test: Language Hub

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Emily: What do you do at the weekends, Yara? Yara: My sister and I

a)

going to the cinema.

b)

like

c)

like to

d)

want

e)

want to

2.

Manager: Where’s Mr Davidson? Assistant: Oh, he’s

a)

in

b)

on

c)

to

d)

at

3.

Amirah: Do you like cats? Chris: No, but there

a)

is

b)

be

c)

are

d)

was

4.

Andrew: Where Alicia come from? Martin: I think she’s from the United States.

a)

is

b)

do

c)

are

d)

does

5.

Teacher: Tell me something about your parents, Lucas. Student: My mother and father

a)

is

b)

isn’t

c)

are

d)

aren’t

6.

Ayla: That’s a nice table, Sophie! Is it new? Sophie: Oh no, it’s my

a)

mother

b)

mothers

c)

mother’s

d)

mothers’

7.

Emma: What do you do after school? Chloe: I see my friends. Do you visit people, too? Emma: No, I

a)

often

b)

never

c)

always

d)

sometimes

8.

Katie: Is Charlotte at school today? Laura: No, she. She’s not well today.

a)

isn’t

b)

aren’t

c)

doesn’t

d)

hasn’t

9.

Alex: I’d like to make a cake. eggs have we got? Andrea: Three, I think. Let me check.

a)

How big

b)

How much

c)

How many

d)

How long

10.

Ifrah: Which bus goes to the hospital? Antonia:

a)

Get

b)

Got

c)

Gets

d)

Getting

11.

Father: Are we ready to go? Daughter: No, Mum can’t find

a)

its

b)

his

c)

her

d)

their

12.

Shop Assistant: Can I help you? Customer: Yes, I’d like to buy

a)

a

b)

an

c)

this

d)

these

13.

Mother: Where’s that fish I bought? It was on the table. Daughter: Oh no! The cat

a)

eat

b)

eats

c)

is eating

d)

are eating

14.

Amanda: I like your new sofa. Fahima: Thanks. It’s

a)

too

b)

very

c)

much

d)

more

15.

Alicia: I’m going to the supermarket. Do you want anything? Peter: Could you get

a)

a

b)

any

c)

some

d)

every

16.

Karina: When do you want to play football? Aniqa: I

a)

like

b)

likes

c)

liked

d)

‘d like

17.

Manisha: What did you do at the weekend? Nicola: I

a)

play

b)

played

c)

plays

d)

playing

18.

Wife: Have we got any cheese in the fridge? Husband: No, we haven’t. I’m

a)

go

b)

go to

c)

going

d)

going to

19.

Laura: Where you last Tuesday? I tried to phone you. Beatriz: Oh, I was visiting my grandmother. I didn’t have my phone with me.

a)

were

b)

was

c)

are

d)

is

20.

Miriam: Are you coming to my party on Tuesday? Brian: I’m really sorry, but I

a)

has

b)

had

c)

have

d)

having

21.

Saif: Why do you like running? Isabella: Because it’s

a)

best

b)

better

c)

the best

d)

the better

22.

Anna: Have you lived here a long time? Stefan: Yes, over 40 years. I know

a)

any

b)

lots

c)

more

d)

most

23.

Josef: Why didn’t you come to the cinema last week? Chloe: I wanted to but I couldn’t. I

a)

was

b)

were

c)

am

d)

been

24.

Anna: That bird’s on the garden table again. I think it’s hungry. Juliana: Yes, look! It

a)

is

b)

will

c)

goes to

d)

is going to

25.

Sophie: How long married? Ying Yue: Two years. I met my husband when I was working in New York.

a)

had you got

b)

did you get

c)

have you been

d)

are you being

26.

David: Have you that new film yet? Susanna: No, I haven’t. We could go on Thursday if you like?

a)

see

b)

saw

c)

seen

d)

seeing

27.

Shop Assistant: Excuse me, please. Could I get past? Customer: Oh, I’m sorry. I’m getting in the way, I?

a)

don’t

b)

aren’t

c)

can’t

d)

haven’t

28.

Wife: Advertising is a big business for musicians. Husband: Yes, musicians

a)

pay

b)

paid

c)

are paid

d)

are paying

29.

Son: Mum, I’d really like a guitar. Can I have one? Mother: OK, but if we buy one you

a)

will

b)

can

c)

could

d)

must

30.

Juliana: Do you like Brazilian coffee? Miriodere: No I don’t, because it’s

a)

too

b)

such

c)

much

d)

enough

31.

Matthew: Would you like anything from the shop? Alicia: Yes, I’d like one of

a)

most recent

b)

more recent

c)

the most recent

d)

the more recent

32.

Daughter: Mum, my computer is broken again. I really need a new one. Mother: I

a)

will

b)

may

c)

should

d)

would

33.

Mother: you packed your suitcase yet? We’re leaving early tomorrow morning. Son: I’ll do it later. It won’t take long.

a)

Did

b)

Have

c)

Will

d)

Are

34.

Lucas: Do you play the piano, Natasha? Natasha: Well, I

a)

can

b)

can’t

c)

could

d)

couldn’t

35.

Martina: What did the doctor say about your stomach pains? Padma: He asked me what I

a)

eat

b)

had eaten

c)

was eating

d)

would eat

36.

Daughter: Everyone has arrived apart from Pamela. Mother: Don’t worry, she phoned me this morning and said she

a)

can

b)

must

c)

should

d)

would

37.

Vincent: Did you see the weather forecast? It’s going to be extremely hot this weekend. Pauline: I know, I can’t believe it! It

a)

rains

b)

has been raining

c)

is raining

d)

was raining

38.

Ameena: What colour are you going to paint the living room? Charlotte: I

a)

will

b)

may

c)

can

d)

might

39.

Victor: I’d love to go back in history to see how people lived hundreds of years ago. Simon: Me too! If I

a)

can

b)

will

c)

could

d)

would

40.

Stephen: The concert was fantastic yesterday. You have come. Yuuto: I know. I wanted to, but I had to work late.

a)

must

b)

could

c)

ought

d)

should

41.

Katie: Would you like to go sightseeing or to the beach this afternoon? Matthew: I don’t mind, I’ll let you decide. Katie: OK, let’s go sightseeing,

a)

should

b)

shall

c)

might

d)

would

42.

Amanda: It said on the news that the president also owns all the national newspapers. Andrew: That

a)

must

b)

can’t

c)

won’t

d)

would

43.

Assistant: That meeting was really difficult. What would you have done if you in my position? Manager: Oh, I think you managed it very well.

a)

are

b)

were

c)

had been

d)

would be

44.

Natalia: My new smartphone doesn’t seem to work. Katie: Oh dear! Perhaps you should take it

a)

up

b)

out

c)

away

d)

back

45.

Chris: I wish I could be with our cousins ... Alison: Me too! By this time tomorrow they

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46.

Chris: I wish I could be with our cousins ... Alison: Me too! By this time tomorrow they on a Greek beach while we’re revising for our history test.

a)

sunbathe

b)

will sunbathe

c)

will be sunbathing

d)

will have sunbathed

47.

Son: Are you OK, Mum? You don’t seem very relaxed. Mother: I just wish I an aisle seat so that I could get up and walk around more easily.

a)

had chosen

b)

have chosen

c)

would choose

d)

should choose

48.

Nicola: I love this picture, but won’t it cost a fortune? Victor: No, it’s just a copy. The original, is a portrait of the artist’s friend, sold for €4 million!

a)

whose

b)

which

c)

whom

d)

that

49.

Laura: I can’t believe how talented this artist was. Emily: I know, it’s amazing. he was almost 90 when he did them, his paintings are beautiful.

a)

Since

b)

Besides

c)

Although

d)

Therefore

50.

Andrea: I want to buy some new shoes for the winter. Shan: Well, I looking for a new pair of boots for weeks, but I can’t find anything I like.

a)

am

b)

was

c)

had been

d)

have been

51.

Client: I don’t have much money – just enough to . Accountant: Well, let me suggest a way of helping you save more.

a)

get by

b)

pay off

c)

do with

d)

make up

52.

Pablo: In April next year I here for ten years exactly. Alison: Wow! It really doesn’t seem that long.

a)

will live

b)

will be living

c)

am going to live

d)

will have been living

53.

Student: Is it true that it took Bell and Watson ages to invent the telephone? Teacher: Yes. When they finally succeeded, they on it for about 30 years.

a)

must work

b)

had been working

c)

have worked

d)

would be working

54.

Rachel: This would be a lovely place to sit on a dry day. Natasha: Yes, I know. I just wish the rain .

a)

would stop

b)

has stopped

c)

will have stopped

d)

would be stopping

55.

Student: What’s today’s lesson going to be about? Teacher: Today we’re going to learn about a tribe descendants live in Lima, the capital of Peru.

a)

who

b)

which

c)

whose

d)

whom

56.

Andrea: Did your town have a good market? Katie: Yes. When I was young we there every Saturday looking for bargains.

a)

had gone

b)

would go

c)

were going

d)

had been going

57.

Daughter: Joanna has been really supportive. I’m so lucky to have her as a friend. Mother: Yes. Just think – if you hadn’t sat next to her in class at school, you so close now.

a)

won’t be

b)

wouldn’t be

c)

wouldn’t have been

d)

aren’t

58.

David: Did you see the headline this evening? Nicola: Yes – the Prime Minister was to resign today.

a)

charged

b)

argued

c)

struggled

d)

forced

59.

Student: I’m concerned about the chemical test results I’ve just had from the river. Professor: It be a good idea to check the acid levels as well then.

a)

must

b)

should

c)

might

d)

ought

60.

Aamir: They’ve just announced that our train has been delayed. Laura: That’s annoying. We have rushed to get here after all.

a)

needn’t

b)

could

c)

should

d)

mustn’t

61.

Liam: So, your Dad’s got a laptop! Cian: Yes, I bought it for him last year – until then he a typewriter!

a)

used

b)

has used

c)

has been using

d)

had been using

62.

Isabella: The flight is fully booked, so I won’t be able to go to Barbados next week. Safia: If you the ticket sooner, you’d have found a seat.

a)

had booked

b)

were booking

c)

booked

d)

would have booked

63.

Receptionist: You taken a taxi to the hotel since you arrived so late. Customer: It was OK, actually. There was a direct bus service from the airport.

a)

will have

b)

should have

c)

might have

d)

would have

64.

Sophie: Have they finished interviewing for the manager’s position yet? Rafi: No, but they all the candidates by next Friday.

a)

won’t see

b)

would see

c)

haven’t seen

d)

will have seen

65.

Athlete: hard I try, I can’t run any faster. Coach: You’ve improved a lot. I wouldn’t worry about it.

a)

Though

b)

Whereas

c)

However

d)

Considering

66.

Laura: That’s a really beautiful painting. The colours are so vivid. Jeremy: Yes, it’s amazing to think it was lost for years and .

a)

must be restored

b)

had to be restored

c)

has been restoring

d)

would be restoring

67.

Charlotte: I saw the photos from the film festival. Was that you with the actor from The Hobbit? Niall: Yes, it was! did I imagine I would ever actually meet him.

a)

Not

b)

Much

c)

Hardly

d)

Little

68.

Pauline: I hear you got soaked on the golf course this morning. Chris: Yes. I wish I listened to the weather forecast.

a)

had

b)

have

c)

would have

d)

should have

69.

Laura: How was the meeting? Ricardo: It finished late because Victor didn’t arrive until 5 pm. He told me he been given the wrong directions.

a)

has

b)

had

c)

should have

d)

would have

70.

Andrew: I picked up some of that cat food you wanted. Pedro: Oh good. Once to these new cat biscuits, they won’t want to go back to the other stuff.

a)

we’ve switched

b)

we’ll be switching

c)

we’ll have switched

d)

we’ve been switched

71.

Antonia: Has your son done well in his exams? Phillip: Yes. Only once he wasn’t sufficiently prepared, but he can take that one again.

a)

he found

b)

he has found

c)

did he find

d)

could he find

72.

Son: I had a bit of a stomach ache this morning. Mother: Oh dear! Well, I did say you eaten that chicken last night.

a)

wouldn’t have

b)

couldn’t have

c)

mustn’t have

d)

shouldn’t have