PLACEMENT TEST

How old are you?
1. I have 16
2. I am 16
3. I have 16 years
4. I am 16 years
Are you having a nice time?
1. Yes, I’m nice.
2. Yes, I’m having it.
3. Yes, I am.
4. Yes, it is.
Could you pass the salt please?
1. Over there.
2. I don’t know.
3. Help yourself.
4. Here you are.
Yesterday I went ........... bus to the National Museum.
1. on
2. in
3. by
4. with
Sue and Mike ........... to go camping.
1. wanted
2. said
3. made
4. talked
Who’s calling, please?
1. Just a moment.
2. It’s David Parker.
3. I’ll call you back.
4. Speaking.
They were ........... after the long journey, so they went to bed.
1. hungry
2. hot
3. lazy
4. tired
Can you tell me the ........... to the bus station?
1. road
2. way
3. direction
4. street
........... you remember to buy some milk?
1. Have
2. Do
3. Should
4. Did
- Don’t forget to put the rubbish out.
- I’ve ........... done it!
1. yet
2. still
3. already
4. even
You don’t need to bring ........... to eat.
1. some
2. a food
3. many
4. anything
What about going to the cinema?
1. Good idea!
2. Twice a month.
3. It’s Star Wars.
4. I think so.
- What would you like, Sue?
- I’d like the same ........... Michael please.
1. that
2. as
3. for
4. had
........... people know the answer to that question.
1. Few
2. Little
3. Least
4. A little
It’s not ........... to walk home by yourself in the dark.
1. sure
2. certain
3. safe
4. problem
........... sure all the windows are locked.
1. Take
2. Have
3. Wait
4. Make
I’ll go and ........... if I can find him.
1. see
2. look
3. try
4. tell
What’s the difference ................. football and rugby?
1. from
2. with
3. for
4. between
My car needs .................... .
1. repairing
2. to repair
3. to be repair
4. repair
Tim was too .................... to ask Monika for a dance.
1. worried
2. shy
3. selfish
4. polite
I haven’t had so much fun ........... I was a young boy!
1. when
2. for
3. during
4. since
Sorry, I don’t know ........... you’re talking about.
1. that
2. what
3. which
4. why
I’m afraid you .................... smoke in here.
1. could not
2. don’t have to
3. are not allowed to
4. can’t be
Everyone wanted to go out .................. John.
1. apart
2. unless
3. however
4. except
Honestly! I saw a ghost! I’m not ............... it up!
1. having
2. laughing
3. making
4. joking
Eat everything up! I don’t want to see anything ............... on your plate!
1. left
2. missing
3. put
4. staying
Take the A20 ........... the roundabout, then turn left.
1. right
2. as far as
3. along
4. heading north
I really hope you can find a ........... to this problem.
1. result
2. way
3. conclusion
4. solution
Could you watch my bag while I go and get a cup of tea?
1. Of course!
2. Never mind.
3. If you don’t mind.
4. It doesn’t matter.
In my country, it is ………. the law to watch an X-rated film if you are under 18.
1. under
2. against
3. over
4. beyond
Rebecca had to ………… the invitation, as she was busy studying for her exams.
1. take off
2. put back
3. turn down
4. get away
Police ................ that a terrorist group might be behind the kidnapping.
1. suppose
2. fancy
3. suspect
4. accuse
When Christopher smiles, he ............... me of his grandfather.
1. remembers
2. recalls
3. rethinks
4. reminds
The wonderful smell of freshly ............. coffee hit us as we entered the store.
1. crushed
2. smashed
3. ground
4. pressed
Mike’s dad wouldn’t .............. him go to school with a red streak in his hair.
1. allow
2. permit
3. accept
4. let
If only I ...................... made that phone call!
1. wasn’t
2. didn’t
3. hadn’t
4. haven’t
I like Mary for her friendly smile and her ..................... of humour.
1. sense
2. manner
3. way
4. impression
These shoes are very .................... for walking in the mountains.
1. practical
2. functional
3. realistic
4. active
.............. of the credit for our success has to go to the Chairman, Peter Lewis.
1. Several
2. Much
3. Enough
4. Sufficient
We were surprised that over 500 people ................... for the job.
1. wrote
2. applied
3. enquired
4. requested
The children watched in excitement as she ............. a match and lit the candles.
1. scratched
2. struck
3. rubbed
4. scraped
Sorry about her strange behaviour, she’s not used to ...... lots of people around her.
1. had
2. have
3. having
4. has
He kept running very hard ....... none of the other runners could possibly catch him.
1. even though
2. however
3. despite
4. as
‘I did this painting all ........................ my own, Dad,’ said Milly.
1. by
2. with
3. for
4. on
You ................... better check all the details are correct before we send it off.
1. would
2. had
3. should
4. did
This game is ......... to be for five year-olds, but I think a two year-old could do it!
1. expected
2. required
3. obliged
4. supposed
Just put this powder down, and it should ........... any more ants from getting in.
1. prevent
2. avoid
3. refuse
4. forbid
When Joni ........... to do something, you can be sure she’ll do it, and do it well.
1. gets on
2. takes up
3. sets out
4. brings about
........... we get to the top of this hill, the path gets much easier.
1. At the time
2. Eventually
3. Once
4. Finally
Fifty-seven? No, that ................ be the right answer!
1. can’t
2. mustn’t
3. wouldn’t
4. needn’t
................... happens, I’ll always be there for you!
1. However
2. What
3. Whatever
4. No matter
Can you .......................... to it that no one uses this entrance?
1. see
2. deal
3. ensure
4. get
A ................... debate ensued, with neither side prepared to give way to the other.
1. warm
2. heated
3. hot
4. boiling
I’ve drunk milk every ............... day of my life, and it’s never done me any harm!
1. particular
2. individual
3. single
4. one
The version of the film I saw had been ................................ censored.
1. strongly
2. deeply
3. great
4. heavily
He promised to phone me at 9 o’clock exactly, and he was as .......... as his word.
1. true
2. good
3. right
4. honest
There has been so much media ………… of the wedding that I’m fed up with it.
1. circulation
2. attention
3. broadcasting
4. coverage
If I were you I would ................ clear of the area around the station late at night.
1. stick
2. steer
3. stop
4. stand
Turning back now is out of the ............... .
1. agenda
2. matter
3. question
4. possibility
Joe’s fear of enclosed spaces ….... from a bad experience he had when he was a child.
1. stems
2. leads
3. starts
4. flows

TOTAL SCORE	BOOK
0 – 15	Elementary Language Practice
16 – 30	Intermediate Language Practice
31 – 45	First Certificate Language Practice
46 – 59	Advanced Language Practice
60	ARE YOU A TEACHER?

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