Placement Test Question Sheet
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1 What .............. you got in your bag today?
A has B have C does D do
2 We eat fresh fruit with some .............. for dessert.
A onion B salt C butter D cream
3 Paul and Lisa .............. lunch at the moment.
A eat B eats C are eating D is eating
4 A .............. grows fruit and vegetables and looks after animals.
A customer B boss C farmer D mechanic
5 It .............. my birthday yesterday.
A is B was C are D were
6 Ivan usually wears a red .............. on his head.
A sock B jacket C jumper D cap
7 Sarah .............. to school last week.
A didnt go B didnt went C doesnt go D doesnt went
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8 You can send a letter at the .............. .
A supermarket B post office C museum D library
9 This is the .............. mobile phone in the shop.
A small B smaller C smallest D most small
10 Your .............. is your mothers sister.
A cousin B aunt C uncle D grandmother
11 Sasha .............. TV when her phone rang.
A watched B was watching C watches D is watching
12 My friend Tony is very .............. . He always makes me laugh.
A funny B friendly C kind D popular
13 Every home .............. a robot in the future.
A is having B has C will have D had
14 We studied birds and fish in our .............. lesson today.
A chemistry B physics C biology D maths
15 You .............. be late with your homework.
A must B mustnt C dont have to D have to
16 Its easy to .............. this game from the internet to your smartphone.
A post B search C upload D download
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17 Ive played the guitar .............. three years.
A from B since C for D during
18 I need some more money to .............. this bill.
A order B make C do D pay
19 Cheese .............. from milk.
A is made B is make C has made D makes
20 Your .............. is between your head and your body.
A stomach B ear C heart D neck
21 Australia isnt .............. Alaska.
A as cold B as cold as C as cold than D colder as
22 In the UK, you cant .............. school before you are 16 years old.
A get B start C leave D go to
23 There arent .............. places to go skateboarding in my town.
A some B many C much D a few
24 Could you .............. me a favour?
A do B make C have D give
25 You look tired I think you .............. go to bed now.
A should B shouldnt C must D mustnt
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26 You can return these shoes to the shop if you keep the .............. .
A account B change C receipt D ticket
27 If I .............. too much coffee, I cant get to sleep at night.
A am drinking B will drink C drank D drink
28 I went running this morning and now Im .............. .
A exhausted B confused C stressed D disappointed
29 This dress .............. by an Italian fashion company.
A designed B was design C was designed D has designed
30 This soup is very hot. Be careful not to .............. it on your hand.
A spread B pour C spill D put
31 Its quite warm today you .............. wear a jacket.
A should B mustnt C have to D dont have to
32 We played really well and we easily .............. the other team.
A beat B won C passed D scored
33 We arrived here on Monday and so far we .............. to the beach three times.
A went B have been C are going D were going
34 The river level rose by three metres last year and there was a big .............. .
A snowstorm B forest fire C earthquake D flood
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35 I cant meet you tomorrow because I .............. the football match on TV.
A watch B will have watched C will watch D will be watching
36 On our next holiday, were going to go on a .............. around the Greek islands.
A bus B train C cruise D car
37 The caf, .............. owner is originally from Mexico, is very popular with young people.
A who B which C what D whose
38 I forgot Ninas birthday, so I sent her an email to .............. .
A apologise B complain C remind D remember
39 Robert usually goes to the hairdresser's once a month to .............. .
A have cut his hair B get cut his hair C have his hair cut D cut his hair
40 When she was younger, my mum .............. of being a famous writer.
A imagined B dreamed C encouraged D admired
41 We cant use the computers in the library because they .............. at the moment.
A are repaired B are repairing C are be repaired D are being repaired
42 Tina always puts .............. doing her homework until Sunday evening.
A away B on C off D up
43 If people .............. their cars less often, it would reduce pollution in the environment.
A used B would use C had used D use
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44 A tidal wave is big enough to .............. trees.
A erupt B knock over C fall down D collapse
45 His passport is still here, so he .............. have left the country.
A might B must C cant D may
46 The tour guide took us .............. the Old Town and told us about the local history.
A around B at C on D about
47 If you had left home earlier, you .............. missed the train.
A wouldnt B would have C wouldnt have D didnt
48 Tonia encountered many problems on her expedition to the North Pole but she showed great
.............. and refused to give up.
A definition B direction C decision D determination
49 The competition, .............. of swimming, running and cycling events, is the hardest Ive ever
attempted.
A consist B consisted C consisting D consists
50 A neighbour who .............. the burglary called the police and the suspects were arrested.
A charged B witnessed C sentenced D committed
51 I dont want to go to the party but I cant really get .............. .
A it out of B out it of C out of it D of it out
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52 The judges were very impressed .............. her unique designs.
A about B of C at D by
53 At first, it was difficult, but now we .............. up early.
A used to get B used to getting C are used to get D are used to getting
54 My dream is to .............. a difference in the world.
A make B take C do D put
55 In fifty years, people .............. using oil and gas for energy.
A will be stopped B will have stopped C will have been stopping D will be stopping
56 Their concerts always sell out quickly. We should buy our tickets .............. advance.
A on B at C by D in
57 Julie wanted to meet the boy .............. sent her an email.
A that had B he had C which had D had
58 Marie and Jackie havent spoken since they fell .............. with each other last year.
A over B out C away D down
59 Abby .............. such a successful swimmer now if she hadnt practised so much as a child.
A wont be B wouldnt be C wouldnt have been D hadnt been
60 Our English exam was so easy! It .............. .
A was a piece of cake B broke the ice C crossed my mind D was a pain
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