Name __________________________________ Class ________________________________________

ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST

PART A
Choose the best answer.
1. _____ name is Anna.
a) Me b) I c) My
2. He _____ from France.
a) is b) are c) do
3. _____ are they from?
a) What b) Who c) Where
4. What does he do? He’s _____ teacher.
a) the b) a c) –-
5. Mark _____ at seven o’clock.
a) goes up b) gets c) gets up
6. _____ you like this song?
a) Are b) Have c) Do
7. My grandparetns _____ live in a house.
a) don’t b) hasn’t c) doesn’t
8. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, _____
a) Monday b) Tuesday c) Friday
9. _____ she play volley?

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a) Where b) Does c) Do
10. Has he _____ a car?
a) any b) have c) got
11. I don’t have _____ milk in the fridge.
a) any b) a c) got
12. _____ some money here.
a) There’re b) There c) There’s
13. My friends _____ got a new pet.
a) haven’t b) hasn’t c) don’t
14. Those jeans are very _____ .
a) much b) expensive c) cost
15. Have you got a minute? Yes, I _____ .
a) am b) have c) got
16. Bucharest is a busy, _____ city.
a) traffic b) quite c) noisy
17. My parents _____ at home yesterday.
a) was b) are c) were
18. She _____ there for a long time.
a) lived b) living c) live
19. They didn’t _____ glasses.
a) put b) take c) wear

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20. The hotel was _____ busy.
a) very b) a lot c) many
21. Do you like the blue _____ ?
a) it b) that c) one
22. They _____ to Brazil on business.
a) go b) goed c) went
23. Yesterday was the _____ of August.
a) three b) third c) day three
24. My mum’s got _____ hair.
a) dark long b) long and dark c) long dark
25. Ben _____ plays football at the weekend.
a) usually b) use c) usual
26. Grandma _____ in an armchair at the moment.
a) sitting b) ‘s sitting c) sit
27. My cousin is older _____ me.
a) then b) that c) than
28. Our car is _____ fastest on the road.
a) than b) the c) this
29. It’s the _____ interesting of his books.
a) more b) much c) most
30. The phone’s ringing: _____ answer it.

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a) I’ll b) I c) will
31. Do you _____ pop or techno music?
a) rather b) prefer c) more
32. They have _____ their lunch.
a) ate b) eaten c) eat
33. The _____ have played this game before.
a) childs b) child c) children
34. I’ve never met a famous person _____ .
a) before b) already c) after
35. _____ is very good exercise.
a) Jog b) To jog c) Jogging
36. Has your best friend _____ been on a working holiday?
a) always b) ever c) soon
37. My uncle can’t _____ another language.
a) speaking b) speak c) to speak
38. We _____ pay for the cinema tickets.
a) haven’t to b) don’t have to c) don’t have
39. _____ old is their pet?
a) What b) When c) How
40. Is he _____ for one or two days?
a) staying b) stayed c) stay

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41. Stella _____ to visit her grandparents.
a) will b) going c) is going
42. They don’t _____ getting up early.
a) not like b) want c) enjoy
43. My parents _____ like to see the ocean.
a) would b) will c) are
44. We _____ ever check our emails.
a) hardly b) harder c) hard
45. He won’t come, _____ he?
a) won’t b) come c) will
46. Matt _____ know how to write a letter.
a) doesn’t b) hasn’t c) don’t
47. Tony _____ TV all morning.
a) watching b) looked c) watched
48. You _____ come to the restaurant with us.
a) doesn’t b) not c) didn’t
49.We like this movie. _____ do I.
a) Either b) So c) Neither
50. I _____ them at eight o’clock.
a) meet b) ‘re meet c) ‘m meeting

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PART B
Choose the best answer.
51. We are going _____ in Africa next month.
a) to be b) will be c) be d) being
52. This is the church_____ we got married.
a) when b) which c) that d) where
53. Has your husband _____ in a rock band?
a) seen b) played c) listened d) wanted
54. She’s _____ when she’s with us.
a) happier b) happier than c) happyer d) the happy
55. This movie is _____ than I thought.
a) bad b) badder c) worse d) worst
56. Do you know the way _____ ?
a) to the stadium b) is the stadium c) where is stadium d) of the stadium
57. Can you tell me what _____ ?
a) time is it b) time is c) time is now d) time it is
58. Were they _____ to visit the castle?
a) could b) can c) able d) possible
59. Everybody _____ be silent during the lesson.
a) mustn’t b) must c) don’t have to d) doesn’t have to

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60. Joshua has lived in this city _____ three years.
a) since b) from c) after d) for
61. Granpa _____ work in that factory.
a) use to b) was c) used to d) then
62. I think it _____ be rainy tomorrow.
a) will probably b) probably c) can d) will to
63. She _____ like her sister.
a) look b) isn’t look c) isn’t d) can look
64. _____ does your best friend look like?
a) How b) What c) Why d) Which
65. You’ve got _____ many video games.
a) too b) a c) enough d) really
66. If they get up in time, _____ catch the train.
a) they catch b) they caught c) they had caught d) they’ll catch
67. Her cousins _____ to go to Germany for two years.
a) decide b) deciding c) decided d) to decide
68. She’s working _____ to pass her exam.
a) hard b) much c) hardly d) good
69. I’m writing _____ ask you to offer me some details.
a) for b) in order to c) because d) because of
70. The reporter said that most problems _____ by some teenagers.

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a) cause b) caused c) were caused d) were causing
71. What _____ doing at the weekend?
a) have you like b) are you liking c) do you like d) is you like
72. Volleyball _____ in many countries.
a) doesn’t play b) players c) isn’t played d) isn’t playing
73. Please go and see who is _____ the door!
a) at b) on c) in d) of
74. They _____ lunch when I called.
a) were having b) had c) was having d) are having
75. His handwriting is _____ better.
a) being b) doing c) getting d) falling
76. I could play the guitar _____ I could walk.
a) during b) while c) as well d) before
77. The flight was cancelled, so we _____ .
a) couldn’t go b) wasn’t go c) didn’t went d) mustn’t go
78. We hope the problem will be _____ solved
a) easily b) easy to c) an easy d) easy
79. It was a difficult problem, but I _____ solve it.
a) could b) managed to c) at last d) was
80.They had not _____ heard the good news.
a) already b) always c) yet d) today

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81. He arrived at the station, but the train _____ earlier.
a) has left b)had leave c) has leave d) had left
82. He can _____ phone or send a text.
a) either b) rather c) both d) neither
83. If we _____ more time, we’d visit the ancient ruins.
a) had b) would c) did d) shall
84. It _____ soon enough.
a) hasn’t done b) hasn’t been done c) hasn’t been do d) not been done
85. The vase wouldn’t have broken, if you had been more _____ .
a) careful b) carefully c) careless d) caring
86. It _____ rain some time tomorrow.
a) can b) hope c) may d) is
87. Children then _____ listening to their grandparents’ advice.
a) was used to b) were used to c) was use to d) were use to
88. He _____ to go to work at five in the morning.
a) must b) had c) would d) did
89. Susan _____ an old photograph of her husband’s hometown.
a) came up b) came across c) came into d) came after
90. I _____ I had been able to visit her one more time.
a) hope b) want c) think d) wish
91. They’ll have finished the project _____ this time next month.

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a) on b) by c) during d) for
92. Nicholas will do badly, _____ try harder.
a) if he’s not b) if he weren’t c) if he hasn’t d) if he doesn’t
93. They _____ wasted their time when they were in college.
a) regret b) shouldn’t c) ought not to d) shouldn’t have
94. I hope this is my chance to _____ any difficulties.
a) repair b) sort out c) solve d) improve
95. It was difficult at first, but he soon _____ it.
a) got used to b) get used to c) changed to d) used to
96. How did she manage to paint _____ a beautiful picture?
a) so b) that c) absolutely d) such
97. The problem had been solved, _____ they hadn’t realised it.
a) however b) therefore c) although d) even
98. Carla _____ what he had been looking for all that time.
a) asked him b) asked for him c) asked with him d) asked to him
99. She _____ heard them coming, they were making a lot of noise.
a) must have b) must c) might d) could
100. She _____ to help me with the shopping.
a) suggested b) invited c) offered d) told

ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST KEY

Students should be placed as follows:
00-20 Below Elementary
21-35 Elementary
36-60 Pre-intermediate
61-85 Intermediate
86-100 Upper Intermediate

If your students are below Intermediate, use only Part A. If you think they are Intermediate or
Upper Intermediate, use only Part B and grade it as follows.

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00-15 Below intermediate
16-35 Intermediate
36-50 Upper Intermediate

PART A
1 c / 2 a / 3 c / 4 b / 5 c / 6 c / 7 a / 8 c / 9 b / 10 c
11 a / 12 c / 13 a / 14 b / 15 b / 16 c / 17 c / 18 a / 19 c / 20 a
21 c / 22 c / 23 b / 24 c / 25 a / 26 b / 27 c / 28 b / 29 c / 30 a
31 b / 32 b / 33 c / 34 a / 35 c / 36 b / 37 b / 38 b / 39 c / 40 a
41 c / 42 c / 43 a / 44 a / 45 c / 46 a / 47 c / 48 c / 49 b / 50 c
PART B
51 a / 52 d / 53 b / 54 a / 55 c / 56 a / 57 d / 58 c / 59 b / 60 d
61 c / 62 a / 63 c / 64 b / 65 a / 66 d / 67 c / 68 a / 69 b / 70 c
71 c / 72 c / 73 a / 74 a / 75 c / 76 d / 77 a / 78 a / 79 b / 80 c
81 d / 82 a / 83 a / 84 b / 85 a / 86 c / 87 b / 88 b / 89 b / 90 d
91 b / 92 d / 93 d / 94 b / 95 a / 96 d / 97 c / 98 a / 99 a / 100 c

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