PLACEMENT TEST
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A car B book C baby D flower
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A house B banana C football D cat
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A bike B mother C ball D table
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A four B six C seven D ten
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5 How many stars?
A two B three C five D eight
6 How many pens?
A eleven B twelve C fourteen D twenty
7 Find the odd one out
A red B green C blue D under
8 Find the odd one out
A fish B read C write D listen
9 Find the odd one out
A She B They C July D We
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10 F r day
A a B i C u D e
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11 My brother is eating _______________ dinner.
A she B they C he D his
12 What time is 6.30?
A 30 to 7 B six and a half C half past six D 30 past 6
13 Which plural is wrong?
A trees B chairs C dresses D foots
14 _____________ is your best friend?
A Who B Why C What D When
15 The boys _______________ playing football at the moment.
A is B are C has D am
16 I like ____________ to the shops.
A go B goes C going D be
17 She always _______________ fruit for breakfast.
A eat B eating C are eating D eats
18 We eat our lunch _____________ 12.30 every day.
A at B on C in D to
19 Find the odd one out
A sun B town C snow D rain
20 Find the odd one out
A mouth B walk C drive D ride
21 What is the opposite of ‘tall’?
A soft B thin C long D short
22 What is the opposite of ‘old’?
A bad B light C happy D new
23 Which word is the odd one out?
A gave B came C drinks D walked
24 Which word is the odd one out?
A see B small C saw D seen
25 Which word is the odd one out?
A went B where C which D what
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26 Which plural is wrong?
A flys B feet C shelves D mice
27 There are _______________ mangoes in the bowl.
A any B some C much D most
28 Silver is ____________________ than gold.
A the cheapest B cheaper C more cheaply D cheap
29 ___________ you ever been to China?
A Did B Were C Are D Have
30 That isn’t your money. It’s ________________
A them B theirs C they D their
31 I’m ____________ to see a film this evening.
A going B go C gone D goes
32 She ______________ a monkey when it stole her bag.
A feeds B was feeding C have fed D feeding
33 He went to Chichester College _______________ English.
A for study B study C studies D to study
34 You haven’t done this before, ___________________
A have you? B did you? C haven’t you? D didn’t you?
35 This is the teacher __________________ is teaching you today.
A which B where C what D who
36 She ________________ a coat because it was a cold day.
A get on B set on C took on D put on
37 I am very keen ___________ swimming and horse riding.
A of B on C for D about
38 She always goes shopping _____________ Mondays.
A at B for C to D on
39 If you leave now, you _________________ the next train.
A will catch B are catch C are catching D have caught
40 This hospital ______________ to be a hotel.
A used B did C were D have
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41 What will you _____________ when you are older?
A doing B do C are done D to do
42 You should always _____________ your doors at night.
A locking B to lock C locks D lock
43 I can’t wear this dress. I am __________ big for it.
A such B enough C too D most
44 She can’t play the guitar very __________ but she sings beautifully.
A well B better C best D good
45 Ow!! I’ve burnt _______________ on this hot pan!
A itself B yourself C myself D himself
46 We don’t have ________________ money to buy a ticket.
A too B many C enough D to
47 Our teacher doesn’t let us _______________ sweets in class.
A to eat B eating C eat D ate
48 I like hot, spicy food and ____________ my friend.
A so does B neither do C also does D too do
49 I always look __________ the difficult words in the dictionary.
A up B down C over D for
50 He hasn’t _______________ coffee for two years now.
A drink B drank C drinking D drunk
51 The teacher ____________ me do my work again.
A did B made C said D put
52 I love ___________________ to football matches with my dad.
A go B going C goes D have gone
53 Which word is the opposite of ‘noisy’?
A polite B nice C small D quiet
54 Which is the odd one out?
A enormous B huge C wonderful D giant
55 These fish ________________ by fishermen with big nets.
A are caught B is catching C have caught D are catching
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56 She _______________ driven a car since June 21st 2007.
A didn’t B wasn’t C hasn’t D can’t
57 The bill will _______________ by Mrs Jones.
A pay B to pay C have paid D be paid
58 The children are always ___________ when they come home from school.
A hungry B hungrily C hunger
59 Jasmine is very _______________ about her party.
A excited B exciting C excitement
60 If she had the time, she _______________ visit her friends in Thailand more often.
A will B would C can D is
61 Which of these is the same as ‘well-known’?
A expensive B excellent C famous D fashionable
62 The film was _______________ and we left before the end.
A boring B bored C bore
63 If you had asked me, I ________________ you.
A help B would help C would have helped D would be helped
64 She ___________ her eyes tested last week.
A let B had C did D made
65 She was nervous before the race, ______________being the fastest runner in the world.
A in case B however C but D despite
66 It’s not worth ______________ the car if it’s going to get dirty again tomorrow.
A to wash B washes C we washed D washing
67 “Kate has lost her keys,” John said to me. // John told me Kate ______________her keys.
A had lost B has lost C is losing D was losing
68 She was ____________ a good singer that she won the competition.
A so B such C too D enough
69 Don’t use that meat! I think it has ______________ off.
A run B set C taken D gone
70 Games consoles are a very popular _________________
A invent B inventory C invention D intervening
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71 I don’t think I can put ____________ that noise for much longer.
A on to B up with C down for D away by
72 Which of these words means the same as ‘thankful’?
A grateful B wonderful C awful D helpful
73 Which of these words means the opposite of failure?
A success B beginning C pride D kindness
74 Find the odd one out:
A must B could C would D make
75 We have just had our house _______________.
A painting B paints C painted D paint
76 I wish I ______________a million dollars!
A will have B would have C have D had
77 She bought a beautiful pair of ____________shoes.
A Italic B Italian C Italicise D Italy
78 Which of these words means the same as ‘concealed’?
A untidy B trouble C hidden D criminal
79 I’d rather he _______________ his dog in the car. I’m allergic to them.
A leaves B has left C left D will leave
80 It’s very difficult to _______________ jokes well.
A say B tell C speak D talk
81 It’s high time he _____________ his bills!
A pays B is paying C paid D has paid
82 You’d better not _____________ that without asking permission first.
A take B taking C took D taken
83 On no account __________________ touch that live electricity wire!
A should you B you mustn’t C can’t D you may not
84 Which of these words means the opposite of ‘weakness’?
A saltiness B solidity C sharpness D strength
85 My face showed my ________________ when I was told I had not won.
A disappointment B disappoint C disappointing D disappoints
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86 ______________ was it raining, but it was also cold.
A At first B And now C Not only D As well
87 We can’t afford _______________ you a pay rise.
A giving B to give C given D we gave
88 Which of these phrases means the same as ‘accustomed to’ ?
A delighted about B client to C using for D familiar with
89 Which of these words means the same as ‘ridiculous’?
A absurd B marvelous C illegal D valuable
90 I wish I __________________ her about the money.
A didn’t tell B hadn’t told C wouldn’t tell D won’t tell
91 Had I known you would be late, I ______________ set off later myself.
A will have B would have C have D had
92 The _______________ of the pool is 3 meters.
A deep B depth C deepness D deeper
93 Which of these words means the opposite of ‘temporary’?
A transparent B permanent C illiterate D unimaginable
94 The manager was really angry and gave the staff a real ______________ down.
A dressing B sending C putting D strafing
95 We’ve never been in this position before. It’s a whole new _______________ game.
A team B ball C board D cricket
96 He’s let the _____________ out of the bag, now!
A ferret B rats C cat D puggles
97 The situation was _________________ with danger.
A tenacious B tense C capacious D fraught
98 Which of these does not collocate with ‘lose’?
A your grip B a brick C track D the plot
99 Which of these collocates with ‘delusions’?
A of glory B of greatness C of grandness D of grandeur
100 Which of these cannot make a phrasal verb with ‘make’?
A on to B out with C off with D over to
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