Evaluation

							Evaluation

               The following English language test has been devised to enable students to ascertain their current
               English language levels. We would emphasise that the test is designed as an approximate gauge only
               for the purposes of deciding which courses might be suitable for you to study.


               This test contains 50 questions and tests all levels of English from Beginner to Advanced levels. Com-

    2          plete all of the questions you can to provide some indication as to the course of study right for you.
               Good luck! We hope that you find the test enjoyable. It should not take you long to complete.


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1. I passed my exams but it was a long time _______ my friends about it.
          c   that I didn’t tell
          c   before I told
          c   when I wasn’t telling
          c   before telling
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2. What is your cousin?
          c   That’s she.
          c   This is her.
          c   I haven’t got any.
          c   She’s a doctor.
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3. How’s John’s sister?
          c   That is her.
          c   She’s fine.
          c   That’s she.
          c   She’s good.
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4. _______ lovely food!
          c    What
          c    Which a
          c    Which
          c    What a
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5. _______ to get rich.
          c   Not every young man try
          c   No every young man try
         c    Not every young man tries
         c    No every young man tries
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6. Why have you _______ to me?
          c  gone
          c  come
         c   came
         c   went
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7. My youngest daughter _______ late for school.
          c   is never coming
          c   never is coming
          c   comes never
          c   has never been
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8. ‘Did you see the man on top of the church last Sunday?’ ‘No, why _______ ?’
        c     was he here
        c     was he there
          c   has he been here
          c   has he been there
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9. He had previously had a car but it _______ several times during the spring.
        c     was breaking down
        c     was breaking up
         c    had broken down
         c    had broken up
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10. Choose the correct sentence:
        c      What shoes are they made?
        c      What are shoes made of?
          c    What shoes are made of?
          c    What are made of shoes?
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11. Tony is looking at _________.
        c    she
        c    her
          c  he
          c  here
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12. Mary speaks English, but _______
        c     speaks Bill?
        c     does Bill?
         c    Bill speaks?
         c    Bill does?
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13. Choose the correct sentence:
        c    Go there to they.
        c    Go there to them.
         c   Go here to we.
         c   Go here to us.
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14. My brother was ________ all week.
        c      at the home
        c      in the home
          c    at home
          c    in home
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15. They told _______ next week.
        c     him coming back
        c     to him come back
         c    him to come back
         c    he could come back
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16. Do you draw or sing?
        c    I’m drawing and singing.
        c    I do draw and singing.
        c    I draw and I sing.
        c    I drawing and singing.




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17. James _________ to play football tomorrow.
        c       is going
        c       shall
           c    can
           c    will
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18. ‘In the future scientists _______ a lot of money’, his parents said.
        c     shall earn
        c     will earn
          c   going to earn
          c   are earning
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19. His daughter is _______ .
        c        as old as yours
        c        as old as your one
            c    so old as yours
            c    so old as your one
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20. ‘Shall I get anything for you at the shop?’ ‘Yes, _______ apples’
        c     bring a little
        c     take a few
          c   take some
          c   bring some
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21. Last sunday _______ thousands of people on the beach.
        c     it was
        c     there were
         c    there was
         c    they were
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22. Choose the correct sentence:
        c     That girl is some of my friends.
        c     That girl is me friend.
          c   This girl is one of my friends.
          c   This girl’s are friends.
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23. What time _______ dinner?
        c       does Peter have
        c       does Peter has
           c    do Peter has
           c    Peter has
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24. This is _______ that.
        c     the same as
        c     the same that
         c    different that
         c    the different from
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25. Choose the correct sentence:
        c    Was the big car expensive?
        c    Was expensive the big car?
        c    Was the expensive car a big?
        c    Was the expensive a big car?




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26. ‘Do you like that shop?’ ‘Yes, I ________ every week!’
        c     come there
        c     go there
         c    come here
         c    go here
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27. Monday is the first day.
        c    Tuesday is the fourth.
        c    The second is thursday.
         c   The second is tuesday.
         c   Thursday is the fourth.
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28. Where ________ on Saturdays?
        c     do go John
        c     does John go
         c    John goes
         c    John does go
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29. ‘Whose flowers are they?’ ‘They’re ________ .’
        c    to Mary
        c    Maries
         c   of Mary
         c   Mary’s
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30. Nancy works in a shop and _______ .
        c       that does Alan, too
        c       so does Alan, too
           c    so Alan too does
           c    that Alan too does
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31. This is an old photograph of me when I _________ .
        c      have short hairs
        c      have short hair
          c    had short hairs
          c    had short hair
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32. Her father will come at 8 0’clock _______ .
        c      in this afternoon
        c      in this evening
          c    this afternoon
          c    this evening
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33. Are there bicycles in the garage? ‘No, there ______ in the garage.’
        c     is anything
        c     isn’t nothing
         c    isn’t something
         c    is nothing
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34. Choose the correct sentence:
        c    Was the French women old?
        c    Was the French women an old?
        c    Were the French women some old?
        c    Were the French women old?




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35. What’s that girl?
        c     It’s a student.
        c     She’s a student.
         c    She’s student.
         c    She’s a student girl.
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36. How’s the baby?
        c     He’s Alison’s
        c     She’s very well.
         c    That’s the baby.
         c    She’s a girl.
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37. Choose the correct sentence:
        c     Look my garden, Susan!
        c     Look at my garden, Susan!
          c   Susan looks my garden.
          c   Susan is look at my garden.
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38. Ken’s behind Mary. Mary’s ______ Ken.
        c       in front of
        c       between
           c    beside
           c    next
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39. Jack is writing _________ .
        c    with pen
        c    by a pen
         c   on paper
         c   out of a pen
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40. What _______ on Saturdays?
        c      does John usually do
        c      usually does John
         c     John usually does
         c     does John usually
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41. ‘Whose is this house?’ ‘It’s ______ .’
        c    our
        c    our one
         c   ours
         c   ours one
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42. When we got to school, we ________ the bell.
        c     heard
        c     listened
         c    were hearing
         c    were listening
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43. Choose the correct sentence:
        c    Sally’s sister pretty and they are, too.
        c    Sally’s pretty and they are, too.
        c    Sally’s pretty and they’re, too.
        c    Sally is pretty but they are.




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44. _______ clever idea!
        c        What
        c        What a
           c     So
           c     How
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45. Pat’s a girl _______ long arms.
           c     with some
           c     with
           c     with her
           c     with the
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46. When _______, give her this book.
        c    Alison will arrive
        c    Alison arrive
         c   is Alison arriving
         c   Alison arrives
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47. We _______ my cousin since last Christmas.
        c     aren’t seeing
        c     haven’t seen
          c   didn’t see
          c   don’t see
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48. Have you ever been to Ireland?
        c       Not already.
        c       Not ever.
            c   Not yet.
            c   Not still.
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49. I feel very well because I went to bed very early ________ .
        c      last night
        c      this night
          c    tonight
          c    in the night
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50. I’m going to give ________ .
        c    to him a record
        c    him a record
        c    a record him
        c    some record to him




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