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Placement Test
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Placement Test

Grammar and Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct answers.

1 My sister _______ very tired today.
A be B am C is D are
2 His _______ is a famous actress.
A aunt B uncle C grandfather D son
3 I’d like to be a _______ and work in a hospital.
A lawyer B nurse C writer D pilot
4 We _______ like rap music.
A doesn’t B isn’t C aren’t D don’t
5 There _______ a lot of water on the floor. What
happened?
A are B is C be D am
6 He _______ TV at the moment.
A watches B is watching C watched
D has watching
7 Helen is very _______. She doesn’t go out a lot.
A bored B confident C angry D shy
8 Did you _______ to the beach yesterday?
A went B were C go D goed
9 Have you got _______ orange juice? I’m thirsty.
A some B a C any D the
10 Let’s go into _______ garden. It’s sunny outside.
A a B any C – D the
11 He’s _______ for the next train.
A looking B waiting C listening D paying
12 Mark _______ his car last week.
A cleaned B did clean C has cleaned
D is cleaning
13 I bought some lovely red _______ today.
A cabbages B cucumbers C bananas
D apples






14 Which bus _______ for when I saw you this
morning?
A did you wait B had you waited
C were you waiting D have you waited
15 Where _______ you like to go tonight?
A do B would C are D can
16 That’s the _______ film I’ve ever seen!
A worse B worst C baddest D most bad
17 My dad _______ his car yet.
A hasn’t sold B didn’t sell C doesn’t sell
D wasn’t sold
18 I’ve been a doctor _______ fifteen years.
A since B for C until D by
19 Look at the sky. It _______ rain.
A will B can C is going to D does
20 If I _______ this homework, the teacher will be
angry!
A am not finishing B won’t finish
C don’t finish D didn’t finished
21 This book is even _______ than the last one!
A most boring B boringer C more boring
D far boring
22 I’ll meet you _______ I finish work.
A if B when C as D so
23 We’re getting married _______ March.
A in B on C at D by
24 If you _______ steak for a long time, it goes hard.
A cook B are cooking C have cooked
D cooked
25 I _______ you outside the cinema, OK?
A ’ll see B am going to see C am seeing
D see
26 I _______ not be home this evening. Phone me
on my mobile.
A can B could C may D should








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27 The criminal _______ outside the hotel last night.
A was caught B has been caught
C is caught D caught
28 He asked me if I _______ a lift home.
A wanted B want C was wanting
D had wanted
29 If I _______ older, I’d be able to vote in elections.
A