Class Placement Test – Day 1

For the questions below, please choose the best option to complete the sentence or conversation.

 

1.   When can we meet again?

o  When are you free?

o  It was two days ago.

o  Can you help me?

 

2.   My aunt is going to stay with me.

o  How do you do?

o  How long for?

o  How was it?

 

3.   When do you study?

o  At school

o  In the evenings

o  In the library

 

4.   Would you prefer lemonade or orange juice?

o  Have you got anything else?

o  If you like.

o  Are you sure about that?

 

5.   Let’s have dinner now.

o  You aren’t eating.

o  There aren’t any.

o  Tom isn’t here yet

 

6.   The snow was……heavily when I left the house.

o  Dropping

o  Landing

o  Falling

o  Descending

 

7.   I can’t find my keys anywhere-I….have left them at work.

o  Can

o  Must

o  ought

o  Would

 

8.   When a car pulled out in front of her, Jane did well not to……control of her bicycle.

o  Miss

o  Lose

o  Fail

o  Drop

 

9.   According to Richard’s……the train leaves at 7 o’clock.

o  Opinion

o  Advice

o  Knowledge

o  Information

10.                     When you stay in a country for some time you get used to the people’s…….of life.

o  Habit

o  Custom

o  Way

o  System

 

11.                     The builders are…….good progress with the new house.

o  Getting

o  Doing

o  Making

o  Taking

 

12.                     She is now taking a more positive…..to her studies and should do well.

o  Attitude

o  Behaviour

o  Manner

o  Style

 

13.                     My father…..his new car for two weeks now.

o  Has had

o  Has

o  Is having

o  Had

 

14.                     What differences are there…..the English spoken in the UK and the English spoken in the US?

o  Among

o  Between

o  Beside

o  with

 

15.                     At 6p.m.I started to get angry with him because he was late…..

o  As usual.

o  In general.

o  Typically.

o  Usually.

 

16.                     ………You get your father’s permission. I’ll take you skiing next weekend.

o  Although

o  Provided

o  As

o  Unless

 

17.                     A local company has agreed to….the school team with football shirts.

o  Contribute

o  Supply

o  Give

o  Produce

 

18.                     I really enjoy stories that are….in the distant future.

o  Found

o  Set

o  Put

o  Placed

 

19.                     That old saucepan will come in….when we go camping.

o  Convenient

o  Fitting

o  Handy

o  Suitable

 

20.                     Anyone…..after the start of the play is not allowed in until the interval.

o  Arrives

o  Has arrived

o  Arriving

o  Arrived

 

21.                     I didn’t….driving home in the storm so I stayed overnight in a hotel.

o  Fancy

o  Desire

o  Prefer

o  Want

 

22.                     The judge said that those prepared to….in crime must be ready to suffer the consequences

o  Involve

o  Engage

o  Undertake

o  Enlist

 

23.                     Marianne seemed to take…..at my comment on her work.

o  Annoyance

o  Insult

o  Offence

o  Indignation

 

24.                     You should not have a dog if you are not…..to look after it.

o  Prepared

o  Adapted

o  Arranged

o  Decided

 

25.                     The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity…..

o  Current

o  Supply

o  Grid

o  Power