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Interactive Placement Test Written Test

• Choose the best answer for each question.• Stop when the questions become too difficult.• Spend no more than 30 minutes on the test.

1 I think is called Ben.

A brother of Sarah B Sarah’s brother C brother Sarah’s

2 do you live with?

A Where B What C Who

3 I’ve got a computer in my room, I haven’t got a TV.

A so B because C but

4 Dan and his friends football so they never play it.

A like not B don’t like C doesn’t like

5 I see my friends after school. I don’t have time.

A hardly ever B always C sometimes

6 Christine TV now. She’s writing a letter.

A not watching B isn’t watching C aren’t watching

7 Every Saturday Becky into town to visit her aunt.

A walks B is walking C walking

8 How often do you go ?

A swim B to swim C swimming

9 Ben’s very good speaking Spanish.

A at B for C in

10 Josh and Maria at home yesterday. They went to school.

A wasn’t B were C weren’t

11 We TV last night. We went to the cinema.

A don’t watch B didn’t watch C didn’t watched

12 Yesterday Ben his breakfast late because it was a school holiday.

A did have B has C had

13 We need to buy bread from the shop.

A a B some C any

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14 There aren’t onions in the fridge.

A many B a lot C much

15 My parents want to buy a new wardrobe to put in the .

A bedroom B kitchen C living room

16 John can sing than his brother.

A good B well C better

17 Next weekend some friends at a café in town.

A I meet B I’m meet C I’m meeting

18 The library is the cinema – on the other side of the road.

A behind B opposite C next to

19 Paula wear a uniform at school. She can wear what she likes.

A doesn’t have to B don’t has to C hasn’t to

20 Karen and Jay all their tennis matches this term. It’s great!

A haven’t won B have win C have won

21 Ben TV during the week – he’s always too busy.

A don’t watch B doesn’t watch C isn’t watching

22 I went shopping yesterday, but I anything.

A don’t bought B didn’t bought C didn’t buy

23 to play in the park when you were a child?

A Did you use B Used you C Do you used

24 When we saw Steve on Saturday, he football with his friends.

A was playing B played C has played

25 The ham sandwiches are than the cheese ones.

A more nice B nicest C nicer

26 At the end of a meal in a restaurant, the waiter will bring the .

A order B bill C menu

27 Dan go to the beach tomorrow. It depends on the weather.

A will B might not C won’t

28 You can go to the skateboard park for free. You to pay.

A haven’t B mustn’t C don’t have

29 A Becky’s a good friend.

B How long her?

A have you known B do you know C did you know

30 The weather’s been cold a long time this winter.

A since B from C for

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31 Ben never worries when things go wrong. He’s very .

A easy-going B sociable C honest

32 If I out with my friends, I always spend a lot of money!

A will go B went C go

33 Sorry – I’m late for class, ?

A don’t I B haven’t I C aren’t I

34 This is the café we sometimes have lunch.

A that B where C which

35 When I’m on holiday, I really enjoy on the beach.

A relaxing B to relax C relax

36 You can a number 55 bus to get to the city centre.

A ride B catch C drive

37 Many of the James Bond books in the 1950s.

A were written B wrote C are written

38 If I won a lot of money, I it all quickly!

A will spend B spent C would spend

39 I never wear this T-shirt I bought – I really my money on it!

A paid B wasted C saved

40 I didn’t see I knew in town yesterday.

A anyone B someone C no-one

41 Sam usually a bottle of water while he’s training in the gym.

A drank B has drunk C is drinking D drinks

42 Dan hates washing the dishes – he tries to get doing it every evening!

A through B out of C on with D into

43 Jon finished his homework yet. He’s still got an exercise to do.

A doesn’t B isn’t C hasn’t D hadn’t

44 How long English?

A do you learn B have you been learn C you have learnt D have you been learning

45 There’s been a major here for two months now, so the gardens are really dry.

A drought B hurricane C avalanche D flood

46 I want to play tennis, but soon – look at those black clouds!

A it’s raining B it will rain C it rains D it’s going to rain

47 I won’t improve my football skills I practise a lot more.

A unless B when C if D as soon as

48 Sally’s a good friend – whenever I have a problem, she’s always very .

A polite B chatty C sympathetic D outgoing

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49 Our teachers don’t during classes.

A let us talking B to let us talk C let us to talk D let us talk

50 Fresh pizza made in that café every day – try some!

A are B is C was D were

51 My family dinner when I got home from the cinema.

A already ate B had already eaten C have already eaten D had already been eating

52 My mobile be in my room – I’ve looked absolutely everywhere in there!

A must B might C can’t D mustn’t

53 If this rain goes for much longer, we’ll have to cancel the football match.

A through B away C over D on

54 I know someone sister is a professional skateboarder.

A whose B which C who’s D who

55 I occasionally get a bit angry with my little brother – he can be quite at times!

A upsetting B amusing C annoying D fascinating

56 ‘I’ve got a cold,’ said Sarah.

Sarah told me a cold.

A she’d got B I’ve got C she got D she’s got

57 I didn’t work very hard for my test last week – so my result wasn’t good.

I wish I harder for my test.

A would work B did work C had worked D worked

58 I’d rather at home than go into town tonight.

A I stayed B to stay C I would stay D stay

59 If I late, I wouldn’t have missed the bus.

A wasn’t B hadn’t been C don’t be D had been

60 I can easily listen to music and concentrate my homework at the same time!

A on B to C for D with

61 I don’t believe the story that Sam told me. I think he it up.

A set B made C put D looked

62 My brother his computer for only a month before it went wrong.

A had had B has been having C has had D had been having

63 It was pouring with rain outside, so they decided to the park.

A not going B to not go C don’t go D not to go

64 I’m slowly the cold weather in London, but it’s very different from my country.

A used to B getting used to C not used to D using to

65 I can send texts on this new phone than on my old one.

A easier B more easier C more easily D easily

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66 I’m really looking forward to my holiday. This time next week on the beach!

A I’m lying B I’ll be lying C I’ll lie D I’m going to lie

67 My school work is really taking a lot of my time at the moment.

A up B away C out D off

68 The swimming pool in town looks much nicer now that all the walls blue

A were painted B have painted C will be painted D have been painted

69 Dan went to yesterday, ready for his birthday party.

A had cut his hair B have cut his hair C have his hair cut D had his hair cut

70 I woke up late so I missed my English class. If I hadn’t woken up late, I my English class.

A didn’t miss B wouldn’t miss C hadn’t missed D wouldn’t have missed

71 My friends and I go swimming during the week we miss the crowds at the weekends.

A for B in order C due to D so that

72 My friend Jane is always determined to do what she wants – I can never make her change her mind. She’s very !

A stubborn B reliable C enthusiastic D imaginative

73 Jon had better late for his first day at his new school.

A didn’t be B not be C not to be D don’t be

74 If only I said that to my friend – she was quite angry with me!

A hadn’t B wouldn’t C wouldn’t have D didn’t have

75 Ben didn’t want to go to the party alone – he persuaded with him.

A me that I go B to go C me going D me to go

76 Simon came an old school photo while he was looking through his cupboard.

A out B across C about D over

77 My family and I be going to Spain for the summer, but we haven’t really decided yet.

A will B must C might D can’t

78 Let’s go into town later and do some shopping, we?

A shall B don’t C are D won’t

79 I asked my friend Jack where he’d bought his new watch.

‘Where your new watch, Jack?’ I asked him.

A had you bought B do you buy C did you buy D have you bought

80 Last summer, my parents took us all to stay at a place with lots of other teenagers, was a great idea!

A who B where C which D that