English Grammar Placement Test (1A)

Sep 10, 2016

Franco . . .
was
7 years old in 1999.
1. am
2. was
3. were
4. are
John is visiting his girlfriend. He always . . .
visits
her on Friday evenings.
1. visiting
2. visits
3. to visit
4. visited
Leo . . .
has just phoned
his girlfriend. She’s taking her driving test.
1. is just phone
2. have just phone
3. did just phoned
4. has just phoned
You can have either orange juice . . .
or
tomato juice.
1. or
2. both
3. neither
4. nor
Mrs Thomas isn’t going . . .
to join
the health club.
1. join
2. joined
3. to join
4. joining
David borrowed some money . . .
to buy
a car.
1. to buy
2. going to buy
3. buying
4. buy
Cities are much . . .
noisier
than they were in the past.
1. noise
2. noisiest
3. noisier
4. noisy
. . .
Do
you walk to school or take a bus?
1. Is
2. Does
3. Do
4. Are
“ . . .
What’s
the time?”
“It’s five o’clock.”
1. What’s
2. When’s
3. Where’s
4. How’s
. . .
Whose
Language Powerbook is this? Is it yours?
1. Who
2. Who’s
3. How’s
4. Whose
Yolanda comes to school . . .
by
train.
1. with
2. in
3. on
4. by
. . .
Can you
stand and touch your toes?
1. Can you
2. Are you
3. Have you
4. Able you
My Mum says my brother’s room is . . .
tidier
than mine.
1. tidily
2. tidier
3. tidy
4. tidiest
Franco . . .
doesn’t
like eating English breakfast.
1. aren’t
2. isn’t
3. doesn’t
4. don’t
. . .
Are
those your new trousers?
1. Be
2. Am
3. Is
4. Are
Did you see the news on TV . . .
at
ten o’clock?
1. at
2. from
3. in
4. on
He goes skiing . . .
every
winter.
1. every
2. ever
3. always
4. very
What . . .
are
you going to do tomorrow evening?
1. can
2. did
3. was
4. are
How . . .
much
sugar do you put in your coffee?
1. some
2. any
3. much
4. many
Are you good . . .
at
swimming?
1. in
2. for
3. on
4. at
What are you doing . . .
at the moment
?
1. usually
2. often
3. at the moment
4. every day
“Do you come from Mexico?”
“No, I . . .
don’t
. I come from Costa Rica.”
1. didn’t
2. doesn’t
3. don’t
4. ’m not
We are . . .
in
the classroom.
1. in
2. at
3. with
4. on
What’s the time? – It’s half . . .
past
six.
1. before
2. past
3. to
4. after
“Is this Stella’s hat?”
“No, it isn’t Stella’s, it’s . . .
mine
.”
1. I
2. my
3. me
4. mine
I . . .
sometimes
visit my grandma on Sunday afternoons.
1. some time
2. some
3. sometime
4. sometimes
Simon has lost . . .
his
mobile phone.
1. his
2. he
3. their
4. its
Her mobile phone is . . .
more expensive
than mine.
1. many expensive
2. more expensive
3. a lot expensive
4. much expensive
Where . . .
were
Carla and Yuri on Saturday afternoon?
1. were
2. was
3. we’re
4. is
We . . .
studied
the history of Napoleon last year.
1. studies
2. studied
3. study
4. studying
“How . . .
much
is that CD player?”
“It’s £9.50.”
1. much
2. many
3. price
4. cost
We don’t . . .
have to
stay at school after the lesson today.
1. ought to
2. must
3. have to
4. should
“How . . .
are
you today?”
“I’m fine thanks.”
1. be
2. are
3. am
4. is
The hunter didn’t . . .
shoot
the tiger with his gun.
1. shoots
2. shooting
3. shot
4. shoot
Hi. What’s . . .
your name
?
1. name
2. your name
3. you name
4. the name
Can you get me a . . .
bottle
of mineral water please?
1. box
2. bag
3. packet
4. bottle
We . . .
didn’t
go to school yesterday because it was
Sunday.
1. don’t
2. wasn’t
3. weren’t
4. didn’t
The Pyramid of the Sun is . . .
in
Mexico.
1. on
2. in
3. from
4. at
What time do you . . .
usually
wake up on school days?
1. used
2. usually
3. usual
4. use
Is Moscow usually warm . . .
in
summer?
1. at
2. to
3. on
4. in
“How . . .
often
do you watch a film in English?”
“Every month.”
1. much
2. often
3. many
4. every
Don’t buy that CD. It’s not very good. You . . .
won’t
enjoy it.
1. will
2. must
3. won’t
4. can
. . .
Are
you going to be at home this evening?
1. Are
2. Was
3. Have
4. Did
Yuri . . .
had
breakfast at half past eight yesterday morning.
1. has
2. have
3. is having
4. had
Today is . . .
colder
than yesterday.
1. much cold
2. colder
3. cold
4. more cold
Sao Paolo is . . .
the
biggest city in South America.
1. than
2. the
3. a
4. an
Mr Green is . . .
our
English teacher.
1. us
2. our
3. you
4. we
Look at . . .
that
aeroplane in the sky! It’s very big!
1. this
2. these
3. that
4. it
Are there . . .
any
big sports stadiums near your home?
1. any
2. the
3. some
4. a
Can you speak . . .
more slowly
? I can’t understand you.
1. more slowly
2. slowest
3. slow
4. more slow
I . . .
bought
this coat at a shop in London last summer.
1. bring
2. bought
3. buy
4. brought
Which book are you . . .
going to read
in the summer?
1. have read
2. going to read
3. read
4. will read
What is Stella . . .
wearing
today?
1. wear
2. wearing
3. wore
4. to wear
. . .
Did
you bring your dictionary yesterday?
1. Has
2. Was
3. Are
4. Did
Do you eat . . .
a lot of
fruit?
1. lots
2. a lot of
3. many
4. a few
. . .
Have
you ever visited an English speaking country?
1. Have
2. Was
3. Did
4. Are
Elephants . . .
must
drink a lot of water every day.
1. was
2. need
3. has
4. must
“Where do you . . .
come
from?”
“Barcelona in Spain.”
1. go
2. comes
3. be
4. come
“ . . .
Can you speak
Russian?”
“No, I can’t.”
1. Speak
2. Can you speak
3. Speak you
4. You can speak
(telephone) Hello. . . .
Can
I speak to Carol Turnbull, please?
1. Have
2. Must
3. Can
4. Am
She’s bought some sandwiches . . .
for
her lunch.
1. to
2. in
3. for
4. from
The weather’s beautiful today. . . .
It’s
sunny and warm.
1. Its
2. It’s
3. There is
4. It has
“How . . .
many
CDs do you buy each year?”
“About 25, I think.”
1. some
2. many
3. any
4. much
I . . .
took off
my shoes because they were dirty.
1. took
2. took from
3. took out
4. took off
“Where did you see Titanic?”
“I . . .
saw
it at Cineworld.”
1. look
2. see
3. seen
4. saw
Franco comes . . .
from
Costa Rica.
1. at
2. from
3. in
4. for
The car is driving . . .
through
the tunnel under the Thames.
1. over
2. between
3. through
4. across
Did you come here . . .
by
car?
1. by
2. on your
3. by your
4. with your
. . .
I’ve
never seen a tornado.
1. I’m
2. I haven’t
3. I’ve
4. I was
How much homework . . .
do you have to do
every weekend?
1. are you have to do
2. are you must to do
3. do you must to do
4. do you have to do
I can’t . . .
see
without my glasses.
1. watch
2. look
3. hear
4. see
. . .
Who’s
the most famous singer from your country?
1. What’s
2. Who’s
3. How’s
4. Whose
. . .
Did you learn
about calculus in your Maths class?
1. Was you learn
2. Did you learnt
3. Had you learn
4. Did you learn
. . .
There
are fifteen students in my class.
1. Their
2. There
3. Them
4. These
This book is . . .
more difficult
than that one.
1. difficulty
2. difficult
3. much difficult
4. more difficult
She . . .
watches
television every evening.
1. sees
2. watch
3. to watch
4. watches
We can go to school and use the library on Saturday afternoons if you like. But we . . .
don’t have to
.
1. mustn’t
2. don’t have to
3. don’t used to
4. can’t
Stella’s father is a . . .
builder
. He built my house.
1. building
2. built
3. build
4. builder
How old . . .
were
you in 2002?
1. have
2. had
3. are
4. were
Franco . . .
went
to the cinema after the lesson.
1. went
2. wanted
3. did go
4. gone

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