English Grammar Placement Test (1B)

Sep 10, 2016

Rosa comes . . .
from
Uruguay.
1. for
2. in
3. at
4. from
“ . . .
What’s
the time?”
“It’s nine o’clock.”
1. What’s
2. Where’s
3. When’s
4. How’s
Look at . . .
that
aeroplane in the sky! It’s very big!
1. these
2. this
3. it
4. that
. . .
There
are seventeen students in my class.
1. These
2. Them
3. There
4. Their
They are . . .
in
the classroom.
1. on
2. in
3. at
4. with
“How . . .
are
you today?”
“I’m fine, thanks.”
1. are
2. is
3. be
4. am
Mrs Hellman is . . .
our
English teacher.
1. our
2. us
3. we
4. you
Georgia . . .
doesn’t
like eating English breakfast.
1. don’t
2. doesn’t
3. aren’t
4. isn’t
Hi. What’s . . .
your name
?
1. you name
2. your name
3. the name
4. name
Fabian . . .
went
to the cinema after the lesson.
1. did go
2. went
3. wanted
4. gone
Did you see the weather forecast on TV . . .
at
ten o’clock?
1. at
2. on
3. in
4. from
Pam . . .
had
breakfast at half past eight yesterday morning.
1. has
2. have
3. is having
4. had
How old . . .
were
you in 2004?
1. are
2. have
3. were
4. had
Where . . .
were
Charlie and Phil last week?
1. was
2. is
3. were
4. we’re
Manolo . . .
was
7 years old in 1999.
1. are
2. am
3. were
4. was
Birds . . .
must
drink a lot of water every day.
1. must
2. need
3. was
4. has
. . .
Do
you walk to the shops or take a bus?
1. Are
2. Is
3. Does
4. Do
Diana comes to school . . .
by
a train.
1. on
2. with
3. in
4. by
“How . . .
much
is that cassette player?”
“It’s £9.50.”
1. cost
2. price
3. many
4. much
“Where did you see Fight Club?”
“I . . .
saw
it at Cineworld.”
1. saw
2. see
3. seen
4. look
. . .
Did
you bring your dictionary on Monday?
1. Did
2. Are
3. Was
4. Has
I . . .
took off
my jeans because they were dirty.
1. took
2. took off
3. took out
4. took from
Today is . . .
colder
than yesterday.
1. much cold
2. more cold
3. colder
4. cold
They don’t . . .
have to
stay at school after the lesson today.
1. must
2. have to
3. ought to
4. should
Which book are you . . .
going to read
in the holidays?
1. read
2. going to read
3. will read
4. have read
We . . .
didn’t
go to work yesterday because it was Sunday.
1. don’t
2. wasn’t
3. didn’t
4. weren’t
This exercise is . . .
more difficult
than that one.
1. difficulty
2. much difficult
3. more difficult
4. difficult
What . . .
are
they going to do tomorrow evening?
1. did
2. was
3. are
4. can
Are you good . . .
at
singing?
1. in
2. for
3. on
4. at
“How . . .
often
do you read an English magazine?”
“Every month.”
1. often
2. much
3. many
4. every
. . .
Who’s
the most famous athlete from your country?
1. Who’s
2. Whose
3. How’s
4. What’s
I . . .
sometimes
visit my aunt and uncle on Sunday afternoons.
1. some time
2. sometimes
3. some
4. sometime
Are there . . .
any
big shopping malls near your home?
1. any
2. some
3. the
4. a
The Kremlin is . . .
in
Moscow.
1. from
2. on
3. in
4. at
What time do you . . .
usually
go to bed on school days?
1. used
2. usual
3. use
4. usually
He goes surfing . . .
every
summer.
1. very
2. ever
3. every
4. always
She . . .
watches
television every evening.
1. watch
2. watches
3. to watch
4. sees
“Do you come from Venezuela?”
“No, I . . .
don’t
. I come from Ecuador.”
1. ’m not
2. don’t
3. didn’t
4. doesn’t
“Are you Australian?”
“No, . . .
I’m not
.”
1. I wasn’t
2. I don’t
3. I can’t
4. I’m not
Can you get me a . . .
bottle
of mineral water, please?
1. bag
2. packet
3. box
4. bottle
How . . .
much
milk do you put in your tea?
1. many
2. much
3. any
4. some
“How . . .
many
DVDs do you buy each week?”
“One or two.”
1. many
2. much
3. any
4. some
The hunter didn’t . . .
shoot
the lion with his gun.
1. shot
2. shooting
3. shoot
4. shoots
I . . .
bought
this blouse at a shop in Paris last summer.
1. bought
2. brought
3. buy
4. bring
. . .
Did you learn
about light in your Physics class?
1. Had you learn
2. Did you learnt
3. Was you learn
4. Did you learn
We . . .
studied
the history of Bolivar last year.
1. study
2. studying
3. studies
4. studied
. . .
Whose
green jacket is this? Is it yours?
1. Who’s
2. Whose
3. How’s
4. Who
“Is this Marjorie’s hat?”
“No, it isn’t Marjorie’s, it’s . . .
mine
.”
1. me
2. I’m
3. my
4. mine
Stella’s father is a . . .
builder
. He built my house.
1. build
2. building
3. builder
4. built
“ . . .
Can you speak
Japanese?”
“No, I can’t.”
1. Can you speak
2. You can speak
3. Speak
4. Speak you
Benny is visiting his girlfriend. He always . . .
visits
her on Tuesday evenings.
1. visiting
2. visits
3. visited
4. to visit
The car is driving . . .
through
the tunnel under the river.
1. across
2. through
3. over
4. between
What is Harry . . .
wearing
today?
1. wear
2. wearing
3. to wear
4. wore
What are they doing . . .
at the moment
?
1. every day
2. at the moment
3. often
4. usually
Can you speak . . .
more slowly
? I can’t understand you.
1. slow
2. more slowly
3. more slow
4. slowest
We can go to the university library on Wednesday afternoon if you like. But we . . .
don’t have to
.
1. mustn’t
2. don’t have to
3. can’t
4. don’t used to
. . .
Can you
stand and touch your toes?
1. Can you
2. Have you
3. Are you
4. Able you
Do you eat . . .
a lot of
salt and sugar every day?
1. many
2. lots
3. a lot of
4. a few
How much homework . . .
do you have to do
every evening?
1. do you have to do
2. are you have to do
3. do you must to do
4. are you must to do
Her ice skates are . . .
more expensive
than mine.
1. much expensive
2. more expensive
3. many expensive
4. a lot expensive
The weather’s beautiful today. . . .
It’s
sunny and warm.
1. There is
2. It has
3. It’s
4. Its
“What’s the time?”
“It’s half . . .
past
ten.”
1. before
2. to
3. after
4. past
You can have either coffee . . .
or
tea.
1. or
2. neither
3. nor
4. both
Did she come here . . .
by
car?
1. with your
2. on her
3. by her
4. by
She can’t . . .
see
without her glasses.
1. hear
2. see
3. watch
4. look
Schools are much . . .
noisier
than they were in the past.
1. noise
2. noisy
3. noisier
4. noisiest
. . .
Are
those your new trainers?
1. Is
2. Am
3. Be
4. Are
(telephone) Hello. . . .
Can
I speak to Stephen Fry, please?
1. Can
2. Have
3. Must
4. Am
Is Lagos usually warm . . .
in
summer?
1. at
2. to
3. on
4. in
She bought some fruit . . .
for
her lunch.
1. from
2. for
3. to
4. in
Michael has lost . . .
his
MP3 player.
1. he
2. its
3. his
4. their
Keith . . .
has just phoned
his sister. She’s taking her driving test.
1. have just phone
2. has just phoned
3. did just phoned
4. is just phone
. . .
I’ve
never seen a tsunami.
1. I’ve
2. I’m
3. I haven’t
4. I was
Mrs Thomas isn’t going . . .
to join
the Conservative party.
1. join
2. to join
3. joining
4. joined
. . .
Are
you going to be at the club this evening?
1. Was
2. Did
3. Have
4. Are
. . .
Have
you ever visited an African country?
1. Was
2. Did
3. Have
4. Are
Don’t buy that book. It’s not very good. You . . .
won’t
enjoy it.
1. will
2. can
3. won’t
4. must
New York is . . .
the
biggest city in North America.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. than
My Mum says my sister’s room is . . .
tidier
than mine.
1. tidy
2. tidier
3. tidiest
4. tidily
“Where do you . . .
come
from?”
“St Petersburg in Russia.”
1. come
2. comes
3. be
4. go

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