English Grammar Placement Test (2A)

Sep 10, 2016

We . . .
play
tennis at five o’clock every Thursday.
1. playing
2. are playing
3. play
4. plays
Last year I . . .
went
to Costa Rica.
1. go
2. am going
3. have gone
4. went
Where . . .
does
Paul work now?
1. do
2. is
3. does
4. have
Cats . . .
like
to eat fish.
1. like
2. are liking
3. likes
4. is liking
“Did you see Susan yesterday?”
“No, I . . .
didn’t
.”
1. haven’t
2. hadn’t
3. don’t
4. didn’t
There’s a cinema in the town centre . . .
isn’t
there?
1. isn’t
2. hasn’t
3. wasn’t
4. doesn’t
Look! The cat . . .
is sleeping
on your bed.
1. sleeps
2. is sleeping
3. sleep
4. sleeping
It’s Sunday so I . . .
don’t have to
get up early.
1. haven’t to
2. didn’t had
3. hadn’t to
4. don’t have to
Does Marcus earn . . .
a lot of
money?
1. many
2. lots
3. the
4. a lot of
Have you ever . . .
been
to Bangkok?
1. go
2. been
3. went
4. gone
If the weather is good, I . . .
take
the children to the park.
1. took
2. taken
3. take
4. have taken
. . .
There aren’t
any students from Hungary in my class.
1. It isn’t
2. There isn’t
3. It hasn’t
4. There aren’t
In the future, everyone . . .
will have
a computer in their car.
1. is having
2. has
3. having
4. will have
It’s late. Let’s go . . .
back
home.
1. along
2. through
3. back
4. down
Helena . . .
went
to Paris last year.
1. went
2. has gone
3. goes
4. did go
This is the . . .
worst
film I’ve ever seen.
1. worse
2. most bad
3. bad
4. worst
When . . .
did you leave
the party?
1. have you left
2. do you left
3. did you left
4. did you leave
18 Dad can’t come to the phone because he . . .
is cooking
the dinner.
1. will cook
2. is cooking
3. cooks
4. cooked
Terry drives too fast, . . .
doesn’t
he?
1. isn’t
2. doesn’t
3. won’t
4. don’t
. . .
What
happened to your car? It’s scratched!
1. Which
2. Who
3. What
4. Why
If you . . .
heat
ice, it melts.
1. will heat
2. heated
3. heats
4. heat
He needs . . .
a
new printer. He should buy one soon.
1. some
2. the
3. a
4. an
I . . .
don’t believe
in ghosts.
1. am not believe
2. don’t believing
3. aren’t believe
4. don’t believe
Only . . .
a few
students in my class wear glasses.
1. a little
2. a lot
3. a few
4. any
The train has probably left . . .
already
.
1. yet
2. already
3. still
4. just
There is . . .
no one
at home. I’ve been ringing all day.
1. no one
2. everyone
3. someone
4. anyone
I thought the book was very . . .
exciting
.
1. excitement
2. exciting
3. excited
4. excite
Dolphins are more intelligent . . .
than
chimpanzees.
1. as
2. from
3. than
4. to
The dentist told me . . .
to clean
my teeth after every meal.
1. to clean
2. clean
3. cleaning
4. cleaned
Mercedes . . .
have built
a new car. It’s called the Smart car.
1. had built
2. have built
3. build
4. building
I haven’t seen John . . .
since
2001.
1. for
2. since
3. until
4. before
I think your letter is . . .
somewhere
on my desk.
1. anywhere
2. everywhere
3. nowhere
4. somewhere
I tried . . .
on
the trainers but they didn’t fit me.
1. on
2. in
3. into
4. for
. . .
Do you come
from Italy?
1. Does you come
2. Am you come
3. Do you come
4. Are you come
Everyone . . .
ought
to learn a musical instrument.
1. should
2. can
3. must
4. ought
Where can I get . . .
some
information about the sports centre?
1. any
2. an
3. a
4. some
The hotel . . .
was destroyed
by a large fire.
1. is destroyed
2. destroy
3. was destroyed
4. destroys
The dog is hungry. She . . .
needs
something to eat.
1. must
2. has to
3. can
4. needs
Is that . . .
their
car over there?
1. they
2. their
3. them
4. there
Paulo is Brazilian, . . .
isn’t he
?
1. is he
2. isn’t he
3. does he
4. doesn’t he
Ouch! I . . .
’ve just cut
my finger!
1. ’m just cutting
2. had just cut
3. ’ll just cut
4. ’ve just cut
What’s . . .
the name of your hotel
?
1. your hotel name
2. your hotel’s name
3. name your hotel
4. the name of your hotel
The manager will see you . . .
on
Tuesday morning.
1. in
2. on
3. at
4. during
Next year, I . . .
’ll be
seventeen.
1. ’ll be
2. ’m being
3. be
4. can be
Nicky . . .
was watching
a film when the fire started.
1. was watching
2. is watching
3. watches
4. will watch
“Have you ever seen an eclipse?”
“No, I . . .
haven’t
.”
1. didn’t
2. don’t
3. hadn’t
4. haven’t
Nathan is very selfish. He never thinks about . . .
other
people.
1. every
2. any
3. other
4. some
The Mona Lisa . . .
was painted
by Leonardo da Vinci.
1. paint
2. painted
3. is painted
4. was painted
I’m sorry. Peter isn’t here. He . . .
has gone
out.
1. goes
2. has gone
3. will go
4. is going
. . .
Shall I
help you to carry your suitcase?
1. Shall he
2. Shall they
3. Shall I
4. Shall you
. . .
There is
a lot of rain in Colombia.
1. It’s
2. There are
3. Is
4. There is
Diana hasn’t got . . .
any
money.
1. any
2. some
3. no
4. many
I need . . .
some
milk for my coffee.
1. some
2. any
3. a
4. an
Look! The cat is in the tree. We should . . .
help
it.
1. help
2. helping
3. to help
4. will help
Who . . .
stole
your car?
1. stole
2. to steal
3. stolen
4. steals
If you . . .
help
me with my homework, I’ll buy you a burger.
1. helped
2. will help
3. help
4. helping
Alan . . .
takes
his dog for three walks a day.
1. is taking
2. takes
3. take
4. taking
Soon cars . . .
won’t
use petrol. They’ll all be electric.
1. don’t
2. can’t haven’t
3. aren’t
4. won’t
Simon looked at me and . . .
laughed
.
1. laugh
2. laughs
3. laughed
4. to laugh
He’s the best football player in the school. . . .
No one
is as good as him.
1. No one
2. Nothing
3. Anyone
4. Everyone
What . . .
do you want
to do?
1. are you want
2. is you want
3. do you want
4. does you want
Are these . . .
your
books?
1. yours
2. you
3. yourself
4. your
. . .
Stop
talking, please!
1. Stopping
2. Stop
3. To stop
4. Stopped
What is the . . .
biggest
mammal in the world?
1. big
2. bigger
3. biggest
4. most big
Can you see . . .
those
people over there? They’re dancing.
1. them
2. these
3. those
4. that
I . . .
think
your jacket is in the sitting room.
1. think
2. thought
3. am thinking
4. will think
. . .
There are
a lot of people on this train.
1. There is
2. It is
3. There are
4. They are
My brother can cook very . . .
well
, can’t he?
1. best
2. well
3. good
4. better
Do you . . .
have to
clean your bedroom at home?
1. have to
2. ought to
3. must
4. need
Is this the boy . . .
whose
bike you found?
1. who
2. whose
3. that
4. which
When . . .
did you
finish?
1. did you
2. you
3. have you
4. are you
Usually Sue cycles to college but today she . . .
is walking
.
1. walking
2. walks
3. is walking
4. walk
The sign says no parking. You . . .
mustn’t
park here.
1. must
2. mustn’t
3. don’t need to
4. should
Write soon and give me all your . . .
news
.
1. information
2. stories
3. news
4. facts
What are you doing . . .
on
Sunday afternoon?
1. in
2. at
3. to
4. on
Could you pass me my diary? It’s . . .
on
the desk.
1. at
2. on
3. from
4. to
Everybody says that Rio de Janeiro is very . . .
beautiful
.
1. beauty
2. beautifully
3. beautiful
4. more beautiful
Excuse . . .
me
, can I order a cheeseburger, please?
1. you
2. I
3. it
4. me
. . .
Have you got
these shoes in size 37, please?
1. Are you got
2. Have you got
3. Do you got
4. You got
My friend is coming to stay with me . . .
for
two weeks in the summer.
1. since
2. until
3. for
4. during

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