English Grammar Placement Test (3B)

Sep 10, 2016

If you throw a rock into the water, it . . .
sinks
.
1. sinks
2. sank
3. sunk
4. is sinking
What . . .
will
you do if there is a thunder storm?
1. shall
2. will
3. are
4. have
When it snows we . . .
go
outside.
1. go
2. went
3. are going
4. goes
. . .
Both
my parents live in Australia.
1. Neither
2. Both
3. Any
4. None
There aren’t . . .
many
cars in the car park today.
1. much
2. some
3. many
4. none
Sorry, we have . . .
no
fresh eggs.
1. no
2. none
3. any
4. nothing
Sorry, I . . .
won’t be
here on Monday. I have to go to the dentist.
1. is
2. ‘m
3. ‘ll be
4. won’t be
I . . .
will be
years old in 2030.
1. is
2. am
3. will be
4. am being
I . . .
haven’t seen
them since they went to Norway.
1. haven’t seen
2. didn’t see
3. wasn’t seen
4. won’t see
I haven’t eaten any meat . . .
since
I became a vegetarian.
1. since
2. after
3. until
4. before
How are you? I haven’t seen you . . .
for
a long time?
1. since
2. after
3. before
4. for
Who . . .
does
the housework in your house?
1. makes
2. does
3. has
4. gets
If I lost my wallet, I . . .
’d phone
the police.
1. phone
2. ‘m phone
3. ’ll phone
4. ’d phone
Would you go to the moon if you . . .
had
the chance?
1. have
2. had
3. has
4. will have
If I didn’t like flying, I . . .
wouldn’t
be a pilot.
1. won’t
2. haven’t
3. didn’t
4. wouldn’t
If she . . .
doesn’t
recharge her battery, she won’t be able to use her CD player.
1. doesn’t
2. isn’t
3. hasn’t
4. wasn’t
I . . .
won’t come
to your party, if you don’t want me to come.
1. ’ll come
2. ’m coming
3. won’t come
4. don’t come
Who . . .
do
you talk to, when you have a problem?
1. did
2. do
3. does
4. will do
Excuse me? Can I buy . . .
a few
fresh eggs please?
1. a few
2. less
3. a bit
4. a little
Have you . . .
completely
finished your homework?
1. complete
2. completed
3. full
4. completely
Are you three girls . . .
comfortable
in the back of the car?
1. comfort
2. comfortable
3. comforted
4. comforting
The play was very long and we were very . . .
bored
.
1. bored
2. boring
3. bore
4. boredom
Josef Stalin . . .
used to live
in this house when he was a child.
1. had lived
2. used to live
3. would live
4. lives
Jack . . .
was wearing
blue jeans when I saw him.
1. wore
2. was wearing
3. has worn
4. wears
They arrived after the film . . .
had finished
.
1. finished
2. had finished
3. was finished
4. finish
She can’t swim in the race because she . . .
has broken
her arm.
1. broke
2. has broken
3. breaks
4. is breaking
I . . .
understand
Russian because I lived in Moscow for ten years.
1. understand
2. ’m understanding
3. to understand
4. ‘ll understand
Sigmund Freud . . .
was born
in Austria.
1. was born
2. is born
3. born
4. to be born
. . .
Do you know
anything about astronomy?
1. Do you know
2. Are you know
3. Have you know
4. Do you knowing
They told me . . .
to relax
.
1. to relax
2. relaxing
3. relax
4. relaxed
My parents told me . . .
not to
worry about my school work.
1. not to
2. not
3. don’t
4. don’t to
This is the diamond . . .
which
was stolen in 2005.
1. what
2. who
3. where
4. which
Bono comes from Ireland, . . .
doesn’t
he?
1. isn’t
2. doesn’t
3. hasn’t
4. didn’t
Don’t start cooking the rice until I . . .
phone
you.
1. will phone
2. ’m phoning
3. phoned
4. phone
I’ll come and see you after I . . .
have finished
my supper.
1. finished
2. will finish
3. have finished
4. finishes
What time did you . . .
have to
go to sleep when you were twelve years old?
1. must
2. should
3. have to
4. ought to
How . . .
long
have you had this coat?
1. much
2. far
3. long
4. time
The race . . .
was won
by Ken Good in 42.9 seconds.
1. was won
2. has won
3. is won
4. had won
We . . .
were taught
French by Madame Fé, the French teacher.
1. teach
2. were taught
3. learnt
4. taught
He . . .
lived
in this house until he died in 2004.
1. lives
2. has lived
3. lived
4. living
Look at that man in his Porsche. He . . .
must
be very rich!
1. should
2. can
3. must
4. may
She’s very young to be a Senior Surgeon. She’s only in her . . .
late
thirties.
1. later
2. late
3. lately
4. latest
Is your hair . . .
curly
or straight?
1. curls
2. curled
3. curly
4. curling
. . .
The United States
consists of fifty independent states in a Federation.
1. United States
2. The United States
3. A United States
4. An United States
He is . . .
an
officer in the Royal Air Force.
1. the officer
2. an officer
3. officer
4. a officer
Niagara is the largest waterfall in . . .
North America
.
1. the North America
2. North America
3. a North America
4. an North America
In fifty years from now, the earth . . .
will be
much warmer.
1. is
2. be
3. will be
4. is being
We . . .
’re going
to Costa Rica for our holidays next June. I’ve already booked a hotel in San José.
1. ’ll go
2. ’re going
3. go
4. went
The grass in front of her office . . .
hasn’t been cut
for two months!
1. hasn’t cut
2. hasn’t been cut
3. didn’t cut
4. not cut
She went to the salon . . .
to get her hair cut
.
1. to make her hair cut
2. to be her hair cut
3. to do her hair cut
4. to get her hair cut
The thief . . .
was being watched
by a security guard.
1. was watching
2. was be watched
3. was been watched
4. was being watched
All the children . . .
were given
presents by their parents.
1. give
2. were giving
3. gave
4. were given
I . . .
am frightened
of spiders.
1. frighten
2. am frightened
3. am frightening
4. frightened
She hurt . . .
herself
when she was sky diving.
1. herself
2. itself
3. himself
4. myself
They love . . .
each other
very much and they are going to get married.
1. others
2. themselves
3. himself
4. each other
I’d like to introduce . . .
myself
. My name is Kate James.
1. myself
2. yourself
3. me
4. ourselves
You look very tired. . . .
Have
you been working too hard?
1. Did
2. Was
3. Have
4. Are
I . . .
’ve been reading
Oliver Twist for two weeks but I haven’t finished it yet.
1. ’ve read
2. ’ve been reading
3. read
4. ’m reading
In the evenings, we used to sit around the piano and our mother . . .
would play
our favourite songs.
1. played
2. would play
3. plays
4. will play
When I got back, I saw that my sister . . .
had eaten
all the chocolates! The box was empty!
1. had eaten
2. has eaten
3. ate
4. eats
I couldn’t take any pictures because I . . .
’d left
my camera in my car.
1. ’d left
2. ‘m leaving
3. to leave
4. ’ve left
I’d make you some tea but I forgot . . .
to buy
some tea bags
1. to buy
2. bought
3. buying
4. buy
I wish I . . .
could
understand Arabic!
1. could
2. would
3. able
4. can
. . .
Although
, she is only 13, she is an expert pianist and has played with orchestras on TV!
1. Because
2. Although
3. Despite
4. Even
Don’t stop . . .
until
you have finished the test!
1. from
2. since
3. until
4. to
They wanted to know how heavy I . . .
was
so they weighed me.
1. have
2. have been
3. had
4. was
“How long . . .
have you been living
in Colombia?”
“Almost two years, now.”
1. are you living
2. have you been living
3. will you be living
4. did you live
At the job interview, they asked me where I . . .
had been working
for the last two years.
1. work
2. ‘ll work
3. had been working
4. ’m working
The doctor asked me what I . . .
had been doing
when I cut my leg.
1. doing
2. had been doing
3. have been doing
4. ‘m going to do
Mrs Francis said she . . .
would
help me with sewing.
1. would
2. need
3. ought
4. is able
She told me that she . . .
had crashed
her car when she was driving to the shops.
1. was crashing
2. had been crashed
3. had to crash
4. had crashed
He wouldn’t have become a successful lawyer if he . . .
hadn’t worked
hard at school and passed his exams.
1. hadn’t worked
2. had worked
3. didn’t work
4. worked
She . . .
would have been
a great violinist if she hadn’t had the accident.
1. will have been
2. will be
3. had to be
4. would have been
If I hadn’t got married when I was eighteen, I . . .
’d have gone
to college to become a vet.
1. ’d go
2. ’d have gone
3. ‘ll go
4. was going
She . . .
couldn’t
write her name until she was twelve.
1. can’t
2. couldn’t
3. hadn’t
4. isn’t
It was a cool day when they returned, so they . . .
didn’t have to
switch on the air conditioning.
1. had to
2. weren’t able to
3. can’t
4. didn’t have to
Simon hates everything. He must be very . . .
miserable
.
1. cheerful
2. comfortable
3. miserable
4. positive
That . . .
can’t be
Tom Cruise — not in this small town!
1. mustn’t be
2. mightn’t be
3. can’t be
4. shouldn’t be
Don’t forget to take an umbrella. It . . .
may
rain!
1. must
2. can
3. ought
4. may
I feel so sleepy! I . . .
shouldn’t have eaten
such a big lunch!
1. mustn’t have eaten
2. shouldn’t have eaten
3. wouldn’t have eaten
4. couldn’t have eaten

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