English grammar placement test (Elementary level)

ESL depot

Sep 10, 2016

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Choose the best answer for each question.
1. . . .
  There’s
  a bus stop near our apartments.
  1. It’s
  2. Here’s
  3. There’s
2. “Is this a good time to talk?”
  “Sorry, not really. I . . .
  am having
  lunch.”
  1. have
  2. am having
  3. having
3. I think cycling is more dangerous . . .
  than
  driving.
  1. as
  2. like
  3. than
4. We . . .
  are
  going to the theater next Sunday.
  1. will
  2. do
  3. are
5. . . .
  Let’s
  meet for coffee some time soon.
  1. Let’s
  2. Do you
  3. Shall they
6. I have got a holiday home near . . .
  the
  sea.
  1. a
  2. the
  3. some
7. If you’ve got a cold, you . . .
  should
  go home.
  1. should
  2. did
  3. had
8. . . .
  Have you
  ever been to Vegas?
  1. Have you
  2. Are you
  3. Did you
9. “I only get about five hours’ sleep a night.”
  “That’s not . . .
  enough
  .”
  1. enough
  2. lot
  3. too much
10. “Did Paul finish the report?”
  “No. He . . .
  is going to finish
  it tomorrow.”
  1. finishes
  2. is going to finish
  3. finished
11. Paula . . .
  really
  loves working with children.
  1. very
  2. really
  3. much
12. “Is Austin the capital of Texas?’
  “I think . . .
  so
  .”
  1. is
  2. yes
  3. so
  4. right
13. We never . . .
  had
  a computer when I was a kid.
  1. have had
  2. hadn’t
  3. had
  4. didn’t have
14. Can I pay that bill . . .
  by
  check?
  1. to
  2. with
  3. on
  4. by
15. The last time he . . .
  saw
  Bill was in Boston.
  1. has seen
  2. saw
  3. sees
  4. was seeing
16. If you . . .
  borrow
  money from a bank, you should pay it back on time.
  1. borrow
  2. earn
  3. spend
  4. lend
17. “Can I make myself a cup of coffee?”
  “Sure. You . . .
  don’t have
  to ask.”
  1. haven’t
  2. mustn’t
  3. needn’t
  4. don’t have
18. I . . .
  practice
  a lot of sport in my free time.
  1. do
  2. practice
  3. make
  4. exercise
19. . . .
  Have you been
  anywhere interesting recently?
  1. Do you go
  2. Have you been
  3. Are you going
  4. Will you go
20. It’s Michel’s birthday this Saturday. He . . .
  will
  be 26, I guess.
  1. should
  2. can
  3. will
  4. shall
21. Learning the piano isn’t as difficult . . .
  as
  learning the violin.
  1. like
  2. so
  3. than
  4. as

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