English Grammar Placement Test (elementary to pre-intermediate)

Sep 10, 2016

Assessment criteria:

Assessment criteria:
Time limit: 30 minutes

• 0 to 25% — Below elementary
• 26 to 84% — Elementary
• 85 to 100% — Pre-intermediate

Part A
1. I can’t . . .
  speak
  another language.
  1. speaking
  2. speak
  3. to speak
2. They won’t come, . . .
  will
  they?
  1. will
  2. won’t
  3. come
3. They . . .
  don’t have to
  pay for the tickets.
  1. don’t have to
  2. haven’t to
  3. don’t have
4. He . . .
  went
  to Brazil on business.
  1. go
  2. goes
  3. went
5. . . .
  Do
  you like this DVD?
  1. Have
  2. Are
  3. Do
6. We . . .
  haven’t
  got a garage.
  1. haven’t
  2. hasn’t
  3. don’t
7. I . . .
  ’m sitting
  in an armchair at the moment.
  1. ’m sitting
  2. sitting
  3. sit
8. . . .
  Swimming
  is very good exercise.
  1. Swim
  2. To swim
  3. Swimming
9. Do you like the red . . .
  one
  ?
  1. that
  2. it
  3. one
10. I like this song. . . .
  So
  do I.
  1. Neither
  2. Either
  3. So
11. I’ve never met an actor . . .
  before
  .
  1. after
  2. before
  3. already
12. . . .
  My
  name is Robert.
  1. Me
  2. I
  3. My
13. We . . .
  ’re meeting
  them at eight o’clock.
  1. meet
  2. ’re meet
  3. ’re meeting
14. Have you . . .
  got
  a car?
  1. got
  2. have
  3. any
15. We don’t have . . .
  any
  butter.
  1. a
  2. got
  3. any
16. They . . .
  didn’t
  come to the cinema with us.
  1. didn’t
  2. doesn’t
  3. not
17. They . . .
  are
  from Spain.
  1. is
  2. are
  3. do
18. Do you . . .
  prefer
  classical or rock music?
  1. more
  2. rather
  3. prefer
19. Peter . . .
  gets up
  at seven o’clock.
  1. gets
  2. gets up
  3. goes up
20. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, . . .
  Saturday
  1. Saturday
  2. Tuesday
  3. Monday
21. I . . .
  lived
  there for a long time.
  1. lived
  2. living
  3. live
22. He has . . .
  eaten
  breakfast.
  1. eat
  2. ate
  3. eaten
23. Are you . . .
  staying
  for one or two weeks?
  1. stayed
  2. staying
  3. stay
24. Those shoes are very . . .
  expensive
  .
  1. cost
  2. a lot
  3. expensive
25. . . .
  Does
  he play tennis?
  1. Where
  2. Do
  3. Does
26. The . . .
  children
  have seen it before.
  1. child
  2. children
  3. childs
27. It is a busy, . . .
  noisy
  city.
  1. quite
  2. noisy
  3. traffic
28. They . . .
  hardly
  ever check their emails.
  1. hard
  2. harder
  3. hardly
29. They . . .
  were
  at home yesterday.
  1. are
  2. were
  3. was
30. What do you do? I’m . . .
  a
  student.
  1. an
  2. a
  3. the
31. The phone’s ringing: . . .
  I’ll
  answer it.
  1. I
  2. I’ll
  3. will
32. I don’t . . .
  enjoy
  getting up early.
  1. enjoy
  2. want
  3. not like
33. . . .
  There’s
  some money here.
  1. There’s
  2. There
  3. There’re
34. I . . .
  usually
  play football at the weekend.
  1. use
  2. usually
  3. usual
35. He . . .
  doesn’t
  know how to spell it.
  1. don’t
  2. hasn’t
  3. doesn’t
36. She’s got . . .
  long, dark
  hair.
  1. long, dark
  2. long and dark
  3. dark, long
37. . . .
  How
  old is their car?
  1. How
  2. What
  3. When
38. The restaurant was . . .
  very
  busy.
  1. many
  2. very
  3. a lot
39. Their car is . . .
  the
  biggest on the road.
  1. than
  2. the
  3. this
40. We . . .
  would
  like to see the mountains.
  1. will
  2. are
  3. would
41. Stephen . . .
  is going
  to visit his parents.
  1. will
  2. is going
  3. going
42. . . .
  Where
  are you from?
  1. Where
  2. Who
  3. What
43. Have you got a pen? Yes, I . . .
  have
  .
  1. have
  2. am
  3. got
44. Carla . . .
  listened
  to the radio all morning.
  1. listened
  2. listening
  3. heard
45. My brother is older . . .
  than
  me.
  1. that
  2. than
  3. then
46. Yesterday was the . . .
  third
  of April.
  1. three
  2. third
  3. day three
47. It’s the . . .
  most
  interesting of his films.
  1. most
  2. more
  3. much
48. Have you . . .
  ever
  been on a winter sports holiday?
  1. always
  2. ever
  3. soon
49. He didn’t . . .
  wear
  glasses.
  1. take
  2. wear
  3. put
50. We . . .
  don’t
  live in a flat.
  1. hasn’t
  2. don’t
  3. doesn’t

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