English Grammar Placement Test (elementary to upper intermediate)

Sep 10, 2016

Assessment criteria:

Assessment criteria:
Time limit: 60 minutes

• 0 to 20% — Below Elementary
• 21 to 34% — Elementary
• 35 to 59% — Pre-intermediate
• 60 to 84% — Intermediate
• 85 to 100% — Upper Intermediate

Part A (elementary to pre-intermediate placement test)
1. I can’t . . .
  speak
  another language.
  1. speak
  2. speaking
  3. to speak
2. We . . .
  haven’t
  got a garage.
  1. haven’t
  2. don’t
  3. hasn’t
3. I . . .
  usually
  play football at the weekend.
  1. usual
  2. usually
  3. use
4. He has . . .
  eaten
  breakfast.
  1. eat
  2. ate
  3. eaten
5. I . . .
  lived
  there for a long time.
  1. live
  2. lived
  3. living
6. The . . .
  children
  have seen it before.
  1. childs
  2. children
  3. child
7. Stephen . . .
  is going
  to visit his parents.
  1. is going
  2. will
  3. going
8. . . .
  Do
  you like this DVD?
  1. Are
  2. Have
  3. Do
9. What do you do? I’m . . .
  a
  student.
  1. a
  2. the
  3. an
10. They . . .
  don’t have to
  pay for the tickets.
  1. don’t have
  2. haven’t to
  3. don’t have to
11. They . . .
  didn’t
  come to the cinema with us.
  1. didn’t
  2. doesn’t
  3. not
12. The restaurant was . . .
  very
  busy.
  1. very
  2. a lot
  3. many
13. I . . .
  ’m sitting
  in an armchair at the moment.
  1. sitting
  2. sit
  3. ’m sitting
14. . . .
  Where
  are you from?
  1. Where
  2. What
  3. Who
15. . . .
  How
  old is their car?
  1. What
  2. How
  3. When
16. They won’t come, . . .
  will
  they?
  1. come
  2. won’t
  3. will
17. We . . .
  don’t
  live in a flat.
  1. hasn’t
  2. doesn’t
  3. don’t
18. Are you . . .
  staying
  for one or two weeks?
  1. stay
  2. stayed
  3. staying
19. Have you . . .
  ever
  been on a winter sports holiday?
  1. ever
  2. soon
  3. always
20. Have you . . .
  got
  a car?
  1. any
  2. have
  3. got
21. He . . .
  doesn’t
  know how to spell it.
  1. doesn’t
  2. hasn’t
  3. don’t
22. Yesterday was the . . .
  third
  of April.
  1. three
  2. third
  3. day three
23. My brother is older . . .
  than
  me.
  1. than
  2. that
  3. then
24. Carla . . .
  listened
  to the radio all morning.
  1. heard
  2. listening
  3. listened
25. Those shoes are very . . .
  expensive
  .
  1. expensive
  2. a lot
  3. cost
26. He . . .
  went
  to Brazil on business.
  1. went
  2. go
  3. goes
27. It’s the . . .
  most
  interesting of his films.
  1. much
  2. more
  3. most
28. He didn’t . . .
  wear
  glasses.
  1. wear
  2. take
  3. put
29. The phone’s ringing: . . .
  I’ll
  answer it.
  1. I’ll
  2. I
  3. will
30. . . .
  Does
  he play tennis?
  1. Does
  2. Where
  3. Do
31. She’s got . . .
  long, dark
  hair.
  1. long, dark
  2. long and dark
  3. dark, long
32. We don’t have . . .
  any
  butter.
  1. a
  2. got
  3. any
33. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, . . .
  Saturday
  1. Saturday
  2. Tuesday
  3. Monday
34. They . . .
  are
  from Spain.
  1. are
  2. do
  3. is
35. Peter . . .
  gets up
  at seven o’clock.
  1. gets
  2. gets up
  3. goes up
36. Do you like the red . . .
  one
  ?
  1. it
  2. that
  3. one
37. It is a busy, . . .
  noisy
  city.
  1. traffic
  2. quite
  3. noisy
38. They . . .
  were
  at home yesterday.
  1. were
  2. are
  3. was
39. I don’t . . .
  enjoy
  getting up early.
  1. not like
  2. enjoy
  3. want
40. Their car is . . .
  the
  biggest on the road.
  1. this
  2. than
  3. the
41. . . .
  My
  name is Robert.
  1. Me
  2. My
  3. I
42. Do you . . .
  prefer
  classical or rock music?
  1. prefer
  2. rather
  3. more
43. We . . .
  would
  like to see the mountains.
  1. would
  2. will
  3. are
44. Have you got a pen? Yes, I . . .
  have
  .
  1. am
  2. have
  3. got
45. . . .
  Swimming
  is very good exercise.
  1. Swim
  2. Swimming
  3. To swim
46. We . . .
  ’re meeting
  them at eight o’clock.
  1. ’re meeting
  2. ’re meet
  3. meet
47. . . .
  There’s
  some money here.
  1. There’s
  2. There
  3. There’re
48. They . . .
  hardly
  ever check their emails.
  1. hard
  2. hardly
  3. harder
49. I like this song. . . .
  So
  do I.
  1. Neither
  2. Either
  3. So
50. I’ve never met an actor . . .
  before
  .
  1. after
  2. already
  3. before
Part B (intermediate to upper intermediate placement test)
1. I’m writing . . .
  in order to
  ask you to explain.
  1. because of
  2. in order to
  3. for
  4. because
2. Have you ever . . .
  played
  in a jazz band?
  1. seen
  2. wanted
  3. listened
  4. played
3. The train was cancelled, so we . . .
  couldn’t go
  .
  1. mustn’t go
  2. didn’t went
  3. wasn’t go
  4. couldn’t go
4. I will do badly in my work, . . .
  if I don’t
  try harder.
  1. if I wasn’t
  2. if I don’t
  3. if I haven’t
  4. if I’m not
5. He . . .
  isn’t
  like his brother.
  1. look
  2. isn’t
  3. can look
  4. isn’t look
6. The solution had been found, . . .
  although
  we hadn’t realized it.
  1. even
  2. however
  3. although
  4. therefore
7. Do you know what . . .
  time it is
  ?
  1. time is now
  2. time is
  3. time it is
  4. time is it
8. She . . .
  asked me
  what I had been doing for all that time.
  1. asked me
  2. asked with me
  3. asked to me
  4. asked for me
9. Tom has lived in this town . . .
  for
  three years.
  1. after
  2. for
  3. from
  4. since
10. It was difficult at first, but I soon . . .
  got used to
  it.
  1. get used to
  2. used to
  3. got used to
  4. changed to
11. It . . .
  hasn’t been done
  correctly.
  1. hasn’t been do
  2. hasn’t done
  3. not been done
  4. hasn’t been done
12. . . .
  What
  does your boyfriend look like?
  1. What
  2. Which
  3. Why
  4. How
13. If I . . .
  had
  enough money, I’d buy a new car.
  1. did
  2. would
  3. had
  4. shall
14. The accident wouldn’t have happened, if you had been more . . .
  careful
  .
  1. carefully
  2. caring
  3. careful
  4. careless
15. This is . . .
  worse
  than I thought.
  1. badder
  2. worst
  3. worse
  4. bad
16. I . . .
  shouldn’t have
  wasted my time when I was at university.
  1. shouldn’t have
  2. shouldn’t
  3. regret
  4. ought not to
17. I’m working . . .
  hard
  to pass my exam.
  1. hard
  2. good
  3. much
  4. hardly
18. Your work is . . .
  getting
  better.
  1. doing
  2. falling
  3. getting
  4. being
19. It was a difficult journey, but I . . .
  managed to
  get home.
  1. could
  2. was
  3. at last
  4. managed to
20. Football . . .
  is played
  in most countries.
  1. plays
  2. is played
  3. is playing
  4. players
21. We arrived at the station, but the bus . . .
  had left
  earlier.
  1. had leave
  2. has left
  3. had left
  4. has leave
22. This is going to be my chance to . . .
  sort out
  any difficulties.
  1. sort out
  2. solve
  3. repair
  4. improve
23. We . . .
  had
  to go to work at six in the morning.
  1. would
  2. had
  3. must
  4. did
24. I think it . . .
  will probably
  be sunny tomorrow.
  1. will probably
  2. will to
  3. can
  4. probably
25. They are going . . .
  to be
  in America next month.
  1. to be
  2. will be
  3. be
  4. being
26. If we get up in time, . . .
  we’ll catch
  the train.
  1. we catch
  2. we had caught
  3. we caught
  4. we’ll catch
27. They . . .
  decided
  to go to France for a year.
  1. deciding
  2. decide
  3. to decide
  4. decided
28. She could play the piano . . .
  before
  she could walk.
  1. during
  2. while
  3. before
  4. as well
29. He . . .
  offered
  to help me with the decorating.
  1. invited
  2. offered
  3. suggested
  4. told
30. Can you tell me the way . . .
  to the bank
  ?
  1. of the bank
  2. to the bank
  3. is the bank
  4. where is bank
31. Were you . . .
  able
  to open the door?
  1. possible
  2. able
  3. could
  4. can
32. We’ll have taken our exams . . .
  by
  this time next month.
  1. on
  2. by
  3. for
  4. during
33. How did you manage to cook . . .
  such
  a good meal?
  1. that
  2. such
  3. absolutely
  4. so
34. What . . .
  do you like
  to do at the weekend?
  1. is you like
  2. have you like
  3. are you liking
  4. do you like
35. They . . .
  must have
  heard us coming, we were making a lot of noise.
  1. might
  2. must
  3. could
  4. must have
36. They . . .
  came across
  an old photograph of the place.
  1. came after
  2. came across
  3. came up
  4. came into
37. We . . .
  used to
  work in that factory.
  1. then
  2. use to
  3. used to
  4. was
38. He said that most problems . . .
  were caused
  by teenagers.
  1. were causing
  2. cause
  3. caused
  4. were caused
39. We . . .
  were having
  lunch when you telephoned.
  1. had
  2. are having
  3. was having
  4. were having
40. Everybody . . .
  must
  wear a seat belt in the car.
  1. must
  2. doesn’t have to
  3. don’t have to
  4. mustn’t
41. This is the cinema . . .
  where
  we saw the film.
  1. where
  2. which
  3. when
  4. that
42. Who was . . .
  at
  the door?
  1. at
  2. on
  3. in
  4. of
43. Schools then . . .
  were used to
  having more children in the class.
  1. was used to
  2. were use to
  3. was use to
  4. were used to
44. We had not yet heard the news.
  1. always
  2. yet
  3. already
  4. today
45. I’m . . .
  happier
  when I’m with you.
  1. happier
  2. happier
  3. happier than
  4. the happy
46. I’ve got . . .
  too
  many problems.
  1. enough
  2. a
  3. too
  4. really
47. I . . .
  wish
  I had been able to meet her.
  1. wish
  2. hope
  3. think
  4. want
48. It . . .
  may
  be possible sometime in the future.
  1. is
  2. hope
  3. can
  4. may
49. We can . . .
  either
  walk or go by car.
  1. rather
  2. both
  3. neither
  4. either
50. The problem was . . .
  easily
  solved.
  1. easy to
  2. an easy
  3. easy
  4. easily

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