English Grammar Placement Test (intermediate to upper intermediate)

Sep 10, 2016

Assessment criteria:

Assessment criteria:
Time limit: 30 minutes

• 0 to 25% — Below intermediate
• 26 to 84% — Intermediate
• 85 to 100% — Upper intermediate

Part B
1. They are going . . .
  to be
  in America next month.
  1. to be
  2. will be
  3. be
  4. being
2. This is the cinema . . .
  where
  we saw the film.
  1. when
  2. which
  3. that
  4. where
3. Have you ever . . .
  played
  in a jazz band?
  1. seen
  2. played
  3. listened
  4. wanted
4. I’m . . .
  happier
  when I’m with you.
  1. happier
  2. happier than
  3. happier
  4. the happy
5. This is . . .
  worse
  than I thought.
  1. bad
  2. badder
  3. worse
  4. worst
6. Can you tell me the way . . .
  to the bank
  ?
  1. to the bank
  2. is the bank
  3. where is bank
  4. of the bank
7. Do you know what . . .
  time it is
  ?
  1. time is it
  2. time is
  3. time is now
  4. time it is
8. Were you . . .
  able
  to open the door?
  1. could
  2. can
  3. able
  4. possible
9. Everybody . . .
  must
  wear a seat belt in the car.
  1. must
  2. mustn’t
  3. don’t have to
  4. doesn’t have to
10. Tom has lived in this town . . .
  for
  three years.
  1. since
  2. from
  3. after
  4. for
11. We . . .
  used to
  work in that factory.
  1. use to
  2. was
  3. used to
  4. then
12. I think it . . .
  will probably
  be sunny tomorrow.
  1. will probably
  2. probably
  3. can
  4. will to
13. He . . .
  isn’t
  like his brother.
  1. look
  2. isn’t
  3. isn’t look
  4. can look
14. . . .
  What
  does your boyfriend look like?
  1. How
  2. What
  3. Why
  4. Which
15. I’ve got . . .
  too
  many problems.
  1. too
  2. a
  3. enough
  4. really
16. If we get up in time, . . .
  we’ll catch
  the train.
  1. we catch
  2. we caught
  3. we had caught
  4. we’ll catch
17. They . . .
  decided
  to go to France for a year.
  1. decide
  2. deciding
  3. decided
  4. to decide
18. I’m working . . .
  hard
  to pass my exam.
  1. hardly
  2. much
  3. hard
  4. good
19. I’m writing . . .
  in order to
  ask you to explain.
  1. for
  2. in order to
  3. because
  4. because of
20. He said that most problems . . .
  were caused
  by teenagers.
  1. cause
  2. caused
  3. were caused
  4. were causing
21. What . . .
  do you like
  to do at the weekend?
  1. have you like
  2. are you liking
  3. do you like
  4. is you like
22. Football . . .
  is played
  in most countries.
  1. plays
  2. players
  3. is played
  4. is playing
23. Who was . . .
  at
  the door?
  1. at
  2. on
  3. in
  4. of
24. We . . .
  were having
  lunch when you telephoned.
  1. was having
  2. had
  3. were having
  4. are having
25. Your work is . . .
  getting
  better.
  1. being
  2. doing
  3. getting
  4. falling
26. She could play the piano . . .
  before
  she could walk.
  1. during
  2. while
  3. as well
  4. before
27. The train was cancelled, so we . . .
  couldn’t go
  .
  1. couldn’t go
  2. wasn’t go
  3. didn’t went
  4. mustn’t go
28. The problem was . . .
  easily
  solved.
  1. easy
  2. easy to
  3. an easy
  4. easily
29. It was a difficult journey, but I . . .
  managed to
  get home.
  1. could
  2. managed to
  3. at last
  4. was
30. We had not yet heard the news.
  1. already
  2. always
  3. yet
  4. today
31. We arrived at the station, but the bus . . .
  had left
  earlier.
  1. has left
  2. had leave
  3. has leave
  4. had left
32. We can . . .
  either
  walk or go by car.
  1. both
  2. rather
  3. either
  4. neither
33. If I . . .
  had
  enough money, I’d buy a new car.
  1. had
  2. would
  3. did
  4. shall
34. It . . .
  hasn’t been done
  correctly.
  1. hasn’t done
  2. hasn’t been done
  3. hasn’t been do
  4. not been done
35. The accident wouldn’t have happened, if you had been more . . .
  careful
  .
  1. careful
  2. carefully
  3. careless
  4. caring
36. It . . .
  may
  be possible sometime in the future.
  1. can
  2. hope
  3. may
  4. is
37. Schools then . . .
  were used to
  having more children in the class.
  1. was used to
  2. were used to
  3. was use to
  4. were use to
38. We . . .
  had
  to go to work at six in the morning.
  1. must
  2. would
  3. had
  4. did
39. They . . .
  came across
  an old photograph of the place.
  1. came up
  2. came across
  3. came into
  4. came after
40. I . . .
  wish
  I had been able to meet her.
  1. hope
  2. want
  3. think
  4. wish
41. We’ll have taken our exams . . .
  by
  this time next month.
  1. by
  2. on
  3. during
  4. for
42. I will do badly in my work, . . .
  if I don’t
  try harder.
  1. if I’m not
  2. if I wasn’t
  3. if I haven’t
  4. if I don’t
43. I . . .
  shouldn’t have
  wasted my time when I was at university.
  1. regret
  2. shouldn’t
  3. ought not to
  4. shouldn’t have
44. This is going to be my chance to . . .
  sort out
  any difficulties.
  1. repair
  2. sort out
  3. solve
  4. improve
45. It was difficult at first, but I soon . . .
  got used to
  it.
  1. got used to
  2. get used to
  3. changed to
  4. used to
46. How did you manage to cook . . .
  such
  a good meal?
  1. so
  2. that
  3. absolutely
  4. such
47. The solution had been found, . . .
  although
  we hadn’t realized it.
  1. however
  2. therefore
  3. although
  4. even
48. She . . .
  asked me
  what I had been doing for all that time.
  1. asked to me
  2. asked for me
  3. asked with me
  4. asked me
49. They . . .
  must have
  heard us coming, we were making a lot of noise.
  1. must have
  2. must
  3. might
  4. could
50. He . . .
  offered
  to help me with the decorating.
  1. suggested
  2. offered
  3. invited
  4. told

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