English Grammar Placement Test (Level 6-B)

Sep 10, 2016

Assessment criteria:

Assessment criteria:
Time limit: 20 minutes

• 25 to 74% — Pre-intermediate level
• 75 to 100% — Intermediate level

He just failed to win the race, . . .
despite
his great effort.
1. despite
2. although
3. nevertheless
4. however
Hurry up! I wouldn’t like . . .
to miss
the start of the film.
1. that we miss
2. to miss
3. that we lose
4. to lose
How many candidates have . . .
applied
for the job?
1. appointed
2. applied
3. presented
4. undertaken
They arrived in the neighbourhood . . .
a few
days . . .
ago
.
1. ago | since
2. since | few
3. few | ago
4. a few | a few
She was . . .
wearing
dark glasses because she didn’t want to be recognised.
1. carrying
2. holding
3. bearing
4. wearing
The shop rang . . .
to say
that your new dress is ready.
1. for saying
2. to say
3. for telling
4. to tell
Hello! I . . .
should have rung
you before now but I’ve been very busy.
1. should have rung
2. must have rung
3. had to ring
4. ought to ring
I’d like to take . . .
advantage
of this opportunity to thank you for your help.
1. profit
2. benefit
3. advantage
4. occasion
He always looks brave on the screen but I wonder . . .
what he is like
in real life.
1. what he is like
2. what is he like
3. how he is
4. how is he
She’s recovered from her illness and is playing . . .
as
well as . . .
ever
.
1. as | never
2. ever | as
3. so | ever
4. never | so
It looks as if the lift is out of . . .
order
so we’ll have to walk up the stairs.
1. practice
2. order
3. running
4. work
One flight across the ocean is very like . . .
another
.
1. other
2. each other
3. another
4. one other
We’re late. By the time we get there, the film . . .
will have
started.
1. shall have
2. will have
3. has
4. must have
She’s very nice. I wish I . . .
had had
her as a teacher when I was at school.
1. would have had
2. have had
3. had
4. had had
I . . .
apologized
to him for the error.
1. excused
2. forgave
3. pardoned
4. apologized
I can’t find my umbrella. I . . .
must have left
it on the train.
1. had to leave
2. could leave
3. must have left
4. can have left
I don’t believe in ghosts — or, at . . .
least
I’ve never seen one.
1. least
2. last
3. first
4. once
She . . .
folded
the letter carefully and put it in an envelope.
1. folded
2. bent
3. twisted
4. curved
Very few people make this journey for the . . .
sake
of pleasure.
1. reason
2. cause
3. desire
4. sake
They keep the bird in a cage to . . .
prevent
it from flying away.
1. avoid
2. prevent
3. contain
4. resist
There’s ice on the road so you . . .
had
better drive carefully.
1. should
2. would
3. had
4. ought
He looked round to make sure that . . .
no one
was following him.
1. none
2. no one
3. anyone
4. any one
I . . .
have been
expecting trouble . . .
for
some time now.
1. am | in
2. was | for
3. have been | during
4. have | to
If he hadn’t eaten so much, he . . .
wouldn’t feel
sick.
1. hasn’t felt
2. didn’t feel
3. hadn’t felt
4. wouldn’t feel
He has some very . . .
odd
habits. He has a bath with his clothes on!
1. odd
2. decayed
3. rare
4. wicked
. . .
Skiing
down a mountain at this speed . . .
is
very dangerous.
1. Skies | is
2. The skiing | are
3. Skiing | it is
4. The skies | is it
He . . .
glanced
out of the window for a moment and then went on working.
1. glanced
2. viewed
3. saw
4. regarded
He’s been . . .
sacked
from the company because he wasn’t doing his job.
1. rejected
2. retired
3. resigned
4. sacked
We’re short of petrol but . . .
there may
be a garage near here.
1. there may
2. it may
3. there can
4. it can
They’re carrying out repairs to the . . .
old school
building.
1. school old
2. school’s old
3. old school
4. old school’s

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