English Grammar Placement Test (3A)

Sep 10, 2016

I . . .
will be
50 years old in 2030.
1. is
2. am
3. will be
4. am being
There aren’t . . .
many
students in the class today.
1. much
2. some
3. many
4. none
Excuse me? Can I buy . . .
a few
green apples please?
1. a few
2. less
3. a bit
4. a little
Sorry, we have . . .
no
green apples.
1. no
2. none
3. any
4. nothing
Sorry, I . . .
won’t be
here on Thursday. I have to go to the dentist.
1. is
2. ’m
3. ’ll be
4. won’t be
. . .
Both
my brothers live in the U.S.A.
1. Neither
2. Both
3. Any
4. None
When it rains we . . .
go
inside.
1. go
2. went
3. are going
4. goes
What . . .
will
you do if there is a blackout?
1. shall
2. will
3. are
4. have
If you throw a stone into the water, it . . .
sinks
.
1. sinks
2. sank
3. sunk
4. is sinking
Who . . .
do
you talk to when you have a problem?
1. did
2. do
3. does
4. will do
I . . .
won’t come
to your flat if you don’t want me to come.
1. ’ll come
2. ’m coming
3. won’t come
4. don’t come
If she . . .
doesn’t
recharge her battery, she won’t be able to use her phone.
1. doesn’t
2. isn’t
3. hasn’t
4. wasn’t
If I didn’t like cooking, I . . .
wouldn’t
be a chef.
1. won’t
2. haven’t
3. didn’t
4. wouldn’t
Would you go into space if you . . .
had
the chance?
1. have
2. had
3. has
4. will have
If I lost my handbag, I . . .
’d phone
the police.
1. phone
2. ’m phone
3. ’ll phone
4. ’d phone
Who . . .
does
the washing-up in your house?
1. makes
2. does
3. has
4. gets
How are you? I haven’t seen you . . .
for
a long time?
1. since
2. after
3. before
4. for
I haven’t eaten any meat . . .
since
I became a vegetarian.
1. since
2. after
3. until
4. before
I . . .
haven’t seen
her since she went to Germany.
1. haven’t seen
2. didn’t see
3. wasn’t seen
4. won’t see
He . . .
lived
in this house until he died in 1998.
1. lives
2. has lived
3. lived
4. living
We . . .
were taught
French by Mr Dubois, the French teacher.
1. teach
2. were taught
3. learnt
4. taught
The race . . .
was won
by Paul Lucas in 92.8 seconds.
1. was won
2. has won
3. is won
4. had won
How . . .
long
have you had this boat?
1. much
2. far
3. long
4. time
What time did you . . .
have to
go to bed when you were ten years old?
1. must
2. should
3. have to
4. ought to
I’ll come and see you after I . . .
have finished
my essay.
1. finished
2. will finish
3. have finished
4. did finishes
Don’t start making the pasta until I . . .
phone
you.
1. will phone
2. ’m phoning
3. phoned
4. phone
Paul McCartney comes from Liverpool, . . .
doesn’t
he?
1. isn’t
2. doesn’t
3. hasn’t
4. didn’t
This is the painting . . .
which
was stolen in 2004.
1. what
2. who
3. where
4. which
The teacher told me . . .
not to
worry about my exam results.
1. not to
2. not
3. don’t
4. don’t to
The teacher told me . . .
to relax
.
1. to relax
2. relaxing
3. relax
4. relaxed
. . .
Do you know
anything about astronomy?
1. Do you know
2. Are you know
3. Have you know
4. Do you knowing
Napoleon Bonaparte . . .
was born
in Corsica.
1. was born
2. is born
3. born
4. to be born
I . . .
understand
Portuguese because I lived in Brazil for ten years.
1. understand
2. ’m understanding
3. to understand
4. ‘ll understand
She can’t run in the race because she . . .
has broken
her leg.
1. broke
2. has broken
3. breaks
4. is breaking
They arrived after the party . . .
had finished
.
1. finished
2. had finished
3. was finished
4. finish
John . . .
was wearing
a brown jacket when I saw him.
1. wore
2. was wearing
3. has worn
4. wears
William Shakespeare . . .
used to live
in this house when he was a child.
1. had lived
2. used to live
3. would live
4. lives
The film was awful and we were very . . .
bored
.
1. bored
2. boring
3. bore
4. boredom
Are you three boys . . .
comfortable
in the back of the car?
1. comfort
2. comfortable
3. comforted
4. comforting
Have you . . .
completely
finished your assignment?
1. complete
2. completed
3. full
4. completely
I couldn’t take any pictures because I . . .
’d left
my camera at home.
1. ’d left
2. ’m leaving
3. to leave
4. ’ve left
When I got home I saw that my brother . . .
had eaten
all the chocolates! The box was empty!
1. had eaten
2. has eaten
3. ate
4. eats
In the evenings, we used to sit around the piano and our mother . . .
would play
our favourite songs.
1. played
2. would play
3. plays
4. will play
I . . .
’ve been reading
David Copperfield for two weeks but I haven’t finished it yet.
1. ’ve read
2. ’ve been reading
3. read
4. ’m reading
You look very tired. . . .
Have
you been working too hard?
1. Did
2. Was
3. Have
4. Are
I’d like to introduce . . .
myself
. My name is Dahlia Ross.
1. myself
2. yourself
3. me
4. ourselves
They love . . .
each other
very much and they are going to get married.
1. others
2. themselves
3. ourselves
4. each other
She hurt . . .
herself
when she was gardening.
1. herself
2. itself
3. himself
4. myself
I . . .
am frightened
of ghosts.
1. frighten
2. am frightened
3. am frightening
4. frightened
All the children . . .
were given
presents by Father Christmas.
1. give
2. were giving
3. gave
4. were given
The thief . . .
was being watched
by a security camera.
1. was watching
2. was be watched
3. was been watched
4. was being watched
She went to the salon . . .
to get her hair cut
.
1. to make her hair cut
2. to be her hair cut
3. to do her hair cut
4. to get her hair cut
The grass in front of his house . . .
hasn’t been cut
for two months!
1. hasn’t cut
2. hasn’t been cut
3. didn’t cut
4. not cut
We . . .
’re going
to Italy for our holidays next June. I’ve already booked a hotel in Florence.
1. ’ll go
2. ’re going
3. go
4. went
In fifty years from now, the earth . . .
will be
much warmer.
1. is
2. be
3. will be
4. is being
Iguacu is the largest waterfall in . . .
South America
.
1. the South America
2. South America
3. a South America
4. any South America
He is . . .
an officer
in the army.
1. the officer
2. officer
3. a officer
4. an officer
. . .
The United Kingdom
consists of four countries; Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England.
1. The United Kingdom
2. United Kingdom
3. a United Kingdom
4. An United Kingdom
Is your hair . . .
curly
or straight?
1. curls
2. curled
3. curly
4. curling
She’s very young to be Prime Minister. She’s only in her . . .
late
thirties.
1. later
2. late
3. lately
4. latest
Look at that girl in her Ferrari. She . . .
must
be very rich!
1. should
2. can
3. must
4. may
Don’t forget to take an umbrella. It . . .
may
rain!
1. must
2. can
3. ought
4. may
That . . .
can’t be
Brad Pitt — not in this small town!
1. mustn’t be
2. mightn’t be
3. can’t be
4. shouldn’t be
George hates everything. He must be very . . .
miserable
.
1. cheerful
2. comfortable
3. miserable
4. positive
It was a warm day when they returned, so they . . .
didn’t have to
switch on the heating.
1. had to
2. weren’t able to
3. can’t
4. didn’t have to
She . . .
couldn’t
ride a bicycle until she was twelve years old.
1. can’t
2. couldn’t
3. hadn’t
4. isn’t
If I hadn’t got married when I was eighteen, I . . .
’d have gone
to university to study agriculture.
1. ’d go
2. ’d have gone
3. ‘ll go
4. was going
She . . .
would have been
a great ballet dancer if she hadn’t grown so tall.
1. will have been
2. will be
3. had to be
4. would have been
She wouldn’t have become a millionaire business woman if she . . .
hadn’t worked
hard at school
1. hadn’t worked
2. had worked
3. didn’t work
4. worked
She told me that she . . .
had crashed
her car when she was driving to work.
1. was crashing
2. had been crashing
3. had to crash
4. had crashed
Mrs Fielding said she . . .
ought
. help me with singing.
1. would
2. need
3. ought
4. is able
The doctor asked me what I . . .
had been doing
when I broke my leg.
1. doing
2. had been doing
3. have been doing
4. ‘m going to do
At the job interview, they asked me where I . . .
had been working
for the last two years.
1. work
2. ’ll work
3. had been working
4. ’m working
How long . . .
have you been living
in Austria? – Almost two years, now.
1. are you living
2. have you been living
3. will you be living
4. did you live
They wanted to know how tall I . . .
was
so they measured me.
1. have
2. have been
3. had
4. was
Don’t stop . . .
until
you have finished the test!
1. first
2. since
3. until
4. to
. . .
Although
, . . .

she is only 13, she is an expert violinist and has played with orchestras on TV!
1. Because
2. Although
3. Despite
4. Even
I wish I . . .
could
understand Spanish!
1. could
2. can’t
3. able
4. can
I feel so sleepy! I . . .
shouldn’t have eaten
such a big lunch!
1. mustn’t have eaten
2. shouldn’t have eaten
3. wouldn’t have eaten
4. couldn’t have eaten
I’d make you some coffee but I forgot . . .
to buy
some coffee beans.
1. to buy
2. bought
3. buying
4. buy

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