English Grammar Placement Test (Level 6-A)

Sep 10, 2016

Assessment criteria:

Assessment criteria:
Time limit: 20 minutes

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

We had the first snow of the winter . . .
a few
days . . .
ago
.
1. ago | since
2. since | few
3. few | ago
4. a few | a few
He . . .
avoids
getting into trouble by refusing to be involved.
1. resists
2. avoids
3. prevents
4. overcomes
I’m sorry. I . . .
should have told
you about the change in the dates but I forgot.
1. should have told
2. must have told
3. ought to tell
4. would tell
I knew she was married because she was . . .
wearing
a wedding ring.
1. carrying
2. bearing
3. dressing
4. wearing
Your wife rang . . .
to remind
you that you’re meeting her after work.
1. for reminding
2. to remind
3. for remembering
4. to remember
So far no one has . . .
applied
for the job of chief of police.
1. appointed
2. applied
3. presented
4. appeared
He wasn’t elected, . . .
despite
the efforts of his team.
1. despite
2. although
3. nevertheless
4. however
. . .
Riding
when there is ice on the roads . . .
is
very dangerous.
1. Ride | is
2. The riding | are
3. Riding | it is
4. The ride | is it
The method sounds old-fashioned but it works . . .
as
well as . . .
ever
.
1. as | never
2. ever | as
3. so | ever
4. never | so
When you’ve been playing as long as I have, one game is very like . . .
another
.
1. other
2. each other
3. another
4. one other
She seems very keen on discipline but I wonder . . .
what she is like
in class.
1. what she is like
2. what is she like
3. how she is
4. how is she
That’s the third time this week that the machine has been out of . . .
order
.
1. work
2. order
3. practice
4. force
She’s still very beautiful. I wish I . . .
had known
her when she was young.
1. would have known
2. have known
3. knew
4. had known
By the time they change the law, the damage . . .
will have
been done.
1. shall have
2. will have
3. had
4. must have
I don’t want to stop in the forest but . . .
there may
be a village quite near.
1. there may
2. it may
3. there can
4. it can
It’s a dangerous occupation. I don’t do it for the . . .
sake
of my health.
1. cause
2. desire
3. reason
4. sake
She . . .
folded
the cloth and put it away in the drawer.
1. folded
2. bent
3. twisted
4. curved
I . . .
have been
expecting a storm like this . . .
for
several days now.
1. am | in
2. was | during
3. have been | for
4. have | to
We’ve appealed for witnesses but . . .
no one
has come forward.
1. none
2. no one
3. anyone
4. any one
He . . .
apologized
to me for the mistake.
1. excused
2. forgave
3. pardoned
4. apologized
If he’d worked as hard as we have, he . . .
would feel
tired.
1. has felt
2. had felt
3. feels
4. would feel
I can’t find my glasses. I . . .
must have left
them at the office.
1. had to leave
2. could leave
3. must have left
4. can have left
You’ve had a lot to drink so you . . .
had
better let me drive.
1. should
2. would
3. had
4. ought
They aren’t going to raise taxes — at . . .
least
, that is what they promised.
1. least
2. last
3. first
4. once
Come on! I don’t want . . .
to miss
the start of the match.
1. that we miss
2. to miss
3. that we lose
4. to lose
My neighbours are a bit . . .
weird
. They believe in ghosts and magic.
1. weird
2. wicked
3. rare
4. decayed
If you don’t do what the boss tells you, you’ll be . . .
sacked
from the firm.
1. rejected
2. resigned
3. retired
4. sacked
Those boys climbed up the . . .
church
tower last night.
1. church’s
2. churchs’
3. church
4. churches’
They made a serious mistake and their opponents took . . .
advantage
of it.
1. profit
2. benefit
3. advantage
4. gain
She . . .
glanced
at me and then went on reading.
1. glanced
2. viewed
3. regarded
4. responded

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