Test Your English

Placement Test

Instructions:

- The test consist of 70 questions
- You will have 30 minutes to complete the test.
- The test will auto-submit when the timer ends.

Question 1

Manager: Where’s Mr Davidson?
Assistant: Oh, he’s ___ London today.

A) in B) on C) to D) at

Question 2

Amirah: Do you like cats?
Chris: No, but there ___lots of other animals I like.

A) is B) be C) are D) was

Question 3

Andrew: Where ___ Alicia come from?
Martin: I think she’s from the United States.

A) is B) do C) are D) does

Question 4

Teacher: Tell me something about your parents, Lucas.
Student: My mother and father ___ both very tall.

A) is B) isn’t C) are D) aren’t

Question 5

Ayla: That’s a nice table, Sophie! Is it new?
Sophie: Oh no, it’s my ____ old dining table.

A) mother B) mothers C) mother’s D) mothers’

Question 6

Emma: What do you do after school?
Chloe: I see my friends. Do you visit people, too?
Emma: No, I ___ go out.

A) often B) never C) always D) sometimes

Question 7

Katie: Is Charlotte at school today?
Laura: No, she ___. She’s not well today.

A) isn’t B) aren’t C) doesn’t D) hasn’t

Question 8

Alex: I’d like to make a cake.
Andrea: Three, I think. Let me check.
___ eggs have we got?

A) How big B) How much C) How many D) How long

Question 9

Ifrah: Which bus goes to the hospital?
Antonia: ___ the 236. It stops outside.

A) Get B) Got C) Gets D) Getting

Question 10

Father: Are we ready to go?
Daughter: No, Mum can’t find ___ hat.

A) its B) his C) her D) their

Question 11

Shop Assistant: Can I help you?
Customer: Yes, I’d like to buy ___ trousers.

A) a B) an C) this D) these

Question 12

Mother: Where’s that fish I bought? It was on the table.
Daughter: Oh no! The cat ___ it.

A) eat B) eats C) is eating D) are eating

Question 13

Amanda: I like your new sofa.
Fahima: Thanks. It’s ___ comfortable than the other one we had.

A) too B) very C) much D) more

Question 14

Alicia: I’m going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?
Peter: Could you get ___ milk, please?

A) a B) any C) some D) every

Question 15

Karina: When do you want to play football?
Aniqa: I ___ to play tomorrow, because I don’t need to go to work.

A) like B) likes C) liked D) ‘d like

Question 16

Manisha: What did you do at the weekend?
Nicola: I ___ tennis with my friend on Saturday.

A) play B) played C) plays D) playing

Question 17

Wife: Have we got any cheese in the fridge?
Husband: No, we haven’t. I’m ___ buy some this afternoon.

A) go B) go to C) going D) going to

Question 18

Laura: Where ___ you last Tuesday? I tried to phone you.
Beatriz: Oh, I was visiting my grandmother. I didn’t have my phone with me.

A) were B) was C) are D) is

Question 19

Miriam: Are you coming to my party on Tuesday?
Brian: I’m really sorry, but I ___ to take my daughter to the airport.

A) has B) had C) have D) having

Question 20

Saif: Why do you like running?
Isabella: Because it’s ___ way to keep fit.

A) best B) better C) the best D) the better

Question 21

Anna: Have you lived here a long time?
Stefan: Yes, over 40 years. I know ___ of people in this town.

A) any B) lots C) more D) most

Question 22

Josef: Why didn’t you come to the cinema last week?
Chloe: I wanted to but I couldn’t. I ___ studying for that test we had on Monday.

A) was B) were C) am D) been

Question 23

Anna: That bird’s on the garden table again. I think it’s hungry.
Juliana: Yes, look! It ___ eat the bread we put there.

A) is B) will C) goes to D) is going to

Question 24

Sophie: How long ___ married?
Ying Yue: Two years. I met my husband when I was working in New York.

A) had you got B) did you get C) have you been D) are you being

Question 25

David: Have you ___ that new film yet?
Susanna: No, I haven’t. We could go on Thursday if you like?

A) see B) saw C) seen D) seeing

Question 26

Shop Assistant: Excuse me, please. Could I get past?
Customer: Oh, I’m sorry. I’m getting in the way, ___ I?

A) don’t B) aren’t C) can’t D) haven’t

Question 27

Wife: Advertising is a big business for musicians.
Husband: Yes, musicians ___ a lot of money for writing short pieces of music.

A) pay B) paid C) are paid D) are paying

Question 28

Son: Mum, I’d really like a guitar. Can I have one?
Mother: OK, but if we buy one you ___ have to practise playing it.

A) will B) can C) could D) must

Question 29

Juliana: Do you like Brazilian coffee?
Miriodere: No I don’t, because it’s ___ strong.

A) too B) such C) much D) enough

Question 30

Matthew: Would you like anything from the shop?
Alicia: Yes, I’d like one of ___ celebrity magazines, please.

A) most recent B) more recent C) the most recent D) the more recent

Question 31

Daughter: Mum, my computer is broken again. I really need a new one.
Mother: I ___ buy one if we had the money, but it’s not possible right now.

A) will B) may C) should D) would

Question 32

Mother: ___ you packed your suitcase yet? We’re leaving early tomorrow morning.
Son: I’ll do it later. It won’t take long.

A) Did B) Have C) Will D) Are

Question 33

Lucas: Do you play the piano, Natasha?
Natasha: Well, I ___ play when I was younger, but I’m not sure I remember now.

A) can B) can’t C) could D) couldn’t

Question 34

Martina: What did the doctor say about your stomach pains?
Padma: He asked me what I ___ for the last two days.

A) eat B) had eaten C) was eating D) would eat

Question 35

Daughter: Everyone has arrived apart from Pamela.
Mother: Don’t worry, she phoned me this morning and said she ___ be a bit late.

A) can B) must C) should D) would

Question 36

Vincent: Did you see the weather forecast? It’s going to be extremely hot this weekend.
Pauline: I know, I can’t believe it! It ___ since Monday.

A) rains B) has been raining C) is raining D) was raining

Question 37

Ameena: What colour are you going to paint the living room?
Charlotte: I ___ probably choose something bright, like yellow.

A) will B) may C) can D) might

Question 38

Victor: I’d love to go back in history to see how people lived hundreds of years ago.
Simon: Me too! If I ___ choose, I’d probably travel to ancient Rome.

A) can B) will C) could D) would

Question 39

Stephen: The concert was fantastic yesterday. You ___ have come.
Yuuto: I know. I wanted to, but I had to work late.

A) must B) could C) ought D) should

Question 40

Katie: Would you like to go sightseeing or to the beach this afternoon?
Matthew: I don’t mind, I’ll let you decide.
Katie: OK, let’s go sightseeing, ___ we?

A) should B) shall C) might D) would

Question 41

Amanda: It said on the news that the president also owns all the national newspapers.
Andrew: That ___ be right! I don’t think that’s true.

A) must B) can’t C) won’t D) would

Question 42

Assistant: That meeting was really difficult. What would you have done if you ___ in my position?
Manager: Oh, I think you managed it very well.

A) are B) were C) had been D) would be

Question 43

Natalia: My new smartphone doesn’t seem to work.
Katie: Oh dear! Perhaps you should take it ___ and ask for a refund.

A) up B) out C) away D) back

Question 44

Chris: I wish I could be with our cousins …
Alison: Me too! By this time tomorrow they ___ on a Greek beach while we’re revising for our history test.

A) sunbathe B) will sunbathe C) will be sunbathing D) will have sunbathed

Question 45

Son: Are you OK, Mum? You don’t seem very relaxed.
Mother: I just wish I ___ an aisle seat so that I could get up and walk around more easily.

A) had chosen B) have chosen C) would choose D) should choose

Question 46

Nicola: I love this picture, but won’t it cost a fortune?
Victor: No, it’s just a copy. The original, ___ is a portrait of the artist’s friend, sold for €4 million!

A) whose B) which C) whom D) that

Question 47

Laura: I can’t believe how talented this artist was.
Emily: I know, it’s amazing. ___ he was almost 90 when he did them, his paintings are beautiful.

A) Since B) Besides C) Although D) Therefore

Question 48

Andrea: I want to buy some new shoes for the winter.
Shan: Well, I ___ looking for a new pair of boots for weeks, but I can’t find anything I like.

A) am B) was C) had been D) have been

Question 49

Client: I don’t have much money – just enough to ___.
Accountant: Well, let me suggest a way of helping you save more.

A) get by B) pay off C) do with D) make up

Question 50

Pablo: In April next year I ___ here for ten years exactly.
Alison: Wow! It really doesn’t seem that long.

A) will live B) will be living C) am going to live D) will have been living

Question 51

Student: Is it true that it took Bell and Watson ages to invent the telephone?
Teacher: Yes. When they finally succeeded, they ___ on it for about 30 years.

A) must work B) had been working C) have worked D) would be working

Question 52

Rachel: This would be a lovely place to sit on a dry day.
Natasha: Yes, I know. I just wish the rain ___.

A) would stop B) has stopped C) will have stopped D) would be stopping

Question 53

Student: What’s today’s lesson going to be about?
Teacher: Today we’re going to learn about a tribe descendants ___ live in Lima, the capital of Peru.

A) who B) which C) whose D) whom

Question 54

Andrea: Did your town have a good market?
Katie: Yes. When I was young we ___ there every Saturday looking for bargains.

A) had gone B) would go C) were going D) had been going

Question 55

Daughter: Joanna has been really supportive. I’m so lucky to have her as a friend.
Mother: Yes. Just think – if you hadn’t sat next to her in class at school, you ___ so close now.

A) won’t be B) wouldn’t be C) wouldn’t have been D) aren’t

Question 56

David: Did you see the headline this evening?
Nicola: Yes – the Prime Minister was ___ to resign today.

A) charged B) argued C) struggled D) forced

Question 57

Student: I’m concerned about the chemical test results I’ve just had from the river.
Professor: It ___ be a good idea to check the acid levels as well then.

A) must B) should C) might D) ought

Question 58

Aamir: They’ve just announced that our train has been delayed.
Laura: That’s annoying. We ___ have rushed to get here after all.

A) needn’t B) could C) should D) mustn’t

Question 59

Liam: So, your Dad’s got a laptop!
Cian: Yes, I bought it for him last year – until then he ___ a typewriter!

A) used B) has used C) has been using D) had been using

Question 60

Isabella: The flight is fully booked, so I won’t be able to go to Barbados next week.
Safia: If you ____ the ticket sooner, you’d have found a seat.

A) had booked B) were booking C) booked D) would have booked

Question 61

Receptionist: You ___ taken a taxi to the hotel since you arrived so late.
Customer: It was OK, actually. There was a direct bus service from the airport.

A) will have B) should have C) might have D) would have

Question 62

Sophie: Have they finished interviewing for the manager’s position yet?
Rafi: No, but they ___ all the candidates by next Friday.

A) won’t see B) would see C) haven’t seen D) will have seen

Question 63

Athlete: ___ hard I try, I can’t run any faster.
Coach: You’ve improved a lot. I wouldn’t worry about it.

A) Though B) Whereas C) However D) Considering

Question 64

Laura: That’s a really beautiful painting. The colours are so vivid.
Jeremy: Yes, it’s amazing to think it was lost for years and ___.

A) must be restored B) had to be restored C) has been restoring D) would be restoring

Question 65

Charlotte: I saw the photos from the film festival. Was that you with the actor from The Hobbit?
Niall: Yes, it was! ___ did I imagine I would ever actually meet him.

A) Not B) Much C) Hardly D) Little

Question 66

Pauline: I hear you got soaked on the golf course this morning.
Chris: Yes. I wish I ___ listened to the weather forecast.

A) had B) have C) would have D) should have

Question 67

Laura: How was the meeting?
Ricardo: It finished late because Victor didn’t arrive until 5 pm. He told me he ___ been given the wrong directions.

A) has B) had C) should have D) would have

Question 68

Andrew: I picked up some of that cat food you wanted.
Pedro: Oh good. Once ___ to these new cat biscuits, they won’t want to go back to the other stuff.

A) we’ve switched B) we’ll be switching C) we’ll have switched D) we’ve been switched

Question 69

Antonia: Has your son done well in his exams?
Phillip: Yes. Only once ___ he wasn’t sufficiently prepared, but he can take that one again.

A) he found B) he has found C) did he find D) could he find

Question 70

Son: I had a bit of a stomach ache this morning.
Mother: Oh dear! Well, I did say you ___ eaten that chicken last night.

A) wouldn’t have B) couldn’t have C) mustn’t have D) shouldn’t have

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