PLACEMENT TEST FOR TEENS 1

Time allotted: 30 minutes

PART A- USE OF ENGLISH

I/ Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence or do as directed. (3 marks)

1. Tom has got a __________ message from his best friend.

A. the longest B. the longer C. long D. longer
2. What continent is ____________: America or Africa?
A. large B. the largest C. larger D. very large
3. Can you name _____________ mountain in the world?
A. high B. higher C. the highest D. so high
4. Jane and Vicky________late for school yesterday. They are always late for school.
A. are B. were C. is D. was
5. Last year we________to Italy and ________many famous places.
A. go - visit       B. goes - visited         C. went – visited D. went – visit
6. My dad _____________ go to work because he was will.
A. can B. could C. can’t D. couldn’t
7. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently:
A. food B. look C. zoo D. good
8. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently:
A. visited B. invited C. watched D. decided
9. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern:
A. sixty B. sixteen C. forty D. fifty
10. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern:
A. many B. money C. mother D. machine

II/ Put the verbs or adjectives in the correct forms to complete sentences. (2 marks)

1. What’s ...........................................(dangerous) animal in the world.

2. Is Julia ill? She ................................ (not be) at school today.
3. There ..........................(not be) any department stores here twenty years ago.
4. Your exam results are .......................................(bad) than my exam results.
5. Unfortunately, James (not/ have) ........................ time to visit Parc Guell.

PART B- READING & WRITING

I/ Read the article about sea lions. Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space. (3 marks)
Sea lions (1) .......................... found in the Pacific Ocean, from the north of California to Mexico.
(2) .......................... large animals live for up to 20 years and can (3) .......................... to almost three meters
long.
The (4) .......................... place to see sea lions is Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. (5) .......................... the
winter there may be as many (6) .......................... 500 animals there, lying in the sunshine (7) ..........................

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slowly swimming around in the water. They are very noisy too. Tourists enjoy (8) .......................... the but
they are less popular with fishermen because they steal their fish and break their boats.
(9) .......................... is easy to teach sea lions as they are (10) .......................... intelligent than many other
animals. That’s why there are often sea lion shows at zoos and animal parks.
1. A. be B. is C. are 6. A. so B. as C. more
2. A. These B. That C. This 7. A. or B. so C. because
3. A. growing B. grows C. grow 8. A. to watch B. watching C. watches
4. A. best B. better C. good 9. A. It B. There C. Here
5. A. During B. At C. Along 10. A. very B. much C. more

III/ Rewrite the sentences as directed. (2 marks, 0.5 mark/ea)

1. The brown shoes are more expensive than the blue ones.
 The blue ...................................................................................................................................................

2. He goes to work at seven fifteen.

 He goes to work at a .............................................................................................................................

3. Tom drives to work every morning.

Tom goes ...................................................................................................................................................

4. My school has 20 classrooms.

 There ..........................................................................................................................................................

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 SPEAKING
PLACEMENT TEST FOR TEENS
I/ Part 1: Give personal information (Answer examiner's questions).
II/ Part 2: Students randomly pick up one topic and present it. Then answer 2-3 follow-up
questions from the examiner.

1. What do you like doing in your free time?

2. What did you do last weekend?

3. Describe your best friend.

4. Who do you love most in your family? Let’s describe him / her.

5. What did you do on your last vacation?

6. What’s the most dangerous animal in the world? Describe it.

5. What is your favorite sport? How often do you play it?

6. Describe your daily routine.

7. What do you often do in your free time?

8. What’s your dream job? Why do you like it?

9. Imagine that you will have a summer holiday this year, where do you want to go? Why?

10. Describe your house and your favorite room.

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