ASSESSMENT TEST

Level: From Elementary to Advanced

Time allowance: 90 minutes

Mark:
Name: ……………………………………..….
Date: ……………………….Class: ………..

I. Choose the word that has different pronunciation from the others.
1. A. chair B. chemistry C. couch D. children
2. A. encourage B. marvelous C. wonderful D. umbrella
3. A. dial B. fire C. miraculous D. wild
4. A. camera B. worker C. orally D. insert
5. A. debt B. cabinet C. marble D. number

II. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D.

6. How old is your brother?
A. He has 18. B. He is 18. C. He is 18 years. D. He has 18 years.
7. Who’s calling, please?
A. Just a moment. B. This is Mary. C. Speaking. D. I’ll call you back.
8. …………… you remember to buy some milk?
A. Have B. Do C. Should D. Did
9. John ……………..Diana to the party tonight.
A. brings B. is bringing C. had brought D. will have brought
10. We were surprised that over 300 people …………… for the job.
A. wrote B. applied C. enquired D. asked
11. Take the A20 ………….. the roundabout, then turn left.
A. right B. as far as C. along D. heading north
12. Don’t phone me tonight. I ……………for my French exam.
A. will study B. study C. have studied D. will be studying
13. Are you having a nice time?
A. Here you are. B. Yes, I’m nice. C. Yes, I am. D. Yes, I’m having it.
14. Could you pass the pepper, please?
A. Over there. B. I don’t know. C. Help yourself. D. Here you are.
15. Tim and Mandy are …………..to go on a picnic together.
A. wanted B. said C. made D. talked
16. Could you tell me the …………. to the nearest supermarket, please?
A. road B. way C. direction D. street
17. – What would you like, Mary?
– I’d like the same …………… Peter, please.
A. that B. as C. for D. had
18. ……………. people know the answer to that quiz.
A. Least B. Litter C. Few D. A little
19. You should …………… sure all the windows and doors are locked.
A. take B. have C. wait D. make
20. I’ll go and ……………… if I can fetch him.
A. see B. look C. try D. tell
21. Her motorbike needs ………………..
A. repairing B. to repair C. to be repair D. repair
22. I haven’t had so much fun …………….. I was a small child!
A. when B. for C. during D. since
23. If only I …………… made that phone call!
A. wasn’t B. didn’t C. hadn’t D. haven’t
24. We like Mary for her friendly smile and her …………… of humour.
A. sense B. manner C. way D. impression
25. The two children watched in excitement as their mother ………….. a match and
lit the candle.
A. scratched B. struck C. rubbed D. scraped
26. Honestly! I saw a ghost! I’m not ………….……… it up!
A. having B. laughing C. making D. joking
27. “I did this exercise all …………… my own, Mom” said Harry.
A. by B. with C. for D. on
28. Sorry about Kate’s strange behavior, but she’s just not used to ……..… lots of
people around her.
A. had B. have C. having D. has
29. Thirty- six? No, that …………… be the correct answer!
A. can’t B. mustn’t C. wouldn’t D. needn’t
30. You …………… better check all the details before we send it off.
A. would B. had C. should D. did
31. I’ve drunk milk every ……… day of my life, and it’s never done me any harm!
A. particular B. individual C. single D. one
32. Daisy’s fear of enclosed spaces ………..… from a bad experience she had
when she was a child.
A. stems B. leads C. starts D. flows
33. The game is …… to be for five-year-olds, but I think a two-year-old could do it.
A. expected B. required C. obliged D. supposed
34. Sorry, I don’t understand ………… you’re talking about.
A. that B. what C. which D. why
35. Everybody wanted to eat out ……………. Benjamin.
A. apart B. unless C. however D. except
36. Eat everything up! I don’t want to see anything ………….on your plate!
A. left B. missing C. put D. staying
37. I really hope you can find a ………………..……. to this problem.
A. result B. way C. conclusion D. solution
38. In my country, it is …………..…the law to watch an X- rated film if you are
under eighteen.
A. under B. against C. over D. beyond
39. Rebecca had to ……… the invitation, as she was busy studying for her exam.
A. take off B. put back C. turn down D. get away
40. The police…………… that a terrorist group might be behind the kidnapping.
A. suppose B. fancy C. suspect D. accuse
41. Whenever Chris smiles, he …………… me of his grandfather.
A. remembers B. recalls C. rethinks D. reminds
42. The wonderful smell of freshly………… coffee hit us as we entered the store.
A. crushed B. smashed C. ground D. pressed
43. These shoes are very …………… for walking in the mountains.
A. practical B. functional C. realistic D. active
44. ………… of the credit for our success has to go to the chairman, Peter Lewis.
A. Several B. Much C. Enough D. Sufficient
45. When Jonnie …… to do something, you can be sure she’ll do it, and do it well.
A. gets on B. takes up C. sets out D. brings about
46. …………… we get to the top of this hill, the paths get much easier.
A. At the time B. Eventually C. Once D. Finally
47. …………… happens, I’ll always be there for you!
A. However B. What C. Whatever D. No matter
48. Can you …………… to it that no one uses this entrance?
A. see B. deal C. ensure D. get
49. A ………… debate ensued, with neither side prepared to give way to the other.
A. warm B. heated C. hot D. boiling
50. The version of the film I saw had been …………… censored.
A. strongly B. deeply C. great D. heavily
51. He promised to phone me at nine o’clock exactly, and he was as … as his word.
A. true B. good C. right D. honest
52. There has been so much media … of the wedding that I’m completely fed up with.
A. circulation B. attention C. broadcasting D. coverage
53. Turning back now is out of the ……………
A. agenda B. matter C. question D. possibility
54. In times of ……………, the price of precious metals such as gold generally
increases dramatically.
A. prosperity B. prospering C. prosperous D. prosper
55. ……… show that less competition and poor service are usually the result of
government regulation in the telecommunications business.
A. Study B. Studies C. Studying D. Studied
56. The road was very muddy because it ………………… all night.
A. rained B. rains C. will be rained D. have rained
57. All employees are expected and ………………. to exercise care when leaving e-
mail messages within the company.
A. required B. have required C. require D. requiring
58. Vortex Medical is a well known leader in manufacturing medical equipment for its
…………….. patents.
A. number B. numerous C. numerical D. numeral
59. According to the poll, ………… factors may not affect election results, unless of
course turnout is low.
A. each other B. another C. others D. other
60. They were fined for holding a boxing match without the official ……………. of the
state Boxing Commission.
A. approving B. approval C. to approve D. approved

III. Fill in “much”, “many”, “(a) little” or “(a) few”.

We need to buy a lot of things from the supermarket. We haven’t got 61)
……………sugar left and there’s very 62) ………… coffee in the jar. We need 63)
……………oranges because we haven’t got 64) ……………. and I think we should
buy 65) ……………. cheese because we have got very 66) ………….. There are
very 67) ……………. eggs left so we need to buy some more eggs, too.

IV. Fill in “some”, “any”, “no” or their derivatives.

There is 68) ……………………… waiting to see the dentist. He is very nervous
and he hopes that he hasn’t got 69) ………….………… bad teeth and the dentist
won’t find 70) ……….…………… wrong! He wants 71) …………………… to read
but there are 72) …………………… magazines on the table near him. Across the
room there is a small table with 73) …………………… magazines on it. The man
takes one and starts to read but there is 74) …………….……… interesting in it.

V. Fill in the plural.

75. Some tea Two …………………………………………………….…….

76. One fox Two …………………………………………………….…….
77. One mouse Two …………………………………………………….…….
78. Some bread Two …………………………………………………….…….
79. One knife Two …………………………………………………….…….
80. Some chocolate Two …………………………………………………….…….
VI. Write questions using the words in brackets.
81. The post office is opposite the HSBC bank. (Know)
…………………………………………….……………….....................….……..….…..?
82. Ann is going to buy a bicycle. (What)
…………………………………………….………………………………………...….….?
83. She goes to the gym twice a week. (How often)
…………………………………………….……………………………………………..…?
84. Why don’t we go the jazz club tonight? (Let’s)
…………………………………………….……………………………………..…………?
85. The National Bank was robbed last Sunday. (When)
…………………………………………….…………………………….……….…………?

VII. Put the adjectives in the right order.

Example: a new / woollen / red / smart / hat. A smart new red woollen hat
86. a(n) modern / luxurious / Italian / white / car. ………………………………...…...
87. a(n) stone /English / small / ancient / church. ….…………………….…….….….
88. a green / fantastic / Japanese / large / motorbike. ………………….…....………
89. a new / wooden / black / huge / armchair. ………………….…………..……….…
90. a gold / tiny / round / Russian / coin. …………………….……………………….…

VIII. Put the verbs into tenses.

When John Mills 1) …was… (be) eighteen he left his home in the country and
went to study in London. While he 91) ……….…………… (study) at the University
there, someone offered him a job as a salesperson. At that time he 92)
……….……..….…… (try) to finish his degree so he 93) …………………………
(turn down) the job. Since then he has done many kinds of jobs, including teaching
and farming. He 94) ……….………… (also/run) a shop, which is the only job he
95) ……….……...…… (not/like). Since last September he 96) ……….………………
(try) to find a job in an art gallery because he wants to learn about paintings, but so
far he hasn’t had much luck.

IX. Rewrite the following sentences using the suggestions below.

97. They have built a new hospital in our town.

A new hospital ………………………………………………………………….……
98. We moved to this city ten years ago.
How long …………………………………………………………………………….?
99. Mary doesn’t intend to visit the Eiffel Tower this afternoon.
Mary isn’t ……………………………………………………………………..………
100. “It was you who broke the window.” he said to me.
He ……………………………………………………………………………………..