CEIPSO MARÍA MARTÍN – CURSO ESCOLAR 2022 - 2023

Placement Test
A Reading
Read the article about a shopping centre in the UK. Are the sentences true (T), false (F) or
not given (NG)?

The Birmingham Bull Ring Shopping Centre

The Bull Ring Shopping Centre in Birmingham, UK was designed by Benoy architects in 1998,
and building started two years later, in 2000. The shopping centre first opened in 2003 and it’s
now the most popular place for shopping in the city.
The building has two floors and an east and a west building. The outside of the building is
covered with 15,000 metal circles so the building has won awards, such as the RIBA Award for
Architecture in 2004.
The Bull Ring receives local shoppers, as well as people from other areas of the UK and abroad.
If visitors get lost, they can use the shopping centre computers that have maps of the building.
The shopping centre also has a number of restaurants and coffee shops where people can go to
take a break from shopping.

1 They started building the Bull Ring shopping centre in 2003. T ☐ F ☐ NG ☐

2 It took two years to make the building’s 15,000 metal circles. T ☐ F ☐ NG ☐
3 The building’s design has received prizes. T ☐ F ☐ NG ☐
4 Visitors to the shopping centre are mostly local people. T ☐ F ☐ NG ☐
5 The Bull Ring has a number of places for children to play. T ☐ F ☐ NG ☐
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B Grammar
Read the sentences and choose the correct alternatives.
1 ___ a very big family?
A ☐ Has Sophie got B ☐ Have Sophie got C ☐ Sophie has got
2 They can’t do yoga because they didn’t bring ___ sports clothes.
A ☐ your B ☐ our C ☐ their
3 There’s ___ food on the menu. I don’t know what to have!
A ☐ much B ☐ a lot of C ☐ many
4 They ___ dinner in the restaurant right now.
A ☐ have B ☐ had C ☐ are having
5 I ___ play video games with my brother – about five times a week.
A ☐ often B ☐ always C ☐ hardly ever
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C Grammar
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 She __________ (not / like) coffee, but she loves tea.
2 They __________ (not / meet) before and I don’t think they’ll like each other.
3 Last year I__________ (can / not / play piano), but now I can do it well!
4 I think he’s__________ (short) than his older sister.
5 She __________ (go) to twenty museums, and she wants to visit more!
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Life Vision Pre-Intermediate • Placement Test 1

D Grammar
Match the beginnings and the endings of the sentences.
1 ☐ I’m studying because A playing volleyball with his friend.
2 ☐ Did you take the train B it won’t snow for the next two weeks.
3 ☐ They predict that C she goes to the theatre once a week.
4 ☐ At the moment, Paul’s D I’m going to be a teacher when I’m older.
5 ☐ Anna loves watching plays so E to school this morning?
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E Vocabulary
Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two words that you do not need to
use.

awful interesting long modern narrow noisy relaxing

1 This movie is __________. The actors are terrible and the story is really boring.
2 There are lots of __________ buildings in my town.
3 My mum is short and she has __________, straight hair.
4 I’m reading a really __________ book at the moment. I can’t stop reading it!
5 The town is full of people banging drums so it’s really __________.
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F Vocabulary
Are the sentences correct (C) or incorrect (I)?
1 A banana is a yellow fruit. C☐ I☐
2 You catch a bus at a station. C☐ I☐
3 A person who cuts hair is a hairdresser. C☐ I☐
4 Rock is a type of music. C☐ I☐
5 You use a sink to cook food. C☐ I☐
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G Vocabulary
Complete the missing words in the sentences.
1 I need to send an e________ to Mr Elliott about my homework.
2 How much money have you got in your coat p________?
3 Don’t forget your p________. You won’t be able to go on holiday without it.
4 My aunt started her own b________ after university. She’s a website designer.
5 Would you like to go to the c________ tomorrow and watch a movie?
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H Vocabulary

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