Generic Placement Test

Read the sentences and choose the best answer for each question.
Choose only one answer.

Time: 40 minutes
1 We at school. 9 you go to school every day?
a) am a) Do
b) is b) Are
c) are c) Does

2 My English teacher is nice. name is Anna. 10 Lisa in an office.

a) Your a) work
b) Our b) works
c) Her c) working

3 I am student. 11 Pete doesn’t Spanish.

a) a a) speak
b) an b) speaks
c) any c) speaking

4 Josh: Is she your friend? 12 What time have breakfast?

Anissa: Yes, she . a) you
a) is b) do you
b) are c) are you
c) isn’t
13 Give me the pen. It’s !
5 My brother . a) my
a) is twelve b) me
b) is twelve years c) mine
c) has twelve years d) yours

6 Paul and Maria are parents. 14 book is this?

a) Tom a) Is
b) Tom’s b) Who
c) of Tom c) Does
d) Whose
7 Teresa: is the bank?
Emilio: It’s at the end of the road, on the left. 15 Leo loves parties and going out. He is very .
a) Who a) shy
b) What b) loyal
c) Where c) funny
d) sociable
8 Giulia, can you tennis?
a) play
b) to play
c) playing

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16 I take the bus to school. I take it at least 24 Let’s a movie today.
four times a week. a) watch
a) never b) to watch
b) often c) watching
c) always d) to watching
d) sometimes
25 I to Canada on vacation last year.
17 I work 11 p.m., then I go home. a) go
a) at b) was
b) until c) went
c) after d) going
d) before
26 What did Max on Saturday night?
18 There aren’t restaurants near here. a) do
a) a b) did
b) any c) does
c) some d) to do
d) several
27 Monica and Javier for the exam tomorrow.
19 Tim and Norah the same book. a) study
a) are reading b) to study
b) is reading c) is studying
c) reading d) are studying
d) reads
28 I’m going on Saturday morning.
20 Sam has a very lifestyle. He exercises a) shop
every day and eats a lot of fruit. b) shopping
a) boring c) to shopping
b) healthy d) not shopping
c) relaxing
d) stressful 29 I to work when I saw the accident happen.
a) was walking
21 She can speak English very . b) walking
a) well c) walked
b) clear d) to walk
c) good
d) quick 30 My laptop is not as yours.
a) expensive as
22 My new car is than my old one. b) expensive
a) fast c) too expensive
b) faster d) more expensive
c) not fast
d) very fast 31 Lola is student in my class.
a) best
23 How cheese is there in the fridge? b) better
a) any c) the best
b) many d) the better
c) much
d) some

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32 My sister is going on vacation by . 40 Victor: Do you think it will rain today?
a) herself Paula: I’m not sure. It .
b) itself a) can
c) her b) does
d) she c) won’t
d) might
33 Have you ever to China?
a) went 41 Could you call the store out what time
b) been they close today?
c) go a) find

d) be b) found
c) to find
34 You look tired. I think you go to bed earlier. d) finding
a) should
b) would 42 All these clothes from recycled materials.
c) ought a) made

d) have b) is made
c) are made
35 I’m going to the library. I to study for d) are making
my exams.
a) can 43 I’ll go to the movies if I my homework.
b) have a) finish
c) would b) finished
d) should c) to finish
d) will finish
36 I can’t understand him. He speaks than
you do. 44 If I the job of my dreams, I would be
a) less very happy.
b) clearly a) had
c) less clearly b) have
d) the least clearly c) will have
d) would have
37 I don’t like this soup. It’s salty.
a) too 45 I haven’t been to the new shopping mall .
b) enough a) yet
c) too much b) already
d) not enough c) not yet
d) not already
38 to go to the theater this evening?
a) How about 46 Stefan and Natalia living here since 2001.
b) Do you like a) are
c) Would you like b) were
d) What do you want c) will be
d) have been
39 I really enjoy to the movies with my sister.
a) go 47 I don’t eat meat now, but I have a steak
b) going every day.
c) to go a) use to

d) we go b) used to
c) am used to
d) was used to

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48 I my dinner by the time you arrived. 56 I wish I that double burger. I’m very full now.
a) had finished a) didn’t eat
b) have finished b) hadn’t eaten
c) finished c) wouldn’t eat
d) finish d) haven’t eaten

49 me how much this is? 57 I don’t know many people don’t have
a) Tell a smartphone nowadays.
b) Do tell a) they
c) Can you tell b) who
d) Don’t you tell c) what
d) which
50 I need to get my watch .
a) repair 58 I’m very tired today. I have gone out
b) to repair last night.
c) repaired a) might not

d) repairing b) couldn’t
c) wouldn’t
51 Maura him she would go to the movies d) shouldn’t
with him.
a) told 59 Where were you yesterday? You to come
b) said to class.
c) talked a) had

d) spoke b) should
c) were having
52 If I gone to Australia, I wouldn’t have met d) were supposed
my girlfriend there.
a) had 60 I was excited last night that I couldn’t
b) have sleep at all.
c) hadn’t a) so

d) haven’t b) too
c) very
53 Michael drives very slowly. He’s very . d) such
a) careful
b) careless 61 My sister her toys with me.
c) carefree a) would never to share

d) carefully b) never used to share

c) used to never share
54 You work in a hospital, ? d) was never sharing
a) isn’t it
b) you are 62 The more I get to know her, less I like her.
c) don’t you a) the

d) aren’t you b) so
c) even
55 I’ve finished my essay. At last! d) much
a) write
b) written 63 He promised that he us, but he didn’t.
c) writing a) will

d) to write b) was helping

c) had helped
d) would help

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64 Can you tell me you chose not to accept 72 I get very excited new dishes.
the job? a) about cooking
a) who b) to cook
b) where c) for cooking
c) why d) about to cook
d) what
73 Do you think Adam is capable the exam?
65 I stood on a chair better. a) to pass
a) in order seeing b) in passing
b) in order to seeing c) of passing
c) in order to have seen d) of pass
d) in order to see
74 I wish you’d me what to do all the time!
66 There is no water for the crops because of the . a) stop to tell
a) famine b) stopped telling
b) pollution c) stop tell
c) drought d) stop telling
d) climate change
75 He looked very fresh, just returned from a
67 You’ll soon up early. long trip.
a) used to get a) despite he
b) get used to getting b) despite having
c) get used to get c) despite the fact that
d) used to getting d) despite

68 My parents encouraged my dreams. 76 Yes, I went to Moscow last year. you?

a) me follow a) I told
b) I follow b) Did I tell
c) me following c) I didn’t tell
d) me to follow d) Didn’t I tell

69 They are a new range of clothing next month. 77 In the future, all our housework by robots.
a) bringing out a) is done
b) catching on b) will be done
c) drawing up c) will have been done
d) taking off d) will be doing

70 It was obvious from her red eyes that Maria . 78 I’m taking an umbrella, just in case it later.
a) had cried a) to rain
b) has cried b) will be raining
c) had been crying c) rains
d) has been crying d) will rain

71 I’d rather you to loud music in here. 79 She described her neighbor friendly woman.
a) didn’t to listen a) as a
b) don’t listen b) as
c) don’t listening c) to be
d) didn’t listen d) she is a

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80 If I had joined his company, I rich by now. 88 Hardly down when he started shouting at us.
a) will be a) did we sit
b) might be b) were we sitting
c) had been c) have we sat
d) will have been d) had we sat

81 Eating plenty of fresh food good for 89 Imagine how you would feel if someone your
your health. best friend.
a) believes to be a) annoys
b) it is believed b) has annoyed
c) they believe is c) annoyed
d) is believed to be d) would annoy

82 We can’t move into the new house next week. 90 A fire is thought the building.
The builders won’t by then. a) to destroy
a) finish b) that it destroyed
b) be finishing c) to have destroyed
c) have finished d) to be destroyed by
d) be going to finish
Score / 90
83 She is completely dependent her parents.
a) on
b) of
c) to
d) by

84 Please turn the light off before the building.

a) to leave
b) leave
c) leaving
d) you are leaving

85 you were coming, I’d have offered you a ride.

a) Had I known
b) Did I know
c) Have I known
d) If I knew

86 It’s essential that we this event carefully.

a) planned
b) will plan
c) plan
d) are planning

87 I recommend the castle.

a) to visit
b) visiting
c) you visiting
d) you will visit

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