Placement Test B
There are 30 multiple-choice questions and 1
written task in the test. Read the example and
choose the correct answer to each question: a,
b, c or d. Then do the written task.
Time limit: 45 minutes
0 s Mickey? Hes Storms friend.
a) What b) When c) Where d) Who
1 When I was a child I wear glasses.
a) have to b) must c) had to d) mustnt
2 These jeans are . Theyre too small for me.
a) not big enough b) too big
c) enough big d) big enough
3 They live in Sofia before they went to
London.
a) use to b) were c) had used to d) used to
4 Im not sure if Ill go to the cinema. I stay at
home.
a) might b) mustnt c) has to d) must
5 Thats Mrs Williams. Shes the teacher gives
us English classes.
a) when b) who c) where d) which
6 They dont know the answer,
a) arent they? b) do they? c) dont they?
d) are they?
7 Now Im than I was before!
a) more busy b) as busy c) busier
d) the most busy
8 I dont have to go to school, but I take my
exams.
a) havent to b) have to c) dont have to
d) has to
9 Are there plans for the future?
a) a b) the c) some d) any
10 People often give me advice about what I
do when I leave school.
a) should b) must c) have to d) to
11 I love mysteries and finding out about
people and their secrets.
a) to solve b) solve c) solving d) solved
12 Miss Grey is a teacher at my secondary
school.
a) a b) the c) - d) an
13 having a pizza?
a) How about b) Shall we
c) Lets d) Why dont we
14 you like classical music?
a) Cant b) Dont c) Arent d) Doesnt
15 I always watch this TV programme. Its funny
its interesting.
a) and b) but c) because d) so
16 Vasi is Bulgarian, but her friends are British.
in London now.
a) They b) Their c) Theyre d) There
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17 Mark can speak English .
a) very bad b) very worse c) very badly
d) at all
18 I can cook. cook?
a) Do you can b) Can you c) Could you
d) Do you manage to
19 I a bus to school.
a) m sometimes taking b) sometimes take
c) take sometimes d) m taking sometimes
20 I was sitting in the theatre when James Davies
(hes the director) me.
a) saw b) was seeing c) seeing
d) used to see
21 While I was chopping some vegetables I my
finger.
a) was cutting b) cut c) cutted
d) used to cut
22 You look tired. Did you well?
a) sleep b) slepped c) slept d) sleeping
23 The accident was all my fault. I blame .
a) me b) mine c) my d) myself
24 Have you got many DVDs? Just .
a) a few b) some c) a little d) not many
25 The hut was on the opposite side of the lake so
we had to walk it?
a) through b) across c) round d) along
26 The tropical rattlesnake is more dangerous than
a spider. Its dangerous.
a) at all b) fairly c) quite d) extremely
27 You are going on a trip to Paris this summer.
the Eiffel Tower?
a) Are you going to visit b) Are you visiting
c) Will you visit d) Do you visit
28 What when you finish school?
a) are you going to do b) are you doing
c) will you do d) you are going to do
29 Dont worry. I help you.
a) might b) wont c) m going to d) ll
30 I forgot my friends birthday. I keep notes of
important days.
a) should to b) shouldnt
c) should d) shouldnt
Writing
Write about a holiday or trip from your past.
Write 60 80 words.
Paragraph 1: Where did you go? Who did you go
with? What was the journey like?
Paragraph 2: What was the place like? What did you
do? What did you see? How did you
feel?
Paragraph 3: Did you enjoy it? Do you want to go
there again? Why?