PLACEMENT TEST
Directions: Circle the correct letter.
1. These are your books, _____ they?
a) isn’t b) aren’t c) weren’t
2. I told the teacher _____ I had seen
a) what b) which c) where
3. We talked about _____ new words.
a) learn b) learned c) learning
4. A lot of rice is grown in Asia.
The sentence is mostly about _____.
a) why people grow rice b) how people grow rice c) where people grow rice
5. I asked a woman when I could catch the Broadway bus. She said, “The Broadway bus arrives at
six o’clock.”
The Broadway bus_____.
a) will arrive in the future b) has already arrived c) won't be arriving
6. I would travel to Hawaii if I _____ a lot of money in the lottery.
a) get b) won c) will
7. This is the dress _____ my grandmother made.
a) whom b) where c) which
8. “Carl would rather not go to the party.”
The speaker means _____.
a) Carl really wants to go. b) Carl doesn’t want to go. c) Carl wishes he could go.
9. Sara _____ to Los Angeles in 2005.
a) moved b) moving c) has moved
10. If I have enough time, I _____ help you with your homework.
a) am b) will c) would
11. Right now, it _____.
a) rain b) rains c) is raining
12. This pen is _____ same as that one.
a) as b) not c) the
13. “Do you think it will rain?”
The speaker wants to know about _____.
a) the weather now b) the weather in the past c) the weather in the future
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14. She doesn’t want _____ coffee.
a) any b) some c) many
15. “Stephanie will regret her decision sooner or later.”
The speaker means Stephanie _____.
a) might make a decision soon.
b) could be happier later.
c) is definitely going to be sorry.
16. All of the food ______ on the table.
a) is b) am c) are
_______
17. “We ran out of milk.”
The speaker means we have _____.
a) no milk b) some milk c) a lot of milk
18. Robert _____ his keys in the living room.
a) find b) found c) founded
______
19. Don and Nancy _____ the house yesterday.
a) cleaned b) cleaning c) cleaner
20. Leah said, “I’m bored with this book. Let’s watch TV.”
Why did Leah want to watch TV?
a) The TV wasn’t interesting b) Leah wasn’t interesting. c) The book wasn’t interesting.
21. We _____ to have a test next Friday.
a) are going b) may going c) will going
22. “You lost the tennis match, didn’t you?”
The speaker thinks you _____.
a) didn’t lose the match
b) probably lost the match
c) will most likely lose the match
23. Dave and Chris _____ very early tomorrow morning.
a) will leaving b) are leaving c) have left
24. _____ a new language is never easy.
a) Learn b) Learned c) Learning
25. When Larry arrived, the family sat down to eat.
Which event happened first?
a) The family sat down. b) Everyone ate. c) Larry arrived.
26. The laundry was _____ by my sister.
a) do b) done c) doing
27. I won’t play basketball with Pete because he never _____ the rules.
a) attends b) follows c) targets
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28. The teacher is writing the answers on the board.
The sentence is about _____.
a) the past b) the present c) the future
29. Greg is taller than Samuel.
Which sentence could be true?
a) Greg is 181 cm tall, and Samuel is 176 cm tall.
b) Greg is 176 cm tall, and Samuel is 181 cm tall.
c) Greg is 181 cm tall, and Samuel is 181 cm tall.
30. Hana got 89% on the test. John got 96% on the test. Rita got 78% on the test.
John got _____ score on the test.
a) the higher b) the highest c) the most high
31. Before you travel by train, you need to buy a _____.
a) travel agent b) reservation c) ticket
32. A _____ is a kind of vegetable.
a) strawberry b) wheat c) carrot
33. “The airplane is crowded.”
The speaker means the airplane is _____.
a) quite new b) too full c) very late
34. People usually touch something with their _____.
a) eyes b) noses c) fingers
35. Melanie said to Grace, “The blue dictionary is mine.”
Melanie means the dictionary belongs to _____.
a) Melanie b) Grace c) Melanie and Grace
36. There _____ two lamps in the bedroom.
a) is b) are c) was
37. _____ he goes is not my problem
a) Who b) What c) Where
38. Bill’s class, which meets at 11:00, has 28 students in it.
Bill has _____.
a) one class b) at least two classes c) three or more classes
39. Patty and Lou went to India.
The sentence means _____.
a) Only Patty went. b) They both went. c) Lou went alone.
40. What time _____ the class begin?
a) does b) was c) is
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41. The children _____ in the classroom.
a) is b) am c) are
42. “The situation has really gotten out of hand.”
The speaker means the situation is _____.
a) not easy to understand b) not under control c) not beneficial
43. My father enjoys _____ golf.
a) plays b) playing c) to play
44. The class hasn’t ended _____.
a) yet b) now c) already
45. If you cope with something, you _____ with it.
a) play b) deal c) tend
46. Remember to send _____ an email.
a) her b) she c) hers
47. Adele exercises _____ healthy.
a) to be b) was c) are
48. Could you please tell me _____?
a) where is the Grand Hotel b) is where the Grand Hotel c) where the Grand Hotel is
49. “Can you give me a hand?”
The speaker wants _____.
a) help b) praise c) money
50. Neither Mark nor Alex knows the answer.
The sentence means _____.
a) Mark doesn’t know the answer, and Alex doesn’t know the answer.
b) Mark knows the answer, but Alex doesn’t know it.
c) Mark and Alex both know the answer.
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