Insights Placement Test VOCABULARY Choose the correct option A, B, or C 16 I can play _ A a meal B a cell phone C the guitar I’m _ Brazil A from B of C made 17 How you _ your name? A spell B last C excuse One, two, three, _ A ten B four C forty 18 I like _ A friend B book C pizza A: What’s your _? B: It’s Sally A age B birthday C name 19 Where are you _? A to B from C country My favorite school subject is _ A math B address C computer 20 I don’t live in a house I live in _ A a watch B a coast C an apartment Which one is a food? A sandwich B phone C guitar 21 A: What’s your _ name? B: It’s Maria A mom B first C last I speak _ A the U.S.A B English C American 22 A: What time is it? B: It’s five _ A hours B quarter C o’clock I am a _ A twenty B CD C student Sam is my _ A watch B brother C book I’m from the U.S I’m _ A Canadian B American C Brazilian 10 New York City is _ the U.S A on B address C in 11 Daniel has a red _ A T-shirt B ones C Mexico 12 I live in _ A English B country C Brazil 23 Which is a part of the body? A hello B hand C car 24 Thank _ A me B you C much 25 We’re very _ to be here A nice B good C happy 26 A: Sorry B: No _ A worry B mind C problem 27 The _ of Brazil is Brasília A capital B country C number 13 Which one is a sport? A swimming B shopping C ball 28 Which one you wear on your head? A hat B shoe C jacket 14 My favorite month is _ A birthday B June C fifth 29 This building is _ years old A a hundred B much C quarter 15 Which one is a color? A blue B guitar C dress 30 It’s _ today A birthday B Saturday C week /30 © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013 This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class of Insights Tests GRAMMAR Choose the correct option A, B, or C _ are you from? A Who B What C Where I love _ pants you’re wearing A those B this C that Every morning, she _ a shower A take B takes C taking He _ the guitar or the saxophone, but he sings well A can’t play B can play C can’t to play Do you like fish? No, I _ A B don’t like C don’t Every day, we _ TV after school A watches B watch C are watching She _ eat meat – she’s a vegetarian A does B don’t C doesn’t I _ happy, but today I’m sad A am usually B usually am C usually There _ milk in the refrigerator A aren’t any B isn’t any C aren’t some 10 Mom’s not here right now – she's _ to work A drives B driving C is driving 11 John’s tall, but Pete’s _ A more tall B taller C the tallest 12 Marie’s the _ girl in the class A tallest B more tall C taller 13 Where _ you last night? A were B was C wasn’t 14 Last year, I _ to Florida on vacation A go B went C gone Placement Test 16 New York is a city _ I’d like to visit A who B that C where 17 _ you reply to my e-mail yesterday? A Do B Did C Why 18 The _ homework was difficult They asked their teacher for help A student B student’s C students’ 19 Janine _ eat cookies; they’re bad for her A shouldn’t B should C can 20 He’s interested in _ about art A learn B to learn C learning 21 Who _ he talking to last night? A was B did C were 22 She doesn’t think she _ the exam A will pass B won’t pass C pass 23 Picasso painted very _ A good B well C better 24 Emily _ the dentist tomorrow at 10 a.m A sees B seeing C is seeing 25 How _ sandwiches we need for the party? A many B much C any 26 Congratulations! You _ the test A have B were C have passed 27 I _ heard the good news A have ever B have just C have never 28 Have you _ been to the U.S.? A never B just C ever 29 There aren’t _ things to I’m bored A enough B too C much 30 I _ wear a uniform to school A like B shouldn’t to C have to 15 What _ study in college? A you going B are you going C are you going to © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013 This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class /30 of Insights Tests Placement Test READING LISTENING Track 2: Listen to two dialogues and choose the correct answer, a or b Dialogue Who are the people? a two friends b a mom and daughter Read the text and choose True or False Julia is from New York City True / False Her parents are teachers True / False Her sisters are older than her True / False Where are the people? a at home in the kitchen b in a restaurant She has two pets True / False Does the girl like going out for dinner? a yes b no Luther High School is a big school True / False What is the girl eating? a fish soup b vegetable soup Her favorite subjects are Spanish and French True / False Julia is good at swimming True / False What did the girl find in the soup? a chicken b fish Her last vacation was in California True / False Dialogue Who are the people? a two friends b two people at work She has been to Mexico City before True / False 10 Her family is going to go camping on their next vacation True / False Where are the people? a on a plane b on a bus /10 Can they leave? a yes b no What are they waiting for? a some luggage b some people 10 Are they going to the safety check? a yes b no /10 © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013 This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class of Insights Tests Placement Test Hi! My name is Julia Avery, and I’m from Chicago in the U.S I’m 15 years old, and I live with my mom, dad, and two sisters My dad is a teacher and my mom is a doctor My sisters are 16 and 18, so I’m the youngest in my family I really love animals, and I have a cat and a dog I also go horseback riding on weekends I want to go to college and study to be a vet when I’m older My school is Luther High School It’s a big school in the suburbs of Chicago with 3,000 students My favorite subjects are science and math, but I also like languages I’m learning Spanish and French I’m pretty good at Spanish, but French is very difficult I love sports, and in my free time, I like swimming, playing soccer, and basketball I’m on the swim team at school, and I hope to swim in the Olympics some day! Last year, we went on vacation to California It was awesome! We visited Yosemite National Park and camped out We went hiking in the mountains and swam in the river This summer, we’re going to go to Mexico because my uncle is living there for two years, in Mexico City I’ve never been abroad before, so I’m really excited We’re going to spend a few days in the city and then take a bus to the coast, where we will rent a house by the beach I want to go swimming with dolphins © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013 This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class of Insights Tests Placement Test WRITING Write a paragraph about yourself You can include information about: • your family and pets • your school • free-time activities • your last vacation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /20 /100 © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013 This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class of