A placement test for GE course

Placement Test (30 minutes) Name: ……………………………………………………… Class: ………………………… Circle the correct answer for each sentence _ Can you close the window, please? A I cold B I’m cold C I have cold D It has cold Tom in politics A isn’t interested B not interested C doesn’t interested D doesn’t interest ‘ ’ ‘ No, she’s out.’ A Is at home your mother B Does your mother at home C Is your mother at home D are your mother at home “I’ll it tomorrow” He said he’d it _ A the following day B tomorrow C today D the previous day Bologna in Northern Italy is the place _ Guglielmo Marconi was born in A where B when C what D which We away at weekends A often go B go often C often going D are often going ‘ I don’t understand this sentence What _? A mean this word B means this word C does mean this word D does this word mean Tom a shower every morning A has B having C is having D have Sarah isn’t feeling well a headache A She have B She have got C She has D She’s got 10 The weather _ last week A is good B was good C were good D good 11 Why _ late this morning? A You was B did you C was you D were you 12 Terry in a bank from 1996 to 2003 A work B working C works D worked 13 I _ television yesterday A didn’t watch B didn’t watched C was watched D don’t watch 14 ‘ How _?’ ‘ I don’t know I didn’t see it.’ A was the accident happened B the accident happened C does the accident happen D did the accident happen 15 What _ at 11.30 yesterday? A Were you doing B was you doing C you were doing D were you 16 Jack was reading a book when the phone _ A ringing B ring C rang D was ringing 17 ‘Where’s Rebecca?’ ‘ to bed.’ A She is gone B She has gone C She goes D She have gone 18 ‘Are Diane and Paul here?’ ‘No, they _.’ A don’t arrive yet B have already arrived C haven’t already arrived D haven’t arrived yet 19 _ that woman before, but I can’t remember where A I see B I seen C I’ve seen D I’ve seeing 20 ‘How long _ married?’ ‘ Since 1998’ A you are B you have been C has you been D have you been 21 ‘Do you know Lisa?’ ‘ Yes, her for a long time.’ A I knew B I’ve known C I know D I am knowing 22 Richard has been in Canada A for six months B since six months C six months ago D in six months Grammar - A placement test Page 23 ‘When did Tom go out?’ ‘ ’ A For ten minutes B Since ten minutes C Ten minutes ago D In ten minutes 24 Where on Sunday afternoon? I couldn’t find you A you were B you have been C was you D were you 25 This house _ 100 years ago A is built B was built C is building D built 26 ‘Where _ born?’ ‘In Cairo’ A you were B was you C are you D were you 27 My car is at the garage It _ A is being repaired B is repairing C repaired D repairs 28 I can’t find my keys I think _ A they’ve been stolen B they are stolen C they’ve stolen D they’re being stolen 29 It , so we didn’t need an umbrella A wasn’t rained B wasn’t rain C didn’t raining D wasn’t raining 30 Somebody _ this window A has broke B has broken C has breaked D has break 31 _ out tonight? A Are you going B Are you go C Do you go D Do you going 32.Tom _ in the hospital for weeks last month A was B.were C has been D have been 33 I think Kelly _ the exam A passes B will pass C will be pass D is going to pass 34 Before Maria came to Britain, she understand much English A can B can’t C couldn’t D doesn’t 35 We walk home last night There were no buses A have to B had to C must D must to 36 We had a good holiday We enjoyed A us B.ours C ourself 36 We don’t eat very often A the meat B.some meat C a meat 37 There is in the room It’s empty A anybody B nobody C anyone 38 There were people in the theatre It was nearly empty A a little B few C little 39 You speak English very _ A good B fluent C well 40 ‘Do you feel better today?’ ‘No, I feel _ ’ A good B worse C more bad 41 I can run faster A than him B that he can C than he can 42 Tennis isn’t _ football A popular as B popular than C.as popular than 43 Why don’t you buy a car? You’ve got _ A enough money B money enough C enough of money 44 I don’t know the answer If I the answer, I’d tell you A know B would know C have known 45 Emma lives in a house is 400 years old A who B it C which Grammar - A placement test D ourselves D meat D no-one D a few of D slow D more worse D as he can D.as popular as D money of enough D knew D what Page ... umbrella A wasn’t rained B wasn’t rain C didn’t raining D wasn’t raining 30 Somebody _ this window A has broke B has broken C has breaked D has break 31 _ out tonight? A Are you... today?’ ‘No, I feel _ ’ A good B worse C more bad 41 I can run faster A than him B that he can C than he can 42 Tennis isn’t _ football A popular as B popular than C.as... have known 45 Emma lives in a house is 400 years old A who B it C which Grammar - A placement test D ourselves D meat D no-one D a few of D slow D more worse D as he can D.as popular as