English Language Placement Test

Name: ______________________________________________ Date: _________________________

Quiz 1 If you have difficulty answering these questions, then you may register in English Level 1. If
you are able to answer 75% of these questions, without difficulty, then continue to Quiz 2.

1. She _________ a teacher.

(a) is (b) are (c) am
2. I __________ to work everyday.
(a) walks (b) walk (c) walkes
3. He is _____________ right now.
(a) read (b) reading (c) reads
4. There _________ some milk in the fridge.
(a) are (b) is (c) have
5. When is class?
(a) at Dawson (b) on 9:00 a.m. (c) at 9:00 a.m.
6. How old _______ you?
(a) have (b) are (c) do
7. How ___________ students are in the class?
(a) any (b) much (c) many
8. I __________ meeting my friend soon.
(a) am (b) --- (c) is
9. When is ____________ birthday?
(a) her (b) she (c) hers
10. Tania _____________ to the store yesterday.
(a) go (b) goes (c) went

Quiz 2 If you have difficulty answering these questions, then you may register in English Level 2. If
you are able to answer 75% of these questions, without difficulty, then continue to Quiz 3.

11. Im sorry, I _____________ go to a movie this weekend.

(a) can (b) cant (c) do not
12. Canada is _________ France.

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(a) bigger (b) bigger than (c) biggest

13. They ____________________ go to school at 8:30.
(a) has to (b) have to (c) can to
14. He _______ basketball on Tuesdays.
(a) plays (b) playing (c) is play
15. How ______________ do you visit your parents?
(a) often (b) about (c) many time
16. Its 9:00. Wheres Jim? Hes _________________ here on time.
(a) sometimes (b) usual (c) usually
17. I love these jeans! Im going to buy _____________.
(a) they (b) me (c) them
18. Malcolm is busy. He ____________ his homework right now.
(a) is doing (b) is do (c) doing
19. I bought cake because there _______________ any pies.
(a) wasnt (b) werent (c) is not
20. Susan _________________ all day yesterday.
(a) work (b) works (c) worked

Quiz 3 If you have difficulty answering these questions, then you may register in English Level 3. If
you are able to answer 75% of these questions, without difficulty, then continue to Quiz 4.

21. Ive already __________ to him this morning.

(a) speak (b) speaked (c) spoken
22. Can I please have ______________ sugar for my tea?
(a) any (b) some (c) much
23. Mary has lived in Calgary __________ 25 years.
(a) since (b) for (c) until
24. We _______________________ home when we saw the accident.
(a) were walking (b) are walking (c) is walking
25. They are moving in 2 days! They _________________ start packing.
(a) have better (b) had better (c) must to
26. Doctors tell us to avoid ____________ fatty foods.

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(a) to eat (b) eating (c) eats

27. The Montreal Metro system ________________ in the late 60s.
(a) was build (b) was built (c) builded
28. My new apartment is ____________________ my old one. They are the same size.
(a) as big as (b) bigger (c) as big
29. If I ______________ more money I would go on holiday.
(a) have (b) had (c) has

Quiz 4 If you have difficulty answering these questions, then you may register in English Level 4. If
you are able to answer 75% of these questions, without difficulty, then continue to Quiz 5.

30. The kids are bored with __________________ TV. Lets go out.
(a) to watch (b) watching (c) watch
31. Its a beautiful day __________________?
(a) is it (b) isnt it (c) it is
32. Jane introduced her husband to her boss because they ____________________ before.
(a) had never met (b) has never met (c) had never meet
33. Thats the store where you can __________ your film ____________ in an hour.
(a) get/develop (b) have/develop (c) get/developed
34. Mary ___________________ to France, but she changed her mind.
(a) was going to go (b) went (c) going to go
35. The couple ________________ at the restaurant are on their honeymoon.
(a) who were eating (b) were eating (c) whose were eating
36. Kevin told me that he____________ for the airport at 6:30.
(a) was left (b) was leaving (c) was leave
37. By next week I ____________ finished the report.
(a) will have (b) have (c) was
38. Sarah hopes ________________ school in the fall.
(a) starting (b) to start (c) starts
39. It isnt warm enough __________________ swimming today.
(a) to go (b) for go (c) go
40. Shell _____________________ her mother in Toronto in June.
(a) to visit (b) be visiting (c) visits

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Quiz 5 If you have difficulty answering these questions, then you may register in English Level 5. If
you are able to answer 75% or more of these questions, without difficulty, then you may consider taking
the English Writing Skills course.

41. My parents were thrilled _______________ that I got engaged.

(a) about hear (b) to hear (c) hearing
42. By the time the show started the audience _________ for an hour.
(a) had been waiting (b) has been waiting (c) had wait
43. What would you have done if you _____________________ a cell phone?
(a) wouldnt have (b) hadnt had (c) wouldnt has
44. Each of us __________ some housework.
(a) does (b) do (c) to do
45. Calgary doesnt have a subway system and _________________ Vancouver.
(a) so does (b) neither does (c) either does
46. A: Did you go to your brothers last night?
B: Yes, but I ______________ stayed home.
(a) would rather have (b) should to (c) should had
47. __________________ a late lunch they werent ready to eat again until 9:00 pm.
(a) To eat (b) Having had (c) To have had
48. Its ___________________ a comedy than a drama.
(a) more of (b) more than (c) as more as
49. The reporter _______________ the editor that she would have the article ready by tomorrow.
(a) said (b) told to (c) told
50. He left the room quietly.
(a) The focus of this sentence is on leaving the room.
(b) The focus of this sentence is on how he left the room.
(c) The focus of this sentence is on the subject, he.

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