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Placement Test Student B

Circle the correct answer a), b) or c) as in the example.
Family
0 My mum’s dad is my __________.

a) uncle b) grandmother c) grandfather

1 My mum’s brother is my__________.

a) cousin b) uncle c) dad

2 My uncle’s daughter is my__________.

a) aunt b) mum c) cousin

Free time
3 I often go to__________ on Saturdays.

a) skateboarding b) the cinema c) shopping

4 I__________ emails to my friends every day.

a) play b) send c) do

5 My mum loves__________ TV.

a) watching b) writing c) listening

Jobs
6 An__________ makes films.

a) artist b) actor c) reporter

7 A__________ works in a shop.

a) receptionist b) carpenter c) cashier

8 A__________ fixes cars.

a) mechanic b) engineer c) journalist

Food and drink

9 How much are the__________ sandwiches, please?

a) nut b) beef c) butter

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10 Can I have a__________ yoghurt?

a) juice b) strawberry c) lettuce

11 The__________ oil is £5.99.

a) mineral b) green c) olive

Sports
12 I love going__________.

a) swimming b) basketball c) golf

13 Jack plays__________ every summer.

a) surfing b) volleyball c) gymnastics

14 I’m watching a__________ match on TV.

a) cycling b) skiing c) basketball

Clothes
15 I like those black__________.

a) T-shirt b) skirt c) jeans

16 She’s wearing a red__________.

a) trainers b) dress c) socks

17 Do you like that green__________?

a) sandals b) coat c) trousers

House and furniture

18 There’s a__________ in the kitchen.

a) garage b) shower c) cooker

19 My books are on the__________.

a) desk b) ceiling c) upstairs

20 Your sandwiches are in the__________.

a) bookcase b) fridge c) mirror

Verb to be
21 They__________ American.

a) is b) am c) are

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22 He__________ seventeen.

a) am b) is c) have

23 She__________ Italian. She’s Spanish.

a) isn’t b) aren’t c) doesn’t

24 These pizzas__________ very hot.

a) isn’t b) aren’t c) be

25 __________ they from Madrid or Barcelona?

a) Is b) Am c) Are

26 What colour__________ her hair?

a) are b) have c) is

27 Is he sixteen? No, he__________.

a) doesn’t b) hasn’t c) isn’t

Verb have got

28 They__________ got black hair.

a) have b) is c) has

29 She__________ got a new computer.

a) have b) are c) has

30 He__________ got green eyes. They’re brown.

a) haven’t b) isn’t c) hasn’t

31 __________ they got a dog?

a) Do b) Has c) Have

32 __________ Monica got some new computer games?

a) Have b) Are c) Has

33 Has your sister got long hair? No,__________.

a) she isn’t b) she hasn’t c) she won’t

34 Has your house got a garden? Yes,__________.

a) it have b) it has c) it do

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There is / are
35 There__________ a fridge in my kitchen.

a) is b) are c) have

36 There__________ two lamps in the living room.

a) is b) are c) have

37 There__________ a cooker in my bedroom.

a) isn’t b) aren’t c) haven’t

38 There__________ any milk in the fridge.

a) aren’t b) isn’t c) haven’t

39 __________ there windows in your bathroom?

a) Are b) Is c) Have

40 Is there any bread? Yes,__________.

a) there is b) there are c) there have

41 Are there any mirrors in your kitchen? No,__________.

a) there are b) there isn’t c) there aren’t

Some / any
42 There aren’t__________ pens on the desk.

a) some b) any

43 There is__________ bread in the cupboard.

a) some b) any

44 She’s got__________ money in her purse.

a) some b) any

45 No, we haven’t got__________ biscuits.

a) some b) any

46 Is there__________ ice cream left?

a) some b) any

47 Are there__________ yoghurts for lunch?

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 a) some b) any

48 Have you got__________ lamps in your bedroom?

a) some b) any

Can
49 He__________ play football but he can play tennis.

a) can b) can’t

50 You__________ use your mobile phone in the classroom.

a) can b) can’t

51 __________ she ride a bike?

a) Can b) Can’t

52 __________ we have a drink?

a) Can b) Can’t

53 Can Billy paint? Yes,__________.

a) he does b) he can c) he can’t

54 Can they speak French? No,__________.

a) they can’t b) they haven’t c) they didn’t

Present simple
55 They__________ from Poland.

a) come b) comes c) cook

56 I don’t__________ Italian.

a) live b) talk c) speak

57 He__________ in Manchester.

a) likes b) lives c) loves

58 I__________ to Spain every summer.

a) come b) go c) goes

59 My mum__________ like coffee.

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 a) don’t b) doesn’t c) hasn’t

60 They__________ work in a school.

a) haven’t b) doesn’t c) don’t

61 __________ Julia live in London?

a) Is b) Do c) Does

Past simple
62 They__________ at the school disco last Friday.

a) have b) was c) were

63 She__________ at school last Sunday.

a) wasn’t b) weren’t c) isn’t

64 We__________ to the cinema last week.

a) go b) were c) went

65 They__________ lots of photos on holiday last year.

a) took b) take c) taken

66 She__________ come to my house last night.

a) don’t b) didn’t c) hasn’t

67 __________ they have breakfast this morning?

a) Do b) Did c) Does

68 Did she like the film?__________.

a) No, she doesn’t b) No, she didn’t c) No, she hasn’t

Going to future
69 We’re__________ to go shopping tomorrow.

a) gone to b) want c) going

70 They__________ going to the Italian restaurant tonight.

a) isn’t b) aren’t c) is

71 I’m going to phone my grandma__________.

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 a) tomorrow b) last night c) yesterday

72 __________ Carla going to buy some cakes for lunch?

a) Is b) Are c) Did

73 __________ we going to go ice skating next week?

a) Is b) Are c) Did

74 Is she going to finish her homework? No,__________.

a) she hasn’t b) she isn’t c) they aren’t

75 Are they going to play basketball later? Yes,__________.

a) they have b) they is c) they are

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