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Placement Test #2
Secondary Level

Name : ______________________________
Result* : ______________________________

A. PART OF SPEECH

1. Underline the VERB!

a. It is a lovely day.
b. That man speaks French well.
c. I haven’t seen my grandma for ages.
d. My sister can create beautiful handicrafts.
e. They didn’t know about it.

2. Underline the NOUN!

a. We spend our holiday in Lombok.
b. John plays basketball after school.
c. I will call Mr. Bhaku tonight.
d. Look at those birds!
e. Maya drew her school nicely.

3. Underline the ADJECTIVE!

a. That car is very slow.
b. Fiona has got a bad accident.
c. My father is a hardworking man.
d. I am interested in photography.
e. This is a very frightening street.

4. Underline the ADVERB!

a. That little girl does her work carefully.
b. I usually stay at home on Sundays.
c. Last night, someone broke into our house.
d. Tania answered the questions well.
e. This is an extremely heavy rain.

B. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER!

1. Hi! ____________ Carlos! Nice to meet you!

a. I’m b. My c. Me d. My name

2. Juan ___________ from Brazil.

a. am b. is c. are d. come

3. Her name ___________ Laila. It’s Myra.

a. am not b. isn’t c. aren’t d. doesn’t

4. __________ house is near the station.

a. We b. Us c. Our d. Ours
5. They are nice. I like __________.
a. They b. them c. their d. themselves

6. __________ questions are very easy.

a. This b. That c. They d. These

7. ___________ your mom very tall?

a. is b. does c. do d. are

8. ___________ Mr. Frank walk to work?

a. are b. is c. do d. does

9. He ___________ crazy about Rock and Roll.

a. isn’t b. aren’t c. doesn’t d. don’t

10. Can you __________ a computer?

a. using b. uses c. use d. used

11. I’ll be ___________ for you at 11.00 a.m. tomorrow.

a. wait b. waits c. waiting d. waited

12. She __________ had her breakfast before going to school.

a. is b. has c. will d. have

13. Ben always ___________ his dad when he’s got problems.
a. call b. calls c. calling d. called

14. We __________ your grandpa at the coffee shop last night.

a. seen b. see c. seeing d. saw

15. __________ you meet Dr. Ford two days ago?

a. are b. do c. did d. can

16. Rick __________ to music right now.

a. is listening b. will listen c. listens d. listen

17. There __________ any milk left in the fridge.

a. is b. isn’t c. are d. aren’t

18. He’s done his homework, ___________ he?

a. is b. isn’t c. has d. hasn’t

19. Alright then, I’ll see you ___________ Tuesday.

a. in b. on c. at d. from

20. ___________ bike is that?

a. Where b. Who c. Which d. Whose
C. Listen and complete the missing gap! (SS Elm Tr. 25)

CAMP WILDERNESS

Dear Scott,
Well, here I am at Camp Wilderness. It’s really big and we’re in a huge park near a ______________. We’re a
long way from any people or shops.

There are about seventy five of us here. I’m ______________ a cabin with five other boys. Everyone speaks
some English but I’m learning a bit of Spanish from Jose, the Spanish boy. The ______________, Dan, sleeps in
the bed next to me and he snores! The Polish guy is ______________. His name is impossible to pronounce. It
begins with G so we call him ‘Gee’. The ______________ boy, Bruno, has got a girlfriend back home in Italy and
he always phones her on his mobile first thing in the morning and ______________thing at night. SAD!!

The day starts early – at half past six. I always get up late so when I get to the showers there’s ______________
no more hot water! We have breakfast in a huge barn. I usually only have cornflakes and toast but we get
waffles and muffins and eggs if we ____________ them. The food’s good here.

After breakfast, we do our activities. At the moment, I’m doing rock _______________ in the morning and
canoeing in the afternoon. Tonight, we’re going to have a karaoke _______________. There’s a really nice
Italian girl here called Giovanna. I think she likes me because she always _____________ at me at meal times.
Anyway, I’m going to sit next to her at the party tonight.

I must go. My canoeing lesson starts in five minutes and I mustn’t be _____________.

See you soon,

Greg

D. Listen and choose the best answer! (TOEFL Intro Pre Diag Tr. 2)

1. A. Her concerns were expressed.

B. She wonders if the concert was good.
C. The music was fantastic.
D. She wandered about during the night.

2. A. In the bus station

B. In a post office
C. In an airport
D. In a travel agency

3. A. He spends half his time with his daughter

B. His daughter’s under a year old
C. His daughter will start school in a year and a half
D. His daughter’s eighteen months old

4. A. He’s on the basketball team.

B. He doesn’t even like to play basketball.
C. He’s too short to make the team.
D. He thinks he’s tall enough.

5. A. She’s thinking about her grade in the seminar

B. The seminar is quite realistic
C. The seminar will take a great deal of time
D. She agrees with the man about the seminar.