Inside Out Quick Placement Test

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE New 2. What’s __________ name?

Inside Out QUICK PLACEMENT TEST A) -

B) his
The New Inside Out QUICK and FULL placement tests have
C) him
been designed to be used for placing students into groups
corresponding to the six levels of the series. Students with D) he
no previous knowledge of English at all would not normally
be required to take either test. Please note: both the
QUICK and FULL tests are graded to test items that are
progressively more difficult.
3. My friend __________ in London.
New Inside Out QUICK TEST CONTENTS
A) living
The New Inside Out QUICK test tests structures and B) live
vocabulary. It is comprised of 60 multiple-choice test items
C) lives
(36 structure and 24 vocabulary) that are worth one mark
each. Timing – Allow 40-45 minutes for the Quick D) is live
Placement Test

Marking the New Inside Out QUICK

PLACEMENT TEST
4. Where __________
Each answer is worth one point. ?

Deciding Students’ Levels A) works Tom

B) Tom works
Use the QUICK placement test conversion table to decide C) Tom does work
which level your students are at. Placement according to D) does Tom work
the scores on the QUICK placement test is based on the
assumption that your students attempt to answer all the
questions.

New Inside Out QUICK PLACEMENT TEST

5. I __________ coffee.
CONVERSION TABLE
A) no like
Total Score  Level CEFR level
B) not like
0-9 Beginner A1
C) like don’t
10–19 Elementary A1+ to A2
D) don’t like
20–29 Pre-intermediate A2 + to B1
30–39 Intermediate B1
40–49 Upper-intermediate B2
50–60 Advanced C1
6. ‘__________ to Australia, Ginny?’ ‘Yes, two years ago.”
 
A) Did you ever go
Section 1 Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, B) Do you ever go
1.
c or d) to fill each blank. Roberta __________ from C) Have you ever been
The United States. D) Are you ever going

A) are
B) is
C) am
D) be 7. Tokyo is __________ city I’ve ever lived in.

A) the most big

B) the bigger
C) the biggest
D) the more big

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13. Section 2 Choose the best word or phrase (a, b,

c or d) to fill each blank. It’s my birthday
__________ Friday.  
8. A vegetarian is someone __________ doesn’t eat meat.
A) on
A) who B) in
B) what C) at
C) which D) by
D) whose

14. I __________ eighteen years old.

9. __________ these days.
A) am
A) I never a newspaper buy B) have
B) I never buy a newspaper C) have got
C) I buy never a newspaper D) -
D) Never I buy a newspaper

15. I __________ a headache.

10. I __________ watch TV tonight.
A) am
A) am B) do
B) go to C) have
C) going to D) got
D) am going to

16. Do you __________ a uniform at your school?

11. I wish I __________ more money!
A) carry
A) have B) wear
B) had C) use
C) would have D) hold
D) was having

17. ‘What time is it?’     ‘I have no __________

12. __________ be famous one day? .’

A) Would you like A) idea

B) Would you like to B) opinion
C) Do you like C) answer
D) Do you like to D) time

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18. The meal was very expensive. Look at the __________ 23. She likes __________ expensive clothes.
!
A) wearing
A) ticket B) to wearing
B) receipt C) wear
C) invoice D) is wearing
D) bill

24. Harry __________ his father’s car when the accident

19. How many __________ of trousers have you got? happened.

A) items A) was driving

B) pairs B) drove
C) sets C) had driven
D) times D) has been driving

20. Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking 25. I was wondering __________ tell me when the next
really __________ . plane from Chicago arrives?

A) tanned A) could you

B) sunned B) can you
C) coloured C) if you could
D) darkened D) if could you

21. Section 3 Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, 26. If I __________ him, I would have spoken to him,
c or d) to fill each blank. Harry can __________ wouldn’t I?
English.
A) saw
A) to speak B) had seen
B) speaking C) have seen
C) speak D) would have seen
D) speaks

27. I like your hair. Where __________

22. I’m not interested __________ sports. ?

A) for A) do you have cut

B) about B) have you cut it
C) in C) do you have cut it
D) to D) do you have it cut

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28. I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is 33. Section 4 Choose the best word or phrase (a, b,
still on. c or d) to fill each blank.   I usually __________ up
at about 7.30.
A) have worked
B) work A) go
C) be working B) be
D) to work C) do
D) get

29. John tells me Jack’s going out with Helen, __________ I

find hard to believe. 34. I __________ football every week.

A) which A) play
B) who B) go
C) whose C) do
D) that D) have

30. What __________ this weekend, Lance? 35. My sister __________ the cooking in our house.

A) will you do A) does

B) are you doing B) makes
C) will you have done C) cooks
D) do you do D) takes

31. The weather has been awful. We’ve had very 36. Don’t forget to _____ the light when you leave the
__________ sunshine this summer. room.

A) little A) turn up
B) a little B) turn in
C) few C) turn off
D) a few D) turn over

32. Did you hear what happened to Kate? She __________ 37. She was in __________ when she heard the tragic
. news.

A) is arrested A) crying
B) arrested B) tears
C) has been arrested C) cries
D) is being arrested D) tearful

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38. He __________ that he hadn’t stolen the computer, but 43. If you __________ me, what would you do?
no one believed him.
A) was
A) reassured B) would be
B) informed C) were
C) insisted D) have been
D) persuaded

44. I don’t know where __________ last night.

39. Could you __________ me that book for a couple of
days, please? A) did he go
B) he did go
A) lend
C) went he
B) owe
D) he went
C) borrow
D) rent

45. John and Betty are coming to visit us tomorrow but I

wish __________ .
40. Greg is __________ a lot of time at Yvonne’s house
these days! A) they won’t
B) they hadn’t
A) taking
C) they didn’t
B) spending
D) they weren’t
C) having
D) doing

46. I’m so hungry! If only Bill __________ all the food in the
fridge!
41. Section 5 Choose the best word or phrase (a, b,
c or d) to fill each blank.   Who __________ in that A) wasn’t eating
house? B) didn’t eat
A) does live C) hadn’t eaten
B) lives D) hasn’t eaten
C) does he live
D) he lives

47. I regret __________ harder in school.

A) not studying
42. I’ll call you when I __________ home. B) not to study
A) get C) to not study
B) ’ll get D) not have studied
C) ’ll have got
D) ’m getting

48. Surely Sue __________ you if she was unhappy with

your work.

A) will tell
B) would have told
C) must have told
D) had told

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54. I __________ TV every evening.

A) watch
49. Our neighbours aren’t very polite, and __________ B) look at
particularly quiet!
C) see
A) neither they aren’t D) hear
B) either they aren’t
C) nor are they
D) neither did they be
55. Can you give me a __________ with my bag.

A) leg
B) back
50. We had expected that they __________ fluent English,
but in fact they didn’t. C) hand
D) head
A) were speaking
B) would speak
C) had spoken
D) spoke
56. Before you enter the triathlon, please bear in
__________ that you’re not as young as you used to
be!

A) thought
51. I’d rather I __________ next weekend, but I do! B) question
A) don’t have to work C) mind
B) didn’t have to work D) opinion
C) wouldn’t work
D) wasn’t working

57. The breath test showed he had consumed more than

three times the legal limit of alcohol, so the police
arrested him for __________ .
52. Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about
__________ subject that comes up. A) trespassing
B) mugging
A) whatever
C) speeding
B) whenever
D) drunk driving
C) wherever
D) whoever

58. The meeting was __________ and not very interesting.

53. Section 6 Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, A) time-wasting

c or d) to fill each blank.   I always __________ milk
B) time-consuming
in my coffee.
C) time-using
A) have D) out of time
B) drink
C) mix
D) make

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59. After the movie was released, the main __________ 60. There have been several big __________ against the
point was its excessive use of violence. use of GM foods recently.

A) discussion A) campaigns
B) speaking B) issues
C) conversation C) boycotts
D) talking D) strikes

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Answer Key:

1: B 31: A
2: B 32: C
3: C 33: D
4: D 34: A
5: D 35: A
6: C 36: C
7: C 37: B
8: A 38: C
9: B 39: A
10: D 40: B
11: B 41: B
12: B 42: A
13: A 43: C
14: A 44: D
15: C 45: D
16: B 46: C
17: A 47: A
18: D 48: B
19: B 49: C
20: A 50: B
21: C 51: B
22: C 52: A
23: A 53: A
24: A 54: A
25: C 55: C
26: B 56: C
27: D 57: D
28: C 58: B
29: A 59: D
30: B 60: A

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