Inside Out Quick Placement Test

6. ‘__________ to Australia, Ginny?’ ‘Yes, two years ago.”

1. Section 1 Choose the best word or phrase to fill
each blank. Roberta __________ from The United A) Did you ever go
States. B) Do you ever go
A) are C) Have you ever been
B) is D) Are you ever going
C) am
D) be

7. Tokyo is __________ city I’ve ever lived in.

A) the most big

2. What’s __________ name? B) the bigger
A) - C) the biggest
B) his D) the more big
C) him
D) he

8. A vegetarian is someone __________ doesn’t eat meat.

A) who
3. My friend __________ in London. B) what
A) living C) which
B) live D) whose
C) lives
D) is live

9. __________ these days.

A) I never a newspaper buy

4. Where __________? B) I never buy a newspaper
A) works Tom C) I buy never a newspaper
B) Tom works D) Never I buy a newspaper
C) Tom does work
D) does Tom work

10. I __________ watch TV tonight.

A) am
5. I __________ coffee. B) go to
A) no like C) going to
B) not like D) am going to
C) like don’t
D) don’t like

11. I wish I __________ more money!

A) have
B) had
C) would have
D) was having

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

A) idea
12. __________ be famous one day? B) opinion
A) Would you like C) answer
B) Would you like to D) time
C) Do you like
D) Do you like to

18. The meal was very expensive. Look at the __________!

A) ticket
13. Section 2 Choose the best word or phrase to fill B) receipt
each blank. It’s my birthday __________ Friday.
C) invoice
A) on D) bill
B) in
C) at
D) by
19. How many __________ of trousers have you got?

A) items
B) pairs
14. I __________ eighteen years old.
C) sets
A) am D) times
B) have
C) have got
D) -
20. Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking
really __________.

A) tanned
15. I __________ a headache. B) sunned
A) am C) coloured
B) do D) darkened
C) have
D) got

21. Section 3 Choose the best word or phrase to fill

each blank. Harry can __________ English.

16. Do you __________ a uniform at your school? A) to speak

B) speaking
A) carry
C) speak
B) wear
D) speaks
C) use
D) hold

22. I’m not interested __________ sports.

A) for
B) about
C) in
D) to

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28. I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is
still on.

23. She likes __________ expensive clothes. A) have worked

B) work
A) wearing
C) be working
B) to wearing
D) to work
C) wear
D) is wearing

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

find hard to believe.
24. Harry __________ his father’s car when the accident
happened. A) which
B) who
A) was driving
C) whose
B) drove
D) that
C) had driven
D) has been driving

30. What __________ this weekend, Lance?

25. I was wondering __________ tell me when the next A) will you do
plane from Chicago arrives?
B) are you doing
A) could you C) will you have done
B) can you D) do you do
C) if you could
D) if could you

31. The weather has been awful. We’ve had very

__________ sunshine this summer.

26. If I __________ him, I would have spoken to him, A) little

wouldn’t I?
B) a little
A) saw C) few
B) had seen D) a few
C) have seen
D) would have seen

32. Did you hear what happened to Kate? She __________.

A) is arrested
27. I like your hair. Where __________? B) arrested
A) do you have cut C) has been arrested
B) have you cut it D) is being arrested
C) do you have cut it
D) do you have it cut

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33. Section 4 Choose the best word or phrase to fill 38. He __________ that he hadn’t stolen the computer, but
each blank. I usually __________ up at about 7.30. no one believed him.

A) go A) reassured
B) be B) informed
C) do C) insisted
D) get D) persuaded

34. I __________ football every week. 39. Could you __________ me that book for a couple of
days, please?
A) play
B) go A) lend
C) do B) owe
D) have C) borrow
D) rent

35. My sister __________ the cooking in our house.

40. Greg is __________ a lot of time at Yvonne’s house
A) does these days!
B) makes
A) taking
C) cooks
B) spending
D) takes
C) having
D) doing

36. Don’t forget to _____ the light when you leave the
room.
41. Section 5 Choose the best word or phrase to fill
A) turn up each blank. Who __________ in that house?
B) turn in
A) does live
C) turn off
B) lives
D) turn over
C) does he live
D) he lives

37. She was in __________ when she heard the tragic

news.
42. I’ll call you when I __________ home.
A) crying
B) tears A) get
C) cries B) ’ll get
D) tearful C) ’ll have got
D) ’m getting

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43. If you __________ me, what would you do?

A) was
B) would be 49. Our neighbours aren’t very polite, and __________
particularly quiet!
C) were
D) have been A) neither they aren’t
B) either they aren’t
C) nor are they
D) neither did they be
44. I don’t know where __________ last night.

A) did he go
B) he did go
50. We had expected that they __________ fluent English,
C) went he but in fact they didn’t.
D) he went
A) were speaking
B) would speak
C) had spoken
D) spoke
45. John and Betty are coming to visit us tomorrow but I
wish __________.

A) they won’t
B) they hadn’t
51. I’d rather I __________ next weekend, but I do!
C) they didn’t
D) they weren’t A) don’t have to work
B) didn’t have to work
C) wouldn’t work
D) wasn’t working
46. I’m so hungry! If only Bill __________ all the food in the
fridge!

A) wasn’t eating
B) didn’t eat 52. Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about
__________ subject that comes up.
C) hadn’t eaten
D) hasn’t eaten A) whatever
B) whenever
C) wherever
D) whoever
47. I regret __________ harder in school.

A) not studying
B) not to study
53. Section 6 Choose the best word or phrase to fill
C) to not study each blank. I always __________ milk in my coffee.
D) not have studied
A) have
B) drink
C) mix
D) make
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
B) look at 58. The meeting was __________ and not very interesting.
C) see A) time-wasting
D) hear B) time-consuming
C) time-using
D) out of time

55. Can you give me a __________ with my bag.

A) leg
B) back 59. After the movie was released, the main __________
point was its excessive use of violence.
C) hand
D) head A) discussion
B) speaking
C) conversation
D) talking
56. Before you enter the triathlon, please bear in
__________ that you’re not as young as you used to
be!

A) thought 60. There have been several big __________ against the
use of GM foods recently.
B) question
C) mind A) campaigns
D) opinion B) issues
C) boycotts
D) strikes

57. The breath test showed he had consumed more than

three times the legal limit of alcohol, so the police
arrested him for __________.

A) trespassing
B) mugging
C) speeding
D) drunk driving

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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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