Placement Test 3 | Group A

Dla poziomów Impulse 3 (B1+) i Impulse 4 (B2)

Name: _____________________ Class: ____

Choose the correct options.

1 The Mona Lisa, ___ we studied last week, is a famous painting.

A that B which C when D whose

2 How about ___ to the park after school? Do you want to?
A go B going C to go D are going

3 Katja isn’t ___ video games, so let’s buy her something else.
A into B a fan C a supporter D interested

4 Have you taught ___ a new skill? Something you can do now that you learned on your own?
A each other B myself C himself D yourself

5 When I feel sad, my best friend always ___ and I feel better.
A cheers me up B gets on with me C falls out with me D judges me

6 James is the only person I know ___ been to over ten different countries.
A whose B who C who’s D which

7 They’re very ___, they are always kind and try to understand any problems I have.
A sympathetic B satisfied C embarrassed D pessimistic

8 I started filling in job applications three hours ago, I ___ two so far.
A ’ve been finishing B ’ve finished C do D finished

9 We got to the theatre early on Saturday, so the show ___ yet.

A doesn’t start B didn’t start C hasn’t started D hadn’t started

10 You sang in the school concert, ___?

A don’t you B haven’t you C didn’t you D aren’t you

11 It was absolutely ___ in the mountains. I’ve never been so cold before!
A freezing B thrilling C exhausting D puzzling

12 What’s that in the photo? It ___ be an animal, that’s impossible. Maybe it’s a person.
A must B might C should D can’t

13 Lucy ___ football at 4 pm tomorrow because the match starts at 3:30 and finishes at 4:30.
A will play B will be playing C will have played D plays

14 I’m planning to ___ a summer job this year, I hope I get it!
A apply for B fill out C provide D experience

15 In the future, you ___ provide any references if you don’t want to.
A won’t be able to B will need to C won’t have to D must

16 I’d love to go ___. I’ve always wanted to study in another country and learn about life there.
A an apprenticeship B study abroad C on an exchange D a university degree

17 Our car ___ at the moment, I hope they finish soon.

A is repaired B is being repaired C was repaired D has been repaired

18 We should do more to protect the ozone ___. It’s important for the environment.
A layer B effect C habitat D emissions

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19 For murder, I think people should get ___ so they can never hurt anyone again.
A prison B community service C a fine D a life sentence

20 If someone stole my phone, I ___ it to the police.

A reported B will report C would report D report

21 I forgot to charge my phone and now I can’t use it. I wish I ___ it last night!
A charge B had charged C charged D would charge

22 ‘I’m leaving later today,’ Sam said.

Sam said that he ___ later that day.
A is leaving B left C was leaving D has been leaving

23 I didn’t finish the test because I ___.

A was on time B lost time C ran out of time D managed my time

24 I’m tired so I’m going to ___ early tonight and have a good long sleep.
A turn in B chill out C stay out D catch up

25 I didn’t take a coat and it rained. If I had taken my coat, I ___ so wet!
A didn’t get B hadn’t got C wouldn’t have got D won’t get

26 Who ___ the world record for running 100 m?

A wins B collects C competes D holds

27 I’ll never forget ___ second prize in the competition. It was an amazing moment.
A won B win C to win D winning

28 We played the ice hockey match at the new ___. It doesn’t have any windows so you can’t see outside.
A field B rink C court D pitch

29 Our teacher encouraged us ___ questions if we didn’t understand anything.

A to ask B asking C asked D ask

30 Giving a presentation made me nervous. I was definitely out of my comfort ___.

A zone B area C place D site

31 Max ___ by plane before his trip to France. It was the first time for him.
A wasn’t travelling B hadn’t travelled C didn’t travel D doesn’t travel

32 When you go on holiday, you should ___ travel insurance in case anything happens.
A check out B give off C pay off D take out

33 There’s a ___ with my locker at school – often the key doesn’t work. It’s so frustrating!
A recurring problem B something wrong C difficulty D clue

34 By the end of next week, I ___ my project. I’ve been working on it for weeks.
A am finishing B will be finishing C finish D will have finished

35 After studying all the information, the scientists were able to ___ conclusions about the best way
to continue.
A suspend B draw C enhance D merge

36 I’m not used ___ with other people because I usually travel alone.
A to travelling B to travelled C travel D travelling

37 I ___ my teacher about the homework, but then my sister explained it to me.
A will ask B ’m asking C was going to ask D ’m going to ask

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38 I haven’t got much money so I’m on a ___ budget for this holiday.
A short B tight C close D sustainable

39 In this part of my presentation, I’d like to ___ your attention to the problems young people face.
A take B point C draw D make

40 David ___ answer the question, so the teacher asked another student.
A didn’t have to B needed to C wasn’t able to D ought to

41 Too much plastic waste is just the ___ when it comes to environmental problems.
A uphill struggle B brink of extinction C tip of the iceberg D global demand

42 I saw the flat was for rent and I’m interested. Would you ___ if I had a pet?
A go along with B alright C allow D mind

43 You ___ Sue in town today, she’s away on holiday.

A can’t have seen B must have seen C shouldn’t have seen D may have seen

44 The athletes had been training hard for months so they were ___ for the competition.
A under pressure B into shape C out of condition D in peak form

45 ___, none of these suggestions seems useful to me.

A As regards B Frankly speaking C It is my firm opinion D It’s not my cup of tea

46 I like football and rugby, but I prefer ___ sports such as hockey.
A the others B other C another D the other

47 I don’t really like paintings of mountains and trees, so ___ aren’t really my thing.
A masterpieces B portraits C landscapes D murals

48 ___ on what I can see in the photo, the people are trying a new sport for the first time.
A Judging B Based C Assuming D It seems

49 If they had told me they were having problems, I ___ them.

A helped B used to help C will help D would have helped

50 The film was really ___, I haven’t seen such an interesting story in a long time.
A appalling B gloomy C engrossing D baffling

51 I think there is ___ that situation will improve considerably. Would you agree?
A every chance B a shadow of a doubt C in principle D possibility

52 Sara would speak Spanish fluently now if she ___ the language course. I don’t know why she didn’t do it.
A did B would do C had done D has done

53 A ___ of the plan is that the costs would be extremely high so people might not want to participate.
A potential drawback B possible advantage C positive aspect D convincing argument

54 We were delighted ___ to the wedding as they weren’t having many guests.
A being invited B were invited C to be invited D had been invited

55 When you’re not earning a high salary, it can be hard to make ___.
A average income B financially stable C monthly budget D ends meet

56 I stayed up late yesterday and now I’m tired. I wish I ___ to bed earlier yesterday.
A went B had gone C will go D would have gone

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57 ‘The holiday is definitely booked, so don’t worry.’
The travel agent ___ that the holiday had been booked.
A assured us B confessed to us C threatened D warned us

58 Jan is very ___, you know she’ll judge a situation in a way that will make everyone happy.
A self-centred B laid-back C bad-tempered D fair-minded

59 The boys ___ by the door are my brother and his friends.
A stand B that stand C standing D were standing

60 The author is reported ___ on a new novel in the series at the moment.
A be working B to be working C to have been working D that is working

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