FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTRE

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON

PLACEMENT TEST

Name _____________________________________Date ___________________

BASICO I

CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR PHRASE (A, B, C OR D) TO FILL EACH BLANK.

A: Hi, (1) __________ name’s Gemma. What’s (2) __________ name?

B: I’m Simon.
A: Where are (3) __________ from?
B: (4) __________ from Switzerland.
A: How are you?
B: (5) __________ fine, thanks.

(1) (a) your b) my c) I’m d) you

(2) (a) your b) my c) I’m d) you

(3) (a) your b) my c) I’m d) you

(4) (a) your b) my c) I’m d) you

(5) (a) your b) my c) I’m d) you

(6) ___________ name is Jessica and she _______ two siblings.

a) She, have b) Her, has c) His, has d) He, have

(7) She’s French. No, she ___________. She’s Spanish and she _____ in Alicante.
a) aren’t, work b) not, works c) isn’t , works d) don´t, work

(8) What’s ___________ job? He is _____ ambulance driver.

a) she, an b) they, a c) he, an d) his, an

(9) a) Jon is the childrens’ friend.

b) Jon is the children’s friend.
c) Jon is the friend´s children.
d) Jon is the friend´s childrens.

(10) a) Carl and Kate don’t have a digital camera.

b) Carl and Kate doesn’t have a digital camera.
c) Carl and Kate don´t has a digital camera.
d) Carl and Kate doesn´t has a digital camera.

PLEASE CONTINUE ONLY IF BASIC I WAS NOT DIFFICULT.

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON
PLACEMENT TEST

BASICO II

CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR PHRASE (A, B, C OR D) TO FILL EACH BLANK.

(11) a)I am late hardly ever for work b) I am late for work hardly ever
c)I am hardly ever late for work d) I hardly ever am late for work

(12) a) I have eggs usually for breakfast.

b) I have eggs for breakfast usually
c) I have usually eggs for breakfast
d) I usually have eggs for breakfast

(13) ___________ an amusement park in the city.

a) They are b) There are c) There are d) There is

(14) ___________ three hotels near the main square.

a) They are b) There c) There are d) There is

Replace the words in bold with an object pronoun.

(15) Do you like chocolates? Yes, I love chocolates.

a) them b) us c) it d) him

(16) Does he like pop music? No, he hates pop music.

a) them b) us c) it d) him

(17) Come and visit my family and I.

a) them b) us c) it d) him

Use The Past Simple Tense

(18) a) I hadn’t a good holiday. c) I didn´t had a good holiday.

b) I didn´t hadn´t a good holiday d) I didn´t have a good holiday

(19) a) I seed him at the cinema. c) I saw him at the cinema

b) I see him at the cinema. d) I was see him at the cinema.

(20) Independence Day is _____ July 28th

a) in b) on c) at d) up

PLEASE CONTINUE ONLY IF BASIC II WAS NOT DIFFICULT.

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON
PLACEMENT TEST

BASICO III

CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR PHRASE (A, B, C OR D) TO FILL EACH BLANK.

(21) Henry comes from Argentina. He’s __________ .Patrick lives in France. He’s
__________ .We’re from Italy. We’re __________ .I’m from Spain. I’m ______.

a) Argentinean, France, Italians, Spanishes

b) Argentinian, French, Italian, Spanish
c) Argentinien, Finnish, Icelandic, Swedish
d) Argentiniens, Finnishes, Icelandics, Swedes

(22) Can you play the violin?

a) No, I don’t b) No, I can’t c) Yes, I do. d) Yes, I am

(23) Is she working today?

a) Yes, she does. b) Yes, she is. c) No, she doesn´t d) Yes, she´s.

(24) Was the restaurant good?

a) No, it didn’t. b No, it wasn’t. c) No, it isn´t. d) No, I wasn´t.

(25) Did you clean the car?

a) Yes, I did. b)Yes, I clean c) Yes, I cleaned d)Yes, you did

(26) My name is Juan and I _____ from Spain.

a)is b) be c) are d) am

(27)I always go to the movies _____ Fridays.

a)on b) in c) at d) by

(28) She likes _____ expensive clothes.

a) to wearing b) wearing c) wear d) is wearing

(29) My sister _____ the cooking in our house.

a)does b)makes c)cooks d)takes

(30) I always _____ milk in my coffee.

a) have b) eat c) cook d.) make

PLEASE CONTINUE ONLY IF BASIC III WAS NOT DIFFICULT.

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PLACEMENT TEST

BASICO IV

CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR PHRASE (A, B, C OR D) TO FILL EACH BLANK.

(31) Who did _____ at the party?

a)you saw b) you see c) saw you d) see

(32) Hannah’s a really _____ person. She’s always smiling.

a)sensible b) interesting c) talkative d) cheerful

(33) It was a beautiful day so we went on a boat _____ on the lake.

a)ride b) travel c) drive d) sightseeing

(34) It was a great meal, but pretty expensive. Just look at the _____!
a)ticket b) recipe c) invoice d) bill

(35)I like your hair. Where _____?

a) cut you it b)did you have it cut c)do you cut it d)did you cut it

(36) Greg is _____ a lot of time at Yvonne’s house these days!

a)taking b) spending c) having d) doing

(37) I don’t know where _____ last night.

a)did he go b)he did go c)went he d)he went

(38)I’m not very interested _____ sports.

a)for b)about c)in d)to

(39) Debra and Andrew were really excited __________.

a) with the race b) in the race c) of the race d) about the race

(40) My father ________ like _________ because they’ve both got small ears.
a) looks,my sister b)looks, me c)look,my sister d)doesn’t look,my sister

PLEASE CONTINUE ONLY IF BASIC IV WAS NOT DIFFICULT.

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON
PLACEMENT TEST

BASICO V

CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR PHRASE (A, B, C OR D) TO FILL EACH BLANK.

(41) ‘_____ to Australia, Ginny? ‘No, I haven’t.’

a) Did you ever go c) Will you ever go
b) Are you ever going d) Have you ever been

(42) Tokyo is _____ city I’ve ever lived in.

a)the most big b) the bigger c) the biggest d) the more big

(43) I ___________ to Los Angeles in 1980.

a)have been b) went c) have gone d) was

(44) You ____________ a lot of interesting things in your life.

a)have done b) did c) run d) travelled

(45) This is one of ___________ restaurants in Lima.

a)the most expensive c)the more expensive
b)more expensive d)the expensivest

(46) The police wanted to know exactly how the money ___ stolen from the bank.
a) is b) was c) gets d) did

(47) I will _____ you tomorrow.

a)shout b) cry c) call d) say

(48) Harry _____ his father’s car when the accident happened.
a)was driving b) drove c) had driven d has been driving

(49) I go ____________ the street to get to the other side.

a) through b) across c) out of d) over

(50) Do you dance very _____________?

a) good b)well c)bad d)fastly

PLEASE CONTINUE ONLY IF BASIC V WAS NOT DIFFICULT

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON
PLACEMENT TEST

BASICO VI

CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR PHRASE (A, B, C OR D) TO FILL EACH BLANK.

Read the passage below. Choose the phrase from the box that best fits each space.
Use each phrase only once.

a) asked out b) split up c) chat up d) moved in

I didn’t like him at first because as soon as I joined the company he started to (51)
______me ____. But after about a month there was an office party. We started
talking and the next day he rang me up at home and (52) __________ me
__________. I was pretty nervous at first but we went out to eat and had a really
good time. We went out together for about six months but we didn’t fall in love
Then a new secretary arrived at the office and, guess what: he started seeing her and
we (53) __________. He got a new apartment and I heard they (54) __________
together last week.

(55) Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____.

a) is arrested c) arrested
b) has been arrested d) is being arrested

(56) I often _____ football when I’m at the beach.

a)have b) go c) do d) play

(57) Tiger Woods is one of _______________ sportsmen in history.

(Tiger Woods earns 50 million dollars a year.)
a) the richest b) richest c) the most rich d) richer

(58) The teacher explained______________

a) us the exercise b) the exercise to us
c) us to the exercise d) the exercise for us.

(59) I can´t stand _____________with my wife. She takes a long time for choosing
just one thing.
a) shoping b) shopping c) chooses d) choosing

1 bottle of __________ 1 bunch of __________

1 pair of __________1 box of __________

(60) a) water, grapes, trousers, chocolates

b) flour, chocolates, beer, grapes
c) chocolates, sunglasses, tissues, crisps
d) bananas, water, grapes, potato

PLEASE CONTINUE ONLY IF BASIC VI WAS NOT DIFFICULT.

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON
PLACEMENT TEST

BASICO VII

CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR PHRASE (A, B, C OR D) TO FILL EACH BLANK.

Read the text below. For questions 61 to 65.

‘Heavier than air flying machines are impossible,’ said the well-known scientist Lord
Kelvin in 1895. Thomas Watson, the chairman of IBM in 1943, was wrong too when
he said that he thought there would be a world market for only five or so computers.

Predictions can, of course, be wrong, and it is very difficult to predict what the world
will be like in 100, 50, or even 20 years from now. But this is something that
scientists and politicians often do. They do so because they invent things and make
decisions that shape the future of the world that we live in.

In the past they didn’t have to think too much about the impact that their decisions
had on the natural world. But that is now changing. An increasing number of people
believe that we should live within the rules set by nature. In other words, they think
that in a world of fixed and limited resources, what is used today will not be there for
our children. We must therefore look at each human activity and try to change it or
create alternatives if it is not sustainable. The rules for this are set by nature, not by
man.

(61) How many predictions are mentioned in the text?

a)1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

(62) According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?

a) Lord Kelvin and Thomas Watson were good friends.
b) The world does not have unlimited natural resources.
c) Our children will not make predictions about the future.
d) It is easy to predict what the world will be like 20 years from now.

(63) shape (line 6) is closest in meaning to:

a)do b) create c) look at d) move

(64) The article suggests we should live in a _____ way.

a)selfish b) sustainable c) predictable d) scientific

(65) Choose the best title for the article.

a) Predictions and more predictions! c) Politicians and scientists
b) A sustainable future for our children d) New inventions
 FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTRE
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON
PLACEMENT TEST

CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR PHRASE (A, B, C OR D) TO FILL EACH BLANK.

(66) a) has begun b) was beginning c) was begun d) began

(67) a) has become b) was becoming c) was become d) became

In the early 1960s, the USA (66) __________ (begin) to send troops to South Vietnam
to support the government in its fight against the communist north. As the
Americans (67) __________ (become) more involved, more of their soldiers were
killed and a large antiwar movement…

WRITING

WRITE YOUR OWN BIOGRAPHY AND

YOUR DAILY ROUTINE (200 WORDS)
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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON
PLACEMENT TEST

IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL YOU MUST TAKE AN ORAL

EXAM. A TEACHER WILL GIVE YOU A PICTURE AND YOU MUST DESCRIBE IT USING AS
MANY DETAILS AS YOU CAN. (Send an audio describing the picture)

FLUENCY 0.5 1 1.5 2.0 2.5

PRONOUNCIATION 0.5 1 1.5 2.0 2.5
COHERENCE 0.5 1 1.5 2.0 2.5
ACCURACY 0.5 1 1.5 2.0 2.5