Placement Test

Read the questions carefully and choose one (1) answer for each.

1. Elysia’s uncle works in the Oil and Gas industry. _______ is a chemical engineer.
a. She
b. He
c. His
2. The baby boy saw _____________ in the mirror
a. Herself
b. Himself
c. Itself
3. _______________ was a strong wind last night
a. This
b. There
c. These
4. You _______________ clean your teeth twice a day to avoid having problems.
a. Can
b. Should
c. Will
5. Add _____________ to the pot.
a. two cups of water
b. two waters
c. two cups of waters
6. The ______________ man was waiting for the bus.
a. Short Japanese
b. Japanese short
c. Short and Japanese
7. He __________ a picture of himself right now.
a. Is taking
b. Take
c. Takes
8. We _______ bread for breakfast just now.
a. Eating
b. Ate
c. Eated
9. In five years, I ______ a clinic nearby my house.
a. Am opening
b. Will opened
c. Will open
10. He is ________ up the coconut tree.
a. running
b. climbing
c. walking
Choose the word or phrase which has a similar meaning to the word:

11. Talk
a. Stroll
b. Point out
c. Converse
12. Start
a. Finish
b. Begin
c. Ongoing

Part B : Fill in the gaps with ‘and’, ‘but’, or ‘because’.

13. We went to the local store ________ bought some souvenirs there.
14. We arrived at the hotel very late _________ our flight was delayed.
15. Our room did not have good views, _________ the hotel was really nice.

Part C : Read the paragraph and answer the questions based on the paragraph.

16. Which animal uses its tail as a flyswatter?

a. Monkey
b. Horse
c. Cat
17. Monkey uses its tail to
a. Swim
b. Eat
c. Hang
18. Which animal uses its tail to hang itself and climb trees?
a. Cow
b. Opossum
c. Monkey
19. Why do monkeys hang themselves by their tails?
a. So that they could jump around
b. So that they could eat better
c. So that they could become stronger

20. Why do cows flick their tails back and forth?

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Part D : Write a short paragraph about a favourite memory of yours. It could be about any
situation such as your favourite birthday celebration, favourite Christmas, favourite
holiday trip or even a favourite gift from your family. The writing should be about 100 –
150 words. All the best!

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