B1 Name:

Class:
2ND EDITION Preliminary for
Schools

DIAGNOSTIC TEST A

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 My town is very . There are lots of new buildings.
A modern B traditional C relaxed D quiet
2 I like places with lots of music and lots of things to do.
A relaxed B lively C safe D quiet
3 Our village is very . There is nothing to do.
A happy B modern C safe D dull
4 How does this shirt cost?
A many B much C any D some
5 I don’t have time to do my homework tonight.
A any B some C lot D few
6 John has a of work to do before tomorrow.
A some B much C little D lot
7 I only have a sweets, so I don’t want to share them.
A little B few C some D any
8 I don’t want to eat. I’m not hungry.
A something B everything C nothing D anything
9 Have you seen the new film ?
A yet B just C ever D already
10 I’ve been to Australia. I would love to go!
A ever B never C just D yet
11 We’ve lived in this house 2011.
A for B ever C since D when
12 John today yet?
A Did you see B Have you seen C Had you seen D Was you see
13 You should hand your homework at the beginning of the lesson.
A around B in C up D down
14 The boys like to run the playground at lunchtime.
A around B up C out D off
15 My hat is so old. I should throw it .
A down B up C off D out
16 My phone is than your phone.
A best B better C the best D good
17 That was the meal I’ve ever eaten!
A expensive B more expensive than C very expensive D most expensive
18 It is usually in London than in Istanbul.
A more cold B cold C colder D coldest
19 I don’t want to eat that soup. It’s cold.
A enough B too C more D as
20 I don’t have money to buy a cinema ticket.
A enough B too C more D as

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Class:
2ND EDITION Preliminary for
Schools

DIAGNOSTIC TEST A

21 My brother is tall as my father.

A enough B too C more D as
22 I often time thinking about work and not doing it.
A waste B do C fill D make
23 I didn’t get the answer to that question.
A well B right C better D good
24 You really well in that singing competition!
A did B went C had D was
25 Do you like to take in sports at school?
A parts B present C part D play
26 My brother is very . He doesn’t like talking to people.
A confident B funny C shy D noisy
27 Nick is very . He always knows the answers to the teacher’s questions.
A lazy B clever C calm D serious
28 I need to be more in class and answer more questions.
A confident B lazy C clever D funny
29 My dad the dinner when I arrived home.
A cooking B was cooking C has cooking D was cooked
30 James and I computer games all of last night.
A was played B did play C were playing D was play
31 At ten o’clock this morning, I .
A studied B studying C have studied D was studying
32 I am afraid spiders.
A of B on C with D about
33 My mum is fed up her job.
A on B at C with D about
34 Are you excited the school trip?
A at B on C about D for
35 I can’t come to the class tomorrow because I to the dentist.
A go B will go C am going D to go
36 Do you think people on other planets in the future?
A will live B are living C are to live D go to live
37 I don’t like Jim, so I to his party.
A don’t go B am not going to go C not going to go D not be going
38 Can you help me set my new computer?
A up B on C off D in
39 Please turn the music a bit! It’s very loud!
A up B off C on D down
40 Can you switch the lights? I want to go to sleep.
A up B off C on D down

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Schools

DIAGNOSTIC TEST A

41 If you help me with my art project, I you with your maths.

A help B helping C am helping D will help
42 I drink a lot of water when it .
A will be hot B is hot C going to be hot D was hot
43 I’ll go to the beach tomorrow it rains.
A when B if C unless D in case
44 If I , I would work harder.
A be you B am you C were you D you
45 Many actors feel nervous about going on for the first time.
A perform B stage C row D costume
46 When we went to the theatre, we sat in the front .
A exit B stage C row D audience
47 On a clear night, you can see the in the sky.
A moon B sand C storm D wave
48 I love going in the sea, but not when I need to walk on .
A field B earth C waves D rocks
49 English in by many people all over the world.
A speaks B speaking C is spoken D is speaking
50 Jacob by a bus yesterday, but he’s OK now.
A hit B were hit C had hit D was hit
51 The new television show by nearly six million people.
A was seen B were seen C seen D be seen
52 I’m not going to paint the room myself. I’m going to have it by a painter.
A done B do C did D doing
53 I loved that town we visited with my parents.
A which B who C where D why
54 That’s the man took my bag!
A when B who C where D what
55 I like people are friendly and happy.
A which B who C where D what
56 I am going to the restaurant has just opened in town.
A which B who C where D why
57 You go to the show tonight if you don’t want to.
A have to B don’t have to C mustn’t D hasn’t to
58 Do you like our new car? We save a lot of money to buy it.
A must B did must C need to D had to
59 You be able to swim if you want to go on the surfing course.
A can B must C has to D ought
60 At the weekends, I like to out and watch TV.
A chill B mad C join D crazy

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DIAGNOSTIC TEST A

61 I love to in with activities like singing and dancing.

A chill B mad C join D sing
62 I am really listening to rap music.
A join B chill C mad D into
63 We asked he knew the way to the station.
A where B that C what D if
64 Can you tell me ?
A what time is it B what time it is C when is the time D is it what time
65 Do you know ?
A how to play baseball B how do you play baseball C how does basketball play D how basketball plays
66 My teacher told me that he us more homework.
A will give B gives C would give D given
67 I don’t like dealing lots of different tasks.
A to B of C about D with
68 I am looking forward seeing the concert.
A to B of C about D with
69 Your brother reminds me Justin Bieber.
A to B of C about D with
70 When I was younger, I in the park every afternoon.
A had played B was playing C used to play D did play
71 He cooking the dinner by the time I arrived home.
A hadn’t finished B didn’t finish C wasn’t finished D hasn’t finished
72 I in the town for a year before I met him.
A am living B have lived C has lived D had lived
73 I fell over in the street and I felt .
A embarrassing B embarrassed C embarrass D embarrassment
74 Tom was because his friends were picked for the football team and he wasn’t.
A jealous B guilty C nervous D calm
75 We all thought that the film was .
A amazing B amazed C amaze D amazement
76 I can’t a new car at the moment.
A cost B worth C afford D earn
77 Will you me your pen, please?
A borrow B earn C win D lend
78 My dad over a thousand dollars per week.
A costs B wins C earns D worths
79 This programme doesn’t seem on this computer.
A run B to run C running D won’t run
80 I can’t imagine my hair coloured green!
A have B to have C having D am having

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Class:
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Schools

DIAGNOSTIC TEST A

81 Will you promise me back my jumper next week?

A give B to give C giving D you give
82 It’s easy to worry about with friends.
A argue B to argue C arguing D when arguing
83 We can meet at 7.00 p.m. or 7.30 p.m.
A nor B neither C each D either
84 Neither John Alan came to the meeting.
A nor B or C and D yet
85 I’ve been the post office day this week, but my present still hasn’t arrived.
A each B every C all D both
86 I don’t think we can fit the students in the class in this bus.
A each B every C all D both
87 Karl will take a long time choosing a new T-shirt. He’s very decisive.
A in B un C ir D dis
88 It seems logical to start writing the story before we’ve planned it.
A in B il C un D dis
89 What is that pleasant smell?
A dis B un C im D il
90 responsible people often are not careful with what they promise.
A Un B Ir C Dis D In
91 If I had known that Justin was going, I to the party.
A would gone B will have gone C would have gone D had gone
92 If we had caught the earlier train, we our flight.
A would have missed B hadn’t been missing C not have missed D wouldn’t have missed
93 The conditional tense in the next lesson.
A would have reviewed B will reviewed C is reviewed D will be reviewed
94 All the exam results letters to the students.
A been sent B have been sent C is to sent D be sent
95 Electricity was discovered Michael Faraday.
A on B by C for D with
96 I was named my great-grandfather.
A for B about C after D to
97 Sandy always takes advantage my generosity.
A of B for C with D by
98 We need to the cause of the problem with the computer system.
A establish B take C experiment D get
99 Scientists that the planet will get hotter.
A predict B measure C investigate D experiment
100 We should this data before we present it.
A establish B experiment C predict D analyse

Total: 100

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