English Language Placement Test

Student’s Name:
Score: ............/45
I- Grammar (15 points)
Complete the dialogues below by choosing the correct option (A–D). An example (0) has been
done for you.
0- Emily: What do you do at the weekends, Yara? Yara: My sister and I ……………. going to
the cinema. A (Like)
A. like
B. like to
C. want
D. want to

1- Manager: Where’s Mr Davidson?

Assistant: Oh, he’s …………..London today.
A. in
B. on
C. to
D. at

2- Amirah: Do you like cats?

Chris: No, but there ………….. lots of other animals I like.
A. is
B. be
C. are
D. was

3- Andrew: Where.......... Alicia come from?

Martin: I think she’s from the United States.
A. is
B. do
C. are
D. does

4- Teacher: Tell me something about your parents, Lucas.

Student: My mother and father ……………. both very tall.
A. is
B. isn’t
C. are
D. aren’t
 5- Ayla: That’s a nice table, Sophie! Is it new?
Sophie: Oh no, it’s my ………….. old dining table.
A. mother
B. mothers
C. mother’s
D. mothers’

6- Emma: What do you do after school?

Chloe: I see my friends. Do you visit people, too?
Emma: No, I ……….. go out.
A. often
B. never
C. always
D. sometimes

7- Katie: Is Charlotte at school today?

Laura: No, she……….She’s not well today.
A. isn’t
B. aren’t
C. doesn’t
D. hasn’t

8- Alex: I’d like to make a cake. .............. eggs have we got?

Andrea: Three, I think. Let me check.
A. How big
B. How much
C. How many
D. How long

9- Ifrah: Which bus goes to the hospital?

Antonia:………… the 236. It stops outside.
A. Get
B. Got
C. Gets
D. Getting

10- Father: Are we ready to go?

Daughter: No, Mum can’t find …………… hat.
A. its
B. his
C. her
 D. their

11- Shop Assistant: Can I help you?

Customer: Yes, I’d like to buy …………..pants.
A. a
B. an
C. this
D. these

12- Mother: Where’s that fish I bought? It was on the table.

Daughter: Oh no! The cat……………it.
A. eat
B. eats
C. is eating
D. are eating

13- Amanda: I like your new sofa.

Fahima: Thanks. It’s …………….comfortable than the other one we had.
A. too
B. very
C. much
D. more

14- Alicia: I’m going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?

Peter: Could you get …………….milk, please?
A. a
B. any
C. some
D. every

15- Karina: When do you want to play football?

Aniqa: I..............to play tomorrow, because I don’t need to go to work.
A. like
B. likes
C. liked
D. ‘d lik

II- Vocabulary and Word Practice (12 points)

Choose the correct answer
1. “I can’t ...................... my passport. Have you seen it?”
a) fill c) find
 b) order d) offer

2. “The weather is ......................today. Let’s stay inside.”

a) simple c) rich
b) awful d) close

3. The man ......................the basketball into the air.

a) threw c) checked
b) cleared d) lent

4. Every year, many ......................travel to Paris to visit its famous places.

a) schedules c) instructions
b) churches d) tourists

5. Masa put the pot on the ......................to warm it up.

a) sauce c) stove
b) screen d) scarf

6. It might rain today, so bring your .......................

a) umbrella c) entrance
b) jewelry d) telephone

7. They live two kilometers .......................from the train station.

a) outside c) around
b) away d) along

8. You must have a .......................to drive a car.

a) license c) concert
b) video d) uniform

9. It was .......................outside so we could not see well.

a) regular c) empty
b) noisy d) foggy

10. “It’s a .......................that Peter can’t come to the party. I

wanted to see him.”
a) type c) pity
b) sign d) wish

11. We used the .......................to go to the tenth floor of the building.

a) elevator c) ceiling
b) closet d) traffic

12. Rebekkah often borrows books from the .......................

a) scissors c) library
b) occupation d) stationery shop
 III- Reading Comprehension
Read the information below, then choose the best answer. (3pts)
TEXT 1: Television has been introduced to almost every country in the world, reaching a large number of
viewers on every continent. About 600 million people saw the first person walk on the moon, and a billion
people watched the twentieth Olympic Games. Television has in many ways promoted understanding and
cooperation among people. It does this by showing educational and cultural programs.
 From this passage, a reader can most reasonably conclude that the author believes that:
A. people spend too much time watching television
B. not every country needs to have television
C. television can unify people from around the world
D. television is as important as schools
TEXT 2: People have different ways of learning. Some are better at making mental pictures of new ideas.
Others are more comfortable with writing lists of things to memorize. Certain people can learn best when
listening to music, while others need silence to concentrate.
 Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A. Mental pictures help many to learn.
B. Some people prefer lists to making mental pictures.
C. To learn well you need to be comfortable.
D. Different individuals have different ways of acquiring information.
TEXT 3: If you hold a piece of copper wire over the flame of a wooden match, heat will be conducted by the
copper wire to your fingers, and you will be forced to drop the wire. You will, however, still be able to hold
the match because wood is a poor conductor of heat.
 Which of the following is implied in the passage above?
A. Copper is a good conductor of heat.
B. Wood and copper conduct heat equally.
C. Wood is an excellent conductor of heat.
D. Matches should be made of copper.

IV- Listening (10 points)

Complete the table below.
Question 1-4
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Kindly find the audio attached to the email sent to you
 City Bank Customer Service Log
Example Answer
Type of query: Term deposits

Customer name: David 1......................................

Phone: 023 561 055
D.O.B.: 18 / 02 / 1968

Customer's Term Deposit details:

Amount: $18,000
Term: 2 ...................................................
Interest rate: 3.45% per annum

Current Term Deposit interest rates:

1 year 3.65% per annum

2 years 3.................................% per annum

4 ..................................Term Deposits

Minimum deposit: $20,000

Questions 5–10
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
5......................... tax rate: 28%
Investment returns Depend on 6........................................
Term Effective rate of return
2 years Salary Salary

$48,001 – $70,000 $70,001 –

7 $.........................

3.75% per annum 3.92% per annum

Minimum investment amount: $10,000
Hidden charges/fees: 8.....................................
Interest payment options: monthly, 9.............................6-monthly, annually
Application options: online

10....................................................

in person
III- Writing (5 points)

Write below a five-line essay introducing yourself including the following

information: Name, age, nationality, home country, hobbies and your life profession.

P.S.: you can add any additional information you desire to mention.