Placement Test - TopUp - Education centre

1. Choose the correct option.

I ……… 25 years old.

a) have
b) am
c) is
d) I don’t know

2. Choose the correct option.

“Are you busy?” – “Yes, …… .”

a) I have
b) I’m
c) I am
d) I don’t know

3. Choose the correct option.

What are ……… names?

a) them
b) their
c) they’re
d) I don’t know

4. Choose the correct option.

I saw two ……… at the bus stop.

a) mans
b) man
c) men
d) I don’t know

5. Choose the correct option.

………. Linda got a nice house?

a) Has
b) Have
c) Does
d) I don’t know

6. Fill the gaps with only ONE word.

I’m always tired the morning Saturdays.

7. Fill the gap with only ONE word.

She can’t answer, she is having a shower in the .

8. Choose the correct option.

How often do you go shopping?

a) About twice a month.
b) I usually go to the mall.
c) No, I don’t enjoy it.
d) I don’t know

9. Choose the correct option.

“Are you good at making decisions?”

a) Yes, I can.
b) Yes, I’m pretty good.
c) Yes. I can do it fluently.
d) I don’t know

10. Choose the correct option.

He didn’t ………. a taxi yesterday.

a) called
b) calling
c) call
d) I don’t know

11. Choose the correct option.

“Are you looking forward to your vacation?”

a) I’m going to Hawaii.
b) Yeah, I can’t wait.
c) Yeah, next month.
d) I don’t know

12. Choose the correct option.

“Why don’t you buy a bike?”

a) Because it was too expensive.
b) That’s not a bad idea.
c) There’s a shop near my house.
d) I don’t know

13. Choose the correct option.

“What are your plans for the weekend?”

a) I really enjoy playing tennis.
b) I visited my grandparents.
c) I’m going shopping with a friend.
d) I don’t know

14. Choose the correct option.

“What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?”

a) I told my friend to quit his job.
b) My brother told me that he was getting married.
c) My grandfather told me to follow my dreams.
d) I don’t know

15. Choose the correct option.

“What kind of book are you reading?”

a) I usually read horror stories.
b) It’s a fairy tale.
c) It’s fantastic!
d) I don’t know

16. Choose the correct option.

“How do you like living in New York?”

a) For about two years.
b) I came here to study English.
c) I love it. It’s so lively.
d) I don’t know

17. Choose the correct option.

“Have you ever been camping?”

a) No, I’ve never been there.
b) Yes, but not for a long time.
c) Yes, I’d love to.
d) I don’t know

18. Choose the correct option.

I hate ……… the ironing!

a) making
b) make
c) doing
d) I don’t know

19. Choose the correct option.

“We can’t have this meeting without John. Shall we postpone it?”

a) I would suggest waiting a few more minutes first.
b) No, let’s rearrange it for tomorrow.
c) Yeah, I agree. Let’s get started.
d) I don’t know

20. Choose the correct option.

Karim ___ a YouTube video when he remembered he was supposed to be at work.

a) could watch
b) has watched
c) was watching
d) I don’t know

21. Choose the correct option.

Sofia ___ in Spain for the last 10 years, but visits her home country once or twice a year.

a) did live
b) has lived
c) is living
d) I don’t know

22. Choose the correct option.

Mohammed said that if ___ what was going to happen, he would not have agreed to do it.

a) he could know
b) he had known
c) he were known
d) I don’t know

23. Complete the sentence with your own word.

I have run out of money. Could you me some?

24. Complete the sentence with your own word.

We have a lot of things in . We both go swimming twice a week, we like watching horror films and listening to rock.

25. Choose the best meaning of the word in ALL CAPS.

Kate’s friends listened SYMPATHETICALLY as she described the unfortunate events that had taken place during her first week of work.

a) offering advice and suggestions
b) showing pity and understanding
c) I don’t know

26. Choose the best meaning of the word in ALL CAPS.

Although they got the answer wrong, the teacher praised the APPROACH that the students took to solving the problem.

a) way of doing something
b) way of talking to somebody
c) I don’t know

27. Write down the best word to complete the sentence.

With so much content available, people have less time to spend on any one piece of information, so data must be quickly and effectively to get their attention.

28. Read the speaker’s statement or question and choose the best response.

“Do you think superheroes are good role models?”

a) Some might be, I suppose.
b) To be honest, I’m not sure they do.
c) Yeah, I think it was a great idea.
d) I don’t know

29. Read the speaker’s statement or question and choose the best response.

“Why did this project go so badly?”

a) I think if we hired more staff, it would be much easier to meet the deadline.
b) I think if we’d planned more carefully, we could have predicted a lot of the problems.
c) In my opinion, our best option is to consider using other suppliers.
d) I don’t know

30. Choose the correct option.

They told me my sister… coming the following weekend.

a) was
b) is
c) could

31. Choose the correct option.

The __ on my mortgage has risen in the past year.

a) interest rate
b) budget
c) income
b) expense

32. Choose a synonym to the phrase THAT NOTWITHSTANDING.

a) furthermore
b) in the meantime
c) despite the fact that
d) on top of that.

33. Choose the correct option.

I’ve just found your glasses. You can’t ………. very hard.

a) be looking
b) look
c) have been looking
d) I don’t know

34. Choose the correct option.

They are a funny couple. They’re

a) as cheese and chalk
b) like chalk and cheese
c) like cheese and chalk
d) I don’t know

35. Choose the correct option.

He was suspended from school for a week ………. his poor attendance.

a) down to
b) on account of
c) in spite of
d) I don’t know