placement test

Test your English. Adult learners.

For the questions below, please choose the best option to complete the sentence or conversation.

1. When can we meet again?

1. When are you free?

2. It was two days ago.

3. Can you help me?

2. My aunt is going to stay with me.

1. How do you do?

2. How long for?

3. How was it?

3. When do you study?

1. at school

2. in the evenings

3. in the library

4. Would you prefer lemonade or orange juice?

1. Have you got anything else?

2. If you like.

3. Are you sure about that?

5. Let's have dinner now.

1. You aren't eating.

2. There aren't any.

3. Tom isn't here yet

6. The snow was ...... heavily when I left the house.

1. dropping

2. landing

3. falling

4. descending

7. I can't find my keys anywhere - I ...... have left them at work.

1. can

2. must

3. ought

4. would

8. When a car pulled out in front of her, Jane did well not to ...... control of her bicycle.

1. miss

2. lose

3. fail

4. drop

9. According to Richard's ...... the train leaves at 7 o'clock.

1. opinion

2. advice

3. knowledge

4. information

10. When you stay in a country for some time you get used to the people's ...... of life.

1. habit

2. custom

3. way

4. system

11. The builders are ...... good progress with the new house.

1. getting

2. doing

3. making

4. taking

12. She is now taking a more positive ...... to her studies and should do well.

1. attitude

2. behaviour

3. manner

4. style

13. My father ...... his new car for two weeks now.

1. has had

2. has

3. is having

4. had

14. What differences are there ...... the English spoken in the UK and the English spoken in the US?

1. among

2. between

3. beside

4. with

15. At 6 p.m. I started to get angry with him because he was late ......

1. as usual.

2. in general.

3. typically.

4. usually.

16. ...... you get your father's permission, I'll take you skiing next weekend.

1. Although

2. Provided

3. As

4. Unless

17. A local company has agreed to ...... the school team with football shirts.

1. contribute

2. supply

3. give

4. produce

18. I really enjoy stories that are ...... in the distant future.

1. found

2. set

3. put

4. placed

19. That old saucepan will come in ...... when we go camping.

1. convenient

2. fitting

3. handy

4. suitable

20. Anyone ...... after the start of the play is not allowed in until the interval.

1. arrives

2. has arrived

3. arriving

4. arrived

21. I didn't ...... driving home in the storm so I stayed overnight in a hotel.

1. fancy

2. desire

3. prefer

4. want

22. The judge said that those prepared to...... in crime must be ready to suffer the consequences.

1. involve

2. engage

3. undertake

4. enlist

23. Marianne seemed to take ...... at my comments on her work.

1. annoyance

2. insult

3. offence

4. indignation

24. You should not have a dog if you are not ...... to look after it.

1. prepared

2. adapted

3. arranged

4. decided

25. The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity ......

1. current.

2. supply.

3. grid.

4. power.

Answers

1. When can we meet again?

*When are you free?

It was two days ago.

Can you help me?

2. My aunt is going to stay with me.

How do you do?

* How long for?

How was it?

3. When do you study?

at school

*in the evenings

in the library

4. Would you prefer lemonade or orange juice?

*Have you got anything else?

If you like.

Are you sure about that?

5. Let's have dinner now.

You aren't eating.

There aren't any.

*Tom isn't here yet

6. The snow was ...... heavily when I left the house.

dropping

landing

*falling

descending

7. I can't find my keys anywhere - I ...... have left them at work.

can

* must

ought

would

8. When a car pulled out in front of her, Jane did well not to ...... control of her bicycle.

miss

*lose

fail

drop

9. According to Richard's ...... the train leaves at 7 o'clock.

opinion

advice

knowledge

*information

10. When you stay in a country for some time you get used to the people's ...... of life.

habit

custom

* way

system

11. The builders are ...... good progress with the new house.

getting

doing

*making

taking

12. She is now taking a more positive ...... to her studies and should do well.

* attitude

behaviour

manner

style

13. My father ...... his new car for two weeks now.

*has had

has

is having

had

14. What differences are there ...... the English spoken in the UK and the English spoken in the US?

among

*between

beside

with

15. At 6 p.m. I started to get angry with him because he was late ......

*as usual.

in general.

typically.

usually.

16. ...... you get your father's permission, I'll take you skiing next weekend.

Although

*Provided

As

Unless

17. A local company has agreed to ...... the school team with football shirts.

contribute

*supply

give

produce

18. I really enjoy stories that are ...... in the distant future.

found

*set

put

placed

19. That old saucepan will come in ...... when we go camping.

convenient

fitting

*handy

suitable

20. Anyone ...... after the start of the play is not allowed in until the interval.

arrives

has arrived

*arriving

arrived

21. I didn't ...... driving home in the storm so I stayed overnight in a hotel.

*fancy

desire

prefer

want

22. The judge said that those prepared to...... in crime must be ready to suffer the consequences.

involve

*engage

undertake

enlist

23. Marianne seemed to take ...... at my comments on her work.

annoyance

insult

*offence

indignation

24. You should not have a dog if you are not ...... to look after it.

* prepared

adapted

arranged

decided

25. The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity ......

current.

*supply.

grid.

power.

Your score Recommendation

6 to 10 Cambridge English: Key (KET)

11 to 12 Cambridge English: Key (KET) or Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET)

13 to 15 Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET)

16 to 17 Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) or Cambridge English: First (FCE)

18 to 19 Cambridge English: First (FCE)

20 to 21 Cambridge English: First (FCE) or Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)

22 Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)

23 to 25 Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)

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