Placement Test English A1 - B1 PDF
Placement Test English A1 - B1 PDF
Placement Test English A1 - B1 PDF
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Questions 1 - 5 Where can you see these notices? For questions 1 to 5, mark one letter a), b) or c). 1 Please leave your room key at Reception. a) in a shop b) in a hotel c) in a taxi
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3 Afternoon show begins at 2pm a) outside a theatre b) outside a supermarket c) outside a restaurant
4 Closed for holidays. Lessons start again on 8th January. a) at a travel agents b) at a music school c) at a restaurant
5 Price per night: 10 a tent / 5 per person. a) at a travel agents b) at a music school c) at a restaurant
Total 1-5
1/5
Questions 6 - 10 In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the text below. For questions 6 to 10, mark one letter a), b) or c). Scotland Scotland is the north part of the island of Great Britain. The Atlantic Ocean is on the west and the North Sea on the east. Some people (6) _______ Scotland speak a different language called Gaelic. There are (7) ______ five million people in Scotland, and Edinburgh is (8) _______ most famous city. Scotland has many mountains; the highest one is called Ben Nevis. ln the south of Scotland, there are a lot of sheep. A long time ago, there (9) _______ many forests, but now there are only a (10) _______. Scotland is only a small country, but it is quite beautiful. 6 7 8 9 10 a) on a) about a) his a) is a) few b) in b) between b) your b) were b) little c) at c) among c) its c) was c) lot
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Questions 11 - 20 In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the text below. For questions 11 to 20, mark one letter a), b) or c). Alice Guy Blach Alice Guy Blach was the first female film director. She first became involved in cinema whilst working for the Gaumont Film Company in the late 1890s. This was a period of great change in the cinema and Alice was the first to use many new inventions, (11) ______ sound and colour. ln 1907 Alice (12) ______ to New York where she started her own film company. She was (13) ______ successful, but, when Hollywood became the centre of the film world, the best days of the independent New York film companies were (14) ______. When Alice died in 1968, hardly anybody (15) ______ her name. a) bringing a) moved a) next a) after a) remembered b) including b) ran b) once b) down b) realised c) containing c) entered c) immediately c) behind c) reminded d) supporting d) transported d) recently d) over d) repeated
Total 6-10
11 12 13 14 15
2/5
Total 11-15
In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the text below. For questions 16 to 20, mark one letter a), b) or c). UFOs do they exist? UFO is short for unidentified flying object. UFOs are popularly known as flying saucers, (16) ______ that is often the (17) ______ they are reported to be. The (18) ______ flying saucers were seen in 1947 by an American pilot, but experts who studied his claim decided it had been a trick of the light. Even people experienced at watching the sky, (19) ______ as pilots, report seeing UFOs. ln 1978 a pilot reported a collection of UFOs off the coast of New Zealand. A television (20) ______ went up with the pilot and filmed the UFOs. Scientists studying this phenomenon later discovered that in this case they were simply lights on boats out fishing. 16 17 18 a) because a) look a) last a) like a) cameraman b) therefore b) shape b) next b) that b) director c) although c) size c) first c) so c) actor d) so d) type d) oldest d) such d) announcer
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19 20
Total 16-20
Questions 21 -37 In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the text below. For questions 21 to 40, mark one letter a), b) or c). 21 The teacher encouraged her students ______ to an English pen-friend. a) should write b) write c) wrote d) to write 22 They spent a lot of time ______ at the pictures in the museum. a) looking b) for looking c) to look d) to looking 23 Shirley enjoys science lessons, but all her experiments seem to ______ wrong. a) turn b) come c) end d) go 24 ______ from Michael, all the group arrived on time. a) Except b) Other c) Besides
d) Apart
25 She ______ her neighbours children for the broken window. a) accused b) complained c) blamed
d) denied
26 The decorated roof of the ancient palace was ______ up by four thin columns. a) built b) carried c) held d) supported 27 Would it ______ you if we came on Thursday? a) agree b) suit c) like
d) fit
3/5
28 This form ______ to be handed in until the end of the week. a) doesnt need b) doesnt have c) neednt
d) hasnt got
Points 29 If you make a mistake when you are writing, just ______ it out with your pen. a) cross b) clear c) do d) wipe 30 This product must be eaten ______ two days of purchase. a) by b) before c) within d) under 31 The newspaper report contained ______ important information. a) many b) another c) an d) a lot of 32 Have you considered ______ to London? a) move b) to move c) to be moving
d) moving
33 It can be a good idea for people who lead an active life to increase their ______ of vitamins. a) upturn b) input c) upkeep d) intake 34 I thought there was a ______ of jealousy in his reaction to my good fortune. a) piece b) part c) shadow d) touch 35 Why didnt you ______ that you were feeling ill? a) advise b) mention c) remark 36 Hes still getting ______ the shock of losing his job. a) across b) by c) over
d) tell
d) through
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Question 37 You have just had a birthday. Write a postcard to a friend about your favourite birthday present. Say: What the present was Describe the present Who gave it to you Why you like it What you plan to do with it Write about 50 words
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Total 21-37
TOTAL
5/5