Monday, March 22, 2010

PLACEMENT (Nivelamento)

Hello!
Here you have those questions we answered this week at school. They intend to level up students into: begginers, elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate etc.

This test can also be used to diagnose grammar that you need clarification on. Please consult the relevant level and unit of the course for more information.

Grammar

1. I ________________ from France. Beginner Unit 1

a) is
b) are
c) am
d) be

2. This is my friend. _____________ name is Peter. Beginner Unit 1

a) Her
b) Our
c) Yours
d) His

3. Mike is ______________. Beginner Unit 4

a) my sister’s friend
b) friend my sister
c) friend from my sister
d) my sister friend’s

4. My brother is ______________ artist. Beginner Unit 2 / Elementary Basics 2

a) the
b) an
c) a
d) 




5. _______________ 20 desks in the classroom. Beginner Unit 7 / Elementary Unit 3

a) This is
b) There is
c) They are
d) There are

6. Paul ________________ romantic films. Beginner Unit 5

a) likes not
b) don’t like
c) doesn’t like
d) isn’t likes

7. Sorry, I can’t talk. I _____________ right now. Beginner Unit 11

a) driving
b) ‘m driving
c) drives
d) drive

8. She _________________ at school last week. Beginner Unit 8 / Elementary Unit 5

a) didn't be
b) weren’t
c) wasn’t
d) isn’t

9. I _________________ the film last night. Beginner Unit 9 / Elementary Unit 5

a) like
b) likes
c) liking
d) liked

10. __________________ a piece of cake? No, thank you. Elementary Unit 1

a) Do you like
b) Would you like
c) Want you
d) Are you like

11. The living room is ___________________ than the bedroom. Elementary Unit 10 / Pre-int Unit 6

a) more big
b) more bigger
c) biggest
d) bigger

12. The car is very old. We’re going ____________________ a new car soon. Beginner Unit 12 / Elementary Unit 11

a) to buy
b) buying
c) to will buy
d) buy



13. Jane is a vegetarian. She ____________________ meat. Beginner Unit 6 / Elementary Unit 4

a) sometimes eats
b) never eats
c) often eats
d) usually eats

14. There aren’t ________________ buses late in the evening. Elementary Unit 3 / Pre-int Unit 3

a) some
b) any
c) no
d) a

15. The car park is _________________ to the restaurant. Elementary Unit 3 / Pre-int Unit 3

a) next
b) opposite
c) behind
d) in front

16. Sue ________________ shopping every day. Elementary Unit 8 / Pre-int Unit 4

a) is going
b) go
c) going
d) goes

17. They _________________ in the park when it started to rain heavily.
Intermediate Unit 4

a) walked
b) were walking
c) were walk
d) are walking

18. ________________ seen fireworks before? Pre-int Unit 7 / Intermediate Unit 2

a) Did you ever
b) Are you ever
c) Have you ever
d) Do you ever

19. We’ve been friends ____________________ many years. Pre-int Unit 10 / Intermediate Unit 2

a) since
b) from
c) during
d) for





20. You _________________ pay for the tickets. They’re free. Intermediate Unit 3

a) have to
b) don’t have
c) don’t need to
d) doesn’t have to

21. Jeff was ill last week and he _________________ go out. Pre-intermediate Unit 11

a) needn't
b) can’t
c) mustn’t
d) couldn’t


22. These are the photos ________________ I took on holiday. Pre-intermediate Unit 12

a) which
b) who
c) what
d) where

23. We’ll stay at home if it _______________ this afternoon. Pre-intermediate Unit 8

a) raining
b) rains
c) will rain
d) rain

24. He doesn’t smoke now, but he __________________ a lot when he was young. Pre-int Unit 2

a) has smoked
b) smokes
c) used to smoke
d) was smoked

25. Mark plays football ___________________ anyone else I know. Pre-int Unit 6 / Intermediate Unit 5

a) more good than
b) as better as
c) best than
d) better than

26. I promise I __________________ you as soon as I’ve finished this cleaning. Pre-int Unit 5 / Int Unit 6

a) will help
b) am helping
c) going to help
d) have helped







27. This town ___________________ by lots of tourists during the summer. Pre-int Unit 9 / Int Unit 11

a) visits
b) visited
c) is visiting
d) is visited

28. He said that his friends ____________ to speak to him after they lost the football match. Int Unit 12

a) not want
b) weren’t
c) didn’t want
d) aren’t wanting

29. How about _________________ to the cinema tonight? Pre-int Unit 4
a) going
b) go
c) to go
d) for going

30. Excuse me, can you ___________________ me the way to the station, please? Pre-int Unit 3

a) give
b) take
c) tell
d) say

31. I wasn’t interested in the performance very much. ________________. Intermediate Unit 4

a) I didn’t, too.
b) Neither was I.
c) Nor I did.
d) So I wasn’t.

32. Take a warm coat, _______________ you might get very cold outside. Upper Int Unit 4

a) otherwise
b) in case
c) so that
d) in order to

33. __________________ this great book and I can’t wait to see how it ends. Upper Int Unit 4

a) I don’t read
b) I’ve read
c) I’ve been reading
d) I read






34. What I like more than anything else ___________________ at weekends. Upper Int Unit 1

a) playing golf
b) to play golf
c) is playing golf
d) is play golf

35. She ________________ for her cat for two days when she finally found it in the garage. Upper Int Unit 5

a) looked
b) had been looked
c) had been looking
d) were looking

36. We won’t catch the plane _________________ we leave home now! Please hurry up! Upper Int Unit 6

a) if
b) providing that
c) except
d) unless


37. If I hadn’t replied to your email, I___________________ here with you now. Upper Int Unit 6

a) can’t be
b) wouldn’t be
c) won’t be
d) haven’t been

38. Do you think you ___________________ with my mobile phone soon? I need to make a call. Up Int Unit 7

a) finish
b) are finishing
c) will have finished
d) are finished

39. I don’t remember mentioning __________________ dinner together tonight. Upper Int Unit 10

a) go for
b) you going to
c) to go for
d) going for



40. Was it Captain Cook ______________ New Zealand? Upper Int Unit 12
a) who discovered
b) discovered
c) that discover
d) who was discovering



Vocabulary

41. You may not like the cold weather here, but you’ll have to ________________, I’m afraid.
a) tell it off
b) sort itself out
c) put up with it
d) put it off
42. It’s cold so you should __________________ on a warm jacket.
a) put
b) wear
c) dress
d) take
43. Paul will look ______________ our dogs while we’re on holiday.
a) at
b) for
c) into
d) after
44. She ___________________ a lot of her free time reading.
a) does
b) spends
c) has
d) makes
45. Hello, this is Simon. Could I ___________________ to Jane, please?
a) say
b) tell
c) call
d) speak
46. They’re coming to our house ___________________ Saturday.
a) in
b) at
c) on
d) with
47. I think it’s very easy to ___________ debt these days.
a) go into
b) become
c) go down to
d) get into
48. Come on! Quick! Let’s get _____________!
a) highlight
b) cracking
c) massive
d) with immediate effect
49. I phoned her ____________ I heard the news.
a) minute
b) during
c) by the time
d) the moment
50. I feel very ____________. I’m going to go to bed!
a) nap
b) asleep
c) sleepy
d) sleeper

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