ESL Placement Test

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ESL Placement Test

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Questions 1-5

Where can you see these notices?

Question 1

Please leave your room key at Reception.

1 point

in a store

in a hotel

in a taxi

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Question 2

Foreign money changed here

1 point

in a library

in a bank

in a police station

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Question 3

Afternoon show begins at 2PM

1 point

outside a theater

outside a supermarket

outside a resturant

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Question 4

CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS Lessons start again on January the 8th

1 point

at a travel agent's

at a music school

at a resturant

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Question 5

Price per night: $10 a tent $5 a person

1 point

at a cinema

in a hotel

on a camp-site

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Questions 6-10

In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the text below.
For questions 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 choose the best answer.

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’. In 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.

Question 6

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Question 7

1 point

about

between

among

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Question 8

1 point

his

your

its

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Question 9

1 point

were

was

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Question 10

1 point

few

little

lot

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Questions 11-15

In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the text below.
For questions 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 choose the best answer.

Alice Guy Blaché
Alice Guy Blaché 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 color. In 1907 Alice (12) ................... to New York where she started her own film company. She was (13) .................. successful, but, when Hollywood became the center 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.

Question 11

1 point

bringing

including

containing

supporting

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Question 12

1 point

moved

ran

entered

transported

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Question 13

1 point

once

immediately

recently

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Question 14

1 point

after

down

behind

over

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Question 15

1 point

remembered

realised

reminded

repeated

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Questions 16-20

In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the text below.
For questions 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 choose the best answer.

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. In 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.

Question 16

1 point

because

therefore

although

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Question 17

1 point

look

shape

size

type

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Question 18

1 point

last

first

oldest

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Question 19

1 point

that

such

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Question 20

1 point

cameraman

director

actor

announcer

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Questions 21-40

In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
For questions 21 to 40, select the best answer.

Question 21

The teacher encouraged her students .................... to an English pen-friend.

1 point

should write

write

wrote

to write

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Question 22

They spent a lot of time .................... at the pictures in the museum.

1 point

looking

for looking

to look

to looking

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Question 23

Shirley enjoys science lessons, but all her experiments seem to .................... wrong.

1 point

turn

come

end

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Question 24

.................... from Michael, all the group arrived on time.

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Except

Other

Besides

Apart

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Question 25

She .................... her neighbour’s children for the broken window.

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accused

complained

blamed

denied

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Question 26

As I had missed the history lesson, my friend went ...................... the homework with me.

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after

over

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Question 27

Whether she’s a good actress or not is a .................... of opinion.

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matter

subject

point

case

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Question 28

The decorated roof of the ancient palace was .................... up by four thin columns.

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built

carried

held

supported

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Question 29

Would it .................... you if we came on Thursday?

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agree

suit

fit

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Question 30

This form .................... be handed in until the end of the week.

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doesn't need

doesn't have

needn't

hasn't got

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Question 31

If you make a mistake when you are writing, just .................... it out with your pen.

1 point

cross

clear

wipe

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Question 32

Although our opinions on many things .................... , we’re good friends.

1 point

differ

oppose

disagree

divide

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Question 33

This product must be eaten .................... two days of purchase.

1 point

before

within

under

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Question 34

The newspaper report contained .................... important information.

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many

another

a lot of

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Question 35

Have you considered .................... to London?

1 point

move

to move

to be moving

moving

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Question 36

It can be a good idea for people who lead an active life to increase their .................... of vitamins.

1 point

upturn

input

upkeep

intake

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Question 37

I thought there was a ..................... of jealousy in his reaction to my good fortune.

1 point

piece

part

shadow

touch

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Question 38

Why didn’t you ..................... that you were feeling ill?

1 point

advise

mention

remark

tell

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Question 39

James was not sure exactly where his best interests ..................... .

1 point

stood

rested

lay

lefted

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Question 40

He’s still getting .................... the shock of losing his job.

1 point

across

over

through

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