PLACEMENT TEST I NSPIRATION 2

GRAMMAR
1 Complete with the correct answer, A, B or C.

1 She ____ happy.

A is B be C are

2 I ____ from a small town near Vienna.

A is B are C am

3 They ____ tired.

A aren’t B isn’t C am not

4 ____ is my sister. She wants to meet you.

A Those B This C These

5 I have ____ sister and two brothers.

A an B the C a

6 ____ phone is old but she likes it.

A Her B Which C We

7 Where’s ____ phone? It’s in that bag.

A a B an C the

8 She can’t find ____ money. She’s very worried.

A him B her C this

9 He ____ a fantastic new guitar. He’s very lucky.

A has B have C hasn’t

10 ___ you play the guitar or the drums?

A Can B Can’t C Does

11 ____ use your mobile. It’s too expensive.

A Can B Don’t C Not

12 Pavel ____ send text messages. His phone is really old.

A hasn’t B don’t C can’t

13 ____ still. I want to take a photo.

A You keep B Keeps C Keep

14 Press ____ button here. It’s easy.

A that B this C those

15 Who ____ ? My brother.

A you ring B you are ringing C are you ringing
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16 Where ____ Helen live?

A is B do C does

17 I ____ basketball at break every day. I love it.

A ’m playing B do play C play

18 She really ____ garlic. Amazing!

A to like B like C likes

19 They ____ at the moment. They can’t come now.

A work B working C ’re working

20 She ____ to come. She’s very busy.

A not want B doesn’t want C don’t want

21 I don’t like ice cream so I ____ eat it.

A never B not C often

22 Do you live in a town? No, I ____ .

A don’t live B don’t C doesn’t

23 I love swimming, but we ____ got a swimming pool in our town.

A haven’t B not C don’t

24 The Taj Mahal is ____ India.

A on B near C in

25 ____ three cathedrals in London.

A They are B There is C There are

26 Do you like ____ to music?

A listen B does C listening

27 My school finishes ____ 2 o’clock every day.

A in B at C on

28 ____ a great new café in the centre of town.

A This is B There’s C Here are

29 I don’t go to school ____ Saturday.

A in B on C before

30 ____ are you? 15.

A How many years B What years C How old

_____ / 30 points
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LISTENING

2 What are the people in these conversations doing?

1 A They’re playing games.

B They’re watching TV.
C They’re cooking.

2 A They’re studying.
B They’re shopping.
C They’re downloading games.

3 A The man is riding a bicycle.

B The man is driving.
C The man is jumping.

4 A The girl is finding out about a train.

B The girl is putting money into a bank.
C The girl is visiting a big city.

5 A The boy is watching something.

B The boy is learning something.
C The boy is explaining something.

6 A The girl is asking her friend about a party.

B The girl is planning a party.
C The girl is inviting someone to a party.

7 A The man is listening to music.

B The man is singing.
C The man is playing the guitar.

8 A A woman is visiting a friend.

B A woman is shopping.
C A woman is saying goodbye to a friend.

9 A The boy is buying some new clothes.

B The boy is wearing some new clothes.
C The boy is washing some clothes.

10 A The girls are walking down a street.

B The girls are celebrating.
C The girls are sunbathing.

_____ / 10 points

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READING

3a Read and complete.

Roger Federer was born on 8th August, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland, and is now an

international tennis star. At the moment he is probably the best tennis player in the world.

He wins competition after competition.

Roger 1 ____ dark brown hair and brown eyes and is 186cm tall. He lives in Oberwil

in Switzerland. He has one sister. 2 ____ name is Diana and she lives in Basel, a big city

in Switzerland. Roger is an excellent tennis player and he can also 3 ____ three

languages: French, German and English. He even talks to journalists in all three

languages.

What 4 ____ he do in his free time? He likes playing cards, cricket, table tennis and

other sports. He loves movies, music and his Playstation too. He also 5 ____ being with

his friends, sitting on the beach, and eating. He really likes Italian 6 ____ like mozzarella

di buffala, gnocchi and Gorgonzola cheese. His favourite ice cream is strawberry. And

his favourite people are friendly and helpful – people who smile a lot!

Of course, he doesn’t have lots of time to enjoy all his hobbies. He practises tennis

and 7 ____ to the gym every day, and often 8 ____ in tennis competitions around the

world. He also spends time helping people who need help. 9 ____ 2003, he started an

organization, the Roger Federer Foundation, to make money for people like the tsunami

victims. 10 ____ says, ‘It's nice to be important, but it's important to be nice.’

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3b Complete the chart about Roger.

1 Birthday: __________________________________________

2 Town: __________________________________________

3 Number of brothers/sisters: __________________________________________

4 Languages: __________________________________________

5 Two of his hobbies: __________________________________________

6 One of his favourite foods: __________________________________________

7 What he does every day: __________________________________________

8 Name of his organization: __________________________________________

3c Answer the questions.

1 Why is he very busy?

____________________________________________________________
2 How does his organization help people?
____________________________________________________________

_____ / 20 points

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WRITING

4 Write a paragraph describing your favourite sports person or movie star, or

imagine a famous person to describe. Include:
 What he/she looks like
 Home
 Family
 Hobbies
 What he/she does every day
 Likes and dislikes
 Other information?

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_____ / 10 points

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SPEAKING
5 EITHER …
Work in pairs. Have a conversation following these instructions.

Student A Student B

1 Invite your friend to your party.

2 Accept.
3 Tell him/her when it is.
4 Reply and ask where it is.
5 Reply.
6 Ask about bringing music/food/drink.
7 Reply.
8 Thank your friend.
9 Say goodbye.
10 Say goodbye.

OR …

Work in pairs. Ask and answer about your summer holidays in the past and
your plans for your next holidays. Talk about:
 The place
 Your activities
 Your favourite things in the place
 Your opinion of the holiday

_____ / 10 points

Total: _____ / 80 points

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