Beginner and Elementary Placement Test: Grammar

Beginner and Elementary Placement test
This test can also be used to diagnose the grammar of the Beginner level that your students
need clarification on.
Grammar
1 ____'s your name? Thomas
a How
b Who
c What
d Where
2 This is Lucy and her brother, Dan. ____ my friends.
a We're
b I'm
c You're
d They're
3 ____? I'm from Italy.
a Where are you from?
b Where you are from?
c Where from you are?
d From where you are?
4 I'm from Milan. ____ is in Italy.
a They
b It
c He
d She
5 Excuse me, how ____ your last name? R-I-L-E-Y
a spell
b you spell
c do you spell
d spell you
6 Oh, ____ are my keys!
a This
b These
c That
d It
7 I'd like ____ omelette, please.

a a
b ⎯
c an
d two
8 And here is your ____.
a desk
b desks.
c a desk
d an desk
9 My name's Pete and this is Sylvia. ____ doctors from France.
a I'm
b We're
c She's
d They're
10 Sorry, ____ Paul. My name's Eric.
a I isn't
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b I is not
c I aren't
d I'm not
11 ____? No, he isn't.
a Are they teachers?
b Are you from Italy?
c Is Mr Banning a teacher?
d Is this your phone?
12 ____ is the school? It's 50 years old.
a How many years
b How much years
c What years
d How old
13 What is ____?
a job Mary
b Mary job
c Mary's job
d job's Mary
14 Your bag is next ____ the table.
a on
b to
c in
d of
15 ____ are the keys? On the table.
a What
b When
c Where
d Who
16 I go to work ____ train.
a with
b by
c for
d in
17 She ____ a dog.
a not have
b don't have
c don't has
d doesn't have
18 Stephen ____ in our company.

a work
b works
c is work
d working
19 ____ they live in London?
a Are
b Is
c Do
d Does
20 ____ to the cinema.
a We not often go
b We don't go often
c We don't often go
d Often we don't go
21 When do you play tennis? ____ Mondays.
a On
b In
c At

d By
22 What time ____ work?
a starts he
b do he starts
c does he starts
d does he start
23 ____ two airports in the city.
a It is
b There is
c There are
d This is
24 There aren't ____ here.
a a restaurants
b any restaurants
c any restaurant
d a restaurant
25 I'm afraid it's ____.
a a hotel expensive
b expensive hotel
c expensive a hotel
d an expensive hotel
26 They ____ popular TV programmes in the 1980s.
a are
b were
c was
d is
27 ____ at school last week?
a Do you were
b Was you
c Were you
d You were
28 Brad Pitt is a popular actor but I don't like ____.
a him
b his
c her
d them
29 We ____ the film last week.

a see
b saw
c sees
d were see
30 He ____ tennis with me yesterday.
a doesn't played
b didn't played
c not played
d didn't play
31 She was born ____ May 6th, 1979.
a in
b at
c on
d from
32 Where ____ last summer?
a you went
b did you went
c do you went
d did you go
33 Were you at the shops at 5 p.m. yesterday? No, I ____

a didn't
b am not
c wasn't
d weren't
34 Excuse me, ____ is the T-shirt? It's ₤25.99.
a what expensive
b how much
c how many
d how price
35 She's only four but she ____.
a can read
b cans read
c can reads
d cans reads
36 This party is boring. We ____ a good time.
a don't have
b aren't having
c don't having
d aren't have
37 Sorry, I ____ you at the moment.
a can't help
b don't can help
c can't helping
d can't helps
38 I ____ my computer very often.
a am not using
b don't use
c doesn't use
d am not use
39 It's my mum's birthday next week. I ____ her a present.
a buy
b buys
c am going to buy
d buying
40 What ____ do after school today?

a are you going to
b are you
c do you
d you
Vocabulary
41 Gina is married to John. He's her ____
a uncle
b husband
c wife
d parent
42 We usually ____ the shopping in a supermarket.
a make
b do
c have
d go
43 I love this watch! It's ____.
a cheap
b small
c beautiful

d ugly
44 He doesn't have a car so he often uses public ____.
a taxi
b transport
c car
d bus
45 I don't go to ____ on Sundays.
a job
b office
c factory
d work
46 Do you like Chinese ____?
a kitchen
b meal
c food
d cook
47 They hardly ____ visit us.
a ever
b sometimes
c never
d usually
48 I'm Jeff Caine. Nice to ____ you, Mr Caine.
a speak
b talk
c meet
d watch
49 Can I help you? Thanks, but I'm just ____.
a watching
b looking
c seeing
d shopping
50 Mandy is over there. She's ____ a blue T-shirt and jeans.
a having
b wearing
c doing
d walking


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7 I'd like ____ omelette, please.

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18 Stephen ____ in our company.

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29 We ____ the film last week.

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40 What ____ do after school today?

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