Time Zones Placement Test

Grammar and Vocabulary

1. A: _____ this? 8. Look at the picture. _____ one turtle in the
B: It’s a computer. water.
a. There is
a. Who’s b. There are
b. What’s c. They are
c. Where’s
9. Look at the picture again. The octopus is
2. A: What _____ is it? _____ the shark.
B: It’s green. a. between
a. day b. under
b. time c. on
c. color 10. My brother likes fruit, but he _____ like
3. How old is he? vegetables.
a. He 35 years old. a. doesn’t
b. His 35 years old. b. don’t
c. He’s 35 years old. c. do
4. March is the third _____ of the year. 11. What time does she get up?
a. month a. She always get up at 7 o’clock.
b. day b. She always gets up at 7 o’clock.
c. season c. She always getting up at 7 o’clock.
5. Is Jenny in the living room? 12. Look at the chart below. What can () or
a. Yes, they are. can’t () these students do?
b. Yes, it is.
John Miko Didier
c. No, she isn’t.
swim   
6. Where is Ming from?
a. May 1st play the guitar   
b. China speak Spanish   
c. the kitchen
play baseball   
7. 6:30 p.m. is in the _____.
a. morning a. Miko can swim and play baseball.
b. afternoon b. Didier can speak Spanish, and Miko can,
c. evening too.
c. John can swim, but Didier can’t.
13. How much is this T-shirt?
a. They’re $12.
b. Is $12.
c. It’s $12.
14. What are you doing?
a. I’m taking a test.
b. I take a test.
c. I’m take a test.
15. A: _____
B: It’s cold.
a. How much is it?
b. What’s the weather like today?
c. What’s he doing?

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16. How was your vacation? 27. We _____ soccer when the rain started.
a. It was a lot of fun. a. were playing
b. They were a lot of fun. b. was playing
c. It is a lot of fun. c. play
17. When’s your birthday? 28. He _____ a T-shirt and jeans to the dance.
a. It’s at November 21st. a. is wear
b. It’s in November 21st. b. going to wear
c. It’s on November 21st. c. is going to wear
18. How often does he play tennis? 29. A: Which ones are your friends?
a. He play twice a week. B: They’re _____ by the window.
b. He plays twice a week.
c. He is play twice a week. a. the ones
b. ones
19. A: What do you look like? c. the one
B: I _____ medium height and wear 30. What _____ you like to do someday?
glasses.
a. do
a. have b. would
b. am c. are
c. can 31. Do you have to go to school on Saturdays?
20. I bought new shoes _____ weekend. a. No, I don’t.
a. just b. No, I don’t have.
b. ago c. No, I have to.
c. last 32. Dolphins are _____ swimmers.
21. Vatican City is _____ country in the world. a. goodly
a. the smallest b. well
b. the most small c. good
c. small 33. Look at the sign. Which statement is true?
22. He thinks that dogs are _____ than cats.
a. friendliest

TONY ’S
b. friendly
c. friendlier
23. Are there any vegetables in your fridge?

•PIZZA•
a. Yes, there are.
b. Yes, there is.
c. No, there isn’t.
24. I feel sick. Should I take some medicine?
a. Yes, you should take.
b. Yes, you should. PREMIUM
c. No, shouldn’t take.
25. A: Is she _____ her room now? Hours:
B: Yes, she is.
a. clean 5:00 a.m. –11:00 p.m.
b. cleaning
c. cleans
26. A: How do I get to the park? a. Tony’s Pizza closes at 11 o’clock.
b. Tony’s Pizza opens at 11 o’clock.
B: _____ Main Street.
c. Tony’s Pizza closes at 5 o’clock.
a. In front of
b. Turn left
c. Go straight down

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34. I think there _____ more pollution in the 43. A cat and her kittens _____ to the local
future. animal shelter yesterday.
a. will a. brought in
b. is b. were bringing
c. will be c. were brought in
35. A: He’s never been to a school dance. 44. The car _____ by the police because it was
B: _____ going too fast.
a. I have, too. a. was pulled over
b. Neither have I. b. is pulling over
c. No, I haven’t. c. pulled over
36. Did you _____ a desktop computer? 45. Chimpanzees, _____ are intelligent
a. didn’t used to have animals, are sometimes playful and noisy.
b. use to have a. which
c. use to having b. what
37. I have studied English _____. c. who
a. since three years 46. I have no idea whose book this is. It _____
b. three years ago Celia’s.
c. for three years a. would be
38. If you exercise more, you _____ a lot b. might be
healthier. c. must be
a. will feel 47. Mark is _____ to drive. He’s twenty-one.
b. are feeling a. old enough
c. don’t feel b. older than
39. NASA is planning new missions to places c. too old
where no one _____ before. 48. You haven’t seen the new Star Wars movie,
a. was gone _____?
b. will be gone a. did you
c. has been b. have you
40. Do you _____ to music? c. are you
a. enjoy to listen 49. I wish there _____ words in English. There
b. like are too many to remember!
c. like listening a. wouldn’t have fewer
41. A: How long have you been waiting b. will have fewer
for the bus? c. were fewer
B: _____ for one hour! 50. My sister, _____ studied medicine, always
gives good health advice.
a. We’ve been waiting
a. which
b. We’re waiting
b. who
c. We waited
c. whose
42. We’re going camping this summer.
a. Great! You shouldn’t take your tent.
b. Cool! You shouldn’t forget your hiking
boots.
c. Wow! You shouldn’t take your backpack
with you.

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Time Zones Placement Test
Listening
Track 1. Questions 1 and 2 are about Track 1. Track 4. Questions 7 and 8 are about Track 4.
1. Eva is from _____. 7. Robert Ballard is probably _____.
a. Atlanta a. a flight attendant
b. Africa b. an explorer
c. Argentina c. a vet
2. It’s _____ from December to February in 8. In _____ , Ballard and his team discovered
her country. Titanic.
a. winter a. 1977
b. summer b. 1982
c. fall c. 1985

Track 2. Questions 3 and 4 are about Track 2. Track 5. Questions 9 and 10 are about Track 5.
3. The speakers want to eat _____. 9. The woman who is speaking thinks _____.
a. lunch a. the backpack could be Jennifer’s
b. breakfast b. the backpack is old
c. dinner c. it could be her backpack
4. The speakers decide to eat _____. 10. The initials “T.R.” are on the backpack, so it
a. beans _____ be Jennifer’s.
b. rice a. must
c. soup b. can’t
c. should

Track 3. Questions 5 and 6 are about Track 3.

5. Ana _____ listens to hip-hop and rap.
a. usually
b. sometimes
c. never
6. Ana doesn’t like _____.
a. rap
b. pop music
c. classical music

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