MAYFLOWER COLLEGE - PLACEMENT TEST

PERSONAL INFORMATION

First name

Family name (surname)

Email address

Age

Date you will begin your course at Mayflower College (dd-mm-yy)

Course you will take at Mayflower College

SECTION 1: GRAMMAR Choose the best word or phrase to fill each blank.

Theresa _____ from Spain.

are

What’s _____ name?

his

him

My friend _____ in Plymouth.

living

live

lives

is live

Where _____?

works Luca

Luca works

Luca does work

does Luca work

I _____ tea.

no like

not like

like don't

don't like

‘_____ to France, Sara?’ ‘ 'Yes, last summer.'

Did you ever go

Do you ever go

Have you ever been

Are you ever going

Mexico is _____ city I’ve ever visited.

the most big

the bigger

the biggest

the more big

A botanist is someone _____ studies plants.

who

what

which

whose

_____ these days.

I never tennis play

I never play tennis

I play never tennis

Never I play tennis

I _____ meet my friends tonight.

going to

go to

am going to

I wish I _____ more time.

have

had

would have

was having

_____ live in England one day?

Would you like

Would you like to

Do you like

Do you like to

SECTION 2: VOCABULARY Choose the best word or phrase to fill each blank.

I begin college _____ Monday.

I _____ twenty one years old.

have

have got

I _____ a virus.

have

got

Do you _____ a uniform at work?

carry

wear

use

hold

‘Where is Susan?’ ‘I have no _____.’

idea

opinion

answer

time

The meal was very expensive. Look at the _____!

ticket

receipt

invoice

bill

How many _____ of shoes have you got?

items

pairs

sets

times

Mary came back from her holiday in Thailand looking really _____.

tanned

sunned

coloured

darkened

SECTION 3: GRAMMAR Choose the best word or phrase to fill each blank.

Juan can _____ English.

to speak

speaking

speak

speaks

I’m interested _____ cooking.

for

about

He likes _____ comfortable clothes.

wearing

to wearing

wear

is wearing

Peter _____ his dinner when his mother arrived.

was eating

eaten

had ate

has been eating

I was wondering _____ help me carry this package?

could you

can you

if you could

if could you

If I _____ to him, I would have told you, wouldn’t I?

speak

had spoken

have spoke

would you spoke

I like your suit. Where _____?

do you have it made

have you made it

did you have made it

did you have it made

I think Gina must _____ late tonight. Her bedroom light is still on.

have studied

study

be studying

to study

Steve tells me Sue’s going out with Marcin, _____ I find hard to believe.

which

who

whose

that

What _____ this evening, Mikhail?

will you doing

are you doing

will you have done

do you do

The weather has been lovely. We’ve had very _____ rain this summer.

little

a little

few

a few

Did you hear what happened to Graham? He _____.

is promoted

promoted

has been promoted

is being promoted

SECTION 4: VOCABULARY Choose the best word or phrase to fill each blank.

I usually _____ up at about 07.30h

get

I _____ swimming every week.

play

have

My father _____ the painting in our house.

does

makes

cooks

takes

Don’t forget to _____ the television when you go to bed.

turn up

turn in

turn off

turn under

She was in _____ when I told her about Owen’s accident.

crying

tears

cries

tearful

He _____ that he had finished his work, but no one believed him.

reassured

informed

insisted

persuaded

Could you _____ me some tools for a few days, please?

lend

owe

borrow

rent

Paula is _____ a lot of time at Juan’s house these days!

taking

spending

having

doing

SECTION 5: GRAMMAR Choose the best word or phrase to fill each blank.

How many people _____ in Plymouth?

does live

live

does lives

lives

Let me know when you _____ to work.

get

'll get

'll have got

're getting

If I _____ you, I would stay.

would be

were

have been

I don’t know where _____ on Saturday.

did Hector go

Hector did go

went Hector

Hector went

Sally is going to the party but I wish _____.

she won't

she hadn't

she didn't

she wasn't

I’m so thirsty. If only they _____ all the drinks.

wasn’t finishing

didn’t finish

hadn’t finished

hasn’t finished

I regret _____ my homework yesterday evening.

not doing

not to do

to not do

not have done

Surely he _____ you if he was unhappy with his class.

will tell

would have told

must have told

had told

Our lessons aren’t too long, and _____ boring!

neither they aren’t

either they aren’t

nor are they

neither did they be

We had expected that they _____ English at the airport, but they didn’t.

were speaking

would speak

had spoken

spoke

I’d rather I _____ in March, but I do.

don’t have to leave

didn't have to leave

wouldn’t leave

wasn’t leaving

Cristina is very clever. She can talk about _____ subject that comes up.

whatever

whenever

wherever

whoever

SECTION 6: VOCABULARY Choose the best word or phrase to fill each blank.

I always _____ sugar in my tea.

have

drink

mix

make

I usually______ music on my way to college.

listen

listen to

hear

watch

Can you give me a _____ with this homework?

leg

back

hand

head

When you are in class, please bear in _____ that some of the other students might need more time than you.

thought

question

mind

opinion

They found some stolen clothes in her bag so the police arrested her for _____.

trespassing

mugging

speeding

shoplifting

The journey was _____ and very tiring.

time-wasting

time-consuming

time-using

out of time

After the elections, the main _____ point was what the government would do first.

discussion

speaking

conversation

talking

There have been a lot of______ against industrial pollution recently.

campaigns

issues

boycotts

strikes

SECTION 7: LISTENING COMPREHENSION Listen to this recording and mark the sentences true or false.

English will replace other languages.

True

False

English will probably not replace other languages.

True

False

Speaking English is your life.

True

False

Speaking English will help you understand world problems.

True

False

The problems mentioned are climate change, poverty, employment and disease.

True

False

Mathematics is the language of science.

True

False

English is becoming a world language because America is pushing it.

True

False

English mania is a turning point.

True

False

English offers hope for the future.

True

False

English will not be a common language for the world.

True

False