Inside Out Full Placement Test

Name _______________________________________ Date _____________________

Full placement test Section 1

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(1) My name is Juan and I _____ from Spain.

1. is

2. be

3. are

4. am

(2) Where _____?

1. does he work

2. he works

3. he does work

4. works he

(3) Who did ­_____ at the party?

1. you saw

2. you see

3. saw you

4. see

(4) ‘_____ to Australia, Ginny?’ ‘No, I haven’t.’

1. Did you ever go

2. Will you ever go

3. Are you ever going

4. Have you ever been

(5) Tokyo is _____ city I’ve ever lived in.

1. the most big

2. the bigger

3. the biggest

4. the more big

(6) Is she the woman _____ husband is a famous musician?

1. which

2. that

3. who

4. whose

(7) The police wanted to know exactly how the money _____ stolen from the bank.

1. is

2. was

3. gets

4. did

(8) By the time Mary gets here, the movie _____.

1. will finish

2. is going to finish

3. will have finished

4. is finishing

(9) You _____ tell anyone about this, Sara. It’s our secret, OK?

1. couldn’t

2. wouldn’t

3. mustn’t

4. don’t have to

(10) I think you _____ leave now, it’s getting late.

1. can

2. would

3. will

4. should

(11) I wish I _____ in such a cold country!

1. didn’t live

2. haven’t lived

3. won’t live

4. am not living

(12) If Jack _____ music, he wouldn’t have become a concert pianist.

1. hadn’t studied

2. didn’t study

3. wouldn’t have studied

4. hasn’t studied

Section 2

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(13) I always go to the movies _____ Fridays.

1. on

2. in

3. at

4. by

(14) I will _____ you tomorrow.

1. shout

2. cry

3. call

4. say

(15) Hannah’s a really _____ person. She’s always smiling.

1. sensible

2. interesting

3. talkative

4. cheerful

(16) I have no _____ what time the swimming pool opens.

1. belief

2. opinion

3. idea

4. feeling

(17) It was a beautiful day so we went on a boat _____ on the lake.

1. ride

2. travel

3. drive

4. sightseeing

(18) It was a great meal, but pretty expensive. Just look at the _____!

1. ticket

2. recipe

3. invoice

4. bill

(19) Laura rarely leaves the house without _____her make-up on.

1. doing

2. putting

3. having

4. getting

(20) Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really _____.

1. tanned

2. sunned

3. coloured

4. darkened

Section 3

Read the text below. For questions 21 to 25, choose the best answer (a, b, c or d).

‘Heavier than air flying machines are impossible,’ said the well-known scientist Lord Kelvin in 1895. Thomas Watson, the chairman of IBM in 1943, was wrong too when he said that he thought there would be a world market for only five or so computers.

Predictions can, of course, be wrong, and it is very difficult to predict what the world will be like in 100, 50, or even 20 years from now. But this is something that scientists and politicians often do. They do so because they invent things and make decisions that shape the future of the world that we live in.

In the past they didn’t have to think too much about the impact that their decisions had on the natural world. But that is now changing. An increasing number of people believe that we should live within the rules set by nature. In other words, they think that in a world of fixed and limited resources, what is used today will not be there for our children. We must therefore look at each human activity and try to change it or create alternatives if it is not sustainable. The rules for this are set by nature, not by man.

(21) How many predictions are mentioned in the text?

1. 1

2. 2

3. 3

4. 4

(22) According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?

1. Lord Kelvin and Thomas Watson were good friends.

2. The world does not have unlimited natural resources.

3. Our children will not make predictions about the future.

4. It is easy to predict what the world will be like 20 years from now.

(23) shape (line 6) is closest in meaning to:

1. do

2. create

3. look at

4. move

(24) The article suggests we should live in a _____ way.

1. selfish

2. sustainable

3. predictable

4. scientific

(25) Choose the best title for the article.

1. Predictions and more predictions!

2. Politicians and scientists

3. A sustainable future for our children

4. New inventions

Section 4 (26 to 33)

In the space below, write a paragraph about yourself. Say where you come from, where you live, and give a little bit of information about your family and friends as well as your hobbies and interests. Finally, say where, when and how long you have been learning English. Also say in what ways you would like to improve your English. (8 points)

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Section 5

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(34) I’m not very interested _____ sports.

1. for

2. about

3. in

4. to

(35) She likes _____ expensive clothes.

1. to wearing

2. wearing

3. wear

4. is wearing

(36) Harry _____ his father’s car when the accident happened.

1. was driving

2. drove

3. had driven

4. has been driving

(37) I was wondering _____ tell me when the next plane from Chicago arrives?

1. could you

2. can you

3. if you could

4. please

(38) If I _____ you had cancelled the meeting I wouldn’t have turned up!

1. knew

2. have known

3. had known

4. know

(39) I like your hair. Where _____?

1. cut you it

2. did you have it cut

3. do you cut it

4. have it cut

(40) I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on.

1. have worked

2. work

3. be working

4. to work

(41) John tells me Jack’s going out with Helen, _____ I find hard to believe.

1. that

2. who

3. whose

4. which

(42) We _____ to the new house by the end of the week, so we won’t be here next Sunday.

1. will have moved

2. will be moving

3. will move

4. are moving

(43) What _____ this weekend, Lance?

1. will you do

2. are you doing

3. will you have done

4. do you do

(44) The weather has been awful. We’ve had very _____ sunshine this summer.

1. little

2. a little

3. few

4. a few

(45) Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____.

1. is arrested

2. arrested

3. has been arrested

4. is being arrested