FULL PLACEMENT TEST

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FULL PLACEMENT TEST

Section 1
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(1) Roberta _____ from The United States.
a)  are
b)  is
c)  am
            d)  be


(2) Whats _____ name?
a)  -
b)  his
c)  him
d)  he

(3)       My friend _____ in London.
           a) living
b)  live
c)  lives
d)  is live

(4) Where _____?
works Tom
Tom works
Tom does work
does Tom work

(5) I _____ coffee.
no like
not like
like dont
dont like

(6) _____ to Australia, Ginny? Yes, two years ago.
Did you ever go
Do you ever go
Have you ever been
Are you ever going

(7) Tokyo is _____ city Ive ever lived in.
the most big
the bigger
the biggest
the more big

(8) A vegetarian is someone _____ doesnt eat meat.
who
what
which
whose

 (9) _____ these days.
I never a newspaper buy
I never buy a newspaper
I buy never a newspaper
d)   Never I buy a newspaper

(10) I _____ watch TV tonight.
am
go to
going to
am going to

(11) I wish I _____ more money!
have
had
would have
was having

(12) _____ be famous one day?
Would you like
Would you like to
Do you like
Do you like to

Section 2
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(13) Its my birthday _____ Friday.
on
in
at
by

(14) I _____ eighteen years old.
am
have
have got
-

(15) I _____ a headache.
am
do
have
got

(16) Do you _____ a uniform at your school?
carry
wear
use
d)   hold

(17) What time is it? I have no _____.
idea
opinion
answer
time

(18) The meal was very expensive. Look at the _____!
ticket
receipt
invoice
bill

(19) How many _____ of trousers have you got?
items
pairs
sets
times

(20) Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really _____.
tanned
sunned
coloured
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 didnt 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) What was Lord Kelvin suggesting?
It is difficult to make accurate predictions.
It would be possible for people to fly.
It would be impossible for people to fly.
d)  There would only be a few computers.

(22) According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?
Lord Kelvin and Thomas Watson were good friends.
The world does not have unlimited natural resources.
Our children will not make predictions about the future.
It is easy to predict what the world will be like 20 years from now.

(23) shape (line 6) is closest in meaning to:
do
create
look at
move

(24) The article suggests we should live in a _____ way.
selfish
sustainable
predictable
scientific

(25) Choose the best title for the article.
Predictions and more predictions!
Politicians and scientists
A sustainable future for our children
New inventions

Section 4 (26 to 33)
Write a letter or email to your new pen-friend from abroad and introduce yourself. Say where you come from, where you live and give a little information about your family and friends as well as your hobbies and interests. Say how long you have been learning English and how you would like to improve your English. Write 80-100 words.







Section 5
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(34) Harry can _____ English.
to speak
speaking
speak
d)   speaks

(35) Im not interested _____ sports.
a)   for
b)   about
c)   in
to

(36) She likes _____ expensive clothes.
 wearing
 to wearing
 wear
 is wearing

(37) Harry _____ his fathers car when the accident happened.
was driving
drove
had driven
has been driving

(38) I was wondering _____ tell me when the next plane from Chicago arrives?
could you
can you
if you could
if could you

(39) If I _____ him, I would have spoken to him, wouldnt I?
saw
had seen
have seen
would have seen

(40) I like your hair. Where _____?
do you have cut
have you cut it
do you have cut it
do you have it cut

(41) I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on.
have worked
work
be working
to work

(42) John tells me Jacks going out with Helen, _____ I find hard to believe.
which
who
whose
that

(43) What _____ this weekend, Lance?
will you do
are you doing
will you have done
do you do

(44) The weather has been awful. Weve had very _____ sunshine this summer.
little
a little
few
a few

(45) Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____.
is arrested
arrested
has been arrested
is being arrested

Section 6
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(46) I usually _____ up at about 7.30.
go
be
do
get

(47) I _____ football every week.
a)  play
b)  go
c)  do
d)  have

(48) My sister _____ the cooking in our house.
does
makes
cooks
takes

(49) Dont forget to _____ the light when you leave the room.
turn up
turn in
turn off
turn over

(50) She was in _____ when she heard the tragic news.
crying
tears
cries
tearful

(51) He _____ that he hadnt stolen the computer, but no one believed him.
reassured
informed
insisted
persuaded

(52) Could you _____ me that book for a couple of days, please?
lend
owe
borrow
rent

(53) Greg is _____ a lot of time at Yvonnes house these days!
taking
spending
having
doing

Section 7
Read the text below. For questions 54 to 58, choose the best answer (a, b, c or d).
Many hotel chains and tour operators say that they take their environmental commitments seriously, but often they do not respect their social and economic responsibilities to the local community. So is it possible for travellers to help improve the lives of locals and still have a good holiday?

The charity, Tourism Concern, thinks so. It has pioneered the concept of the fair-trade holiday. The philosophy behind fair-trade travel is to make sure that local people get a fair share of the income from tourism. The objectives are simple: employing local people wherever possible; offering fair wages and treatment; showing cultural respect; involving communities in deciding how tourism is developed; and making sure that visitors have minimal environmental impact.

Although there is currently no official fair-trade accreditation for holidays, the Association of Independent Tour Operators has worked hard to produce responsible tourism guidelines for its members. Some new companies, operated as much by principles as profits, offer a fantastic range of holidays for responsible and adventurous travellers.

(54) Tourism Concern
is a tour operator.
is a hotel.
is a charity.
his a chain of hotels.

(55) Which of the following is NOT one of Tourism Concerns objectives?
Good pay for local people .
Showing respect for local cultures.
Saving tourists money.
Protecting the local environment.

(56) According to the text, fair-trade travel is all about
making money for charity.
money from tourism going to local people.
travellers getting a good deal.
a great cultural experience.

(57) According to the text, there are _____ companies that are operated on principles as well as profits.
a few
no
some old
many

(58) Choose the most appropriate title for the article.
Holidays from heaven
Cheap adventure holidays
Fair-trade holidays
Great holiday deals

Section 8 (59 to 66)
You are going to take part in a magazine competition for a story with the title A Perfect Day’. Write your story and use at least three of the following linking words: after, before, then, as soon as, by the time, just as, during, while. Write 150-200 words.

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Section 9
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(67) Who _____ in that house?
does live
lives
does he live
he lives

(68) Ill call you when I _____ home.
get
ll get
ll have got
m getting

(69) If you _____ me, what would you do?
was
would be
were
have been

(70) I dont know where _____ last night.
did he go
he did go
went he
he went

(71) John and Betty are coming to visit us tomorrow but I wish _____.
they wont
they hadnt
they didnt
they werent

(72) Im so hungry! If only Bill _____ all the food in the fridge!
wasnt eating
didnt eat
hadnt eaten
hasnt eaten

(73) I regret _____ harder in school.
not studying  
not to study
to not study    
not have studied

(74) Surely Sue _____ you if she was unhappy with your work.
will tell
would have told
must have told
had told

(75) Our neighbours arent very polite, and _____ particularly quiet!
neither they arent
either they arent
nor are they
neither did they be

(76) We had expected that they _____ fluent English, but in fact they didnt.
were speaking
would speak
had spoken
spoke

(77) Id rather _____ next weekend, but I do!
I dont have to work
I didnt have to work
not to work
no working

(78) Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about _____ subject that comes up.
whatever
whenever
wherever
whoever

Section 10
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(79) I always _____ milk in my coffee.
have
drink
mix
make

(80) I _____ TV every evening.
watch
look at
see  
hear

(81) Can you give me a _____ with my bag.
leg
back
hand
head

(82) Before you enter the triathlon, please bear in _____ that youre not as young as you used to be!
thought
question
mind
opinion

(83) The breath test showed he had consumed more than three times the legal limit of alcohol, so the police arrested him for _____.
trespassing
mugging
speeding
drunk driving

(84) The meeting was _____ and not very interesting.
time-wasting
time-consuming
time-using
out of time

(85) After the movie was released, the main _____ point was its excessive use of violence.
discussion
speaking
conversation
talking

(86) There have been several big _____ against the use of GM foods recently.
campaigns
issues
boycotts
strikes

Section 11
Read the text below. For questions 87 to 92, choose the best answer (a, b, c or d).
Standards of spelling and grammar among an entire generation of English-speaking university students are now so poor that there is a degree of crisis in their written use of the language, the publisher of a new dictionary has warned. Its research revealed that students have only a limited grasp of the most basic rules of spelling, punctuation and meaning, blamed in part on an increasing dependence on automatic tools such as computer spellcheckers and unprecedented access to rapid communication using e-mail and the Internet. The problem is not confined to the US, but applies also to students in Australia, Canada and Britain.
Students were regularly found to be producing incomplete or rambling, poorly connected sentences, mixing metaphors with gusto and overusing dull, devalued words such as interesting and good. Overall they were unclear about appropriate punctuation, especially the use of commas, and failed to understand the basic rules of subject/verb agreement and the difference between there, their and theyre.
Kathy Rooney, editor-in-chief of the dictionary, said, We need to be very concerned at the extent of the problems with basic spelling and usage that our research has revealed. This has significant implications for the future, especially for young people. We thought it would be useful to get in touch with teachers and academics to find out what problems their students were having with their writing and what extra help they might need from a dictionary. The results were quite shocking. We are sure that the use of computers has played a part. People rely increasingly on automatic tools such as spellcheckers that are much more passive than going to a dictionary and looking something up. That can lull them into a false sense of security.
Beth Marshall, an English professor, said, The type of student were getting now is very different from what we were seeing 10 years ago and it is often worrying to find out how little students know. There are as many as 800 commonly misspelled words, particularly pairs of words that are pronounced similarly but spelled differently and that have different meanings  for example, faze and phase, and pray and prey.
(87) grasp (line 4) is closest in meaning to:
ability
use
understanding
skill

(88) We can infer from the style of the text that this article was printed in a
newspaper.
dictionary.
novel.
guidebook.

(89) Kathy Rooney carried out research to see
if students could spell certain words.
how widespread the use of computers is.
if academics were in touch with their students.
how dictionaries can help students.

(90) them (line 22) refers to:
spellcheckers
computers
people
dictionaries

(91) According to Beth Marshall, students today
spell 800 words incorrectly on average.
like using spellcheckers.
mispronounce and misspell words.
are not as knowledgeable as they were in the past.

(92) Choose the best title for the article.
Standards of spelling and grammar
Dictionaries of the future
Students dont know their there from their theyre
Automatic tools

Section 12 (93 to 100)
Write a review of a film you have seen for a local English-language newspaper. Include information about the plot, the acting, the cinematography and anything else you think is relevant. Write 200220 words.

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FULL PLACEMENT TEST ANSWERS



Section 1: Each correct answer is worth 1 mark.
(1) b
(2) b
(3) c
(4) d
(5) d
(6) c
(7) c
(8) a
(9) b
(10) d
(11) b
(12) b

Section 2: Each correct answer is worth 1 mark.
(13) a
(14) a
(15) c
(16) b
(17) a
(18) d
(19) b
(20) a

Section 3: Each correct answer is worth 1 mark.
(21) c
(22) b
(23) b
(24) b
(25) c

Section 4 Writing (26  33): Use the marking criteria provided on page 3 of the Answer Key to give a total score of 8 marks.
Section 5: Each correct answer is worth 1 mark.
(34) c
(35)     c
(36) a
(37) a
(38) c
(39) b
(40) d
(41) c
(42) a
(43) b
(44) a
(45) c

Section 6: Each correct answer is worth 1 mark.
(46) d
(47) a
(48) a
(49) c
(50) b
(51) c
(52) a
(53) b

Section 7: Each correct answer is worth 1 mark.
(54) c
(55) c
(56) b
(57) a
(58) c

Section 8 Writing (59  66): Use the marking criteria on page 3 of the Answer Key to give a total score of 8 marks.

Section 9: Each correct answer is worth 1 mark.
(67) b
(68) a
(69) c
(70) d
(71) d
(72) c
(73) a
(74) b
(75) c
(76) b
(77) b
(78) a

Section 10: Each correct answer is worth 1 mark.
(79) a
(80) a
(81) c
(82) c
(83) d
(84) b
(85) d
(86) a

Section 11: Each correct answer is worth 1 mark.
(87) c
(88) a
(89) d
(90) c
(91) d
(92) c

Section 12 Writing (93-100): Use the marking criteria below to give a total score of 8 marks.




Marking writing sections 4, 8 and 12 of the New Inside Out FULL PLACEMENT TEST
Use the marking criteria below to give a total score of 8 marks for each writing section. While the same scale is used to assess the students performance for all three writing tasks, a greater degree of sophistication, range and accuracy is required as the test progresses.

MARKING CRITERIA
8 Complete, accurate and appropriate.
7 No more than one omission, mainly accurate, rarely inappropriate.
56 No more than one omission, minor inaccuracies, sometimes inappropriate.
34 Several omissions, noticeable inaccuracies, often inappropriate.
12 Many omissions, mainly inaccurate, mostly inappropriate.
0 Too little or too incomprehensible to mark.