TOUCHSTONE PLACEMENT TEST Please cross the correct letter for each question on the answer sheet provided. Example: 0. A: Am I in your English class? B: Yes, are. a. I b. we c. you d. them 0
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1. Hi. My name is Mary. What a. b. c. d.
dictionary?
Juan’s is Juan ‘s Juan’s Juan is
4. How a. b. c. d.
.
it is it’s my is this
3. Where a. b. c. d.
name?
you your ‘s your yours
2. Is this your bag? Yes, a. b. c. d.
b
your mother?
many years is is from is like old 1
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5. My sister and I ___ very early. a. b. c. d.
getting up gets up don’t get up doesn’t get up
6. Do you ___ to class in the mornings? a. b. c. d.
to be are have go
7. _____ do you rent movies? a. b. c. d.
Who What How often Whose
8. In my town, there’s ___ shopping mall. a. b. c. d.
not don’t no isn’t
9. A: My best friend’s from France. B: France? ___? That’s interesting. a. b. c. d.
Actually Cool You know Really
10. A: I love this neighborhood. B: ___. a. b. c. d.
Me too So I do Me neither I am too
11. It ___ right now. a. b. c. d.
‘s raining ‘s rain raining rain 2
12. I ___ karate twice a week. a. b. c. d.
am do go play
13. I need ___ new shoes. a. b. c. d.
buy buying to buy buys
14. I like this watch! How much ___? a. b. c. d.
it costs costs does cost does it cost
15. If you go to New York, you can ___ a ferry to the Statue of Liberty. a. b. c. d.
to take take taking takes
16. I ___ for the math exam last night. a. b. c. d.
to study study studied studying
17. What ___ last weekend? a. b. c. d.
did you do you did do you do you do
18. ___ you like to go out tonight? a. b. c. d.
Would Do Are Did 3
19. A: So, you’re here for a week on vacation. That’s fantastic! B: ___! I’m having a great time. a. b. c. d.
Yeah Oh, good Really well Anyway
20. A: I passed my driver’s test! B: ___. a. b. c. d.
Well, anyway Oh, that’s too bad Um, well You did? Cool
21. A: Do your parents live nearby? B: Yes, they ___. a. b. c. d.
are do live is
22. I’m good ___. a. b. c. d.
for dance to dance a dancer at dancing
23. I sneeze all the time. I have ___ . a. b. c. d.
a stomachache allergies a cough sick
24. I know! Let’s give Mom some flowers for ___ birthday! a. b. c. d.
hers she her she’s
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25. What ___ for Christmas this year? a. b. c. d.
do you do are you going to do you’re doing do you go
26. Where ___ born? a. b. c. d.
did you were you did were you
27. A: Are there any cash machines near here? B: Yes, ___ over there. a. b. c. d.
is one there are there’s one it
28. ___ you give me directions, please? a. b. c. d.
May Do Could Are
29. Do you like carnivals and ___ like that? a. b. c. d.
stuff thing festival tradition
30. A: The aerobics class starts at 7.00. B: ___? It starts at what time? a. b. c. d.
Excuse I’m sorry How Did you say
31. Is it easy ___ around your town? a. b. c. d.
get to get for getting got 5
32. Maybe you ___ learn some French before you go to Paris. a. b. c. d.
have need want should
33. ___ books are these? Are they yours? a. b. c. d.
Whose Who Who’s Whose is
34. I ___ my homework when you called. a. b. c. d.
do did ‘m doing was doing
35. I hurt ___ at the gym yesterday. I sprained my ankle. a. b. c. d.
me myself mine my
36. I think e-mail is ___ than regular mail. a. b. c. d.
more fun funny as fun fun
37. My best friend is the guy ___ by the door. a. b. c. d.
standing who stand stands is standing
38. I’m not sure yet, but I ___ study for a master’s degree. a. b. c. d.
probably will might maybe 6
39. A: Would you mind turning on the light? B: ___. a. b. c. d.
Sure, go ahead. No, not at all. No, go on then. No problems.
40. A: We didn’t get any homework last night. B: I ___ you were happy! a. b. c. d.
sure think bet mean
41. I’m not going to go out tonight. I have to study really ___ for an exam tomorrow. a. b. c. d.
hardly hard too hard harder
42. I’ve never ___ to Europe. a. b. c. d.
been being be to be
43. What’s the ___ restaurant in your town? a. b. c. d.
nice nicer nicely nicest
44. I can’t spend ____ money on clothes as my friends can. a. b. c. d.
as much as many less than fewer than
45. When I was a kid, my parents never let me ___ up late during the week. a. b. c. d.
to stay staying stay stayed 7
46. I didn’t ___ to like jazz music, but now I think it’s OK. a. b. c. d.
used use usually using
47. Are you interested in ____ poetry? a. b. c. d.
to write write wrote writing
48. If you have toothache, you’d ___ go to the dentist. a. b. c. d.
rather better ought might
49. A: My friend is always borrowing my CDs. B: Well, at ___ he returns them to you. a. b. c. d.
finally least final less
50. A: I can’t believe it! I’ve won a prize! B: You___? a. b. c. d.
have winning do can
51. I found a Web site ___ helps you find your old school friends. a. b. c. d.
where what who which
52. After you break ___ with someone, you should try and stay friends. a. b. c. d.
in out up away 8
53. I wish I ___ more free time. a. b. c. d.
have ‘ll have ‘m having had
54. What ___ you do if you found a wallet on the sidewalk? a. b. c. d.
are did would have
55. I have no idea what time ___. a. b. c. d.
is it it is is its
56. I haven’t seen that new movie ___. a. b. c. d.
already still yet ever
57. You ___ be really hungry after all that exercise! a. b. c. d.
ought must can may
58. The airport ___ yesterday because of fog. a. b. c. d.
was closed has closed closed is closing
59. A: I go out with my friends almost every night. B: It’s good to spend some time at home, ___. a. b. c. d.
though although even though thoroughly 9
60. I usually ____ for work. I often sleep too late. a. b. c. d.
cancel plans find it hard to be on time keep a low profile lend someone
61. How did you end up ___ here? a. b. c. d.
study to study studied studying
62. I don’t look as scruffy ___ I did when I was a teenager. a. b. c. d.
than like so as
63. ___ with your mouth full is considered bad manners. a. b. c. d.
Talk To talk Talking Talked
64. This new CD ___ to be excellent. a. b. c. d.
supposes is supposed supposed supposing
65. A: Did you buy a gift? B: No, I never got ___. a. b. c. d.
around to it around it’s around around it
66. Something should ___ about global warming. a. b. c. d.
be done doing to do do 10
67. Don’t speed! You’ll ___. a. b. c. d.
arrested being arrested get arrested have arrested
68. Before you studied here, ___ English in another school? a. b. c. d.
are you studying have you studied would you study had you studied
69. I think smoking ___ in restaurants. a. b. c. d.
ought to be banned ought to ban ought to be banning ought to
70. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to be rude. I guess I ___ had a bad day, that’s all. a. b. c. d.
even precise just often
71. I always ___ at the hairdresser’s. a. b. c. d.
cut my hair have cut my hair am cutting my hair have my hair cut
72. The TV needs ___. a. b. c. d.
fix to fix fixing fixed
73. No wonder she’s angry. You ___ have shouted at her like that. a. b. c. d.
mustn’t shouldn’t wouldn’t couldn’t 11
74. The teacher asked us whether ___ our homework last week. a. b. c. d.
we had done had we done were we doing we have done
75. If I’d studied languages, I ___ a translator. a. b. c. d.
‘m going to be have been will be would have been
76. This DVD’s amazing, ___ ? a. b. c. d.
doesn’t it does it isn’t it is it
77. ___ it would be quicker to drive to work, I usually walk. a. b. c. d.
In spite Although Despite However
78. Ten years from now, more people ___ working at home. a. b. c. d.
are will be would be might
79. I ___ get a promotion soon. My manager is moving to another city, and I’ll probably get her job. a. b. c. d.
offer to expect to happen to need
80. I don’t ___ if you’ve heard, but there’s a concert next weekend. a. b. c. d.
know suppose guess think 12
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