English Language Level Test- Part I

This is a series of quick tests that will give you a rough idea of your students´ level of English on a scale of 0 to 5. There are five tests altogether at different levels. The

five levels are very approximately:

Level Description UCLES equivalent

IELTS equivalent

TOEFL equivalent

Level 0

No knowledge of English      

Level 1

Elementary level of English KET 3.0 400

Level 2

Low intermediate level of English PET 4.0 450

Level 3

High intermediate level of English FCE 5.0 500

Level 4

Advanced level of English CAE 6.0 540

Level 5

Proficient in English CPE 7.0 600

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Test 1

Answer as many questions as you can.

Name:------------------------------------------------------------------

A. Grammar

Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct. EXAMPLE. I __________ in London.

studyingstudiesto studystudy

The correct answer is: 'study'.

1. There are three __________ in the library.

book's rowsrows booksrows of bookrows of books

2.

Is this your book?Is this book your?Is your book this one?Are these your book?

3. How often do you go to the bank?

Once the week.All weeks.Every week.Each week one time.

4. __________ are lecturers.

My both parentsMy parents both of themBoth my parentsBoth of my parents

5. I haven't got __________ news from home.

a fewmanynomuch

6. John's __________ the three students.

the more intelligent fromthe most intelligent ofmost intelligent thanmore intelligent as

7. English is the subject __________ best.

that I likewhat I likewhich I like itwho I like

8. How many __________ ?

are in this bibrary booksin this library are there of booksbooks is it in this librarybooks are there in this library

9. Why __________ ?

you didn't studydidn't you studyyou not studieddidn't you studied

10. Put the word 'usually' in the right place in the sentence.

He starts class at nine o'clock.

11. Bill's classroom is __________ him.

in front fromfront ofat front ofin front of

12. Talk __________.

your lecturer about itwith your lecturer for itit with your lecturerto your lecturer about it

13. Please don't listen __________ him.

onforto-

14. Our exam started __________ 3 o'clock.

toaboutonwith

15. He spends his money __________ food and cigarettes.

onforinby

Which sentence is not correct? EXAMPLE.

Quietly he left the exam.He quietly left the exam.He left quietly the exam.He left the exam quietly.

The correct answer is: 'He left quietly the exam'. This sentence is not correct; all the other three sentences are correct.

16. __________ from?

Where do you come fromWhere are youWhat country do you comeWhere are you come

17. John __________ mistakes.

doesn't dodoesn't makedoesn't make anymakes no

18.

How do you spell 'caught'?How is 'caught' spelled?How is the spelling of 'caught'?Can you spell 'caught'?

19.

What does 'refuse' mean?What is the meaning of 'refuse'?Tell me what 'refuse' means?What means 'refuse'?

20. John's all right but __________ ?

what about Janewhat's about Janehow about Janeis Jane all right

21.

What times you have?What time is it?What's the time?Can you tell me the time?

22. ... It's __________ .

three fifteena quarter past three

fifteen minutes past threethree and a quarter

23. They have a dog: __________ Spot.

its name isit is calledit's name isthey call it

24. I'm going to Joe's party. Have you __________ ?

been invited as wellbeen invited toobeen as well invitedalso been invited

25. Children start school __________ .

at fivewith five yearswhen they are five years oldat five years of age

B. Everyday questions and responsesChoose the question or response which fits the situation. EXAMPLE 1. Is that your car?.

Is.Yes, it is.What is it?That one.

The correct answer is: 'Yes, it is.'.

EXAMPLE 2. __________ are you? I'm in the kitchen.

WhoHowWhereWhat

The correct answer is: 'Where are you?'.

26. What's the matter?

NothingNot at allThat's all rightIt's no trouble

27. Don't sit there. That's my seat.

Sorry!Excuse!Forgive!It's no trouble!

28. I'm from Llanelli.

How is the name?Pardon?Please?Excuse me?

29. Would you like a drink?

Certain!I do!That's very kind of you!Don't mention it!

30. Date of birth? 3rd June, 1960 __________ sixty.

Three of June, nineteen hundredThe third of June, nineteenThird June, nineteen andJune third, thousand nine hundred

C. Vocabulary

Each pair of words is related. Look at the completed pair and then choose the word which completes the other pair.

EXAMPLE. sun day moon __________ nighteveninglightearth The correct answer is: 'night'. The 'sun' shines during the 'day'; the 'moon' shines at 'night'.

31. hip leg shoulder __________

backelbowarmhand

32. ear hear eye __________

seereadglasseshead

33. hand wrist foot __________

kneetoelegankle

34. whistle lips sing __________

tongueneckvoicesong

35. see blind hear __________

louddumbharddeaf

36. hour clock metre __________

heightsportrulerspace

37. soap dirty food __________

eathungrymealdinner

38. mother father wife __________

manladybridehusband

39. heavy weight hot __________

summerdepthtemperaturesize

40. aunt uncle neice __________

nephewgrandsoncousindaughter__________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________Test 2Answer as many questions as you can.

Name: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

A. GrammarChoose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct. EXAMPLE. John __________ not here today.

arebeisam

The correct answer is: 'is'.

1. I still have __________ time to spare.

mucha bitsomeany

2. Can this be the little girl __________ hair I used to stroke?

whichwhoseof whomwho's

3.

He gives every day each of his sons a present.He gives each his sons a present very day.

Every day he gives each of his sons a present.Every day he gives a present to his sons each.

4. Tell me the reason __________ you said that.

aswhichbecause-

5. You can eat __________ you like!.

as much thatas muchso muchas much as

6. My old cat died last year, and I still __________ her.

lackfailmisslose

7. We all __________ him good luck when he decided to emigrate.

toldwishedsaidgave

8. Is Luigi's a very busy restaurant? Yes, it's always better to __________ a table in advance.

commandbookorderadvise

9. I couln't do question 6, so I __________ it out.

leftletdroppedput

10. I'll phone as soon as I __________ to Burton.

makearrivereachget

11. The old man was very fond __________ telling stories.

to-offor

12. Please hurry or you will be late __________ school.

toforinat

13. Do you really believe __________ ghosts?

inforonabout

14. After the game, the referee was interviewed __________ television.

atinonto

15. I must have dropped my wallet __________ in the street.

offdownunder-

16. Three of these -ed endings sound the same, like /d/ as in hand. One is different: it sounds like /t/ as in last. Which one is it? filledpreferredenjoyedwashed

17. Three of the verbs form the past participle in -n, like 'I know' => 'I have know'n. Which one does not?

followdrawshowthrow

18. Which group of letters gives the past tense of the verb?

shine sh- -one sh- -ined sh- -ane sh- -own

19. We're having a picnic tomorrow. What __________ if it rains?

you doingdo youto dowill you do

20. I am tired __________ grammar exercises.

to dofor doingof doingby do

21. Ah! This __________ be your brother, Michael.

shallis tomustneedo

22. I enjoyed __________ her again after all this time.

seeingseeto seeit to see

23. Would you like __________ that for you?

me doingme to dome dothat I do

24. What's John doing nowadays? The last I heard, he __________ in a bakery.

had workedhas been workinghas workedwas working

25. What's wrong with Joe? He __________ used to be so sad.

neverdidn'twasn'tisn't

B. Everyday questions and responsesChoose the question or response which fits the situation. EXAMPLE 1. How are you?.

John Smith.Very well, thank you.Seventy kilos.Twenty-one years old.

The correct answer is: 'Very well, thank you.'

EXAMPLE 2. _________? It's twenty to twelve.

What's the timeWhat hourIs lateHow many hours

The correct answer is: 'What's the time?'

26. Has the post come yet?. I don't think __________.

it-notso

27. That's very kind __________.

from youby youof youof your part

28. __________ you're safe.

Thanks GodThank goodnessThanks goodnessThanks heavens

29. Please give my __________ to your wife.

kind regardsbest regardbest saluteheart wishes

30. I'm getting married next week.

Congratulations!I congratulate!.Best luck!My best regards!

C. Reading comprehensionFill in the gaps in the passage with the words which make sense. Only one answer is correct. EXAMPLE.John stays at home every evening (1)__________ Thursday. On Thursday evening he goes to the cinema. He would like to go to the cinema more often, but he says he (2)__________ it.

1.

byexceptforsaving

The correct answer is: 'except'.

2.

doesn't wanthas to docannot afford

always pays

The correct answer is: 'cannot afford'.

I collected my luggage, went through customs and out into the Arrivals Hall. To my surprise, a crowd of people with cameras and notebooks (31)__________ me, and began taking pictures of me and shouting out a lot of questions: 'Did you have agood flight?', 'Is this your first trip to England?', (32)__________. They were all staring at me intently. (33)__________, one of them suddenly pointed to someone behind me and shouted: 'That's her!' I (34)__________ a well-known film star who had been on the same flight as me. Oh well, (35)__________ that I had been mistaken for someone so beautiful and so famous, even if it was only for a few moments!

31.

ran agroundlooked forcame forwardsrushed torwards

32.

as welltooand so onyet

33.

Before I could replyAlthough I didn't answerAfter I had asked themWhen I was ready

34.

watched for a whilesaid goodbye tothought aboutturned round and saw

35.

I didn't really expectthere was on timeit was nice to thinkthey left me alone so

D. PhonologyIn three of the four words, the underlined part is pronounced the same; in the fourth word, the underlined part is pronounced differently. Find the fourth word. EXAMPLE 1.

hatcatthatlate

The correct answer is: 'late'.

EXAMPLE 2.

eachcheapachecatch

The correct answer is: 'ache'.

36.

butterputsugarpush

37.

greatbreadbreaksteak

38.

weightheighteightvein

39.

toofoodsoongood

40.

wouldaboutroundout_____________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________Test 3Answer as many questions as you can.

Name:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A. GrammarChoose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct. EXAMPLE. John __________ not here today.

arebeisam

The correct answer is: 'is'.

1. The house was locked, so __________ could get in.

everybodyanybodysomebodynobody

2. Some people have difficulty in making __________ understood.

themselvesthemoneoneself

3. I __________.

stay often in bed late on Sundaysoften stay on Sundays late in bedoften stay in bed late on Sundaysstay often late in bed on Sundays

4. __________ I know you very well, I'll tell you a secret.

Because ofAs forSeeing that Like

5. You look __________ a ghost.

like you seelike seeingas though to seeas if you had seen

6. I don't think I'll come with you tomorrow. OK, but let me know if you __________ .

move your opinionchange your mindchange ideaalert your mind

7. __________ to see the new offices yet?

Have you had a chanceDid you get the possibilityHave you got the occasionDo you get the opportunity

8. The English __________ when meeting for the first time.

hold handsgive the handoffer the handshake hands

9. The bus has gone. Can you __________ home?

make me a ridegive me a liftride mepick me up

10. My car's __________ . I must take it to the garage.

broken downout of ordergone offin crash

11. The sky is black. It looks __________ rain.

toforaslike

12. They closed the door to stop the dog __________ escaping.

tooffor-

13. I'd like to thank you __________ what you have done.

by-foron

14. I've forgotten __________ everything I was told.

of-fromfor

15. I'm longing __________ the end of winter.

forof-on

16. Which verb has the same pattern as 'swim', 'ring' and 'drink'? EXAMPLE: -i- -a- -u- swim swam swum ring rang rung drink drank drunk bring

heatswingbegin

17. Three of the verbs stay the same in the past, like put-put. Which one changes?

shootsplitspreadset

18. Three of the verbs stay the same in the past, like put-put. Which one changes?

broadcastupsetfeedcosts

19. __________ already left by the time I arrived.

He'sHe isHe wasHe'd

20. Will you __________ take a holiday this year?

canbe able tobe capable toable to

21. PRIVATE KEEP OUT You __________ go in there.

mustn'tdon't have toneedn'thaven't got to

22. They made __________ them everything.

that she toldher tellingher to tellher tell

23. Why __________ come with you?

I am not able toI can'tcan't Iam I not capable to

24. Ask him how __________ .

it's workdoes it workit worksit does work

25. I last saw John __________ .

before about three monthsabout three months agoit was about three monthsthere was about three months

B. Everyday questions and responsesChoose the question or response which fits the situation. EXAMPLE. How are you?.

John Smith.Very well, thank you.Seventy kilos.Twenty-one years old.

The correct answer is: 'Very well, thank you.'.

26. I'm going to steal a car.

You'd better not!Rather not!You'd rather not!You're better not!

27. Stop laughing! I can't __________.

help it!resist!do anything against it!hold myself!

28. When's it going to stop raining? I wish __________.

I know!I knew!it stopped!to stop it!

29. It's going to rain. __________ take my coat, then.

I needIt's good if II'd betterWhat about I

30. What are you doing?

It doesn't touch you.It's none of your business.You don't enter at all.Look after your own affairs.

C. Reading comprehensionRead the text and answer the questions. Only one answer is correct. EXAMPLE.John goes to the cinema twice a week, and to the theatre once a week. He stays in on the other nights, except for Sundays, when he goes to his mother's for dinner.

How many times a week does John go out?

oncetwicefour timesimpossible to say

The correct answer is: 'four times'.

My cousin Bianca is a motor mechanic. She works in a busy garage in the middle of the town, about five minutes' walk from home. She likes everything about the job, except for the fact that she can never seem to get completely clean at the end of the day. All the other mechanics, except for the supervisor, are men. She gets on with everyone very well, although she occasionally has trouble with the customers who think that, being a woman, she cannot be a good mechanic. As it happens, she is considered by most of her workmates to be the best mechanic in the garage. Her husband Gianni is the accountant and works at the Company head office, which is just outside the town.

31. What Bianca dislikes about working in the garage is that

she doesn't get on with the supervisorall the other mechanics are menit's quite dirty workthe garage is a long way from the centre

32. Which of the following statements about Bianca is true?

She works for the same firm as her husbandShe and her husband work in the same placeShe has farther to travel to work than her husbandShe and Gianni have the same jobs

33. Most of her fellow-workers think that Bianca

isn't as good as they are.is very popular.shouldn't be a mechanic.is a very good mechanic.

34. Which of these statements about Gianni is true?

He works in the town centre.He lives close to his work.He doesn't work in the garage.He is popular with the customers.

35. Which of these think that Bianca cannot be a good mechanic?

Some of her male colleagues.Her supervisor.Most of her workmates.A few customers.

D. PhonologyIn three of the four words, the underlined part is pronounced the same; in the fourth word, the underlined part is pronounced differently. Find the fourth word. EXAMPLE.

antiquechemistkingchoose

The correct answer is: 'choose'.

36.

guiltybusyburybuild

37.

suitsewblueflew

38.

manyguesspleasantleading

39.

thirstheardheartword

40.

chooseboughtboardnormal