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Placement Test

 1. 
Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker is talking about _____.
a.
the past
b.
the present
c.
the future
 
1.mp3
 

 2. 
Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.


Who wrote the paper?
a.
Mary
b.
Kathy
c.
Mary Kathy
 
3.mp3
 

 3. 
Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker is probably __________.
a.
at a travel agency
b.
at a doctor’s office
c.
at a restaurant
 
12.mp3
 

 4. 
Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.


Which sentence is true?
a.
The weather was colder yesterday.
b.
The weather is warmer today.
c.
The weather was warmer yesterday.
 
4.mp3
 

 5. 
Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker is talking about _____.
a.
the past 
b.
the present
c.
the future
 
5.mp3
 

 6. 
Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.


Which sentence could be true?
a.
Ron weighs 69 kg, and Taylor weighs 76 kg.
b.
Ron weighs 76 kg, and Taylor weighs 69 kg.
c.
Ron weighs 69 kg, and Taylor weighs 69 kg.
 
6.mp3
 

 7. 
Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker is talking about _____.
a.
the past
b.
the present
c.
the future
 
7.mp3
 

 8. 
Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.


How much water does Tom want?
a.
none
b.
a small amount
c.
a large amount
 
19.mp3
 

 9. 
Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.


Which happened first?
a.
I arrived.
b.
I saw the band.
c.
The band started playing.
 
16.mp3
 

 10. 
Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker is talking about __________.
a.
one person
b.
at least two people
c.
three or more people
 
17.mp3
 

 11. 
Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.

What makes J.K. Rowling a great role model?
a.
She finished college.
b.
She didn’t give up without achieving her goals.
c.
She proved her teachers wrong.
 
owi05.mp3
 

 12. 
Listen to the audio again and identify the choice that best answers the question.

How did Einstein’s teachers feel about him?
a.
They thought he was lazy.
b.
They thought he was persistent.
c.
They wanted to help him get a job.
 
owi05.mp3
 

 13. 
Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.

How did Amelia get her skirt?
a.
She bought the skirt at the mall.
b.
She reused old sweaters to make the skirt.
c.
She asked a designer to make it for her.
 
owi04.mp3
 

 14. 
Listen to the audio again and identify the choice that best answers the question.

Why is Amelia shopping at secondhand stores?
a.
She doesn’t like popular styles.
b.
She wants to save money.
c.
She wants to reduce her fashion footprint.
 
owi04.mp3
 

 15. 
Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.

Why did the warning siren go off?
a.
There was a wildfire.
b.
There was an earthquake.
c.
There was a tornado.
 
owi03.mp3
 

 16. 
Listen to the audio again and identify the choice that best answers the question.

What did the girl used to think about warnings?
a.
That it was OK to ignore them.
b.
That she needed to pay attention to them.
c.
That they were happening too often.
 
owi03.mp3
 

 17. 
Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.

Why do some people like to read on gadgets?
a.
They can only download one book.
b.
They are lighter than books.
c.
They are less distracting than books.
 
owi02.mp3
 

 18. 
Listen to the audio again and identify the choice that best answers the question.

Why do some people still like to read books?
a.
Because they like to shop in bookstores.
b.
Because it’s easier to read books when it’s dark.
c.
Because they have to look up words they don’t know.
 
owi02.mp3
 

 19. 
Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.

Gabe’s job is _______.
a.
to take care of animals
b.
to go to school
c.
to deliver newspapers
 
owi01.mp3
 

 20. 
Listen to the audio again and identify the choice that best answers the question.

Gabe does his job _______.
a.
in the dark
b.
in the evening
c.
after school
 
owi01.mp3
 

 21. 
There are many tall buildings ______ my city.
a.
on
b.
in
c.
at
 

 22. 
Many people ______ in apartments.
a.
live
b.
lived
c.
lives
 

 23. 
What did you do yesterday?
a.
I study.
b.
I worked.
c.
I work.
 

 24. 
Three different species of monkeys live ______ this island.
a.
at
b.
on
c.
in
 

 25. 
______ many different colors. Which do you like best?
a.
There was
b.
There are
c.
There is
 

 26. 
Are you sick? You ______ go see a doctor.
a.
can’t
b.
should
c.
shouldn’t
 

 27. 
The players on our team are ______ than the other team’s players.
a.
faster
b.
fast
c.
fastest
 

 28. 
There ______ one teacher for every ten students in my school.
a.
is
b.
am
c.
are
 

 29. 
Some musicians______ a song outside my window.
a.
is playing
b.
plays
c.
are playing
 

 30. 
Anyone ______ learn to ride a bike.
a.
can’t
b.
can
c.
shouldn’t
 

 31. 
My aunt is a doctor. She really loves ______ job.
a.
her
b.
our
c.
their
 

 32. 
Is that your guitar? No, it isn’t. It’s my ______ guitar.
a.
cousins
b.
cousins’
c.
cousin’s
 

 33. 
While bats are hunting at night, songbirds ______in nests.
a.
sleeping
b.
are sleeping
c.
sleeps
 

 34. 
Wildlife ______ have a safe habitat to survive.
a.
must
b.
don’t have to
c.
shouldn’t
 

 35. 
What did women wear in the 1800s?
a.
Most women weared long dresses.
b.
Most women wear long dresses.
c.
Most women wore long dresses.
 

 36. 
In the 1920s, women ________ to wear shorter dresses.
a.
begin
b.
began
c.
begun
 

 37. 
At the concert, the band performed a few _________.
a.
music
b.
old hits
c.
new song
 

 38. 
My sister has the ______ idea for a new gadget.
a.
good
b.
best
c.
better
 

 39. 
My friend loves technology. She ______ have a career in technology someday.
a.
is going to
b.
will
c.
is going
 

 40. 
Our ancestors ______ in this country for thousands of years.
a.
having lived
b.
has lived
c.
have lived
 

 41. 
There are two green chairs in my room. ______ light green one is my favorite place to sit and read.
a.
A
b.
The
c.
An
 

 42. 
The chair isn’t ______ my bed, but it’s in a bright, sunny place.
a.
as comfortable as
b.
most comfortable than
c.
comfortable as
 

 43. 
A good night’s sleep protects your body. Many people don’t get ______ sleep.
a.
enough
b.
often
c.
rarely
 

 44. 
Tests always  ______ nervous – even when I’ve studied.
a.
makes me
b.
make me
c.
make them
 

 45. 
Before smartphones, people ______ get messages on answering machines.
a.
used to
b.
use to
c.
would have
 

 46. 
What are you doing with those extra apples?
a.
I’m going to make pie.
b.
I’ve made a pie.
c.
I made a pie.
 

 47. 
If you like nutritious meals, you _________ my dad’s cooking.
a.
enjoy
b.
will enjoy
c.
enjoyed
 

 48. 
My neighbor wants to surround people with art. She thinks it should be _________.
a.
nowhere
b.
everywhere
c.
anywhere
 

 49. 
The wildfire ______ for over a week.
a.
has been burning
b.
have been burning
c.
is burning
 

 50. 
The day before the hurricane, residents of the area ______ for evacuation.
a.
was prepared
b.
have been preparing
c.
were preparing
 

 51. 
Gabe has a really outgoing personality, ______?
a.
does he
b.
doesn’t he
c.
isn’t he
 

 52. 
Marie refuses to go in the cave. She ______ that there are bats inside.
a.
could have heard
b.
must have heard
c.
might not have heard
 

 53. 
I don’t want ______ these old clothes. Is there a way we can reuse them?
a.
to destroy
b.
destroy
c.
destroying
 

 54. 
The club I ______ has two leaders.
a.
belong on
b.
belong to
c.
belong at
 

 55. 
I have ______ clothes. I need to give some away.
a.
too many
b.
too much
c.
enough
 

 56. 
A lot of styles ______ by past trends.
a.
inspired
b.
are inspired
c.
is inspired
 

 57. 
The new satellite works  ______  the old one.
a.
the most efficiently
b.
less efficient than
c.
more efficiently than
 

 58. 
By the time Isabel flew in an airplane, she ______ college.
a.
is already finishing
b.
will finish
c.
had already finished
 

 59. 
If I had known about the space shuttle launch, I ______.
a.
would have watched it
b.
would watch it
c.
could watch it
 

 60. 
“I drew dog portraits for my art project because dogs are my favorite subjects.”
She _______.
a.
says she has drawn dog portraits for her art project because dogs are her favorite subjects.
b.
said she drew dog portraits for her art project because dogs were her favorite subjects.
c.
said I drew dog portraits for my art project because dogs were my favorite subjects.
 

 61. 
My mom told me to stop _________ so much TV and go outside.
a.
to watch
b.
watching
c.
watch
 

 62. 
I _________ the light festival every year.
a.
look out to
b.
look up to
c.
look forward to
 

 63. 
If I had remembered to bring food from home, I _________ money on a sandwich now.
a.
wouldn’t be spending
b.
wouldn’t spend
c.
will not spend
 

 64. 
She _________ all 50 states by the end of the year.
a.
explores
b.
will have explored
c.
has explored
 

 65. 
The _______ the flight, the more fuel is needed.
a.
longest
b.
more long
c.
longer
 

 66. 
To capture a good photo of the sunrise, your camera _________at just the right angle.
a.
will be placed
b.
must be placed
c.
has been placed
 

 67. 
My goal is to travel to _________ Peru to explore _________Andes. I’ve never been to_________ South America before!
a.
the / the / x
b.
x / the / the
c.
x / the / x
 

 68. 
Lee: Is there any homework tonight?
Lee _________.
a.
guesses there’s no homework tonight
b.
is telling you to do the homework tonight
c.
wants to know if there’s any homework tonight
 

 69. 
Lara is a very skilled surfer.
_________ is a very skilled surfer is Lara.
a.
The thing that
b.
The person who
c.
The surfer that
 

 70. 
What word can be removed from this sentence without changing its meaning?

The fossils that they found in the desert are over 60 million years old!
a.
that
b.
over
c.
years
 

 71. 
Read and complete the sentence.

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This reading is about giant pandas ___ .
a.
in zoos
b.
only in China
c.
in China and other countries
 

 72. 
Read and answer the question.

How many wild pandas are there in China?
a.
12
b.
200
c.
1600
 

 73. 
Read and complete the sentence.

Pandas can _____.
a.
swim but can´t climb trees
b.
climb trees and swim
c.
climb trees but can´t swim
 

 74. 
Read and complete the sentence.

Pandas eat_____.
a.
bamboo
b.
meat
c.
rice
 

 75. 
Read and answer the question.

Which sentence is correct?
a.
Pandas sleep about 16 hours a day.
b.
Pandas are taller than people. 
c.
Many pandas live in the wild.
 

 76. 
Read and answer the question.
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This text is about _______.
a.
rivers in Peru 
b.
the Amazon
c.
rain forests and their animals
 

 77. 
Read and answer the question.
Which sentence is correct?
a.
The Amazon River flows to Peru.
b.
Piranhas eat other animals.
c.
The anaconda is the largest snake on Earth.
 

 78. 
Read and answer the question.
What percent of all the birds on Earth live in this rain forest.
a.
1 percent
b.
20 percent
c.
50 percent
 

 79. 
Read and answer the question.
Which of these animals is NOT scary?
a.
the sloth
b.
the anaconda
c.
the piranha
 

 80. 
Read and answer the question.
Which of these statements about the Andes Mountains is correct?.
a.
The world’s largest river starts in the Andes Mountains. 
b.
The Andes Mountains are right next to the Atlantic Ocean.
c.
Three thousand kinds of fish live in the Andes Mountains.
 

 81. 
Read and answer the question.
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What is the main idea of the text?
a.
The Huli people live in Papua New Guinea.
b.
All Huli children go to school. 
c.
Huli men are known for their wigs.
 

 82. 
Read and answer the question.
Huli men ___ .
a.
didn’t wear wigs before 1930
b.
have followed a traditional lifestyle only since 1930
c.
live together
 

 83. 
Read and answer the question.
Huli boys ___ .
a.
often have wet hair
b.
can’t run in school, but can run outside 
c.
start wig school before they go to live with their father
 

 84. 
Read and answer the question.
Which sentence is correct?
a.
Huli families have lived together only since 1930.
b.
People from other countries have only known about the Huli people since 1930.  
c.
The Huli people’s wig schools started in 1930.
 

 85. 
Read and answer the question.
Which sentence is correct?
a.
All Huli people wear wigs after middle school. 
b.
Fire makes Huli hair grow faster.
c.
There are fewer than 100,000 Huli people.
 

 86. 
Read and answer the question.
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What is the main idea of the text?
a.
Coral reefs are like cities in the sea.
b.
Tourists like coral reefs.
c.
There are many skeletons in the coral reefs.
 

 87. 
Read and answer the question.

Corals reefs are made from ___ .
a.
young coral polyps
b.
fish skeletons
c.
 limestone
 

 88. 
Read and answer the question.

Which sentence about coral polyps is correct?
a.
They die right after they build their skeleton.
b.
They are bigger than coral reefs.
c.
They get their calcium from seawater.
 

 89. 
Read and answer the question.

Which sentence is correct?
a.
One fourth of all sea animals live in or around coral reefs.
b.
Coral reefs are bad for tourism. 
c.
All the animals in coral reefs have bright colors.
 

 90. 
Read and answer the question.

Which sentence is correct?
a.
All tropical countries have coral reefs. 
b.
Coral reefs provide food and jobs to a lot of people.
c.
Scientists put chemicals in the coral reefs to create medicines.
 



 
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