Ielts Placement Test

IELTS Placement Test Choose the best letter that answers each question. 1- A great number of students ……………. on campus in their first year at University (live, lives, are living) 2- From this chart we can see that the fishing industry ………….. at the moment (improves, is improving, improve) 3- The lecturer ………… the results of the new economic scenario when the Dean came up. (was showing, showed, shown) 4- I …………………… the IELTs exam when I was at university. (didn’t take, wasn’t taking, hadn’t taken) 5- We …………………………. take other language exams but now IELTS is the testing systems for Universities. (were used to, used to, got used to) 6- …………….. the lecture three times now with different lecturers each time! (I’ve attended, I attended, I’ve been attending) 7- I finished my thesis yesterday but ………………….. it in to the tutor yet. (I didn’t give, I haven’t given, I’ve given) 8- When I joined the group they ………………………………… so it was not easy to catch them up. (had been starting, started, had started) 9- Robert wanted to sit down because he ……………… all day at work (stood, had been, had been standing) 10- The students ……………… to update the tutor on their progress. (will meet, meet, are meeting) 11- Hannah ……………………… languages when she finishes secondary education. (studies, is going to study, will study) 12- While we’re taking our exams, our parents ……………………….. Paris! (will be touring, will tour, will have toured) 13- If my father does not phone me soon, I ……………………… it. (will be doing, will do, will have done) 14- Emphatic words can be ……………. word, but when spoken, the speaker emphasizes the word by saying it with heavy stress. (the, some, any) 15- There aren’t ………………. students at the lecture today, it might be put off. (many, much, some)

16- Please, pay attention to the first page as it contains ………………… (a valuable information, valuable information, valuable informations) 17- ……………………… students will be assessed separately. (every, each, each of the) 18- Now talk among ……………. for a minute. (yourself, yourselves, you) 19- Rome is ………………………….. capital city. (an interesting historical, a historical interesting, a historical and interesting) 20- She felt very ………………. with her exam results (disappointing, disappointed, disappoint) 21- The lecture was ……………… amazing! (very, absolutely, fairly) 22- This vineyard produces some of ………………… wines in the world. (the best, the better, best) 23- …………….. students are attending lectures nowadays. (few, less, fewer) 24- Students sitting …………… the very back of the class, in general don’t develop a good relationship with the teacher (in, on, at) 25- After several attempts he finally ………………pass the driving test. (could, manage to, can) 26- Peter got a very low mark in the exam, he ……………………. hard enough. (mustn’t have studied, didn’t study, can’t have studied). 27- What level of English ………………………….. the IELTS examination? (do I need to take, must I take, ought I take) 28- On Monday the teacher ……………… us to read more technical texts ( insisted, suggested, advised) and ………………….. paying attention to collocations as well. (insisted, suggested, advised) 29- If I passed my IELTS, I ………………….. to study abroad. (will go, would go, went) 30- You have to study hard if you……………….. to pass the exam. (will want, want, wanted) 31- We were warned that ………………………. we worked hard for the exam, we wouldn’t be able to pass it. (provided that, unless, in case) 32- I remember ……………. hard for my IELTS exam, but it was worth the effort. (to study, studying, studied) 33- Students ………….thesis have been rejected, can resubmit it for review. (which, whose, that) 34- The University of Bologna……………………….. (which was founded in 1088/ ,which was founded in 1088, / ,that was founded in 1088,) is ……………….. universities in Itlay. (the oldest, the older, the old)

35- Learning languages is important because it helps to understand other cultures better. ……… it can be a useful skill in many areas of work. (however, consequently, in addition, ) 36- ………………. the company is expanding, we need to hire more staff. (because of, since, because 37- The government is trying to find ways to improve and ………………. the economy. (the government is trying to, protect, to find ways to protect) 38- Although many government programs …………………. on recycling at home, a large portion of waste is generated by industry. (were concentrated, are concentrated, will be concentrated) 39- ……………….maintain the quality, flexibility and continuity of the academic activities (instructional, scholarly, professional and artistic), the work of the regular faculty may be complemented by the services of other qualified persons engaged in educational activities in positions that confer faculty status. (in order to, in addition to, because of) 40- I fail my exam. I wish I …………………………… harder (will study, studied, had studied)

15 answers= Elementary level. I should advice study more. 25 answers= Pre intermediate level. Not enough to take the IELTS course 35 answers= Very good you can start your preparation for the IELTS exam.