Placement Test

STRAIGHTFORWARD QUICK PLACEMENT & DIAGNOSTIC TEST The Straightforward Quick Placement & Diagnostic Test has been designed to help you decide which of the five levels of the Straightforward series is the most appropriate for you. The Straightforward Test has 50 questions, each worth one point. The first 40 are grammar questions and the final 10 are vocabulary questions. To decide your level, use the conversion chart below. Please note that these bandings are a guide. Total score 0 - 15 16 - 24 25 – 32 33 – 39 40 - 45 46-50

Level Beginner Elementary Pre-intermediate Intermediate Upper Intermediate Please use Straightforward Advanced in January 2008!

This test can also be used to diagnose grammar that you need clarification on. Please consult the relevant level and unit of the course for more information. Grammar I ________________ from France.

Beginner Unit 1

is are am be This is my friend. _____________ name is Peter.

Beginner Unit 1

Her Our Yours His Mike is ______________.

Beginner Unit 4

my sister’s friend friend my sister friend from my sister my sister friend’s My brother is ______________ artist.

Beginner Unit 2 / Elementary Basics 2

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_______________ 20 desks in the classroom. Beginner Unit 7 / Elementary Unit 3 This is There is They are There are Paul ________________ romantic films.

Beginner Unit 5

likes not don’t like doesn’t like isn’t likes Sorry, I can’t talk. I _____________ right now.

Beginner Unit 11

driving ‘m driving drives drive She _________________ at school last week. Beginner Unit 8 / Elementary Unit 5 didn't be weren’t wasn’t isn’t I _________________ the film last night.

Beginner Unit 9 / Elementary Unit 5

like likes liking liked __________________ a piece of cake? No, thank you. Do you like Would you like Want you

Elementary Unit 1

Are you like The living room is ___________________ than the bedroom. Pre-int Unit 6

Elementary Unit 10 /

more big more bigger biggest bigger The car is very old. We’re going ____________________ a new car soon. 12 / Elementary Unit 11 to buy buying to will buy buy

Beginner Unit

Jane is a vegetarian. She ____________________ meat. Elementary Unit 4

Beginner Unit 6 /

sometimes eats never eats often eats usually eats There aren’t ________________ buses late in the evening. Elementary Unit 3 / Pre-int Unit 3 some any no a The car park is _________________ to the restaurant. int Unit 3

Elementary Unit 3 / Pre-

next opposite behind in front Sue ________________ shopping every day. Unit 4

Elementary Unit 8 / Pre-int

is going go going goes They _________________ in the park when it started to rain heavily. Intermediate Unit 4 walked were walking were walk are walking ________________ seen fireworks before?

Pre-int Unit 7 / Intermediate Unit 2

Did you ever Are you ever Have you ever Do you ever We’ve been friends ____________________ many years.

Pre-int Unit 10 / Intermediate

Unit 2 since from during for

You _________________ pay for the tickets. They’re free.

Intermediate Unit 3

have to don’t have don’t need to doesn’t have to Jeff was ill last week and he _________________ go out.

Pre-intermediate Unit 11

needn't can’t mustn’t couldn’t These are the photos ________________ I took on holiday. Pre-intermediate Unit 12 which who what where We’ll stay at home if it _______________ this afternoon.

Pre-intermediate Unit 8

raining rains will rain rain He doesn’t smoke now, but he __________________ a lot when he was young. int Unit 2 has smoked smokes used to smoke was smoked Mark plays football ___________________ anyone else I know.

Pre-int Unit 6 /

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Intermediate Unit 5 more good than as better as best than better than I promise I __________________ you as soon as I’ve finished this cleaning. 5 / Int Unit 6

Pre-int Unit

will help am helping going to help have helped

This town ___________________ by lots of tourists during the summer. / Int Unit 11

Pre-int Unit 9

visits visited is visiting is visited He said that his friends ____________ to speak to him after they lost the football match.Int Unit 12 not want weren’t didn’t want aren’t wanting How about _________________ to the cinema tonight? going go to go for going

Pre-int Unit 4

Excuse me, can you ___________________ me the way to the station, please? Unit 3 give take tell

Pre-int

say I wasn’t interested in the performance very much. ________________. Intermediate Unit 4 I didn’t, too. Neither was I. Nor I did. So I wasn’t. Take a warm coat, _______________ you might get very cold outside. Unit 4

Upper Int

otherwise in case so that in order to __________________ this great book and I can’t wait to see how it ends. Unit 4

Upper Int

I don’t read I’ve read I’ve been reading I read

What I like more than anything else ___________________ at weekends. Unit 1

Upper Int

playing golf to play golf is playing golf is play golf She ________________ for her cat for two days when she finally found it in the garage. Upper Int Unit 5 looked had been looked had been looking were looking We won’t catch the plane _________________ we leave home now! Please hurry up! Upper Int Unit 6

if providing that except unless If I hadn’t replied to your email, I___________________ here with you now. Upper Int Unit 6 can’t be wouldn’t be won’t be haven’t been Do you think you ___________________ with my mobile phone soon? I need to make a call. Up Int Unit 7 finish are finishing will have finished are finished I don’t remember mentioning __________________ dinner together tonight. Int Unit 10 go for you going to to go for going for

Was it Captain Cook ______________ New Zealand? who discovered discovered that discover who was discovering

Upper Int Unit 12

Upper

Vocabulary You may not like the cold weather here, but you’ll have to ________________, I’m afraid. tell it off sort itself out put up with it put it off It’s cold so you should __________________ on a warm jacket. put wear dress take Paul will look ______________ our dogs while we’re on holiday. at for into after She ___________________ a lot of her free time reading. does spends has makes Hello, this is Simon. Could I ___________________ to Jane, please? say tell call speak They’re coming to our house ___________________ Saturday. in at on with I think it’s very easy to ___________ debt these days. go into become go down to get into Come on! Quick! Let’s get _____________! highlight cracking massive with immediate effect I phoned her ____________ I heard the news. minute during by the time the moment I feel very ____________. I’m going to go to bed!

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