Touchstone Placement Test 1

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

a

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.

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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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d

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

TOUCHSTONE

SCORE: SUGGESTED LEVEL: 80

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