Placement test

Name:___________________________________ Date:___________________________

Complete the conversations. Write am, m, are or re. Add not

where necessary. Use capital letters where necessary.
1. We ___ here for the concert. How 3. ____ you Ellen?
About you?
No, Im not. I ___ Rachel.
Yeah, I ___ too.
4. ____ you a gym member?
2. ___ I in your class?
No. I___ _____ a member.
No, you___ ______. Youre in Class
6.

Write questions for the answers. Use the words in parentheses.

Example: ____Whats your last name ? (last name)

Its Lina.

1. . _________________________________________________? (first name)

. Jenny.
2. . _________________________________________________? (phone number)
. Its 555-3204
3. . _________________________________________________? (e-mail address)
. Its jal044@cup.org
4. . _________________________________________________? (teachers name)
. Ylsse Lara.

Check the correct name for each person.

1. David Smith is single.
Mr. Smith Mrs. Smith Miss Smith
2. Alicia Gomez is married.
Mr. Gomez Mrs. Gomez Miss Gomez
3. Liz Silva is single.
Mr. Silva Mrs. Silva Ms. Silva
Match the questions with the answers. Use each answer once.
1. Hey, Sarah! ___ a. Im fine, thanks.
2. How are you? ___ b. OK. See you later.
3. Hi. Nice to meet you. ___ c. Thanks. You too.
4. Bye. See you tomorrow. ___ d. Hi. How are you doing?
5. Good-bye. Have a nice day. ___ e. Nice to meet you.
Check the answers to the questions.
1. Whats your last name?
Isabel
Aguilar
2. Whats your first name?
Armando
Smith
3. Whats your middle name?
Antonio
Mendez
4. Whats your e-mail address?
Av. Hidalgo 4505
Jose_20@hotmail.com

Complete the conversations with the words in the box. Use capital
letters where necessary.
1. Where________ David?
I dont know. I think ________ sick.
2. ________ Matt and Sarah here?
No, ________ late again.
3. ________ Ana in class today?
No, ________ at home.

Circle the correct words.

1. Are this / these your sunglasses?
No, its / theyre Juns sunglasses.
2. Is this / these Davids umbrella?
No, I think its / theyre the teachers umbrella.
3. Whats this / these?
I think its / theyre an MP3 player.
4. Are this / these your pens?
Yeah, it is / they are. Thanks.

Complete the chart with the words win the box. Use each word once.
a clock a computer a desk keys some posters a wallet

in a bag on the wall in a classroom

1. 3. 5.
_____________________ _____________________ _____________________
2. 4. 6.
_____________________ _____________________ _____________________
Complete the questions with Wheres or Where are. Look at the
picture. Add next to, on, or under to the answers.
1. ____________________ Marios bag?
Its ________________ the chair.
2. ____________________ Marios pens?
Theyre ________________ the desk.
3. ____________________Marios dictionary?
Its ________________ the desk.
4. ____________________ Marios umbrella?
Its ________________ the floor.

Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Then

complete the answer to each question.
1. (the DVD / new/ is) 3. (I / am /for class / late)
A. ___________________________? A. ___________________________?
B. No, _________________________. B. No, ________________________.
2. (your co-workers / are / nice)
A. ___________________________?
B. Yes, ________________________.

Circle the correct words.

1. Im / My a Real Madrid fan. 3. How old is your / youre sister?
Really? Theyre / Their my favorite Shes / Her twenty-seven.
team.
2. Were / Our from Florida.
Florida? Im / My from Florida, too.
Match the questions and the answers.
1. How are your sister and brother? ___ a. Shes seventy-two.
2. What are your parents like? ___ b. Theyre interesting.
3. What are their names? ___ c. Theyre fine, thanks.
4. How old is your grandma? ___ d. Sonia and Carlos.

Complete the conversations. Write a negative statement with a

pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, we, they). Use the word in parentheses.
1. What are your coworkers like?
__________________________________. (friendly)
2. Wheres your father today?
__________________________________. (at home)
3. Whats her new CD like?
__________________________________. (very good)
Complete the questions and answers. Use the verbs in the box. Use
capital letters where necessary.
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1. A. _____ you __________________ TV in the evening?
B. Yes, I _____. I __________________ TV every night.
2. A. _____ you and your brother __________________ after school?
B. Yes, we _____.We __________________ at the gym on Monday and Friday.
3. A. _____ your mother __________________in the cafeteria?
B. No, she _________. She ___________________ at the library.
4. A. _____ your co-workers __________________their e-mail on the weekends?
B. No, they _________. But they ___________________ their e-mail on weekdays.
5. A. _____ your teacher __________________a lot in class?
B. Yes, he _________. He ___________________ only in English.
6. A. _____ your best friend __________________around here?
C. No, he _________. He ___________________ 20 miles away.

Write questions for the answers. Use the words in parentheses.

Use capital letters where necessary.
1. (how often / you / go on the internet)
___________________________________________________? Every day.
2. (where / your best friends / go / on the weekends)
__________________________________________________? To a club or the movies.
3. (when / your mother / see her friends)
___________________________________________________? On Sundays.
4. (what / your brother / do / in his free time)
___________________________________________________? He reads a lot.
5. (who / your parents / go out with)
___________________________________________________? With their friends.

Read each sentence. Circle the correct word.

1. I dont like TV.
I always / often / never watch TV.
2. My brother eats out every night.
He always / often / sometimes goes to a restaurant for dinner.
3. My parents rent movies six or seven times a month.
They always / often / hardly ever watch movies.
4. My sister goes to a club about once a year.
She usually / sometimes / hardly ever goes to clubs.
Match the words to make expressions. Use each answer only once.
1. feel ____ a. a friend
2. meet ____ b. computer games
3. pay ____ c. bills
4. play ____ d. your English
5. practice ____ e. the news
6. watch ____ f. tired
Complete the sentences. Write Theres or There are.
1. _______________ no fast-food restaurants in my neighborhood.
2. _______________ a big park near my house.
3. _______________ no swimming pool in the park.
4. _______________ a couple of Internet cafs around here.

Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Then write
the time in words.
1. A. (you / what time / do / leave home / in the morning)
B. 7:45.
A. ___________________________________________________________________?
B. ___________________________________________________________________.
2. A. (what time / start / does / your favorite TV show)
B. 9:30.
A. ___________________________________________________________________?
B. ___________________________________________________________________.
3. A. (museums / do / what time / open / on the weekends)
B. 10:00.
A. ___________________________________________________________________?
B. ___________________________________________________________________.
4. A. (on Fridays / what time / get home / your best friend / does)
B. 7:45.
A. ___________________________________________________________________?
B. ___________________________________________________________________.

Read each sentence. Circle the correct adjective.

1. There are a lot of people in the pool! Its a big / a quiet / an expensive pool.
2. A lot of students live in our apartment building. They listen to loud music all the time.
Its an expensive / a boring /a noisy building.
3. Theres a mall near here and some great stores. This is a really new / boring /
convenient neighborhood.
4. I bet this is an expensive / a quiet / a boring restaurant. There are a lot of rich people
around here!

Complete the conversation. Write Me too or Me neither.

Jessica: I just love New York
Marisa: ________________. Its so exciting.
Jessica: Right! Theres a lot to do.
Marisa: Yeah. There are great theaters and restaurants. And I like the neighborhoods.
Jessica: ________________.Theyre so interesting. But its an expensive city.
Marisa: I know. Cities are always expensive.
Jessica: Yeah, and theyre noisy, too. I dont usually like big cities.
Marisa: ________________.And I dont usually like noisy places.
Jessica: ________________. But New York is a fun city for a vacation!
Complete the phone message. Use the present continuous and
contractions.
Hi, Rick. This is Jennifer. I________________ (call) from home. I hope
you________________(not work) today. My friend Alicia ________________(visit)
from Los Angeles. It ________________(rain) and cold, so we________________(not
go) out. Do you want to come over? Give me a call.

Write questions with the present continuous.

1. (you/get/enough sleep/these days)
___________________________________________________________________?
2. (how much/your brother/study/this semester)
___________________________________________________________________?
3. (what/your parents/do/these days)
___________________________________________________________________?
4. (you/spend/a lot of time/with your friends/this month)
___________________________________________________________________?
5. (your best friend/play/any sports/this year)
___________________________________________________________________?

Circle the correct words.

1. Anita is playing / doing / going basketball this season.
2. We usually play / do / go bowling on Saturday night.
3. I play / do / go aerobics every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
4. My brothers are playing / going / doing karate this fall.
5. My sister plays / does / goes running in the park twice a week.
6. Im not playing / doing / going soccer this year.

Complete the conversations. Use the words in parentheses.

1. What kinds of clothes ________________________( you / like / wear ) to work?

Actually, I___________________(have / wear) a uniform.

2. I need to go shopping today. ______________________( you / need / buy) anything

at the mall?

Yeah, I ____________________ (want / get ) a couple of things. Lets go.

3. ________________________(your teacher / have / wear ) a suit to work?

No he doesnt. But he __________________ (have / look ) good.

Circle the correct words.
A. How much is this / these purse?
B. Its / Theyre $29.95.

A. How much are that / these shoes?

B. Its / Theyre $52.50.

A. How much are this / those sunglasses?

B. Its / Theyre $11.50.

A. How much is that / those belt?

B. Its / Theyre $18.00.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

a backpack a coat jeans a suit and tie
1. I need to buy ________________________________ for school. I have a lot of books.
2. I have to dress up for work. I usually wear ______________________________.
3. Joe is tired after work. He just wants to go home and put on _____________________
or something comfortable.
4. Its cold this winter. I need to buy ______________________________.

Complete the questions and answers. Use can or cant and the
verb in parentheses. Use capital letters where necessary.
A. What kind of museums ________ you _________ (visit) in your city?
B. You _______ _______(go) to the history museums like the Museum of Peruvian
History.

A. ________ you ________(get) good Chinese food in this neighborhood?

B. No, you ________ ________(find) good Chinese food around here. But theres
good Mexican food.

A. ________ you ________(take) a ferry to the island?

B. No, but you ________ ________(drive) there. Theres a bridge.

Complete the sentences with countries, nationalities, or

languages.
1. My teacher is Canadian, but she doesnt live in ______________. She lives in Brazil.
2. My father is from Turkey, but he cant speak _________________.
3. My favorite ______________ candy store is near here. They have delicious chocolate
from France.
4. My best friend is from Germany, but she doesnt like _____________ music.
5. I love Chinese silk, but this silk isnt from _______________.
Complete the paragraph. Use the simple past and the words in
parentheses. Use contractions where possible.
Liz _____________________ (not enjoy) her evening last night. She _____________________
(want) to go to a concert, but it _______________(rain), so she just _________________ (stay)
home. She _________________ (study) for a couple of hours. Then she __________________
(watch) a movie on TV. But she _____________________ (not like) it much.