English Placement Test

Pre-A1 to C2 • Yorkshire English School

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Find out your English level in about 20 minutes. The test gets harder as you go — just skip any questions you don’t know.

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Score Ranges

0–17: Pre-A1 / Low A1 (Beginner)

18–31: A1 / Low A2

32–40: A2 / Elementary

41–68: A2+ to B1 (Pre-Intermediate)

69–94: B2 (Upper-Intermediate)

95–120: C1/C2 (Advanced)

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Beginner

Questions 1–10 • 10 questions

1. ______ ______ pencils.

A) These areB) This is

2. ______ ______ shoes.

A) It isB) They are

3. I’m from Rome. I’m Italian. I ______ 16 years old.

A) I have 16 yearsB) I am 16 years old

4. The TV is ______ the table.

A) inB) on

5. She’s _________.

A) longB) tall

6. He’s ______.

A) narrowB) thin

7. The bedroom is _________ the living room.

A) upB) above

8. The shop is ____________ the house.

A) backB) behind

9. The park is _______________ the school.

A) acrossB) opposite

10. The railway tunnel goes _____________ the mountain.

A) throughB) between

Elementary

Questions 11–20 • 10 questions

11. I can give you directions to the shop! ___________ left, and you can see the shop.

A) turnB) giveC) walk

12. Usually, I __________________ at 8.30pm.

A) was goingB) am going to bedC) go to bed

13. I _________ wearing my favourite coat today.

A) isB) amC) has

14. She ____________ cooking when the bell rang.

A) isB) amC) was

15. Yesterday, I ____________ shopping.

A) goB) amC) went

16. __________ is a good hobby to ___________.

A) Dancing/take upB) To dance/makeC) The dance/the exercise

17. We enjoy ____________.

A) to swimB) swimmingC) have swam

18. My teacher encourages _____________ at home.

A) studyingB) to studyC) has studied

19. He decided _________ to school ___________ the weather was good.

A) has walked / butB) walking / due toC) to walk / because

20. She proposed marriage ________________.

A) to meB) for meC) at me

Pre-Intermediate

Questions 21–30 • 10 questions

21. I didn’t buy _________ shoes because I didn’t have _________ money.

A) a/someB) any/anyC) the/a

22. He’s __________ a bus.

A) waiting forB) waitingC) expecting for

23. Generally, the weather in Denmark is __________ than in Libya.

A) more coldB) colderC) coldest

24. Two days ago I saw the _________________ dress ever.

A) most beautifulB) beautifullerC) more beautiful

25. There are __________ students in my class from all around the world.

A) muchB) anyC) someD) a

26. A nurse is someone ____________ looks after patients in hospital.

A) whichB) whoC) whatD) where

27. We __________ lots of books in the past three months.

A) have readingB) have readC) readingD) had read

28. I wish I _________________ to work everyday.

A) doesn’t goB) didn’t have to goC) won’t goD) never go

29. The homework must ____________________by Monday.

A) to finishB) be finishingC) finishedD) be finished

30. _____________ me the book, please?

A) Are you passingB) Did you passC) Could you passD) Is it possible to pass

Intermediate

Questions 31–40 • 8 questions

31. I have collected ______ books over the last few years. I love reading!

A) muchB) anyC) a lot ofD) not enough

32. I will _____________ to Germany next week.

A) travellingB) travelC) coming backD) going

33. Won’t you ______________ with me?

A) comeB) comingC) have goneD) forget

35. I ____________ of living in Spain, but, later, I changed my mind.

A) have discoveredB) decidedC) had thoughtD) going to decide

36. You __________ be on time at school.

A) didn’t need toB) have toC) haven’t toD) could to

37. You _________ drive carefully in the rain.

A) have toB) has toC) ought toD) are obligated

38. If the teacher _____________ a test tomorrow, she might need to prepare questions.

A) gaveB) givesC) had givenD) has given

39. If I _______ you, I _________ leave the country.

A) had been/could haveB) was/mightC) were/wouldD) am/will

Upper-Intermediate

Questions 41–50 • 10 questions

40. If I ____________ a million dollars, I __________ a house.

A) win/buyB) had won/would buyC) won/would buyD) win/will buy

41. The teacher asked us _____________ quiet.

A) beingB) to beC) that beD) is being

42. I am ____________ going to bed because I have to finish my homework.

A) stopping fromB) keeping fromC) prevented fromD) put off

43. I was delighted _________ the news yesterday.

A) hearingB) to hearC) to have heardD) has heard

44. The teacher _______ me ________ the test again.

A) said / to takeB) told / to takeC) asked / takingD) says / takes

45. By the time I arrive in the morning, my colleague ________________ for three hours already.

A) will have been workingB) will have workedC) will be workingD) works

46. The Eiffel Tower _______________ in 1889.

A) has been builtB) was builtC) had builtD) built

47. She _________ five miles by the time she stopped for a break.

A) ranB) was runningC) had runD) has run

48. He asked the waiter _______________.

A) what there is to eatB) what was there to eatC) what there was to eatD) there was what to eat

49. The documentary about climate change was eye-_________.

A) openB) openerC) openingD) opened

Advanced

Questions 51–59 • 10 questions

50. Before making a final decision, you should __________ the possible outcomes.

A) take into accountB) take for grantedC) take the plungeD) take it easy

51. Despite the initial setbacks, the project _________ to be a great success.

A) ended upB) turned outC) carried onD) came across

52. It __________ that climate change is a significant global challenge.

A) cannot denyB) must not be deniedC) cannot be deniedD) should not deny

53. Only after the experiment _________ did the scientists realise the error.

A) was completedB) had been completedC) has been completingD) completed

54. The new policy will __________ be implemented by the end of the year.

A) in all likelihoodB) without a shadow of a doubtC) by and largeD) as a matter of fact

55. The city’s infrastructure has been __________ improved over the last decade.

A) marginallyB) substantiallyC) inadvertentlyD) arbitrarily

56. The government’s decision to cut funding was met with __________ from the public.

A) indifferenceB) ambivalenceC) outrageD) complacency

57. The findings of the study are __________ with previous research in the field.

A) at oddsB) in lineC) on parD) in contrast

58. The novel’s intricate plot and well-developed characters have __________ it as a modern classic.

A) establishedB) designatedC) labelledD) branded

59. The committee’s report __________ the need for more stringent environmental regulations.

A) underscoredB) underminedC) overrodeD) downplayed

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