Back to school; Level Placement Quiz

Level A2
I am Pepe Reina. Reina is my...
A.
B.
C.
D.

forename
first name
nickname
surname

Jim is my forename or my ...

A.
B.
C.
D.

surname
first name
nickname
pet name

If an English speaking person says:"HI, how are you", what do you reply?
A.
B.
C.
D.

?
?
?
?

I'm good thanks and you?.

How do you do?
How are you?
I'm very well, thank you.

You want to enter a room but someone is standing in the way?

A.
B.
C.
D.

I'm sorry.
Excuse me
I beg your pardon
Pardon

Your friend asks you the time, Your watch says 11:29. What do you say?
A.
B.
C.
D.

It is 31 minutes to 12 o'clock midday.

It is 11 o'clock and 29 minutes.
It is just half 11.
It is 11 hours and 29 minutes a.m.

How do you tell somebody your age?

A.
B.
C.
D.

I have fourteen.
I am fourteen years old.
I am fourteen years.
I have fourteen years of age.

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Level B1
The following phrases are written in the Preset Simple. Which phrase is written correctly?
A.
B.
C.
D.

I am speaking English.
I liked speak English now.
I speak English usually.
I likes to speak English.

Which auxiliary verb tells the listener that you are talking about the future?
A.
B.
C.
D.

WOULD
WILL
SHOULD
DID

In English, nouns are....

A.
B.
C.
D.

usually masculine.
usually feminine.
masculine or feminine depending on the article.
always neutral.

Which noun when used in the plural is irregular?

A.
B.
C.
D.

toe
child
fox
shoe

In the Olympics, athletes are given a bonze medal if they finish...?

A.
B.
C.
D.

the winner
three
quickly
third

A prefix is ....
A.
B.
C.
D.

placed at the end of a word.

placed at the start of a word.
a way of changing the tense of a verb.
makes an adverb out of an adjective.

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Level B2
Adverbs are words that...?
A.
B.
C.
D.

help describe the noun.

help describe any part of language except a noun .
end in "ing".
are always placed before the noun.

Which group of words are described as Prepositions?

A.
B.
C.
D.

who, whom, which, that

sometimes, usually, only, actually, really
opposite, near, from, to, along, across
when, how, where, how much, how many, how far

Which is said to be a list of Reflexive Pronouns?

A.
B.
C.
D.

me - you - him - her - it - us - you - them

my - your - his - her - its - our - your - their
mine - yours - his - hers - its - ours - yours - theirs
myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - ourselves - yourselves - themselves

Which is not a question?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Where do you come from

How much did you pay
What time is it
What a beautiful day

To ask a person directions to a hotel, you could start by saying...?

A.
B.
C.
D.

How is ....
When is...
Where is...
Is where...

Which list has an irregular verb incorrectly conjugated ?

A.
B.
C.
D.

drink, drank: sing, sang: teach, taught.

read, read: show, shown: hear, hears
keep, kept: speak, spoke: write. written
stand, stood: go, went: sell, sold

You see a box of aproximately 50 peaches Which word would you not use to describe the peaches
in the following sentence? "I see ...... peaches"
A.
B.
C.
D.

MANY
A LOT OF
MUCH
PLENTY OF

How would you complete the following phrase: "I'm sorry but I haven't ................ money".
A.
B.
C.
D.

ANY
SOME
NO
Nothing, the phrase is complete