Attitude Placement Test

Name: ____________________
Mark the correct answers (a, b, c, d, e).

Items 1-5

A: (1) your brother?

B: Yes, (2) . His name is Alexander. (3) high school teacher. His wife (4) a boutique downtown. They (5) two childrena
boy and a girl.

1. a. Thats b. Hes c. Is that d. Are that e. They are

2. a. hes b. thats c. is d. it is e. brother
3. a. Hes b. Shes c. That is a d. Is he e. Hes a
4. a. has b. is c. have d. are e. am
5. a. is b. have c. am d. are e. have

Items 6-10

A: (6) Henry work with you?

B: No, (7). (8) an office on Main Street. (9) him?
A: Yes. His daughter (10) Spanish with my son.

6. a. Does b. Is c. Do d. Are e. Can

7. a. he does b. does he c. he doesnt d. doesnt he e. he isnt
8. a. He hasnt b. He does c. He have d. He has e. He doesnt has
9. a. Does he know b. Are you c. Do you knows d. Do he know e. Do you know
10. a. study b. is study c. does study d. studies e. not study

Items 11-15

A: Excuse me. (1) a furniture store near here?

B: Yes. Martins (2) great furniture. They (3) a sale right now.
A: And a bank?
B: No, (4) any banks around here.
A: Are you new here?
B: Yes, (5) in today.

11. a. Is b. Theres c. There isnt d. Is there e. Is it

12. a. is b. is having c. is has d. is have e. has
13. a. have b. are having c. has d. is have e. are have
14. a. there is b. there are c. there arent d. there isnt e. it isnt
15. a. I move b. I am move c. Im move d. I moves e. Im moving

Items 16-20

A: (16) your friend arrive from Paris?

B: Yes, she (17). Her flight (18) late.
A: (19) to meet her.
B: She (20) to visit her mother. We can visit her tomorrow.

16. a. Does b. Did c. Are d. Do e. Was

17. a. do b. does c. was d. did e. were
18. a. is b. are c. did d. were e. was
19. a. I like b. I liked c. Id liked d. Id like e. I was like
20. a. went b. goed c. liked d. goes e. go

Items 21-25

A: Mary, do we have (21) soft drinks?

B: Yes, there are (22) in the refrigerator. You (23) drink soft drinks all day. How (24) do you drink?
A: Two or three bottles.
B: You (24) drink water. Its better for you.

21. a. any b. a c. an d. no e. the

22. a. them b. an c. any d. some e. they
23. a. should b. dont c. can d. arent e. shouldnt
24. a. drinks b. much c. any d. many e. soft
25. a. dont b. should c. isnt d. cant e. shouldnt

Items 26-30

A: Where (26) your boyfriend?

B: (27) at a dance club.
A: What (28)?
B: I (29) a drink and he (30) me to dance.

26. a. were you meeting b. do you know c. did you know d. are you meeting e. did you meet
27. a. We meet b. We knew c. We met d. We were meeting e. Were meet
28. a. were you doing b. did you do c. do you do d. was he doing e. does he do
29. a. having b. am having c. was having d. had e. were having
30. a. was asking b. asking c. asked d. were asking e. ask

Items 31-35

A: (31) a famous person?

B: Yes, I (32) Brad Pitt (33). What about you?
A: (34) Tom Cruise for five years. Our children (35) to the same school when they were younger.

31. a. Did you meet b. Have you ever met c. Have you meet d. Did ever you meet e. Has you met
32. a. have met b. know c. met d. have know e. already met
33. a. last two years b. tomorrow c. two last years d. two years ago e. for two years
34. a. I know b. I knew c. I am knowing d. Ive knew e. Ive known
35. a. have gone b. went c. go d. are going e. have went

Items 36-40

A: Im having a bad day.

B: Why? Whats happened?
A: Well, I dont know (36) and I have no idea what (37) with my jacket.
B: Thats too bad.
A: Thats just the beginning. We (38) that report before Friday and we havent started.
B: Well, you (39) relax. You (40) worry about the report. I finished it last night.

36. a. wheres my dog b. where my dog c. whats my dog d. where my dog is e. what my dog is
37. a. Bob did b. did Bob do c. has Bob done d. Bob does e. Bob is done
38. a. have finished b. needed finish c. shouldnt finish d. can finished e. need to finish
39. a. have to b. can c. shouldnt d. cant e. need
40. a. should b. dont have to c. need to d. can e. cant

Items 41-45

A: Did your brother (41) professional soccer?

B: Yes, you met him last Christmas, (42)?
A: Yes, he was very nice. My son (43) autographs, but he never got your brothers. Hell visit you again next Christmas,
(44)?
B: Sure. Bring your son over to the house. Hes still living at home, (45)?
A: Yes, he goes to college downtown.

41. a. used to play b. played c. playing d. use to play e. plays

42. a. you did b. no c. you didnt d. did you e. didnt you
43. a. use to collect b. collects c. was collected d. collect e. is collecting
44. a. is he b. he does c. will he d. wont he e. doesnt he
45. a. isnt he b. does he c. no d. is he e. he is

Items 46-50

My brothers (46) at the beach since June. They (47) near the ocean. (48) of them knows how to swim. If they (49) how to
swim soon, (50) working at the swimming pool.

46. a. have working b. are working c. have been working d. worked e. have worked
47. a. have worked b. havent been working c. work d. didnt work e. worked
48. a. Both b. Some c. Either d. Any e. Neither
49. a. learn b. learning c. have learned d. do learns e. does learn
50. a. they start b. they started c. theyd start d. theyll start e. theyre starting

Items 51-55

A: Did you talk to Mr. Lancaster?

B: Yes. He told (51) early tomorrow. He asked me where (52) and he asked me (53) to you.
A: Does he want (54) to New York or will he (55) here?
B: He didnt say.

51. a. that I come b. me to come c. that me come d. to me come e. come to me

52. a. is the Apex file b. the Apex file is c. was the Apex file d. goes the Apex file e. the Apex file was
53. a. I talk b. I talked c. if I had talking d. if I had talked e. if I had talk
54. a. you to go b. to you go c. you go d. that you go e. that go you
55. a. let you to stay b. to let you stay c. make you to stay d. let you stay e. let that you stay

Items 56-60

I had a bad trip. There were a lot of people at the airport and everything was so slow. By the time I got through security,
the plane (56). I talked to the agent at the desk and she said there (57) another flight to New York until tomorrow. I told her
I (58) a meeting in the evening. She said she (59) me, but she said I should talk to American Airlines. I got to New York
very late and when I finally got to the office, the meeting (60).

56. a. is leaving b. will leave c. had left d. left e. has left

57. a. isnt going to be b. will be c. wouldnt be d. would be e. was
58. a. will have b. had had c. am having d. can have e. had
59. a. couldnt help b. helped c. can help d. had helped e. cant help
60. a. has started b. should started c. had started d. starts e. started
Items 61-65

I didnt get the job. If I (1) what the interview was like, I (62) myself more. If I (63) the company, I (64) some logical
questions and I (65) to give more intelligent answers.

61. a. knew b. will know c. would known d. had known e. have known
62. a. had prepared b. prepared c. will prepare d. wouldve prepared e. prepare
63. a. investigate b. had investigated c would investigate. d. investigated e. have investigated
64. a. prepared b. couldve prepared c. had prepared d. prepare e. would prepare
65. a. might could b. might have c. had been able d. mightve been able e. had been

Items 66-70

Recently it (66) that J. K. Rowling is richer than the Queen of England. Rowlings Harry Potter books (67) into more than
20 languages. The sixth volume of the series (68) by eager fans when Ms. Rowling (69) by our reporter. Surprisingly, the
first volume of the series (70) down by many publishers before she was finally able to publish it.

66. a. is announcing b. announced c. has announced d. is announced e. was announced

67. a. did translated b. have translated c. was translated d. have been translated e. are translated
68. a. is awaited b. was being awaited c. is being awaited d. is awaiting e. has been awaiting
69. a. is interviewing b. interviewed c. is interviewed d. was interviewing e. was interviewed
70. a. turned b. had been turned c. has been turned d. is turned e. had turned

Items 71-75

Let me (71) Im worried about the environment. No one seems to care. (72) the most is what well do with so much
garbage. So much more (73). Households that produce a lot of garbage (74) more, and so many plastic bags (75) at the
supermarkets.

71. a. tell you b. say you why c. tell why d. tell you why e. tell to you
72. a. That worries me b. I worry c. That I worry d. Why I worry e. What worries me
73. a. was done b. could be done c. could have done d. could do e. has been done
74. a. should be taxed b. should tax c. shouldnt taxed d. have been taxed e. are taxed
75. a. are used b. were use c. shouldnt be used d. used e. should use

Items 76-80

By 2100, the worlds population (76) 10 billion. We (77) in extremely large cities and breathing very contaminated air. Most
homes (78) large air filtering systems. All wild animals (79) and children (80) the zoos to see the last living lions and
chimpanzees.

76. a. will reach b. will have reached c. will be reached d. has reached e. will reaching
77. a. will be living b. will living c. will have lived d. live e. will be lived
78. a. will be installed b. will installed c. have installed d. will have installed e. be installing
79. a. are disappearing b. are disappeared c. disappear d. will have disappeared e. have disappear
80. a. are visiting b. will be visiting c. have visited d. visit e. will be visited

Items 81-85

Bob: Hi, Steve. Have you called Amy?

Steve: Ill call her tomorrow. Ill ask her to meet me here at my house.
Bob: Are you coming to the theater with us next Wednesday?
Steve: Im not sure. I might have an exam next Thursday.
Three weeks later:
Amy: Have you seen Steve?
Bob: Yes, a couple of weeks ago. He said hed call you (81). He told me he was going to ask you to meet him (82), at (83)
house. He also said he would go to the theater with us (83). He never showed up, but he did tell me he might have an
exam (85).

81. a. tomorrow b. then c. last week d. the next day e. yesterday

82. a. where b. then c. here d. later e. there
83. a. your b. my c. their d. her e. his
84. a. next Wednesday b. Wednesday c. last Wednesday d. the following Wednesday e. tomorrow
85. a. last Thursday b. next Thursday c. Thursday d. the day before e. the day after

Items 86-90

Andrew (86) live in Africa when he was a child. He loved it there. He (87) get up early and climb a tree near the watering
hole. He (88) spend hours there looking at the wildlife. He would love to live there again, but he told me he wouldnt go
back (89) he had enough money to buy a house there. (90) he can return someday, he promised to invite me to visit him
there.

86. a. do b. use to c. would d. used to e. could

87. a. would b. did c. liked d. use to e. should
88. a. use to b. didnt c. would d. must have e. wouldnt
89. a. however b. unless c. rather d. in case e. providing
90. a. Unless b. Only if c. So long d. In cases where e. In the event
Items 91-95

Sandy,
Im leaving you this note because of a problem that happened (91) you were out of town. The copy machine broke down
again. I (92) at it, but he said he couldnt fix it. He said we have to (93) the factory. (94), he offered to lend us another
machine until we get ours back. He gave us an old machine, but (95) it makes a lot of noise, it seems to work all right.

91. a. after b. while c. before d. although e. until

92. a. had Ed looked b. had Ed look c. Ed looked d. got Ed look e. look Ed at it
93. a. had the factory b. have it by c. have it checked by d. check by e. get checked by
94. a. Although b. Through c. Instead of d. Whereas e. However
95. a. contrary to b. in spite of the fact c. wherever d. because e. for this reason

Items 95-100

I was very disappointed that you didnt come to the meeting yesterday. (96) there, you (97) all the changes that are
awaiting us in the next quarter. (98) your absence, we were able to advance in the elaboration of the new program. (99)
such collaboration on the part of your colleagues.(100), we will continue next Wednesday, with or without your presence.

96. a. You had been b. When you were c. If you were d. Had you been e. While you were
97. a. would have discovered b. will discover c. would discover d. will have discovered e. discovered
98. a. Although b. Besides c. As well as d. However e. Despite
99. a. Never I saw b. Never I see c. Never Ive seen d. Never have I seen e. I never see
100. a. Despite b. In spite c. Even though d. Nevertheless e. Wherefore