English Placement Test ඉංග්‍රීසි මට්ටම පරීක්‍ෂණය
 

 








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1) _____ is the school?

 
A) Where
B) When
C) Why
D) What
 

2) When _____ you going home?

 
A) do
B) are
C) will
D) is
 

3) _____ do you come from?

 
A) Who
B) Where
C) Which
D) What
 

4) _____ you like a cup of coffee?

 
A) Do
B) Are
C) Will
D) Would
 

5) I _____ been to Scotland yet.

 
A) have
B) haven't
C) am not
D) don't have
 

6) _____ you think English is easy?

 
A) Do
B) Are
C) Have
D) Would
 

7) I _____ play the piano and the trumpet.

 
A) do
B) can
C) don't
D) can't
 

8) Hubert doesn't know _____ stole his watch.

 
A) who
B) whose
C) when
D) where
 

9) _____ you eaten your dinner?

 
A) Do
B) Did
C) Have
D) Has
 

10) I _____ playing tennis when it started to rain.

 
A) have
B) just
C) was
D) still
 

11) "_____ do you come to school?" "By bus."

 
A) Why
B) Who
C) How
D) What
 

12) I bought this car three weeks _____.

 
A) in the past
B) ago
C) gone
D) past
 

13) How _____ do you think you'll study here for?

 
A) much
B) long
C) many
D) long time
 

14) How many exercises _____ you done so far?

 
A) do
B) will
C) have
D) are
 

15) I like Chopin's music very _____.

 
A) much
B) many
C) a lot
D) lots
 

16) Does David live with you? No, he _____.

 
A) don't
B) doesn't
C) isn't
D) aren't
 

17) Michael is _____ intelligent than his brother.

 
A) more
B) much
C) as
D) the
 

18) Oxford United are a _____ football team than Manchester United.

 
A) good
B) better
C) gooder
D) best
 

19) Have you _____ to Thailand?

 
A) ever gone
B) visit
C) ever been
D) visiting
 

20) I can't remember what the teacher looks _____.

 
A) with
B) like
C) about
D) at
 

21) I studied _____ three years at Huddersfield University.

 
A) during
B) for
C) since
D) after
 

22) I _____ realised she was your sister, sorry!

 
A) had
B) have
C) didn't
D) hadn't
 

23) How _____ do you weigh?

 
A) much
B) many
C) often
D) few
 

24) Don't talk to me. It _____ been a very hard day.

 
A) has
B) hasn't
C) was
D) is
 

25) Are _____ any Italians in your class?

 
A) we
B) they
C) there
D) exist
 

26) _____ you like to go to the seaside this weekend?

 
A) Do
B) Are
C) Could
D) Would
 

27) "My car isn't very clean." "_____ is mine."

 
A) So
B) Together
C) Neither
D) Either
 

28) I can't play football now, but I _____ when I was younger.

 
A) was
B) can
C) could
D) liked
 

29) If you could meet anyone, who _____ you choose?

 
A) could
B) will
C) have
D) would
 

30) Gary has _____ writing poetry ever since his parents died.

 
A) started
B) been
C) wanted
D) even
 

31) I've _____ my keys. I'll have to buy another set.

 
A) got
B) lost
C) bought
D) had
 

32) Jennifer has _____ working very late at the office recently.

 
A) not
B) unfortunately
C) often
D) been
 

33) "I got drunk last night." "_____ you often get drunk?"

 
A) Have
B) Why
C) Do
D) Are
 

34) Paper _____ made from wood.

 
A) has
B) has been
C) is
D) is being
 

35) You must _____ me to buy Rachel a present, or I'll forget.

 
A) recommend
B) suggest
C) remember
D) remind
 

36) "I often go to Razor's disco." "Really? So _____ I."

 
A) am
B) do
C) will
D) have
 

37) The gold necklace was _____ expensive for me to buy, so I bought the silver one.

 
A) more
B) very
C) too
D) quite
 

38) I want to know what happened, so please _____ me the truth.

 
A) tell
B) say
C) talk
D) give
 

39) Sarah lives _____ the eleventh floor of a block of flats.

 
A) in
B) on
C) at
D) to
 

40) "Have you still got that cold?" "No, I _____ ill last week, but I'm better now."

 
A) began
B) feel
C) felt
D) wasn't
 

41) "When _____ you move to Oxford?" "Last year."

 
A) will
B) have
C) do
D) did
 

42) If you go abroad, you _____ carry your passport with you.

 
A) can
B) may
C) should
D) might
 

43) What does your friend look _____?

 
A) for
B) in
C) at
D) like
 

44) Bill Gates, with over $100 billion, is the _____ man in the world.

 
A) rich
B) richer
C) richest
D) most rich
 

45) Jennie _____ to pass her exams to get into university.

 
A) will
B) must
C) has
D) should
 

46) Horace really _____ go to the dentist about his teeth, but he won't.

 
A) might
B) must
C) may
D) does
 

47) If you wait for a moment, _____ drive you to work.

 
A) I
B) I'll
C) I'm going to
D) I'd
 

48) Can you switch _____ the light? It's getting dark.

 
A) on
B) down
C) off
D) up
 

49) Where _____ that man I met yesterday from?

 
A) did
B) was
C) had
D) travelled
 

50) There _____ be heavy rain in the east of the country this afternoon.

 
A) is going to
B) will
C) has
D) must
 

51) Nigel isn't as tall _____ his sister.

 
A) as
B) than
C) for
D) like
 

52) When _____ you leave the pub last night?

 
A) have
B) had
C) will
D) did
 

53) This is a difficult exercise, so _____ your time doing it.

 
A) have
B) take
C) spend
D) waste
 

54) I'm _____ to take a skiing holiday in France this winter.

 
A) beginning
B) wanting
C) going
D) about
 

55) I _____ talk to him right now, if I were you.

 
A) should
B) have to
C) would
D) want to
 

56) Would you _____ if I opened the door?

 
A) like
B) mind
C) believe
D) allow
 

57) _____ Debbie had her baby yet?

 
A) Does
B) Had
C) Has
D) Have
 

58) I went _____ in London yesterday and bought lots of nice things.

 
A) home
B) to shop
C) shopping
D) to house
 

59) There isn't _____ beer left. Someone drank the last bottle.

 
A) any
B) some
C) much
D) many
 

60) I do think you _____ to wear a big coat if you go out tonight. It's going to snow.

 
A) should
B) ought
C) might
D) must
 

61) Don't call me before 10.00pm, as I'll be _____ football on television.

 
A) watch
B) look
C) watching
D) looking
 

62) If I _____ realised you were tired, I'd have slowed down.

 
A) didn't
B) hadn't
C) had
D) have
 

63) Do you _____ if I smoke?

 
A) like
B) like it
C) mind
D) mind it
 

64) "What's this key _____?" "It's the key to the garage."

 
A) like
B) for
C) made of
D) belong to
 

65) If Jane hadn't been late, she _____ have missed the exam.

 
A) would
B) can't
C) wouldn't
D) couldn't
 

66) After no-one bought tickets to the disco, we had to call it _____.

 
A) off
B) down
C) over
D) away
 

67) It's no use _____. He never listens to complaints.

 
A) complain
B) to complain
C) complaining
D) in complaining
 

68) If I cook the dinner, will you wash _____?

 
A) too
B) as well
C) also
D) up
 

69) She's a model now, but when she was young she _____ to be very plain.

 
A) tried
B) had
C) use
D) used
 

70) At university I had to put _____ with loud music from my next door neighbour every night.

 
A) along
B) up
C) out
D) myself
 

71) Colin walked to work, as he _____ recently sold his car.

 
A) had
B) had been
C) had to
D) /
 

72) Leslie felt ill after she ate the fish and so _____ Carl.

 
A) was
B) felt
C) did
D) bad
 

73) I wish I _____ find those old photos from school to show you.

 
A) can
B) could
C) have
D) had
 

74) I don't know where Bill is. He _____ have been here. Look, here's his note.

 
A) must
B) should
C) can't
D) might
 

75) The dog went _____ the postman and bit his leg.

 
A) by
B) past
C) for
D) over
 

76) I'm neither more intelligent _____ less intelligent than my sister.

 
A) and
B) nor
C) or
D) even
 

77) Can I have a return ticket to Oxford? Do you have _____ for a £20 note?

 
A) one
B) money
C) coins
D) change
 

78) _____ John calls soon, I'm going to call him.

 
A) If
B) When
C) Unless
D) As soon as
 

79) Here. Give me a _____ with this ladder, would you? It's a bit heavy.

 
A) help
B) hand
C) finger
D) lift
 

80) Phil _____ his windows cleaned yesterday.

 
A) tried
B) had
C) arranged
D) allowed
 

81) "Would you like a glass of wine?" "I'd _____ have beer if you have some."

 
A) rather
B) wanted to
C) prefer
D) liked to
 

82) It's time we _____, John.

 
A) leave
B) leaving
C) are leaving
D) were leaving
 

83) Tammie would rather _____ sleep here tonight.

 
A) to
B) like
C) try
D) not
 

84) A trolley is a thing in supermarkets for keeping the things you buy _____.

 
A) from
B) in
C) on
D) with
 

85) It costs much _____ to fly than it used to, because of all the low cost airlines around.

 
A) cheaper
B) less
C) lower
D) more
 

86) If you _____ eaten so much when you were young, you wouldn't be fat now.

 
A) had
B) hadn't
C) were
D) have
 

87) I'll never forget _____a bicycle for the first time.

 
A) ride
B) riding
C) that riding
D) when riding
 

88) _____ the time you read this, I'll be flying to Rio de Janeiro.

 
A) When
B) By
C) At
D) In
 

89) I'd rather you _____ smoke in here, if you don't mind.

 
A) don't
B) won't
C) didn't
D) not
 

90) If you want to come tonight, give me a call. If _____, I'll tell you all about it tomorrow.

 
A) yes
B) no
C) so
D) not
 

91) If you don't study harder, you _____ the risk of failing the exam.

 
A) have
B) play
C) run
D) face
 

92) Clive _____ better hurry, or he'll miss the train.

 
A) would
B) should
C) had
D) might
 

93) No _____ which way I try to sleep, my back gives me pain.

 
A) matter
B) trouble
C) telling
D) minding
 

94) If _____ I hadn't crashed the car, I'd have some money now.

 
A) just
B) only
C) actually
D) me
 

95) Tests _____ carried out on this substance should determine its origin.

 
A) that
B) they
C) being
D) been
 

96) It _____ a long time to drive to Scotland from London.

 
A) needs
B) takes
C) deserves
D) requires
 

97) You _____ have seen Peter; he's dead!

 
A) must
B) can't
C) should
D) might
 

98) At no time _____ I suspect he was a thief.

 
A) /
B) did
C) that
D) which
 

99) The fierce snake, _____ venom is extremely toxic, is found in Eastern Australia.

 
A) which
B) that
C) whose
D) its
 

100) This conversation is useless. We're just going round in a _____ circle.

 
A) useless
B) harmful
C) vicious
D) dreadful