Assessment – Swindon School of English

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What is your name?

What is your nationality?

What is your email address?

PART ONE: USE OF ENGLISH (select the correct answer)

1. This is my auntie. __________ name is Jane.

Yours

Her

It's

Their

2. My sister is __________ architect.

3. Sara is __________

friend my brother

my mum's friend

friend from my brother

mu mum friend's

4. __________ 5 people in the room

There are

There is

It is

They are

5. I'm sorry. I can't go out. I __________ my homework at the moment.

doing

'm doing

did

6. Maria __________ the piano.

isn't play

doesn't plays

no play

doesn't play

7. I need to speak to my brother. I'm going __________ him this evening.

call

to call

calling

will call

8. Your house is __________ than mine.

smaller

more small

smallest

more smaller

9. Mark is a vegetarian. He __________ meat.

usually eats

sometimes eats

never eats

never eat

10. The train station is __________ to the park.

in front

opposite

behind

11. Simon __________ dinner every evening.

cooks

are cooking

cook

cooking

12. There isn't __________ milk in the fridge.

some

any

13. I promise I _________ the dog for a walk after lunch.

have taken

will take

am take

going to take

14. Julia was on holiday last week so she __________ come to the meeting.

couldn't

need

mustn't

might

15. Maria runs __________ anyone else in the school.

faster than

more fast than

as faster as

the fastest

16. This is the girl __________ won the competition.

what

she

who

where

17. She doesn't have long hair now, but she __________ when she was younger.

was

has

would

used to

18. We'll stay at home if it __________ tomorrow.

rain

raining

rains

rained

19. __________ this exciting book and I can't wait to see how it ends.

I read

I don't read

I have reading

I have been reading

20. A: He didn't like the meal. B: No, __________

so I didn't

I didn't too

neither did I

nor did I

21. Take an umbrella, __________ you might get wet!

in order to

otherwise

in case

unless

22. Was it Christopher Columbus __________ America?

who was discovering

who discovered

discovered

he discovered

23. What she wants more than anything else __________ a big house in the country.

buying

to buy

is buy

is to buy

24. They don't remember __________ all the windows.

opening

open

to open

were opening

25. __________ to go to Australia to live?

Do you like to

Like you

Would you like to

Would you like

26. She wishes she __________ drive.

was able

can

could

may

27. Children __________ to school these days.

seem walk never

never seem walk

no seem walk

never seem to walk

28. London is __________ city in the UK.

the more busy

the busiest

the most busy

busiest

29. A: __________ ridden a Horse? B: Yes, when I was a child.

Are you ever

Did you ever

Have you ever

Have ever you

30. It's my birthday __________ Saturday.

for

31. You will pass the exam __________ you start revising straight away.

because

unless

provided that

32. Luckily, he was aware __________ the risks of driving when tired, so he took a break.

for

33. They wouldn't have arrived on time if you __________ them about the roadworks.

wouldn't have told

didn't told

hadn't told

don't tell

34. It wasn't cold so we __________ take our coats.

didn't need

needn't have

mustn't need

didn't need to

35. The meeting was so boring that I wish I __________ the day off.

take

had taken

had took

didn't taken

36. Because of the security alert, we __________ to drive through the city centre.

weren't allowed

can't

couldn't

wasn't allowed

PART TWO: GAP FILL Complete the text below. Write ONE word only into each space.

Question 1

Question 2

PART THREE: Listening (listen to each dialogue and write the corrrect answer in the box)

1. How long has the girl had her top?
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2. Who gave the watch to the man?
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3. How much did the man pay for his boots?
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4. Where is the man from?
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5. What is opposite the supermarket?
.

6. What is the girl studying?
.

7. What activity is the girl interested in doing?
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8. What are the girl's monthly phone payments?
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9. What does the girl usually read?
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10. What does the girl want to fix?
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11. How long did the man stay at the greek island?
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12. What is the girl's hobby?
.

PART FOUR: WRITING

Write a short description of yourself. You can include information about:
1: YOUR AGE AND NATIONALITY
2: YOUR FAMILY
3: YOUR WORK/STUDIES
4: YOUR INTERESTS AND FREE TIME ACTIVITIES

Why do you want to learn English and what do you want to improve or practise?