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Placement Test
VOCABULARY
1 Choose the correct option A, B, or C.

16 I can play ___.
A a meal B a cell phone C the guitar

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I’m ___ Brazil.
A from B of C made

17 How do you ___ your name?
A spell B last C excuse

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One, two, three, ___ .
A ten B four C forty

18 I like ___.
A friend B book C pizza

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A: What’s your ___? B: It’s Sally.
A age B birthday C name

19 Where are you ___?

A to B from C country

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My favorite school subject is ___.
A math B address C computer

20 I don’t live in a house. I live in ___.
A a watch B a coast C an apartment

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Which one is a food?
A sandwich B phone C guitar

21 A: What’s your ___ name? B: It’s Maria.
A mom B first C last

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I speak ___.
A the U.S.A. B English C American

22 A: What time is it? B: It’s five ___.
A hours B quarter C o’clock

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I am a ___.
A twenty B CD C student

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Sam is my ___.
A watch B brother C book

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I’m from the U.S. I’m ___.
A Canadian B American C Brazilian

10 New York City is ___ the U.S.
A on B address C in
11 Daniel has a red ___.
A T-shirt B ones C Mexico
12 I live in ___.
A English B country C Brazil

23 Which is a part of the body?
A hello B hand C car
24 Thank ___.
A me B you C much
25 We’re very ___ to be here.
A nice B good C happy
26 A: Sorry. B: No ___.
A worry B mind C problem
27 The ___ of Brazil is Brasília.
A capital B country C number

13 Which one is a sport?

A swimming B shopping C ball

28 Which one do you wear on your head?
A hat B shoe C jacket

14 My favorite month is ___.
A birthday B June C fifth

29 This building is ___ years old.
A a hundred B much C quarter

15 Which one is a color?
A blue B guitar C dress

30 It’s ___ today.
A birthday B Saturday C week

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GRAMMAR
2 Choose the correct option A, B, or C.
1 ___ are you from?
A Who B What C Where
2 I love ___ pants you’re wearing.

A those B this C that
3 Every morning, she ___ a shower.
A take B takes C taking
4 He ___ the guitar or the saxophone, but he
sings well.
A can’t play B can play C can’t to play
5 Do you like fish? No, I ___.
A do B don’t like C don’t
6 Every day, we ___ TV after school.
A watches B watch C are watching
7 She ___ eat meat – she’s a vegetarian.
A does B don’t C doesn’t
8 I ___ happy, but today I’m sad.
A am usually B usually am C usually
9 There ___ milk in the refrigerator.
A aren’t any B isn’t any C aren’t some
10 Mom’s not here right now – she's ___ to
work.
A drives B driving C is driving
11 John’s tall, but Pete’s ___.
A more tall B taller C the tallest
12 Marie’s the ___ girl in the class.
A tallest B more tall C taller
13 Where ___ you last night?
A were B was C wasn’t
14 Last year, I ___ to Florida on vacation.
A go B went C gone

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16 New York is a city ___ I’d like to visit.
A who B that C where
17 ___ you reply to my e-mail yesterday?
A Do B Did C Why
18 The ___ homework was difficult. They asked
their teacher for help.
A student B student’s C students’
19 Janine ___ eat cookies; they’re bad for her.
A shouldn’t B should C can
20 He’s interested in ___ about art.
A learn B to learn C learning
21 Who ___ he talking to last night?
A was B did C were
22 She doesn’t think she ___ the exam.
A will pass B won’t pass C pass
23 Picasso painted very ___.
A good B well C better
24 Emily ___ the dentist tomorrow at 10 a.m.
A sees B seeing C is seeing
25 How ___ sandwiches do we need for the
party?
A many B much C any
26 Congratulations! You ___ the test.
A have B were C have passed
27 I ___ heard the good news.
A have ever B have just C have never
28 Have you ___ been to the U.S.?
A never B just C ever
29 There aren’t ___ things to do. I’m bored.
A enough B too C much

30 I ___ wear a uniform to school.
A like B shouldn’t to C have to

15 What ___ study in college?
A you going B are you going
C are you going to
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READING

LISTENING
3 Track 2: Listen to two dialogues and choose
the correct answer, a or b.
Dialogue 1
Who are the people?
a two friends
b a mom and daughter

4 Read the text and choose True or False.
1 Julia is from New York City.
True / False
2 Her parents are teachers.

True / False
3 Her sisters are older than her.
True / False

2 Where are the people?
a at home in the kitchen
b in a restaurant

4 She has two pets.
True / False

3 Does the girl like going out for dinner?
a yes
b no

5 Luther High School is a big school.
True / False

4 What is the girl eating?
a fish soup
b vegetable soup

6 Her favorite subjects are Spanish and French.
True / False
7 Julia is good at swimming.
True / False

5 What did the girl find in the soup?
a chicken
b fish

8 Her last vacation was in California.
True / False

Dialogue 2
6 Who are the people?
a two friends
b two people at work

9 She has been to Mexico City before.
True / False
10 Her family is going to go camping on their
next vacation.
True / False

7 Where are the people?
a on a plane
b on a bus

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8 Can they leave?
a yes
b no
9 What are they waiting for?
a some luggage
b some people
10 Are they going to do the safety check?
a yes
b no

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Hi! My name is Julia Avery, and I’m from Chicago
in the U.S. I’m 15 years old, and I live with my
mom, dad, and two sisters. My dad is a teacher
and my mom is a doctor. My sisters are 16 and
18, so I’m the youngest in my family.
I really love animals, and I have a cat and a
dog. I also go horseback riding on weekends. I
want to go to college and study to be a vet when
I’m older.
My school is Luther High School. It’s a big
school in the suburbs of Chicago with 3,000
students. My favorite subjects are science and
math, but I also like languages. I’m learning
Spanish and French. I’m pretty good at Spanish,
but French is very difficult.
I love sports, and in my free time, I like
swimming, playing soccer, and basketball. I’m on
the swim team at school, and I hope to swim in

the Olympics some day!
Last year, we went on vacation to California.
It was awesome! We visited Yosemite National
Park and camped out. We went hiking in the
mountains and swam in the river. This summer,
we’re going to go to Mexico because my uncle is
living there for two years, in Mexico City. I’ve
never been abroad before, so I’m really excited.
We’re going to spend a few days in the city and
then take a bus to the coast, where we will rent
a house by the beach. I want to go swimming
with dolphins.

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WRITING
4 Write a paragraph about yourself. You can
include information about:
• your family and pets.
• your school.
• free-time activities.
• your last vacation.
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