English Placement Exam: A1–C1Version en ligne
par Miss Carol
Grammar A1: She ___ from Brazil.
Grammar A1: We ___ breakfast at seven.
Grammar A2: There ___ any milk left in the fridge.
Grammar A2: I ___ to the dentist yesterday.
Grammar B1: If it ___ tomorrow, we'll take the train.
Grammar B1: This is the café ___ we first met.
Grammar B2: By the time we arrived, the film ___.
Grammar B2: The report ___ by Friday, according to the manager.
Grammar C1: No sooner ___ the announcement than the audience began to applaud.
Grammar C1: The proposal, ___ merits are widely acknowledged, was rejected.
Vocabulary A1: You wear these on your feet inside your shoes. What are they?
Vocabulary A1: A person who teaches students is a ___.
Vocabulary A2: Could I ___ a table for two for 7 p.m.?
Vocabulary A2: The opposite of “noisy” is ___.
Vocabulary B1: We need to ___ the meeting until Monday because the manager is ill.
Vocabulary B1: I was ___ by the instructions, so I asked for an explanation.
Vocabulary B2: The new policy is intended to ___ the impact of rising costs.
Vocabulary B2: Her argument was persuasive because it was supported by ___ evidence.
Vocabulary C1: The report's conclusions are ___ with its stated methodology.
Vocabulary C1: The chair asked the panel to ___ the key recommendations before the vote.
Reading A1: Read: “Mia is ten. She lives with her parents in a small house. She walks to school every morning.” How does Mia get to school?
Reading A1: Read: “Tom has a red bag and a blue umbrella. It is raining, so he takes the umbrella.” What does Tom take because it is raining?
Reading A2: Read: “The museum opens at 10 a.m. on weekdays and at 11 a.m. on Sundays. It is closed every Monday.” When does the museum open on Sunday?
Reading A2: Read: “Lena planned to cycle to work, but heavy rain began just before she left. She took the train instead and arrived ten minutes early.” How did Lena travel to work?
Reading B1: Read: “The community garden started with six volunteers. A year later, local schools joined the project, and the group began donating vegetables to a food bank.” What changed after local schools joined?
Reading B1: Read: “Nora wanted to buy a cheaper laptop online. She checked the return policy first and discovered that sale items could not be returned. She chose a slightly more expensive model from a shop that offered a 30-day return period.” Why did Nora choose the shop's laptop?
Reading B2: Read: “A pilot scheme let employees choose their start times within a two-hour window. Although overall hours remained unchanged, reported lateness fell and staff satisfaction rose. The company cautioned that the trial lasted only three months and involved one office.” Which conclusion is best supported?
Reading B2: Read: “Researchers comparing two coastal towns found that adding trees reduced surface temperatures on shaded streets. However, the effect varied by street width and building height, and the study did not measure indoor temperatures.” What limitation does the passage identify?
Reading C1: Read: “The archive's digitisation project is often described as a straightforward preservation effort. Yet the selection of materials for scanning has shaped what future researchers can readily discover: frequently consulted collections were prioritised, while fragile, uncatalogued documents remain difficult to access. Digitisation, therefore, has expanded access unevenly rather than neutrally.” What is the author's central claim?
Reading C1: Read: “The committee's report treats public opposition as a communications problem, recommending clearer explanations of the project. This diagnosis may be incomplete: interviews suggest that residents understood the proposal but doubted that their concerns had influenced its design. If so, providing more information alone is unlikely to restore trust.” What does the passage imply about the committee's recommendation?
Listening A1 How old is Ben?
Listening A1 Which bus stops outside the library?
Listening A2 What time should they meet?
Listening A2 How is the speaker travelling today?
Listening B1 Where will the concert take place if the rain continues?
Listening B1 What surprised the speaker?
Listening B2 What did the later analysis reveal?
Listening B2 What condition must be met for a launch next month?
Listening C1 What is the speaker's reservation?
Listening C1 What response is recommended?
Listening & Writing A1 Write the missing word. My name is Lucy, I live in a small _____.
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Listening & Writing A1 Write the number word you hear:
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Listening & Writing A2 Write the missing verb: David ____ to work by bus everyday.
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Listening & Writing A2 Write the missing plural noun: There are three _____ on the table.
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Listening & Writing B1 Write the missing verb: We canceled the picnic becasuse it ______ heavily.
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Listening & Writing B1 Write the missing verb: If you ___ your ticket online, you can save money.
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Listening & Writing B2 Write the two-word verb form: By the time the guests arrived, we ___ ________ dinner.
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Listening & Writing B2 Write the missing two-word infinitive: The new bridge is expected __ ____ next spring.
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Listening & Writing C1 Write the missing relative pronoun: The findings _____ initially seemed contradictory where later reconciled.
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Listening & Writing C1 Write the missing adjective: Were the evidence ____ robust, the committee might reconsider its position.
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Feedback
Use “is” with the third-person singular subject “she”.
Use the base verb “have” with “we” in the present simple.
“Milk” is uncountable, so use “isn't” with “there”.
A finished time in the past (“yesterday”) calls for the past simple.
In the first conditional, use the present simple in the if-clause.
“Where” introduces a relative clause referring to a place.
The past perfect marks the earlier of two past events.
The future perfect passive describes work finished by a future deadline.
“No sooner” at the start triggers inversion, and the earlier event takes the past perfect.
“Whose” expresses possession in a relative clause, including for things.
Socks cover the feet and are usually worn inside shoes.
A teacher teaches students.
“Book a table” means arrange to have it reserved.
“Quiet” means making little or no noise.
“Put off” means postpone.
“Confused” describes not understanding something clearly.
“Mitigate” means make something less severe.
“Substantial evidence” means a considerable or convincing amount of evidence.
“Inconsistent with” means not in agreement with.
“Reiterate” means state something again, usually for emphasis.
The passage says that Mia walks to school.
The passage says he takes his blue umbrella because it is raining.
The passage gives 11 a.m. as the Sunday opening time.
Because of the rain, Lena took the train instead of cycling.
The passage says the group began donating vegetables after schools joined.
The return period influenced her decision after she checked the online policy.
The reported improvements are promising, but the short, single-office trial limits generalisation.
The passage notes variation by street design and says indoor temperatures were not measured.
The author argues that selection decisions shape discovery, so expanded access is uneven rather than neutral.
The interviews point to a lack of influence over design, which clearer explanations alone may not resolve.
Ben says he is twelve.
The speaker identifies it as the number 24 bus.
“Quarter past six” means 6:15.
The speaker says they are taking a taxi today.
The speaker says the concert will move into the sports hall if the rain continues.
The speaker expected lectures but found that most sessions involve group work.
The analysis found different preferences among younger and older passengers.
Next month's launch depends on completing the review by Friday.
The concern is that transferred administrative costs may be missing from the comparison.
The speaker recommends updating the model without overstating what the evidence proves.
The spoken sentence is “I live in a small house.”
The missing number word is “one.”
Use “goes” with the singular subject “David” in the present simple.
The speaker says “three books”; the noun takes a plural ending.
The past simple “rained” completes the sentence about the reason for cancelling.
In this first conditional, the if-clause uses the present simple “buy.”
The past perfect “had finished” marks the earlier completed action.
The expression “is expected to open” uses a to-infinitive.
“Which” introduces a non-defining relative clause referring to the findings.
“Were the evidence more robust” is an inverted conditional meaning “If the evidence were more robust.”