Time Zones Placement Test

Grammar and Vocabulary

1. A: _____ this? 8. Look at the picture. ____ one turtle in the
B: It’s a computer. water.
a. There is
a. Who’s b. There are
b. What’s c. They have
c. Where’s
9. Look at the picture again. The octopus is
2. A: What _____ is it? ____ the shark.
B: It’s green. a. between
a. day b. under
b. time c. on
c. color 10. My brother likes fruit, but he _____ like
3. How old is he? vegetables.
a. He thirty-five. a. doesn’t
b. It’s thirty-five. b. don’t
c. He’s thirty-five. c. do
4. March is the third _____ of the year. 11. What time does she get up?
a. month a. She always get up at 7 o’clock.
b. day b. She always gets up at 7 o’clock.
c. season c. She always getting up at 7 o’clock.
5. _____ dog is my pet. 12. Look at the chart below. What can () or
a. It can’t () these students do?
b. These
John Miko Didier
c. That
swim   
6. Where is Ming from?
a. May 1st play the guitar   
b. China speak Spanish   
c. the kitchen
play baseball   
7. Are monkeys friendly?
a. No, he isn’t. a. Miko can swim and play baseball.
b. Yes, it is. b. Didier can speak Spanish, and Miko can,
c. Yes, they are. too.
c. John can swim, but Didier can’t.
13. How much is this T-shirt?
a. They’re $12.
b. Is $12.
c. It’s $12.
14. What are you doing?
a. I’m taking a test.
b. I take a test.
c. I’m take a test.
15. A: _____________
B: It’s cold.
a. How much is it?
b. What’s the weather like today?
c. What’s he doing?

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16. How was your vacation? 27. We _____ soccer when the rain started.
a. It was a lot of fun. a. were playing
b. They were a lot of fun. b. was playing
c. It is a lot of fun. c. play
17. When is your birthday? 28. He ____ a T-shirt and jeans to the dance.
a. It’s at November 21st. a. is wear
b. It’s in November 21st. b. going to wear
c. It’s on November 21st. c. is going to wear
18. How often does he play tennis? 29. A: Which ones are your friends?
a. He play twice a week. B: They’re ____ by the window.
b. He plays twice a week.
c. He is play twice a week. a. the ones
b. ones
19. A: What do you look like? c. the one
B: I ____ medium height and wear glasses. 30. What ____ you like to do someday?
a. have a. do
b. am b. would
c. can c. are
20. I bought new shoes _____ weekend. 31. Do you have to go to school on Saturdays?
a. just a. No, I don’t.
b. ago b. No, I don’t have.
c. last c. No, I have to.
21. Vatican City is ____ country in the world. 32. Dolphins are ____ swimmers.
a. the smallest a. goodly
b. the most small b. well
c. small c. good
22. He thinks that dogs are ____ than cats. 33. Look at the sign. Which statement is true?
a. friendliest
b. more friendly

TONY ’S
c. friendlier
23. Are there any vegetables in your fridge?
a. Yes, there are.

•PIZZA•
b. Yes, there is.
c. No, there isn’t.
24. I feel sick. Should I take some medicine?
a. Yes, you should take.
b. Yes, you should.
c. No, shouldn’t take. PREMIUM
25. A: Is she _____ her room now?
B: Yes, she is. Hours:
a. clean
b. cleaning 5:00 a.m. –11:00 p.m.
c. cleans
26. A: How do I get to the park?
B: ____ Main Street. a. Tony’s Pizza closes at 11 o’clock.
b. Tony’s Pizza opens at 11 o’clock.
a. In front of c. Tony’s Pizza closes at 5 o’clock.
b. Turn left
c. Go straight down

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34. I think there ____ more pollution in the 43. A cat and her kittens _____ to the local
future. animal shelter yesterday.
a. will a. brought in
b. is b. were bringing
c. will be c. were brought in
35. A: He’s never been to a school dance. 44. The car ____ by the police because it was
B: ____ going too fast.
a. I have, too. a. was pulled over
b. I haven’t, either. b. is pulling over
c. No, I haven’t. c. pulled over
36. Did you ____ a desktop computer? 45. Chimpanzees, ____ are intelligent animals,
a. didn’t used to have are sometimes playful and noisy.
b. use to have a. which
c. use to having b. what
37. I have studied English ____. c. that
a. since three years 46. I have no idea whose book this is. It ____
b. three years ago Celia’s.
c. for three years a. would be
38. If you exercise more, you ____ a lot b. might be
healthier. c. must be
a. will feel 47. Mark is ____ to drive. He’s twenty-one.
b. are feeling a. old enough
c. don’t feel b. older than
39. NASA is planning many new missions to c. too old
places where no one ____ before. 48. You haven’t seen the new Star Wars movie,
a. was gone ____?
b. will be gone a. did you
c. has been b. have you
40. Do you ____to music? c. are you
a. enjoy to listen 49. I wish English ____ words. There are too
b. like many to remember!
c. like listening a. wouldn’t have fewer
41. A: How long have you been waiting for the b. will have fewer
bus? c. had fewer
B: We ____ for one hour! 50. My sister, ____ studied medicine, always
gives good health advice.
a. have been waiting
a. which
b. are waiting
b. who
c. waited
c. whose
42. We’re going camping this summer.
a. Great! You shouldn’t take your tent.
b. Cool! You shouldn’t forget your hiking
boots.
c. Wow! You shouldn’t take your backpack
with you.

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Time Zones Placement Test
Listening
Track 1. Questions 1 and 2 are about Track 1. Track 4. Questions 7 and 8 are about Track 4.
1. Eva is from _____. 7. Robert Ballard is probably _____.
a. Atlanta a. a flight attendant
b. Africa b. an explorer
c. Argentina c. a vet
2. It’s _____ from December to February in 8. In _____ , Ballard and his team discovered
her country. Titanic.
a. winter a. 1987
b. summer b. 1977
c. fall c. 1985

Track 2. Questions 3 and 4 are about Track 2. Track 5. Questions 9 and 10 are about Track 5.
3. Nadine and Stig want to eat _____. 9. The woman who is speaking thinks _____.
a. lunch a. the backpack could be Jennifer’s
b. breakfast b. the backpack is old
c. dinner c. it could be her backpack
4. Nadine and Stig decide to eat _____. 10. The initials “T.R.” are on the backpack, so it
a. beans _____ be Jennifer’s.
b. rice a. must
c. soup b. can’t
c. should

Track 3. Questions 5 and 6 are about Track 3.

5. Ana _____ listens to hip-hop and rap.
a. usually
b. sometimes
c. never
6. Ana doesn’t like _____.
a. rap
b. pop
c. classical music

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