Straightforward Beginner and Elementary Placement test

Straightforward Beginner and Elementary Placement test

The Straightforward Beginner and Elementary Placement test has been designed to help you decide whether the Straightforward Beginner course would be suitable for your students or whether they would qualify for using the Straightforward Elementary Course.

The Straightforward test has 50 questions, each worth one point. The first 40 are grammar questions and the final 10 are vocabulary questions. The conversion chart below has been designed to assist you in making your decision but please note, however, that these bandings are a guide.

Total score	Level
0 – 35	Beginner
36 – 50	Elementary

This test can also be used to diagnose the grammar of the Beginner level that your students need clarification on.

Grammar

1. 
   ____'s your name? Thomas Unit 1A
   
   1. 
      How
      
   2. 
      Who
      
   3. 
      What
      
   4. 
      Where
      
2. 
   This is Lucy and her brother, Dan. ____ my friends. Unit 1B
   
   1. 
      We're
      
   2. 
      I'm
      
   3. 
      You're
      
   4. 
      They're
      
3. 
   ____? I'm from Italy. Unit 1B
   
   1. 
      Where are you from?
      
   2. 
      Where you are from?
      
   3. 
      Where from you are?
      
   4. 
      From where you are?
      
4. 
   I'm from Milan. ____ is in Italy. Unit 1C
   
   1. 
      They
      
   2. 
      It
      
   3. 
      He
      
   4. 
      She
      
5. 
   Excuse me, how ____ your last name? R-I-L-E-Y Unit 2A
   
   1. 
      spell
      
   2. 
      you spell
      
   3. 
      do you spell
      
   4. 
      spell you
      
6. 
   Oh, ____ are my keys! Unit 2B
   
   1. 
      This
      
   2. 
      These
      
   3. 
      That
      
   4. 
      It
      

7. 
   I'd like ____ omelette, please. Unit 2C
   
   1. 
      a
      
   2. 
      
      
   3. 
      an
      
   4. 
      two
      
8. 
   And here is your ____. Unit 2D
   
   1. 
      desk
      
   2. 
      desks.
      
   3. 
      a desk
      
   4. 
      an desk
      
9. 
   My name's Pete and this is Sylvia. ____ doctors from France. Unit 3A
   
   1. 
      I'm
      
   2. 
      We're
      
   3. 
      She's
      
   4. 
      They're
      
10. 
    Sorry, ____ Paul. My name's Eric. Unit 3B
    
    1. 
       I isn't
       
    2. 
       I is not
       
    3. 
       I aren't
       
    4. 
       I'm not
       
11. 
    ____? No, he isn't. Unit 3C
    
    1. 
       Are they teachers?
       
    2. 
       Are you from Italy?
       
    3. 
       Is Mr Banning a teacher?
       
    4. 
       Is this your phone?
       
12. 
    ____ is the school? It's 50 years old. Unit 4A
    
    1. 
       How many years
       
    2. 
       How much years
       
    3. 
       What years
       
    4. 
       How old
       
13. 
    What is ____? Unit 4B
    
    1. 
       job Mary
       
    2. 
       Mary job
       
    3. 
       Mary's job
       
    4. 
       job's Mary
       
14. 
    Your bag is next ____ the table. Unit 4C
    
    1. 
       on
       
    2. 
       to
       
    3. 
       in
       
    4. 
       of
       
15. 
    ____ are the keys? On the table. Unit 4D
    
    1. 
       What
       
    2. 
       When
       
    3. 
       Where
       
    4. 
       Who
       
16. 
    I go to work ____ train. Unit 5A
    
    1. 
       with
       
    2. 
       by
       
    3. 
       for
       
    4. 
       in
       
17. 
    She ____ a dog. Unit 5B
    
    1. 
       not have
       
    2. 
       don't have
       
    3. 
       don't has
       
    4. 
       doesn't have
       

18. 
    Stephen ____ in our company. Unit 5C
    
    1. 
       work
       
    2. 
       works
       
    3. 
       is work
       
    4. 
       working
       
19. 
    ____ they live in London? Unit 5D
    
    1. 
       Are
       
    2. 
       Is
       
    3. 
       Do
       
    4. 
       Does
       
20. 
    ____ to the cinema. Unit 6A
    
    1. 
       We not often go
       
    2. 
       We don't go often
       
    3. 
       We don't often go
       
    4. 
       Often we don't go
       
21. 
    When do you play tennis? ____ Mondays. Unit 6B
    
    1. 
       On
       
    2. 
       In
       
    3. 
       At
       
    4. 
       By
       
22. 
    What time ____ work? Unit 6C
    
    1. 
       starts he
       
    2. 
       do he starts
       
    3. 
       does he starts
       
    4. 
       does he start
       
23. 
    ____ two airports in the city. Unit 7A
    
    1. 
       It is
       
    2. 
       There is
       
    3. 
       There are
       
    4. 
       This is
       
24. 
    There aren't ­____ here. Unit 7B
    
    1. 
       a restaurants
       
    2. 
       any restaurants
       
    3. 
       any restaurant
       
    4. 
       a restaurant
       
25. 
    I'm afraid it's ____. Unit 7D
    
    1. 
       a hotel expensive
       
    2. 
       expensive hotel
       
    3. 
       expensive a hotel
       
    4. 
       an expensive hotel
       
26. 
    They ____ popular TV programmes in the 1980s. Unit 8A
    
    1. 
       are
       
    2. 
       were
       
    3. 
       was
       
    4. 
       is
       
27. 
    ____ at school last week? Unit 8B
    
    1. 
       Do you were
       
    2. 
       Was you
       
    3. 
       Were you
       
    4. 
       You were
       
28. 
    Brad Pitt is a popular actor but I don't like ____. Unit 8C
    
    1. 
       him
       
    2. 
       his
       
    3. 
       her
       
    4. 
       them
       

29. 
    We ____ the film last week. Unit 9A
    
    1. 
       see
       
    2. 
       saw
       
    3. 
       sees
       
    4. 
       were see
       
30. 
    He ____ tennis with me yesterday. Unit 9B
    
    1. 
       doesn't played
       
    2. 
       didn't played
       
    3. 
       not played
       
    4. 
       didn't play
       
31. 
    She was born ____ May 6th, 1979. Unit 9C
    
    1. 
       in
       
    2. 
       at
       
    3. 
       on
       
    4. 
       from
       
32. 
    Where ____ last summer? Unit 10A
    
    1. 
       you went
       
    2. 
       did you went
       
    3. 
       do you went
       
    4. 
       did you go
       
33. 
    Were you at the shops at 5 p.m. yesterday? No, I ____ Unit 10B
    
    1. 
       didn't
       
    2. 
       am not
       
    3. 
       wasn't
       
    4. 
       weren't
       
34. 
    Excuse me, ____ is the T-shirt? It's ₤25.99. Unit 10C
    
    1. 
       what expensive
       
    2. 
       how much
       
    3. 
       how many
       
    4. 
       how price
       
35. 
    She's only four but she ____. Unit 11A
    
    1. 
       can read
       
    2. 
       cans read
       
    3. 
       can reads
       
    4. 
       cans reads
       
36. 
    This party is boring. We ____ a good time. Unit 11B
    
    1. 
       don't have
       
    2. 
       aren't having
       
    3. 
       don't having
       
    4. 
       aren't have
       
37. 
    Sorry, I ____ you at the moment. Unit 11D
    
    1. 
       can't help
       
    2. 
       don't can help
       
    3. 
       can't helping
       
    4. 
       can't helps
       
38. 
    I ____ my computer very often. Unit 12A
    
    1. 
       am not using
       
    2. 
       don't use
       
    3. 
       doesn't use
       
    4. 
       am not use
       
39. 
    It's my mum's birthday next week. I ____ her a present. Unit 12B
    
    1. 
       buy
       
    2. 
       buys
       
    3. 
       am going to buy
       
    4. 
       buying
       

40. 
    What ____ do after school today? Unit 12C
    
    1. 
       are you going to
       
    2. 
       are you
       
    3. 
       do you
       
    4. 
       you
       

Vocabulary

41. 
    Gina is married to John. He's her ____
    
    1. 
       uncle
       
    2. 
       husband
       
    3. 
       wife
       
    4. 
       parent
       
42. 
    We usually ____ the shopping in a supermarket.
    
    1. 
       make
       
    2. 
       do
       
    3. 
       have
       
    4. 
       go
       
43. 
    I love this watch! It's ____.
    
    1. 
       cheap
       
    2. 
       small
       
    3. 
       beautiful
       
    4. 
       ugly
       
44. 
    He doesn't have a car so he often uses public ____.
    
    1. 
       taxi
       
    2. 
       transport
       
    3. 
       car
       
    4. 
       bus
       
45. 
    I don't go to ____ on Sundays.
    
    1. 
       job
       
    2. 
       office
       
    3. 
       factory
       
    4. 
       work
       
46. 
    Do you like Chinese ____?
    
    1. 
       kitchen
       
    2. 
       meal
       
    3. 
       food
       
    4. 
       cook
       
47. 
    They hardly ____ visit us.
    
    1. 
       ever
       
    2. 
       sometimes
       
    3. 
       never
       
    4. 
       usually
       
48. 
    I'm Jeff Caine. Nice to ____ you, Mr Caine.
    
    1. 
       speak
       
    2. 
       talk
       
    3. 
       meet
       
    4. 
       watch
       
49. 
    Can I help you? Thanks, but I'm just ____.
    
    1. 
       watching
       
    2. 
       looking
       
    3. 
       seeing
       
    4. 
       shopping
       
50. 
    Mandy is over there. She's ____ a blue T-shirt and jeans.
    
    1. 
       having
       
    2. 
       wearing
       
    3. 
       doing
       
    4. 
       walking
       

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