STRAIGHTFORWARD QUICK PLACEMENT & DIAGNOSTIC TEST
The Straightforward Quick Placement & Diagnostic Test has been designed to help you decide which of the five levels of the Straightforward series is the most appropriate for you. The Straightforward Test has 50 questions, each worth one point. The first 40 are grammar questions and the final 10 are vocabulary questions. To decide your level, use the conversion chart below. Please note that these bandings are a guide.Total score Level
0 - 15 Beginner
16 - 24 Elementary
25 – 32 Pre-intermediate
33 – 39 Intermediate
40 - 45 Upper Intermediate
46-50 Please use Straightforward Advanced in
January 2008!
This test can also be used to diagnose grammar that you need clarification on. Please consult the relevant level and unit of the course for more information.
Grammar
I ________________ from France. Beginner Unit 1
is are am be
This is my friend. _____________ name is Peter. Beginner Unit 1
Her Our Yours His
Mike is ______________. Beginner Unit 4
my sister’s friend friend my sister friend from my sister my sister friend’s
the an a
_______________ 20 desks in the classroom. Beginner Unit 7 / Elementary Unit 3 This is
There is They are There are
Paul ________________ romantic films. Beginner Unit 5
likes not don’t like doesn’t like isn’t likes
Sorry, I can’t talk. I _____________ right now. Beginner Unit 11
driving ‘m driving drives drive
She _________________ at school last week. Beginner Unit 8 / Elementary Unit 5 didn't be
weren’t wasn’t isn’t
I _________________ the film last night. Beginner Unit 9 / Elementary Unit 5
like likes liking liked
__________________ a piece of cake? No, thank you. Elementary Unit 1
Do you like Would you like Want you
Are you like
The living room is ___________________ than the bedroom. Elementary Unit 10 / Pre-int Unit 6
more big more bigger biggest bigger
The car is very old. We’re going ____________________ a new car soon. Beginner Unit
12 / Elementary Unit 11
to buy buying to will buy buy
Jane is a vegetarian. She ____________________ meat. Beginner Unit 6 / Elementary Unit 4 sometimes eats never eats often eats usually eats
There aren’t ________________ buses late in the evening. Elementary Unit 3 / Pre-int
Unit 3
some any no a
The car park is _________________ to the restaurant. Elementary Unit 3 / Pre-int Unit 3
next opposite behind in front
Sue ________________ shopping every day. Elementary Unit 8 / Pre-int Unit 4
is going go going goes
They _________________ in the park when it started to rain heavily. Intermediate Unit 4
walked were walking were walk are walking
________________ seen fireworks before? Pre-int Unit 7 / Intermediate Unit 2
Did you ever Are you ever Have you ever Do you ever
Unit 2
since from during for
You _________________ pay for the tickets. They’re free. Intermediate Unit 3
have to don’t have don’t need to doesn’t have to
Jeff was ill last week and he _________________ go out. Pre-intermediate Unit 11
needn't can’t mustn’t couldn’t
These are the photos ________________ I took on holiday. Pre-intermediate Unit 12 which
who what where
We’ll stay at home if it _______________ this afternoon. Pre-intermediate Unit 8
raining rains will rain rain
He doesn’t smoke now, but he __________________ a lot when he was young.
Pre-int Unit 2
has smoked smokes
used to smoke was smoked
Intermediate Unit 5
more good than as better as best than better than
I promise I __________________ you as soon as I’ve finished this cleaning. Pre-int Unit
5 / Int Unit 6
will help am helping going to help have helped
This town ___________________ by lots of tourists during the summer. Pre-int Unit 9
/ Int Unit 11
visits visited is visiting is visited
He said that his friends ____________ to speak to him after they lost the football match.Int
Unit 12
not want weren’t didn’t want aren’t wanting
How about _________________ to the cinema tonight? Pre-int Unit 4
going go to go for going
Excuse me, can you ___________________ me the way to the station, please? Pre-int
Unit 3
give take tell
say
I wasn’t interested in the performance very much. ________________.
Intermediate Unit 4
I didn’t, too. Neither was I. Nor I did. So I wasn’t.
Take a warm coat, _______________ you might get very cold outside. Upper Int Unit 4
otherwise in case so that in order to
__________________ this great book and I can’t wait to see how it ends. Upper Int Unit 4
I don’t read I’ve read
I’ve been reading I read
What I like more than anything else ___________________ at weekends. Upper Int Unit 1
playing golf to play golf is playing golf is play golf
She ________________ for her cat for two days when she finally found it in the garage.
Upper Int Unit 5
looked
had been looked had been looking were looking
We won’t catch the plane _________________ we leave home now! Please hurry up!
if
providing that except
unless
If I hadn’t replied to your email, I___________________ here with you now.
Upper Int Unit 6
can’t be wouldn’t be won’t be haven’t been
Do you think you ___________________ with my mobile phone soon? I need to make a call.
Up Int Unit 7
finish
are finishing will have finished are finished
I don’t remember mentioning __________________ dinner together tonight. Upper
Int Unit 10
go for
you going to to go for going for
Was it Captain Cook ______________ New Zealand? Upper Int Unit 12
who discovered discovered that discover
Vocabulary
You may not like the cold weather here, but you’ll have to ________________, I’m afraid. tell it off
sort itself out put up with it put it off
It’s cold so you should __________________ on a warm jacket. put
wear dress take
Paul will look ______________ our dogs while we’re on holiday. at
for into after
She ___________________ a lot of her free time reading. does
spends has makes
Hello, this is Simon. Could I ___________________ to Jane, please? say
tell call speak
They’re coming to our house ___________________ Saturday. in
at on with
I think it’s very easy to ___________ debt these days. go into
become go down to get into
Come on! Quick! Let’s get _____________! highlight
cracking massive
with immediate effect
I phoned her ____________ I heard the news. minute
during by the time the moment
nap asleep sleepy sleeper
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