ENGLISH DIAGNOSTIC TEST

1. He's ...... doctor of law.

A an B the Ca D one
2. ..... she like chocolates?
A Does B Has C Is D Do
3. The student......papers.
A writing B writes C write D is writes
4. .... bag is that?
A What B Who's C Whose D Which
5. ..... tell her professor next time.
A She does B She C She'll D She's
6. He .... to see his mother yesterday.
A went B goes C has gone D has been
7. He .... very hard now.
A works B has been working C is working D work
8. They have ..... beautiful books.
A any B all C some D lots
9. She ....... for fifteen years and still likes the job.
A works B is working C has been working D worked
10. ....... up! or we'll be late.
A You hurry B Be hurrying C Hurry D Hurry you
II. Their grades are ..... than ours.
A more good B most good C better D gooder
12. Do you smoke? No, I.....
A doesn't B don't smoke C don't D am not smoking
13. Look what I ...... , a new watch.
A get B got C getting D 've got
14. Excuse me, can I borrow ...... dictionary?
A your B yours C you D a
15. The teacher is.......the room.
A on B in C at D into
16. He's been sent to.......prison.
A the Ba C- D an
17. ...... you busy?
A Is B Do C Are D Be
18. They........ work everyday at 7 o'clock.
A are starting B starts C have starting D start
19. ......... do you do?
A Why B Where C What D Who
20. Look at the clouds, I think it.........
A will rain B is going to rain
C rains D rain
21. I feel sick, I......too much cake earlier.
A eat B am eating C ate D eated
22. Hey, turn the radio down, I.............to work
A trys B am trying
C have been trying D tried
23. Can I have......chocolate?
A some B any C all D few
24................phoned yet?
A Had he B Is he C Has he D Did he
25.........in the name of the law!
A Stopping B Stop C Stops D You stop
26. He is the.......runner, he won nothing.
A bad B badest C worse D worst
27. "Are you a student too?" ".........."
A Yes, I does B Yes, I am a student too
C Yes, I am D Yes I'm
28. Excuse me,..............the time?
A have you B have you got C got you D do you
29. The coats belong to ........ .
A their B theirs C them D they
30. We don't need the car, we'll go.......
A by foot B on foot C with foot D walk
31. We have a car, .. ..Ford
A the B an C - D a
32..............in the States before?
A Have you been B Be you
C Are you D Went you
33. In England the banks.......at 3.30 pm.
A are closing B closes C close D closed
34. ............. jacket is that? - Paul's.
A Who's B What C Whose D Which
35. "What are you doing next Monday?"
"I..........to New York, I have my ticket."
A flies B am going to fly
C have flown D am flying
36. Where . . . you use to work?
A do B have C did D are
37. Look there! The robbers ........ away.
A run B have been running
C are running D ran
38. Please tell me ....... helpful.
A anything B something C neither B either
39. He looks angry. He .... his wallet.
A lost B has lost C has been losing D loses
40........a move on! We haven't got all day.
A Gets B Be getting C You get D Get
41. She is........... intelligent than him.
A most B much C more D -
42. "Are you happy?" - "Yes, I ……….. "
A am happy B 'm C am D be happy
43. Look, they.... a new house.
A have got B got C have get D gets
44. "Whose book is that?" - "It’s … "
A he's B him C his D his'
45. I'm meeting her ..... 4o'clock ….. Monday
A on, at B with, on, C at, on D at, in
46. …….. you assist me later, sir?
A May B Would C Could D Will
47. ......you finish the project yesterday?
A Do B Have C Did D Are
48 When I was younger, I.........swim ten miles.
A can B might C would D could
49.He always drives too ..... .
A fastly B fast C quick D hard
50. If I.........a million pounds, I would buy a house.
A have B had
C will have D would have
51. It is May. "In June I ........... finished my exams".
A have B will have C - D am going to
52. It's the fifteenth ...... March.
A of B from C in D -
53. The shoes..........in Italy.
A is made B made C are made D make
54. She said that he...........shopping.
A is gone B be gone
C had gone D was gone
55. When I saw John last Sunday he was tired, he.........a party the night before.
A was to B has been to
C had been to D I don't know
56. I have been working here......1990
A for B since C now
57. There is the woman........shot the president.
A what B who C which
58. Rosemary is a cousin of........
A myself B mine C me
59. ......... is not just his sport, it's his hobby.
A To jog B Jogging C Jog
60. Where shall we meet.........at the stadium?
A us B each other C ourselves
61. When the phone rang, she.........the meal.
A was cooking B cooked C has cooked
62. The only thing......matters is life.
A that B what C who
63.We......like to thank you for your application.
A could B would C will
64. The plane.......in at seven o'clock last night.
A flied B flew C has flown
65. ".. ..you run ten miles?" "Yes, but I haven't for a long time."
A Will B Can C Could
66. The President always works …………. .
A hardily B hard C very much
67. If it rains, you......take a taxi.
A will B would C should
68. This time next week, I........on the beach.
A be lying B am lying C will be lying
69. He put the papers .. ..the drawer.
A into B onto C at
70. On the News. "The President.............shot."
A is B was C has been
71. Then she said that I ......... her to stop seeing him.
A tell B have told C told
72. He told us that before visiting Jamaica he ........ the USA.
A visits B had visited C was visiting
73. How long have you worked here...?
A since B for C years
74. Have you seen the book.......I was reading?
A who B that C what
75. He is always thinking about........
A Him B Himself C He
76. I can't help ………….. her.
A to like B liking C like
77. She gets paid more than ......... .
A myself B me C I
78. "What........at seven o'clock yesterday evening?" "I was watching T.V."
A did you do B were you doing C did you
79. . . he said made me very angry.
A That B What C Which
80. "You .. ..accompany us, sir," the policeman said.
A will B would C could
81. Shakespeare ………… many plays.
A has written B had written C wrote
82. You......have been here an hour ago. But you didn't show up.
A should B could C would
83. The Herald Tribune is a.......paper.
A day B daily C everyday
84. I would tell you his name, if I ………… it.
A would know B know C knew
85. This year, my New Year's resolutions are that I .......... learn tennis, buy a car, sell
my house etc.
A will B am going to C -
86. Could you translate this document ........ Latin?
A in B to C into
87. The winner.....a prize.
A gives B is given C has given
88. I asked her if she ....... marry me.
A will B would C can
89. After I ............... for a couple of hours, I decided to stop.
A was swimming
B had been swimming
C swim
90. He was studying at university ……. three years.
A since B during C for
91. A good architect is one ..... houses don't collapse.
A which B who C whose
92. The street lights switch ………. on in the evening.
A them B theirselves C themselves
93. He considered ....... himself to the board.
A to introduce B introducing C to be introducing
94. Britain exports more than ………… imports.
A she B he C it
95. He …… his leg while he ……. rugby.
A was breaking, played
B broke, was playing
C breaks, is playing
96. This is Mike Smith, ………… works with my friend.
A whose B that C who D which
97. ....... I help you, sir?
A Might B Could C May
98. They........ the jewellery and walked out of the retail outlet as if they hadn't done
anything.
A had stolen
B have stolen
C stole
99. I ............ get up at six o'clock this morning with much difficulty.
A could
B managed to
C Can

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MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWER SHEET

English Diagnostic Test - version two (standard)

1 ABCD 34 A B C D 67 A B C D
2 ABCD 35 A B C D 68 A B C D
3 ABCD 36 A B C D 69 A B C D
4 ABCD 37 A B C D 70 A B C D
5 ABCD 38 A B C D 71 A B C D
6 ABCD 39 A B C D 72 A B C D
7 ABCD 40 A B C D 73 A B C D
8 ABCD 41 A B C D 74 A B C D
9 ABCD 42 A B C D 75 A B C D
10 A B C D 43 A B C D 76 A B C D
11 A B C D 44 A B C D 77 A B C D
12 A B C D 45 A B C D 78 A B C D
13 A B C D 46 A B C D 79 A B C D
14 A B C D 47 A B C D 80 A B C D
15 A B C D 48 A B C D 81 A B C D
16 A B C D 49 A B C D 82 A B C D
17 A B C D 50 A B C D 83 A B C D
18 A B C D 51 A B C D 84 A B C D
19 A B C D 52 A B C D 85 A B C D
20 A B C D 53 A B C D 86 A B C D
21 A B C D 54 A B C D 87 A B C D
22 A B C D 55 A B C D 88 A B C D
23 A B C D 56 A B C D 89 A B C D
24 A B C D 57 A B C D 90 A B C D
25 A B C D 58 A B C D 91 A B C D
26 A B C D 59 A B C D 92 A B C D
27 A B C D 60 A B C D 93 A B C D
28 A B C D 61 A B C D 94 A B C D
29 A B C D 62 A B C D 95 A B C D
30 A B C D 63 A B C D 96 A B C D
31 A B C D 64 A B C D 97 A B C D
32 A B C D 65 A B C D 98 A B C D
33 A B C D 66 A B C D 99 A B C D

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 English Diagnostic Test - version two (standard)

GUIDE TO TEST
GRAMMAR POINT QUESTION QUESTION QUESTION QUESTION
ARTICLES 1 16 31
SHORT QUESTIONS 2 17 32
PRESENT SIMPLE 3 18 33
WH QUESTIONS 4 19 34
FUTURE 1 5 20 35
PAST SIMPLE 1 6 21 36
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE 7 22 37
SOME / ANY 8 23 38
PRESENT PERFECT 9 24 39
IMPERATIVE 10 25 40
COMPARATIVES 11 26 41
SHORT ANSWERS 12 27 42
HAVE GOT 13 28 43
PRONOUNS 1 14 29 44
PREPOSITIONS 1 15 30 45
MODALS FOR POLITENESS 46 63 80 96
PAST SIMPLE 2 47 64 81 97
MODALS GENERAL 48 65 82 98
ADJECTIVE / ADVERB 49 66 83 99
CONDITIONALS 50 67 84
FUTURE 2 51 68 85
PREPOSITIONS 2 52 69 86
PASSIVE 53 70 87
REPORTED SPEECH 54 71 88
PAST PERFECT 55 72 89
FOR / SINCE 56 73 90
RELATIVE CLAUSES 57 74 91
PRONOUNS 2 58 75 92
INF / ING 59 76 93
PRONOUNS 3 60 77 94
PAST PROGRESSIVE 61 78 95

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ENGLISH DIAGNOSTIC TEST - version two (standard)

ANSWERS TO TEST
1. C 34. C 67. C
2. A 35. D 68. C
3. B 36. C 69. A
4. C 37. C 70. C
5. C 38. B 71. C
6. A 39. B 72. B
7. C 40. D 73. B
8. C 41. C 74. B
9. C 42. C 75. B
10. C 43. A 76. B
11. C 44. C 77. B
12. C 45. C 78. B
13. D 46. C 79. B
14. A 47. C 80. A
15. B 48. D 81. C
16. C 49. B 82. A
17. C 50. B 83. B
18. D 51. B 84. C
19. C 52. A 85. B
20. B 53. C 86. C
21. C 54. C 87. B
22. B 55. C 88. B
23. A 56. B 89. B
24. C 57. B 90. C
25. B 58. B 91. C
26. D 59. B 92. C
27. C 60. B 93. B
28. B 61. A 94. C
29. C 62. A 95. B
30. B 63. B 96. C
31. D 64. B 97. C
32. A 65. B 98. C
33. C 66. B 99. B

ANSWER ANALYSIS
0 - 20 = elementary
20 - 50 = lower intermediate
50 - 60 = intermediate
60 - 80 = upper intermediate
80 - 99 = advanced
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