MLA PLacement Test

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Personal Description Questions

Where are you from? *

Do you speak any other languages? *

Yes

If yes, which other language do you speak?

Turkish

Spanish

Portuguese

Korean

If other, please specify:

What are you studying / did you study in college/university in your country, and why did you choose it? *

What are you most interested in doing or seeing in Toronto? *

What are your goals during your time at this school? *

Write a brief description about your hometown: *

Grammar Questions

1. He’s _____ doctor.

2. I _____ from Italy.

are

3. I _____ thirty. I’m thirty-one.

not

am not

is not

are not

4. The three brothers are _____ .

engineer

engineers

a engineer

an engineers

5. Is _____ your pen?

this

that's

these

these's

6. The capital city of Australia _____ Canberra.

are

does

7. _____ time is it?

When

How

What

Where

8. Hilary can’t sing but she _____ play the guitar.

could

cans

does can

can

9. _____ sushi?

You like

Does you like

Do you like

Like you

10. There _____ two sofas in the room.

are

11. I _____ very busy at work last week.

was

were

12. _____ brother is Tomas.

Sara

Sara has

Sara's

Sara is

13. The sofa is _____ the two windows.

between

14. My family has a dog. _____ dog’s name is Coco.

The

15. Rich _____ Jenny on Saturdays.

sometimes see

sometimes sees

sees sometimes

sometime see

16. What _____ you _____ to do for fun?

do / like

does / like

are / like

is / like

17. Sorry, there isn’t _____ milk.

some

any

18. I _____ university in 2012.

start

started

was starting

starting

19. The blue whale is _____ animal in the world.

the heaviest

heaviest

the heavier

heavier

20. Right now, they _____ friends.

visit

visiting

's visiting

're visiting

21. _____ eat at a restaurant tonight?

Do you

Are you

Are you going to

You going to

22. _____ the programme about whales on TV last night?

Have you seen

Have you ever seen

Did you see

Did you seen

23. ____ it ____ sunny tomorrow?

Will / be

Will / being

Will / is

Be / will

24. Is there _____ for me in the mail today?

anybody

nothing

nobody

anything

25. Quick! We _____ be late for the start of the film.

must

mustn't

have to

don't have to

26. Can you believe it? Ricardo is as _____ as Enrique.

old

older

older than

oldest

27. The butler was cleaning the bedrooms when he _____ a loud noise.

hear

heard

was heard

was hearing

28. We need to go to the supermarket _____ some vegetables.

buy

for buy

for buying

to buy

29. This is the cable _____ connects the computer to the printer.

who

which

where

30. If you heat water, it _____ .

boil

boils

is boiling

boiled

31. All our coffee _____ in Ethiopia.

grow

is grown

to grow

growing

32. The telephone _____ by Alexander Graham Bell.

invent

invented

was invented

have invented

33. When we got to Munich, our luggage _____ .

was arriving

wasn't arrived

hasn't arrived

hadn't arrived

34. The family said they _____ to talk to the press.

no want

not want

didn't want

hadn't wanted

35. Would you walk to work if the weather _____ nice?

would be

will be

was

36. We _____ around Asia next year.

travel

're going to travel

going to travel

'll travel

37. Mrs. Grey is _____ managing director of this company.

the

this

38. _____ candidate needs to complete all the stages of the competition.

Each

Each of the

All

All of the

39. A new stadium _____ next to the swimming pool.

is built

is building

is being built

will build

40. The book _____ me for my birthday is really interesting.

you gave

who you gave

which gave

, that you gave

41. He was curious and wanted to know how long _____ to take.

wasn't going

it going

is it going

it was going

42. He _____ a long story about his family.

said me

said to me

told to me

told me

43. The customs officer _____ show him our passports.

asked us to

asked to us to

asked us

ask us to

44. The store manager _____ the customer a refund for the torn dress, but he didn’t.

must offer

must have offered

should offer

should have offered

45. We _____ in a hotel, but we decided to rent an apartment instead.

could have stayed

couldn't have stayed

could stay

could be staying

46. The teacher _____ she _____ our homework back tomorrow.

told us / would give

told us to / would give

told / will give

told us / gives

47. If I _____ my English exam, I would have got a better job.

passed

was passing

had passed

had been passing

48. By the time I quit my job, I _____ enough money to buy a car.

will have earned

will be earning

am going to earn

is earning

49. It’s not worth _____ your life to get there more quickly. Drive more slowly!

risk

to risk

risking

a risk

50. The class chose _____ for the exam this term.

to not register

not to register

to register not

not register to

51. The team would _____ now if their plane hadn’t been delayed.

has competed

compete

competing

be competing

52. _____ the Prime Minister was going to resign.

They report that

It reported that

It was reported that

They were reported that

53. The house _____ to belong to Sting, has been sold for $2 million.

used

who used

, that used

, which used

54. Isabel just _____ working so hard. The new job was a shock!

didn't use to

didn't used to

isn't used to

usually

55. Jake _____ beating his personal 400m record.

managed to

could

has succeeded in

reached to

56. Peter _____ enter the competition, but then he injured his ankle.

is going to

was going to

would

would have

57. “Your hair looks great!” “Thanks, I _____ yesterday.”

a cut

got cut

got it cut

was cut

58. The food was so bad the girls wouldn’t eat it; _____ to eat it.

even the boys refused

the boys refused

even refused the boys

the boys refused even

59. I need to get _____ . The rain is coming in!

repaired my roof

my roof repairing

my roof repaired

repair my roof

60. _____ in the USA for four years, I can now speak English fluently.

In order to live

So that I lived

Because of living

having lived

61. When they opened the curtains they saw that it was _____ day.

an absolutely fine

absolutely a nice

an absolutely beautiful

absolutely a beautiful

62. There are lots of copper coins and a few _____ in the box.

silver coin

silver coins

silvers

of them

63. You must leave now. Otherwise you risk _____ your flight.

a miss

to miss

missing

for missing

64. The manager insists _____ on time in the morning.

to everyone to arrive

on everyone to arrive

on everyone arriving

to everyone arriving

65. The Picts _____ in Scotland before the Romans invaded.

were believed to have living

believed to be living

believe to live

are believed to have lived

66. Congratulations. There’s _____ the marketing campaign has been a huge success.

no suggestion that

no doubt that

no way that

no clear that

67. Never _____ seeing how he looked when he was in the hospital. He looked awful.

will I forget

will forget

I will forget

won't I forget

68. The pretty little brown dog was _____ .

aggressive

surprisingly aggressive

aggressively surprsising

aggressively surprisingly

69. _____ your husband forgot your wedding anniversary, what would you do?

Were

Unless

Being

Supposing

70. _____ the competition would be so strong, I wouldn’t have entered the race.

If I knew

Had I known

Did I know

Would I know

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