English Reading and Vocabulary Placement Test
Answer the following questions as best you can. Do not use a dictionary or the internet to help you. Then check your score to find your CEFR level.
The internet cafe quickly became .......... with Ivan and his friends.
favorite
popular
excellent
It only .......... Ivan five minutes to get to the cafe.
takes
has
gets
Ivan often .......... his friends there after school.
waits
meets
goes
The cafe has different .......... of computer games that they can play.
things
ways
kinds
Ivan thinks there is a lot of .......... information on the internet.
certain
sure
useful
You’re thirsty and you ………… yourself a glass of water.
get
help
have
give
Do you ever ………… how old that water really is?
decide
enquire
wonder
suggest
The glass of water that you’re ………… to drink may have fallen from the sky as rain only last week.
around
ahead
along
about
However, water itself has been around pretty much as ………… as the earth has!
soon
far
early
long
In fact, ………… oceans, seas and rivers cover 70% of the earth, there is a limited supply of water, which keeps on moving round the earth.
unless
although
until
despite
Genealogy is a ………… of history.
branch
series
band
set
It concerns family history, ………… than the national world history studied at school.
instead
rather
except
sooner
It doesn't merely involve drawing a family tree, however - tracing your family history can also ………… in learning about your roots and your identity.
cause
mean
result
lead
The internet enables millions of people worldwide to ………… information about their family history, without great …………
accomplish/expense
access/expense
access/price
approach/cost
People who research their family history often ………… that it's a fascinating hobby which ………… a lot about where they come from and whether they have famous ancestors.
define/begins
describes/remark
arises/reveals
remark/reveals
After years studying North America’s black bears in the …….. way, wildlife biologist Luke Robertson felt no closer to understanding the creatures.
straight
common
everyday
conventional
He realised that he had to …….. their trust. Abandoning scientific detachment, he took the daring step of forming relationships with the animals, bringing them food to gain their acceptance.
catch
earn
achieve
receive
Abandoning scientific detachment, he took the daring step of forming relationships with the animals, bringing them food to gain their acceptance. The …….. this has given him into their behaviour has allowed him to dispel certain myths about bears.
perception
awareness
insight
vision
…….. to popular belief, he contends that bears do not …….. as much for fruit as previously supposed.
Opposite/bother
Opposed/desire
Contrary/care
Contradictory/care
He also …….. claims that they are ferocious. He says that people should not be …….. by behaviour such as swatting paws on the ground, as this is a defensive, rather than an aggressive, act.
concludes/misguided
disputes/misled
reasons/misinformed
argues/misinformed
Wilfred Thesinger, the ………… explorer once said, ‘We live our lives second-hand’.
legendary
descriptive
imaginary
fabled
Sadly, his words are true for far too many of us, as we …….... in front of the television, ……....in ‘reality’ television, living our adventures through the words and pictures of others.
sag/gripped
slump/engossed
droop/engossed
slump/captivated
But it does not have to be that way – there are more opportunities than ever for taking a break from our increasingly sanitised lives and exploring not only some exotic …….... of the globe, but also our own abilities and ambitions.
corner
edge
angle
pocket
The kind of first-hand experience whose loss Thesinger laments is still available for anyone willing to forsake the beaten (4) ……...., and put their mind to …….... into the less explored regions of this diverse planet.
track/making out
road/turning out
path/turning out
path/taking off
The …….... in travel in recent years has been towards what is known as adventure travel. But adventure doesn’t have to involve physical exertion; be it haggling over a souvenir in Peru, or getting lost in the labyrinthine passages of a Moroccan souk, it all …….... .
trend/counts
direction/belongs
custom/holds
inclination/belongs
- 20-25 Proficient C1
- 15-19 Independent B2
- 10-14 Independent B1
- 5-9 Beginner A2
- 1-4 Beginner A1