Touchstone Placement Grammar Test

8/12/2019 Touchstone Placement Grammar Test

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Question Excerpt

1. Hi. My name is Mary. What ______ name?

1. you

2. your

3. 's your

4. yours

2. A: Is this your bag? B: Yes, ______.

1. it is

2. it's my

3. is

4. this

3. Where ______ dictionary?

1. Juan's

2. is Juan

3. 's Juan's

4. Juan is

4. How ______ your mother?

1. many years is

2. is from

3. is like

4. old is

5. My sister and I ______ very early.

1. getting up

2. gets up

3. don't get up

4. doesn't get up6. Do you ______ to class in the mornings?

1. to be

2. are

3. have

4. go

7.______ do you rent movies?

1. Who

2. What

3. How often

4. Whose

8. In my town, there's ______ shopping mall.

1. not

2. don't

3. no

4. isn't

9. A: My best friend's from France. B: France? ______? That's interesting.

1. Actually


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2. Cool

3. You know

4. Really

10. A: I love this neighborhood. B: ______.

1. Me too

2. So I do3. Me neither

4. I am too

11. It ______ right now.

1. 's raining

2. 's rain

3. raining

4. rain

12. I ______ karate twice a week.

1. am

2. do3. go

4. play

13. I need ______ new shoes.

1. buy

2. buying

3. to buy

4. buys

14. I like this watch! How much ______?

1. it costs

2.costs

3. does cost

4. does it cost

15. If you go to New York, you can ______ a ferry to the Statue of Liberty.

1. to take

2. take

3. taking

4. takes

16. I ______ for the math exam last night.

1. to study

2. study

3. studied

4. studying

17. What ______ last weekend?

1. did you do

2. you did

3. do you do

4. you do


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18.______ you like to go out tonight?

1. Would

2. Do

3. Are

4. Did

19. A: So, you're here for a week on vacation. That's fantastic! B: ______! I'm having a great

time.

1. Yeah

2. Oh, good

3. Really well

4. Anyway

20. A: I passed my driver's test! B: ______.

1. Well, anyway

2. Oh, that's too bad

3. Um, well

4. You did? Cool

21. A: Do your parents live nearby? B: Yes, they ______.

1. are

2. do

3. live

4. is

22. I'm good ______ .

1. for dance

2. to dance

3. a dancer

4.at dancing

23. I sneeze all the time. I have ______.

1. a stomachache

2. allergies

3. a cough

4. sick

24. I know! Let's give Mom some flowers for ______ birthday!

1. hers

2. she

3. her

4. she's

25. What ______ for Christmas this year?

1. do you do

2. are you going to do

3. you're doing

4. do you go

26. Where ______ born?

1. did you


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2. were

3. you did

4. were you

27. A: Are there any cash machines near here? B: Yes, ______ over there.

1. is one

2. there are3. there's one

4. it

28.______ you give me directions, please?

1. May

2. Do

3. Could

4. Are

29. Do you like carnivals and ______ like that?

1. stuf

2. thing3. festival

4. tradition

30. A: The aerobics class starts at 7:00. B: ______? It starts at what time?

1. Excuse

2. I'm sorry

3. How

4. Did you say

31. Is it easy ______ around your town?

1. get

2.to get

3. for getting

4. got

32. Maybe you ______ learn some French before you go to Paris.

1. have

2. need

3. want

4. should

33.______ books are these? Are they yours?

1. Whose

2. Who

3. Who's

4. Whose is

34. I ______ my homework when you called.

1. do

2. did

3. 'm doing

4. was doing


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35. I hurt ______ at the gym yesterday. I sprained my ankle.

1. me

2. myself

3. mine

4. my

36. I think e-mail is ______ than regular mail.

1. more fun

2. funny

3. as fun

4. fun

37. My best friend is the guy ______ by the door.

1. standing

2. who stand

3. stands

4. is standing

38. I'm not sure yet, but I ______ study for a master's degree.

1. probably

2. will

3. might

4. maybe

39. A: Would you mind turning on the light? B: ______.

1. Sure, go ahead

2. No, not at all

3. No, go on then

4. No problems

40. A: We didn't get any homework last night. B: I ______ you were happy!1. sure

2. think

3. bet

4. mean

41. I'm not going to go out tonight. I have to study really ______ for an exam tomorrow.

1. hardly

2. hard

3. too hard

4. harder

42. I've never ______ to Europe.1. been

2. being

3. be

4. to be

43. What's the ______ restaurant in your town?

1. nice

2. nicer


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3. nicely

4. nicest

44. I can't spend ______ money on clothes as my friends can.

1. as much

2. as many

3. less than4. fewer than

45. When I was a kid, my parents never let me ______ up late during the week.

1. to stay

2. staying

3. stay

4. stayed

46. I didn't ______ to like jazz music, but now I think it's OK.

1. used

2. use

3. usually4. using

47. Are you interested in ______ poetry?

1. to write

2. write

3. wrote

4. writing

48. If you have a toothache, you'd ______ go to the dentist.

1. rather

2. better

3.ought

4. might

49. A: My friend is always borrowing my CDs. B: Well, at ______ he returns them to you.

1. finally

2. least

3. final

4. less

50. A: I can't believe it! I've won a prize! B: You ______?

1. have

2. winning

3. do

4. can

51. I found a Web site ______ helps you find your old school friends.

1. where

2. what

3. who

4. which

52. After you break ______ with someone, you should try and stay friends.


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1. in

2. out

3. up

4. away

53. I wish I ______ more free time.

1. have2. 'll have

3. 'm having

4. had

54. What ______ you do if you found a wallet on the sidewalk?

1. are

2. did

3. would

4. have

55. I have no idea what time ______.

1. is it2. it is

3. is

4. its

56. I haven't seen that new movie ______.

1. already

2. still

3. yet

4. ever

57. You ______ be really hungry after all that exercise!

1.ought

2. must

3. can

4. may

58. The airport ______ yesterday because of fog.

1. was closed

2. has closed

3. closed

4. is closing

59. A: I go out with my friends almost every night.B: It's good to spend some time at home,

______.

1. though

2. although

3. even though

4. thoroughly

60. I usually ______ for work. I often sleep too late.

1. cancel plans

2. find it hard to be on time


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3. keep a low profile

4. lend someone

61. How did you end up ______ here?

1. study

2. to study

3. studied4. studying

62. I don't look as scruffy ______ I did when I was a teenager.

1. than

2. like

3. so

4. as

63.______ with your mouth full is considered bad manners.

1. Talk

2. To talk

3. Talking4. Talked

64. This new CD ______ to be excellent.

1. supposes

2. is supposed

3. supposed

4. supposing

65. A: Did you buy a gift?B: No, I never got ______.

1. around to it

2. around

3.it's around

4. around it

66. Something should ______ about global warming.

1. be done

2. doing

3. to do

4. do

67. Don't speed! You'll ______.

1. arrested

2. being arrested

3. get arrested

4. have arrested

68. Before you studied here, ______ English in another school?

1. are you studying

2. have you studied

3. would you study

4. had you studied

69. I think smoking ______ in restaurants.


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1. ought to be banned

2. ought to ban

3. ought to be banning

4. ought to

70. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be rude. I guess I ______ had a bad day, that's all.

1. even2. precise

3. just

4. often

71. I always ______ at the hairdresser's.

1. cut my hair

2. have cut my hair

3. am cutting my hair

4. have my hair cut

72. The TV needs ______.

1. fix2. to fix

3. fixing

4. fixed

73.No wonder she's angry. You ______ have shouted at her like that.

1. mustn't

2. shouldn't

3. wouldn't

4. couldn't

74. The teacher asked us whether ______ our homework last week.

1.we had done

2. had we done

3. were we doing

4. we have done

75. If I'd studied languages, I ______ a translator.

1. 'm going to be

2. have been

3. will be

4. would have been

76. This DVD's amazing, ______?

1. doesn't it

2. does it

3. isn't it

4. is it

77.______ it would be quicker to drive to work, I usually walk.

1. In spite

2. Although

3. Despite


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4. However

78. Ten years from now, more people ______ working at home.

1. are

2. will be

3. would be

4. might

79. I ______ get a promotion soon. My manager is moving to another city, and I'll probably get

her job.

1. offer to

2. expect to

3. happen to

4. need

80. I don't ______ if you've heard, but there's a concert next weekend.

1. know

2. suppose

3. guess4. think

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