English Level Test PRE-INTERMEDIATE 2A

How are the scores interpreted?

If you have taken Test 1A or 1B, and 2A and 2B, add together the scores to give a total out of 80.

– A score of 0–40 points indicates your level of English is Elementary.

– A score of 41–80 points indicates your level of English is Pre-intermediate.

If you have taken Test 2A or 2B, and 3A and 3B, add together the scores to give a total out of 80.

– A score of 0–40 points indicates your level of English is Pre-intermediate.

– A score of 41–80 points indicates your level of English is Intermediate.

English Level Test PRE-INTERMEDIATE 2A

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Question 1

It _____ when they went out.

A	has rained
B	was raining
C	is raining
D	was to rain

Question 1 Explanation:

Use the past continuous (was raining) for an action that was already in progress when another past action happened (they went out).

Question 2

Did you _____ TV last night?

A	watch
B	see
C	look at
D	listen

Question 2 Explanation:

We say watch TV. Not see TV: we see a film at the cinema, but we watch television.

Question 3

That’s the hotel _____ we had lunch.

A	what
B	where
C	that
D	which

Question 3 Explanation:

Use where for a place: the hotel where we had lunch means 'the hotel in which we had lunch'. Not that or which, because they would need at at the end (the hotel that we had lunch at).

Question 4

Diana _____ some wine when she went to France.

A	bought
B	buyed
C	boot
D	has bought

Question 4 Explanation:

Buy is irregular: the past simple is bought. Buyed is not a word, and has bought doesn't go with a finished past time (when she went to France).

Question 5

I don’t get _____ very well with my brother.

A	by
B	from
C	on
D	to

Question 5 Explanation:

Get on with someone means to have a friendly relationship with them: I get on well with my sister.

Question 6

Tom always _____ golf on Sundays.

A	plays
B	play
C	to play
D	is plays

Question 6 Explanation:

Present simple for a habit (always, on Sundays). With he/she/it (Tom), add -s: plays.

Question 7

Mary _____ a key when she was cleaning her car.

A	was finding
B	finded
C	founded
D	found

Question 7 Explanation:

Find is irregular: the past simple is found. Not founded, which is the past of found (= start a company or organisation).

Question 8

_____ I worked hard, I didn’t pass the test.

A	Although
B	So
C	Because
D	But

Question 8 Explanation:

Although links two ideas that contrast: I worked hard, but the result was bad. Not Because, which gives a reason, not a contrast.

Question 9

My parents _____ to stay with us next week.

A	comes
B	coming
C	is coming
D	are coming

Question 9 Explanation:

Use the present continuous for fixed future plans (next week). My parents is plural, so we need are coming.

Question 10

Come on, it’s time _____.

A	to go
B	going
C	we go
D	go

Question 10 Explanation:

After it's time, use to + verb: It's time to go.

Question 11

Can you look _____ my dog this weekend?

A	with
B	away
C	up
D	after

Question 11 Explanation:

Look after means to take care of: Can you look after my dog? Look up means to find information, for example in a dictionary.

Question 12

Who _____ the answer to this question?

A	knows
B	know
C	does know
D	does knows

Question 12 Explanation:

When who is the subject of the question, we don't use do/does. The verb takes -s like he/she/it: Who knows? Not does know.

Question 13

When I got to work I remembered that _____ my mobile at home.

A	I’d leave
B	I was leaving
C	I’d left
D	I’ve left

Question 13 Explanation:

Use the past perfect (I'd left = I had left) for an action that happened before another past action (I got to work, I remembered). Not I've left, because the present perfect doesn't fit a past story.

Question 14

My father _____ be a builder.

A	used to
B	was
C	use to
D	did use to

Question 14 Explanation:

Used to + verb describes a past situation that is no longer true: My father used to be a builder (but he isn't now).

Question 15

I haven’t tidied my office _____.

A	just
B	already
C	yet
D	since

Question 15 Explanation:

Use yet at the end of negative sentences in the present perfect: I haven't tidied it yet. Already is for positive sentences.

Question 16

I can sing, but not as _____ as my sister.

A	well
B	good
C	best
D	better

Question 16 Explanation:

We need an adverb to describe how I sing: well. Not good, which is an adjective (a good singer).

Question 17

That’s my money! Give _____!

A	back
B	it back
C	back it
D	it

Question 17 Explanation:

With phrasal verbs like give back, a pronoun (it) must go in the middle: give it back, not give back it.

Question 18

Richard isn’t very good _____.

A	to dance
B	at dancing
C	dancing
D	dance

Question 18 Explanation:

We say good at + noun or -ing form: good at dancing.

Question 19

I’m sure Canada isn’t as big _____ Russia.

A	as
B	than
C	to
D	like

Question 19 Explanation:

The pattern is as + adjective + as: not as big as Russia. Than goes with comparatives like bigger than.

Question 20

It’s important _____ too much alcohol.

A	not to drinking
B	not to drink
C	not drink
D	not drinks

Question 20 Explanation:

After It's important, use to + verb. For the negative, put not before to: not to drink.

Question 21

We _____ take a map.

A	should
B	should to
C	might to
D	ought

Question 21 Explanation:

Modal verbs like should are followed by the verb without to: We should take a map. Ought needs to (ought to take), so ought take is wrong.

Question 22

_____ dinner in a restaurant today.

A	I have
B	I having
C	I’m having
D	I’m have

Question 22 Explanation:

Use the present continuous (I'm having) for plans and arrangements: I'm having dinner in a restaurant today. Not I have, because the present simple is for habits, not plans for today.

Question 23

Cameras aren’t allowed here – you _____ take photos.

A	mustn’t
B	don’t have to
C	must not to
D	have to

Question 23 Explanation:

Mustn't means it is not allowed. Not don't have to, which means it is not necessary, but you can if you want.

Question 24

Pam _____ eat cheese, but she does now.

A	didn’t used to
B	did use to
C	didn’t use to
D	wasn’t to

Question 24 Explanation:

In negatives with didn't, we use use to (no -d): Pam didn't use to eat cheese. Not didn't used to.

Question 25

We _____ late and the game had already started.

A	arrived
B	had arrived
C	didn’t arrive
D	were arriving

Question 25 Explanation:

Past simple (arrived) for the main event in the story. The game started earlier, so that part uses the past perfect (had already started).

Question 26

Your diet is terrible. You don’t eat _____.

A	much vegetables
B	enough vegetables
C	vegetables enough
D	many vegetable

Question 26 Explanation:

Enough goes before a noun: enough vegetables. Not much vegetables, because vegetables is countable, so it needs many, not much.

Question 27

If we had the money, we _____ get a taxi.

A	will can
B	can
C	would can
D	could

Question 27 Explanation:

In the second conditional (If we had …), use would or could + verb. Could = would be able to. Will can and would can are never correct.

Question 28

_____ my best friend since 1999.

A	I’ve known
B	I knew
C	I’m knowing
D	I know

Question 28 Explanation:

Use the present perfect (I've known) with since for something that started in the past and is still true now. Know is not normally used in the continuous form.

Question 29

You _____ the new café in town. The coffee’s terrible.

A	aren’t like
B	won’t like
C	isn’t like
D	won’t liking

Question 29 Explanation:

Use won't + verb to predict the future: You won't like it because the coffee is terrible.

Question 30

There’s always a lot of traffic going _____ the bridge.

A	over
B	in
C	at
D	through

Question 30 Explanation:

Traffic goes over a bridge, from one side to the other, above the water. We use through for a tunnel.

Question 31

This road was built _____ the Romans.

A	of
B	for
C	by
D	with

Question 31 Explanation:

In the passive, by shows who did the action: built by the Romans.

Question 32

Michelangelo _____ some of his best works in Rome.

A	painted
B	was painted
C	is painting
D	has painted

Question 32 Explanation:

Michelangelo did the action in the finished past, so we use the active past simple: painted. Not has painted, because he is no longer alive.

Question 33

You eat _____ chocolate – you really should give up.

A	too much
B	enough
C	very many
D	much

Question 33 Explanation:

Too much + uncountable noun means more than is good: too much chocolate. The second part (you should give up) shows it's a problem.

Question 34

How _____ your name?

A	is it pronounced
B	you pronounce
C	do you pronounce
D	to pronounce

Question 34 Explanation:

In present simple questions we need do: How do you pronounce your name?

Question 35

I _____ come to the party tonight.

A	might not
B	don’t might
C	don’t to
D	not

Question 35 Explanation:

Might not + verb means it is possible that I won't do it. We never use don't with might.

Question 36

I’m really tired – I only got _____ hours’ sleep.

A	not many
B	a few
C	a little
D	few

Question 36 Explanation:

Use a few with countable nouns like hours. A little is for uncountable nouns. Few sounds wrong after only.

Question 37

Your papers are on the floor. Why don’t you _____?

A	pick them up
B	pick up them
C	pick up to them
D	pick them

Question 37 Explanation:

With phrasal verbs, a pronoun goes in the middle: pick them up, not pick up them.

Question 38

If you take your time, _____ the right decision.

A	you made
B	you’d make
C	you’ll make
D	you’re making

Question 38 Explanation:

First conditional: If + present simple, then will + verb for a likely future result: If you take your time, you'll make the right decision. Not you'd make, which is for unreal situations.

Question 39

I _____ the museum because I hadn’t brought a map.

A	couldn’t find
B	couldn’t to find
C	can’t find
D	hadn’t found

Question 39 Explanation:

Couldn't + verb is the past of can't: I couldn't find the museum. Not can't, because the story is in the past (hadn't brought).

Question 40

I asked Kate for her phone number. She told me _____ number, but I can’t remember it.

A	my
B	his
C	her
D	hers

Question 40 Explanation:

Kate told me her own number. Before a noun, use her: her number. Not hers, which is used without a noun: The number is hers.

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