English Level Test PRE-INTERMEDIATE 2B

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 2B

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Question 1

Sally _____ some money when she was cleaning her car.

A	was finding
B	finded
C	founded
D	found

Question 1 Explanation:

Find is an irregular verb. Its past simple is found. Not founded, which is the past of found (to start a company).

Question 2

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

A	well
B	good
C	best
D	better

Question 2 Explanation:

We describe a verb (sing) with an adverb, so we need well, not good. The pattern is as + adverb + as: not as well as my brother.

Question 3

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

A	will can
B	can
C	would can
D	could

Question 3 Explanation:

This is the second conditional (If + past, would/could + verb) for an imagined situation. Could means would be able to. Will can and would can are never correct.

Question 4

You _____ the new restaurant. The food’s terrible.

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

Question 4 Explanation:

This is a prediction about the future, so we use will + verb: won’t like. Like is not used with be (aren’t like is wrong).

Question 5

Susan _____ drive, but she does now.

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

Question 5 Explanation:

Used to describes a past habit or state. In negatives we use didn’t use to (no -d) after didn’t. Not didn’t used to, because after did/didn’t the verb has no past ending.

Question 6

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

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

Question 6 Explanation:

Leaving the phone happened before remembering, so we use the past perfect: I’d left (I had left). Not I’ve left, because the story is in the past (got, remembered).

Question 7

I haven’t tidied my flat _____.

A	just
B	already
C	yet
D	since

Question 7 Explanation:

Yet is used at the end of negative sentences and questions in the present perfect: I haven’t tidied it yet. Already is used in positive sentences.

Question 8

Michelangelo _____ some of his best works in Rome.

A	painted
B	was painted
C	is painting
D	has painted

Question 8 Explanation:

Michelangelo lived in the past and is dead, so we use the past simple: painted. Not has painted, because the present perfect connects to now.

Question 9

How _____ your name?

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

Question 9 Explanation:

A question in the present simple needs do: How do you pronounce your name? Not you pronounce, because the question has no auxiliary verb.

Question 10

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

A	Although
B	So
C	Because
D	But

Question 10 Explanation:

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

Question 11

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

A	not many
B	a few
C	a little
D	few

Question 11 Explanation:

Hours is a countable plural noun, so we use a few (a small number). A little is for uncountable nouns. Few alone sounds negative and unnatural after only.

Question 12

We _____ late and the film had already started.

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

Question 12 Explanation:

Our arrival is the main past action, so we use the past simple arrived. The film started earlier, so that part uses the past perfect had already started.

Question 13

She told me _____ number, but I can’t remember it.

A	my
B	she’s
C	her
D	hers

Question 13 Explanation:

The number belongs to she, so we use the possessive adjective her before the noun: her number. Not hers, which is used without a noun (It’s hers).

Question 14

Peter always _____ golf on Wednesdays.

A	plays
B	play
C	to play
D	is plays

Question 14 Explanation:

For habits we use the present simple. With he/she/it (Peter) the verb takes -s: plays.

Question 15

Did you _____ TV last night?

A	watch
B	see
C	look at
D	listen

Question 15 Explanation:

We say watch TV. We use see for a film or programme (see a film), not for TV in general.

Question 16

This building was built _____ the Romans.

A	of
B	for
C	by
D	with

Question 16 Explanation:

In passive sentences, we use by to say who did the action: built by the Romans.

Question 17

Your clothes 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 17 Explanation:

With phrasal verbs like pick up, a pronoun (them) goes between the verb and the particle: pick them up. Not pick up them.

Question 18

That’s the café _____ we had breakfast.

A	what
B	where
C	that
D	which

Question 18 Explanation:

We use where for places: the café where we had breakfast. Not which or that, because they would need in at the end (the café which we had breakfast in).

Question 19

I _____ the house 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 19 Explanation:

The past of can’t is couldn’t, and it is followed by the verb without to: couldn’t find. The story is in the past (hadn’t brought), so can’t is wrong.

Question 20

Julie _____ some wine when she went to Spain.

A	has bought
B	buyed
C	boot
D	bought

Question 20 Explanation:

Buy is an irregular verb; its past simple is bought. Not has bought, because when she went to Spain is a finished past time.

Question 21

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

A	over
B	in
C	at
D	through

Question 21 Explanation:

Cars cross a bridge from one side to the other, so we say over the bridge.

Question 22

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

A	by
B	from
C	on
D	to

Question 22 Explanation:

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

Question 23

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

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

Question 23 Explanation:

Vegetables is countable plural, so we use many vegetables in a negative sentence. Not enough vegetable, because the noun must be plural.

Question 24

Jeremy isn’t very good _____.

A	to dance
B	at dancing
C	dancing
D	dance

Question 24 Explanation:

We say good at + noun or -ing form: good at dancing. Not good to dance.

Question 25

You eat _____ chocolate – you really should give up.

A	too much
B	enough
C	very many
D	much

Question 25 Explanation:

Chocolate is uncountable, and too much means more than is good. The advice you should give up shows it is a problem.

Question 26

We _____ take a map.

A	might to
B	should to
C	should
D	ought

Question 26 Explanation:

Should gives advice and is followed by the verb without to: We should take a map. Not ought, because it needs to (ought to take).

Question 27

Who _____ the answer to this question?

A	knows
B	know
C	does know
D	does knows

Question 27 Explanation:

When who is the subject of the question, we don’t use do/does, and the verb takes -s: Who knows…?

Question 28

My grandparents _____ to stay with us next week.

A	comes
B	coming
C	is coming
D	are coming

Question 28 Explanation:

We use the present continuous for future plans: are coming next week. Grandparents is plural, so we use are.

Question 29

It _____ when they went out.

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

Question 29 Explanation:

The past continuous (was raining) describes the background situation when another past action (they went out) happened.

Question 30

I _____ come to the party tonight.

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

Question 30 Explanation:

Might not + verb means it is possible that I won’t come. Modal verbs don’t use don’t.

Question 31

Can you look _____ my cat this weekend?

A	with
B	away
C	up
D	after

Question 31 Explanation:

Look after means to take care of: Can you look after my cat?

Question 32

I’m sure Australia isn’t as big _____ America.

A	as
B	than
C	to
D	like

Question 32 Explanation:

We compare with the pattern as + adjective + as: not as big as. Than is used with comparatives (smaller than).

Question 33

That’s my money! Give _____!

A	back
B	it back
C	back it
D	it

Question 33 Explanation:

With the phrasal verb give back, a pronoun (it) goes in the middle: Give it back! Not Give back it.

Question 34

It’s important _____ too much alcohol.

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

Question 34 Explanation:

After It’s important we use to + verb; the negative is not to + verb: not to drink.

Question 35

_____ my best friend since 1985.

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

Question 35 Explanation:

With since + a past time, we use the present perfect for a situation that is still true: I’ve known. Not I know, because since needs the present perfect.

Question 36

Come on, it’s time _____.

A	go
B	going
C	we go
D	to go

Question 36 Explanation:

We say it’s time + to + verb: it’s time to go.

Question 37

_____ lunch in a restaurant today.

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

Question 37 Explanation:

We use the present continuous for plans for today or the near future: I’m having lunch. Not I have, which is for habits.

Question 38

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

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

Question 38 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 39

My uncle _____ be a doctor.

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

Question 39 Explanation:

Used to + verb describes a past situation that is not true now: My uncle used to be a doctor. Not was used to, which means accustomed to and is followed by a noun or -ing.

Question 40

If you take your time, _____ the right decision.

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

Question 40 Explanation:

This is the first conditional: If + present simple, will + verb, for a likely future result: you’ll make. Not you’d make, which needs a past verb after if.

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