INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE New Inside Out QUICK PLACEMENT TEST
The New Inside Out QUICK and FULL placement tests have been designed to be used for placing students into groups corresponding to the six levels of the series. Students with no previous knowledge of English at all would not normally be required to take either test.
Please note: both the QUICK and FULL tests are graded to test items that are progressively more difficult.
New Inside Out QUICK TEST CONTENTS
The New Inside Out QUICK test tests structures and vocabulary. It is comprised of 60 multiple-choice test items (36 structure and 24 vocabulary) that are worth one mark each.
Timing – Allow 40-45 minutes for the Quick Placement Test
New Inside Out QUICK PLACEMENT TEST CONVERSION TABLE
Total Score | Level | CEFR level |
0-9 | Beginner | A1 |
10–19 | Elementary | A1+ to A2 |
20–29 | Pre-intermediate | A2 + to B1 |
30–39 | Intermediate | B1 |
40–49 | Upper-intermediate | B2 |
50–60 | Advanced | C1 |
Inside Out Quick Placement Test
Question 1 |
Section 1
Choose the best word or phrase to fill each blank.
Roberta __________ from The United States.
A | are |
B | is |
C | am |
D | be |
Question 2 |
What’s __________ name?
A | - |
B | his |
C | him |
D | he |
Question 3 |
My friend __________ in London.
A | living |
B | live |
C | lives |
D | is live |
Question 4 |
Where __________?
A | works Tom |
B | Tom works |
C | Tom does work |
D | does Tom work |
Question 5 |
I __________ coffee.
A | no like |
B | not like |
C | like don’t |
D | don’t like |
Question 6 |
‘__________ to Australia, Ginny?’ ‘Yes, two years ago.”
A | Did you ever go |
B | Do you ever go |
C | Have you ever been |
D | Are you ever going |
Question 7 |
Tokyo is __________ city I’ve ever lived in.
A | the most big |
B | the bigger |
C | the biggest |
D | the more big |
Question 8 |
A vegetarian is someone __________ doesn’t eat meat.
A | who |
B | what |
C | which |
D | whose |
Question 9 |
__________ these days.
A | I never a newspaper buy |
B | I never buy a newspaper |
C | I buy never a newspaper |
D | Never I buy a newspaper |
Question 10 |
I __________ watch TV tonight.
A | am |
B | go to |
C | going to |
D | am going to |
Question 11 |
I wish I __________ more money!
A | have |
B | had |
C | would have |
D | was having |
Question 12 |
__________ be famous one day?
A | Would you like |
B | Would you like to |
C | Do you like |
D | Do you like to |
Question 13 |
Section 2
Choose the best word or phrase to fill each blank.
It’s my birthday __________ Friday.
A | on |
B | in |
C | at |
D | by |
Question 14 |
I __________ eighteen years old.
A | am |
B | have |
C | have got |
D | - |
Question 15 |
I __________ a headache.
A | am |
B | do |
C | have |
D | got |
Question 16 |
Do you __________ a uniform at your school?
A | carry |
B | wear |
C | use |
D | hold |
Question 17 |
-- ‘What time is it?’
-- ‘I have no __________.’
A | idea |
B | opinion |
C | answer |
D | time |
Question 18 |
The meal was very expensive. Look at the __________!
A | ticket |
B | receipt |
C | invoice |
D | bill |
Question 19 |
How many __________ of trousers have you got?
A | items |
B | pairs |
C | sets |
D | times |
Question 20 |
Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really __________.
A | tanned |
B | sunned |
C | coloured |
D | darkened |
Question 21 |
Section 3
Choose the best word or phrase to fill each blank.
Harry can __________ English.
A | to speak |
B | speaking |
C | speak |
D | speaks |
Question 22 |
I’m not interested __________ sports.
A | for |
B | about |
C | in |
D | to |
Question 23 |
She likes __________ expensive clothes.
A | wearing |
B | to wearing |
C | wear |
D | is wearing |
Question 24 |
Harry __________ his father’s car when the accident happened.
A | was driving |
B | drove |
C | had driven |
D | has been driving |
Question 25 |
I was wondering __________ tell me when the next plane from Chicago arrives?
A | could you |
B | can you |
C | if you could |
D | if could you |
Question 26 |
If I __________ him, I would have spoken to him, wouldn’t I?
A | saw |
B | had seen |
C | have seen |
D | would have seen |
Question 27 |
I like your hair. Where __________?
A | do you have cut |
B | have you cut it |
C | do you have cut it |
D | do you have it cut |
Question 28 |
I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on.
A | have worked |
B | work |
C | be working |
D | to work |
Question 29 |
John tells me Jack’s going out with Helen, __________ I find hard to believe.
A | which |
B | who |
C | whose |
D | that |
Question 30 |
What __________ this weekend, Lance?
A | will you do |
B | are you doing |
C | will you have done |
D | do you do |
Question 31 |
The weather has been awful. We’ve had very __________ sunshine this summer.
A | little |
B | a little |
C | few |
D | a few |
Question 32 |
Did you hear what happened to Kate? She __________.
A | is arrested |
B | arrested |
C | has been arrested |
D | is being arrested |
Question 33 |
Section 4
Choose the best word or phrase to fill each blank.
I usually __________ up at about 7.30.
A | go |
B | be |
C | do |
D | get |
Question 34 |
I __________ football every week.
A | play |
B | go |
C | do |
D | have |
Question 35 |
My sister __________ the cooking in our house.
A | does |
B | makes |
C | cooks |
D | takes |
Question 36 |
Don’t forget to _____ the light when you leave the room.
A | turn up |
B | turn in |
C | turn off |
D | turn over |
Question 37 |
She was in __________ when she heard the tragic news.
A | crying |
B | tears |
C | cries |
D | tearful |
Question 38 |
He __________ that he hadn’t stolen the computer, but no one believed him.
A | reassured |
B | informed |
C | insisted |
D | persuaded |
Question 39 |
Could you __________ me that book for a couple of days, please?
A | lend |
B | owe |
C | borrow |
D | rent |
Question 40 |
Greg is __________ a lot of time at Yvonne’s house these days!
A | taking |
B | spending |
C | having |
D | doing |
Question 41 |
Section 5
Choose the best word or phrase to fill each blank.
Who __________ in that house?
A | does live |
B | lives |
C | does he live |
D | he lives |
Question 42 |
I’ll call you when I __________ home.
A | get |
B | ’ll get |
C | ’ll have got |
D | ’m getting |
Question 43 |
If you __________ me, what would you do?
A | was |
B | would be |
C | were |
D | have been |
Question 44 |
I don’t know where __________ last night.
A | did he go |
B | he did go |
C | went he |
D | he went |
Question 45 |
John and Betty are coming to visit us tomorrow but I wish __________.
A | they won’t |
B | they hadn’t |
C | they didn’t |
D | they weren’t |
Question 46 |
I’m so hungry! If only Bill __________ all the food in the fridge!
A | wasn’t eating |
B | didn’t eat |
C | hadn’t eaten |
D | hasn’t eaten |
Question 47 |
I regret __________ harder in school.
A | not studying |
B | not to study |
C | to not study |
D | not have studied |
Question 48 |
Surely Sue __________ you if she was unhappy with your work.
A | will tell |
B | would have told |
C | must have told |
D | had told |
Question 49 |
Our neighbours aren’t very polite, and __________ particularly quiet!
A | neither they aren’t |
B | either they aren’t |
C | nor are they |
D | neither did they be |
Question 50 |
We had expected that they __________ fluent English, but in fact they didn’t.
A | were speaking |
B | would speak |
C | had spoken |
D | spoke |
Question 51 |
I’d rather I __________ next weekend, but I do!
A | don’t have to work |
B | didn’t have to work |
C | wouldn’t work |
D | wasn’t working |
Question 52 |
Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about __________ subject that comes up.
A | whatever |
B | whenever |
C | wherever |
D | whoever |
Question 53 |
Section 6
Choose the best word or phrase to fill each blank.
I always __________ milk in my coffee.
A | have |
B | drink |
C | mix |
D | make |
Question 54 |
I __________ TV every evening.
A | watch |
B | look at |
C | see |
D | hear |
Question 55 |
Can you give me a __________ with my bag.
A | leg |
B | back |
C | hand |
D | head |
Question 56 |
Before you enter the triathlon, please bear in __________ that you’re not as young as you used to be!
A | thought |
B | question |
C | mind |
D | opinion |
Question 57 |
The breath test showed he had consumed more than three times the legal limit of alcohol, so the police arrested him for __________.
A | trespassing |
B | mugging |
C | speeding |
D | drunk driving |
Question 58 |
The meeting was __________ and not very interesting.
A | time-wasting |
B | time-consuming |
C | time-using |
D | out of time |
Question 59 |
After the movie was released, the main __________ point was its excessive use of violence.
A | discussion |
B | speaking |
C | conversation |
D | talking |
Question 60 |
There have been several big __________ against the use of GM foods recently.
A | campaigns |
B | issues |
C | boycotts |
D | strikes |
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