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English Level Test A1 – Test 2

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This A1 placement test checks the basic grammar and vocabulary a beginner should know: the verb be, articles, pronouns, present simple and continuous, simple past forms, prepositions and everyday phrases. It finishes with a short email to read. Use it to see whether a learner is secure at A1 and ready to move on to A2.

Questions
40
Time
40 min
PDF
5 pages
Answer key
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Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each question. Choose your answers, then press “Check my answers”.

Part 1: Basic words and forms

Choose the word or sentence that best completes each item.

  1. I _____ a student.

  2. _____ you hungry?

  3. He is _____ engineer.

  4. Those _____ are very tall.

  5. We live in London. _____ house is near the river.

  6. Choose the correct sentence.

  7. My grandmother is 80. She is _____ years old.

  8. The first month of the year is _____.

  9. It's 7:30. It's _____.

  10. My bag isn't heavy. It's _____.

  11. You can read and borrow books in a _____.

  12. Can you see _____ birds over there?

Part 2: Present simple, can and prepositions

Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence or dialogue.

  1. Mia _____ to school by bus.

  2. He _____ eat meat. He is a vegetarian.

  3. Where _____ Leo work?

  4. A: Do you have a pet? B: Yes, _____.

  5. A: Is there a café near here? B: No, there _____.

  6. There aren't _____ eggs in the fridge.

  7. Kemal lives _____ Turkey.

  8. We have dinner _____ the evening.

  9. I can't swim, but I _____ ride a bike.

  10. Choose the correct sentence.

  11. A: _____ old is your son? B: He's six.

  12. Ravi likes _____ football with his friends.

Part 3: Now, the past and everyday English

Choose the correct answer. Some questions ask you to find a mistake or choose the right reply.

  1. A: What are you doing? B: I _____ dinner.

  2. Zara usually _____ tea, but today she is drinking coffee.

  3. The weather _____ very cold last winter.

  4. We _____ at school yesterday. It was Sunday.

  5. Last night I _____ my grandparents.

  6. Yesterday Omar _____ to the cinema.

  7. I like Daniel and Sara. I often play tennis with _____.

  8. A: Thank you very much! B: _____

  9. A: How are you? B: _____

  10. Find the mistake: Yesterday we play football in the park.

Part 4: Reading

Read the email. Then choose the correct answer for each question.

Hi Ella,

How are you? I am in my new flat in Lisbon now! It is small, but it is very nice. It has one bedroom, a kitchen and a little balcony. From the balcony I can see the sea.

I work in a hotel near the beach. I start work at two o'clock in the afternoon and finish at ten at night. In the morning I have free time, so I go swimming or I walk in the old town.

I don't have a car here. I go everywhere by bike or by tram. The trams are old and yellow, and I love them!

My Portuguese isn't very good, but I have lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays. My teacher, Rosa, is very friendly.

Please come and visit me in the summer!

Love,

Nadia

  1. Where does Nadia live now?

  2. What can Nadia see from her balcony?

  3. When does Nadia finish work?

  4. What does Nadia do in the morning?

  5. How does Nadia travel in Lisbon?

  6. What does Nadia say about her Portuguese?

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About this test

This A1 placement test checks the basic grammar and vocabulary a beginner should know: the verb be, articles, pronouns, present simple and continuous, simple past forms, prepositions and everyday phrases. It finishes with a short email to read. Use it to see whether a learner is secure at A1 and ready to move on to A2.

Topics covered

Verb be and pronounsArticles, plurals and demonstrativesPresent simple and canPrepositions of place and timePresent continuous and past simpleEveryday expressionsShort reading

How to use this test

  1. Download the PDF and print it, or take the test online below.
  2. Answer every question without a dictionary or time pressure.
  3. Check your answers and note the topics you need to review.

Notes for teachers

A score of 32/40 or more suggests the learner is secure at A1. Watch for typical errors: missing third-person -s, do/does confusion, a/an, some/any, and regular endings on irregular past verbs (goed). Weak results in Part 3 show the learner needs more practice with present continuous and past forms before starting A2. Use the reading text afterwards for speaking practice: ask learners to describe their own home and daily routine.