IELTS Placement

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Placement test
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Quiz by ieltskungfu, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by ieltskungfu almost 9 years ago
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Question 1

Question
.......you have graduated from university and started working, you will realize ......fun it was being a student.
Answer
  • Hardly / what
  • When / so
  • Not only / that
  • Once / how much
  • How/ so much

Question 2

Question
You have to take the full course of your antibiotics......you feel better;......, your illness will simply return.
Answer
  • so that / such as
  • unless / moreover
  • whereas / even if
  • even if / otherwise
  • although / so that

Question 3

Question
Yoriko, after working all day, prefers to open a tin......cook a meal for herself.
Answer
  • otherwise
  • rather than
  • therefore
  • as long as
  • instead

Question 4

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The farmers in the valley eat most of ......they produce, and......they don't eat, they sell.
Answer
  • which / anything
  • where / how else
  • that / something
  • how / whenever
  • what / whatever

Question 5

Question
Ted thought......would be a good Idea to study with friends rather than on ....... but in the end they just listened to music and played cards.
Answer
  • they / them
  • it / his own
  • he / himself
  • theirs / him
  • his / their own

Question 6

Question
If ...... book is like the first chapter, then I don't think I'm going to read ...... of it.
Answer
  • every / something
  • all of/ no longer
  • each / nothing
  • the whole / any more
  • most / everything

Question 7

Question
.......had I left the shop......I remembered that I'd left my credit card there.
Answer
  • Either/ or
  • The more /the less
  • Neither/ nor
  • Both / and
  • No sooner/than

Question 8

Question
John failed his exams because he was always out with his friends when he…………..
Answer
  • should have been studying
  • used to study
  • must have been studying
  • will have studied
  • could be studying

Question 9

Question
.......$100 for my US visa application, I was upset......that I'd been rejected for unspecified reasons.
Answer
  • Paying / being discovered
  • To be paid / discovering
  • Having paid / to discover
  • To pay / having discovered
  • Being paid / to be discovered

Question 10

Question
Sandy got married when she was .... 16, and now, at the age of 36, she is ......a grandmother.
Answer
  • still / anymore
  • however / as
  • despite / no longer
  • barely / already
  • although / even

Question 11

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Though I asked around, no one was quite sure ........... it took to get to the next town.
Answer
  • how far
  • how long
  • how much
  • how often
  • how many

Question 12

Question
I don't mind .......... TV at home, but I'd much rather ........... a film in the cinema.
Answer
  • to watch / to see
  • watch / seeing
  • having watched / seen
  • watching / see
  • watched / having seen

Question 13

Question
.......... traveling to Mecca in disguise, Burton was also able to penetrate the forbidden city of Harar in what is now Ethiopia.
Answer
  • Although
  • Regardless of
  • Despite
  • Though
  • Besides

Question 14

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....... how hard she tried, her boss always complained about her work.
Answer
  • No matter
  • As much as
  • Nonetheless
  • Although
  • As though

Question 15

Question
......... today, in some societies the world is thought to be flat.
Answer
  • Since
  • Already
  • Even
  • Unless
  • Rather

Question 16

Question
In spite of the fact that the government owns .......... of the forests in our country, ......... has been done either to curb their misuse or to develop a well-managed forest industry.
Answer
  • whole / some
  • a few / none
  • most / plenty
  • both / much
  • all / little

Question 17

Question
---- drawings is different.
Answer
  • Each one of the
  • Very few
  • Every
  • All of
  • None

Question 18

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The report concludes sadly that .... students have .... knowledge of nuclear physics.
Answer
  • some / a lot of
  • both / whole
  • none / any
  • every / no
  • very few / some

Question 19

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---- of what he said was very sensible.
Answer
  • Many
  • Much
  • A few
  • Few
  • Every

Question 20

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The Amazon in Brazil is .... longest river in ..... South America.
Answer
  • the / -
  • - / the
  • - / -
  • the / the
  • a / the

Question 21

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The moment .... I learned the results of the art competition was one of the worst times in my life.
Answer
  • which
  • when
  • where
  • why
  • who

Question 22

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The extent .... the stock market is affected by the day-to-day pronouncements of the President of the United States is astonishing.
Answer
  • of which
  • to which
  • whose
  • where
  • when

Question 23

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Crossing Death Valley, ..... temperatures reach well above 110 Fahrenheit, was a near insurmountable task for the early pioneers.
Answer
  • that
  • where
  • when
  • whom
  • which

Question 24

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The 19th century artist, ..... name I could not remember, was one of the best I had ever seen.
Answer
  • which
  • whose
  • that
  • who
  • whom

Question 25

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Human food may be very harmful for some animals, ..... is why they won't let us feed the animals at the zoo.
Answer
  • that
  • why
  • when
  • whom
  • which

Question 26

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My sister Ann had always wanted to go to a place .... she could speak her native tongue.
Answer
  • which
  • whom
  • whose
  • where
  • for which

Question 27

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The scouts in my school were sure to visit the flooded town, the condition ..... was not known.
Answer
  • where
  • of which
  • whose
  • that
  • in which

Question 28

Question
The storm continued for ---- of the days when we were in New Orleans,·but fortunately there wasn't ---- damage in the city.
Answer
  • a few / many
  • several / a lot
  • all / a little
  • most / much
  • some / few

Question 29

Question
The dietary habits of a child often have .... to do with that child's eating habits as an adult.
Answer
  • little
  • whole
  • every
  • a great amount
  • most

Question 30

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According to the studies, dolphins, whales and ---- other sea creatures use highly sophisticated navigation systems.
Answer
  • any
  • a little
  • many
  • much
  • each

Question 31

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Today, ...... people who enjoy winter sports is much greater than that of twenty years ago.
Answer
  • a number of
  • many
  • a great deal of
  • the number of
  • several

Question 32

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When the little boy grabbed the lizard, .... tail broke off in ..... hand.
Answer
  • it's / his
  • it / him
  • its / his
  • it / one's
  • its / he's

Question 33

Question
See you .... Monday morning.
Answer
  • under
  • at
  • in
  • on

Question 34

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He tried to open the tin ..... a knife.
Answer
  • with
  • by
  • to
  • of

Question 35

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Tokyo is the most crowded city ..... the world.
Answer
  • on
  • at
  • in
  • over

Question 36

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I wish you ..... making that noise. It's bothering me.
Answer
  • would stop
  • are going to stop
  • stop
  • can stop

Question 37

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Many people who live near nuclear plants are concerned. ---- go wrong, the impact on the surrounding area could be disastrous.
Answer
  • Something would
  • Something will
  • Should something
  • Does something

Question 38

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The best thing that you can do to extend the life of your car is to have your car ..... on a routine basis.
Answer
  • to service
  • to be serviced
  • service
  • serviced

Question 39

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As I have put on weight recently, I have to get the tailor .... my suit before my graduation ceremony.
Answer
  • fix
  • fixed
  • to fixing
  • to fix

Question 40

Question
The poor bird ..... and all its efforts to escape from the trap ..... in vain.
Answer
  • has been captured / had been
  • captures / were
  • had been captured / was
  • will capture / are
  • had been captured / were

Question 41

Question
The Wii, which is a video game console ..... by Nintendo ..... on November 19, 2006.
Answer
  • made / was released
  • is made / was released
  • was made / will release
  • makes / released
  • made / released

Question 42

Question
These differences between two photographs ..... with the help of Photoshop.
Answer
  • should remove
  • must have removed
  • have to remove
  • could have been removed
  • were able to remove

Question 43

Question
The inhabitants of our village claim that pedestrians have no choice but to risk their lives crossing the dangerous road as there is .... a pedestrian bridge ..... a crosswalk.
Answer
  • not only / but also
  • both / and
  • neither / nor
  • no sooner / than
  • hardly / when

Question 44

Question
They like to keep their old houses rather than building the new ones ...... it is very hard and expensive to maintain them.
Answer
  • because
  • even though
  • on the contrary
  • on account of
  • for example

Question 45

Question
Continued high-blood pressure is dangerous ...... it can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Answer
  • however
  • so that
  • as
  • no matter although
  • for instance

Question 46

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Some people believe vaccines overload our immune system, making it less able to react to other diseases ...... meningitis or AIDS, which are now threatening our health.
Answer
  • but for
  • lest
  • with the aim of
  • whereas
  • such as

Question 47

Question
Mike has been told he will have to pay the fine ..... his high rank in the military.
Answer
  • even if
  • furthermore
  • on grounds that
  • despite
  • on purpose that

Question 48

Question
Ever since the use of natural gas became widespread, London isn't ...... a polluted city ..... it was ten years ago.
Answer
  • as / as
  • such / as
  • so / that
  • more / than
  • enough / to

Question 49

Question
According to the recent election's results, the Democrats are ..... of the four main political parties.
Answer
  • the smaller
  • smallest
  • much smaller
  • smaller
  • the smallest

Question 50

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The cupboard was ..... big ..... fit through the door, so we had to take it apart first.
Answer
  • too / to
  • more / than
  • so / that
  • enough / to
  • as / as
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