ENGLISH DIAGNOSTIC TEST
Please answer the following questions without spending too long considering your answers.
The test multiple choice based and is there for diagnostic purposes to assess your present
language needs. Good luck! Please choose the answer you think fits best into the gaps and
enter your choice on the multiple choice answer paper provided. Indicate your answers on the
answer paper provided.
1. He’s …….... doctor of law.
A an B the Ca D one
2. …….... she like chocolates?
A Does B Has C Is D Do
3. The student …… papers.
A writing B writes C write D is writes
4. …....... bag is that?
A What B Who’s C Whose D Which
5. …....... tell her professor next time.
A She does B She C She’ll D She’s
6. He ….…. to see his mother yesterday.
A went B goes C has gone D has been
7. He….…. very hard now.
A works B has been working C is working D work
8. They have….…. beautiful books.
A any B all C some D lots
9. She….…. for fifteen years and still likes the job.
A works B is working C has been working D worked
10. ….…. up! or we’ll be late.
A You hurry B Be hurrying C Hurry D Hurry you
11. Their grades are ….…. than ours.
A more good B most good C better D gooder
12. Do you smoke? No, I…..….
A doesn’t B don’t smoke C don’t D am not smoking
13. Look what I……, a new watch.
A get B got C getting D ‘ve got
14. Excuse me, can I borrow ……… dictionary?
A your B yours C you Da
15. The teacher is ……. the room.
A on B in C at D into
16. He’s been sent to ……. prison.
A the Ba C– D an
17. …… you busy?
A Is B Do C Are D Be
18. They ………… work everyday at 7 o’clock.
A are starting B starts C have starting D start
19. …………do you do?
A Why B Where C What D Who
20. Look at the clouds, I think it ………
A will rain B is going to rain C rains D rain
21. I feel sick, I …… too much cake earlier.
A eat B am eating C ate D eated
22. Hey, turn the radio down, I…… to work
A trys B am trying C have been trying D tried
23. Can I have …… chocolate?
A some B any C all D few
24. …… phoned yet?
A Had he B Is he C Has he D Did he
25. …… in the name of the law!
A Stopping B Stop C Stops D You stop
26. He is the ……… runner, he won nothing.
A bad B badest C worse D worst
27. “Are you a student too?” “………”
A Yes, I does B Yes, I am a student too C Yes, I am D Yes I’m
28. Excuse me, ………… the time?
A have you B have you got C got you D do you
29. The coats belong to …… ?
A their B theirs C them D they
30. We don’t need the car, we’ll go ………
A by foot B on foot C with foot D walk
31. We have a car, …… Ford
A the B an C– Da
32. ………… in the states before?
A Have you been B Be you C Are you D Went you
33. In England the banks ……… at 3.30 pm.
A are closing B closes C close D closed
34. ……… jacket is that? Paul’s.
A Who’s B What C Whose D Which
35. “What are you doing next Monday?” “I ……… to New York, I have my ticket.”
A flies B am going to fly C have flown D am flying
36. Where ……… you use to work?
A do B have C did D are
37. Look there! the robbers away
A run B have been running C are running D ran
38. Please tell me ……… helpful, the rest wasn’t
A anything B something C neither D either
39. He looks angry. He ……… his wallet
A lost B has lost C has been losing D loses
40. ……… a move on! We haven’t got all day.
A Gets B Be getting C You get D Get
41. She is ……… intelligent than him
A most B much C more D–
42. “Are you happy?” “Yes, I ……… ”
A am happy B ‘m C am D be happy
43. Look, they ……… a new house.
A have got B got C have get D gets
44. “Whose book is that?” “Its……”
A he’s B him C his D his’
45. I’m meeting her …..4o’clock ….Monday
A on, at B with, on, C at, on D at, in
46. ……… you assist me later, sir?
A May B Would C Could D Will
47. ……… you finish the project yesterday?
A Do B Have C Did D Are
48 When I was younger, I ……… swim ten miles.
A can B might C would D could
49. He always drives too ………
A fastly B fast C quick D hard
50. If I ……… a million pounds, I would buy a house.
A have B had C will have D would have
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