Language Hub Beginner to Advanced Placement Test - Complete the dialogues

Sep 30, 2026

English language placement test section focusing on completing short dialogue exchanges by selecting the correct grammar and word-form options (A–D). The exercises cover common areas such as subject-verb agreement, correct tense usage (present, past, and future forms), questions and auxiliary verbs, determiners (a/an/some/any/its/his/her/their), and comparative or quantity structures. Designed for learners from beginner to advanced levels to check accuracy and progression readiness.

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Placement test

Complete the dialogues (A–D options)

Placement test Language Hub Beginner to Advanced ~~ ~~ Complete the dialogues below by choosing the correct option (A–D). An example (0) has been done for you. 0 Emily: What do you do at the weekends, Yara? Yara: My sister and I A going to the cinema. A like B like to C want D want to 1 Manager: Where’s Mr Davidson? Assistant: Oh, he’s London today. A in B on C to D at 2 Amirah: Do you like cats? Chris: No, but there lots of other animals I like. A is B be C are D was 3 Andrew: Where Alicia come from? Martin: I think she’s from the United States. A is B do C are D does 4 Teacher: Tell me something about your parents, Lucas. Student: My mother and father both very tall. A is B isn’t C are D aren’t 5 Ayla: That’s a nice table, Sophie! Is it new? Sophie: Oh no, it’s my old dining table. A mother B mothers C mother’s D mothers’ 6 Emma: What do you do after school? Chloe: I see my friends. Do you visit people, too? Emma: No, I go out. A often B never C always D sometimes 7 Katie: Is Charlotte at school today? Laura: No, she . She’s not well today. A isn’t B aren’t C doesn’t D hasn’t 8 Alex: I’d like to make a cake. eggs have we got? Andrea: Three, I think. Let me check. A How big B How much C How many D How long 9 Ifrah: Which bus goes to the hospital? Antonia: the 236. It stops outside. A Get B Got C Gets D Getting 10 Father: Are we ready to go? Daughter: No, Mum can’t find hat. A its B his C her D their 11 Shop Assistant: Can I help you? Customer: Yes, I’d like to buy trousers. A a B an C this D these 12 Mother: Where’s that fish I bought? It was on the table. Daughter: Oh no! The cat it. A eat B eats C is eating D are eating 13 Amanda: I like your new sofa. Fahima: Thanks. It’s comfortable than the other one we had. A too B very C much D more 14 Alicia: I’m going to the supermarket. Do you want anything? Peter: Could you get milk, please? A a B any C some D every 15 Karina: When do you want to play football? Aniqa: I to play tomorrow, because I don’t need to goto work. A like B likes C liked D ‘d like Published by Macmillan Education, a division of Springer Nature Limited. © Springer Nature Limited, 2019. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. Placement test Language Hub Beginner to Advanced ~~ ~~ 16 Manisha: What did you do at the weekend? Nicola: I tennis with my friend on Saturday. A play B played C plays D playing 17 Wife: Have we got any cheese in the fridge? Husband: No, we haven’t. I’m buy some this afternoon. A go B go to C going D going to 18 Laura: Where you last Tuesday? I tried to phone you. Beatriz: Oh, I was visiting my grandmother. I didn’t have my phone with me. A were B was C are D is 19 Miriam: Are you coming to my party on Tuesday? Brian: I’m really sorry, but I to take my daughter to the airport. A has B had C have D having 20 Saif: Why do you like running? Isabella: Because it’s way to keep fit. A best B better C the best D the better 21 Anna: Have you lived here a long time? Stefan: Yes, over 40 years. I know of people in this town. A any B lots C more D most 22 Josef: Why didn’t you come to the cinema last week? Chloe: I wanted to but I couldn’t. I studying for that test we had on Monday. A was B were C am D been 23 Anna: That bird’s on the garden table again. I think it’s hungry. Juliana: Yes, look! It eat the bread we put there. A is B will C goes to D is going to 24 Sophie: How long married? Ying Yue: Two years. I met my husband when I was working in New York. A had you got B did you get C have you been D are you being 25 David: Have you that new film yet? Susanna: No, I haven’t. We could go on Thursday if you like? A see B saw C seen D seeing 26 Shop Assistant: Excuse me, please. Could I get past? Customer: Oh, I’m

FAQs

What do learners need to do in this placement test?

Complete the dialogues by choosing the correct option (A–D) for each sentence blank.

Which grammar areas are tested through the dialogue questions?

The tasks check grammar and form choices such as tenses, subject-verb agreement, questions with auxiliaries, and determiner usage (e.g., a/an/some/any, possessives).

How are answers presented in the questions?

Each item provides four options (A–D), and the correct one should be selected to fill the dialogue gap.

Sep 30, 2026

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