Straightforward Upper Intermediate and Advanced Placement test
The StraightforwardUpper Intermediate and Advanced Placement test has been designed to help you decide whether the StraightforwardUpper Intermediate course would be suitable for your students or whether they would qualify for using the StraightforwardAdvanced Course.
The Straightforwardtest has 50 questions, each worth one point. The first 40 are grammar questions and the final 10 are vocabulary questions. The conversion chart below has been designed to assist you in making your decision but please note, however, that these bandings are a guide.
Total score / Level0 – 35 / Upper Intermediate
36 – 50 / Advanced
This test can also be used to diagnose the grammar of the Upper Intermediate level that your students need clarification on.
Grammar
1She ____ obsessed with rock climbing at a young age.Unit 1A
abecomes
bbecame
chas become
dwould become
2He’s not a stamp collector, ___?Unit 1A
awas he
bwasn’t he
cis he
disn’t he
3How long ____ you had this car?Unit 1B
adid
bdo
chave
dwere
4____ anyone get hurt?Unit 1B
adid
bwere
chave
dhad
5He ____ about birds. It drives me mad!Unit 2A
aforever talk
bis forever talking
cwill forever be talking
dhas forever been talking
6She keeps ____ her things all around the place which is so annoying.Unit 2A
ato leave
bleaves
cleave
dleaving
7He ____ me to the first game when I was only 6.Unit 2C
aused to take
bwould take
ctook
dhas taken
8At first I ____ starting work so early but this has changed.Unit 2D
adidn't use to
bwouldn't
cdidn't have to
dwasn't used to
9My new PC, ____ I bought last week, has already broken down.Unit 3B
athat
bwhich
cwhose
d─
10I'd like to see the photos ____ you took on holiday.Unit 3B
awho
bwhose
cwhere
d─
11People ______from the illness find it difficult to relax. Unit 3C
asuffered
bsuffering
cwho suffering
dwere suffering
12You'd better take your coat ____ the weather gets worse.Unit 4A
ain case
botherwise
cso that
din order to
13She did a course inconfidence building ____ overcome her phobiaUnit 4A
aso that
bin order to
calthough
din case
14He ____ a therapist for several years after he left school. Unit 4B
ahas seen
bhas been seeing
csaw
dused to seeing
15She ____ much better since she left the hospital last week.Unit 4B
ais feeling
bfeels
cfelt
dhas been feeling
16He realized that he ____ his car keys in the office.Unit 5A
aleft
bhas left
chad left
dwas leaving
17We couldn't fall asleep because our neighbours ____ a lot of noise.Unit 5A
amade
bhad made
chave made
dwere making
18____ plans you might have for the weekend, you'll have to change them.Unit 5B
aWherever
bWhovever
cWhatever
dHowever
19They ____ out for a few years before they decided to get married.Unit 5C
ahad gone
bhave been going
cwere going
dhad been going
20You won't pass the exam ____ you start revising immediately.Unit 6A
aas long as
bprovided
cunless
dif
21We wouldn't have missed the bus if you ____ to chat with Mary!Unit 6A
adidn't stop
bhadn't stopped
cdon't stop
dwouldn't have stopped
22The party was so boring I wish I ____ there at all.Unit 6B
ahadn't gone
bwouldn't go
chaven't gone
ddidn't go
23If only you ____ more time to spend with the family.Unit 6B
awould have
bhave had
chad
dhave
24Oh, you're busy? I ____ you later, OK?Unit 7B
aam calling
bcall
chave called
dwill call
25By the time the guests arrive, we ____ everything for the party.Unit 7C
awill be preparing
bwill have prepared
cprepare
dhave prepared
26During the next meeting we ____ about setting goals.Unit 7C
aare talking
bwill have talked
cwill be talking
dtalk
27I can't find my keys. I ____ them.Unit 8B
amay lose
bmust lost
cmight have lost
dshould have lost
28The police stopped us and said we ____ to enter the building.Unit 8C
acan't
bcouldn't
cdidn't allow
dweren't allowed
29Admission was free so we ____ any tickets.Unit 8C
aneedn't buy
bmustn't buy
cdidn't need to buy
dmustn't have bought
30I'm not sure if you're aware ____ the risk.Unit 9B
aof
bto
cat
din
31The horror movie wasn't just frightening! It was ____ terrifying!Unit 9C
aextremely
babsolutely
cvery
dfairly
32____ the weather was horrible, we decided to go out for a short walk.Unit 9D
aEven though
bHowever
cIn spite of
dDespite
33We should remind _____ to be thankful for all that we have. Unit 10A
aus
b─
courselves
dwe
34His father asked Dan where ____ all day.Unit 10B
ahad he been
bwas he
che had been
dhe has been
35She advised him ______sun cream.Unit 10C
aputting
bput on
cto putting on
dto put on
36She was only 19 when she sailed across ____ Atlantic.Unit 11A
aa
ban
cthe
d─
37Your leg could be broken so you must have ____ X-ray.Unit 11C
aa
ban
cthe
d─
38The square was ____ crowded we couldn't pass.Unit 11D
aso
bsuch
cvery
das
39Two climbers are reported to ____ during the storm last night.Unit 12B
adie
bhave died
chad died
ddied
40I'll need to have the stairs ____.Unit 12C
arenovate
brenovating
cto renovate
drenovated
Vocabulary
41I only paid ₤20 for this jacket! It was a real ____.
abuy
bprice
cbargain
dsale
42Jane is always poking her nose in other people's business. She's so ____!
ainquisitive
bobedient
cplayful
dunreliable
43As far as I'm ____, I do not support the new government.
amatter
breferred
caccording
dconcerned
44The window ____ was really imaginative.
aexhibition
bdisplay
ccollection
dvision
45She ____ the sack last week and is now looking for a new job.
adid
bmade
ctook
dgot
46She doesn't ____ of my decision.
aagree
bapprove
caccept
dsupport
47During his stay in Indonesia he went ____ with malaria.
aup
boff
cdown
dover
48When the customs officers found some illegal goods hidden in the car, he was arrested for ____.
aassault
bmugging
chijacking
dsmuggling
49I can't move the sofa. Could you ____ me a hand with it, please?
agive
bget
ctake
dborrow
50I couldn't get in ____ with you all week! Where have you been?
acontact
bcall
ctouch
dtalk
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