Business Result | Placement test

Name  Choose the correct answer. Write A, B, or C.

1 My name Richard Smith.

Date  A is B are C am

2 I’m from .
A Italy B Italian C the Italy

3 company is Microsoft.
A She B She’s C Her

4 Person 1: are you?

Person 2: Very well, thanks.
A What B Who C How

5 BMW cars.
A produces B provides C employs

6 We three factories.
A has B have C are

7 Person 1: Do you work for an English company?

Person 2: No, I . It’s French.
A do B doesn’t C don’t

8 Person 1: you spell that, please?

Person 2: Sure. It’s A-L-A-N.
A Can B Do C Are

9 There four international airports near London.

A is B are C have

10 A: you like a coffee?

B: Yes, please.
A Do B Could C Would

11 I deal customers every day.

A for B in C with

12 Can we a meeting?
A available B appoint C arrange

13 Our products are than our main competitor’s.

A cheap B cheaper C cheapest

14 We need to a solution to this problem.

A attend B make C find

15 What on at the moment?

A are you working B do you work C did you work

16 How do you about that idea?

A think B agree C feel

17 The plane leaves from eighteen.

A seat B platform C gate

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Name  18 I have a schedule this week.
A busy B fast C time

Date 
19 She’s you an email.
A sent B send C sended

20 I’m , but she’s not here today.

A sorry B afraid C apologize

21 When the company?

A joined you B did you join C did you joined

22 Can I an order for 30 chairs?

A place B buy C quote

23 First of all, I you a little bit about me.

A tell B ’m going to tell C ’m telling

24 English all over the world.

A speaks B has spoken C is spoken

25 Did you the deadline?

A get B reach C meet

26 I him here recently.

A didn’t see B haven’t seen C don’t see

27 The new system me focus on more important jobs.

A lets B allows C gets

28 This website isn’t as easy to use the other one.

A as B than C more

29 I’ll call you back as soon as I something.

A ’m hearing B ’ll hear C hear

30 You press this button. It’s dangerous.

A mustn’t B don’t have to C needn’t

31 Your visitor for over an hour. He’s in your room now.

A is waiting B has waited C has been waiting

32 The two companies plan to form a joint .

A venture B alliance C forces

33 If we changed the colour, we more.

A sell B ’ll sell C ’d sell

34 When they have finished making the first , we can do some tests
on it.
A breakthrough B prototype C invention

35 He to leave the company by his boss.

A ’s been asked B ’s asked C asked

36 I’m surprised he’s late. He’s normally so .

A hard-working B patient C punctual

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Name  37 Hello, Alison. I the office actually. Can I call you back
tomorrow?
A left B ’d just left C was just leaving
Date 
38 the delays with the trains, we all still arrived on time.
A Although B Even though C Despite

39 My favourite perk in my job is .

A my salary B my company car C the overtime

40 James is away, ?
A isn’t he B doesn’t he C is he

41 I seem to have run of money. Can you lend me some?

A out B low C ahead

42 If you don’t like this idea, then come with something better.
A across B in C up

43 speak to them about our idea earlier today?

A Were you able to B Did you succeed in C Did you manage

44 Our most customer has been with us for over 25 years.

A loyal B courteous C attentive

45 Do you know what time ?

A is it B it is C does it

46 Let’s up a list of action points.

A take B draw C set

47 We have very information about you. Tell us about yourself.

A little B few C plenty

48 We’ve looked at the history, so now let’s to our current

activities.
A turn on B notice C move on

49 Many women feel that they hit a glass on the corporate ladder.
A roof B attic C ceiling

50 Today, we need to on a date for the launch and promotion.

A discuss B meet C decide

51 What they are asking is ridiculous.

A very B absolutely C such

52 There’s a real in the market for this kind of service, I think.

A gap B break C miss

53 Shirley is very calm and down to .

A key B world C earth

54 The pros definitely the cons.

A outcome B outweigh C outlook

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Name  55 I think you should broaden your and look for a new job.
A horizons B views C positions

Date 
56 If you I’m sure you would have got the job.
A applied B would apply C had applied

57 Am I getting my point clearly enough?

A along B across C around

58 There isn’t a of purpose to the meeting.

A feel B sense C reason

59 Let me you in on some of the background.

A fill B pack C add

60 It’s difficult to what the reaction might be to this proposal.

A weigh B gauge C measure

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 Placement test | Answer key
Check answers using the Answer key, then see Scoring (below) to
establish which level of Business Result to use with your student(s).

Answer key
1 A 13 B 25 C 37 C 49 C
2 A 14 C 26 B 38 C 50 C
3 C 15 A 27 A 39 B 51 B
4 C 16 C 28 A 40 A 52 A
5 A 17 C 29 C 41 A 53 C
6 B 18 A 30 A 42 C 54 B
7 C 19 A 31 C 43 A 55 A
8 A 20 A 32 A 44 A 56 C
9 B 21 B 33 C 45 B 57 B
10 C 22 A 34 B 46 B 58 B
11 C 23 B 35 A 47 A 59 A
12 C 24 C 36 C 48 C 60 B

Scoring
12 or below
If the candidate’s score is 12 or below, then he or she should use
Business Result Elementary.
13–26
If the candidate’s score is from 13 to 26, then he or she is ready for
Business Result Pre-intermediate.
27–40
If the candidate’s score is from 27 to 40, then he or she is ready for
Business Result Intermediate.
41–54
If the candidate’s score is from 41 to 54, then he or she is ready for
Business Result Upper-intermediate.
Above 55
If the candidate’s score is above 55 then he or she is ready for
Business Result Advanced.

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