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Aptis practice test version 1

Grammar
& Vocabulary
Instructions

Please do not write on the question paper. Use the answer sheet.
Answer as many questions as you can in the time allowed.
Follow the recommended times for each section.

The test has two sections:

Grammar – 25 questions (about 12 minutes)

Vocabulary – 25 questions (about 13 minutes)

Total time – 25 minutes

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Grammar
(25 questions – 12 minutes)

Write your answers (A – C) to questions 1 – 25 on your answer paper.

Do not write on this question paper. The answer to question 0 is given as an example on
your answer paper (A).

0 are
How old ____________ you? (Example)

A. are
B. age
C. have

01 The woman ____________ sold me those flowers spent twenty minutes wrapping them.

A. what
B. that
C. who

02 A: I’ve just seen Mark.

B: You ____________ have seen him. He’s on holiday at the moment.

A. can’t
B. shouldn’t
C. needn’t

03 He emphasised in his speech that ____________ he received when younger had been
excellent.

A. education
B. an education
C. the education

04 She takes the bus to work ____________ day.

A. early
B. many
C. every
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05 I’ll call you when I ____________ home.

A. get
B. will get
C. getting

06 We ate dinner and ____________ we watched a film.

A. then
B. since
C. so

07 We’re ____________ in a beautiful holiday home at the moment.

A. stay
B. staying
C. stayed

08 When I got home, Jenny ____________ on the telephone.

A. was speaking
B. speaking
C. speak

09 Coffee ____________ to be much cheaper a few years ago.

A. would
B. has
C. used

10 I’m not sure about my future. ____________ I will start a business.

A. Perhaps
B. Absolutely
C. Clearly

11 They ate their lunch while they ____________ coming home from school.

A. were
B. was
C. are
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12 She bought it herself, ____________ she?

A. hasn’t
B. didn’t
C. shouldn’t

13 If the dress ____________ been so expensive, she would have bought it.

A. hadn’t
B. weren’t
C. aren’t

14 I ____________ a great book this morning – I really want to finish it.

A. was reading
B. read
C. have read

15 Excuse me? Can I try ____________ this jacket to make sure it fits?

A. under
B. with
C. on

16 I saw Wi Joo this morning and she ____________ if you were free tomorrow.

A. told
B. asked
C. said

17 When I go to university, I may ____________ history.

A. study
B. to study
C. studying

18 It ____________ be meat free – it tastes just like chicken!

A. could
B. can
C. can’t
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19 It was a dark, moonlit night when the traveller ____________ at the inn.

A. arrived
B. was arriving
C. had arrived

20 If I hadn’t gone out last night, I ____________ be so tired now.

A. won’t
B. wouldn’t
C. hadn’t

21 I ____________ like mushrooms, but I can’t stop eating them now.

A. wouldn’t
B. didn’t use to
C. couldn’t

22 The newspaper China Today ____________ published for over 60 years.

A. is being
B. has been
C. was being

23 They said they ____________ studying for ages.

A. will have
B. are
C. had been

24 My father, ____________ is a dentist, told me not to drink sugary drinks.

A. who
B. which
C. that

25 ____________ memory of the day I met the president is very special to me.

A. The
B. A
C. (-)
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Vocabulary
(25 questions – 13 minutes)

You need to write all answers on your answer paper. Do not write on this question paper.

01 Write the letter (A – K) of the word that is most similar in meaning to a word on the left (1 – 5).
Use each word once only. Write your answers (A – K) on your answer paper. You will not
need five of the words (A – K). The answer to question 0 is given on your answer paper as
an example (L).

0. create (Example) A train

B look after
1. choose C make
D decide
2. close E take
F shut
3. improve G propose
H believe
4. care J develop
K worry
5. practise L make

02 Finish each sentence (6 – 10) using a word from the list (A – K). Use each word once only.
Write your answers (A – K) on your answer paper. You will not need five of the words (A – K).

6. To oppose is to… A concern

B challenge
7. To teach is to… C instruct
D appear
8. To accept is to… E worry
F obtain
9. To get is to… G wish
H compensate
10. To pay is to… J assume
K approve
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03 Write the letter of the word on the right (A – K) that matches the definition on the left (11 – 15).
Use each word once only. Write your answers (A – K) on your answer paper. You will not
need five of the words (A – K).

11. Wanting to know or learn something. A artificial

B brave
12. Not natural or real. C crucial
D curious
13. Not clear and difficult to understand or see. E fierce
F lazy
14. Having a flat, even surface. G obscure
H peculiar
15. Having a lot of strong feelings. J smooth
K emotional

04 Finish each sentence (16 – 20) using a word from the list (A – K). Use each word once only.
Write your answers (A – K) on your answer paper. You will not need five of the words (A – K).

16. He had to walk down a long dark ____________ to get to A atmosphere

his room. B canteen
C ceiling
17. The teacher should maintain ____________ in the classroom D corridor
to make the lesson effective. E discipline
F envelope
18. She opened the ____________ and took a coat out of it. G fringe
H hedge
19. You should cut your ____________ regularly, otherwise your J museum
hair will get in your eyes. K wardrobe

20. The local ____________ has an exhibit about the history of

this area.

5 Write the letter of the word on the right (A – K) that is most often used with a word on the
left (21 – 25). Use each word once only. Write your answers (A – K) on your answer paper.
You will not need five of the words (A – K).

21. abstract A clean

B club
22. athletics C efforts
D food
23. congested E friends
F painting
24. frantic G roads
H speed
25. household J status
K tasks
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Writing
(Four parts – 50 minutes)

You need to write all answers on this question paper.

01 You are in a travel club. You have 5 messages from a member of the club.
Write short answers (1 – 5 words) to each message.

What do you do?

What did you do yesterday?

What’s your favourite colour?

What’s the weather like today?

How do you get to work?

02 You are a new member of the travel club. Fill in the form. Write sentences.
Use 20 – 30 words. You have seven minutes to do this.

Aptis Travel Club

Please write some reasons why you are interested in travel.

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03 You are a member of a travel club. You are talking to some members in the travel club chat
room. Talk to them using sentences.
Use 30 – 40 words per answer. You have ten minutes to do this.

Sam: Hi! Welcome to the club. Can you remember the first time you went on a journey
yourself?

What was it like?

Miguel: Welcome! What are the most interesting places to visit in your country?

Michelle: What is the most exciting journey you’ve been on?

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04 You are the member of a travel club. You received this email from the club.

Dear member,
We are writing that the famous travel writer, Mr David Price, will unfortunately not be able
to attend our next club meeting. Although Mr Price will not be there to sign copies of his
new book Around the World in Eighty Ways, members of the club will be able to buy a
copy at the price of 25 pounds. If you would like to reserve a copy of the book, please
contact the club secretary.

Write an email to your friend. Write about your feelings and what you are planning to do.
Write about 50 words. You have ten minutes to do this.

Write an email to the secretary of the club. Write about your feelings and what you
would like to do.
Write 120 – 150 words. You have 20 minutes to do this.