C1 Placement Test


Section 1: Grammar


Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

1. She didn't enjoy the movie, ___?

➲ did she
➲ didn't she
➲ was she

2. By the time we arrived, the concert ___.

➲ has started
➲ had started
➲ would start

3. He insisted that she ___ present at the meeting.

➲ was
➲ is
➲ be

4. Hardly ___ home when it began to rain.

➲ had I arrived
➲ I had arrived
➲ I arrived

5. It’s high time we ___.

➲ leave
➲ left
➲ will leave

Section 2: Vocabulary


Match the words with their definitions:

1. Obfuscate

➲ To confuse
➲ To clarify
➲ To enlighten

2. Ubiquitous

➲ Rare
➲ Present everywhere
➲ Unique

3. Sycophant

➲ A flatterer
➲ A critic
➲ A leader

4. Gregarious

➲ Reserved
➲ Shy
➲ Sociable

5. Alacrity

➲ Hesitation
➲ Eagerness
➲ Indifference