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