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GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Which words complete the sentences correctly? Choose A, B or C.
1 I like ice cream, but it


my favourite food.

A  aren’t

B  isn’t

2 My best


name is Kate.

A  friend’s

B  friend

A  There

B  There is

4 There aren’t

B  some

5 My dad

my music.



A  doesn’t like
A  times

B  a time

A  can

B  can’t

C  no can

to music with his headphones – he can’t hear you.

A  is listening

B  listening

9 You



A  mustn’t

B  must

A  there are

C  don’t must
40 people.

B  there was

11 Mark


A  eat

B  ate

A  expensiver than



B  expensive than
B  be

A  occasionally
A  is working

16 There aren’t



C  to be

late for school.
B  occasionally am

15 My father usually works in an office, but today, he


C  more expensive than

on my own.

A  being

14 I

C  is eating
buses.

13 I enjoy


C  there were

a big burger for dinner yesterday.

12 Trains are usually



C  is listen

forget to buy a birthday present for Paula today.

10 At Lucy’s party last night,


C  time

play volleyball – she isn’t good at it.

8 My brother


C  isn’t like

to do my homework.

7 Maria


C  a

B  don’t like

6 I haven’t got


C  There are


tall buildings in my town.

A  any



C  friends

a nice café next to the park.

3


C  am not

A  a

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C  am occasionally
at home.
C  is work

biscuits in the kitchen.
B  any

C  some
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17 This pen isn’t yours, it’s


A  my

B  mine

18 We






B  seeing
B  mustn’t

A  was sleeping


B  am sleeping

A  the most

B  the most interesting

A  are not going to

B  are not going

A  are being

B  are

C  will be

to London?

A  ever been

B  ever

C  been ever

25 I haven’t done my homework


A  already

.


B  just

C  yet

26 I’ve known my best friend


A  in
A  isn’t as healthy as

B  isn’t healthy as

A  more slower

B  more slow

A  have been living
A  if you leave

B  unless you don’t leave
B  is leave

C  unless you leave
C  leaving

to watch a lot of TV when you were younger?
A  Did you used

33 If I was ill, I



C  live

at 6:40 tomorrow.

A  leaves

32


B  are living
now.

31 The plane


C  more slowly

here since 2012.

30 You will be late


C  isn’t as healthy

– I don’t understand you.

29 We



C  since

water.

28 Please speak


three years.

B  for

27 Cola


C  are not having to

tired tomorrow.

24 Have you


C  more interesting

have a holiday this year.

23 If you don’t sleep, you


C  sleeping


country in the world.

22 My parents and I


C  don’t must

between 11pm and 6am yesterday.

21 Brazil is


C  saw

wake up early on Saturday. There is no school.

A  don’t have to

20 I

C  me

a very good film last night.

A  see

19 I

.


A  would stay

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C  Did you

in bed.
B  will stay

C  stayed
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34 We were tired after we


all over the city.


A  were walking

B  had walked

35 My friend told me that he


A  has

C  have walked
an amazing holiday in Greece last year.

B  has had

36 I would have been hungry if I


A  ate



B  it’s raining

A  wouldn’t

B  would

A  had better

B  better had


A  did answer

B  would answer

A  where lives

B  who lives

A  cleaned my teeth

B  my teeth clean

A  made tidy me

B  made me to tidy

A  me if I wanted
A  can’t have been

46 I


B  me I wanted

A  am finishing
A  passing

48 We need to look



A  into

49 I regret


A  fight

50 I’m sorry, I have


C  if me I wanted
hungry.

B  mustn’t have been

C  can’t be

my work by 6pm, so I can go out at 7.

47 I managed


C  made me tidy

to go to the cinema.

45 Mike didn’t eat anything – he



C  my teeth cleaned

my room.

44 John asked


C  that lives

the next time I go to the dentist.

43 My father


C  will answer

in Cambridge, is a famous scientist.

42 I want to have


C  have better

the phone.

41 Stephen Hawking,


C  used to


go to sleep.

40 I wish Laura


C  it rains

like chocolate when I was younger.

39 It’s late – I


C  had eaten

later, so I’m taking an umbrella.

A  it will rain

38 I

a big lunch.

B  hadn’t eaten

37 I’m sure


C  had had

A  a few


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B  will have finished

C  have finished

all my exams.
B  pass to

C  to pass

.
B  the problem into

C  into the problem

with my brother.
B  to fight

C  fighting

time at the moment, so I can’t meet you.
B  hardly any

C  not many
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51 My father is Spanish, so I’m


A  used to hearing

52 I


B  used to hear
B  managed

A  Nevertheless

B  Even though

A  are sitting

C  Despite

on a plane over the Atlantic.
B  will sit


55 I


C  succeeded in

the weather was terrible, we had a good time.

54 This time tomorrow, we


C  used

finding someone to fix my computer.

A  was able to

53


this language.

C  will be sitting

to see that film yesterday if I liked action movies.

A  would have gone

B  would go

C  went


56 Laura doesn’t like that café, so she’d rather


A  we will go

B  we went

57 My mother asked


A  me why I was

B  why I am
B  mustn’t have

A  Consequently

B  As a result

A  are believed

B  are believed to

A  tends

B  is always

A  if we went


B  we go

A  otherwise

B  as long as

64 All


B  it is

we leave now.
C  unless
C  what is you need

in 2012 with just two people, the company is now a great success, employing more than 200.
A  Having set up

B  Setting up

66 I’ve checked everything, so hopefully, there


C  we went

to do to stay healthy is eat well, and get enough sleep and exercise.

A  you need

65



C  will typically

back to work. It’s nearly 2 o’clock.

63 We’ll definitely be able to catch the bus


C  believed to

listen to loud music when he feels upset.

62 It’s time


C  Due to

call each other by ‘name’.

61 Richard


C  is bound to have

heavy rain, parts of the city are flooded.

60 Dolphins



C  if why I was

got lost – she knows this area very well.

A  can’t have

59


C  we go

late home last night.

58 Emma


somewhere else.

A  shouldn’t

B  mustn’t

C  Set up
be any more problems.
C  can’t

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FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
What does the customer say to the shop assistant? Choose from the list A–M. There are two options that you
do not need to use.
In a clothes shop
Customer:

Hello, do you work here?

Shop assistant:

Yes. 1

Customer:

Yes. I have a job interview next week, and I need smart clothes. 2


. Can I help you?

Shop assistant:

Yes, of course. There are some very nice suits over there.

Customer:

OK, I like these ones here.

Shop assistant:

But perhaps they’re not right for you.

Customer:

4

.

3

.

.

Shop assistant:Well, these are the most expensive suits we have. Over there, we have a cheaper selection. Would
you like me to show you?
Customer:OK.


5

.

Shop assistant:

These jackets are only £50, and they’re very smart, I think.

Customer:

6

Shop assistant:

Of course. Here you are. Hmm. It’s a bit small. 7

Customer:

8

Shop assistant:

Yes, we have these red or brown jackets here.

Customer:

9

Shop assistant:


Or, we have this white jacket, here.

Customer:

No, no. 10

Shop assistant:

If you give us your email address, we can send you some special offers, and news about our latest fashions.

Customer:

11

Shop assistant:

Good bye, and good luck with your interview. 12

. I’d like to try on that jacket there. Can you pass it to me?
. I’m sorry about that.

. Do you have any bigger ones?
. The colour isn’t very nice.
. Sorry, but I think I’ll try another shop. Thank you very much.
. Thanks for all your help.
.

A Why don’t we try them?
B I’m Martina.
C I’d advise against that one.

D I’d prefer it if you didn’t.
E I’m always doing that.
F What are you trying to say?
G Have you got any good suits?
H I’ve got my fingers crossed for you.
I

That would be great.

J

I’m sorry, I can’t.

K Can you lend me a hand?
L If I’m honest, I don’t really like them.
M Don’t worry about it.
N This is pointless.

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Read the text and answer the questions.
Hello, I’m Kaali. I’m 18 and I live in France. This is my blog! I love travelling. So, this blog is about me and the
places I go to. It’s about all the things I see and do, around the world.
Not everyone enjoys travelling, but I do. The first place I visited, when I was only 2 years old, was London. My
parents wanted to visit my grandparents. We went there every year for a long time, so I saw a lot of the UK. It was
good because I learnt a lot of English.
I’ve been to many countries. My father used to be a journalist and went to different places, although he’s now
working as a university teacher. So far, I’ve been to 12 European countries, and two more in Africa.
If I had the chance to go anywhere, it would be Japan. My dad has been there, and he said it wasn’t like any other
place he had been to. However, he also said that communication was sometimes a problem. If I went there, I
would need to learn some phrases, which would be hard, because it’s so different to English or French.
One of the best experiences you can have while travelling is meeting the locals. That’s why it’s important to do
more than just go sightseeing, or visiting restaurants. You understand much more from spending time with people
than looking at an old building, or having a meal.
So, why am I doing this blog? Showing off about how many places I’ve been to shouldn’t be the reason why
I write about my travel experiences. It is said that travel broadens the mind, and I’d prefer to focus on how
travelling improves our understanding of the world. I’m getting used to the idea that although we’re all different,
people around the world actually have a lot in common with each other. If I’d decided to make my blog all about
photos of whatever food I’m having, or various tourist attractions, I may have got bored with it a long time ago! I’ll
be visiting a lot of places over the next few years, I’m sure, and hopefully, I should have built up a large number of
articles. Provided you like the sound of this, please check my blog every week for something new!

Write a short answer to each question.
1 How old is Kaali?

2 What does she like doing?
3 When did she start travelling?
4 Why did she go to London?
5 What was her father’s job?
6 How many countries has Kaali visited?
7 Who has visited Japan?
8 What would Kaali find difficult about Japan?
9 What does she think is most important when you travel?
10 What is the reason that Kaali is writing her blog?
11 What is Kaali now beginning to find normal?
12 Why might Kaali have stopped doing her blog?

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DICTATION
Two points for each sentence. Deduct half a point for each error in a sentence. Four or more errors = 0 for that sentence.

Your teacher will read each sentence three times.
1
2
3
4
5

10



LISTENING
You will hear each recording twice.

A

Listen to a student talking about Yuri Gagarin and complete the notes. Write one or two words or a
number for each note.
Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space
He was born in 1

.

He worked in a 2

when he was 16.


He was chosen for the space program because he was a good pilot, fit, and 3
He enjoyed playing 4
He travelled into space in

and basketball.
5

.

After his journey, there were many 6

B

.

of Gagarin around the country.

Listen to two students talking and answer the questions. Write no more than four words for
each answer.
1 What is the boy asking the girl about?
2 When is their next lesson with Mr James?
3 Before which day does the boy need to complete his work?
4 Why is the boy sometimes late with his homework?
5 What does the girl want to start doing?
6 What does the boy think he needs to do next?

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H I N K P LPL
A CACEMENT
EMENT TEST
GUIDE
THINK
TEST
THE LEVELS OF THINK
The six levels of Think take learners from A1 to C1 on the CEFR. There are twelve units in each level. Levels Starter to 3 are
available as a split Combo version, containing six units of the Student’s Book, with six units of the Workbook. Students can
start the course at any point according to their current English language competence.

PLACEMENT TEST
The Placement Test has been designed to help teachers place students in the most appropriate class or to select the most
appropriate level of Think for their class at the start of the course.
The test may also help teachers identify where groups of students or individuals may need extra support.

ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Award one point for each correct answer in the Grammar and Vocabulary, Functions, Listening and Reading sections and
two points for each Dictation item.
Maximum points = 112. Interpret the scores as follows:
If you are using full versions


If you are using split Combo versions

Score:

Start the course with: Score:

0–15

Think Starter

16–33
34–51
52–69

Think Level 1
Think Level 2
Think Level 3

Start the course with:

0–8

Think Starter A

9–20

Think Starter B

21–28


Think Level 1A

29–38

Think Level 1B

39–46

Think Level 2A

47–56

Think Level 2B

57–64

Think Level 3A

65–74

Think Level 3B

70–87

Think Level 4

NA

NA


88–112

Think Level 5

NA

NA

The Placement Test is designed to assess students’ level in relation to the Think coursebooks; it is unlikely to be appropriate
to give students their marks as a low score may be misunderstood as failure by the learners.

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THINK PLACEMENT TEST ANSWER KEY
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
1  B

2  A

3  B

4 A

5  A


6  C

7  B

8 A

9  A

10 C

11 B

12 C

13  A

14 C

15 A

16 B

17  B

18 C

19 A

20 A


21 B

22 A

23 C

24 A

25  C

26 B

27 A

28 C

29  A

30 C

31 A

32 B

33 A

34 B

35 C


36 B

37  A

38 C

39 A

40 B

41  B

42 C

43 C

44 A

45  A

46 B

47 C

48 C

49  C

50 B


51 A

52 C

53  B

54 C

55 A

56 B

57  A

58 A

59 C

60 B

61  C

62 C

63 B

64 A

65  C


66 A

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

10 To show how travelling can help improve

understanding of the world and its people.
11 The idea that people around the world have a lot
in common.
12 She would have stopped doing it if it had only
concentrated on food photos or tourist attractions.

DICTATION
1 There isn’t any milk in the kitchen.
2 You don’t have to go unless you want to.
3 If I hadn’t run more quickly, I would have missed

the bus.
4 My friend said he’d already seen the film which we
wanted to see.
5 It is believed that in 30 years’ time, computers will
have become as intelligent as humans, as long as
they don’t stop developing.

LISTENING
A
1 1934

1 I’m Martina.


2 factory

2 Have you got any good suits?

3 (quite) short

3 Why don’t we try them?

4 ice hockey

4 What are you trying to say?

5 (April) 1961

5 That would be great.

6 statues

6 Can you lend me a hand?
7 I’d advise against that one.
8 Don’t worry about it.
9 If I’m honest, I don’t really like them.
10 This is pointless.
11 I’d prefer it if you didn’t.
12 I’ve got my fingers crossed for you.

READING

B
1 His Maths homework.

2 On Monday.
3 Before Friday.
4 He doesn’t like Maths.
5 The Geography homework
6 Get back to work.

1 She’s 18.
2 She likes travelling.
3 She started travelling when she was 2 years old.
4 Because her grandparents lived there.
5 He used to be a journalist.
6 She has been to 14 countries.
7 Her father.
8 The language.
9 Spending time with local people.

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