Focus 2 Placement Test
Answer Key
The placement test for each level of the course
consists of three sections.
• Questions 1–25 test vocabulary and grammar from
a lower level, which students should already know
before they start this level.
• Questions 26–75 test vocabulary and grammar
from the level itself.
• Questions 76–100 test vocabulary and grammar
from the level above.
For placing students, we would suggest the
following approach according to scores:
• 10 and under correct: Consider starting the
student at the level below, in this case level 1.
Consider providing extra remediation before the
student starts the course and extra support
through the course.
• 10–40 correct: Start the student at the expected
level and monitor progress to check whether
remediation or extra support is required
• 50–75 correct: Consider an extra oral interview to
determine whether the student should start at the
expected level or could start at the level above,
with extra support.
• More than 75 correct: Start the student at the
level above – in this case level 3.
Question Answer Language
area
Focus
reference
1
A
Free time
Level 1, Unit 1,
1.1
2
A
Present
Simple
Level 1, Unit 1,
1.2
Present
Simple:Yes/
No and Whquestions
Level 1, Unit 1,
1.5
3
B
4
C
Food
Level 1, Unit 2,
2.1
5
B
Countable
and
uncountable
nouns
Level 1, Unit 2,
2.2
6
C
Articles
Level 1, Unit 2,
2.5
7
A
Work
Level 1, Unit 3,
3.1
8
B
Present
Continuous
Level 1, Unit 3,
3.2
9
C
Present
Simple and
Present
Continuous
Level 1, Unit 3,
3.5
10
D
Present
Simple and
Present
Continuous
Level 1, Unit 3,
3.5
11
D
Appearance;
personality
Level 1, Unit 4,
4.1
12
B
Comparative
and
superlative
adjectives
Level 1, Unit 4,
4.2
13
D
have
to/don’t
have to
Level 1, Unit 4,
4.5
14
D
Education
Level 1, Unit 5,
5.1
15
A
must/mustn’
t, should/
shouldn’t
Level 1, Unit 5,
5.2
16
C
Past Simple:
was/were,
could
Level 1, Unit 5,
5.5
17
B
Sport
Level 1, Unit 6,
6.1
18
C
Past Simple
Level 1, Unit 6,
6.2
19
C
Past simple
negatives
and
questions
Level 1, Unit 6,
6.5
20
A
Travel
Level 1, Unit 7,
7.1
21
D
Present
Perfect with
ever/never
Level 1, Unit 7,
7.2
22
C
Present
Perfect +
just/yet/
already
Level 1, Unit 7,
7.5
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23
24
C
D
Nature
Level 1, Unit 8,
8.1
Future with
will
Level 1, Unit 8,
8.2
25
C
be going to
Level 1, Unit 8,
8.5
26
B
Personality
Level 2, Unit 1,
1.1
27
D
Personality
Level 2, Unit 1,
1.1
28
D
Personality
Level 2, Unit 1,
1.1
29
C
Present
tenses –
question
forms
Level 2, Unit 1,
1.2
30
D
Verb + -ing
form or verb
+ to infinitive
Level 2, Unit 1,
1.5
31
B
Verb + -ing
or verb + to
infinitive
Level 2, Unit 1,
1.5
32
C
Science and
technology
Level 2, Unit 2,
2.1
33
D
Science and
technology
Level 2, Unit 2,
2.1
34
B
Past
Continuous
and Past
Simple
Level 2, Unit 2,
2.2
Past
Continuous
and Past
Simple
Level 2, Unit 2,
2.2
35
D
36
A
Past
Continuous
and Past
Simple
Level 2, Unit 2,
2.2
37
C
used to
Level 2, Unit 2,
2.5
38
A
used to
Level 2, Unit 2,
2.5
39
C
The arts
Level 2, Unit 3,
3.1
40
B
The arts
Level 2, Unit 3,
3.1
41
B
Comparative
and
superlative
adjectives
Level 2, Unit 3,
3.2
42
D
Comparative
and
superlative
adjectives
Level 2, Unit 3,
3.2
43
D
Present
Perfect with
just, already,
(not) yet and
Past Simple
Level 2, Unit 3,
3.5
44
C
Present
Perfect with
just, already,
(not) yet and
Past Simple
Level 2, Unit 3,
3.5
45
C
too and not
enough
Level 2, Unit 3,
3.6
46
A
Homes and
houses
Level 2, Unit 4,
4.1
47
B
Phrases with
make and do
Level 2, Unit 4,
4.1
48
C
Present
Perfect with
for and since
Level 2, Unit 4,
4.2
49
C
Present
Perfect with
for and since
Level 2, Unit 4,
4.2
50
B
Future
forms:
Present
Continuous,
be going to
and will
Level 2, Unit 4,
4.5
51
B
Future
forms:
Present
Continuous,
be going to
Level 2, Unit 4,
4.5
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and will
69
A
Quantifiers
Level 2, Unit 7,
7.5
52
D
Education
Level 2, Unit 5,
5.1
70
C
Well-being
53
C
Education
Level 2, Unit 5,
5.1
Level 2, Unit 8,
8.1
71
C
Well-being
54
B
First
Conditional
Level 2, Unit 5,
5.2
Level 2, Unit 8,
8.1
72
B
Past Perfect
55
A
First
Conditional
Level 2, Unit 5,
5.2
Level 2, Unit 8,
8.2
73
D
Past Perfect
56
B
Defining
relative
clauses
Level 2, Unit 5,
5.5
Level 2, Unit 8,
8.2
74
D
Reported
Speech
Level 2, Unit 8,
8.5
57
A
Defining
relative
clauses
Level 2, Unit 5,
5.5
75
B
Reported
Speech
Level 2, Unit 8,
8.5
58
B
Jobs:
collocations
Level 2, Unit 6,
6.1
76
A
Appearance;
Personality
Level 3, Unit 1,
1.1
59
D
Jobs:
collocations
Level 2, Unit 6,
6.1
77
B
Dynamic and
state verbs
Level 3, Unit 1,
1.2
60
D
Second
Cconditional
Level 2, Unit 6,
6.2
78
C
Present
Perfect
Continuous
Level 3, Unit 1,
1.5
61
C
Second
Conditional
Level 2, Unit 6,
6.2
79
C
Level 3, Unit 2,
2.1
62
C
Modal verbs
for obligation
and
permission
Level 2, Unit 6,
6.5
Sport;
Compound
nouns
80
C
Narrative
tenses
Level 3, Unit 2,
2.2
63
A
Modal verbs
for obligation
and
permission
Level 2, Unit 6,
6.5
81
C
Verb
patterns
Level 3, Unit 2,
2.5
82
A
Verb
patterns
Level 3, Unit 2,
2.5
64
C
Shops and
services
Level 2, Unit 7,
7.1
83
C
Travel
collocations
Level 3, Unit 3,
3.1
65
A
Shops and
services
Level 2, Unit 7,
7.1
84
C
Level 3, Unit 3,
3.2
66
B
The Passive
Level 2, Unit 7,
7.2
Present and
past
speculation
85
C
67
A
The Passive
Level 2, Unit 7,
7.2
Used to and
would
Level 3, Unit 3,
3.5
86
B
Food
68
B
Quantifiers
Level 2, Unit 7,
7.5
Level 3, Unit 4,
4.1
87
D
Future forms
Level 3, Unit 4,
4.2
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88
C
Future
Continuous
and Future
Perfect
Level 3, Unit 4,
4.5
89
A
Planet Earth
Level 3, Unit 5,
5.1
90
D
Articles
Level 3, Unit 5,
5.2
91
C
Non-defining
relative
clauses
Level 3, Unit 5,
5.5
92
C
Parts of the
body; injuries
Level 3, Unit 6,
6.1
93
A
Second
Conditional;
wish/if only
Level 3, Unit 6,
6.2
94
C
Third
Conditional
Level 3, Unit 6,
6.5
95
A
Entertainme
nt
Level 3, Unit 7,
7.1
96
C
Reported
Speech –
statements
Level 3, Unit 7,
7.2
97
B
ReportedSsp
eech –
questions
and
imperatives
Level 3, Unit 7,
7.5
98
A
Crime
Level 3, Unit 8,
8.1
99
D
The Passive
Level 3, Unit 8,
8.2
100
C
Have
something
done
Level 3, Unit 8,
8.5
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