Writing and Grammar

Writing and Grammar
1. Tom has ____________ English lesson on Thursdays.
a) your
b) her
c) his
2. This film is ____________ than his last one.
a) best
b) good
c) better
3. I'm a teacher. ____________ do you do? - Nice to meet you!
a) How
b) What
c) Who
4. I am fair ____________ my sister is dark.
a) but
b) because
c) that
5. I'm hungry! Is there ____________ fruit in the cupboard?
a. a lot
b. any
c. some
6. I ____________ go to the seaside at the weekend.
a. many
b. often
c. like much
7. Amanda can ____________ all night long!
a. dancing
b. to dance
c. dance
8. It's the telephone box ____________ the market.
a. in front of
b. in front
c. on the front
9. ____________ girls over there are English.
a. That
b. These
c. Those
10. He sleeps during the day and works ____________ night.
a. at
b. at the
c. on the
Ans. 1 to 10
1. c
2. c
3. a
4. a
5. b
6. b
7. c
8. a
9.c
10. a
11. ____________ Painting over there is beautiful.
a. That
b. These
c. Those
12. She works hard during the day and sleeps well ____________ night.
a. at
b. at the
c. in the
13. The cheese is ____________ the eggs in the fridge.
a. behind
b. in front
c. in
14. They can ____________ chess very well.
a. play
b. to play
c. playing
15. I ____________ go jogging on the beach at the weekend.
a. a lot of
b. much
c. sometimes
16. I’d like ____________ fruit, please.
a. a lot
b. any
c. some
17. Q: I’m fat ____________ Tim is thin.
a. or
b. because
c. and
18. She is fine. And ____________ is your wife?
a. how
b. what
c. who
19. Tom is a ____________ football player than Peter.
a. bad
b. worse
c. worst
20. I play games on ____________ computer in the evenings.
a. you
b. hers
c. my
Ans. 11 to 20
11. a
12. a
13. a
14. a
15. c
16. c
17. c
18. a
19. b
20. c
21. Jane drives ____________ car to work on Saturdays.
a. my
b. she
c. ours
22. This painting is ____________ than his last one.
a. best
b. good
c. better
23. I understand ____________ you want to learn English.
a. but
b. because
c. that
24. Jane would like ____________ to the cinema.
a. going
b. go
c. to go
25. I’m a doctor. And ____________ do you do? - I'm a teacher
a. how
b. what
c. who
26. ________ book is by Hemingway.
a. Those
b. These
c. This
27. We’re hungry! Are there ____________ sandwiches left?
a. a lot
b. any
c. some
28. I go to the mountains ____________ in the summer.
a. a lot of
b. many
c. very often
29. They’re the books ____________ the table.
a. on
b. into
c. in front
30. They want to visit England ____________ they like British culture.
a. but
b. because
c. that
Ans. 21 to 30
21. a
22. c
23. c
24. c
25. b
26. c
27. b
28. c
29. a
30. b
31. Can I have ____________ fruit, please?
a. a lot
b. any
c. some
c.
32. I’m well, thank you. And ____________ are you?
a. how
b. what
c. who
a.
33. His latest song is ____________ than his last one.
a. bad
b. worse
c. worst
c.
34. Peter can ____________ English very well.
a. speak
b. to speak
c. speaking
a.
35. The supermarket is ____________ the baker’s and the butcher’s.
a. among
b. between
c. besides
b.
36. ____________ house over there is beautiful.
a. That
b. These
c. Those
a.
37. He is blonde ____________ tall.
a. but
b. because
c. and
c.
38. The play tennis ____________ evening.
a. at
b. at the
c. in the
c.
39. I work at ____________ computer in the evenings.
a. your
b. she
c. the
c.
40. David likes ____________ to music in the evening.
a. listen
b. to listened
c. listening
c.
Ans. 31 to 40
31. c
32. a
33. c
34. a
35. b
36. a
37. c
38. c
39. c
40. c
41. Collective nouns refer to what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a possessive
a group acting as a unit
one person, place, or thing
more than one person, place, or thing
42. The possessive form shows what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the relationship of a dependent clause
intensity of the word
ownership
more than one of the items is present
43. Demonstrative pronouns refer to what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
things
people
the relationship between the dependent clause to the noun
indefinite references
44. Possessive pronouns do not what?
a. take the place of a noun
b. refer to things
c. stand in for a person
d. take an apostrophe
45. An example of a reflexive pronoun is what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
anyone
whom
myself
each other
Ans. 41 to 45.
41. a
42. d
43. a
44. a
45. d
46. We came to an abandoned House .
a. Adjective
b. Verb
c. Noun
d. Adverb
47. John was rather abashed of all the compliments he received .
a. Adverb
b. Adjective
c. Verb
d. Noun
48. The matter was left in abeyance.
a. Noun
b. Adjective
c. Adverb
d. Pronoun
49. The Humane man abhors cruelty.
a. Verb
b. Noun
c. Adjective
d. Pronoun
50. They wandered about in sheep skins and goat skins.
a. Adjective
b. Adverb
c. Verb
d. Noun
51. There is something pleasing about him.
a. Preposition
b. Noun
c. Adjective
d. Pronoun
52. The moral law is above the civil
a. Adjective
b. Pronoun
c. Preposition
d. Adverb
53. Analyse the above sentence.
a. Preposition
b. Adjective
c. Pronoun
d. Noun
54. Our blessings come from above.
a. Adjective
b. Adverb
c. Verb
d. Noun
55. After ages shall sing his glory.
a. Adjective
b. Adverb
c. Noun
d. Pronoun
Ans. 46 to 55
46. a
47. b
48. a
49. a
50. b
51. a
52. c
53. b
54. d
55. a
56. You can look, but don’t touch the pictures.
A. in an office
B. in a cinema
C. in a museum
57. Please give the right money to the driver.
A. in a bank
B. on a bus
C. in a cinema
58. NO PARKING PLEASE
A. in a street
B. on a book
C. in a cinema
59. CROSS BRIDGE FOR TRAINS TO EDINBURGH
A. in a bank
B. in a garage
C. in a station
60. KEEP IN A COLD PLACE
A. on clothes
B. on furniture
C. on food
Ans. 56 to 60
56. c
57. b
58. a
59. c
60. c
In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the text below.
For questions 6 to 10, choose one letter A, B or C.
There are millions of stars in the sky. If you look (61)………. the sky on a clear night, it is possible
to see about 3000 stars. They look small, but they are really (62)………. big hot balls of burning
gas. Some of them are huge, but others are much smaller, like our planet Earth. The biggest
stars are very bright, but they only live for a short time. Every day new stars (63)………. born and
old stars die. All the stars are very far away. The light from the nearest star takes more
(64)………. four years to reach Earth. Hundreds of years ago, people (65)………. stars, like the
North Star, to know which direction to travel in. Today you can still see that star.
61.
A. at
B. up
C. on
62.
A. very
B. too
C.Much
63.
A. is
B. be
C. are
64.
A. that
B. of
C. than
65.
A. use
B. used
C. using
In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the texts.
For questions 11 to 20, choose one from A, B, C or D
Good smiles ahead for young teeth
Older Britons are the worst in Europe when it comes to keeping their teeth. But British
youngsters (66)…….. more to smile about because (67)…….. teeth are among the best. Alomst
80% of Britons over 65 have lost all or some (68)…….. their teeth according to a World Health
Organisation survey. Eating too (69)…….. sugar is part of the problem. Among (70)…….., 12-yearolds have on average only three missing, decayed or filled teeth.
66.
A. getting
B. got
C. have
D. having
67.
A. their
B. his
C. them
D. theirs
68.
A. from
B. of
C. among
D. between
69.
A. much
B. lot
C. many
D. deal
70.
A. person
B. people
C. children
D. family
Ans. 61 to 70
61. b
62. a
63. c
64. c
65. b
66. c
67. a
68. b
69. a
70. c
71. I come ___________ England.
a.
b.
c.
d.
to
from
at
in
72. There aren't ___________ people here.
a.
b.
c.
d.
much
many
a lot
some
73. Tim ___________ work tomorrow.
a.
b.
c.
d.
isn't going
isn't
isn't going to
isn't to
74. I'd like ___________ information, please.
a.
b.
c.
d.
an
some
piece
a piece
75. ___________ to school yesterday?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Do you walk
Did you walked
Did you walk
Have you walked
Ans. 71 to 75
71. b
72. b
73. c
74. b
75. a