Test of English Grammar Knowledge (Test A)

Sep 10, 2016

Assessment criteria:

Assessment criteria:
Time limit: 30 minutes

• 25 to 74% — Elementary level
• 75 to 100% — Intermediate level

Test A
1. She’s more . . .
  intelligent
  than her sisters.
  1. intelligent
  2. taller
  3. oldest
  4. big
2. You don’t . . .
  have to
  go now. You can go tomorrow.
  1. have to
  2. have
  3. mustn’t
  4. must
3. I’ve got two sisters. . . .
  Their
  bedroom is very big.
  1. His
  2. Your
  3. Her
  4. Their
4. I’ll buy . . .
  some
  milk if I go to the supermarket.
  1. a
  2. some
  3. an
  4. any
5. He hasn’t phoned . . .
  yet
  .
  1. just
  2. already
  3. ever
  4. yet
6. They’re late. They must . . .
  have missed
  the train.
  1. have missed
  2. missing
  3. miss
  4. had missed
7. Maria and Fernando . . .
  are
  Spanish.
  1. are
  2. is
  3. isn’t
  4. am
8. I went to the supermarket . . .
  to buy
  some food.
  1. for to buy
  2. to buying
  3. for buying
  4. to buy
9. This is my book. . . .
  Those
  are your books on the table.
  1. It
  2. That
  3. This
  4. Those
10. It’s not my bag. It’s . . .
  hers
  .
  1. mine
  2. hers
  3. him
  4. her
11. . . .
  There
  are twenty students in my class.
  1. It
  2. We
  3. They
  4. There
12. It’s . . .
  such a
  beautiful day. Let’s go out.
  1. so
  2. such a
  3. such
  4. very
13. We . . .
  were having
  a coffee in the café when we saw Tom.
  1. was having
  2. were having
  3. are having
  4. had
14. I’m not hungry. I . . .
  have just
  had lunch.
  1. have just
  2. have yet
  3. just have
  4. already have
15. She . . .
  is wearing
  a black T-shirt today.
  1. wears
  2. are wearing
  3. doesn’t wear
  4. is wearing
16. My brother’s sixteen. . . .
  He’s
  called Tom.
  1. It’s
  2. He’s
  3. You’re
  4. She’s
17. This is the best chocolate in the world. It . . .
  is made
  in Switzerland.
  1. is made
  2. makes
  3. were made
  4. made
18. A: I don’t want to go there again.
  B: . . .
  Neither do I
  . It was horrible.
  1. Neither do I
  2. So I do
  3. So do I
  4. Neither I do
19. That’s Mr Thomson. He’s the teacher . . .
  who
  gives us a lot of tests.
  1. who
  2. where
  3. which
  4. when
20. My friend, Jack, . . .
  wasn’t
  at school yesterday because he was ill.
  1. was
  2. isn’t
  3. wasn’t
  4. were
21. . . .
  Are they playing
  tennis with us tomorrow?
  1. Do we play
  2. You are doing
  3. Are they playing
  4. Does he do
22. What . . .
  are you going
  to do next weekend?
  1. are you doing
  2. are you going
  3. did they go
  4. do you go
23. . . .
  Have
  you ever met a famous person?
  1. Did
  2. Do
  3. Has
  4. Have
24. You . . .
  must
  take your passport when you travel to another country.
  1. don’t have to
  2. must
  3. mustn’t
  4. should
25. . . .
  Where
  are you from?
  1. When
  2. Where
  3. Who
  4. What
26. They come from Rome. They . . .
  must
  be Italian.
  1. can
  2. can’t
  3. must
  4. could
27. I don’t like . . .
  playing
  football.
  1. playing
  2. doing
  3. to playing
  4. play
28. The teacher . . .
  made us
  do the test again.
  1. make us
  2. made us
  3. made us to
  4. makes
29. I . . .
  have been reading
  for three hours. I haven’t finished it yet!
  1. have been reading
  2. read
  3. was reading
  4. am reading
30. . . .
  Have
  you got any apples?
  1. Is
  2. Do
  3. Have
  4. Has
31. If you went to bed earlier, you . . .
  wouldn’t feel
  so tired.
  1. will feel
  2. didn’t feel
  3. wouldn’t feel
  4. would feel
32. My parents have got blue eyes but my . . .
  father’s
  hair is black.
  1. fathers’
  2. father
  3. fathers
  4. father’s
33. We usually go to the disco on Saturdays but we . . .
  aren’t going
  today.
  1. don’t go
  2. isn’t going
  3. doesn’t go
  4. aren’t going
34. At school last year I . . .
  had to
  wear black shoes.
  1. must
  2. had to
  3. have to
  4. mustn’t
35. The music is very loud, Bob. . . .
  Turn
  it down, please.
  1. Turning
  2. Turn
  3. Turned
  4. Don’t turn
36. They speak English but they . . .
  don’t
  speak French.
  1. does
  2. do
  3. doesn’t
  4. don’t
37. We . . .
  will see
  you next week.
  1. see
  2. is going to see
  3. is seeing
  4. will see
38. Where . . .
  did you go
  last night?
  1. do you go
  2. does she go
  3. did you go
  4. you go
39. They don’t live here, . . .
  do they
  ?
  1. do they
  2. don’t they
  3. aren’t they
  4. are they
40. I . . .
  usually get
  up at 7 o’clock.
  1. get often
  2. get sometimes
  3. usually get
  4. get usually
41. If you see a snake, . . .
  run
  !
  1. ’ll run
  2. running
  3. to run
  4. run
42. . . .
  Does
  he play the guitar?
  1. Does
  2. Don’t
  3. Is
  4. Do
43. She said she . . .
  was coming
  at 9 o’ clock.
  1. was coming
  2. come
  3. has come
  4. coming
44. There’s . . .
  a
  pencil on the table.
  1. two
  2. a
  3. some
  4. an
45. Her Spanish is very good. She speaks it very . . .
  quickly
  .
  1. slowly
  2. badly
  3. quickly
  4. good
46. If she . . .
  passes
  the exam, she’ll go to university.
  1. is passing
  2. will pass
  3. won’t pass
  4. passes
47. They . . .
  used to
  live in Buenos Aires before they went to Madrid.
  1. use to
  2. had used to
  3. were
  4. used to
48. This jacket is . . .
  not long enough
  . It’s too short for me.
  1. long enough
  2. too long
  3. enough long
  4. not long enough
49. There’s a blackboard in the classroom but there aren’t . . .
  any
  shelves.
  1. a
  2. any
  3. the
  4. some
50. If I . . .
  had
  known he was going to the disco, I wouldn’t have gone.
  1. would have
  2. have
  3. had
  4. has
51. London is the . . .
  most expensive
  city in Britain.
  1. more expensive
  2. bigger
  3. beautiful
  4. most expensive
52. I’m not sure if I’ll go to the party. I . . .
  might
  stay at home.
  1. mustn’t
  2. has to
  3. must
  4. might
53. They’ve never . . .
  been
  to a rock concert.
  1. gone
  2. saw
  3. seen
  4. been
54. They’ve got three . . .
  children
  .
  1. child
  2. child’s
  3. childrens
  4. children
55. The film . . .
  had
  already started when we got to the cinema.
  1. was
  2. has
  3. had
  4. have
56. She asked me . . .
  if I wanted
  to play tennis the next day.
  1. do you want
  2. if
  3. if I wanted
  4. do I want
57. She . . .
  can play
  the piano very well.
  1. does
  2. can play
  3. can
  4. play
58. We like him but he doesn’t like . . .
  us
  .
  1. he
  2. we
  3. they
  4. us
59. I . . .
  went
  to Warsaw last week.
  1. went
  2. was
  3. am not going
  4. go
60. The book . . .
  was written
  in 1954.
  1. wrote
  2. were written
  3. was written
  4. is written

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