Multi-level grammar tests for assessment: Test 1 (100 items)
Multiple-choice quiz
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______ a fluent speaker of English?
Is her
Is she
He
Does she
This is a desk, and ______ tables?
that are
that is
these
those are
This is ______ boyfriend?
of her
hers
her
to him
There are ______ people in the office.
little
any
the
some
______ money on Helen's table?
Is there any
There is some
Is it some
There is any
A: Where’s Helen? B: She ______ in the office
is sitting
sitting
sit
sits
She ______ French and English, so she has got a good job.
is speaking
speaks
speak
speaking
A: What _____ ? B: She is writing a letter.
does she
is she doing
does she do
she is doing
She ______ speaks no foreign languages.
is not
___
don’t
doesn’t
A: Are Peter and Mary still sitting in the office? B: No, _____
they standing
there aren’t
they aren’t
they don’t sit
What language _____?
you are speaking
you speak
do you speak
speak you
A: Are there any people in the bar? B: No, ______
any
are there
there isn’t
there aren’t
Helen has got only ______ money.
any
no
a little
few
A: Do you want some tea? B: No, I don’t want _____ thank you.
none
nothing
something
anything
I’m sorry, but I ______ the test yet.
haven’t finished
didn’t finish
aren’t finished
don’t finish
______ English before?
Have you
Are you studying
Do you study
Have you studied
Mary ______ to the bank on Monday.
gone
going
went
go
Marry ______ hasn’t telephoned Peter.
still
always
yet
never
Peter ______ in the living room when the phone rang.
was sitting
at
has been sitting
A: What ______? B: She wanted to talk to him.
she wanted
wanted she
has she wanted
did she want
Peter can’t speak Italian, ______?
isn’t
can he
can’t he
does he
Jack ______ Turkish soon.
learns
is going to learn
goes to learn
is learning
He asked her friend to speak ______ on the telephone.
very clear
too clearly
clear
more clearly
“What ______ this evening?” Mary asked.
do you
you will do
are you doing
She enjoys ______ to parties.
to go
going
that they go
go
His girlfriend _______ while he was still having a bath.
has arrived
is arriving
arrived
was arriving
“If I _______ quickly, we wont be late for the party,” said Peter.
drove
drive
will drive
would drive
She asked him where ______.
is the party
was the party
the party was
the party is
“If I _____ the way to the house, we wouldn’t be so late.”
knew
had know
know
would know
Peter wanted ______ a policeman.
that Mary would ask
Mary asking
Mary should ask
Mary to ask
Marry said she _____ him driving fast, and asked him to slow down.
isn’t liking
didn’t like
doesn’t like
hasn’t liking
When they finally arrived, they _____ the car and went in.
have parked
parked
were parking
had parked
They were _____ that they didn’t get anything to eat.
such late
too late
very late
so late
Peter made Mary _____ all night.
to dance
dancing
that she danced
dance
When you _____ him tomorrow, you will think he is ten years older.
will be
see
would see
are going to see
He promised his wife they _____ here earlier next time.
get
would get
will get
shall get
_____ Peter nor I was able to drive home.
Neither
Not only
Either
Nor
Helen found a good job, and _____ Peter.
so
too did
also
so did
The milk ______ at 8 o’clock the following morning.
is delivered
was delivering
was delivered
delivered
“If I’d known I’d feel so ill, I _____ to party,” Peter moaned.
would have gone
wouldn’t have gone
would go
didn’t go
He heard on the morning news that a family of 6 _____ in an explosion.
have injured
were being injured
had been injured
had injured
The family had just had a new gas cooker _____ in their kitchen.
fitted
to be fitted
fitting
for fit
The man who fixed it must ______ a mistake with the connections.
to made
to have made
have made
made
He ______ his job properly because a lot of gas escaped.
shouldn’t do
can’t have done
must have done
was able to do
After Peter ______ his breakfast, he went to work.
had finished
has finished
was finishing
finishing
He thought he ______ able to read about the explosion when he got home.
was
is
would be
will be
“By the time I get home the story _____ in the evening newspaper,” he thought.
would be
has appeared
appears
will have appeared
Peter ______ spending weekends alone.
wasn’t used to
didn’t use to
used not to
hadn’t used to
He wished she ______ have to spend so much time away.
didn’t
couldn’t
doesn’t
hadn’t
He suggested _______ him on Tuesday evening.
she should meet
that her meeting
she meeting
her to meet
You ______ have worried because the test wasn’t difficult, was it?
must
wouldn’t
could
needn’t
Now it’s time ______ a short composition.
for to write
you are writing
you wrote
you write
He ______ ill for a long time.
were
is
has been
has had
I had two eggs for breakfast and ______ of them was fresh.
none
either
no
neither
A: Have you passed the test? B: ___________.
I doubt
I doubt it
Yes, I doubt it
I don’t doubt
I usually watch TV, but at present I ______ to the radio.
am listening
listen
listened
will listen
He speaks English well ______ he has never been to England.
although
however
so
even
How long _______ Mr. Brown?
did you know
will you known
have you known
do you know
Jane is ______ than Mary.
tallest
very tall
the tallest
taller
While I _______ my car I heard a scream.
park
was parking
have parked
will park
Turkish is easy, but English ________.
is
is not, either
does not
is not
_____ are broken.
One leg of the table
Table’s leg
One of the legs of the table
The legs of the table
There is _____ we can do to help you.
somewhere
any
anything
nothing
My brother is a very _____ musician
talent
more talented
talented
the most talented
He wrote a _______ book last year.
worst
good
very
the worst
The detective has not solved the mystery ______.
still
yet
therefore
already
He ______ in Africa this time tomorrow.
has been traveling
is traveling
was traveling
will be traveling
My brother is _______ young to be a team leader.
enough
yet
too
much
______ of his books do you like best?
Which
Whom
What
Who
My friend asked me _____ I wanted to drink anything.
which
what
if
that
______ read any good book recently?
Are you
Did you
Do you
Have you
She doesn’t have _____ money.
very
much
many
no
George enjoys _____ in the sea.
from swimming
swimming
to swim
swim
Can you tell me _____ ?
where does Jack live
where is Jack
where Jack lives
where is Jack living
Did you see the pencil ______ two days ago?
I bought it
which I bought it
which I bought
that I bought it
He would buy a new car if he ______ more money.
have had
had
would had
would have
Alice is the same age _______ David.
like
by
as
with
Who _____ the dinner?
was cook
did cook
is cooked
cooked
How many times a week did you do English at school?
Four times in a week
Twice in a week
Once in a week
Twice a week
She is staying with her parents _____ the time being because she can’t afford to rent an apartment.
since
for
during
in
The children want me to ______ them a story now.
talk
say
tell
speak
He _____ hard because he answered all the questions in the exam.
should study
should have studied
must have studied
ought to study
His aunt died three months ago. Since then he ____ to Ankara twice.
has gone
went
is going
was gone
She is married ______ an Englishman.
too
with
by
to
They met some people _____ sons were all football players.
who
who’s
whose
whom
They really don’t know ______.
when does the football game begin
when begins the football game
when the football game begins
when the football game begin
He _____ difficulty on the last test he took.
has
had
will have
is having
After _____ his coffee, he left the restaurant.
to drink
drank
drinking
drink
She only takes ____ sugar in her tea.
a lot
a little
a few
few
The teacher’s book, _____ lives of great men and women, has 500 pages.
which contains
who contains
which is contain
whose contains
They ______ earlier than the others, but they arrived later.
leave
left
had left
are leaving
You can travel ______.
or by train nor by bus
neither by train or by bus
either by train nor by bus
either by train or by bus
They will leave the house as soon as they _____ lunch.
finish eating
will finish to eat
finish to eat
will finish eating
____ all her efforts, she could not please her family.
However
Although
Nevertheless
In spite of
We _____ helped you even if we had wanted to because we did not know how to do it.
may not have
couldn’t have
might not have
can’t have
I should have called him right away if I _____ his telephone number.
have know
had known
would know
will know
_____ coffee after dinner.
I used to drinking
I’m used drinking
I’m used to drinking
They were speaking so loudly that I couldn’t help _____ what they said.
to overhear
but to overhear
overhear
overhearing
He seems to be director. I remember ______ in school.
seeing him
to see him
him to see
saw him
To travel in the European Community, Dutch people ______ a passport.
shouldn’t get
don’t need
mustn’t get
haven’t got
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