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