Multi-level grammar tests for assessment: Test 1 (100 items)
Multiple-choice quiz
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______ a fluent speaker of English?
Does she
Is her
Is she
He
This is a desk, and ______ tables?
that is
those are
these
that are
This is ______ boyfriend?
hers
of her
to him
her
There are ______ people in the office.
little
any
the
some
______ money on Helen's table?
There is any
Is there any
Is it some
There is some
A: Where’s Helen? B: She ______ in the office
sits
is sitting
sit
sitting
She ______ French and English, so she has got a good job.
is speaking
speaking
speak
speaks
A: What _____ ? B: She is writing a letter.
does she
is she doing
she is doing
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 don’t sit
they aren’t
they standing
What language _____?
speak you
you speak
you are speaking
do you speak
A: Are there any people in the bar? B: No, ______
there isn’t
any
there aren’t
are there
Helen has got only ______ money.
few
no
any
a little
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.
don’t finish
didn’t finish
haven’t finished
aren’t finished
______ English before?
Are you studying
Do you study
Have you
Have you studied
Mary ______ to the bank on Monday.
gone
go
going
went
Marry ______ hasn’t telephoned Peter.
always
yet
still
never
Peter ______ in the living room when the phone rang.
at
was sitting
has been sitting
A: What ______? B: She wanted to talk to him.
wanted she
did she want
she wanted
has she wanted
Peter can’t speak Italian, ______?
does he
can he
can’t he
isn’t
Jack ______ Turkish soon.
is going to learn
goes to learn
is learning
learns
He asked her friend to speak ______ on the telephone.
clear
very clear
too clearly
more clearly
“What ______ this evening?” Mary asked.
are you doing
do you
you will do
She enjoys ______ to parties.
to go
that they go
going
go
His girlfriend _______ while he was still having a bath.
is arriving
was arriving
arrived
has arrived
“If I _______ quickly, we wont be late for the party,” said Peter.
would drive
drove
will drive
drive
She asked him where ______.
the party is
the party was
is the party
was the party
“If I _____ the way to the house, we wouldn’t be so late.”
would know
know
had know
knew
Peter wanted ______ a policeman.
Mary asking
Mary should ask
Mary to ask
that Mary would ask
Marry said she _____ him driving fast, and asked him to slow down.
didn’t like
hasn’t liking
doesn’t like
isn’t liking
When they finally arrived, they _____ the car and went in.
have parked
had parked
were parking
parked
They were _____ that they didn’t get anything to eat.
so late
such late
too late
very 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
are going to see
see
would see
He promised his wife they _____ here earlier next time.
will get
would get
get
shall get
_____ Peter nor I was able to drive home.
Nor
Neither
Not only
Either
Helen found a good job, and _____ Peter.
so
too did
so did
also
The milk ______ at 8 o’clock the following morning.
was delivered
is delivered
delivered
was delivering
“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.
fitting
to be fitted
for fit
fitted
The man who fixed it must ______ a mistake with the connections.
made
to made
have made
to have made
He ______ his job properly because a lot of gas escaped.
shouldn’t do
must have done
was able to do
can’t have done
After Peter ______ his breakfast, he went to work.
has finished
finishing
was finishing
had finished
He thought he ______ able to read about the explosion when he got home.
will be
is
would be
was
“By the time I get home the story _____ in the evening newspaper,” he thought.
appears
will have appeared
would be
has appeared
Peter ______ spending weekends alone.
used not to
hadn’t used to
wasn’t used to
didn’t use to
He wished she ______ have to spend so much time away.
hadn’t
didn’t
doesn’t
couldn’t
He suggested _______ him on Tuesday evening.
she should meet
her to meet
that her meeting
she meeting
You ______ have worried because the test wasn’t difficult, was it?
could
must
needn’t
wouldn’t
Now it’s time ______ a short composition.
you wrote
you write
for to write
you are writing
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
neither
no
A: Have you passed the test? B: ___________.
Yes, I doubt it
I doubt
I don’t doubt
I doubt it
I usually watch TV, but at present I ______ to the radio.
listen
am listening
will listen
listened
He speaks English well ______ he has never been to England.
even
however
so
although
How long _______ Mr. Brown?
did you know
do you know
will you known
have you known
Jane is ______ than Mary.
the tallest
tallest
very tall
taller
While I _______ my car I heard a scream.
park
was parking
have parked
will park
Turkish is easy, but English ________.
does not
is not
is
is not, either
_____ are broken.
The legs of the table
One of the legs of the table
One leg of the table
Table’s leg
There is _____ we can do to help you.
anything
any
nothing
somewhere
My brother is a very _____ musician
talent
talented
more talented
the most talented
He wrote a _______ book last year.
very
worst
good
the worst
The detective has not solved the mystery ______.
therefore
still
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.
much
yet
enough
too
______ of his books do you like best?
Which
What
Whom
Who
My friend asked me _____ I wanted to drink anything.
what
that
which
if
______ read any good book recently?
Are you
Do you
Did you
Have you
She doesn’t have _____ money.
very
much
no
many
George enjoys _____ in the sea.
from swimming
to swim
swim
swimming
Can you tell me _____ ?
where Jack lives
where does Jack live
where is Jack
where is Jack living
Did you see the pencil ______ two days ago?
which I bought
that I bought it
I bought it
which I bought it
He would buy a new car if he ______ more money.
have had
would had
had
would have
Alice is the same age _______ David.
like
with
as
by
Who _____ the dinner?
is cooked
was cook
did cook
cooked
How many times a week did you do English at school?
Twice a week
Twice in a week
Four times in a week
Once in a week
She is staying with her parents _____ the time being because she can’t afford to rent an apartment.
during
for
since
in
The children want me to ______ them a story now.
say
talk
speak
tell
He _____ hard because he answered all the questions in the exam.
ought to study
must have studied
should study
should have studied
His aunt died three months ago. Since then he ____ to Ankara twice.
was gone
has gone
went
is going
She is married ______ an Englishman.
too
to
by
with
They met some people _____ sons were all football players.
who
whose
who’s
whom
They really don’t know ______.
when the football game begins
when does the football game begin
when begins the football game
when the football game begin
He _____ difficulty on the last test he took.
had
has
is having
will have
After _____ his coffee, he left the restaurant.
drinking
drank
to drink
drink
She only takes ____ sugar in her tea.
a little
few
a few
a lot
The teacher’s book, _____ lives of great men and women, has 500 pages.
which is contain
which contains
who contains
whose contains
They ______ earlier than the others, but they arrived later.
had left
leave
are leaving
left
You can travel ______.
either by train nor by bus
neither by train or by bus
or by train nor by bus
either by train or by bus
They will leave the house as soon as they _____ lunch.
finish eating
finish to eat
will finish eating
will finish to eat
____ all her efforts, she could not please her family.
However
Nevertheless
In spite of
Although
We _____ helped you even if we had wanted to because we did not know how to do it.
couldn’t have
may not have
might not have
can’t have
I should have called him right away if I _____ his telephone number.
had known
would know
will know
have know
_____ coffee after dinner.
I used to drinking
I’m used to drinking
I’m used drinking
They were speaking so loudly that I couldn’t help _____ what they said.
to overhear
overhearing
overhear
but to overhear
He seems to be director. I remember ______ in school.
saw him
to see him
seeing him
him to see
To travel in the European Community, Dutch people ______ a passport.
mustn’t get
haven’t got
don’t need
shouldn’t get
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