GRAMMAR EXERCISE

DIRECTION:
Question No. 1 - 10
Choose the best answer to complete the dialogue!

Dialogue
Linda : Hi, Janet. What ……….....you doing (1)?
Janet : Oh hi Linda. ……………………(2) my scientific writing assignment for the mid term test.
Have you ……………………..(3) yours?
Linda : Yeah..I…………………….(4) finished it already.
Oh..why …………………… (5) answer my phone call last night?
……………………(6) you so busy with the home assignment?
Janet : Really? I’m so sorry. Yeah..you’re right, I …………………… (7) some troubles in
determining the theoretical review . ………………………… (8) you help me, Linda?
Linda : Sure, don’t worry. I’ll help you.
You can ask and see me at anytime you …………………(9) to discuss your problems.
Janet : It is nice of you. Thanks before...
Linda : ……………………………..(10)

1. ……………….(1)
a. Is
b. Are
c. Were
d. Was
e. am
2. ……………….(2)
a. I’m finishing
b. I was finishing
c. I wasn’t finishing
d. I’m not finishing
e. I were finishing
3. ……………….(3)
a. Finish
b. Finishing
c. Finished
d. Unfinish
e. unfinished
4. ……………….(4)
a. Am
b. Was
c. Were
d. Have
 e. had
5. ……………….(5)
a. Don’t you
b. Didn’t you
c. Are you
d. Aren’t you
e. Were you
6. ……………….(6)
a. Are
b. Were
c. Have
d. Had
e. has
7. ……………….(7)
a. Has
b. Have
c. Had
d. Are
e. do
8. ……………….(8)
a. Will
b. Won’t
c. Would
d. Wouldn’t
e. could
9. ……………….(9)
a. Want
b. Wants
c. Wanted
d. Wanna
e. wanting
10. ……………….(10)
a. Good bye
b. See you
c. Don’t mention it
d. sure
e. thanks
Question No. 11 – 20
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence!
11. The students usually … microscope to see any kind of bacteria.
a. use
b. uses
c. used
d. is using
 e. has used
12. The entomology lecturer … the practical schedule for the students during this semester since
last week .
a. Has arranged
b. Has been arranged
c. Arranged
d. Arrange
e. arranges
13. Please, be quiet! She is now …. sanitation counseling dealing with poor sanitary condition in
her hometown.
a. Have
b. Has
c. Having
d. Had
e. Has had
14. The environmental health students are … laboratory testing on the effectiveness of ylang oil
as mosquito repellent.
a. Conducting
b. Conducted
c. Conducts
d. Have conducted
e. Has
15. In the seminar last week, Dik Doank, an environment activist … people to always keep their
environment healthy.
a. Suggest
b. Suggests
c. Suggested
d. Has been suggesting
e. Hasn’t been suggesting
16. Sistha and Julie … about Ecology assignment when Mr. Iswanto walked into the classroom.
a. Argued
b. Arguing
c. Argues
d. Have argued
e. Had argued
17. While the students ….. in Basic Environment laboratory, the lecturers were discussing about
the scoring.
a. Are practicing
b. Were practicing
c. Were practiced
d. Has practiced
e. Have practiced
18. …. you … conducting your research in eradicating larvae of Aedes Aegypti?
a. Have – finished
 b. Has – finished
c. Are – finished
d. Is – finished
e. Have – been finishing
19. I …. him as the Head of Environmeanta Health Department since the first time I came here.
a. Had known
b. Has known
c. Have known
d. Was known
e. Am known
20. All of the students … hard since the last two days. Mid examination start next week.
a. Were studying
b. Are studying
c. Has been studying
d. Have been studying
e. Had been studying