3rd term 2014

2º Bachillerato B
English Department Grammar test

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A. Fill in the gaps with the correct verbal tense. (7)

The attacks to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11 th (be)
__________________________ the biggest tragedy in the US so far. Even today, most
Americans (remember) __________________________ where they (be)
__________________________ or what they (do) __________________________ that morning.
Terrorism is considered to be one of the most important issues nowadays all over
the world.
But life (go on) __________________________ and people (live)
__________________________their lives as well as they can. Even humour (come back)
__________________________ to everyday life after the attacks. A certain story started
to be told about a husband who (decide) __________________________ not to go to the
office on the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center and (prefer)
__________________________ to spend the morning with his girlfriend in bed. After 11
am, the man (turn on) __________________________ his cell phone. Minutes later, he
(receive) __________________________ a phone call from his wife. She (ask)
__________________________ him where he (be) __________________________. He noticed
a strange hysteric tone in his wife but he (not pay) __________________________
attention to it. Calmly, he answered : “Where have I been? In the office, of course”.

B. Choose the correct modal verb. (5)

1. If you have a driving license, you should / can / must drive a car. But you
can’t / mustn’t / don’t have to drive faster than 120 km ph in highways.
2. Foreign passengers from the US had better / must / have to show their
passport when they come to Spain. They shouldn’t / couldn’t / don’t have to
lose it or they couldn’t / will not be able to / can leave the country.
3. Students must / have to / can pass the entry test at the beginning of the school
year. Taxes are very high, but 50 % of students might / can / have to get a grant
from the state.
4. Gina looks like Fiona a lot, both are red-headed and blue-eyed, they might /
can’t / must be relatives. But if Gina is an only child, Fiona must / can / can’t be
her sister.
5. Teenagers should / shouldn’t / don’t have to drink alcohol or take drugs if
they want to have a healthy life.
C. Fill in the gaps with the correct verbal tense in the following
Conditional Clauses. (5)
1. I (help) _________________________________ you on condition you help me later.
2. If unemployment rates (increase) __________________________________, that means
that more and more people are losing their jobs.
3. If a fashion designer hadn’t discovered Linda Evangelista in a shopping center,
she (become) ________________________________ a rich and famous top-model.
4. If you want to give up smoking, (find) ______________________________ medical help.
5. She wouldn’t date him, even if he (not behave) ________________________________
as an idiot.
6. Cross out wrong answers if somebody (find) _______________________________ them.
7. If rich people get richer, then poor people (get) _______________________________
poorer.
8. I would have asked the teacher if I (not understand)
_______________________________the question.
9. Results will be public unless someone (decide) _______________________________ on
the contrary.
10. If you (win) ____________________________a million dollars, what would you do?

D. Join the following sentences to make Defining or Non-defining

Relative Clauses. (7).
1. J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. She hadn’t ever thought of becoming a writer.

2. J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. It became a best-seller.

3. The terrorist made a phone call. The police traced it.

4. The President gave the reason to the audience. He would vote the new law for
this reason.

5. The President gave the reason to the audience. They had questioned about it.

6. We heard the song. Jill has composed it for her best friend.

7. The actor was nominated to the Oscar Awards. His eyes are blue like the sea.

E. Change the following sentences into Reported Speech. (5).

1. My sister told me “Don’t wait for me”.
2. The police officer asked me “Do you know how fast you were driving?”

3. Walter wanted to know “Who is going with you to the party?”

4. “I will always remember this meeting”, Susan said.

5. “List the positive points of your classmates” my teacher asked us.

F. Change the following sentences into the Active or Passive Voice. (7)
1. Psychologists estimate that 30% of students will experience bullying.

2. Justice has been done.

3. The company will send certificates to every member of the staff.

4. They understand Spanish.

5. They consider that statistics are not reliable.

6. Nobody could blame her for her attitude

7. The Prime Minister is claimed to enjoy Spain and its food.

Key to grammar test.

A. Fill in the gaps with the correct verbal tense. (7)

The attacks to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11 th (be)
have been the biggest tragedy in the US so far. Even today, most Americans
(remember) remember where they (be) were or what they (do) were doing that
morning. Terrorism is considered to be one of the most important issues nowadays
all over the world.
But life (go on) went on/goes on and people (live) live their lives as well as they
can. Even humour (come back) came to everyday life after the attacks. A certain
story started to be told about a husband who (decide) decided not to go to the
office on the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center and (prefer) preferred to spend
the morning with his girlfriend in bed. After 11 am, the man (turn on) turned on his
cell phone. Minutes later, he (receive) received a phone call from his wife. She (ask)
asked him where he (be) had been. He noticed a strange hysteric tone in his wife
but he (not pay) didn’t pay attention to it. Calmly, he answered : “Where have I
been? In the office, of course”.

B. Choose the correct modal verb. (5)

1. If you have a driving license, you should / can / must drive a car. But you
can’t / mustn’t / don’t have to drive faster than 120 km ph in highways.
2. Foreign passengers from the US had better / must / have to show their
passport when they come to Spain. They shouldn’t / couldn’t / don’t have to lose
it or they couldn’t / will not be able to / can leave the country.
3. Students must / have to / can pass the entry test at the beginning of the school
year. Taxes are very high, but 50 % of students might / can / have to get a grant
from the state.
4. Gina looks like Fiona a lot, both are red-headed and blue-eyed, they might /
can’t / must be relatives. But if Gina is an only child, Fiona must / can / can’t be
her sister.
5. Teenagers should / shouldn’t / don’t have to drink alcohol or take drugs if
they want to have a healthy life.
C. Fill in the gaps with the correct verbal tense in the following
Conditional Clauses. (5)
1. I (help) will help you on condition you help me later.
2. If unemployment rates (increase) increase, that means that more and more
people are losing their jobs.
3. If a fashion designer hadn’t discovered Linda Evangelista in a shopping center,
she (become) wouldn’t have become a rich and famous top-model.
4. If you want to give up smoking, (find) find medical help.
5. She wouldn’t date him, even if he (not behave) hadn’t behaved as an idiot.
6. Cross out wrong answers if somebody (find) finds them.
7. If rich people get richer, then poor people (get) gett poorer.
8. I would have asked the teacher if I (not understand) hadn’t understood the
question.
9. Results will be public unless someone (decide) decides on the contrary.
10. If you (win) won a million dollars, what would you do?

D. Join the following sentences to make Defining or Non-defining

Relative Clauses. (7).
1. J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. She hadn’t ever thought of becoming a writer.
J. K. Rowling, who hadn’t ever thought of becoming a writer, wrote Harry Potter.
2. J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. It became a best-seller.
J. K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter, which became a best seller.
3. The terrorist made a phone call. The police traced it.
The terrorist made a phone called the police traced.
4. The President gave the reason to the audience. He would vote the new law for
this reason.
The President gave the reason why he would vote the new law to the audience.
5. The President gave the reason to the audience. They had questioned about it.
the President gave the reason to the audience who had questioned about it.
6. We heard the song. Jill has composed it for her best friend.
We heard the song Jill has composed for her best friend.
7. The actor was nominated to the Oscar Awards. His eyes are blue like the sea.
The actor whose eyes are blue like the sea was nominated to the Oscar Awards.

E. Change the following sentences into Reported Speech. (5).

1. My sister told me “Don’t wait for me”.
My sister told me not to wait for her.
2. The police officer asked me “Do you know how fast you were driving?”
The police asked me if I knew how fast I had been driving.
3. Walter wanted to know “Who is going with you to the party?”
Walter wanted to know who was going with me to the party.
4. “I will always remember this meeting”, Susan said.
Susan said that she would always remember that meeting.
5. “List the positive points of your classmates” my teacher asked us.
My teacher asked me to list the positive points of my classmates
F. Change the following sentences into the Active or Passive Voice. (7)
1. Psychologists estimate that 30% of students will experience bullying.
30% of students are estimated to experience bullying by psychologists.
2. Justice has been done.
They have done justice.
3. The company will send certificates to every member of the staff.
Every member of the staff will be sent certificates by the company.
4. They understand Spanish.
Spanish is understood.
5. They consider that statistics are not reliable.
Statistics are considered not to be reliable.
6. Nobody could blame her for her attitude
She couldn’t be blamed for her attitude.
7. The Prime Minister is claimed to enjoy Spain and its food.
They claim that the Prime Minister enjoys Spain and its food.