Test paper

- Expressing quantity -

1. Mark the following nouns C (for countable) or U (for uncountable) as in the example:

Milk – salt – butter –

Apple – meat – banana –
Child – sandwich – water –
Carrot – man – honey –

2. Write in a/ an/ some for each of the following nouns:

.... elephant .... child .... potato

.... pears .... bread .... carrots
.... butter .... money .... rice

3. Fill in ”some” or ”any” as in the exemple:

a) Are there .......................... rabbits in the garden ?

b) There aren't ......................... chairs in room.
c) Are there .......................... birds in the tree?
d) There is ........................ coffee in the cup.
e) Are there ........................ children in the class?
f) There isn't ........................ money in the bag.
g) There are ........................... fish in the water.
h) Are there ........................ oranges in the basket?
i) There are ...................... policemen in the police station.
j) There isn't .......................... milk in the fridge.

4. Fill in ”how much” or ”how many”:

a) ..................... sugar is there in the cupboard?

b) ..................... apples are there on the table?
c) ..................... vanilla do we need for the cake?
d) ..................... pumpkins are you carving for Halloween?
e) ..................... water is there in the human body?
f) ...................... vegetables are there in this soup?
 5. Fill in the gaps in column B using the words ” little”, ”a little”, ”few” or ”a few”, to
get the same meaning as the corresponding sentences in column A:
A B
I have some milk in the fridge. It is enough There is .................. milk in the fridge.
to make the cake.
Tony has got 5 apples in his basket. We are Tony has got ..................... apples in his
6 at the picnic. basket.
There isn't enough milk in the fridge to There is .......................... milk in the fridge.
make the cake.
Tony has got 7 apples in his basket. We are Tony has got ........................ in his basket.
6 at the picnic.

6. Write about Tom's, Jamie's and Matt's eating and drinking habits. Use the key:

*** = a lot of/ lots of

** = much/ many
*= (a) little/ (a) few

Food and drinks Tom Jamie Matt

Fruit and vegetables
Fizzy drinks and
juice
Cookies and candies
Healthy proteins
*** * **
* *** **
* ** ***
*** * **

1. Tom eats ............................. fruit and vegetables, but he drinks ................................

fizzy drinks and .............................. juice.
2. Jamie drinks ................................ juice and fizzy drinks but he eats ..............................
fruit and vegetables.
3. Matt eats .................................. fruit and healthy proteins and he
drinks ............................... juice.
4. Tom eats ................................. healthy proteins.
5. Jamie eats .................................... cookies and candies.