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Grammar Test 1

This is the 1st of 20 perfect multi-level grammar tests for


assessment. Each test comprises 100 multiple choice 6. A: Where’s Helen? B: She ______ in the office
questions on almost all the topics of English grammar. So
these tests are perfect for you to check your English A) is sitting
grammar knowledge thoroughly. To do this, we suggest you B) sit
take these 20 grammar tests one by one.
C) sitting
D) sits
1. ______ a fluent speaker of English?

A) Is her
B) He
C) Does she 7. She ______ French and English, so she has got a good
job.
D) Is she
A) speak
B) speaks
C) speaking
2. This is a desk, and ______ tables? D) is speaking

A) those are
B) these
C) that are
8. A: What _____ ? B: She is writing a letter.
D) that is
A) does she do
B) does she
C) is she doing
3. This is ______ boyfriend? D) she is doing

A) hers
B) of her
C) to him
9. She ______ speaks no foreign languages.
D) her
A) is not
B) ___
C) doesn’t
4. There are ______ people in the office. D) don’t

A) the
B) little
C) some
10. A: Are Peter and Mary still sitting in the office? B: No,
D) any _____

A) they don’t sit


B) they standing
______ money on Helens table? C) there aren’t
5.
D) they aren’t
A) There is some
B) There is any
C) Is it some
D) Is there any

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11. What language _____?

A) do you speak
B) you speak 17. Marry ______ to the bank on Monday.
C) you are speaking A) go
D) speak you B) going
C) gone
D) went

12. A: Are there any people in the bar? B: No, ______

A) any
B) there aren’t 18. Marry ______ hasn’t telephoned Peter.
C) there isn’t A) yet
D) are there B) still
C) always
D) never

13. Helen has got only ______ money.

A) any
B) a little 19. Peter ______ in the living room when the phone rang.
C) no A) was sitting
D) few B) has been sitting
C) at
D) has she want

14. A: Do you want some tea? B: No, I don’t want _____


thank you.

A) nothing 20. A: What ______? B: She wanted to talk to him.


B) none
A) wanted she
C) anything
B) did she want
D) something
C) she wanted
D) has she wanted

15. I’m sorry, but I ______ the test yet.

A) don’t finish 21. Peter can’t speak Italian, ______?


B) haven’t finished
A) isn’t
C) didn’t finish
B) can’t he
D) aren’t finished
C) does he
D) can he

16. ______ English before?

A) Have you 22. Jack ______ Turkish soon.


B) Do you study
A) goes to learn
C) Are you studying
B) learns
D) Have you studied
C) is going to learn
D) is learning

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28. She asked him where ______.

A) the party is
23. He asked her friend to speak ______ on the telephone. B) the party was
A) clear C) was the party
B) more clearly D) is the party
C) very clear
D) too clearly

29. “If I _____ the way to the house, we wouldn’t be so


late.” He replied

24. “What ______ this evening?” Marry asked. A) knew


B) know
A) you will do
C) would know
B) do you
D) had know
C) very clear
D) are you doing

30. Peter wanted ______ a policeman.

25. She enjoys ______ to parties. A) that Mary would ask


B) Mary asking
A) to go
C) Mary should ask
B) that they go
D) Mary to ask
C) going
D) go

31. Marry said she _____ him driving fast, and asked him
to slow down.
26. His girlfriend _______ while he was still having a bath.
A) isn’t liking
A) was arriving B) hasn’t liking
B) has arrived C) didn’t like
C) arrived D) doesn’t like
D) is arriving

32. When they finally arrived, they _____ the car and
27. “If I _______ quickly, we wont be late for the party,” went in.
said Peter.
A) had parked
A) drive B) were parking
B) will drive C) parked
C) drove D) have parked
D) would drive

33. They were _____ that they didn’t get anything to eat.

A) such late
B) so late
C) too late
D) very late

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39. The milk ______ at 8 o’clock the following morning.

A) was delivering
34. Peter made Mary _____ all night. B) delivered
A) to dance C) was delivered
B) that she danced D) is delivered
C) dance
D) dancing

40. “If I’d known I’d feel so ill, I _____ to party,” Peter
moaned.

35. When you _____ him tomorrow, you will think he is ten A) would go
years older.
B) wouldn’t have gone
A) see C) didn’t go
B) will be D) would have gone
C) would see
D) are going to see

41. He heard on the morning news that a family of 6


_____ in an explosion.

36. He promised his wife they _____ here earlier next A) were being injured
time.
B) had injured
A) will get C) have injured
B) get D) had been injured
C) shall get
D) would get

42. You ______ have worried because the test wasn’t


difficult, was it?

37. _____ Peter nor I was able to drive home. A) could


B) needn’t
A) Either
C) must
B) Not only
D) wouldn’t
C) Nor
D) Neither

43. The family had just had a new gas cooker _____ in
their kitchen.
38. Helen found a good job, and _____ Peter.
A) fitted
A) also B) fitting
B) too did C) to be fitted
C) so did D) for fit
D) so

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44. The man who fixed it must ______ a mistake with the 49. Peter ______ spending weekends alone.
connections.
A) didn’t use to
A) have made B) wasn’t used to
B) to have made C) hadn’t used to
C) to made D) used not to
D) made

50. He wished she ______ have to spend so much time


45. He ______ his job properly because a lot of gas away.
escaped.
A) didn’t
A) shouldn’t do B) hadn’t
B) must have done C) doesn’t
C) wasn't able to do D) couldn’t
D) can’t have done

51. He suggested _______ him on Tuesday evening.


46. After Peter ______ his breakfast, he went to work.
A) her to meet
A) finishing B) she should meet
B) was finishing C) she meeting
C) had finished D) she meeting
D) has finished

52. Now it’s time ______ a short composition.


47. He thought he ______ able to read about the explosion
when he got home. A) you write
B) you are writing
A) will be
C) for to write
B) is
D) you wrote
C) would be
D) was

53. He ______ ill for a long time.

48. “By the time I get home the story _____ in the A) has had
evening newspaper,” he thought. B) has been
A) appears C) is
B) would be D) were
C) will have appeared
D) has appeared

54. I had two eggs for breakfast and ______ of them was
fresh.

A) either
B) neither
C) no
D) none

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60. While I _______ my car I heard a scream.

A) was parking
55. A: Have you passed the test? B: ___________ B) will park
A) I don’t doubt C) park
B) Yes, I doubt it D) have parked
C) I doubt
D) I doubt it

61. Turkish is easy, but English ________.

A) is
56. I usually watch TV, but at present I ______ to the B) does not
radio.
C) is not
A) am listening D) is not, either
B) listened
C) listen
D) will listen
62. _____ are broken.

A) The legs of the table


B) Table’s leg
57. He speaks English well ______ he has never been to
England. C) One leg of the table
D) One of the legs of the table
A) however
B) even
C) so
D) although
63. There is _____ we can do to help you.

A) nothing
B) anything
C) somewhere
58. How long _______ Mr. Brown?
D) any
A) do you know
B) did you know
C) have you known
D) will you known
64. My brother is a very _____ musician

A) the most talented


B) talented
C) more talented
59. Jane is ______ than Mary.
D) talent
A) very tall
B) taller
C) the tallest
D) tallest
65. He wrote a _______ book last year.

A) good
B) the worst
C) worst
D) very

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66. The detective has not solved the mystery ______. 72. She doesn’t have _____ money.

A) still A) many
B) yet B) much
C) already C) no
D) therefore D) very

67. He ______ in Africa this time tomorrow. 73. George enjoys _____ in the sea.

A) is traveling A) from swimming


B) was traveling B) swim
C) will be traveling C) to swim
D) has been traveling D) swimming

68. My brother is _______ young to be a team leader. 74. Can you tell me _____ ?

A) enough A) where does Jack live


B) too B) where Jack lives
C) yet C) where is Jack living
D) much D) where is Jack

69. ______ of his books do you like best? 75. Did you see the pencil ______ two days ago?

A) Which A) I bought it
B) What B) which I bought it
C) Who C) that I bought it
D) Whom D) which I bought

70. My friend asked me _____ I wanted to drink anything. 76. He would buy a new car if he ______ more money.

A) what A) had
B) which B) would had
C) if C) would have
D) that D) have had

71. ______ read any good book recently? 77. Alice is the same age _______ David.

A) Have you A) with


B) Do you B) like
C) Did you C) as
D) Are you D) by

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78. Who _____ the dinner? 83. His aunt died three months ago. Since then he ____ to
Ankara twice.
A) did cook
B) cooked A) went
C) was cook B) has gone
D) is cooked C) is going
D) was gone

79. How many times a week did you do English at


school? 84. She married ______ an Englishman.

A) Four times in a week A) by


B) Twice in a week B) with
C) Once in a week C) to
D) Twice a week D) too

80. She is staying with her parents _____ the time being 85. They met some people _____ sons were all football
because she can’t afford to rent an apartment. players.

A) during A) who
B) for B) who’s
C) since C) whom
D) in D) whose

81. The children want me to ______ them a story now. 86. They really don’t know ______.

A) say A) when does the football game begin


B) talk B) when the football game begin
C) tell C) when begins the football game
D) speak D) when the football game begins

82. He _____ hard because he answered all the questions 87. He _____ difficulty on the last test he took.
in the exam.
A) had
A) must have studied B) has
B) should study C) is having
C) should have studied D) will have
D) ought to study

88. After _____ his coffee, he left the restaurant.

A) drinking
B) drank
C) drink
D) to drink

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94. ____ all her efforts, she could not please her family.

A) In spite of
89. She only takes ____ sugar in her tea. B) Nevertheless
A) few C) Although
B) a lot D) However
C) a little
D) a few

95. We _____ helped you even if we had wanted to


because we did not know how to do it.

90. The teacher’s book, _____ lives of great men and A) may not have
women, has 500 pages.
B) can’t have
A) who contains C) might not have
B) which contains D) couldn’t have
C) which is contain
D) whose contains

96. I should have called him right away if I _____ his


telephone number.

91. They ______ earlier than the others, but they arrived A) have know
later.
B) will know
A) are leaving C) had known
B) had left D) would know
C) leave
D) left

97. _____ coffee after dinner.

A) I’m used to drinking


92. You can travel ______. B) I used to drinking
A) neither by train or by bus C) I’m used drinking
B) either by train or by bus D) would know
C) either by train nor by bus
D) or by train nor by bus

98. They were speaking so loudly that I couldn’t help


_____ what they said.

93. They will leave the house as soon as they _____ lunch. A) to overhear
B) overhearing
A) finish eating
C) overhear
B) will finish to eat
D) but to overhear
C) finish to eat
D) will finish eating

99. He seems to be director. I remember ______ in school.

A) saw him
B) seeing him
C) him to see
D) to see him

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100. To travel in the European Community, Dutch people


______ a passport.

A) haven’t got
B) don’t need
C) mustn’t get
D) shouldn’t get

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Answer Key:

1: D 51: B
2: A 52: D
3: D 53: B
4: C 54: B
5: D 55: D
6: A 56: A
7: B 57: D
8: C 58: C
9: B 59: B
10: D 60: A
11: A 61: C
12: B 62: A
13: B 63: A
14: C 64: B
15: B 65: A
16: D 66: B
17: D 67: C
18: B 68: B
19: A 69: A
20: B 70: C
21: D 71: A
22: C 72: B
23: B 73: D
24: D 74: B
25: C 75: D
26: C 76: A
27: A 77: C
28: B 78: B
29: A 79: D
30: D 80: B
31: C 81: C
32: C 82: A
33: B 83: B
34: C 84: C
35: A 85: D
36: D 86: D
37: D 87: A
38: C 88: A
39: C 89: C
40: B 90: B
41: D 91: C
42: B 92: B
43: A 93: A
44: A 94: A
45: C 95: D
46: C 96: C
47: C 97: A
48: B 98: B
49: B 99: B
50: A 100: B

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