English Self - Improvement Test

1. Match the idioms with their meanings.

a) All skin and bones

b) It’s all Greek to me
c) Living on the edge
d) Allow nature to take its course

(....) being extremely thin

(….) letting something happen naturally

(....) having a risky lifestyle

(....) not understanding something that’s said or written

2. Fill in the blanks with the words below.

Juicy spicy delicious fresh healthy salty sour greasy sweet unhealthy

a. I think Italian food is ________. Everybody loves it.

b. Fruit and vegetables are ______. They are good for you.

c. I don’t like ______food. So, I don’t fry them.

d. I don’t enjoy Indian food. They are ______. They use lots of curry

e. I prefer ______ biscuits ______ snacks like chocolate.

f. Lemon is a ______ fruit and I use it in salads.

g. I love ______ and ______ oranges. I get lots of orange juice for breakfast.

h. Potato chips and crackers are ______. They can damage your health.

3. Write whether it is True or False according to the texts.

a. Flowers bloom in spring. (_____)

b. Arthur cleans our swimming pool twice a month. (____)
c. They visit a museum once a month. (____)
d. I am thinking you should buy him a tie. (____)
e. He likes to dress formally. (____)
f. Dan is talking on the other phone right now. (____)
g. We aren’t visiting their grand parents every weekend. (____)
h. The dog is chasing a cat now. (____)
i. Look ! A cat is climbing that old tree! (____)
 4. Complete the sentences with the correct question tags.

a. She is studying English Language and Literature. ______?

b. Jake can speak four languages, ______?
c. Greg doesn’t wear a uniform to school, ______?
d. There is a bookstore in this street, ______?
e. Let’s drive to the seaside, ______?

5. Fiil in the blanks with the words from the boxes.

Earthquakes Oceans Beach Hill Desert Drought Tsunamis İsland

a. It’s very hard to find water in the ______. All you can see is sand.
b. Farmers don’t get any crops during a(n) ______ They have hard times.
c. My friend lives on the large Japanese ______ of Hokkaido. It’s breathtaking.
d. Different types of fish live in the ______. I want to dive and film them.
e. A lot of people die during ______. Safety rules are important.
f. Their house is on the top of a(n) ______. Climbing is really tiring.
g. ______ are large waves after earthquakes.
h. We like spending the day at the ______ in summer.

6. Fill in the chart with comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives.

The Adjective The Comparative The Superlative

tall
long
beautiful
good
comfortable