Quick Test 6

GRAMMAR

a Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

Example: Can any type of ________ grow in dry conditions?
A fungus B fungi  C funguses
1 ________ athletics your favourite class at school?
A Were B Are C Was 
2 Do you think you’ll be ready to go to the station ________?
A perhaps B yet C soon 
3 My work involves designing ________ for the university literature department.
A curricula B curriculae  C curriculas
4 ________, the majority of people respect the rules of the National Park.
A Especially B Usually C Fortunately 
5 You know what they say. Good news _______ fast!
A travel  B travels C travelling
6 The police ________ looking for another suspect.
A are  B is C was
7 ________ if you had asked me sooner, I could have helped you out.
A Actually B Perhaps  C Particularly
8 ________ a few people completed the survey, but the answers they gave were helpful.
A Mainly B Only  C Though
9 Much of their natural habitat was destroyed. ________, this has affected their numbers.
A Definitely B Already C Consequently 
10 What I really dislike about my job ________the night shifts.
A are B is C is to do 
11 I’ve never seen this pattern before. Is it caused by a natural ________?
A phenomena B phenomenons C phenomenon 
12 I love abstract expressionist art, the works of Jackson Pollock ________.
A in particular  B even C usually

b Can the verb in brackets be singular, plural, or both? Tick () A, B, or C.

Example: Thirty miles ________ (be) too far to walk in a day!
A singular  B plural C both
13 Each one of you _____ (be) responsible for your own schedule.
A singular B plural C both
14 Neither Ray nor Simon _____ (have) been able to finish their assignment yet.
A singular B plural C both
15 A considerable number of people _____ (have) made inquiries about the study.
A singular B plural C both
16 This particular species _____ (be) of great interest to researchers.
A singular B plural C both
17 The orchestra _____ (have) recently been practising for their European tour.
A singular B plural C both
18 The press _____ (have) been relentless in pursuing that particular story.
A singular B plural C both

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19 Deer tend to be very wary as they _____ (be) a prey animal species.
A singular B plural C both
20 I’d say economics _____ (be) probably my best subject when I was at school.
A singular B plural C both

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VOCABULARY

a Complete the idioms and expressions in the sentences. Tick () A, B, or C.

Example: What’s in this box? It weighs a ________!
A gallon B ton  C a mile
1 We’re still miles ____ from where we need to be. We’re going to be late!
A away B out C extra
2 Sorry, but I wouldn’t trust Marcia _____.
A an inch B a mile C a centimetre
3 Thank you so much – you always _____ the extra mile to help me.
A do B give C go
4 The teacher was so angry – he came down on us like a _____of bricks!
A gallon B mile C ton
5 The ship spilled thousands of _____ of oil into the sea, causing widespread pollution.
A tons B gallons C volume
6 Being the only people at the party in fancy dress, we _____ a mile!
A looked out B missed out C stood out

b Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

Example: Could you give me a hand with _____ this heavy furniture, please?
A changing B moving  C putting up
7 You’ll need to put on lots of layers of clothing – it’s ________ cold this morning!
A fiercely B categorically C bitterly
8 The car won’t start in this cold weather – we’ll have to ________ it to get it going.
A unblock B jump-start C fix
9 Before you can enter the country, you are _____ required to fill out these forms.
A legally B reasonably C actively
10 You measure the _____ of a circle from the centre to the outer edge.
A radius B volume C diameter
11 Oops! I think I’ve put the decimal ______ in the wrong place in this answer!
A fraction B percentage C point
12 It’s ________ that you’re annoyed with me, but I don’t know why.
A quite right B quite clear C quite difficult
13 How many ________ of liquid does this container hold?
A grams B millimetres C millilitres
14 We wanted to go on holiday in July, but the prices were ________ expensive.
A prohibitively B painfully C violently

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15 The _____ of females to males on the course is approximately 3:1.

A radius B percentage C ratio
16 We use a ________ to show the relationships between two or three items.
A bar chart B Venn Diagram C pie chart
17 Politicians would gain more public trust if they _____ admitted their mistakes.
A freely B flatly C quietly
18 I’m actually ________ at playing the cello, but I still have a lot of practising to do!
A quite all right B quite good C quite brilliant
19 If you think I’m going to believe that story you’re _____ mistaken!
A sadly B highly C firmly
20 Make sure you ____ those screws carefully so they don’t come out.
A tighten B set up C loosen

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PRONUNCIATION

a Which word has a different sound? Tick () A, B, or C.

Example: A relinquish  B prevaricate C devalue
1 A equals B cubic C priced
2 A squared B centimetre C expression
3 A minus B numbers C square
4 A chart B stomach C congratulate
5 A fraction B ratio C short

b Which is the correctly stressed syllable? Tick () A, B, or C.

Example: A ordinal B ordinal C ordinal 
6 A congratulate B congratulate C congratulate
7 A painfully B painfully C painfully
8 A mathematical B mathematical C mathematical
9 A attached B attached C attached
10 A appreciate B appreciate C appreciate

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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50

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