AN ENGLISH QUIZGrade VIIth

Correct answers are red.

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Everyday English

Circle the letter in front of the correct answer.

1) What do you call something which is not

damaged by water? a) waterproof b) swimproof c) washing up-proof d) rainproof

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2) Which of the following seasons is

American English ?

a) spring b) summer c) fall d) winter

3) What do you call your

grandmother’s mother?

a) grandmother b) grand

grandmother c) great

grandmother d) old grandmother

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4) What’s the best advice? – “I’m absolutely broke!” a) Try getting a a second part-time

job. b) You should to get a second part-time job. c) Try repairing yourself. d) Why don’t you see a doctor?

5) If you have a toothache

you should take a …

a) hurtstopper

b) painstopper

c) painkiller

d) achekiller

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6) What do we call the

people who watch

sport?

a) spectators b) the audience c) the viewers d) the watchers

7) How do we say the

following football score? 0-0

a) zero, zero b) nil, nil c) nought, nought d) love, love

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8) Sometimes in the supermarket I

can’t remember what I want. My mind goes … a) white b) empty c) erased d) blank

9) Which is “the odd

one out” (doesn’t

match)?

WIN a) a competition b) $ 1 000 000 c) a big salary d) a war

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10) They live near the airport. It’s a lovely house, but ______ is terrible.

a) the noisy pollution b) the noise pollution c) the racket pollution d) a noise pollution

11) What do you want to know if you ask “ What is he like?” About his _______

a) preferences b) interests c) personality d) looks

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12) She’s a devout

Catholic and _______ every day.

a) praze b) praise c) prays d) preys

13) Something that meets your

needs and

expectations is …

a) fillfulling b) filling c) fulling d) fulfilling

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14) They say if you look after the

___, the pounds will look after them- selves. a) cents b) pennies c) coins d) money

15) It really ________ when people look at their mobiles when I’m talking to them. a) makes me nervous b) gets on my nerves c) gets me nervous d) nerves me

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Choose the right preposition to complete the sentence.Circle the letter

in front of it. 1) He’ll be ready to leave ___ about twenty minutes.

a) in

b) on

c) at

2) I think she spent the whole after- noon ___the

phone.

a) in

b) on

c) at

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3) She will wait ____ 6.30, but then

she’s going home.

a) from

b) at

c) until

4) The police caught the thief ___ the corner of Cascade and Plum Streets. a) on

b) at

c) from

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5) My fingers were injured so my

sister had to write the note ___ me. a) for

b) with

c) to

6) My best friend John

is named ____ his grandfather.

a) to

b) after

c) about

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7) Do you know what time your train

gets ___ ?

a) to

b) in

c) on

8) Write your name ___ the top of

the page.

a) on

b) at

c) in

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9) Who is the woman

___ that photo?

a) at

b) on

c) in

10) We finally found

a solution ___ the problem.

a) of

b) to

c) with

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Grammar Mix

Choose the right word or phrase that would correctly complete the sentence.

Circle the letter in front of the right answer.

1) The Karmen Ghia is used to be ___________ sports car. a) a fine German b) a German, fine c) a fine, German

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2)Everyone was home

for the holidays. What would make for ______ Christ- mas than that?

a) a merryer b) the merriest c) a merrier

3) Which word has a different vowel sound?

a) roof b) foot c) shoot d) suit

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4) How many people are going to ______ _________ ?

a) Mark and Sharon’s

wedding b) the wedding of Mark and Sharon’s c) Mark’s and Sharon’s wedding

5) Have you ________

_____ skiing with us yet?

a) persuaded Julie coming b) persuaded Julie to come c) persuaded to Julie come

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6) Of all the mechanics in the shop, Jerzy is surely __________ .

a) the less competent b)the least

competent c) the competentest

7) She looked away and didn’t say __________ .

a) nothing b) anything c) none

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8) He spent _________

on CDs.

a) all the money

b) every money

c) the whole money

9) What time ________ Chris this

evening?

a) do we meet

b) are we meeting

c) are we meet

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10) They grew up in __________ house in Mexico City.

a) a comfortable, little

b) a little, comfortable

c) a comfortable little

11) Do you know what ___________ for her birthday?

a) does Sophie want

b) Sophie wants

c) wants Sophie

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12) _________ TV when I phoned you.

a) Did you watch

b) Were you watch

c) Were you watching

13) What ___________ for your

interview tomorrow?

a) shall you wear

b) are you going to

wear c) do you wear

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14) How _________ ? “I don’t know. I didn’t see it.”

a) the accident hap- pened b) did the

accident happen c) did happen the accident

15) Is your English ____________ a conversation?

a) enough good for

b) good enough for have c) good enough to

have

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16) You’re out of breath.

________?

a) Are you running

b) Have you been running

c) Have you run

17) We visited _____ ___________ .

a) Canada and the United

States b) the Canada and United States c) the Canada and the United

States

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18) He _________ to find a job but

he had no luck.

a) tried hardly

b) tried hard

c) hardly tried

19)“______you tomor-

row, OK?” “OK, goodbye.”

a) I’m phoning

b) I phone

c) I’ll phone

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20) I wish my brother

_______ here to see me now.

a) were

b) is

c) would be

21) Are Diane and Paul here? No, they ________.

a) haven’t already arrived b) don’t arrive yet

c) haven’t arrived

yet

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