Advanced grammar quiz 2

He fell... the ladder when he saw the flash. Fortunately, he’s OK.

• about

• up

• off

• as

I... on the ice while I was crossing the street in front of the dorm.

• was slipped

• slipping

• had slipped

• slipped

She is working... a big presentation for next week.

• up

• about

• as

• on

What is the meaning of "ace" in the following sentence?

"I was up all night studying, but it was worth it - I aced my chemistry final."

• to do very well in an exam

• to do very badly in an exam

• to score low

• to fail

What verb can be used instead of "run into" in the following sentence?

"Yesterday at the airport, I ran into Rick Collins, an old friend of mine."

• come across

• rehearse

• leave for

• turn down

"I accidentally knocked a glass over."

What word or phrase can be used instead of "accidentally" in this sentence?

• deliberately

• on purpose

• unintentionally

• intentionally

Until Aunt Mary went to the doctor, she... well.

• had not been sleeping

• has not slept

• will not sleep

• doesn't sleep

The twins... on a science project all semester. It’s taking a lot of time.

• works

• will have worked

• had worked

• have been working

It was midnight. I... for five straight hours. No wonder I was getting tired.

• am studying

• had been studying

• will be studying

• study

"You need to stay calm now. The plane is just hitting some turbulence."

What is "turbulence" in this sentence?

• violent and uneven movement within a particular area of air

• the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used for building

• a substance in a form like air that is neither solid nor liquid

• the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that we breathe