Free Printable PRACTICE TEST 5 FOR GCSE

1.

PRONUNCIATION

a)

athletics

b)

participants

c)

envelops

d)

relatives

2.

PRONUNCIATION

a)

women

b)

spend

c)

bench

d)

lend

3.

STRESS

a)

effective

b)

environment

c)

prepare

d)

benefit

4.

STRESS

a)

police

b)

communicate

c)

contain

d)

popular

5.

May and Lin are at a birthday party .

- May: “Thank you, Lin. That was a lovely gift .”

- Lin: “ ______ ”

a)

It must be expensive

b)

hall we go for a walk?

c)

I love eating out at night.

d)

I’m glad you enjoyed it

6.

Sam:“Hi, Vic,do you think it's possible for us to have a talk sometime today?”

Vic: “____,but I've got a pretty tight schedule today.”

a)

No, I don’t

b)

Certainly. Let’s see after break

c)

I'd love to

d)

Don’t worry

7.

CORRECTION : To be a true sportsman, (B) each athlete (C) has to play with fairness and (D) cheerful whether he wins or loses.

a)

To be

b)

each athlete

c)

has to play

d)

cheerful

8.

CORRECTION:Most workers (A) seems to be happy (B) with their (C) new working (D) conditions.

a)

seems

b)

with

c)

new

d)

conditions

9.

Because Hank is a (A) beneficial man who never (B) refuses a friend, nearly (C) a hundred people visited him (D) while he was in the hospital.

a)

beneficial

b)

refuses

c)

a hundred

d)

while

10.

OPPOSITE: James’s books are full of long paragraphs and convoluted sentences, which many people find appealing.

a)

too complicated to understand

b)

readable and appealing

c)

simple and can be comprehended

d)

difficult and should be paraphrase

11.

OPPOSITE: She was a very busy manager. Such relaxed days were few and far between in her hectic life.

a)

happening frequently

b)

becoming irregular

c)

highly appreciated

d)

seldom occurring

12.

CLOSEST : It's hard to get through to Janet because her telephone line is always busy.

a)

have a row with

b)

make contact with

c)

get away from

d)

run into

13.

It is the busy season now. If you are at a loose end, you could help me in the garden.

a)

need to earn money

b)

are in good health

c)

have free time

d)

want to have fun

14.

It is raining heavily, so we can't pack up and leave.

a)

If it isn't raining heavily, we will pack up and leave.

b)

As the rain is not heavy, we pack up and leave.

c)

Were it not raining heavily, we could pack up and leave.

d)

The heavy rain doesn't prevent us from packing up and leaving.

15.

I regret not booking the seats in advance.

a)

I wish I had booked the seats in advance.

b)

I wish I have booked the seats in advance.

c)

I wish I booked the seats in advance.

d)

I wish I could book the seats in advance.

16.

"Don't forget to submit your project papers by next Friday." said the teacher to the students.

a)

The teacher allowed the students to submit your project papers by the next Friday.

b)

The teacher suggested the students to submit their project papers by the next Friday.

c)

The leather encouraged the students to submit their project papers by next Friday.

d)

The teacher reminded the students to submit their project papers by the next Friday.

17.

With six children on her hands, she’s fully occupied.

a)

She’s too occupied to look after her six children.

b)

She’s occupied because she always carries her six children.

c)

Her six children’s hands always make her busy.

d)

With six children to look after, she’s extremely busy.

18.

She______ this exercise yesterday at 8o’clock

a)

wrote

b)

has written

c)

writing

d)

was writing

19.

The packages just mailed at the post office will arrive on Monday, ______?

a)

will they

b)

didn’t they

c)

won’t they

d)

did they

20.

Most ________ understand that disciplinary actions do not always work with students.

a)

educate

b)

educating

c)

education

d)

educators

21.

Tim ______ in trouble with the police department now if he had listened to me in the first place.

a)

isn’t

b)

won’t be

c)

wouldn’t be

d)

wouldn’t have been

22.

Does Dr Johnson mind ______ at home if his patients need his help?

a)

to call

b)

to be called

c)

calling

d)

being called

23.

________ the red light , he was fined 120 thousand VND by the police.

a)

Having run

b)

Being run

c)

Running

d)

Run

24.

The answer to that mystery was not likely ______to me anytime soon.

a)

to be revealed

b)

being revealed

c)

to have revealed

d)

having

25.

We decided not to travel, ______ the terrible weather forecast.

a)

having been heard

b)

to have heard

c)

having heard

d)

to have been heard

26.

Berbato painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He _______ a different color.

a)

had to choose

b)

must have chosen

c)

should have chosen

d)

could have been choosing

27.

She fell in love with a ______ boy and ran away from home to marry him.

a)

silly young French

b)

young silly French

c)

French young silly

d)

silly French young

28.

My uncle tries to spend time playing with his children ______ he is very busy.

a)

because of

b)

despite

c)

although

d)

moreover

29.

John asked me _______ that film the night before.

a)

that I saw

b)

had I seen

c)

if I had seen

d)

if had I seen

30.

The professor complimented a grade 1 pupil _______ his good achievement.

a)

about

b)

on

c)

due to

d)

for

31.

I know a wood _______ you can find wild strawberries in.

a)

where

b)

when

c)

in which

d)

that

32.

Ben went ______ the competition and won the first prize.

a)

on

b)

in for

c)

through

d)

away

33.

Passengers are advised to take all their personal _______ with them when they leave the plane.

a)

baggage

b)

estates

c)

items

d)

belongings

34.

If I had been able to hide in my emotion, I _____ to do so immediately.

a)

had not hesitated

b)

would not hesitate

c)

did not hesitate

d)

would not have hesitated

35.

The older we got, _____ my group of friends became.

a)

large

b)

the larger

c)

largely

d)

larger

PRACTICE TEST 5 FOR GCSE

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

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