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Grammar test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Don't make so much noise. Noriko ..... to study for her ESL test!

a)

try

b)

tries

c)

tried

d)

is trying

2.

John ..... his teeth before breakfast every morning.

a)

will cleaned

b)

is cleaning

c)

cleans

d)

clean

3.

They......... lunch with some friends right now.

a)

have

b)

are having

c)

were having

d)

were had

4.

No one even noticed when I arrived home. They......... the final match on T.V

a)

watch

b)

watched

c)

were watching

d)

were watched

5.

I am sure you.......... me, did you?

a)

understood

b)

understand

c)

didn't understand

d)

weren't understand

6.

We......... that we had to give in our homework on Tuesday.

a)

were told

b)

told

c)

had told

d)

were telling

7.

Omar..........come to work late at all.

a)

never

b)

doesn't

c)

don't

d)

isn't

8.

Habeba........... walking to work.

a)

is used

b)

is used to

c)

used to

d)

used

9.

I wish I........... the mobile last week.

a)

buy

b)

bought

c)

have bought

d)

had bought

10.

.......... the volleyball match, he broke his arm.

a)

While

b)

As

c)

During

d)

For

11.
In some families, a surname is included in the selection of a child's given name to ____ a family going.
a)
have
b)
let
c)
make
d)
keep
12.
Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe, and ____ to North America by European colonists in the 17th century.
a)
bring
b)
have brought
c)
were brought
d)
have been brought
13.
The movements of Tai Chi Chuan, forming an exercise system, ____ one to experience the vital life force, or the Qi energy, in one's body.
a)
allow
b)
allows
c)
allowed
d)
allowing
14.
Handling customer claims is a common task for most business firms. These claims include request to exchange merchandise, requests for refunds, requests that work ____, and other requests for adjustments.
a)
is correct
b)
to be correct
c)
is corrected
d)
be corrected
15.
Ernest Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His writing style, characterized by simplicity and understatement, influenced modern fiction, as ____ his life of adventure.
a)
was 
b)
being
c)
did 
d)
doing
16.
Several young trees started growing on Kareem's land. Greatly ____ by challenges such dealing with hills, sharp bends, rough weather, and so on.
a)
encouraging
b)
encouraged
c)
encouragement
d)
to be encouraged
17.
The number of athlete ____ in the Summer  Paralympic Games has increased from 400 athletes from 23 countries in 1960 to 3806 athletes from 136 countries in 2004.
a)
participate
b)
participated
c)
participating
d)
to participate
18.
Many thousand-year-old coins often sell for no more than a few dollars because there are a lot of them around, ____ a 1913 Liberty Head Nickel may sell for over one million US dollars because there are only five in existence.
a)
since
b)
whether
c)
while
d)
if
19.
In the ice hotel, the air is so cold that the tip of your nose feels numb-- almost as though it _____.
a)
is frozen
b)
has been frozen
c)
will be frozen
d)
were frozen
20.
If we ____ surrounded by diamonds, we probably would not value them very much.
a)
be
b)
are
c)
were
d)
had been
21.
In 1905, Alfred Binet developed a test in which he ____ children do things such as follow commands, copy patterns, name objects and put things well.
a)
had 
b)
kept
c)
asked
d)
wanted
22.
1. Jenny ___________ three brothers
a)
hases
is
b)
have
c)
haves
d)
has
23.
It______Thursday today. 
a)
were
b)
was
c)
are
d)
is
24.
Choose the WRONG sentence.
a)
When asked what to do, Jessica was at a loss.
b)
Judging from his clothes, Martin must be a rich man.
c)
Ben being a considerate boy, all the teachers like him.
d)
Seeing from the mountain, Taipei looks beautiful at night.
25.
Choose the correct sentence.
a)
The older a person grows, the more he is experienced.
b)
The more efforts you make, the easier you will succeed.
c)
The more you read books, the more you will have knowledge.
d)
The more confident you are, the more likely you are to succeed.
26.
Choose the correct sentence.
a)
It was angrily that the teacher spoke to his students.
b)
It was not until one loses his health will he realize its value.
c)
It was Youth Park that Allen met his wife for the first time.
d)
It was in Youth park that the police were searching for the suspect.
27.
Choose the correct sentence.
a)
Tina looked at me, with her eyes filled of tears.
b)
The woman is meditating, with her eyes closing.
c)
We were jogging around the park, with our dog followed us.
d)
Several girls are in-line skating, with their hair blowing in the wind.
28.

They _____ to the cinema whenever they can.

a)

have gone

b)

go

c)

would have gone

d)

are going

29.

My brother and my sister _____ about something when I _____ into the room.

a)

were arguing – walked

b)

argued – walked

c)

were arguing – was walking

d)

was arguing – walked

30.

This old man was a general in the war. Now he _____ on a pension.

a)

‘s been living

b)

‘s lived

c)

are living

d)

lives