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Use of Language Quiz

Total questions: 125

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I can’t see you tomorrow. I will spend/ am spending the day with my grandparents.

a)

I will spend

b)

I am spending

2.

Does the show start at seven?- I’m not sure. I check/ ‘ll check in my diary.

a)

I check

b)

I’ll check

3.

Why don’t you talk to the manager?- He’s going to know/ ‘ll know what to do.

a)

He’s going to know

b)

He’ll know

4.

Let’s try that new Thai restaurant. Will/ Shall I make a reservation for tonight?

a)

Will I make

b)

Shall I make

5.

Don’t phone us between seven and nine. We’ll watch/ ‘ll be watching the football.

a)

We’ll watch

b)

We’ll be watching

6.

They want the painting tomorrow, but I won’t have finished/ I’m not finishing it by then.

a)

I won’t have finished

b)

I’m not finishing

7.

The tour bus is going to leave/ leaves at eleven, so be here by ten forty-five.

a)

is going to leave

b)

leaves

8.

Will the taxi be waiting when we get / ‘ll get there?

a)

Will the taxi be waiting

b)

Will we get there

9.

We were/ are going to visit our grandmother yesterday, but she was too sick to see us.

a)

We were going to visit

b)

We are going to visit

10.

She usually arrives/ is usually arriving at the office by nine.

a)

is usually arriving

b)

arrives

11.

They said they would help/ are helping us with the project next week.

a)

they would help

b)

they are helping

12.

A: Careful with my camera! B: I ................................................(not break) it, I promise!

a)

will not break

b)

am not breaking

c)

am not going to break

d)

do not break

13.

Watch out! You ............................................. (fall) down the stairs!

a)

will fall

b)

are falling

c)

are going to fall

d)

fall

14.

A: Do you think our team ................................(win) the cup? B: No, I don’t think so.

a)

will win

b)

is winning

c)

is going to win

d)

wins

15.

The plane for New York .............................. (leave) at midnight.

a)

will leave

b)

is leaving

c)

leaves

d)

is going to leave

16.

Have you heard the news? Tom and Jane ....................................... (get) married on the first of July!

a)

will get

b)

are getting

c)

are going to get

d)

get

17.

We ...................................(go) to Rio this summer. We made a reservation at a five-star hotel.

a)

will go

b)

are going

c)

are going to go

d)

go

18.

___________ the project by the end of the week?

a)

Will you have finished

b)

Are you finishing

c)

Do you finish

d)

You are likely to finish

19.

A: What (a)   (do) at 7 pm? B: I'll be watching "Never have I ever..." with my sister.

20.

A: Let's have lunch next Friday B: Sorry, I can't. Next Friday I (a)   (fly) to New Zealand for my holidays.

21.

Identify the sentence that makes a future prediction.

a)

I am going to visit my grandparents next weekend.

b)

She will probably get the job.

c)

We are meeting them at 5 PM tomorrow.

d)

They are going to start a new project next month.

22.

Select the sentence that communicates a future arrangement.

a)

I will finish my homework tonight.

b)

We are going to watch a movie this weekend.

c)

He is meeting his best friend at Outback at 3 PM tomorrow.

d)

She will travel to Paris next month.

23.

Choose one of the options to answer the question:

What will you do next Saturday?

a)

probably

b)

I think

c)

I reckon

d)

Maybe,

24.

Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the future perfect.

I (a)   (go) to the store by the time you return.

25.

Jane (a)   (do) her homework by Friday.

26.

In ten years I ______________________________ the person I'm going to marry.

a)

found

b)

am finding

c)

will have found

d)

will have been finding

27.

When I travel to England next year I ________ English for over four years, so I think I'll be ready.

a)

will study

b)

will be studying

c)

will have studied

28.

I'm sure when you call him, he _______ TV. He's always in front of the TV!

a)

'll watch

b)

'll be watching

c)

'll have watched

29.

In less than 2 years, my grandparents _______ for 50 years. We are going to celebrate it.

a)

will have been married

b)

will be married

c)

will be getting married

30.

Do you think you ________ the same job in ten years' time?

a)

will still be doing

b)

will still have done

c)

will have still done

31.

While Bill _________basketball, his mother ______home.

a)

was playing,came

b)

am playing,will come

c)

plays,comes

d)

played,came

32.

The police ______ four thieves last night.

a)

was catching

b)

caught

c)

is catching

d)

will catch

33.

I _____ food when he came in.

a)

am cooking

b)

cooked

c)

had cooked

d)

was cooking

34.

All the students ________ the class work when the teacher came in.

a)

are doing

b)

were doing

c)

will be doing

d)

have done

35.
Choose the sentence
a)
I knew her for 2 years
b)
I have known her for 2 years
c)
I know her for 2 years
d)
I have know her for 2 years
36.

Which tense is used in the sentence in the given image?

By tonight, I'll have been working for seven hours!!

a)

past perfect continuous

b)

future perfect

c)

future continuous

d)

future perfect continuous

37.

Signal words present perfect

a)

ago

b)

for/since

c)

ever/never

d)

tomorrow

38.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

7. Please ring me up as soon as he ____________ (arrive)

a)

arriving

b)

arrived

c)

arrive

d)

arrives

39.

_____ Gloria last week?

a)

Have you seen

b)

Did you see

c)

Were you seeing

d)

Had you seen

40.

12. In which of the following sentences 'for' is not used appropriately.

a)

I have been playing for the last 1 hour.

b)

She had been living in Delhi for 10 years now.

c)

Nisha has been living here for 2005.

d)

Ankita had been working in this company for a month.

41.

The girls were doing homework ................ the boys were playing basketball.

a)

who

b)

when

c)

what

d)

while

42.

I was working in the garden when it started to rain.

a)

an action which happened at a stated time in the past

b)

an action that was in progress at a stated time in the past

c)

an action in progress in the past emphasising duration interrupted by another past action

d)

an action that happened before another action in the past

43.

He ______ only twice in his life before the accident.

a)

had drived

b)

driven

c)

has driven

d)

had driven

44.

John _____ out when I _____ in the office.

a)

had gone / arrived

b)

had gone / had arrived

c)

has gone / arrived

d)

went / had arrived

45.

I went to bed after I.....off the television.

a)

switched

b)

has switched

c)

had switched

d)

have switching

46.

Mohammed couldn’t buy the new computer because....

a)

he had lost his old one

b)

he had watched a scary movie.

c)

he had spent all his money.

d)

he hadn’t studied at all.

47.

He _________________(work) in this company since 1985.

a)

have worked

b)

has worked

c)

have done working

d)

has been working

48.

I _______________ (wait) for you since two o'clock.

a)

has been waiting

b)

have been waited

c)

have been waiting

d)

has wait

49.

Why is he so tired? He __________(play) tennis for five hours.

a)

have been played

b)

has been playing

c)

have been playing

d)

played

50.

(7) I have been reading this novel for long time.

a)

Past Perfect Tense

b)

Future Perfect Tense

c)

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

d)

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

51.

(9) I am drawing a sketch in my drawing book.

a)

Present Continuous Tense

b)

Simple Past Tense

c)

Simple Future Tense

d)

Future Continuous Tense

52.

Tick two countable nouns from the boxes below..

a)

water

b)

dream

c)

sparrow

d)

dice

53.

I met her ...... the afternoon yesterday.

a)

of

b)

on

c)

in

d)

at

54.

Janice was walking........ the black tunnel alone.

a)

Across

b)

Into

c)

through

d)

in

55.

Which of the following verbs is "stative verb"?

a)

play

b)

understand

c)

sing

d)

cook

56.

"I have been drinking coffee recently" refers to?

a)

Present Continuous Tense

b)

Present Perfect Simple

c)

Past Continuous Tense

d)

Present Perfect Continuous

57.

12. MY NEW DATE IS-------- SATURDAY

a)

IN

b)

ON

c)

AT

58.

13. MY MOTHER HAS A MEETING ------- THE WEEKEND

a)

IN

b)

ON

c)

AT

59.

15. MY NEW CLASS LESSON IS -------- 9:45 am

a)

IN

b)

ON

c)

AT

60.

Lady Gaga is famous _____ her outrageous costumes.

a)

with

b)

about

c)

for

d)

of

61.

I’m searching ______ my lost glasses.

a)

for

b)

to

c)

with

d)

from

62.

Does this mobile phone belong _____ you?

a)

for

b)

with

c)

of

d)

to

63.

We see the whole family ___ Christmas

a)

in

b)

on

c)

at

64.

Change this sentence into the question form

We used to go to the beach every summer.

(a)  

65.

I tried this meal but it was too (a)   (spice).

66.

The (a)   (advantage) of living in this town is that there's nothing to do at weekends.

67.

His way of serving food didn't gain anybody's ........... .

a)

accept

b)

acceptable

c)

acceptance

d)

accepted

68.

Jonathan's sudden (a)   (disappear) at the party didn't surprise anybody.

69.

Jack's greatest (a)   (achieve) was winning a cooking competition for young, talented chefs.

70.

Can any of you suggest a (a)   (solve) to the problem.

71.

The bus driver got a little ................ with the noisy passengers.

a)

patient

b)

impatient

c)

patience

d)

impatience

72.

We're waiting for our uncle's (a)   (arrive).

73.

Our teachers often tell us about the (a)   (important) of education.

74.

Tom's situation seems to be (a)   (hope). Unfortunately, we can't help him.

75.

Parents should (courage) their children on reading more books.

a)

courage

b)

encourage

c)

couragen

d)

encouragen

76.

Axel (a)   wrote e-mails to the director of the orphanage, Jane Smitova. He told her that he was saving his Christmas and birthday money to help his friends. Axel said that he wanted the money to be spent on presents for his former playmates. (REGULAR)

77.

Later Jane said “I understood that (a)   meant a lot to a small boy but I would never have imagined. (FRIEND)

78.

Others are just (a)   pets that have been abandoned by their owners. (LUCKY)

79.

However, scientists were surprised to find out how (a)   some animals can adapt to urban life. Some dogs have even learnt to use the city’s metro system! (EASY)

80.

We still don't know how the dogs find out when to get off the train. One (a)   is that they use their excellent sense of smell to recognise the scents of their favourite destinations. (SUGGEST)

81.

Another idea is that they are able to remember the design of (a)   stations and find the station they need. (DIFFER)

82.

The main reason tourists from all over the world visit Latvia is (a)   magnificent nature. IT

83.

Everyone should have basic ____ of first aid procedures

a)

know

b)

knowledge

c)

knowledgeable

84.

It is necessary for you to join this line.

a)

The underlined word is spelt correctly.

b)

The underlined word is spelt incorrectly.

85.

I am gratefull for your friendship.

a)

The underlined word is spelt correctly.

b)

The underlined word is spelt incorrectly.

86.

Do not _____ the little boy in front of his friends.

a)

embarrass

b)

embarass

c)

embaras

d)

embarras

87.

Which spelling is correct?

a)

receive

b)

recieve

c)

reccieve

88.

COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS

3. Mrs Hardy is a good cook because she cooks ...

a)

good

b)

well

89.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ADVERB

5. The exam was easy, so he passed the exam  ...

a)

easily

b)

easyly

90.

Make the negative form of HONEST

a)

dishonest

b)

unhonest

c)

mishonest

91.

Make the negative form of MATURE

a)

inmature

b)

unmature

c)

immature

92.

Make the negative form of RESPONSIBLE

a)

disresponsible

b)

irresponsible

c)

inresponsible

93.

Make the negative form of FORTUNATE

a)

umfortunate

b)

infortunate

c)

unfortunate

94.

Make the negative form of APPROVE

a)

misapprove

b)

disaprove

c)

disapprove

95.

Make the negative form of LOGICAL

a)

illogical

b)

ilogical

c)

unlogical

96.
What is the DEPENDENT clause in the sentence below?
While he eats lunch, he talks about what he will eat for dinner.
a)
While he eats lunch,
b)
he talks about what he will eat for dinner.
97.
I wanted to ride the Ferris wheel, but the line was too long.
a)
simple
b)
complex
c)
compound
98.
Since Trixie and Gina are riding together, I will wait and ride with Shawn.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
99.
Identify whether the clause in blue below is independent or dependent.
Mrs. Nelson is probably a NY Giants fan since she has their logo on her desktop background.
a)
independent
b)
dependent
100.
I like tulips, and I like roses.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
101.
Let's play Checkers and Monopoly.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
102.

A complex sentence has 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause.

a)

True

b)

False

103.

A compound sentence has 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause.

a)

True

b)

False

104.

You can join a dependent clause to an independent clause by using a coordinating conjunction, or FANBOYS.

a)

True

b)

False

105.

She ...................... eat a salad than a hamburger.

a)

PREFER

b)

WOULD PREFER

c)

WOULD RATHER

106.

We ....................... watching basketball to watching baseball.

a)

WOULD PREFER

b)

PREFER

c)

WOULD RATHER

107.

I ....... go to a trip to Bodrum than a cruise to Bali.

a)

PREFER

b)

WOULD PREFER

c)

WOULD RATHER

108.

I prefer football ..... basketball.

a)

TO

b)

RATHER

c)

THAN

d)

INSTEAD OF

109.

She would rather ________________ with her parents than alone.

a)

live

b)

to live

c)

living

110.

Louise would prefer not _____________ the topic.

a)

discuss

b)

to discuss

c)

discussed

111.

I ..................... for eight hours every night, but now I only sleep for six.

a)

used to be sleeping

b)

used to sleep

c)

am used to sleep

d)

get used to sleep

112.

Don't worry. You ....................do it soon.

a)

used to

b)

will get used to

c)

are used to

113.

Jerry has been a doctor for years so he ...................long hours.

a)

is used to working

b)

used to work

c)

will get used to working

114.

I'm not used to ____ up this early.

a)

get

b)

getting

c)

gets

115.

Tiger is ____________ as lion.

a)

dangerous

b)

as dangerous

c)

more dangerous

d)

the most dangerous

116.

John is (tall) (a)   as Glen.

117.

A supermarket is____________shopping center.

a)

less convenient as

b)

less convenient than

c)

not so convenient than

d)

the most convenient as

118.

The weather was _________ today and we could go for a walk.

a)

lots good

b)

a lot better

c)

more good

119.

Choose the correct answers. The _____ you study, the ____ the exam.

a)

more ... more easy

b)

most ... easier

c)

more ... easier

120.

That's _________ the most interesting film I've ever watched.

a)

by far

b)

a lot

c)

nearly

121.

That party was __________ interesting than I expected

a)

by far the most

b)

a lot

c)

much more

122.

This term's results were_________than last term's.

a)

bad

b)

badly

c)

more worse

d)

worse

123.

People in a city go to a​ (a)   at the weekend, because they live in a​ (b)   and miss nature.

Choose from the below words
cottage
flat
suite
trailer
boarding
air conditioning
124.

What is accommodation ?

a)

a place to sleep, rest, store your luggage & eat

b)

a place to rest and sleep

c)

a place to dine in and take away food

d)

a place to hide from bad people

125.

(a)   : a place where people on holiday can camp, usually contains toilets and places for washing.