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English Language Quiz

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I usually eat a sandwich and a _____ of crisps for my lunch.

a)

carton

b)

pot

c)

packet

d)

jar

2.

A healthy body can fight _____ infections more easily.

a)

away

b)

out

c)

for

d)

off

3.

Funny TV shows always make me _____.

a)

I laugh

b)

to laugh

c)

laugh

d)

laughing

4.

What _____ doing when the head teacher opened the door of the classroom yesterday?

a)

the students

b)

were the students doing

c)

are the students

d)

the students are doing

5.

You seem very excited about the new science project. I'm happy you're so ____!

a)

enthusiastic

b)

courageous

c)

self-confident

d)

talented

6.

There's no blood, but the skin is darker, so you've _____ your knee. Don't worry, it will be all right.

a)

bruised

b)

injured

c)

dislocated

d)

wounded

7.

How long _____ Spanish?

a)

have you learned

b)

are you learning

c)

have you been learning

d)

do you learn

8.

The teacher said _____ mark our homework last week, but I'm still waiting.

a)

I'll

b)

he will

c)

he would

d)

will he

9.

Students normally receive _____ when they leave school which describes how well they did.

a)

a grade

b)

a certificate

c)

an expectation

d)

an assignment

10.

Next lesson we're going to _____ to see how much you remember.

a)

pass

b)

revise

c)

review

d)

take

11.

Scientists find new knowledge by _____ research.

a)

making

b)

discovering

c)

doing

d)

creating

12.

If you enjoy visiting new cities then you'll enjoy a city _____.

a)

sightseeing

b)

break

c)

cruise

d)

hiking

13.

You can buy a single or a _____ ticket, which comes back the same day.

a)

fare

b)

round

c)

return

d)

repeat

14.

I think the biscuits _____ by our dog because he was alone with them.

a)

were eating

b)

ate

c)

were eaten

d)

was eaten

15.

I have a USB flash drive _____ saves all my important data.

a)

where

b)

who

c)

which

d)

whose

16.

You should visit the castle because it's _____. There isn't another one like it.

a)

imaginative

b)

complex

c)

typical

d)

unique

17.

The city planners have cut down some trees in the park because they _____ a new playground there soon.

a)

are building

b)

will build

c)

build

d)

are going to build

18.

If we went hiking in this bad weather I'm sure we _____ enjoy it.

a)

didn't

b)

wouldn't

c)

won't

d)

don't

19.

Read this _____ of your performance. It says you were very good!

a)

review

b)

main part

c)

audition

d)

audience

20.

This image doesn't look clear because I think it was _____ focus. Let's take it again.

a)

without

b)

not on

c)

out of

d)

away from

21.

I know your dad travels a lot. _____ he ever seen the pyramids in Egypt?

a)

Did

b)

Have

c)

Was

d)

Has

22.

I couldn't give the teacher my homework because I _____ it at home.

a)

was leaving

b)

left

c)

had left

d)

have left

23.

I follow _____ events by checking the news on the internet each day.

a)

breaking

b)

current

c)

daily

d)

now

24.

Police are looking for someone with ginger hair and of _____ height.

a)

usual

b)

centre

c)

middle

d)

medium

25.

We're not going to eat beef hamburgers because I have _____ friends who don't eat meat.

a)

few

b)

some

c)

any

d)

enough

26.

Emily _____ be at home now because I've called her home phone and there's no answer.

a)

can't

b)

wouldn't

c)

shouldn't

d)

mustn't

27.

I _____ my social media everyday so my friends know what I'm doing.

a)

install

b)

upload

c)

update

d)

tag

28.

If you get hurtful messages or any other online _____, tell an adult about it.

a)

abuse

b)

addiction

c)

disorder

d)

condition

29.

I'll send you a message if I _____ anything interesting at the shop for you.

a)

would find

b)

will find

c)

find

d)

found

30.

I didn't _____ interested in world news, but I am now.

a)

use to being

b)

used to be

c)

use to be

d)

used being

31.

The new TV show about ghost stories had become very popular with ______.

a)

spectators

b)

audience

c)

viewers

d)

watchers

32.

Don't _____ out late tonight. Please be back before 10 pm.

a)

keep

b)

stay

c)

lie

d)

turn

33.

I ______ while I was away on holiday.

a)

painted my house

b)

had my house painted

c)

had painted my house

d)

had my house painting

34.

I went to help my grandparents move some boxes, but they ______ it already, so we just chatted.

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35.

I went to help my grandparents move some boxes, but they ______ it already, so we just chatted instead.

a)

had done

b)

were doing

c)

was done

d)

did

36.

The teacher asked the students ______ extra time during yesterday's difficult test.

a)

did they need

b)

do they need

c)

they needed

d)

whether they needed

37.

'John, it's easy ______ pancakes because the recipe is so simple,' said Clara.

a)

that you cook

b)

to cook

c)

at cooking

d)

for you cooking

38.

I enjoy ______ work because I'm good at making or fixing things with my hands.

a)

vocational

b)

repetitive

c)

manual

d)

shift

39.

Media organisations should check the ______ of their news stories before presenting them as accurate.

a)

origins

b)

items

c)

sources

d)

channels

40.

Some outstanding professional sport players hold important ______ in more than one sport.

a)

titles

b)

trophies

c)

championships

d)

medals

41.

The sun and the wind can provide ______ energy that people will always be able to rely on.

a)

repurposed

b)

reusable

c)

renewable

d)

endangered

42.

The postman ______ have been here yet because the letterbox is still empty.

a)

couldn't

b)

shouldn't

c)

mustn't

d)

might

43.

Marlene wants to get a driving _____ quickly so she can drive to her friends when she wants.

a)

degree

b)

apprenticeship

c)

test

d)

licence

44.

The police ______ the thief if Ted hadn't phoned them the moment he thought something was wrong.

a)

wouldn't catch

b)

wouldn't have caught

c)

didn't catch

d)

can't have caught

45.

We should meet up no later than 3 pm. ______ your school day by then?

a)

Will you be finishing

b)

Do you finish

c)

Will you finish

d)

Will you have finished

46.

Cornelia is a great trumpet player and she has ______ to join a famous jazz band.

a)

an interview

b)

a rehearsal

c)

a performance

d)

an audition

47.

Libby's punishment for vandalism was 100 hours of _____ service picking up litter.

a)

social

b)

community

c)

city

d)

outdoor

48.

Players sometimes ____ injury to make it look like the fault of the other team.

a)

describe

b)

disguise

c)

feign

d)

enhance

49.

Joe is in a band that mainly does ______ versions. They don't write many of their own songs.

a)

repeat

b)

cover

c)

catchy

d)

support

50.

Unfortunately, some farming and industrial activity releases CO2 ______ into the air.

a)

gases

b)

pollution

c)

emissions

d)

layers

51.

Eddy wouldn't be so tired during the day if he ______ to bed earlier.

a)

would go

b)

went

c)

goes

d)

can go

52.

Peter was disappointed with the picture he painted, but ______ people liked it.

a)

loads

b)

plenty

c)

lot of

d)

most

53.

For safety reasons, seaside authorities ______ swimming at times when the sea is dangerous.

a)

defend

b)

prohibit

c)

judge

d)

adopt

54.

My friend told _____ very well, so I asked him to go kayaking with me.

a)

that he is swimming

b)

me that he might swim

c)

me could he swim

d)

me that he could swim

55.

In competitive games, try to understand what your ____ is thinking if you want to beat them.

a)

enemy

b)

rival

c)

opposite

d)

opponent

56.

How long ______ to dance lessons? You dance really well!

a)

have you been going

b)

are you going

c)

have you gone

d)

do you go

57.

My uncle, ______ lives close by, often visits us.

a)

that

b)

which

c)

where

d)

who

58.

Sporting events and competitions ______ in the new sports hall at the end of March.

a)

are going to hold

b)

is going to hold

c)

is going to be held

d)

are going to be held

59.

Phone me as soon as ______ your timetable next week.

a)

you're knowing

b)

you'll know

c)

you know

d)

you will have known

60.

I wish Mr Shaw ______ to my sister so unkindly. She's very upset now.

a)

hadn't spoken

b)

didn't speak

c)

wouldn't have spoken

d)

doesn't speak

61.

The captain ______ the rest of the football team to train for an extra hour each week.

a)

suggested

b)

announced

c)

persuaded

d)

assured