This document contains a 50 question English proficiency test covering various grammar topics like the present simple tense, present continuous tense, question tags, if-clauses, and common subordinating conjunctions. The test was given to 5th year high school students in Thailand in 2011 for their first semester English exam. It features multiple choice questions testing understanding of basic English grammar rules and structures.

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ข้อสอบปลายภาควิชาภาษาอังกฤษหลัก ระดับชั้นมัธยมศึกษาปีที่ 5
ประจำาปี 2554 ภาคเรียนที่ 1
โรงเรียนภัทรบพิตร อำาเภอเมือง จังหวัดบุรีรัมย์
The Present Simple Tense
1. My mom _____ coffee
every morning.
a. don’t drink
b. doesn’t drink
c. didn’t drink
d. drink
2. The post office usually
_____ at 5.30 pm.
a. close
b. closes
c. closingูู
d. closed
3. Pranee likes her job
because she _____ a lot of
people.
a. met
b. meet
c. meeting
d. meets
4. James and Nancy _____
home twice a week.
a. go
b. gone
c. going
d. goes
5. They _____ here very often.
a. doesn’t come
b. didn’t come
c. don’t come
d. hasn’t come
6. We _____a big wedding.
a. don’t want
b. doesn’t want
c. didn’t want
d. is wanting
7. _____ the earth _____ round
the sun?
a. Is, go
b. Did, go
c. Does, go
d. Do, go
8. Jack _____ two children.
a. had
b. have
c. having
d. has
9. Those shirts _____
expensive. I don’t need to
buy them.
a. are
b. am
c. have
d. is
10. Don _____ too much so
he’s getting fat.
a. ate
b. eats
c. eaten
d. eat
Present Continuous Tense
11. Listen! A girl_________ an
English song.
a. is singing
b. are singing
c. sing
d. sang

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12. Look! Freddy _________
football.
a. played
b. playing
c. play
d. is playing
13. My sister _________
learning Japanese.
a. have not
b. is not
c. has not
d. are not
14. _________ you watching
television now?
a. Are
b. Is
c. Be
d. Did
15. We _________ for our
English test at the moment.
a. study
b. are studying
c. studies
d. studying
16. Today, it is not raining.
The sun _________ now.
a. shine
b. shone
c. is shining
d. are shining
17. Please be quiet. I
_________to the news now.
a. listening
b. listen
c. am listening
d. are listening
18. What are you doing?
_________ a model plane.
a. I make
b. I made
c. I am making
d. I have made
19. My cat _________ a rat
now.
a. is running
b. is looking
c. doesn’ t
d. is chasing
20. They swim every day.
Look! They_________ .
a. swims
b. swam
c. is swimming
d. are swimming
Question Tag Test
21.You said you would, .........
(a) would you?
(b) did you?
(c) had you?
(d) didn't you?
22.She's definitely not
coming, .........
(a) will she?
(b) isn't she?
(c) is she?
(d) can she?
23.It drives you mad, .........
(a) is it? (b)
does it?
(c) doesn't it? (d)
won't it?
24.It won't hurt, .........

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(a) does it?
(b) will it?
(c) can it?
(d) did it?
25.I think you ought to
go, .........
(a) ought you?
(b) do I?
(c) don't you?
(d) do you?
26.You must go, .........
(a) mustn't you?
(b) have you?
(c) had you?
(d) must I?
27.It happened
yesterday, .........
(a) had it?
(b) has it?
(c) didn't it?
(d) did it?
28.She's always late, .........
(a) is it?
(b) isn't she?
(c) isn't it?
(d) was she?
29.They're selling their
house, .........
(a) will they?
(b) haven't they?
(c) aren't they?
(d) have they?
30.No-one understood that
word, .........
(a) does he?
(b) did you?
(c) didn't they?
(d) did they?
If-clause
31. .............I known you were
coming, I would have met
you at the airport.
a. Should
b. If
c. Had
d. Were
32. If you............me, I might
have forgotten.
a. hadn't reminded
b. would remind
c. should
d. were to
33. If you.............him, what
will you do?
a. had seen
b. saw
c. were to see
d. see
34. ............I written her a
letter, she would have known
about it.
a. Should
b. Had
c. If
d. Were to
35. I'll spoil my
dinner, ............I have cake for
afternoon tea.
a. had
b. should
c. were
d. will have
36. ................it rain, I won't go.

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a. Would
b. Should
c. Had
d. If
37. I will need to buy some
gas if the tank.............empty.
a. would have been
b. was
c. were
d. is
38. I...............do it if I were
you.
a. am to
b. will
c. wouldn't
d. had
39. .............it rained
yesterday, they wouldn't
have gone.
a. Had
b. Would
c. If
d. Were
40. If I had won the lottery,
I................rich.
a. am
b. were
c. will be
d. would have been
Common subordinating
conjunctions
41. Builders use plywood in
the construction of small
boats ......... it is easy to
shape.
(a) although
(b) because
(c) after
(d) while
42. I haven't spoken with
Jane ......... she moved.
(a) unless
(b) while
(c) since
(d) although
43. Airplanes sometimes fly
to unscheduled cities .........
the weather is bad.
(a) when
(b) where
(c) wherever
(d) whereas
44. Please read the book .........
it's still available from the
library.
(a) before
(b) although
(c) since
(d) while
45.Everybody had
dessert ......... they finished
eating the main course.
(a) while
(b) because
(c) until
(d) after
46.The pep rally won't
begin ......... the last class of
the day has ended.
(a) until
(b) so that
(c) since
(d) than
47.Elena will groom the
horse in the morning .........
she can ride it in the
afternoon.
(a) until

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(b) unless
(c) so that
(d) when
48.You will receive extra
credit ......... you turn in your
project early.
(a) although
(b) than
(c) if
(d) unless
49.The concert will end at
10.30 p.m. ......... the audience
insists on several encores.
(a) while
(b) unless
(c) though
(d) as
50.......... they feel threatened,
dogs sometimes display
aggressive behavior.
(a) Until (b)
During
(c) When (d)
Before

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(b) unless
(c) so that
(d) when
48.You will receive extra
credit ......... you turn in your
project early.
(a) although
(b) than
(c) if
(d) unless
49.The concert will end at
10.30 p.m. ......... the audience
insists on several encores.
(a) while
(b) unless
(c) though
(d) as
50.......... they feel threatened,
dogs sometimes display
aggressive behavior.
(a) Until (b)
During
(c) When (d)
Before