This document contains an English grammar practice test with multiple choice questions and exercises on topics such as verb tenses, pronouns, prepositions, and word forms. The test covers basic grammar concepts and contains 6 sections with approximately 80 total questions and practice items for students to complete.

1. Units 1–6
Grammar Practice (Standard)
1 Circle the correct alternatives.
1 Amy has done/has been doing her homework but it still isn ’t finished.
2 Fortunately, Fiona had taken/has taken the chicken out of the oven before we
went for a walk.
3 You mustn’t/don’t have to drive us to the bus stop. It really isn ’t necessary.
4 I ’m not sure, but I think Colin must/may have been wearing a blue pullover
when he left.
5 The students had taken/were taken to the police station for questioning.
6 If you call Claire now, she will/would be able to help you.
7 If Patricia didn ’t feel tired, she will/would go out with her friends.
8 If you listened/had listened to the instructions, you would have known what to
do.
9 I ’ll give you your pocket money as long as you do/did your homework.
10 Amy wouldn ’t sell you her mobile phone, even if you gave/would give her a
thousand euros.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Susan apologized for _________________ (leave) early.
2 Tom said that he _________________ (not work) in the supermarket on
Mondays.
3 Julie told me that she _________________ (meet) Olivia two months before.
4 Jack asked me _________________ (help) him.
5 Wendy suggested _________________ (call) the police.
6 Jen asked if Adam _________________ (phone) her earlier.
7 Sue asked what time the following day ’s match _________________ (start).
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2. 3 Complete the sentences with who, which, when, where or whose.
1 My brother is the sort of person _________________ always has a smile on his
face.
2 I remember a time _________________ most boys had long hair.
3 The film _________________ was shown on TV last night was really interesting.
4 Stockholm is a city _________________ the winters are really cold.
5 The guy _________________ picture was in the paper this morning is standing
right over there.
4 Join the sentences with relative clauses. Add commas where necessary.
1 The coal mine has now closed down. Hundreds of miners once worked there.
___________________________________________________________
2 My home town has grown in size over the last ten years. It is situated in the north
of the country.
___________________________________________________________
3 Shelley is one of the nicest people you ’ll ever meet. Her sister is sitting over
there.
___________________________________________________________
4 Buddy Cole was one of the most talented singers of his generation. He died
yesterday.
___________________________________________________________
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3. 5 Choose the best option to complete the sentences.
1 They _________________ abroad since 2001.
a have lived
b lived
2 The students _________________ by the college.
a haven ’t paid
b haven ’t been paid
3 What time _________________ Sue?
a did you meet
b you met
4 Rebecca has just _________________ .
a had fixed her bike
b had her bike fixed
5 Jo _________________ work on Sundays, but she can if she wants to.
a mustn ’t
b doesn ’t have to
6 You _________________ have eaten Paul ’s crisps. He ’ll be very upset when
he finds out.
a shouldn ’t
b needn ’t
7 _________________ Pam arrives soon, we ’ll have to leave.
a If
b Unless
8 Adrian asked _________________ been.
a where we had
b where had we
9 He was a guy _________________ I could work with.
a that
b which
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4. 6 Translate the sentences into your own language.
1 How long have you been working there?
___________________________________________________________
2 The houses are being redecorated.
___________________________________________________________
3 If I were you, I would write an angry letter.
___________________________________________________________
4 Ruth told us that he hadn ’t seen the film.
___________________________________________________________
5 The football match, which I went to with my brother, was really exciting.
___________________________________________________________
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5. Vocabulary Practice (Standard)
1 Write words from the box for the descriptions.
indecisive
sensitive
emotional
outgoing
spontaneous
plain-spoken
intuitive analytical
cool-headed
dishonest
1 She gets hurt easily by what people say. _________________
2 He can never make his mind up about things. _________________
3 They do things suddenly and without thinking. _________________
4 He tells lies. _________________
5 He says exactly what he thinks. _________________
6 She is good at looking at things in careful detail. _________________
7 We are very calm under pressure. _________________
8 She often laughs and cries, and feels things strongly. _________________
9 They are good at seeing through things and knowing what people are thinking.
_________________
10 He is friendly and sociable. _________________
2 Circle the correct alternatives.
1 I don ’t know Ray. What takes/makes him tick?
2 Please remind/remember me to phone Katy.
3 Wendy went on an exchange trip/travel to Australia. She had a great time.
4 We lost/missed the bus and were late for school.
5 How much do you charge/purchase for a ticket?
6 Harry had/felt a bad cough.
7 The expedition set/got off to the South Pole.
8 I enjoy surfing/skimming the newspaper headlines before deciding which
articles to read.
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6. 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
up
between
about
with
away
out
for
1 It ’s hard to choose _________________ these two things.
2 Penny has given _________________ her trainers because she doesn ’t want
them any more.
3 Joe is always complaining _________________ something.
4 Sylvia has picked _________________ a cold.
5 Jenny has moved _________________. She no longer lives with her parents.
6 I ’ll pay _________________ lunch. It ’s my turn.
7 How did you end _________________ here? You ’ re miles from home.
8 Tina has to deal _________________ lots of customers in her job.
4 Complete the compound words.
1 Bob put on his back_________________ and headed off on a journey.
2 We booked the holiday with a travel _________________.
3 Jill went into the tent, got out her sleeping _________________, climbed in and
went to sleep.
4 Put on some sun _________________. Otherwise, you ’ll burn in this sun.
5 Some of the festival-_________________ had been there all weekend. They ’d
seen some great live bands.
6 I enjoy walking in the country_________________.
7 The French Revolution was a major turning _________________ in history.
8 Amy suffers from travel _________________. She ’s always ill when we go
somewhere by coach.
9 The running _________________ of the company are high.
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7. 5 Add the correct prefix or suffix to each list.
1 Add a suffix meaning ‘ lacking ’ to make adjectives.
hope_________________
pain_________________
2 Add a negative prefix.
curable_________________
sensitive_________________
3 Add a suffix to make nouns.
depend_________________
prefer_________________
4 Add a prefix that means ‘ many ’ .
lingual_________________
task_________________
5 Add a prefix that means ‘ again ’ .
claim_________________
visit_________________
6 Add a prefix that means ‘ between ’.
national_________________
continental_________________
7 Add a negative prefix and a suffix to make adjectives.
avoid_________________
predict_________________
8 Add a suffix to make nouns.
attract_________________
possess_________________
9 Add a prefix that means ‘ too much ’.
spend_________________
sleep_________________
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8. 6 Read the questions and choose the best answer.
1 What do you call a piece of writing about a journey?
a chronicle
b travelogue
c parody
2 What do you call an individual characteristic?
a psyche
b type
c trait
3 Which word means ‘ bored and disinterested ’?
a apathy
b initiative
c integrity
4 Which word is a part of the body?
a hip
b heal
c harm
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