an english quiz

AN ENGLISH QUIZ

Grade VthCorrect answers are red.

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EVERYDAY ENGLISH1) Which is the “odd one out” (doesn’t match)? PLAYa) footballb) the guitarc) tennisd) skiing

2) If you and someone regularly send

letters to each other, you

two are _________.

a) pencil matesb) pencil palsc) pen palsd) pen partners

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3) A lot of stories have a wicked _______ who tries to use her evil magic to cause

trouble for everyone.a) whichb) witchc) wichd) wish

4) The British English word “biscuit” is known as “______ “ in American

English.

a) digestiveb) cookiec) caked) scone

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5) Which word comes

next? Fruit, suit, ____

____?

a) quiteb) biscuitc) suited) boot

6) A common colloquial word for someone who is modern, stylish and always stays calm is

_______.a) chillyb) coolc) tepidd) lukewarm

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7) These days I buy lots

of things _________.

a) onlineb) inlinec) bylined) offline

8) A pilot flies a plane, a

captain sails a ship, but what does a

cabby drive?a) a trainb) a busc) a taxid) a lorry

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9) Where do people keep

their clean clothes?

a) in a cupboardb) in a wardrobec) in a shedd) in a laundry basket

10) Which of these is NOT possible? John usually

goes to work by _____. a) bus b) car c) foot d) train

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11) Which word has a

different vowel sound?

a) someb) homec) dumbd) come

12) What does I.T. stand

for?a) Interesting Teacherb) Information Technologyc) Intellectual Technologyd) Informative Tutorial

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PREPOSITIONS Choose the right preposition to complete the sentence. Circle the letter in front of it.

1) It snows _____ the winter.

a) at

b) on

c) in

2) Her birthday is _____

2nd January.

a) in

b) 0n

c) at8

3) We are not interested

____ buying a new car

now.

a) to

b)for

c) in

4) In Britain school starts ____ 8:30

a.m.

a) in

b) at

c) on9

5) I’m going away ____

the end of May.

a) at

b) in

c) on

6) Our flat is ____ the the tenth floor of

the building.

a) on

b) at

c) in10

7) You aren’t very good ___ repairing things.

a) in

b) at

c) for

8) Who is the baby ___

the photograph?

a) on

b) in

c) at11

GRAMMARChoose the right word or group of words to complete the sentence. Circle the letter in front of it.

1) We don’t understand this sentence. Can

you _____________?

a) explain to me this wordb) explain me this wordc) explain this word

to me

2) She ________ a bike,

but she’s got a skateboard.

a) ‘s got

b) isn’t got

c) hasn’t got12

3) Are there any children

in the park? Yes,_____ are.

a) they

b) there

c) them

4) Please, _______ run in the classroom.

a) not

b) no

c) don’t

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5) Where is my watch?

It’s _______ to the lamp.

a) in front

b) between

c) next

6) Mrs Green doesn’t teach French. She ________ Science.

a) teach’s

b) teaches

c) teaching

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7) These are _______ pencils.

a) Daniel’s

b) Daniels’

c) Daniels

8) Why are you under the table?

What___ ______?

a) are you doing

b) do you do

c) you doing15

9) Let’s get this mess cleared up before Mum and Dad

______ home.

a) will getb) are gettingc) get

10) What time do the

kids usually get home from

______?

a) schoolb) the schoolc) their school

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11) “Tom’s father is in hospital.” “_________ _________”

a) Which hospital is he

in?b) Which hospital he is in?c) In which hospital he is?

12) Their house is at ____

____________.

a) the end of street

b) the end of the street

c) end of the street17

13) The woman is carry-

ing a ________ bag.

a) black small plastic

b) small black plastic

c) plastic small black

14) Bob _____________.

a) doesn’t still work hereb) no more works herec) doesn’t work here any more

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15) Look, there’s Sally!

_________________

a) Where she is going?

b) Where’s she going?

c) Where she goes?

16) We don’t understand

this sentence. What

______________ ? a) does this word

mean

b) this word means

c) does mean this word 19

17) ________. Can you close the window, please?

a) I have cold

b) It has cold

c) I’m cold

18) My parents ________

to the cinema.

a) don’t go often

b) often don’t go

c) don’t often go20

19) How many cars ____

_________?

a) has she got

b) she has

c) does she has

20) Why do all young people

love________ loud music?

a) listening

b) listening to

c) hearing to21