An English quiz

1. An English quiz Grade VIIth

2. Everyday English • Circle the letter in front of the correct answer. • 1) What do you call something which is not • damaged by water? • a) waterproof • b) swimproof • c) washing up-proof • d) rainproof

3. 2) Which of the following seasons is • American English ? • a) spring • b) summer • c) fall • d) winter • 3) What do you call • your grandmother’s • mother? • a) grandmother • b) grand grandmother • c) great grandmother • d) old grandmother

4. 4) What’s the best • advice? – “I’m • absolutely broke!” • a) Try getting a • a second part-time job. • b) You should to get • a second part-time • job. • c) Try repairing • yourself. • d) Why don’t you see a • doctor? • 5) If you have a toothache • you should take a … • a) hurtstopper • b) painstopper • c) painkiller • d) achekiller

5. 6) What do we call the • people whowatch • sport? • a) spectators • b) the audience • c) the viewers • d) the watchers • 7) How do we say the • following football • score? 0-0 • a) zero,zero • b) nil,nil • c) nought,nought • d) love,love

6. 8) Sometimes in the • supermarket I can’t • remember what I • want. My mind • goes … • a) white • b) empty • c) erased • d) blank • 9) Which is “the odd • one out” (doesn’t • match)? • WIN • a) a competition • b) $ 1 000 000 • c) a big salary • d) a war

7. 10) They live near the • airport. It’s a • lovely house, but • ______ is terrible. • a) the noisy pollution • b) the noise pollution • c) the racket pollution • d) a noise pollution • 11) What do you want • to know if you ask • “ What is he like?” • About his _______ • a) preferences • b) interests • c) personality • d) looks

8. 12) She’s a devout • Catholic and • _______ every • day. • a) praze • b) praise • c) prays • d) preys • 13) Something that • meets your needs • and expectations • is … • a) fillfulling • b) filling • c) fulling • d) fulfilling

9. 14) They say if you • look after the ___, • the pounds will • look after them- • selves. • a) cents • b) pennies • c) coins • d) money • 15) It really ________ • when people look • at their mobiles • when I’m talking • to them. • a) makes me nervous • b) gets on my nerves • c) gets me nervous • d) nerves me

10. Choose the right preposition to complete the sentence.Circle the letter in front of it. • 1) He’ll be ready to • leave ___ about • twenty minutes. • a) in • b) on • c) at • 2) I think she spent • the whole after- • noon ___the phone. • a) in • b) on • c) at

11. 3) She will wait ____ • 6.30, but then she’s • going home. • a) from • b) at • c) until • 4) The police caught • the thief ___ the • corner of Cascade • and Plum Streets. • a) on • b) at • c) from

12. 5) My fingers were • injured so my sister • had to write the • note ___ me. • a) for • b) with • c) to • 6) My best friend John • is named ____ his • grandfather. • a) to • b) after • c) about

13. 7) Do you know what • time your train gets • ___ ? • a) to • b) in • c) on • 8) Write your name • ___ the top of the • page. • a) on • b) at • c) in

14. 9) Who is the woman • ___ that photo? • a) at • b) on • c) in • 10) We finally found • a solution ___ • the problem. • a) of • b) to • c) with

15. Grammar Mix • Choose the right wordor phrase that would correctly complete the sentence. • Circle the letter in front of the right answer. • 1) The KarmenGhia used to be ___________ • sports car. a) a fine German b) a German, fine c) a fine, German

16. 2)Everyone was home • for the holidays. • What would make • for ______ Christ- • mas than that? • a) a merryer • b) the merriest • c) a merrier • 3) Which word has a • different vowel • sound? • a) roof • b) foot • c) shoot • d) suit

17. 4) How many people • are going to ______ • _________ ? • a) Mark and Sharon’s • wedding • b) the wedding of • Mark and Sharon’s • c) Mark’s and • Sharon’s wedding • 5) Have you ________ • _____ skiing with • us yet? • a) persuaded Julie • coming • b) persuaded Julie • to come • c) persuaded to • Julie come

18. 6) Of all the • mechanics in the • shop, Jerzy is • surely __________ . • a) the less competent • b) the least competent • c) the competentest • 7) She looked away • and didn’t say • __________ . • a) nothing • b) anything • c) none

19. 8) He spent _________ • on CDs. • a) all the money • b) every money • c) the whole money • 9) What time ________ • Chris this evening? • a) do we meet • b) are we meeting • c) are we meet

20. 10) They grew up in • __________ house • in Mexico City. a) a comfortable,little b) a little,comfortable c) a comfortable little • 11) Do you know • what ___________ • for her birthday? • a) does Sophie want • b) Sophie wants • c) wants Sophie

21. 12) _________ TV • when I phoned • you. • a) Did you watch • b) Were you watch • c) Were you watching • 13) What ___________ • for your interview • tomorrow? • a) shall you wear • b) are you going to • wear • c) do you wear

22. 14) How _________ ? • “I don’t know. I • didn’t see it.” • a) the accident hap- • pened • b) did the accident • happen • c) did happen the • accident • 15) Is your English • ____________ a • conversation? • a) enough good for • b) good enough for • have • c) good enough to • have

23. 16) You’re out of • breath. ________? • a) Are you running • b) Have you been • running c) Have you run • 17) We visited _____ • ___________ . • a) Canada and • the United States • b) the Canada and • United States c) the Canada and the United States

24. 18) He _________ to • find a job but he • had no luck. • a) tried hardly • b) tried hard • c) hardly tried • 19)“______you tomor- • row, OK?” “OK, • goodbye.” • a) I’m phoning • b) I phone • c) I’ll phone

25. 20) I wish my brother • _______ here to • see me now. • a) were • b) is • c) would be • 21) Are Diane and • Paul here? No, • they ________. • a) haven’t already • arrived • b) don’t arrive yet • c) haven’t arrived • yet