Advanced Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 06

Advanced Grammar Test 06

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Question 1

He _____ me by two games to one.

A	beat
B	conquered
C	gained
D	won

Question 1 Explanation:

You beat a person or team; you win a game, match or prize. So He beat me by two games to one. Not won: it takes the competition as its object (He won the match), not the opponent.

Question 2

His office is on the third _____ of the building.

A	floor
B	flat
C	ground
D	level

Question 2 Explanation:

The levels of a building are called floors: the ground floor, the first floor, the third floor. A flat is an apartment, and ground is only used in ground floor.

Question 3

How long are you thinking of _____ in this country?

A	reminding
B	staying
C	resting
D	inhabiting

Question 3 Explanation:

Stay means to remain in a place for a period of time: How long are you staying in London? Inhabit is formal and is used for groups living somewhere permanently (Tigers inhabit these forests). Rest means to relax.

Question 4

I don’t want to go into the sea. I’d rather lie on the _____.

A	coast
B	beach
C	bank
D	seaside

Question 4 Explanation:

The beach is the sandy area by the sea where people lie in the sun. The coast is the whole area of land along the sea, the seaside is a place you visit for a holiday (go to the seaside), and a bank is the side of a river.

Question 5

I’m _____. I didn’t pass the examination but I’ll do better next time.

A	deceived
B	despaired
C	disillusioned
D	disappointed

Question 5 Explanation:

Disappointed means sad because something you hoped for did not happen, here passing the exam. Not disillusioned: it means losing your belief in someone or something you thought was good, which is too strong for one failed exam.

Question 6

The lecture was so _____ that everyone went to sleep.

A	boring
B	bored
C	bore
D	tired

Question 6 Explanation:

Adjectives ending in -ing describe the thing that causes the feeling: a boring lecture. Adjectives ending in -ed describe how people feel: everyone was bored. Not bored, because the lecture itself does not feel anything.

Question 7

I _____ an answer to my letter within a few days.

A	hope
B	wait
C	look forward
D	expect

Question 7 Explanation:

Expect takes a direct object and means you think something will probably happen: I expect an answer within a few days. The other verbs need a preposition: hope for, wait for, look forward to.

Question 8

When he _____, he wants to be an architect.

A	ages
B	grows
C	grows up
D	increases

Question 8 Explanation:

Grow up means to become an adult: When I grow up, I want to be a doctor. Not grows: without up it means to get bigger or taller, not to become an adult.

Question 9

It’s on the top shelf, out of _____.

A	distance
B	reach
C	touch
D	attempt

Question 9 Explanation:

Out of reach is a fixed phrase meaning too far away to get with your hand: Keep medicines out of reach of children. The opposite is within reach.

Question 10

He’s worked so _____ that he deserves a rest.

A	roughly
B	intensive
C	hardly
D	hard

Question 10 Explanation:

The adverb of hard is also hard: work hard. Not hardly: it means 'almost not' (He hardly worked), which is the opposite meaning.

Question 11

They’re staying with us _____ the time being until they find a place of their own.

A	during
B	in
C	since
D	for

Question 11 Explanation:

For the time being is a fixed expression meaning 'for now, temporarily': You can use my car for the time being. No other preposition is possible in this phrase.

Question 12

I'll call _____ you at 8.30 and give you a lift to work.

A	in
B	for
C	at
D	up

Question 12 Explanation:

Call for someone means to go to their home to collect them: I'll call for you at 8.30. Not call up: it means to phone someone, and it does not fit with give you a lift.

Question 13