Appropriate Answers MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 3

Appropriate Answers Test 3

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Question 1

Ann: It looks like it's going to rain.

What will Ann's mother advise her?

A	You'd better take an umbrella.
B	You'd better go for a walk.
C	You'd better go fishing.
D	You'd better take your handbag.
E	You'd better go to the park.

Question 1 Explanation:

If it is going to rain, you need something to keep you dry. That's why her mother says You'd better take an umbrella.

Question 2

I wonder what made that gentleman run out when we came up. Who was he?

A	Yes, he was
B	My brother does
C	A very strange young man
D	He ran very fast
E	He is coming towards us

Question 2 Explanation:

The question Who was he? asks about the man. A very strange young man describes him. The other replies don't say who he was.

Question 3

What are your plans for Sunday?

A	I worked on Sunday.
B	Your plans are different.
C	We'll rest in a moment.
D	Our family is going out of town.
E	I was reading a book on Sunday

Question 3 Explanation:

The question asks about plans for the future, so the reply needs a future form. Our family is going out of town uses the present continuous for a plan. The other replies talk about the past or don't answer the question.

Question 4

Do you think we'll have good weather?

A	I hope so
B	Yes, he does
C	I hope, it does
D	I so hope
E	I did

Question 4 Explanation:

To say yes to a hope about the future, we say I hope so. Not I hope, it does or I so hope, because these are not correct English.

Question 5

Why didn't you go to the circus with your friends?

A	I wanted to go there.
B	I wanted to go there but I was ill.
C	I am very busy.
D	I shall be free.
E	No, I don't but I want to.

Question 5 Explanation:

A Why question needs a reason. I wanted to go there but I was ill gives the reason. Not I wanted to go there., because it gives no reason.

Question 6

How did you find the play?

A	Oh, I don't think it was a success.
B	I could hardly get the tickets.
C	My sister was also at the show.
D	Yes, the day is nice.
E	There was a sign "sold out".

Question 6 Explanation:

How did you find…? means 'What was your opinion of…?'. So the reply gives an opinion: I don't think it was a success. The other replies talk about tickets or other things, not about the play itself.

Question 7

Ann is ill.

A	Yes, Ann is a good singer.
B	Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
C	Her mother's a very pleasant woman.
D	She studies in the second form.
E	Her friend's no feelings.

Question 7 Explanation:

When we hear bad news, we say I'm sorry to hear that.

Question 8

What do you think of "The Three Friends"?

A	They are friends.
B	Yes, I do.
C	It's sad news.
D	They'll come soon.
E	It's a very interesting play.

Question 8 Explanation:

What do you think of…? asks for your opinion. It's a very interesting play gives an opinion. Not Yes, I do, because a What question can't be answered with yes.

Question 9

I have already seen this film, and you?

A	So has he.
B	So have I.
C	So did I.
D	So am I.
E	Neither have I.

Question 9 Explanation:

To agree with a positive sentence in the present perfect (I have seen), we say So have I. Not Neither have I, because neither is used after negative sentences.

Question 10

What will you do on Sunday?

A	We're going to visit our grandparents.
B	We have no time for doing it
C	We went to the circus
D	They'll swim
E	There will be Sunday soon

Question 10 Explanation:

The question asks about Sunday, which is in the future. The reply We're going to visit our grandparents talks about a future plan. Not We went to the circus, because that is in the past.

Question 11

It's a nice day today, isn't it?

A	It's not your business
B	I don't like her these days
C	Oh yes, I like it very much
D	I am in low spirits
E	Where are you going?

Question 11 Explanation:

The speaker wants you to agree that the day is nice. Oh yes, I like it very much agrees with them.

Question 12

Shall I read Text-1?

A	Do, please!
B	Yes, you did.
C	Yes, I shall.
D	Shall, please.
E	Yes, come along.

Question 12 Explanation:

Shall I…? is a question that offers to do something or asks what to do. A polite yes is Do, please!. Not Yes, I shall, because the speaker is asking about himself, not about you.

Question 13

How long had you been there before you met your friends?

A	It was late.
B	At the beginning of the lesson.
C	Yesterday.
D	For 2 hours
E	I was not there.

Question 13 Explanation:

How long asks about a length of time. So the reply needs a period with for: For 2 hours. Not Yesterday, because that answers When?.

Question 14

A: Here is your pen.
B: Thank you.
A: _____

A	I'm sorry
B	Oh, here you are.
C	I beg your pardon
D	You are welcome
E	No, thanks

Question 14 Explanation:

When someone says Thank you, we answer You are welcome. Not I'm sorry or No, thanks, because those are not replies to thanks.

Question 15

Why is he always late for the first lesson?

A	He is very clever.
B	He likes sleeping.
C	He is very polite.
D	He is afraid of his mother.
E	He goes shopping every day.

Question 15 Explanation:

A Why question needs a reason. Someone who likes sleeping gets up late, so He likes sleeping explains why he is late.

Question 16

I don't like rainy weather.

A	Neither I
B	So don't I
C	Me too
D	I don't like too
E	Neither do I

Question 16 Explanation:

To agree with a negative sentence in the present simple, we say Neither do I. Not Me too, because that is for positive sentences. After a negative sentence we say Me neither.

Question 17

What are the things you enjoy doing in summer?

A	I enjoy skating or skiing in cold weather
B	If I'm near a river it's boating or swimming
C	I prefer singing to dancing
D	There weren't many things to choose
E	We could do interesting things last summer

Question 17 Explanation:

The question is about summer activities. Boating or swimming are summer activities. Not skating or skiing, because those are winter sports.

Question 18

Who is a sailor?

A	A very good and holy person.
B	A man who works on a ship.
C	A man who looks after sheep.
D	A man who makes things out of metal.
E	Someone who secretly watches what other people are doing.

Question 18 Explanation:

A sailor is a person who works on a ship. Example: My uncle is a sailor and travels by sea.

Question 19

The weather is awful today, isn't it?

A	The temperature is twenty above zero.
B	You should take the umbrella.
C	I don't have warm clothes.
D	Yes, much worse than yesterday.
E	Thanks for warning me.

Question 19 Explanation:

The speaker uses isn't it? to ask you to agree. Yes, much worse than yesterday agrees that the weather is awful.

Question 20

I'm looking forward to showing you around the city.

A	This is a great city.
B	That's certainly very nice of you.
C	I've read very much about your city.
D	It's not very cold here in winter.
E	There are a lot of places of interest in this city.

Question 20 Explanation:

The speaker offers to show you the city. A polite reply thanks them for the kind offer: That's certainly very nice of you. The other replies only talk about the city.

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