Elementary Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 28

This is the 28th of 30 elementary level grammar tests. This test in this set comprises 12 multiple-choice questions of elementary English grammar. The formats of the tests are similar and the level gradually increases.

Elementary Grammar Test 28

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Question 1

(Please note: The following questions are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

Ann: Look! Tom _____ a dress for my birthday.

A	gave to me
B	has given to me
C	have given me
D	has given me

Question 1 Explanation:

Use has given (present perfect) for a past action we can see now: Ann is showing the dress. We say give someone something, so has given me, with no to.

Question 2

Pat: It’s lovely. _____ it at Bromley’s?

A	Was he buying
B	Did he buy
C	He bought
D	Had he bought

Question 2 Explanation:

This is a question about a finished past action, so we use Did he buy …? In past simple questions we use did + the base verb.

Question 3

Ann: No, he _____ one there, but they didn’t show _____ that he _____.

A	tried get
B	wanted have
C	wanted to get
D	tried to have

Question 3 Explanation:

We say want to + verb: he wanted to get one there. Not tried get, because try also needs to.

Question 4

Ann: No, he _____ one there, but they didn’t show _____ that he _____.

A	to him something
B	anything him
C	something to him
D	him anything

Question 4 Explanation:

We say show someone something: show him anything. After didn't (a negative) we use anything, not something.

Question 5

Ann: No, he _____ one there, but they didn’t show _____ that he _____.

A	was happy
B	interested
C	liked
D	pleased

Question 5 Explanation:

Liked fits: anything that he liked. The other options need more words, for example was happy with or interested in.

Question 6

Pat: That’s odd. They _____ dresses that are all right for me. My birthday was two months ago.

A	are always having
B	always have
C	have often
D	do have often

Question 6 Explanation:

For something that is usually true, use the present simple. Words like always go before the main verb: They always have dresses …

Question 7

Ann: What _____ for you?

A	did Peter buy
B	Peter bought
C	has Peter bought
D	Peter has bought

Question 7 Explanation:

Pat's birthday was two months ago, which is finished past time. So we use the past simple question: What did Peter buy …? Not has Peter bought, because we don't use the present perfect for a finished time in the past.

Question 8

Pat: He _____ tell him something that he _____ buy.

A	asked me
B	said me to
C	asked me to
D	said to me

Question 8 Explanation:

We say ask someone to do something: He asked me to tell him. We can't say said me to.

Question 9

He _____ tell him something that he _____ buy.

A	could
B	was able to
C	may
D	can

Question 9 Explanation:

The story is in the past, so we use could for something that was possible: something that he could buy.

Question 10

I said, “I _____ anything at all.

A	needn’t
B	mustn’t need
C	haven’t to need
D	don’t need

Question 10 Explanation:

When need has a noun after it, it is a normal verb, so the negative is I don't need anything. Not needn't, because needn't is followed by a verb, not a noun.

Question 11

I _____ a lot of clothes.”