Elementary Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 03

This is the 3rd of 30 elementary level grammar tests. This test in this set comprises 20 multiple choice questions of elementary English grammar. The formats of the tests are similar and the level gradually increases.

Elementary Grammar Test 03

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Question 1

James is talking to _____.

A	they
B	them
C	she
D	your

Question 1 Explanation:

After to, we use them, not they. Example: talking to them.

Question 2

These pens are _____.

A	Pats
B	of Pat
C	Pat’s
D	to Pat

Question 2 Explanation:

Add 's to a name to show who owns something: Pat's means the pens belong to Pat.

Question 3

Sarah _____ cat.

A	haves a
B	haves some
C	has some
D	has a

Question 3 Explanation:

With he, she or one person, we say has, not haves. Cat is one thing, so we use a.

Question 4

This is _____.

A	second lesson
B	the lesson two
C	lesson the second
D	lesson two

Question 4 Explanation:

A noun with a number after it has no the: lesson two, page five. You could also say the second lesson, but you need the.

Question 5

Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

A	Lena cans have Mikes’ radio.
B	Lena can has Mike’s radio.
C	Lena can have Mike’s radio.
D	Lena can has Mikes’ radio

Question 5 Explanation:

After can, use the base verb: can have, not can has. For one person, write Mike's.

Question 6

It’s 21.00.

A	Yes, it’s nine in the evening.
B	Yes, it’s nine clocks.
C	Yes, it’s nine in the afternoon.
D	Yes, it’s nine hours.

Question 6 Explanation:

21.00 is nine o'clock at night, so we say nine in the evening. The afternoon ends at about 5 or 6 pm.

Question 7

164 is _____.

A	hundred sixty-four
B	a hundred sixty-four
C	hundred sixty and four
D	a hundred and sixty-four

Question 7 Explanation:

In British English we say a hundred and sixty-four. We need a (or one) before hundred and and after it.

Question 8

Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

A	The girls don’t do the homework.
B	The girls don’t the homework.
C	The girls doesn’t do the homework.
D	The girls don’t does the homework

Question 8 Explanation:

The girls means more than one person, so we use don't. After don't, use the base verb: don't do.

Question 9

Do Mr and Mrs Smith speak English?

A	He does but she doesn’t.
B	He speak but she doesn’t.
C	He do but she don’t.
D	He speak but she don’t

Question 9 Explanation:

A short answer to a Do question uses does or doesn't for he or she: He does but she doesn't.

Question 10

Who are those boys? One is my brother and _____.

A	the big boy is Peter.
B	a big boy is Peter.
C	the big boy is a Peter.
D	a big boy is a Peter.

Question 10 Explanation:

We use the because we mean a boy we can see. We don't put a before a name like Peter.

Question 11

Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

A	Some sun is in a sky
B	Sun is in some sky.
C	A sun is in a sky.
D	The sun is in the sky.

Question 11 Explanation:

There is only one sun and one sky, so we use the: the sun, the sky.

Question 12

Where _____ Mary standing?

A	do
B	does
C	is
D	are

Question 12 Explanation:

Standing is an -ing verb, so we use be. Mary is one person, so we say is: Where is Mary standing?

Question 13

Tom and Anne _____ the table.

A	are sitting in
B	are sitting at
C	is sitting in
D	is sitting on

Question 13 Explanation:

Tom and Anne are two people, so we use are. We say sit at the table when we sit on chairs next to it, for example to eat.

Question 14

Sarah and I _____ here.

A	we
B	are we
C	we’re
D	are

Question 14 Explanation:

Sarah and I is the same as we, so the verb is are. Don't add we again.

Question 15

John, what _____ doing?

A	are you
B	is
C	your
D	hes

Question 15 Explanation:

We are talking to John, so we use you: What are you doing?

Question 16

Anne’s _____ the bedroom.

A	at
B	on
C	in
D	into

Question 16 Explanation:

Use in for a room: in the bedroom, in the kitchen. Anne's here means Anne is.

Question 17

Are there many trees near the house?

A	There’s one.
B	Are four.
C	There five.
D	Three of trees.

Question 17 Explanation:

We answer with There is or There are. There's one. is the only correct sentence.

Question 18

Mary speaks English, but _____.

A	speaks Bill?
B	Bill speaks?
C	Bills does?
D	does Bill?

Question 18 Explanation:

A short question uses does + the person: does Bill? This stands for Does Bill speak English?

Question 19

Barbara is looking at _____.

A	there
B	them
C	we
D	my

Question 19 Explanation:

After at, we use them. Example: look at them.

Question 20

Who’s that woman?

A	Anne is it.
B	Is Sarah.
C	He’s Barbara.
D	It’s Jane.

Question 20 Explanation:

To say who a person is, we often say It's + name: It's Jane. He is for a man, not a woman.

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