Elementary Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 06

This is the 6th 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 06

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Question 1

Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

A	The bird are in the sky.
B	A bird’s in a sky.
C	The birds in a sky.
D	The bird’s in the sky.

Question 1 Explanation:

The bird's means The bird is. We say in the sky because there is only one sky.

Question 2

What _____ doing?

A	are they
B	do they
C	does they
D	is they

Question 2 Explanation:

With doing we use be: What are they doing? We use are with they.

Question 3

Jane and Tom _____ the door.

A	are walking at
B	walks to
C	walks from
D	are walking to

Question 3 Explanation:

Jane and Tom means they, so we use are walking. We walk to a place.

Question 4

Charles and I _____.

A	am here
B	we are here
C	are here
D	we here

Question 4 Explanation:

Charles and I means we, so we use are: Charles and I are here. Don't add we again.

Question 5

Anne, what _____?

A	is doing
B	she’s doing
C	are doing
D	are you doing

Question 5 Explanation:

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

Question 6

Tom’s _____ street.

A	in the
B	at the
C	into the
D	under

Question 6 Explanation:

In British English we say in the street: Tom's in the street.

Question 7

How many girls are there in the room?

A	There are any.
B	There’s one.
C	A girl.
D	There two.

Question 7 Explanation:

For one girl we say There's one. (There is one.)

Question 8

Mary works, but _____.

A	works Tom?
B	does Tom?
C	Tom does?
D	Tom works?

Question 8 Explanation:

In a short question we use does before the person: does Tom? (= does Tom work?)

Question 9

Liz is looking at _____.

A	them
B	they
C	there
D	their

Question 9 Explanation:

After look at we use them, not they: Liz is looking at them.

Question 10

Who’s that girl?

A	He’s Elizabeth.
B	Her name Sarah.
C	She’s a good girl.
D	It’s Anne.

Question 10 Explanation:

To say who a person is, we can say It's Anne. A girl is she, not he.

Question 11

Where’s the dog?

A	He’s under chair.
B	There’s on a table.
C	It’s near the window.
D	Its here.

Question 11 Explanation:

For an animal we use it: It's near the window. Its (no apostrophe) is not it is.

Question 12

Is John tall?

A	Yes, he’s.
B	No, he’sn’t.
C	No, his not.
D	Yes, he is.

Question 12 Explanation:

In short answers we say Yes, he is. We don't end a short answer with he's.

Question 13

What’s his name?

A	It John.
B	It’s John.
C	John it’s the name.
D	Its John.

Question 13 Explanation:

It's means it is: It's John. Its without an apostrophe is not correct here.

Question 14

Do you draw or write?

A	I’m draw and write.
B	I drawing and writing.
C	I’m not draw but I’m write.
D	I draw and I write.

Question 14 Explanation:

Do you draw? is in the present simple, so we answer I draw and I write. We don't use I'm with draw.

Question 15

Is that a chair?

A	Yes, that’s.
B	Yes, there is.
C	Yes, it is.
D	Yes, it’s that chair.

Question 15 Explanation:

For a thing we answer Yes, it is. We don't end a short answer with that's.

Question 16

Is this chair brown?

A	No, isn’t brown chair.
B	No, this is green chair.
C	Yes, it’s brown.
D	Yes, it is a brown.

Question 16 Explanation:

Yes, it's brown. is correct. We don't use a before a colour alone (not a brown).

Question 17

What’s her father doing?

A	Her working in the garden.
B	Working in the garden.
C	Is working in the garden.
D	She is working in the garden.

Question 17 Explanation:

A short answer can start with the -ing word: Working in the garden. A father is he, not she.

Question 18

How many books are there?

A	They’re many.
B	There are any.
C	There are eight.
D	Are two books there.

Question 18 Explanation:

To give a number we say There are eight.

Question 19

Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

A	Is that red book a big?
B	Is that book a big red?
C	Is red that big book?
D	Is that red book big?

Question 19 Explanation:

We say that red book, and then big with no a: Is that red book big?

Question 20

Anne _____ tomorrow.

A	can sing
B	can to sing
C	is going sing
D	going to sing

Question 20 Explanation:

After can we use the verb without to: Anne can sing. Going to needs is before it and to after it: is going to sing.

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