Question 1
A1 – MOCK EXAMINATION SECTION 1
Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.
Where _____ for a holiday next summer?
To ask about what someone wants, we say would you like to + verb: Where would you like to go?
Question 2
Look at that child running along the top of the wall! He _____ off!
We use going to when we can see that something will happen soon. The child is running on the wall, so he's going to fall.
Question 3
He _____ to the gym every Friday evening.
Every Friday is a habit, so we use the present simple. Usually goes before the main verb: usually goes.
Question 4
I booked my train ticket yesterday. I _____ at the station in your town at nine o’clock next Saturday.
The ticket is booked, so it is a fixed plan. We use the present continuous for plans: I'm arriving next Saturday.
Question 5
He _____ her yesterday.
Yesterday means the past. The negative is didn't + verb: didn't ring.
Question 6
SECTION 2
Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentence.
He got _____ his car and drove to the station.
We say get into a car. We say get on a bus or a train.
Question 7
She isn’t _____. I think she’s his cousin.
We put 's after the person: Mike's sister = the sister of Mike.
Question 8
He’s _____ he was because he found a good job last month.
Happy is a short word, so we say happier than to compare. Not more happy.
Question 9
Where are Sam and Joe? I can’t see _____ people in the room.
In negative sentences we use any: I can't see any people.
Question 10
There’s _____ in the fridge if you are thirsty.
Juice is uncountable, so we use some, not an. The adjective goes first: some fresh orange juice.
Question 11
SECTION 4
Choose the correct answer or response.
Excuse me. Where can I catch the number 23 bus?
The person asks where, so the answer gives a place: The bus stop is over there.
Question 12
Thank you very much.
When someone says thank you, we answer You're welcome.
Question 13
Have you got this sweater in a larger size, please?
The customer wants a bigger size. The shop assistant answers that there is no bigger one: This is the largest we've got.
Question 14
What’s the weather like today?
What's the weather like? asks how the weather is. A good answer is Cold and wet!
Question 15
How long does it take to get to the airport?
How long does it take? asks about time, so the answer gives a time: Twenty minutes.
Question 16
(On the phone)
Can I speak to Carol, please?
Carol is doing it now, so we use the present continuous: She's having a shower. Not She has a shower, because that is a habit.
Question 17
Is Sheila coming to the party on Saturday?
The question is about Sheila, not you. No, I don't think so is a good answer.
Question 18
What’s on television tonight?
What's on television? asks about the programmes. The answer names a programme: a soap opera.
Question 19
SECTION 5
Complete the questions with the correct alternatives.
X: _____ his car when he goes to town?
Y: In the new multi-storey car park in the centre.
The answer is a place, so we ask Where. In the present simple with he we use does: Where does he park?
Question 20
X: _____ in her free time?
Y: Relaxing!
We say like + -ing: What does she like doing?
Question 21
X: _____ any bread for sandwiches?
Y: Not much. Buy some when you go out, please.
To ask if something is in a place we say Is there...? Bread is uncountable, so we use is, not are.
Question 22
X: _____ here?
Y: Only two.
Days is countable, so we ask How many days. After can we use the verb without to: can you stay.
Question 23
X: _____ any brothers or sisters?
Y: Only one sister.
With have got, we make a question by moving has to the front: Has she got...? We don't use does with have got.
Question 24
X: _____ your mobile phone, please? It’s an emergency.
Y: Of course, here you are.
To ask politely, we say Could I + verb: Could I use your phone? There is no to after could or can.
Question 25
X: _____ at the station yesterday?
Y: At three o’clock. His train was late.
Yesterday means the past, so we use did. The answer is a time: What time did he arrive?
Question 26
SECTION 6
(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.)
Complete the dialogue with the correct alternatives.
Julie: Hi Tom! _____ and your family?
To ask about someone's health we say How are you? Here: How are you and your family?
Question 27
Tom: Hello Julie. My little son had _____ last week but he’s better now.
We say have a cold. The adjective goes before the noun: a bad cold.
Question 28
Tom: You are very suntanned! Did you go to a _____ place for a holiday this Christmas?
Before a noun we need an adjective: a sunny place. Sun and sunshine are nouns.
Question 29
Julie: Yes, we all went to Australia to see my parents! They live near Sydney. Don’t forget that it’s summer there now. We had fantastic _____.
Julie says it is summer in Australia, so the weather was very good: We had fantastic weather. Not time: we say a fantastic time, with a.
Question 30
Julie: My parents live _____ and we went to a _____ practically every day.
We say live on the coast, which means near the sea.
Question 31
Julie: My parents live _____ and we went to a _____ practically every day. We had our Christmas lunch there.
A sandy beach is a beach with sand. People go there in summer and can have lunch there.
Question 32
Tom: You’re very lucky. I’d love to go to Australia! _____ did you stay?
Julie: Three weeks.
Julie answers Three weeks, so Tom asks about time: How long did you stay?
Question 33
Tom: I know you have a dog. Who looked _____ it while you were away?
Look after means take care of: Who looked after the dog?
Question 34
Julie: My mother-in-law. She loves dogs and often _____ with our little dog, Scruffy, when we are busy and don’t have time to take him. She says she enjoys the exercise.
We say go for a walk. With she in the present simple: she often goes for a walk.
Question 35
Tom: Oh! Here’s my bus! Bye! _____ soon.
Julie: Bye!
See you soon is a friendly way to say goodbye.
Question 36
SECTION 7
(Please note: The following questions are related to a specific reading passage, which is available solely before the first question. Remember, it may be helpful to refer back to the reading text while answering the questions to ensure accuracy.)
Read the text and answer the questions.
Sue and John live in a small quiet town in Essex in the UK. Sue worked in a library three years ago but now she’s a housewife. Her husband, John, is a university teacher. They got married twenty-five years ago and have three children: two boys and a girl. Their daughter is a secondary school teacher. She’s married and John and Sue’s first grandson was born four months ago. His name is Jude and he’s a beautiful, happy baby.
Their sons aren’t married. They are still at university. The oldest, Thomas, wants to be a doctor and his brother, Mark, is studying engineering. Their house isn’t very big but it’s got two gardens. Sue grows only flowers in the small front garden and has flowers and vegetables in the large back garden. She loves gardening and spends a lot of time outside when the weather is fine. John likes gardening but in spring and summer, he prefers to go to the river to fish in his small boat. Sue doesn’t like fishing and when she goes in the boat with John, she always takes a good book to read.
Sue and John have another hobby. They love dancing, but not modern dancing. They dance old British folk dances. They also wear traditional costumes when they are dancing. There are twelve people in the Folk Dancing Club. Some dance and some play old musical instruments. It is very interesting and Sue and John enjoy Tuesday and Thursday evenings when they go to practise. At carnival time, or at festivals, they dance in public. They dance in villages and towns all over the UK and sometimes in other countries too. Last year, they went to Germany to dance at a beer festival. At the moment they are practising hard because next spring they are going to perform in Venice!
Sue and John’s town isn’t very busy.
Paragraph 1 says they live in a small quiet town. Quiet means it isn't very busy, so the answer is True.
Question 37
Sue works in a library and John is a university teacher.
Paragraph 1 says Sue worked in a library three years ago, but now she's a housewife. So this is False.
Question 38
Sue and John have got a son. His name’s Jude.
Jude is their grandson, not their son. Their sons are Thomas and Mark. So this is False.
Question 39
Jude is four months old.
Paragraph 1 says Jude was born four months ago, so he is four months old. True.
Question 40
Thomas and Mark are not going to finish their studies for many years.
The text says the sons are still at university, but it doesn't say when they will finish. So the answer is Doesn't say.
Question 41
Their house _____.
Paragraph 2 says Sue has flowers and vegetables in the large back garden. The house isn't very big, and only the back garden is large.
Question 42
Which is correct?
Paragraph 2 says Sue doesn't like fishing and takes a book in the boat, so she doesn't catch fish. John likes gardening, so the first option is wrong.
Question 43
Sue and John _____.
Paragraph 3 says they dance old British folk dances, not modern dances. They wear costumes only when they are dancing, not always.
Question 44
They go to their club _____.
They go to practise on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. That is two times, or twice a week.
Question 45
They _____.
Paragraph 3 says they are practising hard because they are going to perform in Venice next spring. They also dance in other countries, not only in the UK.
Print this test
Free worksheets for class or home