This is the 10th of 100 perfect multi-level grammar tests for assessment. Each test comprises 20 multiple choice questions on almost all the topics of English grammar. So these tests are perfect for you to check your English grammar knowledge thoroughly. To do this, we suggest you take these 100 grammar tests one by one.
Question 1
He loves creating stories for his child.
Make up means to invent or create a story, an excuse or an idea: She made up a story about a dragon. Not make out, which means to see, hear or understand something with difficulty.
Question 2
The robber escaped with all the jewels.
Make off with something means to escape quickly with something, usually something stolen: The thieves made off with the money. Not make up with, which means to become friends again after an argument.
Question 3
This book is very difficult. I don’t understand it.
Make something out means to understand something that is difficult: I can't make out what he means. Not make it up, which means to invent something.
Question 4
You must concentrate on your work.
Settle down to something means to start giving all your attention to it: settle down to your work / your homework. The preposition is to, not for, and it cannot be left out.
Question 5
He is well off.
Well off means rich, with plenty of money: His family is quite well off. It has nothing to do with health, so it does not mean healthy.
Question 6
He’s very calculating.
A calculating person plans things carefully and secretly to get what they want, often in a selfish way. Not good at mathematics: that is the meaning of the verb calculate, but the adjective calculating describes character.
Question 7
He is a hot-head.
A hothead (also hot-head) is a person who gets angry very quickly and acts without thinking. Not he has a fever: the word is about temper, not body temperature.
Question 8
Peter Brown was the sole survivor of the air crash.
Sole means only, and a survivor is a person who stays alive. So the sole survivor is the only person who was not killed. Not the only person who was killed, which means the opposite.
Question 9
He is a man of spirit.
A man of spirit is full of energy, courage and determination: a lively, energetic person. Not drunk: the word spirits can mean strong alcohol, but a man of spirit is about character.
Question 10
I won’t go unless Mary goes.
Unless means if ... not. So I won't go unless Mary goes = I won't go if Mary doesn't go. Not I won't go if Mary goes, which changes the meaning.
Question 11
Jerry, who is a good athlete, has been able to keep his place on the team.
Here keep means to continue to have something: keep / maintain his place on the team. Not play, because you play in or for a team, not play a place.
Question 12
Your wages will depend on how well you do the job.
Wages is the money you are paid for your work, so the closest word is salary. Not waves: it looks similar to wages, but it means moving lines of water.
Question 13
Raymond discovered several errors on his test.
An error is something that is wrong, so it means the same as a mistake. Not corrections: these are the changes you make to fix errors.
Question 14
Chris became aware of his mistake instantly.
Instantly means at once, with no delay, so it is the same as immediately. Not obviously, which means clearly, not quickly.
Question 15
Mrs. Johnson said that the mayor was very arrogant.
An arrogant person thinks they are better or more important than other people. Haughty has the same meaning: a haughty look. Not crude, which means rude or not polite, often about bad language or jokes.
Question 16
The complete set of books will cost sixty dollars.
Complete here means including every part, so it is the same as entire: the entire set of books. Not finish, which is a verb and cannot describe a noun.
Question 17
After the football game, the field was a scene of total chaos.
Chaos is a state of complete disorder, where nothing is organised, so it means confusion. Not celebration: people may celebrate after a game, but the word chaos only means disorder.
Question 18
Jean was unable to provide an acceptable explanation.
Acceptable means good enough to be accepted, so it is the same as satisfactory. Not alternative, which means a different choice.
Question 19
If the mechanic had done the work properly, you wouldn’t have had trouble with the car.
Properly means in the right way, so it is the same as correctly. Not completely: work can be finished completely but still be done the wrong way.
Question 20
Ted will do well in college.
Do well means to be successful or get good results: She did well in her exams. Not work hard: hard work can help you do well, but the phrase itself means success.
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