Mixed Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 015

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Grammar Test 015

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Question 1

It’s been rainy all afternoon, _____ it?

A	wasn’t
B	isn’t
C	hasn’t
D	doesn’t

Question 1 Explanation:

A question tag repeats the auxiliary verb of the sentence. It's been means It has been, so the tag is hasn't it? Not isn't, because 's here is short for has, not is.

Question 2

I am interested _____ English.

A	at
B	to
C	for
D	in

Question 2 Explanation:

The adjective interested is always followed by in: I'm interested in music.

Question 3

After I _____ my dinner, I typed my report.

A	has had
B	have
C	had had
D	will have

Question 3 Explanation:

The past perfect had had shows that one past action (dinner) was finished before another past action (typing the report). Has had is wrong because the story is in the past.

Question 4

If you’re not feeling well, take a hot bath. It’ll _____ you good.

A	do
B	made
C	help
D	does

Question 4 Explanation:

The fixed expression is do someone good, meaning 'be good for someone': A walk will do you good. After will ('ll) we use the base form do. Not help, because we can't say help you good.

Question 5

The twins look almost alike. None of us can _____ the difference between them.

A	say
B	tell
C	make
D	prove

Question 5 Explanation:

We say tell the difference when we can see how two things or people are not the same. Not make, because make a difference means 'have an effect'.

Question 6

Now that I’ve bought a car, I _____ take the bus to work.

A	needn’t
B	must
C	mustn’t
D	hadn’t

Question 6 Explanation:

Needn't means 'it is not necessary'. Now I have a car, so taking the bus isn't necessary. Not mustn't, because that means it is not allowed.

Question 7

It’s time we _____ working.

A	start
B	will start
C	started
D	had started

Question 7 Explanation:

After It's time + subject, we use the past simple to talk about the present or future: It's time we left. So: It's time we started.

Question 8

_____ strange car we saw near the post office belongs to the mayor.

A	One of
B	The
C	An
D	Two

Question 8 Explanation:

We use the because we mean one particular car: the one we saw near the post office. An is wrong because strange starts with a consonant sound, and the car is already specific.

Question 9

The river that runs _____ our town has now become a health hazard.

A	in
B	through
C	over
D	from

Question 9 Explanation:

A river runs through a town: it goes from one side to the other, in the middle of it.

Question 10

I wonder if you could give me _____ advice about finding a job.

A	an
B	a
C	any
D	many

Question 10 Explanation:

Advice is uncountable, so we can't use a, an or many with it. In polite requests and questions we can use any (or some): any advice.

Question 11

How long ago did you _____?

A	have painted your house
B	had your house painted
C	have your house painted
D	have your house paint

Question 11 Explanation:

The causative form is have + object + past participle: someone else did the work for you. After did you we need the base form have, so: did you have your house painted?

Question 12

I really think there is too _____ furniture in your office.

A	much
B	more
C	many
D	most

Question 12 Explanation:

Furniture is uncountable, so we use too much, not too many: too much furniture.

Question 13

My coffee is _____ hot that I can’t drink it.

A	very
B	much
C	so
D	too

Question 13 Explanation:

The structure is so + adjective + that to show a result: so hot that I can't drink it. Not too, because too is followed by to, not that: too hot to drink.

Question 14

I _____ him at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.

A	am supposed to see
B	am supposed to seeing
C	supposed to see
D	am suppose to see

Question 14 Explanation:

The structure is be supposed to + base verb, meaning something is planned or expected: I am supposed to see him. We need am and the past participle supposed with a d.

Question 15

Paul studies his lessons the most carefully _____ all the students in class.

A	than
B	from
C	as
D	of

Question 15 Explanation:

After a superlative we use of + a group: the most carefully of all the students. Not than, because than is used with comparatives (more carefully than).

Question 16

Because it was raining, the children _____ out.

A	wasn’t going
B	hadn’t gone
C	didn’t go
D	have gone

Question 16 Explanation:

This is a simple finished action in the past, so we use the past simple: didn't go out. Not wasn't going, because children is plural and needs weren't.

Question 17

While they were mending the wall, the roof _____ in.

A	falls
B	fell
C	is falling
D	had fallen

Question 17 Explanation:

The past continuous (were mending) describes a longer action, and the past simple (fell) describes a shorter action that happened in the middle of it. Not had fallen, because the roof fell during the work, not before it.

Question 18

He found that the petrol tank _____ since he left the town.

A	leaked
B	is leaking
C	was leaking
D	had been leaking

Question 18 Explanation:

We use the past perfect continuous (had been leaking) for an action that continued up to a moment in the past. The clue is since: the leak started when he left and was still happening when he found it.

Question 19

It _____ me a long time to realize she had deceived me.

A	take
B	took
C	takes
D	will be taken

Question 19 Explanation:

We use It takes/took someone time to do something. The realising happened in the past (had deceived), so we need the past simple took.

Question 20

The bus was crowded yesterday, so we _____ stand all the way.

A	had
B	would have
C	had to
D	will have to

Question 20 Explanation:

Had to is the past of have to and shows something was necessary. The clue is yesterday. Not will have to, because that is for the future.

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