Mixed Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 035

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Grammar Test 035

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Question 1

Those policemen react _____ faster in emergencies.

A	many
B	a lot of
C	some
D	much

Question 1 Explanation:

To make a comparative like faster stronger, we use much (or a lot, far): much faster. Not a lot of, because a lot of goes before a noun (a lot of time), not before a comparative.

Question 2

That’s the _____ car I’ve ever seen. It uses _____ petrol than any other car I know.

A	cheapest / less
B	cheaper / less
C	cheapest / the least
D	cheaper / more

Question 2 Explanation:

The … I've ever seen needs the superlative: the cheapest. The second gap is followed by than, so it needs a comparative: less petrol than. Not the least, because a superlative is not used with than.

Question 3

Ali studies 3 hours a day. Emre studies 2 hours a day. Emre doesn’t study _____ Ali does.

A	so hard that
B	as hard as
C	as good as
D	less than

Question 3 Explanation:

To compare two people, we use not as + adjective/adverb + as: Emre doesn't study as hard as Ali. Not as good as, because the verb study needs the adverb hard, and good is an adjective.

Question 4

He always leaves _____ work at 5:30 and goes _____ home.

A	from / to
B	_____ / _____
C	_____ / to
D	from / _____

Question 4 Explanation:

We say leave work (no preposition) and go home (no to). Not goes to home, because home after verbs of movement takes no preposition.

Question 5

How are we going to finish this work when we’ve got only _____ time and _____ people to do it?

A	a few / a few
B	a little / a little
C	a few / a little
D	a little / a few

Question 5 Explanation:

Time is uncountable, so we use a little time. People is countable plural, so we use a few people. Not a few time, because a few goes only with plural countable nouns.

Question 6

There isn’t _____ food left but there are _____ drinks.

A	any / some
B	some / some
C	some / any
D	any / any

Question 6 Explanation:

We use any in negative sentences (There isn't any food) and some in positive sentences (there are some drinks). Not some / any, because the order of negative and positive is reversed.

Question 7

A: People have a duty to fight inflation.

B: _____.

A	Neither does the Government
B	So does the Government
C	So did the Government
D	The Government doesn’t either

Question 7 Explanation:

To agree with a positive present simple sentence, we use So + do/does + subject: So does the Government. Not Neither does, because neither is used to agree with negative sentences.

Question 8

Don’t disturb them. They _____ to an important lecture.

A	listened
B	listen
C	are listening
D	have listened

Question 8 Explanation:

Don't disturb them shows the action is happening now, so we use the present continuous: They are listening. Not listen, because the present simple is for habits, not actions in progress.

Question 9

What are those students in the line waiting _____?

A	about
B	to
C	for
D	at

Question 9 Explanation:

The verb wait goes with the preposition for: wait for someone/something. In questions, the preposition often goes at the end: What are they waiting for?

Question 10

_____ you leave the letter on the table, my sister will post it for you.

A	Unless
B	If
C	Wherever
D	Even though

Question 10 Explanation:

This is a first conditional: If + present simple, … will + verb. If you leave the letter on the table, my sister will post it. Not Unless, because it means 'if not' and gives the opposite meaning.

Question 11

A: Why didn’t you answer me?

B: I didn’t hear _____.

A	why did you ask it
B	what did you ask
C	what you asked
D	why you asked

Question 11 Explanation:

This is an indirect (embedded) question, so we use normal word order without did: I didn't hear what you asked. Not what did you ask, because question word order is not used after I didn't hear.

Question 12

“He isn’t sure he can repair the damage, but he hopes to.” Means “He _____ be able to repair it.”

A	will
B	should
C	may
D	would

Question 12 Explanation:

He is not sure, so the result is only possible. We use may for possibility: He may be able to repair it. Not will, because will shows certainty.

Question 13

“It’s time salaries went up” means:

A	This time salaries went up
B	Salaries went up that time
C	Salaries went up and it was the right time
D	We think salaries ought to go up

Question 13 Explanation:

It's time + past simple talks about the present or future, not the past. It means something should happen now: It's time salaries went up = salaries ought to go up.

Question 14

A: When did they give the workers a rise?

B: A rise _____ last month.

A	was given to them
B	gave them
C	was given for them
D	had been given to them

Question 14 Explanation:

The subject a rise receives the action, so we need the passive. Last month needs the past simple: was given to them. Not had been given, because the past perfect is not needed with a simple past time like last month.

Question 15

A: Did you manage to pass the exam?

B: It was _____, but I managed it all right.

A	enough difficult
B	too difficult
C	extremely difficult
D	such difficult

Question 15 Explanation:

Extremely difficult means 'very difficult', and but I managed it shows it was hard but possible. Not too difficult, because too means it was impossible, which contradicts I managed it.

Question 16

_____ his good work and manners he didn’t get a promotion.

A	Because
B	In spite of
C	Even though
D	As a result of

Question 16 Explanation:

In spite of + noun shows a contrast: good work, but no promotion. Not Even though, because it must be followed by a clause with a subject and verb (Even though he worked well), not by a noun phrase.

Question 17

It is clear that progress destroys beauty. That’s why most people object to it _____ our surroundings this way.

A	change
B	be changed
C	changed
D	changing

Question 17 Explanation:

In object to, to is a preposition, so it is followed by the -ing form: object to it changing our surroundings. Not change, because to here is not part of an infinitive.

Question 18

A: You ought to explain this matter to the union.

B: It’s already been explained _____.

A	them
B	to them
C	for them
D	to this matter

Question 18 Explanation:

We explain something to someone, so the passive is It's been explained to them. Not them alone, because explain cannot be followed directly by the person.

Question 19

That scientist was one of the first _____ with bacteria.

A	experimenting
B	to experiment
C	experiment
D	experiments

Question 19 Explanation:

After the first / the last / the only we use the to-infinitive: one of the first to experiment. Not experimenting, because the first is normally followed by to + verb.

Question 20

She _____ found her photographs, because she is still looking for them.

A	mustn’t has
B	can’t have
C	needn’t have
D	oughtn’t have

Question 20 Explanation:

To say we are sure something did not happen in the past, we use can't have + past participle. She is still looking, so she can't have found them. Not needn't have, because it means something was done but was not necessary.

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