Mixed Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 041

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Grammar Test 041

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Question 1

They asked a lot of questions _____ his job.

A	about
B	of
C	for
D	with

Question 1 Explanation:

We ask questions about something: They asked questions about his job.

Question 2

They need some gas. They’re looking _____ a gas station.

A	for
B	to
C	from
D	at

Question 2 Explanation:

Look for means try to find: They're looking for a gas station. Not look at, which means just to see something.

Question 3

She was _____ Paris last month.

A	to
B	at
C	in
D	from

Question 3 Explanation:

Use in with cities and countries: in Paris, in France.

Question 4

There’s a park across the street _____ the hospital.

A	of
B	from
C	to
D	for

Question 4 Explanation:

The phrase is across the street from: The park is across the street from the hospital.

Question 5

He has an apartment _____ Maple Street.

A	at
B	on
C	into
D	between

Question 5 Explanation:

Use on with the name of a street: on Maple Street. Use at with a full address: at 25 Maple Street.

Question 6

There aren’t any pictures _____ the wall.

A	to
B	in
C	at
D	on

Question 6 Explanation:

Pictures hang on the wall, touching its surface: on the wall.

Question 7

He never watches TV _____ Sunday.

A	at
B	in
C	on
D	with

Question 7 Explanation:

Use on with days: on Sunday, on Monday.

Question 8

I have only been here _____ 1983.

A	for
B	by
C	since
D	in

Question 8 Explanation:

Use since with a starting point in time, like a year: since 1983. Not for, which is used with a length of time: for ten years.

Question 9

My uncle has not been here _____ the end of May.

A	since
B	during
C	for
D	while

Question 9 Explanation:

The end of May is a starting point in time, so we use since with the present perfect: has not been here since the end of May.

Question 10

I have not seen my best friend _____ nearly a fortnight.

A	ago
B	for
C	since
D	while

Question 10 Explanation:

Nearly a fortnight (about two weeks) is a length of time, so we use for. Not since, which needs a starting point: since Monday.

Question 11

My brother was _____ all week.

A	at the home
B	at home
C	in the home
D	in home

Question 11 Explanation:

We say at home with no article: He was at home all week.

Question 12

You don’t like hamburgers, _____?

A	you don’t
B	don’t you
C	you do
D	do you

Question 12 Explanation:

The sentence is negative (don't like), so the question tag is positive: do you?

Question 13

She likes to exercise, _____?

A	does she
B	she doesn’t
C	doesn’t she
D	she does

Question 13 Explanation:

The sentence is positive with likes (present simple), so the tag is negative with does: doesn't she?

Question 14

There aren’t any more books, _____?

A	are they
B	are there
C	aren’t there
D	aren’t they

Question 14 Explanation:

The sentence starts with There aren't, so the tag uses there and is positive: are there?

Question 15

She’s found her money, _____?

A	is she
B	hasn’t she
C	isn’t she
D	has she

Question 15 Explanation:

She's found = She has found, so the tag uses has and is negative: hasn't she? Not isn't she, because 's here means has, not is.

Question 16

I’ll be 29 next month, _____?

A	am I
B	aren’t I
C	will I
D	won’t I

Question 16 Explanation:

I'll = I will, and the sentence is positive, so the tag is won't I?

Question 17

Where are the glasses? _____ on the shelf.

A	They’re
B	There
C	Their
D	There are

Question 17 Explanation:

They're = They are, and they means the glasses: They're on the shelf. Not There are, because the sentence already talks about the glasses.

Question 18

The boys are cleaning _____ shoes.

A	there
B	their
C	theirs
D	them

Question 18 Explanation:

Their shows the shoes belong to the boys and comes before a noun: their shoes. Not theirs, which is used without a noun: The shoes are theirs.

Question 19

She _____ the bus every day.