Mixed Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 054

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Grammar Test 054

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Question 1

_____ people came than I expected.

A	Other
B	Fewer
C	Another
D	Few

Question 1 Explanation:

Use fewer + plural noun + than to compare numbers: Fewer people came than I expected. Not Few, because than needs the comparative form.

Question 2

I don’t know where _____.

A	is the post-office
B	has the post-office
C	the post-office
D	the post-office is

Question 2 Explanation:

In an indirect question (after I don't know where), use normal word order: subject + verb, where the post-office is. Not is the post-office, because that is the word order of a direct question.

Question 3

Tom sat near the fire _____.

A	to get warm
B	for to get warm
C	for getting warm
D	get warm

Question 3 Explanation:

Use to + verb to say why someone does something: to get warm. For to get is never correct in English.

Question 4

She came _____ because her car had broken down.

A	to walk
B	walk
C	by foot
D	on foot

Question 4 Explanation:

The fixed phrase is on foot, meaning walking: She came on foot. Not by foot; we say by car and by bus, but on foot.

Question 5

She is very fond _____ modern art.

A	in
B	of
C	with
D	at

Question 5 Explanation:

We say fond of something, meaning liking it very much: She is fond of modern art.

Question 6

I find English spelling _____.

A	it is difficult
B	is difficult
C	be difficult
D	difficult

Question 6 Explanation:

The pattern is find + something + adjective: I find English spelling difficult. No extra verb is needed, so not is difficult.

Question 7

It is not easy _____ me to tell you what happened.

A	of
B	for
C	to
D	from

Question 7 Explanation:

The pattern is It is + adjective + for + person + to + verb: It is not easy for me to tell you. Not of, which is used with adjectives about character, e.g. It was kind of you.

Question 8

The film has finished, and the people _____ home.

A	went
B	have gone
C	were going
D	going

Question 8 Explanation:

The first part uses the present perfect (has finished), and the result is true now, so the second part also uses the present perfect: have gone home. Not went, which is the past simple and doesn't match has finished.

Question 9

She felt ill after _____ the food.

A	eat
B	eating
C	to eat
D	eaten

Question 9 Explanation:

After a preposition like after, use the -ing form: after eating. Not to eat, because to + verb can't follow a preposition.

Question 10

I saw somebody _____ towards your house.

A	going
B	went
C	gone
D	to go

Question 10 Explanation:

The pattern is see + someone + -ing for an action in progress: I saw somebody going towards your house. Not to go, because verbs like see don't take to here.

Question 11

_____ his experiments, Faraday made an important discovery.

A	While
B	During
C	Since
D	For

Question 11 Explanation:

During is followed by a noun: during his experiments. Not While, which needs a verb or clause, e.g. While he was doing his experiments.

Question 12

Tom is _____ Helen.

A	as tall than
B	as tall as
C	so tall as
D	so tall than

Question 12 Explanation:

To say two things are equal, use as + adjective + as: Tom is as tall as Helen. So … as is used only in negative sentences: not so tall as.

Question 13

A dozen is _____ twenty.

A	almost the same as
B	half as much as
C	much more than
D	less than

Question 13 Explanation:

A dozen is 12, and 12 is less than 20.

Question 14

I felt ill on Saturday, but I felt _____ on Sunday.

A	worse
B	badly
C	worst
D	more bad

Question 14 Explanation:

Worse is the comparative of bad/ill, used to compare Sunday with Saturday: I felt worse on Sunday. Not badly, because after feel we use an adjective, not an adverb.

Question 15

Are you interested in _____ a watch?

A	by
B	for
C	buying
D	to buy

Question 15 Explanation:

After the preposition in (interested in), use the -ing form: interested in buying. Not to buy, because a preposition is followed by -ing.

Question 16

I hope everyone in your family is _____ good health.

A	in
B	for
C	at
D	on

Question 16 Explanation:

The fixed phrase is in good health: I hope everyone is in good health.

Question 17

Our visitor will arrive _____ the airport soon after midnight.

A	in
B	at
C	on
D	over

Question 17 Explanation:

We say arrive at a building or place like an airport or station: arrive at the airport. Not in, which is used with cities and countries, e.g. arrive in London.

Question 18

How long have you been working _____ hospital?

A	this
B	that
C	at the
D	next door the

Question 18 Explanation:

We say work at a place of work: working at the hospital. This or that alone don't work, because the verb work needs a preposition (at this hospital).

Question 19

It is not always easy to pass thread _____ the eye of a needle.

A	from
B	to
C	through
D	in

Question 19 Explanation:

Through means going in one side and out the other side: pass thread through the eye of a needle.

Question 20

We stepped _____ the house _____ the garden.

A	from / at
B	out of / into
C	out of / for
D	off / into

Question 20 Explanation:

Out of shows movement from the inside of a place, and into shows movement to a new place: We stepped out of the house into the garden. Not from / at, because at shows position, not movement, so we can't say stepped … at the garden.

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