Mixed Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 056

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Grammar Test 056

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Question 1

_____ is the climate like in your country?

A	What
B	Which
C	Where
D	How

Question 1 Explanation:

We use What … like? to ask someone to describe a thing: What is the weather like? Not How, because How is not used with like in this question.

Question 2

_____ of these students studies hard?

A	What
B	How
C	Which
D	Who

Question 2 Explanation:

We use Which of to choose from a known group: Which of these students …? Who of and What of are not used this way.

Question 3

She will come at 7 o’clock _____ evening.

A	of this
B	on this
C	this
D	at this

Question 3 Explanation:

With this, next and last we don't use a preposition: this evening, next week. Not at this evening: we say at 7 o'clock but just this evening.

Question 4

A: Are my shoes in the box?

B: No, there _____ in the box.

A	isn’t anything
B	isn’t nothing
C	aren’t things
D	isn’t any

Question 4 Explanation:

In a negative sentence we use not … anything: There isn't anything in the box. Not isn't nothing, because English uses only one negative word.

Question 5

Alice is _____ as the boys.

A	too strong
B	so strong
C	as strong
D	also strong

Question 5 Explanation:

To say two things are equal we use as + adjective + as: Alice is as strong as the boys.

Question 6

I never eat potatoes, and _____.

A	so doesn’t Tom
B	neither does Tom
C	neither is Tom
D	neither Tom does

Question 6 Explanation:

After a negative sentence (I never eat), we agree with neither + auxiliary + subject: neither does Tom. Not neither is Tom, because the verb eat uses do/does.

Question 7

What _____ on Sundays?

A	Ali usually does
B	does Ali usually do
C	does Ali usually
D	usually does Ali do

Question 7 Explanation:

Present simple question: What + does + subject + adverb + verb: What does Ali usually do? Not does Ali usually, because the main verb do is missing.

Question 8

_____ lovely food!

A	Which
B	How
C	What
D	Where

Question 8 Explanation:

For exclamations with a noun we use What: What lovely food! We use How with an adjective alone: How lovely!

Question 9

I think there are _____ in the garden.

A	nobody
B	someone
C	some people
D	anybody

Question 9 Explanation:

There are needs a plural noun, and in a positive sentence we use some: some people. Someone, nobody and anybody take is, not are.

Question 10

This is _____.

A	the question thirty
B	the question thirteenth
C	question thirty
D	thirteen question

Question 10 Explanation:

When a number comes after a noun, we use a normal number and no the: question thirty, page ten, room five.

Question 11

The sun came _____ the windows.

A	out of
B	into
C	with
D	through

Question 11 Explanation:

Through means from one side of something to the other: the light passed through the windows into the room.

Question 12

The old man came _____ the stairs.

A	out of
B	through
C	down
D	off

Question 12 Explanation:

We move down the stairs (from a higher to a lower place) and up the stairs.

Question 13

In Britain people drive _____ the left.

A	on
B	in
C	at
D	_____

Question 13 Explanation:

We say drive on the left / on the right. Not in the left.

Question 14

The distance _____ Ankara _____ Bursa is about four hundred kilometers.

A	from / to
B	to / to
C	(no word) / from
D	from / (no word)

Question 14 Explanation:

To talk about distance, we use from … to: the distance from Ankara to Bursa. We can also say between Ankara and Bursa. We need a word in both gaps, so the options with no word are wrong, and to … to is wrong too.

Question 15

You may write _____ a pencil or a pen.

A	with
B	for
C	in
D	from

Question 15 Explanation:

We use with for the tool we use: write with a pen, cut with a knife. (Without a we can say in pencil, but not in a pencil.)

Question 16

Subtract two _____ ten.

A	under
B	out of
C	than
D	from

Question 16 Explanation:

In maths we subtract one number from another: Subtract two from ten (10 − 2 = 8).

Question 17

Mt. Everest is a little _____ 29,000 feet high.

A	over
B	than
C	more
D	for

Question 17 Explanation:

A little over means slightly more than: Everest is a little over 29,000 feet (about 29,032 feet). Not more alone, because we need more than.

Question 18

Many people are afraid _____ mice.

A	with
B	of
C	from
D	than

Question 18 Explanation:

The adjective afraid is followed by of: afraid of mice, afraid of the dark.

Question 19

There is a big difference _____ a cheap watch and an expensive one.

A	with
B	than
C	from
D	between

Question 19 Explanation:

We say a difference between A and B. Use between when comparing two things.

Question 20

Tom was really delighted _____ your gift.

A	with
B	for
C	on
D	in

Question 20 Explanation:

We are delighted with something we receive, such as a gift: She was delighted with the flowers. Not delighted for: we use for with people, e.g. delighted for you.

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