Intermediate Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 20

Intermediate Grammar Test 20

Please wait while the activity loads.
If this activity does not load, try refreshing your browser. Also, this page requires javascript. Please visit using a browser with javascript enabled.

If loading fails, click here to try again

Start

Congratulations - you have completed Intermediate Grammar Test 20. You scored %%SCORE%% out of %%TOTAL%%. Your performance has been rated as %%RATING%%

Your answers are highlighted below.

Question 1

There are so many cars _____ nowadays.

A	for all places
B	in all the place
C	anywhere
D	everywhere

Question 1 Explanation:

Everywhere means 'in all places'. It is one word and needs no preposition: There are cars everywhere. Not anywhere, which is mostly used in questions and negatives.

Question 2

Ask him to go to the post office _____ some stamps.

A	to get
B	for getting
C	in order he gets
D	that he gets

Question 2 Explanation:

Use the to-infinitive to give the purpose of an action: go to the post office to get stamps. Not for getting, because we don't use for + -ing to say why a person does something.

Question 3

The reason _____ I can’t come is that I have to work late.

A	because
B	for
C	as
D	why

Question 3 Explanation:

After the reason we use why (or that) to introduce the explanation: The reason why I can't come is… Not because, as the reason… is because repeats the same idea.

Question 4

She cut the cloth with _____ scissors.

A	a couple of
B	a pair of
C	two
D	a

Question 4 Explanation:

Scissors is a plural noun for one tool, so we count it with a pair of: a pair of scissors, like a pair of trousers. Not two or a couple of, which would mean two separate pairs.

Question 5

_____ me _____.

A	Tell / where are you going
B	Tell / where you are going
C	Say / where are you going
D	Say / where you are going

Question 5 Explanation:

We say tell me, not say me, because tell takes a person as its object. In an indirect question the word order is like a statement: where you are going, not where are you going.

Question 6

The children _____ play with them.

A	want that I
B	want me for
C	want me to
D	are wanting that

Question 6 Explanation:

The pattern is want + object + to-infinitive: They want me to play. Not want that I, because want is not followed by a that-clause in English.

Question 7

He may be able to come to the party. _____ the other hand, he may be too busy.

A	On
B	In
C	By
D	For

Question 7 Explanation:

The fixed phrase on the other hand introduces a contrasting idea. Other prepositions are not used in this expression.

Question 8

I haven’t seen him _____.

A	last week
B	during last week
C	for last week
D	since last week

Question 8 Explanation:

With the present perfect (haven't seen) we use since + a point in time: since last week. Not for, which goes with a length of time (for a week).

Question 9

I’m fond _____ good music.

A	to the
B	to
C	of the
D	of

Question 9 Explanation:

The adjective fond is followed by of: I'm fond of music. We speak about music in general, so no the is needed. Not of the, because it would point to one particular kind of music.

Question 10

John is _____.

A	a friend of me
B	a friend mine
C	a friend of mine
D	one friend of mine

Question 10 Explanation:

The structure is a + noun + of + possessive pronoun: a friend of mine, a friend of hers. Not a friend of me, because we need the possessive form mine.

Question 11

She’s the girl _____.

A	whose money was stolen
B	the which money was stolen
C	whose money was robbed
D	the which money was robbed

Question 11 Explanation:

Whose shows possession in a relative clause: the girl whose money was stolen. We say money is stolen; a person or place is robbed. Not whose money was robbed, because you cannot rob money.

Question 12

It’s the _____ film I’ve ever seen.

A	more interesting
B	most interesting
C	more interested
D	most interested

Question 12 Explanation:

The + most + adjective + I've ever seen is a superlative pattern: the most interesting film. Use interesting for the film that causes the feeling; interested describes how a person feels.

Question 13

He doesn’t know the answer _____ I’ve told him several times.

A	in spite
B	even
C	while
D	although

Question 13 Explanation:

Although joins two clauses with a contrast: he doesn't know the answer although I've told him. Not in spite, which needs of and a noun or -ing form (in spite of my telling him).

Question 14

_____ English?

A	How long time are you studying
B	How long do you study
C	How long have you been studying
D	How long time have you studied

Question 14 Explanation:

To ask about an activity that started in the past and is still going on, use the present perfect continuous: How long have you been studying English? Not How long do you study, because the present simple does not show a period up to now.

Question 15

The little boy keeps the insect in a _____.

A	matchbox
B	box of matches
C	box of the matches
D	box match

Question 15 Explanation:

A matchbox is the small box that matches are kept in; here it means the empty box used as a container. Not box of matches, which means a box that is full of matches.

Question 16

She’s going to the photographer’s _____.

A	to take her photograph
B	to have taken her photograph
C	to have her photograph taken
D	that he takes her photograph

Question 16 Explanation:

When another person does a service for us, we use have + object + past participle (the causative): to have her photograph taken. Not to take her photograph, because then she would take the photo herself.

Question 17

He looks _____.

A	like unhappy
B	unhappily
C	unhappy
D	that he’s unhappy

Question 17 Explanation:

Look meaning 'seem' is a linking verb, so it is followed by an adjective: He looks unhappy. Not unhappily, because an adverb would describe the way he looks at something.

Once you are finished, click the button below. Any items you have not completed will be marked incorrect. Get Results

There are 17 questions to complete.

⇦

List

⇨

Return

Shaded items are complete.