This first gap fill test contains 25 multiple choice questions on the topics of noun clauses and auxiliaries of English grammar. Both English learners and ESL teachers can use this online exercise as a revision to check the knowledge of English noun clauses and auxiliaries.
Noun Clauses and Auxiliaries Advanced Level Test 1
Question 1 |
We were really hoping that Antalya would be a cheap city, but it turned out to be expensive, _____?
A | weren't we |
B | didn’t it |
C | did it |
D | were we |
E | didn't we |
Question 2 |
During exploration, problems that we can’t solve on our own can arise, _____?
A | can we |
B | can’t they |
C | do we |
D | doesn’t it |
E | do they |
Question 3 |
She hardly ever joins in such social activities when she is here, _____?
A | does she |
B | isn’t she |
C | doesn’t she |
D | is she |
E | do you |
Question 4 |
My brother no longer trusted me after I hadn’t been able to finish his translations on time, and _____ anyone else in my family.
A | so had |
B | so did |
C | nor was |
D | nor had |
E | neither did |
Question 5 |
I don’t think she will be considering changing her job after she gets the promotion she has so long wanted, ______?
A | do I |
B | doesn’t she |
C | hasn't she |
D | won't she |
E | will she |
Question 6 |
You wouldn’t mind if I turned the volume up a little, ______?
A | didn’t I |
B | did you |
C | would you |
D | had I |
E | don’t you |
Question 7 |
The child looked around for a moment and said “I think they are crazy, ______? ”
A | are they |
B | weren’t they |
C | were they |
D | didn’t he |
E | aren’t they |
Question 8 |
John works more carefully than Bill ______.
A | is |
B | do |
C | does |
D | was |
E | doing |
Question 9 |
Trains were delayed because of the bad weather, _____.
A | neither did the buses |
B | for I travelled by bicycle |
C | so were the planes |
D | nor the subway |
E | but for the sunny day |
Question 10 |
He passed away quietly at four o’clock, _____.
A | as his father did |
B | unlike his father do not |
C | so do I |
D | but he hasn’t |
E | had he |
Question 11 |
He is a very narrow-minded person, ______.
A | but he did not |
B | so is his wife |
C | so do his father |
D | so weren’t her children |
E | does not he |
Question 12 |
He explained he couldn’t see him at that moment for being too busy, ______?
A | not explained |
B | so do I |
C | could he |
D | doesn’t he |
E | didn’t he |
Question 13 |
It wasn’t an accident. The window was broken on purpose, _____?
A | wasn’t it |
B | didn’t it |
C | did it |
D | weren’t it |
E | isn’t it |
Question 14 |
Just as Bill is a fine student, _____.
A | so is his sister |
B | because he works hard |
C | for he has been good in maths |
D | as his father used to be |
E | doesn’t explain his lack of discipline |
Question 15 |
Dortmund could not play very well ______.
A | none of them did |
B | so was my father |
C | will it |
D | suppose they did |
E | and neither did Shalke |
Question 16 |
Don't forget to call Jenny, ______?
A | shall you |
B | don't you |
C | do you |
D | will you |
E | did you |
Question 17 |
Everybody loves the new film about the hero who tried to take revenge on the man who had murdered his own father, ______?
A | do they |
B | did he |
C | didn't he |
D | hadn't he |
E | don't they |
Question 18 |
He still hasn't learned the most important lesson of this economic crisis, _____ is _____ a competitive economy requires competitive public schools.
A | that / the fact that |
B | which / which |
C | whose / where |
D | what / which |
E | which / that |
Question 19 |
Everybody told us all about his experiences, _____?
A | did they |
B | did he |
C | didn't they |
D | didn't he |
E | will he |
Question 20 |
Sam seldom participates in such events, ______?
A | does he |
B | isn't he |
C | doesn't he |
D | is he |
E | did he |
Question 21 |
Watson, who was the first person to examine human behaviour in detail, established a theory concerning it, ______?
A | didn’t he |
B | did it |
C | wasn’t he |
D | was it |
E | did he |
Question 22 |
I recall an uncle, who, when I was still a child, ____ me that since I was interested in science, I _____ an engineer when I grew up.
A | has told / could become |
B | told / have become |
C | had told / may have become |
D | told / should become |
E | told / will become |
Question 23 |
Bickford said the species recently explored _____ the first frog known to science without lungs and _____ a short list of amphibians with an unusual trait.
A | is / joins |
B | was / had joined |
C | has been / would be |
D | are / had joined |
E | will be / joins |
Question 24 |
Publishers ____ to make sure that they _____ from the digitisation of their product.
A | are determining / would benefit |
B | were determined / will benefit |
C | determine / benefit |
D | are determined / benefitted |
E | are determined / will benefit |
Question 25 |
After the meeting, it ____ that the information given in the paper _____ unreliable.
A | was understood / would be |
B | has understood / will be |
C | was understood / was |
D | had understood / had been |
E | was understood / would have been |
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