Situational Expression Advanced Level Test – Quiz (Online Exercise With Answers) 1

Your cousin is upset since he's getting no job satisfaction. He thinks his salary is also rather low, so he's going to resign immediately. You feel he's behaving foolishly. You advise him caution and say:

Last weekend you went to a recital given by a very famous pianist with high expectations, but you were very disappointed after seeing his performance. Today at school when asked if you'd enjoyed it, you answer:

You're now working in a scientist’s team and doing fieldwork in the mountains. Nevertheless, your work has often been hindered by inconvenient weather conditions. You're now apprehensive that it may not be finished on time. Since this cannot be permitted, you say to your friends:

On your way home, somebody asks you where a certain post office is. You only know vaguely where it is. On the other hand, you want to be as helpful as possible. So you say:

You want to go to the cinema with one of your friends. But he has a project to finish and so doesn't have time for the cinema. You insist and persuade him in the end. When you watch the film, you realize that the story is meaningless and the acting is bad. You feel you should apologize and say:

You've been waiting for long in a queue in front of the bank on a rainy day. A large woman pushes you and walks before you in the queue. You really get very furious and you approach the woman and say to her in the loudest and angriest voice that you can manage:

Your boss has invited you to his house for a barbecue party which you expect to be extremely boring. You decide to talk to your boss about this. You approach him and say very frankly:

You lost your mobile phone in the university dormitory very recently. You don't care for the phone itself but what's important for you is the list of telephone numbers that you'll be needing. Therefore, you hang a paper on the notice wall, saying:

While you’re walking to work one day, you see a blind woman standing at the traffic lights. She obviously wants to walk across the street but she seems to get confused about the car horns and crowd. And nobody helps her. Hoping to help her, you approach and ask in a polite manner:

You're preparing for the university entrance exams and decided that you want to study foreign languages. But your parents are of the idea that foreign languages don't promise a wealthy future. Namely, it's not a good career planning. Nevertheless, you've t-already decided and you're so determined. You tell them forcefully by saying:

One of your friends has asked you to take care of her pet while she's abroad. Unfortunately, her dog is a spoiled and noisy one. You actually don't want to accept but on the other hand, you don't want to hurt your friend by refusing her. Trying to conceal your reluctance, you say:

Your cousin has his second English exam for this term tomorrow. You feel that this exam is very important for him. But he's been suffering from a headache since the morning and very upset about this. You want to soothe his apprehensive feelings and remind him that he'll have many other chances during the lessons other than exams. Trying to encourage him, you say:

You've just arranged a job interview with the manager of a well-established firm. When you arrive there, you approach the officer at the reception and tell her politely the reason for your presence:

You've planned a trip up to the mountains with your wife for Sunday. On Saturday night, you watch the weather report and see that heavy rain is predicted. You get disappointed and you at once talk to your wife and say:

You're going to the theatre with some friends who are regarded as the most popular students at school. You have an extra invitation and you want to give it to a newcomer girl who is shy and rather introverted. But your friends are against this. So as to persuade your friends, you say:

You are a university student and you're staying in a dormitory room with your best friend. One day, in the middle of the night you suddenly wake up because of a nightmare. And since you're afraid, you ask your roommate to switch on the lights. You say:

Your English literature teacher has given you term homework about Shakespeare. You don't know much about him, but you have an aunt who is also a literature teacher, so you go to see her and hopefully you try to learn whether she can recommend any resources. You say:

You have an assignment on a pretty new subject matter. You need some original resources. Therefore, you go to the library but discover that the books you're looking for have been taken out. As you can't finish your assignment without those books, you say to the library officer:

You're attending a private course on Maths. You're very content with the course and your maths teacher. Your cousin is attending another course downtown. Yours is a little bit far away from your cousin's house but you persuade her to come to the same course as you. But suddenly the maths teacher changes in your course, instead a terrible one in teaching comes. You know how your cousin feels about this. You try to make a reasonable explanation for this situation defending yourself. You say:

On your way home, you see a woman who seems to have got lost. You want to help her. So you approach her and say:

Your father has lost his job due to the recent economic crisis. He was a successful architect. Now he feels rather sad. You know how qualified he is, so as to comfort and encourage him, you say:

After some hours of studying with you, your student finally managed to get even the most difficult structures in English. You want to compliment her. You say:

Since your elder son is so much looking forward to owning a pet animal, you decide to buy him one. You go to a pet shop and choose a Siamese cat for him. After a moment’s consideration, you change your mind about buying a cat, and tell the saleswoman politely:

One of your colleagues is giving a party today. And you'll go to that party. Your mother is wondering if your girlfriend, Melinda, is coming, too. You are cross with Melinda but you have a hunch that she will be at the party tonight. You tell your mother:

Your best friend, Norma has bought a new purse. She's showed it to you and you like it very much. Moreover, you've learned that she paid next to nothing for it. You want to buy the same purse as hers. You say to her: