Zero Conditional MCQ Grammar Quiz - Test - Exercise
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Question 1 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | When I stay up late, I am tired the next morning. |
B | When I am tired the next morning, I stay up late. |
Question 1 Explanation:
Staying up late is the cause and being tired is the result. In a zero conditional, the when part gives the cause: When I stay up late, I am tired the next morning.
Question 2 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | My little brother cries when he loses games. |
B | My little brother loses games when he cries. |
Question 2 Explanation:
Losing a game makes him cry, so losing is the cause: He cries when he loses games. Crying does not make him lose.
Question 3 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | Coffee tastes better when you add a little sugar. |
B | When coffee tastes better, you add a little sugar. |
Question 3 Explanation:
Adding sugar is the cause and the better taste is the result: Coffee tastes better when you add a little sugar.
Question 4 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | When I stay at home, I usually feel sick. |
B | I usually stay at home when I feel sick. |
Question 4 Explanation:
Feeling sick is the reason you stay at home: I usually stay at home when I feel sick. Staying at home does not make you sick.
Question 5 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | When I start to lose weight, I go on a diet. |
B | When I go on a diet, I start to lose weight. |
Question 5 Explanation:
A diet makes you lose weight, so the diet comes in the when part: When I go on a diet, I start to lose weight.
Question 6 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | If it rains, I take my umbrella to work. |
B | If I take my umbrella to work, it rains. |
Question 6 Explanation:
Rain is the reason you take an umbrella: If it rains, I take my umbrella. An umbrella cannot make it rain.
Question 7 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | When Thomas watches his favorite TV program, he feels bored. |
B | Thomas watches his favorite TV program when he feels bored. |
Question 7 Explanation:
Feeling bored is the reason he watches TV: Thomas watches his favorite TV program when he feels bored. A favorite program does not make you bored.
Question 8 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | Carla cries when she watches sad movies. |
B | When Carla cries, she watches sad movies. |
Question 8 Explanation:
Sad movies make Carla cry, so watching them is the cause: Carla cries when she watches sad movies.
Question 9 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | My boss is always angry when I am late for work. |
B | I am always late for work when my boss is angry. |
Question 9 Explanation:
Being late is the reason the boss gets angry: My boss is always angry when I am late for work.
Question 10 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | Lots of people go shopping when that store has a sale. |
B | When lots of people go shopping, that store has a sale. |
Question 10 Explanation:
A sale brings people to the store, so the sale is the cause: Lots of people go shopping when that store has a sale.
Question 11 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | Most dishes break if you drop them on the floor. |
B | If most dishes break, you drop them on the floor. |
Question 11 Explanation:
Dropping a dish is the cause and breaking is the result: Most dishes break if you drop them. This is a general fact, so we use the zero conditional.
Question 12 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | When Sam doesn’t feel well, he travels by boat. |
B | When Sam travels by boat, he doesn’t feel well. |
Question 12 Explanation:
Travelling by boat makes Sam feel ill, so the boat trip goes in the when part: When Sam travels by boat, he doesn’t feel well.
Question 13 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | You should be in a movie theater when you are quiet. |
B | You should be quiet when you are in a movie theater. |
Question 13 Explanation:
Being in a movie theater is the situation, and being quiet is what you should do there: You should be quiet when you are in a movie theater.
Question 14 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | Animals die if they don’t get enough food. |
B | If animals die, they don’t get enough food. |
Question 14 Explanation:
Not having enough food is the cause and dying is the result: Animals die if they don’t get enough food.
Question 15 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | When Eduardo smiles, he always gets an A+ on his exams. |
B | When Eduardo gets an A+ on his exams, he always smiles. |
Question 15 Explanation:
A good grade makes Eduardo happy, so the grade is the cause: When Eduardo gets an A+, he always smiles. Smiling does not give you an A+.
Question 16 |
Choose the best sentence below.
A | People like to swim in the ocean when sharks bite them. |
B | Sharks sometimes bite people when they swim in the ocean. |
Question 16 Explanation:
Swimming in the ocean is the situation, and a shark bite is what can happen: Sharks sometimes bite people when they swim in the ocean. People do not like to swim because sharks bite them.
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