AN ENGLISH QUIZ Grade VIIth Everyday English Circle

AN ENGLISH QUIZ Grade VIIth

Everyday English � Circle the letter in front of the correct answer. � 1) What do you call something which is not damaged by water? a) waterproof b) swimproof c) washing up-proof d) rainproof � � �

� � � 2) Which of the following seasons is American English ? a) b) c) d) spring summer fall winter � � � � 3) What do you call your grandmother’s mother? mother a) grandmother b) grandmother c) great grandmother d) old grandmother

� � � 4) What’s the best advice? – “I’m absolutely broke!” a) Try getting a a second part-time job. b) You should to get a second part-time job. c) Try repairing yourself. d) Why don’t you see a doctor? � 5) If you have a toothache you should take a … � a) hurtstopper � b) painstopper � c) painkiller � d) achekiller �

� � � � 6) What do we call the people who watch sport? � a) b) c) d) � spectators the audience the viewers the watchers � � � 7) How do we say the following football score? 0 -0 a) b) c) d) zero, zero nil, nil nought, nought love, love

� � � � � 8) Sometimes in the supermarket I can’t remember what I want. My mind goes … a) white b) empty c) erased d) blank � � � � 9) Which is “the odd one out” (doesn’t match)? WIN a) a competition b) $ 1 000 c) a big salary d) a war

10) They live near the airport. It’s a lovely house, but ______ is terrible. a) b) c) d) the noisy pollution the noise pollution the racket pollution a noise pollution � � � � 11) What do you want to know if you ask “ What is he like? ” About his _______ a) b) c) d) preferences interests personality looks

� � 12) She’s a devout Catholic and _______ every day. � � a) b) c) d) praze praise prays preys 13) Something that meets your needs and expectations is … a) b) c) d) fillfulling filling fulfilling

14) They say if you look after the ___, the pounds will look after themselves. a) cents b) pennies c) coins d) money 15) It really ____ when people look at their mobiles when I’m talking to them. a) makes me nervous b) gets on my nerves c) gets me nervous d) nerves me

Choose the right preposition to complete the sentence. Circle the letter in front of it. 1) He’ll be ready to leave ___ about twenty minutes. 2) I think she spent the whole afternoon ___the phone. a) in b) on c) at

a) from 4) The police caught the thief ___ the corner of Cascade and Plum Streets. a) on b) at c) until c) from 3) She will wait ____ 6. 30, but then she’s going home.

5) My fingers were injured so my sister had to write the note ___ me. a) for 6) My best friend John is named ____ his grandfather. a) to b) with b) after c) to c) about

7) Do you know what time your train gets ___ ? 8) Write your name ___ the top of the page. a) to a) on b) in b) at c) on c) in

9) Who is the woman ___ that photo? 10) We finally found a solution ___ the problem. a) at a) of b) on b) to c) in c) with

Grammar Mix � � Choose the right word or phrase that would correctly complete the sentence. Circle the letter in front of the right answer. 1) The Karmen Ghia used to be ______ sports car. a) a fine German b) a German, fine c) a fine, German

2)Everyone was home for the holidays. What would make for ______ Christmas than that? � � a) a merryer b) the merriest c) a merrier � � � 3) Which word has a different vowel sound? a) roof b) foot c) shoot d) suit

� � � � � 4) How many people are going to _________ ? � a) Mark and Sharon’s wedding b) the wedding of Mark and Sharon’s c) Mark’s and Sharon’s wedding � � � � 5) Have you _____ skiing with us yet? a) persuaded Julie coming b) persuaded Julie to come c) persuaded to Julie come

6) Of all the mechanics in the shop, Jerzy is surely _____. a) the less competent b) the least competent c) the competentest 7) She looked away and didn’t say _____. a) nothing b) anything c) none

8) He spent _____ on CDs. 9) What time ____ Chris this evening? a) all the money a) do we meet b) every money b) are we meeting c) the whole money c) are we meet

10) They grew up in _____ house in Mexico City. a) a comfortable, little b) a little, comfortable b) Sophie wants c) a comfortable little c) wants Sophie 11) Do you know what ______ for her birthday? a) does Sophie want

12) _____ TV when I phoned you. 13) What ______ for your interview tomorrow? a) Did you watch a) shall you wear b) are you going to wear c) do you wear b) Were you watch c) Were you watching

� � � � � 14) How _____ ? “I don’t know. I didn’t see it. ” � � 15) Is your English ______ a conversation? a) the accident happened b) did the accident happen c) did happen the accident � a) enough good for � b) good enough for have c) good enough to have � �

16) You’re out of breath. ____? a) Are you running b) Have you been running c) Have you run 17) We visited ___________. a) Canada and the United States b) the Canada and United States c) the Canada and the United States

18) He _____ to find a job but he had no luck. 19)“______you tomorrow, OK? ” “OK, goodbye. ” a) tried hardly a) I’m phoning b) tried hard b) I phone c) hardly tried c) I’ll phone

� � 20) I wish my brother _______ here to see me now. a) were � � � b) is � � c) would be � � 21) Are Diane and Paul here? No, they ____. a) haven’t already arrived b) don’t arrive yet c) haven’t arrived yet