AN ENGLISH QUIZGrade 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) spring b) summer c) fall d) winter

3) What do you call your

grandmother’s mother?

a) grandmother b) grand

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) spectators b) the audience c) the viewers d) the watchers

7) How do we say the

following football score? 0-0

a) zero,zero b) nil,nil c) nought,nought d) 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) $ 1 000 000 c) a big salary d) a war

10) They live near the

airport. It’s a lovely house,

but ______ is

terrible.

a) the noisy pollution

b) the noise pollution

c) the racket pollution

d) a noise pollution

11) What do you want to know if you ask “ What is he like?” About his _______

a) preferences b) interests c) personality d) looks

12) She’s a devout

Catholic and _______ every day.

a) praze b) praise c) prays d) preys

13) Something that

meets your needs

and expectations

is …

a) fillfulling b) filling c) fulling d) fulfilling

14) They say if you

look after the ___,

the pounds will

look after them-

selves. 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.

a) in

b) on

c) at

2) I think she spent the whole after- noon ___the

phone.

a) in

b) on

c) at

3) She will wait ____

6.30, but then she’s

going home.

a) from

b) at

c) until

4) The police caught

the thief ___ the corner of

Cascade and Plum

Streets. a) on

b) at

c) from

5) My fingers were injured so my

sister had to write the note ___ me. a) for

b) with

c) to

6) My best friend John

is named ____ his

grandfather.

a) to

b) after

c) about

7) Do you know what

time your train gets

___ ?

a) to

b) in

c) on

8) Write your name ___ the top of

the page.

a) on

b) at

c) in

9) Who is the woman

___ that photo?

a) at

b) on

c) in

10) We finally found

a solution ___ the problem.

a) of

b) to

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 ______ Christ- mas 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.

a) all the money

b) every money

c) the whole money

9) What time ________

Chris this evening?

a) do we meet

b) are we meeting

c) are we meet

10) They grew up in

__________ house

in Mexico City.

a) a comfortable,little

b) a little,comfortable

c) a comfortable little

11) Do you know what

___________ for her

birthday?

a) does Sophie want

b) Sophie wants

c) wants Sophie

12) _________ TV when I phoned you.

a) Did you watch

b) Were you watch

c) Were you watching

13) What ___________

for your interview

tomorrow?

a) shall you wear

b) are you going to

wear c) do you wear

14) How _________ ? “I don’t know. I didn’t see it.”

a) the accident hap- pened b) did the accident happen c) did happen the accident

15) Is your English ____________ a conversation?

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.

a) tried hardly

b) tried hard

c) hardly tried

19)“______you tomor-

row, OK?” “OK, goodbye.”

a) I’m phoning

b) I phone

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