Name: __________________________

Date: __________________________

This English test consists of 70 multiple-choice questions and other types of English grammar. We
suggest you allow 1hour to complete the test. Good luck.

Helping verbs :

1. Hello, what ______ your name?

A) is B) are C) am D) be

2. ______ name is Usman. And my ______ is Rana.

A) Your / surname B) My / surname C) I / surname D) I / name

3. My name is Muskan. ______Muskan Laeeq.

A) My/ am B) I/ is C) I/ am D) I

4. I could play chess when I _____ five.

A) am B) were C) was D) is

5. We ______ students.

A) are/ a B) is C) are D) am

6. “What is ______ ?”“She is a bank manager.”

A) his job B)she job C) he job D) her job

7. I ......... born in 1992.

A) was B) am C) were D) is

8. “How old is your aunt?” “______ is 29.”

A) She B) He C) She’s D) He’s

9. The weather _____ beautiful today. But it _____ terrible yesterday.

A) is/were B) is/is C) was/was D) is/was

10. “Where ______ she from?” “She ______ from Japan.”

A) are / is B) is / is C) is / am D) are / are

11. I ______ 22 years old, but Andrew ______ 20.

A) am / am B) are / am C) am / is D) are / are

Prepositions :

12. She paints _____ two hours _____ bedtime.

A) at/to B) for/at C) for/until D) until/for

13. Yesterday there was a party _____ my house.

A) at B) in C) for D) on

14. I was _____ a party last night.

A) at B) in C) on D) for

15. Can I speak _____ you?

A) to B) with C) for D) of

16. They were _____ England _____ 1998.

A) at/in B) in/in C) at/of D) for/in

17. Are you afraid ______ exams?

A) at B) from C) on D) of

18. My friend and I always go to school ______ the bus.

A) by B) on C) in D) at

19. He tried to open the tin ______ a knife.

A) with B) by C) from D) out of

20. His office is ______ the second floor of the building.

A) at B) in C) of D) on
21. Alisha is sitting ______ the desk ______ front of the door.

A) at/in B) in/on C) on/on D) at/at

22. Listen! I think there is someone ______ the front door.

A) on B) at C) in D) with

23. There’s a paper ______ the floor. Please put it ______ the wastebasket.

A) at/into B) on/at C) on/in D) over/at

24. There was a storm ______ the night, it rained _____ three or four hours.

A) at/in B) during/for C) in/since D) during/at

25. See you ______ Monday morning.

A) under B) at C) in D) on

26. We are giving him a surprise party ______ his birthday.

A) in B) at C) with D) on

27. What’s the price ______ this tie?

A) of B) at C) in D) to

28. We are meeting ______ next Thursday.

A) on B) _ C) at D) in

29. They lived in Spain ______ the Second World War.

A) during B) for C) since D) at

30. My sister and I are very different, __(1)__ we get on well together. She likes staying at home
in the evening __(2)__ watching television with her parents. __(3)__ I prefer going out with
my friends. We like to go to clubs or the cinema. Sometimes we just go to a café. I have exams
soon, __(4)__ I’m not going out very much these days. My sister is six years older than me,
__(5)__ she works in a bank. She’s trying to save some money __(6)__ she’s going to get
married this year. Her fiancé’s name is Faris. __(7)__, we all call him Freddy. People say I look
 like my sister __(8)__ we both have brown eyes__(9)__ dark hair. __(10)__, we are very
different in character. She’s reticent, __(11)__ I’m much more sociable.

1. A) and B) but C) so D) because

2. A) however B) so C) and D) because

3. A) Because B) And C) So D) But

4. A) so B) however C) but D) and

5. A) however B) so C) because D) and

6. A) and B) so C) because D) but

7. A) However B) So C) But D) And

8. A) so B) because C) and D) however

9. A) but B) so C) however D) and

10. A) But B) So C) However D) And

11. A) however B) but C) and D) so

Tenses:
31. Peter ______ his hair now. He ______ it every day.

A) is washing / washes B) washes/is washing

C) wash / is washing D) is washing/wash

32. When I last talked to him, he ______ English.

A) studies B) study

C) was studying D) studied

33. She ___ a journalist nowadays.

A) are B) was C) is
D) were E) am
34. You ___ always ___ your things. Put them into their bag.
A) are/losing B) -/lost C) have/lost

D) shall/have been losing E) had/lust

35. What place ___ the youth of our country occupy in all branches now?

A) did B) shall C) is

D) does E) will

36. I ___ home for lunch on Mondays. I have lunch in the canteen.

A) didn’t go B) was going C) don’t go

D) doesn’t go E) will not go

37. Next August, while you ______ for your exams, I ______ on a

Mediterranean beach.

A) are preparing / will be B) were preparing / would be

C) prepare / will be D) were preparing/was

38. I______ hungry at four because I ______ a big lunch at one.

A) wasn’t / had had B) am not / had

C) was/had had D) wouldn’t be/had

39. If I ______ time, I could go with you.

A) have B) will have

C) am having D) had

Direct/indirect
40. “Are you ready?” she asked. She asked ______ ready.

A) if I was B) when I am

C) to be D) why I was

41. “I have to study.” Barbara said______.

A) she had to study B) if he had to study

C) she has to study D) if she has to study

42. The teacher said, “Pick up your book, Mike.”

The teacher told Mike ______.

A) pick up his book B) to pick up her book

C) to pick up my book D) to pick up his book

43. “Don’t be late.” The teacher told us ______.

A) not to be late B) not being late

C) to be late D) we don’t be late

44. The doctor told him not to eat much. “___” the doctor said to him.

A) You eat very little B) Don’t eat much

C) I don’t eat much D) Eat very little

45. He says he is cold. He says, “______”

A) You are cold B) I am cold

C) He is cold D) I was cold

46. You told me that you would be careful. You said to me, “______”

A) You will be careful B) You would be careful

C) I will be careful D) Be careful

47. I asked her what her name was. “______?” I asked her.

A) What is your name B) What my name was

C) What is her name D) What her name is

Fill in the blanks:

48. He _______ to me that he had written a new book.
A) told B) tells

C) has said D) said

49. _____ you speak Spanish?

A) May B) Are

C) Can D) Is

50. _____ I go? B: Yes, you can.

A) Could B) Am

C) Need D) Did

51. _____ you help me with my homework?

A) Are B) May

C) Can D) Need

52. _____ you post this letter for me?

A) Will B) Shall

C) May D) Are

53. _____ I open the window?

A) Will B) Shall

C) Am D) Do

Articles:
54. On ___ bright January morning ___ telephone kept ringing in my office.

A) the/the B) a/the C) -/-

D) -/the E) the/-

55. On ___ first day they stopped at ___ river and decided to make ___ camp.

A) the/a/a B) the/-/a C) the/an/a

D) -/the/- E) the/an/an

56. At ___ first they began to look for ___ dry place.

A) the/a B) -/a C) a/the

D) an/a E) the/-

57. To climb ___ tree is not to climb ___ mountain.

A) a/a B) a/the C) the/the

D) -/- E) the/-

58. Where there’s ___ will, there’s ___ way.

A) a/a B) -/- C) the/the

D) a/the E) the/a

59. ___ man always went to ___ same bar at ___ same time every day and asked for two
glasses of ___ soda.

A) A/the/the/- B) A/the/the/a C) A/the/-/-

D) -/the/the/- E) A/-/the/a

60. ___ weather was rainy and we ma de ___ bet whether you would come.

A) The/a B) -/the C) A/a

D) -/a E) An/a

61. Are you afraid of ___ him? - Not ___ bit.

A) the/a B) -/a C) -/-

D) the/- E) an/a

62. ___ USA is ___ country. It is in North America.

A) -/a B) the/a C) the/

D) the/the E) -/-
63. If ___ guest has to leave ___ table during ___ meal he always asks his hostess, “Will you
please excuse me for ___ minute”.

A) a/the/a/a B) -/the/a/- C) the/the/-/the

D) an/the/a/a E) -/-/-/a

64. ___ most favorite game is cricket, which is called by ___ English “___ greatest game in
___ world”.

A) the/the/the/the B) the/a/the/the C) -/the/-/the

D) a/the/-/the E) the/an/-/the

65. In his childhood, he lived with ___ grandfather, ___ poor tailor.

A) a/the B) -/the C) the/a

D) a/a E) the/the

66. ___ night being sharp and frosty, we trembled from ___ foot to ___ head.

A) the/the/the B) the/-/- C) a/-/-

D) -/ a/a E) -/-/-

67. My ___ friend likes to listen to ___ good story.

A) -/the B) a/a C) the/the

D) -/a E) a/-

68. ___ idea of helping ___ man was unpleasant in itself.

A) -/the B) the/the C) the/a

D) -/- E) a/a

69. When I lived in Paris some years ago I used to buy ___ copy of Le Monde every evening
at ___ same local newspaper kiosk.

A) -/a B) a/the C) a/a

D) the/a E) the/the

70. ___ death of her husband resulted in ___ loss of her home also.

A) -/- B) -/the C) the/the

D) a/- E) a/a

Months

1. What month comes after November?

2. What month comes before August?

3. What month comes after May?

4. What month comes before February?

5. What month comes after March?

6. What month comes before September?

7. What month comes after October?

8. What month comes before June?

9. What month comes after December?

10. What month comes before July

Group Nouns

1. Taxis, trains, and planes are all forms of ___

2. Apples, oranges, and grapes are all types of ___

3. Tables, chairs, and bookcases are all ___

4. Juice, tea, and milk are all ___

5. Suitcases, trunks, and rucksacks are all kinds of ___

6. Collie, sheepdog, and terrier are all kinds of ___

7. Christmas, Ramadan, and Independence Day are all ___

8. Fish, meat, and rice are all kinds of ___

9. Carrots, potatoes, and cabbage are all types of ___

10. Yen, dollars, and pounds are all types of ___

Definitions:

Noun

Object

Countable noun

Prepositions

Explain parts of speech

Direct/indirect

Direct: “I did the work”, he said...

Direct: sehar said, “I must complete the work on time.”...

Direct: My brother said, “I am in class Twelfth.”...

Indirect: My friend says that she dances well....

Indirect: Ali said that she had completed her homework....

Active/passive

This house was built by my father.

She does not like tea.