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There are 40 grammar questions and 10 vocabulary questions. Put together by our team of experts at the UK Language Project.
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Grammar Question 1: This is my cat. _____________ name is Annabel.
Grammar point to learn: Pronouns. His/her/our/your etc.
Grammar Question 2: Caroline ________________ football.
Grammar point to learn: Present simple, negative forms
Grammar Question 3: I ________________ from Spain.
Grammar point to learn: Present simple
Grammar Question 4: Karen is ______________.
Grammar point to learn: Possessive forms
Grammar Question 5: My dad is ______________ bus driver.
Grammar point to learn: Present simple for jobs
Grammar Question 6: Have you found your keys?. No, I _____________ them right now.
Grammar point to learn: Present continuous
Grammar Question 7: _______________ 365 days in a year.
Grammar point to learn: There is / there are
Grammar Question 8: We all went to the cinema yesterday, but Garry _________________ there.
Grammar point to learn: Past simple
Grammar Question 9: My mobile phone is___________________ than my computer.
Grammar point to learn: Comparatives
Grammar Question 10: Michael doesn’t have a passport. He ____________________ to other countries.
Grammar point to learn: Adverbs of time
Grammar Question 11: I _________________ the football match last week.
Grammar point to learn: Past simple
Grammar Question 12: __________________ to go for an ice cream? Yes, sure.
Grammar point to learn: Question forms
Grammar Question 13: We’re going ____________________ new jobs soon.
Grammar point to learn: going to +verb
Grammar Question 14: They usually ________________ shopping on a Saturday.
Grammar point to learn: Present simple for habits
Grammar Question 15: We need to buy some bananas. Do they have ________________ bananas at this shop?
Grammar point to learn: Some / Any
Grammar Question 16: Miranda always keeps a pen _________________ to the telephone to take messages.
Grammar point to learn: Prepositions of place
Grammar Question 17: ________________ been to Madrid?
Grammar point to learn: Present perfect
Grammar Question 18: I have a laptop ________________ I use all the time for work.
Grammar point to learn: Pronouns
Grammar Question 19: Tommy and his wife _________________ at a restaurant when his boss called him.
Grammar point to learn: Past continuous
Grammar Question 20: Adam has been friends with Isabel ____________________ many years.
Grammar point to learn: Present perfect
Grammar Question 21: You _________________ pay to get into the museum. It’s free entry.
Grammar point to learn: Modal verbs
Grammar Question 22: Jake didn’t have any money so he _________________ go out with his friends.
Grammar point to learn: Modal verbs
Grammar Question 23: I’ll see you next week if I _______________ some time.
Grammar point to learn: Conditional phrases
Grammar Question 24: The weather in Britain is ___________________ the weather in Spain.
Grammar point to learn: Comparatives
Grammar Question 25: I was wondering, could you___________________ me the way to the airport, please?
Grammar point to learn: Asking questions
Grammar Question 26: When Zoe was a young girl she __________________ to France every summer.
Grammar point to learn: used to + verb for past events
Grammar Question 27: Coca-cola ___________________ using sugar and water.
Grammar point to learn: Passive voice
Grammar Question 28: As soon as we get our passports, we __________________ a holiday.
Grammar point to learn: Conditional phrases
Grammar Question 29: Trevor told me that his wife____________ to buy a new car.
Grammar point to learn: Past simple, reported speech
Grammar Question 30: We didn’t really pay much attention to our boss during the meeting. ________________.
Grammar point to learn: Question and answer tags
Grammar Question 31: What do you think about _________________ some television this evening?
Grammar point to learn: Think about +ing form
Grammar Question 32: Bring your mobile phone with you, _______________ you might miss an important call.
Grammar point to learn: Conditional phrases
Grammar Question 33: Grace likes nothing more than ___________________ when she has free time.
Grammar point to learn: like +ing verb form
Grammar Question 34: __________________ this video game all week. I’m nearly at the final boss.
Grammar point to learn: Past continuous
Grammar Question 35: She ________________ her cat for hours when she finally found him asleep in the cupboard.
Grammar point to learn: Past perfect
Grammar Question 36: Sarah won’t pass the exam _________________ she works hard to improve her grammar.
Grammar point to learn: Conditional phrases
Grammar Question 37: If he hadn’t entered that competition, he___________________ won the car.
Grammar point to learn: Conditional phrases
Grammar Question 38: By the end of this year we___________________ for 20 years.
Grammar point to learn: Future perfect
Grammar Question 39: Mystery solved! It was the dog ______________ all the food in the cupboard.
Grammar point to learn: Past simple
Grammar Question 40: I seem to recall you mentioning __________________ a few days before buying the house.
Grammar point to learn: Structures with 'mention' +ing
Vocabulary Question 1: Let’s go and do our shopping ___________________ Wednesday.
Grammar point to learn: Prepositions that go with days of the week
Vocabulary Question 2: The sun is shining, you should __________________ on your sunglasses.
Grammar point to learn: Phrasal verbs
Vocabulary Question 3: For Joe, it’s important to ___________________ time with family when possible.
Grammar point to learn: Phrase 'to spend time'
Vocabulary Question 4: If you’re not sure about the answer you should ___________________ to your teacher.
Grammar point to learn: Constructions with 'speak to'
Vocabulary Question 5: Sean is a great problem solver. You can rely on him to ________________.
Grammar point to learn: Phrasal verbs
Vocabulary Question 6: Now I’m here in England. I’m going to look ______________ taking some lessons.
Grammar point to learn: Phrasal verbs
Vocabulary Question 7: Leonardo da Vinci always used to take ____________during the day.
Grammar point to learn: Phrase 'to take a nap'
Vocabulary Question 8: Keeping fit is important. Sue would like to ___________ yoga to help her keep fit.
Grammar point to learn: Phrasal verbs
Vocabulary Question 9: It was too late. ____________ we got to the station, the train had already left.
Grammar point to learn: Conditional phrases
Vocabulary Question 10: These new rules come into force _____________!
Grammar point to learn: Formal phrase structures
- Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
- Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
- Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
Taken from the Council of Europe website.
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- Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
- Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
- Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
Taken from the Council of Europe website.
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- Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
- Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
- Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
- Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
Taken from the Council of Europe website.
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- Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
- Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
- Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
- Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
Taken from the Council of Europe website.
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- Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation.
- Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
- Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
Taken from the Council of Europe website.
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- Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.
- Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
- Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
- Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
- Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
- Can summarise information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.
- Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations.
Taken from the Council of Europe website.
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