Grammar Test 1-2 Test

Grammar test – units 1& 2 Name………Simeon Staykov……………………………
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then match
sentences 1–6 to their use a–f.
1 My family and I usually ___spend_________ (spend) our Christmas holidays at home,
eating lots of food and watching TV.
2 This year is different. We ___helped_________ (help) an organization that looks after
people in the streets.
3 Over 1,000 homeless people _____live_______ (live) in my city.
4 At the moment, my parents and brother ____are making________ (make) dinner.
5 Later today, we __are taking__________ (take) all the meals to homeless shelters in
the city.
6 I ___think _________ (think) that this is a great thing to do and I want us to help this
organization more often.
a facts and general truths __3______
b actions happening now ___4____
c actions happening around now _2_
d with verbs that describe states __6_
e routines and habits _____1_______
f future arrangements ____5________
Mark: ___ / 12
2 Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 John is from Australia, but he’s in England for work at the moment.
John is from Australia,but______he is working in England at the moment
___________________________________(work)
2 We’re never at school on Saturdays.
We___never go to school on
Saturdays________________________________________________(go)
3 I want to know how you usually spend your time after school.
What_____________do you usually do _______________________after school? (do)
Mark: ___ / 6
3 Complete the text with a / an, the or 0 (=no article).

There are over eight million people living in 1___0___ London, but 37% of them were
born outside of the UK. Abani Malhotra, 2__an____ architect from India, is one of them.
‘We arrived in 2011 because I wanted a better life for my children. It was difficult in the
beginning and we had to deal with some problems, but 3___0___ life is great now.
4
___The___ children made lots of friends and they really like going to 5__0____ school.
I’m happy I made 6__the____ decision to come here.’
Mark: ___ / 6
4 Circle the correct answers.

1 In 1997, Mr Seiji Kaya started / was starting the Small Kindness Movement.
2 Where did you find / were you finding the wallet?
3 I walked / was walking in the park with my friends, when a stranger gave / was
giving me some flowers.
4 I was in a shop and I wanted / was wanting to pay for a bottle of water, but I
realized / was realizing that I didn’t have / wasn’t having any money. A lovely lady
behind me paid / was paying for my water!
Mark: ___ / 8
5 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous tense.
In December 1990, Jeri Cox Chastain who 1________worked________________ (work) at
a hospital in South Carolina at the time, 2_______left_________________ (leave) her
office to get something to eat. When she returned, she
3
_______noticed_________________ (notice) that her wallet
4
________was________________ (be) missing. Someone probably
5
_______came_________________ (come) in and 6________took________________
(take) it while she 7_________was getting _______________ (get) her lunch. ‘I just
assumed it was thrown in a dumpster somewhere’, she said.
But a few days ago, Jeri 8________received________________ (receive) a call from the
police saying that someone 9________returned________________ (return) her wallet. The
money 10_______weren’t_________________ (not / be) there, but the wallet still contained
all her credit cards and a photo of her son.
Mark: ___ / 10
6 Circle the correct answers.

Sandwich, Massachusetts, got its name when / while the first settlers arrived in the
1630s. It wasn’t named after their love of sandwiches, but after the seaport of
Sandwich, Kent, England.
When / While a farmer was travelling through a small town in Florida, he noticed that local
residents used eggs to buy goods in the local shop. This is why the town is called Two
Egg.
There are many stories about why a small fishing village in Michigan is called Hell, but the
most popular one is about two German travellers. When / As they arrived in the town,
they said that it was ‘So shoene und hell’ (a bright and beautiful day). When / While
the locals heard this, they decided to name it Hell.
While / When a group of convicts escaped from prison in 1871, they got into a conflict
with a group of lawman. As / When they were fighting, a lot of people lost their lives.
This is where Convict Lake in California got its name from.
Mark: ___ / 6
7 Complete the text with do or make.
Before going to university, I decided to volunteer abroad for a year. I had to
1
____make________ a choice between teaching English in China and working at an
orphanage in Peru. I chose Peru because I thought it would be more rewarding. I’m here at
the moment and I’m really enjoying it. I had to 2___make_________ the journey on my
own, but there are other volunteers here and I 3___make_________ new friends every day.
We 4_____do_______ our best to split the work between us. We 5____make________
most of the meals and help the children 6___do_________ their homework. In the
evenings, we usually 7____do________ some sport. Football and basketball are really
popular here. I feel that I can really 8___make_________ a difference in these children’s
lives.
Mark: ___ / 8
5 Complete sentence b so that it has a similar meaning to sentence a. Use the some
of the given words in the correct form and any other words that you may need.
Happen borrow learn warn wait hope
1 a Europeans named a lot of the places in Australia after places they came from.
b A lot of the place names in Australia were_________borrowed
from______________________ places Europeans came from.
2 a Visiting different places can teach us a lot about a country’s history.
b We can __________learn a lot about a countries______________________
visiting different places.
3 a You must be careful when you travel alone in the Outback!
b They ___________warned me about _____________________ travelling
alone in the Outback.
4 a Amy had a terrible accident when she was trying to sail around the world.
b A terrible accident _________happened to Amy _______________________
when she was trying to sail around the world.
Mark: ___ / 4 TOTAL MARKS: ___ / 60

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Grammar test – units 1& 2 Name………Simeon Staykov……………………………

3 Complete the text with a / an, the or 0 (=no article).

4 Circle the correct answers.

6 Circle the correct answers.

Mark: _ / 4 TOTAL MARKS: _ / 60

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