GRAMMAR EVALUATION

PROGRAMA DE INGLÉS ALIFE – UNIDAD EDUCATIVA ADVESTISTA COCHABAMBA

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DATE:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. LEVEL: ELEMENTARY

SCORE

Read the conversation between two students. Then look at the answers below and write the
A correct answer in each space.
Lisa: Who ♦ is Michelle talking to?
Amy: I can’t see Michelle.
Lisa: You 1 looking in the right place. She’s over there.
Amy: Oh, that’s Adrian. He’s new here.
Lisa: Really? Where 2 he live? 3 you know?
Amy: No, I 4 know anything else about him.
Lisa: What 5 they talking about, I wonder?
Amy: Well, he 6 look very interested. He’s got a very bored expression on
his face. And he 7 saying anything.
♦ a) are b) do c) does d) is
1 a) aren’t b) doesn’t c) don’t d) isn’t
2 a) are b) do c) does d) is
3 a) Are b) Do c) Does d) Is
4 a) aren’t b) doesn’t c) don’t d) ’m not
5 a) are b) do c) does d) is
6 a) aren’t b) doesn’t c) don’t d) isn’t
7 a) aren’t b) doesn’t c) don’t d) isn’t
B Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Write the correct sentence.
♦ The children is doing their homework now.
The children are doing their homework now.
1 The girls are play tennis at the moment.

2 Both my brothers likes sport.

3 Anna wearing her new coat today.

4 What colour you like best?

5 My suitcase is weighing ten kilos.

6 At the moment I stay at a hotel.

7 Robert catch the same bus every morning.

8 What is this word here mean?

C Complete the conversations. Put in the correct form of each verb.
D Use the Present Continuous or the Present Simple.
♦ A: Is Jessica in, please?
B: Yes, but I think (I / think) she’s busy at the moment.
She’s washing (she / wash) her hair.
1 A: (I / think) of buying a new car.
B: But cars (cost) so much money. What’s wrong with the one we’ve got?
A: (it / get) old and unreliable now.
2 A: Your new trousers (look) nice.
B: Thank you. The trouble is (they / not / fit) properly.
(I / not / know) why I bought them, really.
3 A: What (you / do)?
B: (I / weigh) this parcel. (I / need) to
know how many stamps to put on it.
4 A: (I / think) this road is really dangerous. Look how fast that lorry
(go).
B: (I / agree). People shouldn’t go so fast.
5 A: (I / like) musicals. And this is a great show, isn’t it?
(you / enjoy) it?
B: Yes, I am. (I / love) every minute of it.
6 A: (I / always / fall) asleep. I just can’t keep awake.
B: What time (you / go) to bed?
A: About ten o’clock usually. But (it / not / make) any difference.
7 A: Could you post the goods to me, please?
B: Yes, certainly.
A: (I / live) at a guest house at the moment as
(I / look) for a flat. So could you send them to my work address?
B: Yes, of course. And you’ll have the goods by the end of the week,
(I / promise).
8 A: Why (you / want) to change the whole plan?
B: I’m just not happy with it.
A: And (I / not / understand) why (you / be)

D Complete the second sentence so that it follows on from the first. Use the Present Perfect.
B ♦ My hair is tidy now. I ’ve brushed my hair.
1 The door is open. Someone the door.
2 This is Oliver’s drawing. Look, Oliver a picture.
3 The dish is broken. Someone the dish.
4 United are the winners. United the game.
5 There’s no more wine in the bottle. We all the wine.

6 The floor is clean now. I the floor.

7 I know my number now. I my number by heart.
8 The guests are here now. The guests .
9 I’m still working on my project. I with my project yet.

E Decide which word is correct.

C ♦ I’d like to borrow this book. Has Anna read it yet ?
a)done b) for c) just d) yet
1 Ben writes very quickly. He’s finished his essay.
a)already b) been c) for d) yet
 2 What are you going to do? ~ I don’t know. I haven’t decided .
a)just b) long c) since d) yet
3 I’ve to London. I went there in June.
a)been b) gone c) just d) yet
4 Have you done any skiing?
a)ever b) for c) just d) long
5 My boyfriend hasn’t visited me week.
a)for b) last c) since d) this
6 I haven’t seen that coat before. How have you had it?
alrady b) for c) long d) since
7 The girls have to the cinema. They won’t be back until ten o’clock.
a)already b) been c) gone d) just
8 I haven’t seen my parents last Christmas.
a)already b) before c) for d) since
9 This is the first I’ve ever lived away from home.
a)already b) since c) that d) time
10 This programme must be new. I’ve seen it before.
a)ever b) never c) since d) yet

F Look at the answers below and write the correct answer in each space.
♦ A: Let’s go to the carnival, shall we?
B: Yes, good idea. I expect it’ll be fun.
a) it’ll be b) it’s c) it’s being
1 A: Could I have a word with you, please?
B: Sorry, I’m in a big hurry. My train in 15 minutes.
a)is going to leave b) leaves c) will leave
2 A: Have you decided about the course?
B: Yes, I decided last weekend. for a place.
a)I apply b) I am to apply c) I’m going to apply
3 A: I’m trying to move this cupboard, but it’s very heavy.
B: Well, you, then.
a)I help b) I’ll help c) I’m going to help
4 A: Is the shop open yet?
B: No, but there’s someone inside. I think .
a)it opens b) it’s about to open c) it will open
5 A: Do you mind not leaving your papers all over the table?
B: Oh, sorry. I’ll take them all with me when .
a)I go b) I’ll go c) I’m going
6 A: It’s a public holiday next Monday.
B: Yes, I know. anything special?
a)Are you doing b) Do you do c) Will you do

G Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Write the correct sentence.
D ♦ The man kept ask us for money. The man kept asking us for money.
1 We’ve finished to decorate the flat.
2 I regret say what I did.
3 Tessa decided go not to work.
4 Do you mind help me?
5 I’m beginning getting worried.
6 I can’t afford buy a new car.
7 I hope to avoid to make things worse.
8 Peter seems gone away already.
H Write the comparative form of the words in brackets.
♦ They’ve made these chocolate bars smaller (small).
♦ Sport is more interesting (interesting) than politics.
1 Can’t you think of anything (intelligent) to say?
2 Well, the place looks (clean) now.
3 Jessica looks (thin) than she did.
4 You need to draw it (carefully).
5 The weather is getting (bad).
6 The programme will be shown at a (late) date.
7 I can’t stay (long) than half an hour.
8 An umbrella would be a (useful) present.
9 I’ll try to finish the job (soon).
10 It was (busy) than usual in town today.
11 I’ll be even (annoyed) if you do that again.
12 Since the break-in I feel (nervous).

I Write the superlative form of the words in brackets.

B ♦ It’s the shortest (short) day of the year.
♦ It’s the most beautiful (beautiful) building in the world.
1 That was the (funny) film I’ve ever seen.
2 It was the (horrible) feeling I’ve ever had.
3 Have you read her (recent) book?
4 It’s the (large) company in the country.
5 It was the (boring) speech I’ve ever heard.
6 You’ve got the (far) to travel.
7 That’s the (helpful) idea so far.
8 The factory uses the (modern) production methods.
9 This is the (early) I’ve ever got up.
10 It was the (sad) day of my life.

J Complete the sentences. Put in the correct form of each verb. Use the Past Continuous or
Past Simple.
♦ When Martin arrived (arrive) home, Anna was talking (talk) to someone on
the phone. Martin started (start) to get the tea.
1 I (lie) in the bath when the alarm (ring). It
(stop) after a few seconds.
2 It (be) cold when we (leave) the house that day, and a
light snow (fall).
3 Your friend who (come) here the other day (seem) very
nice. I (enjoy) meeting her.
4 When I (see) the man, he (stand) outside the bank. He
(have) a black baseball cap on.
5 When I (open) the cupboard door, a pile of books (fall) out.
6 I (walk) along the street when I suddenly (feel) something
hit me in the back. I (not / know)
what it was.
7 We (go) to London yesterday, but on the way we (hear)
about a bomb scare in Oxford Street. So we (drive) back home
straightaway.
8 Something very strange (happen) to me on my way home from work
yesterday afternoon. I (drive) along the bypass at the time. Suddenly
I
(see) my mother in the seat beside me. But she died three years ago