Test, 10 th form
Grammar
I. Past Tenses. Choose the correct answer.
1 Sally was travelling while I … in Japan. A stayed B has stayed C was staying
2 What did you do yesterday? I phoned you at two. – I … at two.
A was walking B walked C has walked
3 – Was Pete reading when we were drawing that picture? – Yes, …
A he was B he were C we were
4 The TV … for three hours when it suddenly broke.
A worked B has been working C had been working
5 Sue … all the house work by four.
A did B had done C had been doing
6 Pauline … to the park when a child.
A went B had gone C used to go
7 I was so happy as I … all the necessary stuff.
A had prepared B prepared C had been preparing
8 How long … you … here? – About a year.
A had been living B was living C lived
9 The child … to going to bed at nine.
A used B was used C uses
10 We … dinner from three to four yesterday.
A had B were having C had been having
II. Present Tenses/ Comparisons. Choose the correct answer.
1. Sue is … beautiful of all the girls in her class. A the most B most C more
2. Carry is … at math than Matt.
A better B gooder C more
3 These days Garry … in London.
A lives B live C is living
4. He … his granny this Saturday.
A is visiting B visits C visit
5 The moon … around the earth.
A go B goes C is going
6 The classes … at eight in the morning.
A begin B begins C is beginning
III. Fill in: off (x2), with, for, on.
1 Nancy is very keen ……………. playing tennis.
2 Jamaica is famous ……………. its beaches and warm climate.
3 The plane took ……………. on time and we arrived in London at 2:30.
4 She is obsessed ……………. her weight and keeping fit.
5 When I left for Europe, Tony came to see me …………….
at the airport.
IV. Join the sentences. Use relatives.
1 John is my cousin. He is a magician.
2 York is a city. It is in the north of England.
3 Mark Jacobs is the author. His book became a best seller.
4 Dennis is going to Paris. He will visit the Eiffel Tower there.
5 This is the piano. He bought it at an auction.
