Maven International School
2023-2024
High School
Grammar Practice
Name: Class: Date: .
Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences.
1. They……………………. three or four hours a day playing video games.
A are spending B is spending
C spends D spend
2. Why ………………..out the washing now? It looks like it’s going to rain.
A does she put B doesn’t she putting
C is she putting D isn’t she putting
3. Somebody took her purse while she………………….. for directions.
A asked B was asking
C ask D is asking
4. I’ve got a great app on my phone which helps me ……………………….from Spanish
to English.
A explain B pronounce
C translate D understand
5. …………………. the right university can be complicated for school-leavers.
A Choosing B Choose
C To choose D Chosen
6. We ………………………….make a vegetable curry because we haven’t got the right
ingredients.
A going to B ’re going to
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C not going to D aren’t going to
7. Do you know where the…………………… is? I want to change the channel on the TV.
A coffee maker B dishwasher
C remote control D smart TV
8. ………………about going to the cinema this evening? I fancy watching a film.
A How B Why
C Shall D Let’s
9. I …………………..Fiona since she was a little girl and we’re still best friends.
A known B knew
C have known D know
10.We ……………………….the other team by five points so we’re in the next round of the
tournament.
A beat B hit
C scored D won
11. I’ve ………………..seen Holly in the supermarket. She was helping her mum with the
shopping.
A ever B just
C never D yet
12.When you ………………………this button, the machine starts working.
A press B pressed
C will start D would start
13. If I connect my guitar to my computer, I can ……………….my songs straight onto my
hard drive.
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A book B entertain
C record D review
14.If I ……………………..more free time, I would learn to play the guitar.
A had B have
C will have D would have
15.English …………………….by millions of school children all around the world.
A learn B learns
C is learnt D are learnt
16.My auntie’s house is on the top of a high…………………….. .
A beach B cliff
C sea D waves
17.My parents had a new dining table ………………by a local carpenter.
A made B make
C making D makes
18.I’d like to find someone ………………knows how to fix my computer.
A which B who
C why D what
19.My dad is away on a business………………… at the moment. He’ll be back tomorrow.
A journey B travel
C trip D tour
20.We ………………….pay a ten percent deposit when we booked the hotel.
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A have to B had to
C must D must have
21.I’m not really ……………….playing video games. I prefer doing something more
energetic.
A about B into
C of D with
22.They said they …………………..abroad last summer, but I think they stayed at home in
the end.
A will go B go
C would go D are going
23.Do you know how much……………………….. for her new bicycle?
A she did pay B did she pay
C paid she D she paid
24.…………………. to spend much time playing outside when you were younger?
A Did you use B Did you used
C Used you D You did use
25.It’s normal to feel ……………………before an exam, but you should try to relax.
A annoyed B calm
C confident D nervous
26.We carried out a ……………..to find out how often teenagers play sports.
A poverty B charity
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C volunteer D survey
27.Julian is always ……………………..fun of me. I really don’t like it.
A make B making
C makes D made
28.Harry looks really …………………when he’s wearing a tie. He should wear one more
often!
A casual B outfit
C pale D smart
29.The………………….. show wasn’t very because the acting was terrible.
A enjoyable B fashionable
C responsible D suitable
30.I’m sure they’ll finish soon. They ……………………….since eight o’clock this
morning.
A ’ve been working B were working
C have worked D worked
31.We had an amazing time on holiday. The hotel and the beach were…………………. .
A awful B awesome
C disgusting D terrifying
32.By the time we got home ,the programme………………… so we didn’t see any of it.
A had finished B finished
C was finished D would finish
33.My neighbourhood ………………a small village, but now it’s part of the city.
A had been B would be
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C used to be D was being
34.We weren’t ……………………to get on the bus ,so we had to wait for the next one.
A too quick B as quick
C enough quick D quick enough
35.She opened the parcel………………… because she didn’t want to break it.
A badly B carefully
C noisily D suspiciously
36.I -----------------at school for the rehearsal this evening so I’ll probably be home quite
late.
A won’t stay B will be staying
C will have stayed D stay
37.The weather should be much better by the time you----------- to visit us.
A come B are coming
C will come D will be coming
38.The debate is…………………….. start at seven o’clock, so we need to arrive by 6.45
p.m.
A about to B probably
C due to D unlikely to
39.I couldn’t do …………………..my smartphone. I use it for everything.
A away B from
C with D without
40.We need to………………….. this mess before my parents get home or they’ll be very
cross
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A chop down B clean up
C cut down D kill off
41.If you don’t understand the exercise, you…………………. to tell the teacher.
A can B don’t have
C ought D should
42.I …………………….go skateboarding when I was younger. My dad thought it was too
dangerous.
A wasn’t allowed to B shouldn’t
C could D needn’t
43.If you take this medicine, you…………………… feel better by the weekend.
A can’t B must
C should D would
44.Your brother is very…………………………… . He’s always playing sport or doing
exercise.
A active B anxious
C confident D creative
45.I’ve got a friend ---------------dad is a well-known TV actor.
A which B who
C whose D that
46.We’d like to live in an area -----------------there are more parks and outdoors spaces.
A where B which
C who D why
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47.Mr Bowden is worried because Tim doesn't seem to be -----------------in geography.
A getting away B giving up
C working out D keeping up
48.You just need to use your common----------------- to solve this problem.
A feeling B experience
C meaning D sense
49. Some students ----------------- to raise money for charity are organising a rock concert
A hope B hoping
C hopes D hoped
50.You shouldn’t throw that old vase away. It might be ----------------- a lot of money.
A cost B earn
C value D worth
51.My grandmother’s just got a smartphone, but she doesn’t know how----------------- it.
A use B to use
C using D used
52.My dentist encouraged----------------- my teeth more often.
A to clean B to clean me
C me to clean D clean
53.Rhinoceroses have very poor----------------- . They can only see clearly a few metres in
front of them.
A hearing B sound
C taste D vision
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54.Some people believe that it is not acceptable to -----------------on animals in laboratories.
A experiment B explore
C observe D research
55.I tried on two pairs of jeans, but -----------------of them looked very good on me.
A both B all
C neither D none
56.I didn’t have any birthday cake because there was only----------------- left.
A few B a few
C little D a little
57.When it’s hot in summer, we usually just have----------------- instead of blankets.
A carpets B cushions
C rugs D sheets
58.We won’t be able to see the film unless we -----------------nearer the screen.
A sit B sat
C will sit D would sit
59.Keira----------------- to the cinema if she’d known that it was a science fiction film.
A won’t have gone B won’t go
C wouldn’t have gone D wouldn’t go
60.My jacket got soaked in the rain so I’d better----------------- to dry.
A hang it up B put it up
C clear it up D tidy it up
61.If only I----------------- a book to read. I didn’t realise I’d have to wait so long.
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A took B had taken
C would take D would have taken
62. I’d rather----------------- not my parents for more money. They won’t want it to lend
me.
A ask B to ask
C asked D asking
63.There are lots of jobs to do on a ship so the -----------------are usually quite busy.
A cabins B crew
C decks D ports
64.The winner of the song contest -----------------on next week’s show.
A is announcing B announces
C will announce D will be announced
65.We complained because we -----------------the wrong meal in the restaurant.
A had given B had been given
C have given D have been given
66.I managed to work out -----------------the answer, but it was a very difficult .
A calculate B calculator
C calculating D calculation
67.Michael -----------------us he would be waiting outside the entrance to the theatre.
A told B said
C explained D mentioned
68.Olivia only mentioned that she -----------------her purse at home after they took our order.
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A left B had left
C would leave D was leaving
69.I don’t want to -----------------the game because I’m terrible at volleyball.
A bring together B bring in
C join together D join in
70.The training course wasn’t much fun, but it was a useful learning -----------------.
A art B culture
C experience D skill
71.She asked me I felt about playing the lead role in the school play.
A how B that
C whether D who
72.Brendan’s parents warned him so much time on the internet.
A spend B spending
C to spend D not to spend
73.The older you are, it gets to stay awake in the evening.
A harder B hardest
C the harder D the hardest
74.The problem with many of our high street shops is that they aren’t enough.
A compete B competition
C competitive D uncompetitive
75.Ryan has got absolutely no sense of . Wherever he goes, he ends up completely lost.
A achievement B direction
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C freedom D rhythm
76.If you want people to listen to your message, you have to in a clear and interesting way.
A get it across B give it away
C put it off D try it out
77.We all day so we were pleased to finally get a rest.
A have walked B have been walking
C had walked D had been walking
78.Neil didn’t pass his maths exam so he’s at the moment.
A blown away B down in the dumps
C over the moon D into the swing of it
79.By the time they their supper, it will be time for bed.
A had B are having
C will have D have had
80.My father is going to take some from his job so we can go on holiday.
A time off B part-time
C shifts D retirement
81.Billions of tonnes of food are produced every year, but of it gets thrown away.
A each B a great deal
C a number of D several
82.There are some huge apartment in my neighbourhood. Some of them are more than
fifteen storeys high.
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A areas B blocks
C spaces D spots
83.We packed our bags last night so as----------------- ready to leave early this morning.
A be B to be
C being D been
84.I regret----------------- to Sandra’s house last weekend. It sounds like they had a great
time.
A to go B going
C not going D not to go
85.A man wanted for robbery----------------- to have escaped to the south of France.
A thought B is thought
C is thinking D thinks
86.I’m afraid we’re----------------- so we won’t be able to pick you up until six o’clock.
A at the last minute B in time
C in good time D running late
87.I hope they don’t -----------------our road. There’s far too much traffic already.
A width B widen
C wide D wider
88.I was surprised -----------------their failure to check our identification at the airport.
A of B to
C at D in
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89.They ought----------------- us that they were going away last weekend.
A to tell B have told
C told D to have told
90.-----------------of being new in class, Donna seems to have fitted in very well with the
other students.
A Despite B In spite
C Though D Although
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