AN ENGLISH QUIZ

Grade Vth

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EVERYDAY ENGLISH1) Which is the

“odd one out” (doesn’t match)?

PLAYa) footballb) the guitarc) tennisd) skiing

2) If you and someone

regularly send letters

to each other, you two

are _________.

a) pencil matesb) pencil palsc) pen palsd) pen partners

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3) A lot of stories have

a wicked _______ who

tries to use her evil

magic to cause trouble

for everyone.a) whichb) witchc) wichd) wish

4) The British English word “biscuit” is known as “______ “ in American

English.

a) digestiveb) cookiec) caked) scone

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5) Which word comes

next? Fruit, suit, ____

____?

a) quiteb) biscuitc) suited) boot

6) A common colloquial

word for someone

who is modern, stylish and

always stays calm is

_______.a) chillyb) coolc) tepidd) lukewarm

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7) These days I buy lots

of things _________.

a) onlineb) inlinec) bylined) offline

8) A pilot flies a plane, a

captain sails a ship, but what does a

cabby drive?a) a trainb) a busc) a taxid) a lorry

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9) Where do people keep

their clean clothes?

a) in a cupboardb) in a wardrobec) in a shedd) in a laundry

basket

10) Which of these is NOT possible? John usually

goes to work by _____. a) bus b) car c) foot d) train

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11) Which word has a

different vowel

sound?

a) someb) homec) dumbd) come

12) What does I.T. stand

for?a) Interesting Teacherb) Information Technologyc) Intellectual Technologyd) Informative Tutorial

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PREPOSITIONS Choose the right preposition to complete the sentence. Circle the letter in front of it.

1) It snows _____ the winter.

a) at

b) on

c) in

2) Her birthday is _____

2nd January.

a) in

b) 0n

c) at8

3) We are not interested

____ buying a new car

now.

a) to

b)for

c) in

4) In Britain school starts ____ 8:30

a.m.

a) in

b) at

c) on9

5) I’m going away ____

the end of May.

a) at

b) in

c) on

6) Our flat is ____ the

the tenth floor of the

building.

a) on

b) at

c) in 10

7) You aren’t very good

___ repairing things.

a) in

b) at

c) for

8) Who is the baby ___

the photograph?

a) on

b) in

c) at11

GRAMMAR MIXChoose the right word or group of words to complete the sentence. Circle the letter in front of it.

1) We don’t understand

this sentence. Can you

_____________?

a) explain to me this wordb) explain me this

wordc) explain this word

to me

2) She ________ a bike,

but she’s got a skateboard.

a) ‘s got

b) isn’t got

c) hasn’t got12

3) Are there any children

in the park? Yes,_____

are.

a) they

b) there

c) them

4) Please, _______ run

in the classroom.

a) not

b) no

c) don’t13

5) Where is my watch?

It’s _______ to the lamp.

a) in front

b) between

c) next

6) Mrs Green doesn’t

teach French. She

________ Science.

a) teach’s

b) teaches

c) teaching 14

7) These are _______ pencils.

a) Daniel’s

b) Daniels’

c) Daniels

8) Why are you under

the table? What___

______?

a)are you doing

b) do you do

c) you doing 15

9) Let’s get this mess

cleared up before

Mum and Dad ______

home.

a) will getb) are gettingc) get

10) What time do the

kids usually get home from

______?

a) schoolb) the schoolc) their school

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11) “Tom’s father is in hospital.”

“_________ _________”

a) Which hospital is he in?b) Which hospital he is in?c) In which hospital he is?

12) Their house is at ____

____________.

a) the end of street

b) the end of the street

c) end of the street

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13) The woman is carry-

ing a ________ bag.

a) black small plastic

b) small black plastic

c) plastic small black

14) Bob _____________.

a) doesn’t still work hereb) no more works herec) doesn’t work here any more

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15) Look, there’s Sally!

_________________

a) Where she is going?

b) Where’s she going?

c) Where she goes?

16) We don’t understand

this sentence. What

______________ ? a) does this word mean

b) this word means

c) does mean this word

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17) ________. Can you

close the window,

please?

a) I have cold

b) It has cold

c) I’m cold

18) My parents ________

to the cinema.

a) don’t go often

b) often don’t go

c) don’t often go20

19) How many cars ____

_________?

a) has she got

b) she has

c) does she has

20) Why do all young

people love________

loud music?

a) listening

b) listening to

c) hearing to 21