Penguin Readers Placement English Grammar Exercises

Question. She was born ......................... .
(a) since 100 years
(b) 100 years ago
(c) for 100 years

Answer : B

Question. Both ......................... play the piano very well.
(a) they
(b) them
(c) of them

Answer : C

Question. We can go out now ......................... it isn’t raining.
(a) for
(b) so
(c) while

Answer : C

Question. Is ......................... than mine?
(a) longer her hair
(b) her hair longer
(c) her hair more long

Answer : B

Question. ......................... is it to your parents’ house?
(a) How long
(b) How much way
(c) How far

Answer : C

Question. She has a very good job. She earns a thousand pounds ......................... week.
(a) a
(b) for
(c) the

Answer : A

Question. Hurry, children! I’m going to ......................... you to school in the car.
(a) bring
(b) carry
(c) take

Answer : C

Question. ‘Come here!’ the policeman said in a ......................... voice.
(a) big
(b) loud
(c) strong

Answer : B

Question. Look, children! Your aunt has ......................... you a box of chocolates.
(a) carried
(b) taken
(c) brought

Answer : C

Question. She was 14 on her birthday, ......................... she?
(a) didn’t
(b) wasn’t
(c) hadn’t

Answer : B

Question. Please ask ......................... come in.
(a) him
(b) him to
(c) to him to

Answer : B

Question. She never stops working. She works twelve hours ......................... day.
(a) a
(b) by
(c) the

Answer : A

Question. I’m going out to the garden to pick some flowers ......................... it isn’t raining.
(a) for
(b) so
(c) while

Answer : C

Question. ......................... camera is this?’ ‘It’s Angela’s.’
(a) Which
(b) What
(c) Whose

Answer : C

Question. She’s a friend of ......................... .
(a) them
(b) theirs
(c) their

Answer : B

Question. Those people with the guide have never been ......................... before.
(a) abroad
(b) foreign
(c) outside

Answer : A

Question. This book is very easy ......................... understand.
(a) for
(b) in
(c) to

Answer : C

Question. You ......................... come if you don’t want to.
(a) couldn’t
(b) haven’t
(c) needn’t

Answer : C

Question. I ......................... my uncle since last year
(a) didn’t see
(b) don’t see
(c) haven’t seen

Answer : C

Question. When he heard the news, he ......................... .
(a) just smiled
(b) has just smiled
(c) was just smiling

Answer : A

Question. Have you had ......................... to eat?
(a) enough
(b) too many
(c) some more

Answer : A

Question. You ......................... have a ticket to travel on the train.
(a) must
(b) need
(c) want

Answer : A

Question. The boss is too busy ......................... see her now.
(a) for
(b) that
(c) to

Answer : C

Question. ......................... is it from here to London?
(a) How long
(b) How long way
(c) How far

Answer : C

Question. Who was the man ......................... ?
(a) spoke to you
(b) that you were speaking to
(c) that you spoke

Answer : B

Question. A large white ........................., please.
(a) bread
(b) loaf
(c) sandwich

Answer : B

Question. He drives much ......................... than his father.
(a) faster
(b) more fast
(c) more fastly

Answer : A

Question. You ......................... come with me if you feel tired.
(a) couldn’t
(b) haven’t
(c) needn’t

Answer : C

Question. Both ......................... play tennis very well.
(a) they
(b) them
(c) of them

Answer : C

Question. We don’t believe you!’ someone told him in a ......................... voice.
(a) big
(b) loud
(c) strong

Answer : B

Question. We’re all hungry. Go out and buy another .........................
(a) bread
(b) loaf
(c) sandwich

Answer : B

Question. ........................ in the class likes that teacher.
(a) Everyone
(b) All students
(c) All the students

Answer : A

Question. There isn’t much news in the paper today, .........................
(a) isn’t it
(b) is there
(c) are there

Answer : B

Question. You ......................... drive slowly through the village.
(a) must
(b) need
(c) want

Answer : A

Question. ........................., there were no houses here.
(a) Since 100 years
(b) A hundred years ago
(c) It makes a hundred years

Answer : B

Question. I would like to go ......................... for my holiday next year.
(a) abroad
(b) outside
(c) foreign

Answer : A

Question. He wanted to ......................... some money from me.
(a) lend
(b) earn
(c) borrow

Answer : C

Question. Have they finished working yet? I don’t think ......................... .
(a) it
(b) that
(c) so

Answer : C

Question. I don’t like fish, and my brother doesn’t, .........................
(a) either
(b) too
(c) neither

Answer : A

Question. There isn’t a good restaurant ......................... in this town.
(a) nowhere
(b) somewhere
(c) anywhere

Answer : C

Question. It’s late. Ask the waitress for the ........................., John.
(a) bill
(b) price
(c) cost

Answer : A

Question. My wife doesn’t eat meat, and I don’t, ......................... .
(a) either
(b) too
(c) neither

Answer : A

Question. Please ask ......................... see me.
(a) her
(b) her to
(c) to her to

Answer : B

Question. If you want to succeed, you must work .........................
(a) harder
(b) more hard
(c) very hardly

Answer : A

Question. ‘......................... books are these?’ ‘They’re mine!’
(a) Which
(b) What
(c) Whose

Answer : C

Question. Who was the girl ......................... ?
(a) spoke to you
(b) that you were speaking to
(c) that you spoke

Answer : B

Question. She’ll be 16 on her next birthday, ......................... she?
(a) isn’t
(b) won’t
(c) hasn’t

Answer : B

Question. I couldn’t find my hat ......................... .
(a) nowhere
(b) everywhere
(c) anywhere

Answer : C

Question. I ......................... having breakfast when she knocked at the door.
(a) was still
(b) still was
(c) was yet

Answer : A

Question. ......................... in the class speaks two languages.
(a) Everyone
(b) All students
(c) All the students

Answer : A

Question. I ......................... to the cinema since last year.
(a) didn’t go
(b) don’t go
(c) haven’t been

Answer : C

Question. I’m afraid they didn’t have ......................... to eat.
(a) enough
(b) too much
(c) some more

Answer : A

Question. We must go now. Call the waiter and ask for the ......................... .
(a) bill
(b) price
(c) cost

Answer : A

Question. I ......................... in bed when she arrived.
(a) was still
(b) was yet
(c) still was

Answer : A

Question. Somebody stole her bag so she ......................... money from a friend.
(a) lent
(b) earned
(c) borrowed

Answer : C

Question. Is ......................... than her sister?
(a) taller Jane
(b) Jane taller
(c) Jane more tall

Answer : B

Question. There wasn’t anything interesting on the news, .........................?
(a) wasn’t it
(b) was there
(c) wasn’t there

Answer : B

Question. Is she a relative of ......................... ?
(a) your
(b) yours
(c) your’s

Answer : B

Question. Is the boss still in his office? I don’t think .........................
(a) it
(b) that
(c) so

Answer : C

Question. When I told her about it, she ................................... .
(a) just laughed
(b) has just laughed
(c) was just laughing

Answer : A