RM.B1+ Check and Reflect

Fill in the Gap

100

"I know I make mistakes when I’m speaking, but I like to h____ a go."

have

200

"I do an online language e________ with an English woman once a week."

exchange

300

"Every day after class I go home and g_ o___ what we’ve done in class."

go over

400

"I’ve d________ a few apps, which I study from most days."

downloaded

500

"I’m making good p_______ with my English. I’m much better than last year."

progress

Grammar Challenge

100

Correct the mistake in this sentence:
"I really love football. I’m in a team and we training three times a week."

We train three times a week.

200

Find and correct the mistake:
"Right now, more people choose to work for themselves."

are choosing" (Present Continuous – because it describes a trend)

300

Fill in the blank with the correct form:
"We usually ______ (meet) for coffee on Sundays, but today we ______ (have) lunch instead."

"meet" (Present Simple for routine) and "are having" (Present Continuous for a temporary action)

400

Rewrite the sentence using Present Continuous:
"The number of young house-buyers falls."

"The number of young house-buyers is falling." (Present Continuous for a changing trend)

500

Explain the difference between these two sentences:

1. She owns a small business.
2. She is owning a small business.

• Sentence 1 (Present Simple) is correct because own is a stative verb and describes a fact.
• Sentence 2 (Present Continuous) is incorrect because stative verbs are not used in the continuous form.

Matching Madness

100

Which noun phrase best matches explaining rules?
A) A night shift
B) A fire drill
C) A health and safety policy

C) A health and safety policy (We "explain" rules or policies.)

200

I ............. eat chocolate because I get a bad headache
A) tend to
B)have a habit of
C) rarely

C) If something fives you headaches, you rarely do it.

300

Which noun phrase best matches the verb "work"?
A) A team project
B) A fire drill
C) A late shift

C) A late shift (We "work" shifts.)

400

Which noun phrase best matches the verb "take"?
A) A test
B) A manager
C) A night out

A) A test (We "take" tests, exams, or courses.)

500

Which noun phrase best matches the verb "do"?
A) A union member
B) A health and safety check
C) A formal suit

B) A health and safety check (We "do" inspections or checks.)

Habit Talk

100

I have a ______ of breaking down! I don't like it but it happens a lot.

habit

200

I don’t ______ workouts on Sundays, though, because everyone needs a day of rest.

do

300

On the _______, I’d say I’m fairly fit.

whole

400

'As a _______, I get up early and do things before I go to work. Otherwise, I tend to forget or get lazy.

rule

500

'I ______ to eat quite healthily too: no junk food, not much red meat.

try , tend

Used to vs. Would

100

Rewrite: 'I spent hours and hours listening to music when I was a teenager.' (Use: used to)

I used to spend hours and hours listening to music when I was a teenager.

200

Rewrite: 'When I was a kid, I always cycled to school.' (Use: would)

When I was a kid, I would always cycle to school.

300

Rewrite: 'I really loved the movie Star Wars when I was a kid.' (Use: would)

I would really love the movie Star Wars when I was a kid. ❌ (Not possible because love is a state verb and cannot come with would)

400

Rewrite: 'I never ate vegetables when I was younger, but now I’m a vegetarian.' (Use: used to)

I used to never / never used to eat vegetables when I was younger, but now I’m a vegetarian.

500

Rewrite: 'I used to have really long hair. I only used to cut it once or twice a year.' (Use: would)

I would only cut it once or twice a year.

You cannot use would with have because it's a state verb.