GRAMMAR: Questions
Choose a, b, or c.
1 Could you tell me what time _____?
a) the bus leaves
b) leaves the bus
c) does the bus leave
2 How many people _____ this computer?
a) do use
b) use
c) does use
1 a
2 b
Read each sentence and determine the meaning of the word using context clues:
1. Detest: Everyone else at the party wanted garden salad but Tim because he detested vegetables.
Hate, dislike
Choose a, b, or c.
Why did you call me? - I _____, but your phone was switched off.
a) do call
b) did called
c) did call
c)
Complete the compound adjectives.
My boss is very bad-_____. When things go wrong he starts shouting at everyone.
tempered
Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
1 My boss is always interested in new ideas – he’s
_____ open-minded.
A a bit ■ B quite ■ C very ■
2 Will is _____ laid-back. Nothing can make him
angry.
A a bit ■ B incredibly ■ C quite ■
1 C
2 B
Choose a, b, or c.
1 You're not eating much. _____ like the food?
a) You don't
b) Don't you
c) Aren't you
1 b
Read each sentence and determine the meaning of the word using context clues:
1. Alter: Grandpa didn’t know that Suzie was coming along on the fishing trip, and now he had to alter his plans.
2. Melodramatic: When Kiki got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she got all melodramatic and began sobbing and demanding a doctor.
1. Change
2. More upset than the situation calls for
Complete with one word.
I don't like jazz, but my sister _____.Complete the compound adjectives.
I'm very _____-minded. I tend to forget things.
absent
Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
1 Ed is _____ big-headed – he thinks he’s brilliant at
everything he does.
A a bit ■ B extremely ■ C pretty ■
2 He’s _____ easy-going so he’ll probably agree with
your plan.
A rather ■ B a bit ■ C very ■
1 B
2 C
Complete the sentence with one word.
My father loves opera and so _____ my mother.
does
Read each sentence and determine the meaning of the word using context clues:
1. moderate: Jamie wants to keep the house spotless all of the time and Shannon is a total slob, but I am a bit more moderate about cleanliness.
2. uncivil: Ladies, please stop the name calling. There is no reason to act uncivil. Let's discuss the problem.
1. average intensity, normal
2. impolite
Complete with one word.
- We didn't think the food was very good.
- _____ did we.
Neither
Complete the compound adjectives.
I think Paul is a bit tight-_____. He never spends money unless he absolutely has to.
fisted
Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
There were over a hundred _____ for the job.
A applicants ■ B interviewers ■
C headhunters ■
A
Complete the sentence with one word.
A: I've been to India twice.
B: _____ you? I'd love to go.
Have
Read each sentence and determine the meaning of the word using context clues:
1. vex: John felt bad about hitting his little sister, but he was so vexed when he saw her playing with his only Lance Power action figure that he lost his temper.
2. feign: Jane got it into her mind that she could get out of studying for any test just by feigning illness the night before the exam.
3. gratified: Janine was gratified when the teacher used Janine's project as an example for other classes.
1. angry, upset
2. pretend
3. happy, proud, satisfied
Complete with one word.
1 Sally got the job she wanted. - _____ she? That’s fantastic.
2 You forgot to text me Andy’s phone number yesterday. - That’s not true, I _____ send it! I remember perfectly.
1 Did
2 did
Complete the compound adjectives.
Sylvia won't have any problems at the interview - she's very self-_____.
confident
Complete with one word.
If someone asks you a difficult question, you have to
think on your _____.
feet
Complete the sentences with one word.
1 What were you and Sarah talking _____?
2 You didn't like her latest novel, _____ you?
1 about
2 did
Read each sentence and determine the meaning of the word using context clues:
1. discreet: The librarian won't take away your candy, so long as you are considerate and consume it in a discreet manner.
2. inconsequential: Since our team will not make the playoffs this year, the results of the remaining games are pretty much inconsequential.
3. boisterous: The teacher was afraid to take the boisterous students into the library. She knew that the gymnasium was a setting that would better match their moods.
1. quiet, non-disruptive, secretive
2. not important
3. loud, energetic
Complete the sentences with one word.
1 Your dad can play the piano, _____ he?
2 Do you think Jack is going to come? - Yes, I _____. He promised he would.
3 Rob works as a waiter, _____ he?
1 can't
2 do
3 doesn't
Complete the compound adjectives.
That dress is very old-_____. It looks like the kind of thing my granny would wear.
fashioned
Complete with one word.
1 The interviewer asked some strange questions
– some of them were b_ _ _ _ _ e!
2 Someone from a r_ _ _ _ _ _ ment agency phoned today and offered me a better job.
1 bizarre
2 recruitment