Test your basic knowledge |

Complete Basic Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. My job is to ____ advice to people on how to throw a good party.






2. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






3. It ____ have been Ana I saw in town as I recognised her coat.






4. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






5. John was able to compete in the race even ____ he had several broken bones.






6. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






7. The referee ____ him off the field for arguing.






8. Abdul's mother ____ him do his homework before he played on the computer.






9. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






10. The two boys were sitting on their ____ in the classroom.






11. Does your brother look ____ you?






12. The thieves managed to get away ____ though the police chased them.






13. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






14. She had to stay in ____ she had finished her homework






15. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






16. We had a good time in ____ of the terrible weather.






17. John never pays any ____ to what his children say






18. Students must pay ____ course fees before the course begins.






19. My mother is the same age ____ my father.






20. You must ____ out the teacher's instructions exactly.






21. Jenny was robbed of ____ bracelet as she was leaving for the airport.






22. This school isn't as ____ as my last one.






23. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






24. There is no ____ for being rude






25. I did not ____ to go to parties very often.






26. Tony asked Jane whether she had ____ on holiday recently.






27. His boss won't ____ up with lateness.






28. That film isn't ____ seeing.






29. I put a flask of tea in your bag in ____ you get thirsty.






30. Other than my grandfather there are ____ few people alive who fought in the war.






31. If you take into ____ how young Luke is - you must admit he's making excellent progress as a musician.






32. If the train had been come on ____ Roberto would not have arrived late this morning.






33. They ____ off the lecture because the professor was ill.






34. David wanted to know if I had ____ to the tennis tournament on Saturday






35. He ____ that she came over for dinner at the weekend.






36. It is ____ warm enough to go to the lake today.






37. Steve would ____ to learn how to design web sites






38. It was the ____ time I had ever met Pia's husband.






39. That's where I went .to have my car ____ last week.






40. The students were ____ not to do that again.






41. She had ____ a quiet voice that we could hardly hear her.






42. The film will have started - so there is no ____ in going to the cinema now.






43. There is no ____ in inviting her to the party. She will never come.






44. Julie asked Maria if she knew ____ the italian restaurant was






45. We insisted on ____ the hotel manager to make our complaint.






46. If only I had ____ your advice.






47. Did you manage to succeed in __________ in contact with the boss today?






48. The director decided on ____ introduction of interesting displyas for the children.






49. They decided to ____ an advertisement for their house on the internet.






50. The rescue team succeeded ____ rescuing all the victims of the crash.