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English, World Languages, Education
9th -
12thgrade
English advanced grammar test
25 questions
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is NOT capitalized (groß geschrieben) in English?
Names of brands
Names of countries
The first personal pronoun singular
The first personal pronoun plural
- 2. Multiple Choice
When do you use "the gerund" form?
If you want to say that an action is ongoing (He is walking)
If you want to say that something is taking a very long time (He was swimming for 3 hours)
If you want to use a verb as a noun (I like swimming)
If you want to connect two sentences (I saw Maria running to the bus)
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of these words are prepositions?
of
about
when
tomorrow
- 4. Fill in the Blank
Fill in the gap: If she had practiced, she ____________________ the test. (to pass)
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is a "modal verb" ?
A modal verb changes the meaning of the main verb of a sentence (can, may, must, should, etc.)
A modal verb is a verb that implies an activity (run, jump, swim, etc.)
A modal verb implies a sensory activity (feel, hear, see, etc.)
- 6. Fill in the Blank
Complete the following English sentences with modal verbs. In some cases, more than one answer is possible: "Wir hätten ins indische Restaurant gehen können". We ... have gone to the Indian restaurant.
- 7. Fill in the Blank
Ich musste mein Geld an der Grenze umtauschen. I ... change my money at the border
- 8. Fill in the Blank
Das könnte meine Stiefmutter sein. Sie wollte uns heute besuchen. That ... be my mother-in-law.
- 9. Fill in the Blank
Sie hätten früher kommen sollen. Alles ist ausverkauft. You ... come earlier. We're sold out.
- 10. Fill in the Blank
Make a passive question: Why (garden party/cancel) yesterday? Because it was raining. (Pay attention to spelling)
- 11. Fill in the Blank
Find the mistake and correct the sentence: The driver was stopped from the police.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following verbs can be followed by a gerund? (Several possible)
expect
suggest
continue
dislike
decide
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which sentence is correct?
They said me they had just missed the train.
They said to me they had just mised the train.
They told me they had just missed the train.
They told to me they had just missed the train.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Relative clause: Fill in the gap: Sue is the girl ... father comes from Spain
that
who
which
whose
- 15. Fill in the Blank
Write down the comparative form (die erste Steigerung) of the following adjectives (quickly)! "nice"
- 16. Fill in the Blank
"fat"
- 17. Fill in the Blank
"easy"
- 18. Fill in the Blank
"famous"
- 19. Fill in the Blank
Adjective or adverb? Translate the verb in brackets! "Ted sat in the corner looking (traurig)"
- 20. Fill in the Blank
Adjective or adverb? I did (schlecht) in the test.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which sentence is correct?
The United States consists of 50 states.
The United States consist of 50 states.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which sentence is a correct translation of "Die Politik spielt dabei eine wichtige Rolle"?
The politic plays an important role in this.
Politics plays an important role in this.
- 23. Multiple Choice
Translate: "Die meisten Menschen haben Angst"
Most people are scared.
The most people are scared.
- 24. Multiple Choice
What is the difference between "to realise" and "to realize"?
"Realize" is the wrong spelling of the verb "to realise".
"Realize" is the American spelling of the British "to realise".
"Realize" is the British spelling of the American "to realise".
- 25. Fill in the Blank
Translate this sentence "Ich freue mich darauf, zurück zur Schule zu gehen"
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