Oxford Practice Grammar Basic Diagnostic Test Tenses: present
Tenses: future (1)
Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.
1 My brother A is
a teacher. B are
2 Sandra doesn’t A listen 3
18
the theatre we go for a walk?
19 I’m not sure. I
football at the moment. B play
you living in Cambridge this year? A Do B Are
tell you later.
20 Manchester United aren’t win the match.
to
Tenses: future (2) Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
Tenses: past (1) Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences. 6 Last night we
at the cinema.
7 I yesterday.
a new pair of shoes
8 Last week I didn’t I walked.
to work –
9 At six o’clock this morning I sleeping. 10 Have you ever
21 I’m lunch with Taka tomorrow. A having to B having 22 I’ll come and see you I’m in town. A when B until 23 Sara is going to stay with us A after B until 24 When Fadi A is arriving
Saturday.
, we’ll start the film. B arrives
25 If I work hard, I A will
my exams. B am going to
to Japan?
Sentences and questions (1)
Tenses: past (2) Choose the best way to complete the sentences. 11 I’ve been a student A since
one year. B for
12 Have you cleaned the car A already B yet 13 Pablo has A been
to rain.
17 Are you going tonight?
to the radio. B listens
you play tennis? A Do B Does
4 John is A playing 5
16 I think it’s
?
26 The word ‘play’ is a
.
27 The words ‘he’ and ‘we’ are 28 The word ‘at’ is a
doing his homework for hours. B being
14 When I got to the meeting, it started. A had B has
Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences. . .
29 The words ‘be’ and ‘have’ can be verbs. 30
you hungry?
already
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Sentences and questions (2)
Articles, nouns, pronouns, etc. (1)
Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.
31
did you leave your job? A What B Why
32 How A long
46 Toni is
engineer.
47 Look at
do you eat in a restaurant? B often
dog over there.
48 I need to buy
bread.
33
is the weather like in Brazil? A What B How
49 We haven’t got party!
34
MP3 player is that? A Who’s B Whose
50
wine for the is a swimming pool in my town.
35 Ivan doesn’t like milk, he? A doesn’t B does
Articles, nouns, pronouns, etc. (2)
Modal verbs (1)
51 Yu Jin is lovely. I really like A she B her
Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.
52 This is
36 Can you
Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
37 It was windy but the pilot land the plane. 38 I
to
ride a bike when I was 6.
39 We must machine.
a new washing
40 The students don’t uniform.
computer.
A my
a musical instrument?
53 How A much
.
B mine people do you work with? B many
54 I can’t understand A anything 55 Brad finished A all
she says. B nothing of the work – about 80%. B most
to wear a
Adjectives and adverbs (1)
Modal verbs (2)
Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.
Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
56 We put an adjective
41 Employees A mustn’t
57 The spelling of ‘5th’ is
42 Suzanne A must
smoke in the office. B don’t have to us for dinner. B might
43 You eat so many cakes. A shouldn’t B can’t 44 They already had some paint so didn’t to buy any. A must B need
a noun. .
58 The comparative form of ‘cheap’ is . 59 I can’t go outside because the sun is hot. 60 The comparative form of ‘bad’ is .
45 Laura shouldn’t have her car unlocked. A left B leave
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Adjectives and adverbs (2)
Verbs (1)
Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.
61 London is A more
expensive than Beijing. B much
62 The superlative form of ‘happy’ is . A the happiest B the most happy 63 Dori plays the piano . A beautiful B beautifully 64 I hardly A ever
76 Have you
a laptop?
77 I really must
my homework.
78 When I was driving to work my car down. 79 I wish my dad would smoking.
leave work on time. B never
65 Our dog isn’t very old but it’s A quite B really
old.
up
80 Spanish is American countries.
in many South
Verbs (2) Prepositions (1)
Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.
81 I really need to A have
66 Our school is next
a park.
67 Yuki is standing in
of Holly.
82 I’ve decided A for 83
68 She’s meeting her boyfriend eight o’clock. 69 Scott’s birthday is 70 It looks rain.
December. though it’s going to
Choose the best way to complete the sentences. a blue door. B with
72 I always come to work A by B on 73 That coat belongs A to
bus.
my sister. B at
74 What time did you arrive conference? A at B to 75 Are you afraid A for
go to university. B to
you like a cup of tea? A Do B Would
84 Toni really enjoys A watch
DVDs. B watching
85 I’m going to the supermarket some fruit. A for B to
Prepositions (2) 71 He lives in a house A has
my hair cut. B had
the
spiders? B of
buy
Conditionals and reported speech (1) Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences. 86 If you want to your exams, you must hard. 87 If the weather is good, we to the beach. 88 If I had a car, I America. 89 If I Moscow.
go drive across
speak Russian, I’d live in
90 If Zadi had told the truth, she’d got the job.
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Conditionals and reported speech (2) Choose the best way to complete the sentences. 91 If I hadn’t gone to the party, I wouldn’t Ben. A have met B meet 92 Ella said she A had lived
in Warsaw for six months. B is living
93 My friend said he A will
help me. B would
94 The teacher told the students A to stop B stop 95 My boss asked me report. A to
talking.
I’d finished the B if
Building sentences Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences. 96
Franco or John broke the cup!
97 I’m going to make a sandwich I’m hungry. 98 We were tired so we stopped rest. 99 That is the boy chocolate. 100 The house, is made of stone.
a gave me some
was built in 1901,
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Oxford Practice Grammar Basic Diagnostic Test – Answer Key If students get more than one answer incorrect in a section, refer them to the appropriate units in the book for explanation and further practice. Tenses: present (Units 1-6)
Modal verbs (1) (Units 39-43)
36 37 38 39 40
1 2 3 4 5
A A A A B
play managed could buy have
Tenses: past (1) (Units 9-13)
Modal verbs (2) (Units 43-48)
6 7 8 9 10
41 42 43 44 45
were bought drive was been
Tenses: past (2) (Units 14-20) 11 12 13 14 15
B B A A A
Tenses: future (1) (Units 21-23) 16 17 18 19 20
going to Shall will / ’ll going
Tenses: future (2) (Units 24-26) 21 22 23 24 25
B A B B A
Sentences and questions (1) (Units 27-29) 26 27 28 29 30
verb pronouns preposition auxiliary Are
Sentences and questions (2) (Units 30-36) 31 32 33 34 35
B B A B B
A B A B A
Articles, nouns, pronouns, etc. (1) (Units 50-56) 46 47 48 49 50
an that some any There
Articles, nouns, pronouns, etc. (2) (Units 55-64) 51 52 53 54 55
B A B A B
Adjectives and adverbs (1) (Units 65-71) 56 57 58 59 60
before fifth cheaper too worse
Adjectives and adverbs (2) (Units 71-76) 61 62 63 64 65
A A B A A
Prepositions (1) (Units 78-80)
69 in 70 as
Prepositions (2) (Units 81-84) 71 72 73 74 75
B A A A B
Verbs (1) (Units 85-89) 76 77 78 79 80
got do broke give spoken
Verbs (2) (Units 91-95) 81 82 83 84 85
A B B B B
Conditionals and reported speech (1) (Units 97-99) 86 87 88 89 90
study/work will/can would could have
Conditionals and reported speech (2) (Units 99-102) 91 92 93 94 95
A A B A B
Building sentences (Units 103-108) 96 Either 97 because 98 for 99 who 100 which
66 to 67 front 68 at
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