Test 1 • Grammar
C Choose the correct item.
1 The volcano chaser … three times so | 9 There were people injured during the
far. A has visited B visited C was visiting
crash. A plenty
B much
C several
10 Have you … the plane tickets yel?
2 Gemma … the news every evening at 5 pm
A buy
bought C buying
A is watching B watches C has watched
11 The tribesmen … the village before the
3
Peter nor William has experienced
natural disaster. A Neither
B Elther
C Both
volcano erupted, A had been feeling B had fied C were fleeing
4 to tomorrow
12 There wasn't chance finding survivors
A flies
B flew
C is flying
in the plane crash. A many
B much
C some
5 The miners are tired, They in the mine for
six hours naw. A had B had been working C have been working
13 It … for two days before the town became
flooded. A was raining B had been raining C has rained
6 There is . hope of finding his belongings in 14 And Andy when the explosion woke him up. the rubble. A slept A little B hardly C few B was sleeping C had slept
7 What time
A did
the plane usually land? B does C do
15 The earthquake caused damage
A a couple of
B Lightning … during the storm last night. A struck B had struck C has struck
a large number of great deal

1. The correct answer is B) visited.
The sentence is talking about the past action of the volcano chaser visiting a volcano. Therefore, we need to use the past simple tense, which is "visited."

2. The correct answer is B) watches.
The sentence is talking about Gemma's regular habit of watching the news every evening at 5 pm. Therefore, we need to use the present simple tense, which is "watches."

3. The correct answer is A) Neither.
The sentence is stating that neither Peter nor William has experienced a natural disaster. Therefore, we need to use the word "Neither" to indicate that neither of them has experienced it.

4. The correct answer is B) flew.
The sentence is referring to an action in the past, so we need to use the past simple tense, which is "flew."

5. The correct answer is C) have been working.
The sentence is talking about the miners' continuous action of working in the mine. We use the present perfect continuous tense to indicate an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.

6. The correct answer is A) flies.
The sentence is asking about a habitual action in the past, so we need to use the past simple tense, which is "flies."

7. The correct answer is C) do.
The sentence is asking about the present time, so we need to use the present simple tense in the question form, which is "do."

8. The correct answer is A) a few.
The sentence is talking about a small number of people injured during the crash. Therefore, we use the phrase "a few" to indicate a small number.

9. The correct answer is C) several.
The sentence is talking about the number of people injured during the crash without specifying a specific number. Therefore, we use the word "several" to indicate an indefinite number.

10. The correct answer is C) have.
The sentence is asking if you have already bought the plane tickets. Therefore, we need to use the present perfect tense, which is "have."

11. The correct answer is A) had been feeling.
The tribesmen were feeling the earthquake before the volcano erupted. Therefore, we need to use the past perfect continuous tense, which is "had been feeling."

12. The correct answer is B) much.
The sentence is referring to the chance of finding survivors in the plane crash. Therefore, we use the word "much" to indicate a large amount or quantity.

13. The correct answer is B) had been raining.
The sentence is talking about the rain that occurred before the town became flooded. Therefore, we need to use the past perfect continuous tense, which is "had been raining."

14. The correct answer is C) had slept.
Andy was already sleeping when the explosion woke him up. Therefore, we need to use the past perfect tense, which is "had slept."

15. The correct answer is A) struck.
The sentence is talking about the action of lightning during the storm last night. We need to use the past simple tense, which is "struck."