English Test - By Mr Ihab Abdul Rahman 01006899136

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    • When I asked him ______ the keys , Bob said he had no idea where they were.

    • If did he see
    • If he had seen
    • Could he see
    • That he had seen
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This English Test, crafted by Mr Ihab Abdul Rahman, assesses grammar and usage skills through context-based questions. It evaluates understanding of expressions and structural language in various scenarios, enhancing comprehension and communication abilities.

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  • 2. 

    Avoid ____ questions that are too personal in a job interview.

    • You should answer

    • Having answered

    • To answer

    • Answering

    Correct Answer
    A. Answering
    Explanation
    Verb pattern: avoid + ING

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  • 3. 

    • What does global warming have ____ overpopulation?

    • To do

    • To do with

    • Made

    • Made up

    Correct Answer
    A. To do with
    Explanation
    have to do with = be involved/ be connected with

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  • 4. 

    • They had the luck to be present when history _____ .

    • Had made

    • Was being made

    • Made

    • About to make

    Correct Answer
    A. Was being made
    Explanation
    Past Continuous Passive = was/were being + past participle

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  • 5. 

    • I was wondering ____________ me some money.

    • That you can lend

    • If you lend

    • That you lent

    • If you could lend

    Correct Answer
    A. If you could lend
    Explanation
    It's a yes/no choice, the linking word has to be IF. It's a request, so 'could' should be used.

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  • 6. 

    She was _____ hang up when I answered the phone.

    • To

    • About to

    • Thinking of

    • Considering

    Correct Answer
    A. About to
    Explanation
    be about + infinitive = be going to (very soon)

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  • 7. 

    • She always gets away with _______ . The boss loves her.

    • She's late

    • Late

    • To be late

    • Being late

    Correct Answer
    A. Being late
    Explanation
    Use ING ending after prepositions.

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  • 8. 

    • ____ I hadn't been expecting any visitors, I was wearing pyjamas when the doorbell rang.

    • While

    • Due to

    • Why

    • Since

    Correct Answer
    A. Since
    Explanation
    since = because

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  • 9. 

    • Do you sell apples ___ the kilo?

    • For

    • At

    • In

    • By

    Correct Answer
    A. By
    Explanation
    by = in the amount of

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  • 10. 

    There was ______ anger in his voice that I had to hang up.

    • As much

    • Such lot of

    • Such much

    • So much

    Correct Answer
    A. So much
    Explanation
    Pattern: so + adjective ...... that. E.g. I'm so happy that I could kiss you.

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  • 11. 

    • _______ she meets, they take an instant liking to her.

    • Wherever

    • Whoever

    • Who

    • If

    Correct Answer
    A. Whoever
    Explanation
    'Whoever' means 'any/every person'.

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  • 12. 

    • Please, let me know why _______ the meeting.

    • You didn't attend

    • Didn't you attend

    • You didn't attend to

    • You didn't go

    Correct Answer
    A. You didn't attend
    Explanation
    It's not a question- affirmative word order is used.

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  • 13. 

    • The problem with this product is that the designers ______ .

    • Considered by the users

    • Haven't considered the users

    • Inadequate

    • Inadequately trained

    Correct Answer
    A. Haven't considered the users
    Explanation
    Present Perfect = have + past participle

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  • 14. 

    • Do you know how long _____ going to stay in Italy?

    • Are Jack and Suzy

    • Jack and Suzy is

    • Jack and Suzy are

    • Jack and Suzy

    Correct Answer
    A. Jack and Suzy are
    Explanation
    Use affirmative word order after the question 'do you know?'.

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  • 15. 

    • If anybody wants to talk to me, tell ____ to call back later.

    • Her

    • Me

    • Him

    • Them

    Correct Answer
    A. Them
    Explanation
    Use they/their/them to refer to a singular indefinite person.

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  • 16. 

    _____ a large number of people in my life who have always done their utmost to help me achieve my goals.

    • There were

    • They were

    • They have been

    • There have been

    Correct Answer
    A. There have been
    Explanation
    'There is/are' structure used in the Present Perfect = 'there has/have been'

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  • 17. 

    Prices are too high and they will remain _____ until inflation comes down.

    • So

    • There

    • That

    • As

    Correct Answer
    A. So
    Explanation
    Use 'so' to avoid repeating an adjective or an adverb.

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  • 18. 

    • If it ______ , they would have divorced by now.

    • Had sold the house

    • Weren't for the house

    • Weren't because of the house

    • Were sold the house

    Correct Answer
    A. Weren't for the house
    Explanation
    Mixed Conditional: If + Past (refers to the present) + would have+past participle (refers to the past)

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  • 19. 

    Your shirt is dirty, I don't think it will _____ for the wedding.

    • Wear

    • Present

    • Do

    • Make

    Correct Answer
    A. Do
    Explanation
    it will do = it will be satisfactory

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  • 20. 

    • The confusion ______ the discovery of the body made everybody lose track of time.

    • Had caused

    • Was caused by

    • Had been caused by

    • Caused by

    Correct Answer
    A. Caused by
    Explanation
    The confusion (that had been) caused by the discovery.... The words in brackets have been omitted: this is called 'ellipsis'.

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  • 21. 

    • It seemed ____ been snowing, but we knew it was only some white dust that had covered the whole town.

    • Like it has

    • If it had

    • As it had

    • As if it had

    Correct Answer
    A. As if it had
    Explanation
    as if ... = in the same way that would be if... and Past Perfect Continuous (had been + ING)

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  • 22. 

    • Charlie doesn't ____ to grasp that next year's budget may have to be cut.

    • Like

    • Know

    • Able

    • Seem

    Correct Answer
    A. Seem
    Explanation
    can't/don't seem to + verb = it seems that they don't/can't do something

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  • 23. 

    • All I had to do to convince Janet, it turned out, ____ talk to her mother.

    • Was to

    • Is to

    • By

    • To

    Correct Answer
    A. Was to
    Explanation
    'All I had to do' is the subject of the sentence + verb 'to be' in the past: 'was'

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  • 24. 

    • Their business hasn't taken off as expected, ___ , they are happy that the number of their customers is increasing.

    • Furthermore

    • In as much as

    • Nonetheless

    • Moreover

    Correct Answer
    A. Nonetheless
    Explanation
    nonetheless = despite that, however

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  • 25. 

    • ______ you're late?

    • What makes

    • Why

    • How come

    • How is

    Correct Answer
    A. How come
    Explanation
    'How come' = How is it that

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  • 26. 

    • I've broken Mum's favourite vase. I'm ______ .

    • Taken for

    • Made for

    • Called for

    • Done for

    Correct Answer
    A. Done for
    Explanation
    be done for = be about to die/ be finished

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  • 27. 

    • Have you met Julie? She is a friend of ______.

    • My

    • My mother

    • My mother's

    • Me

    Correct Answer
    A. My mother's
    Explanation
    use 'a' friend of + possessive

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  • 28. 

    I went to St Mary's Elementary School, ____ all my friends.

    • So went

    • As did

    • Like did

    • The same as

    Correct Answer
    A. As did
    Explanation
    Formal style = as + inverted word order (to express similarity)

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  • 29. 

    • Thanks for having me! I've had _____ with you guys.

    • So fun

    • Such fun

    • Good time

    • So good time

    Correct Answer
    A. Such fun
    Explanation
    Use 'such' + nouns and 'so' + adjectives.

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  • 30. 

    • I don't regard her _____ a threat to my marriage.

    • To be

    • Having

    • As being

    • Meaning

    Correct Answer
    A. As being
    Explanation
    regard somebody AS something

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  • 31. 

    Your husband was a bit out of control at the party, to ____ mildly.

    • Put it

    • Say

    • Take it

    • Tell

    Correct Answer
    A. Put it
    Explanation
    put something mildly = understate something to sound polite

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  • 32. 

    • I'm anxious _____ to get home in time to meet his granddad.

    • That he

    • For him

    • About him

    • He has

    Correct Answer
    A. For him
    Explanation
    The subject of the infinitive may be introduced by 'for'.

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  • 33. 

    • We _____ regret that our presentation has been cancelled.

    • Very

    • Would like to

    • Much

    • Have

    Correct Answer
    A. Much
    Explanation
    In formal English 'much' can be used without 'very'.

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  • 34. 

    • I had to admit _____ completely forgotten our wedding anniversary.

    • To having

    • To have

    • I have

    • Having

    Correct Answer
    A. To having
    Explanation
    admit to + gerund (ING)

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