Quiz Of Course Grammar Unit 4 and 5 4H

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Quiz time

Make sure you have revised all the grammar from Unit 4 and Unit 5 before you play the quiz.

The quiz consists of 40 multiple choice questions. Good luck!

Tenses part I (tijden)

1. Translate: "De bus vertrekt om zes uur vanuit Blijdorp"

1. The bus will leave Blijdorp at six o'clock
2. The bus is leaving Blijdorp at six o'clock
3. The bus is going to leave Blijdorp at six o'clock
4. The bus leaves Blijdorp at six o'clock.

2. Fill in the gaps: We ________ (to stand) there when the sun _________ (to begin) to rise.

1. stood, was beginning
2. were standing, began
3. stood, began
4. stayed, began

3. Fill in the gap: I think I __________ (to send) an email to my Canadian friend now.

1. will send
2. am going to send
3. am sending
4. send

4. Translate: Terwijl ik aan het studeren was, waren mijn vrienden aan het feesten in Amsterdam.

1. While I studied, my friends partied in Amsterdam.
2. While I studied, my friends were partying in Amsterdam.
3. While I was studying, my friends were partying in Amsterdam.
4. While I was studying, my friends partied in Amsterdam.

5. This time next year, I _____________ (to travel) the world.

1. am travelling
2. am going to travel

Some / Any + suffixes 

6. At present it would be a lie to say that _________ arrests are made around New Year's Eve.

1. hardly some
2. hardly any

7. _______ 50 years ago, slums and squatter settlements were rampant in Singpore.

1. Any
2. About any
3. Some

8. There isn't __________ that can cause me as much fear as amphibians.

1. anything
2. something

9. Translate: 'Kan ik u iets te drinken aanbieden, mevrouw?'

1. Can I offer you something to drink, madam?
2. Can I offer you anything to drink, madam?

10. Arguably, there isn't ______ country in the world in which the safety measures are as strict as in the UK.

1. some
2. any

Word order

11. What is the correct word order: each summer / visit / Salou / more and more Brits

1. Each summer, more and more Brits visit Salou
2. More and more Brits each summer visit Salou.
3. Salou visit more and more Brits each summer.
4. More and more Brits visit Salou each summer.

12. Justin never behaves badly. 'Zijn vriendin Hailey ook niet'. Translate from NL-ENG. Use 'neither'.

1. Neither his girlfriend Hailey does.
2. Neither his girlfriend Hailey do.
3. Neither does his girlfriend Hailey.
4. Neither do his girlfriend Hailey.

Say whether the sentence

on the next slide is grammatically correct or incorrect.

The local policeman had invited the journalist to meet him at 5:30 that afternoon at the station.

1. This sentence is correct
2. This sentence is incorrect

The possessive

14. Can you tell me who is going to play ______ (de rol van Michael Jackson) in the musical?

1. the role of Michael Jackson
2. Michael Jacksons' role
3. Michael Jackson's role

15. It is a _____________ to Oxford Circus.

1. fifty minute's ride
2. fifty minutes' ride
3. ride of fifty minutes

16. In the past I used to visit _________ in Sweden frequently.

1. Lund's town
2. Lunds' town
3. The town of Lund

17. What was _______________ in the past?

1. the name of Covent Garden
2. Covent Garden's name

18. We felt horrified about ______________ in our room.

1. the insects' presence
2. the presence of insects
3. the insects of presence

Tenses part II

19. Whether we _____ (to like) it or not, accidents in the mountains often _______ (to create) emotional reports.

1. are liking, are creating
2. like, are creating
3. are liking, create
4. like, create

20. Mountain walks _____ (to become) more dangerous since the beginning of this century.

1. are becoming
2. have become
3. become
4. had become

21. So what ____ (to be) it that ____ (to make) walking in the mountains less safe in the past ten years?

1. was, maked
2. is, had made
3. is, has made

Adjectives and adverbs

22. __________, the answer is 'no.'

1. Realistic
2. Realistically
3. Realisticly

23. It is folk with _____ experience and equipment, who are exposing themselves to a great level of risk.

1. poor
2. poorly

24. The tourist track is _______ constructed.

1. good
2. well

25. Many of us head into the mountains to get away from our _______ stressful world.

1. increasing
2. increasingly

26. ______ cold weather can form a ______ threat to walkers.

1. bitter, severe
2. bitterly, severely
3. bitter, severely
4. bitterly, severe

Auxiliaries

kunnen, mogen, moeten, willen

27. Fortunately, I _______ finish my education at the local school for Higher General Edication.

1. was allowed to
2. might
3. might have

28. I was told I ______ be the right person for the project, but they weren't sure yet at all.

1. may
2. might

29. According to our manager, we (niet hoeven) ____ accept rude behaviour from customers.

1. mustn't
2. shouldn't
3. don't have to

30. If I had wanted, I ________ a bit longer but I was feeling exhausted so I decided otherwise.

1. should've stayed
2. must've stayed
3. might've stayed
4. could've stayed

31. That claim _____ (moet zijn) nonsense though you _________ (gelooft me misschien niet).

1. must be, may not believe me
2. must be, should not believe me
3. must be, could not believe me
4. must be, can not believe me

Linking words and prepositions

32. _________, I think it is important that we start brainstorming about possible solutions.

1. Despite
2. As a result of
3. First of all

33. _________ (integendeel), I think this is a fairly obvious observation.

1. On the contrary
2. Nevertheless

34. People ______ all over the world, together, build a great collective work through the exchange of stories.

1. by
2. from
3. to
4. in

35. The public isn't making a fuss _____ (zelfs al) they aren't entirely pleased with the result.

1. despite
2. unless
3. even if

36. They are driving us rapidly _____ a future in which the fruits of the mind cannot be shared.

1. towards
2. to
3. from
4. in

Relative pronouns and interrogative pronouns

37. Translate: 'Met wiens verklaring ben je het eens?'

1. With which explanation do you agree?
2. With what explanation do you agree?
3. With whose explanation do you agree?

38. Translate: 'Naar wie verwijst dat?'

1. To who does it refer?
2. To whom does it refer?

39. John's mother, _______ lives in Scotland, has six grandchildren.

1. who
2. that, who
3. which

40. Power in the future will be web-based, ______ I think could be very dangerous.

1. that
2. what
3. which