Quiz Of Course Grammar Unit 4

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Quiz time

Unit 4 : grammar

Show me what you know!

The quiz consists of 20 questions.

Tenses  (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

Prepositions

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

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

20. 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