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English Practice Test Exercises

The document is a practice test designed for students, consisting of various exercises that focus on grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure. It includes filling in blanks with the correct forms of words, choosing the best options to complete sentences, and using conjunctions appropriately. The exercises are aimed at enhancing language skills for students in grade 8.

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DATE:

DURATION: 30 minutes
NAME:

PRACTICE TEST
Exercise 1. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1.​ The Internet is very ______________, it takes up a lot of our time. (addict)
2.​ I enjoy ______________ with friends and going out at the weekend. (social)
3.​ Sitting in front of the computer too long can cause ______________. (obese)
4.​ Are you ______________ about the new Gears Of War games? (excite)
5.​ She listens to classical music for ______________. (relax)
6.​ The Internet has changed the English language ______________. (consider)
7.​ She was ______________ with her job and decided to look for a new one. (satisfy)
8.​ Face to face ______________ is better than video calls. (communicate)

Exercise 2: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.


1. My mother likes __________ (cook) when she is free.
2. I am a little busy. Would you mind __________ (wait) a little longer?
3. I have enjoyed ___________ (meet) you. Hope ___________ (see) you again soon.
4. Linda wants ____________ (learn) Vietnamese because she is interested in __________ (visit)
Vietnam.
5. Tonight I’d like ___________ (go) out, but I have to do my homework.
6. My brother enjoys __________ (visit) the zoo.
7. I hate ___________ (tell) lies because it’s very bad.
8. Mobile games are great, but I don’t like ___________ (play) them for too long.
9. He started ___________ (surf) the net hours ago. Has he stopped ___________ (surf) yet?
10. John detests ________ (drink) beer.
11. Do you like (listen) ________________ to music.
12. Does Anna fancy (watch) ________________ horrible movies.
13. I prefer (make)________________craft to (draw)________________a picture.
14. Kate loves (hang out) ________________with her friends on her birthday.
15. I detest (eat)________________fish.

Exercise 3. Choose the best option among A, B, C, D to complete the sentences.


1. Does she fancy _________ a book to the younger children?
​ A. reads​ B. reading​ C. to read​ D. read
2. They enjoy _________ on Sundays.
​ A. garden​ B. gardening​ C. gardened​ D. gardens
3. They love _________ with their friends.
​ A. eating out​ B. ate out​ C. having eaten​ D. to eat out
4. I prefer _________ people.
​ A. text​ B. texting​ C. texted​ D. texts
5. They detest _________ so early in the morning.
​ A. getting up​ B. get up​ C. to get up​ D. gets up
6.​ How much time do you spend _________ TV every day?​
​ A. watch​ B. to watch​ C. watching​ D. in watching
7.​ I’d hate _________ the exams, so I’m doing my best.​
​ A. failing​ B. to fail​ C. fail​ D. failed
8.​ I always enjoy _________ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.
​ A. to talk​ B. to talking ​ C. talking​ D. talk
9.​ Could you help me _________ the kitchen? It’s a real mess!​
​ A. tidy​ B. tidied​ C. tidying​ D. with tidying
10.​Steven dislikes _________, so he usually takes a bus to work.​
​ A. to drive​ B. to be driven ​ C. be driven​ D. driving
11.​Jane prefers _________ music than to listening to it.​
​ A. playing​ B. play​ C. to play​ D. played
12.​Marlene can’t wait _________ to the beach again.​
​ A. to go​ B. going​ C. for going​ D. go
13.​I really regret _________ this computer – it’suseless.​
​ A. buy​ B. to buy​ C. buying​ D. for buying
14.​Your child needs _________ some weight. Tell him _________ less junk food and more
exercise.
​ A. to lose - eat​ B. to lose - to eat​ C. losing - to eat​ D. losing - eat
15.​I would love _________ to your party! Thank you for inviting me.
​ A. come​ B. coming​ C. to come​ D. came
16. Mai enjoys _________ to music, especially pop music in her free time.
A. hearing​ B. playing​ C. listening​ D. talking
17. My grandparents love _________ very much. There are a lot of beautiful flowers and fresh
vegetables in their garden.
​ A. doing garden ​ ​ B. doing gardening
​ C. do gardening​ ​ D. to do garden
18. You should avoid _________ too much TV. It’s not good for your eyes.
​ A. seeing ​ B. looking​ C. watching​ D. glancing
19. Nga likes _________ with her close friend on Saturday evenings.
​ A. window shop​ ​ B. window to shop
​ C. window shops​ ​ D. window shopping
20. Lan used to love _________ in front of the computer for hours but now she doesn’t. She
takes part in a judo club.
​ A. using​ B. sitting​ C. doing​ D. having
Exercise 5: Fill in the blank with the correct comparative form of the adverbs.
Ex: He is singing more loudly than the other singers. (loudly)
1. He arrived ___________________ expected. (early)
2. We walked ___________________ the rest of the people. (slowly)
3. They called us ___________________ in the afternoon. (late)
4. My mother and my sister talked ___________________ the other guests. (loudly)
5. He hit his arm ___________________ before. (hard)
6. The Spanish athlete ran ___________________ the other runners. (fast)
7. Jim threw the ball ___________________ Peter. (far)
8. We answered all the questions ___________________ the other students. (well)
9. Our new teacher explains the exercises ___________________ our old teacher. (badly)
10. The new mechanic checked the car ___________________ the old mechanic. (thoroughly)

Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with suitable comparative forms of the words
provided.
1.​Towns are ___________________ villages. (big)
2.​A sofa is ___________________ a chair. (comfortable)
3.​Does an ox run ___________________ a horse? (slowly)
4.​Laura sings ___________________ her sister. (well)
5.​My house is ___________________ from Ha Noi than Nam’s house. (far)
6.​Minh plays the flute ___________________ Quang. (badly)
7.​Traffic in the city is always ___________________ that in the countryside. (busy)
8.​This year the farmers work ___________________ they did last year. (hard)
9.​Villages are ___________________ towns. (quiet)
10. I think people in this area live ___________________ those in other areas. (happily)

Exercise 7. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.


1. - A: Would you like to drink a cup of tea ________ coffee?
- B: Tea, please.
A. and​ B. or​ C. although​ D. but
2. My sister plays volleyball well ________ I do not.
A. and​ B. but​ C. or​ D. although
3. Most people like watching comedy ________ it's very interesting.
A. because​ B. so​ C. although​ D. but
4. _________ Minh likes sport programmes, he watches this animal programme with his family.
A. Because​ B. Although​ C. and​ D. but
5. The film is very interesting. It's both moving ________ funny.
A. and​ B. or​ C. although​ D. but
6. I have to go out ________ I meet my pen pal today.
A. but​ B. so​ C. because​ D. or
7. We decide to stay at home ________ it's raining heavily.
A. though​ B. so​ C. because​ D. but
8. ________ she knows that watching too much TV is a bad habit, she still watches TV usually.
A. Because​ B. Although​ C. or​ D. but

Exercise 8. Fill in each blank with one of the conjunctions "and/ or/ but/ so/ because/
although" to complete the sentences.
1. Is her child a boy ________ a girl?
2. I forgot to bring the map, ________ I got lost.
3. He failed the examination ________ he didn't study hard.
4. Lien won the match ________ she was injured.
5. My new classmate is quite friendly ________ sociable.
6. I don't like watching films on TV ________ I like watching them at the cinema.
7. She likes watching cartoons ________ they are colorful and funny.
8. He helps his friends a lot ________ he is very busy.

Exercise 12. Choose the best option to complete the sentence.


1. Do you know __________ language is spoken in Kenya?
​ A. which ​ B. who ​ C. what ​ D. how
2. __________ is your blood type?
​ A. Which ​ B. Who ​ C. What ​ D. How
3. __________ do you play tennis? - For exercise.
​ A. Which ​ B. Who ​ C. Why ​ D. How
4. __________ can I buy some milk? - At the supermarket.
​ A. Which ​ B. Who ​ C. Where ​ D. How
5. __________ much do you weigh?
​ A. Which ​ B. Who ​ C. What ​ D. How
6. __________ hat is this? - It's my brother's.
​ A. Which ​ B. Whose ​ C. What ​ D. How
7. __________ can I park my car? - Over there.
​ A. Where ​ B. Who ​ C. What ​ D. How
8. __________ tall are you?
​ A. Which ​ B. Who ​ C. What ​ D. How
9. __________ do you expect me to do?
​ A. Which ​ B. Who ​ C. What ​ D. How
10. __________ do you like your tea? I like it with cream and sugar.
​ A. Which ​ B. Who ​ C. What ​ D. How
11. __________ picture do you prefer, this one or that one?
​ A. Which ​ B. Who ​ C. What ​ D. How
12. __________ is that woman? - I think she is a teacher.
​ A. Which ​ B. Who ​ C. When ​ D. How
13. __________ book is this? It's mine.
​ A. Which ​ B. Who ​ C. Whose ​ D. How
14. __________ do you usually eat lunch? - At noon.
​ A. Which ​ B. When ​ C. What ​ D. How
15. __________ you wash clothes? - Every week.
​ A. Which ​ B. Who ​ C. What ​ D. How often
16. __________ does your father work? - At City Hall.
​ A. Where ​ B. Who ​ C. What ​ D. How
17. __________ usually gets up the earliest in your family?
​ A. Which ​ B. Who ​ C. What ​ D. How
18. __________ do you think of this hotel? - It's pretty good.
​ A. Which ​ B. Why ​ C. What ​ D. How
19. __________ does your father work at that company? - Because it's near our house.
​ A. Which ​ B. Who ​ C. Why ​ D. Which
20. __________ dances the best in your family?
​ A. Which ​ B. Who ​ C. What ​ D. How

Exercise 14: Fill in the blank with a/ an/ the or zero article (X).
1. I bought ______ blue sweater yesterday.
2. I’d like ______ cup of tea.
3. There is ______ apple and ______banana on the table.
4. I bought ______ beef, vegetables and milk. ______ beef is very good.
5. Mai has ______ many books. ______ books are mostly about English grammar.
6. I took ______ suitcase and ______ backpack on holiday. ______ suitcase was much more
useful.
7. Julie read ______ book and ______ magazine. She said ______ book was quite boring though.
8. She offered us ______ piece of cake and ______ biscuits.
9. They drank ______ coffee and ______ tea.
10. Jame has ______ son and ______ two daughters.

Exercise 15: Fill in the blank with a/ an/ the or zero article (X).
1. Lan often watches ______ films and ______ TV programmes all night.
2. She has ______ black umbrella and I have ______ blue one. ______ blue one is bigger.
3. I bought ______ new dress, but I was annoyed to find that ______ zip was broken.
4. We should take ______ taxi because it's getting dark.
5. I met ______ very nice American last night.
6. ______ sun rises in ______ east and sets in ______ west.
7. ______ moon moves around ______ earth.
8. We often play soccer in ______ afternoon.
9. ______ guitar is one of the most oldest musical instruments.
10. I often go to ______ school at 6.30 am.

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Exercises focusing on verb and noun forms improve grammatical accuracy and linguistic intuitiveness by reinforcing correct usage through practice, thus solidifying understanding of standard and context-specific language applications, such as converting 'communicate' into 'communication' for systematic learning .

Understanding phrasal verbs is crucial due to their idiomatic expressions and frequent use in native English proficiency. They convey specific meanings beyond the literal interpretation of their components, such as 'getting on' with an activity meaning continuation, essential for high-level comprehension and effective communication .

Prepositions provide relational meaning between elements, indicating direction, location, time, and manner. For example, 'He throws the ball farther than Peter' implies a spatial relationship, enhancing the sentence's specificity regarding the action .

Comparative and superlative adverbs enhance descriptions by providing relative measures of actions. They allow for detailed comparisons, such as "He arrived earlier than expected" providing a relative context of time compared to expectations , thus adding depth to descriptions.

Conjunctions are critical in connecting ideas as they determine the relationship between clauses, either by adding, juxtaposing, or contrasting them. For instance, using 'but' indicates contrast, while 'and' suggests addition, impacting the logical flow and coherence of complex sentences .

The context determines article choice by specifying the definitiveness or generality of a noun. 'The' is used for specific nouns known to the listener, 'a' or 'an' introduce unspecified singular nouns, and the zero article is often used for general references. For example, 'a blue sweater' indicates any sweater of that color, while 'the blue sweater' refers to a specific one known in context .

The choice between gerunds and infinitives can significantly impact sentence structure by determining not only the sentence's grammatical correctness but also its implicit meaning. For example, "He started surfing the net" implies an ongoing action with the gerund, whereas "He started to surf the net" can imply initiation of action with the infinitive .

Formality or informality can be systematically taught using structured exercises that focus on context-dependent language selection, encouraging learners to intuitively discern appropriate stylistic choices, such as contrasting 'detest' and 'hate,' with tests often replicating such situational adaptability .

Adjectives and nouns are paired based on collocational preferences, which are influenced by semantic and contextual appropriateness. These preferences highlight specific aspects of meaning, such as 'social' being paired with 'interaction' to emphasize contextual communication elements .

Verb tenses define the time frame of an action relative to the present, past, or future. Present tense conveys current actions, past tense indicates completed actions, and future tense denotes actions yet to occur. For instance, 'John detests drinking beer' is current, reflecting ongoing dislike .

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