Online Grading Test - Horner School of English

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Section 1: Grammar Test

This Online Grading Test contains 4 sections. Please answer all questions. The test will take approx 30 minutes. Do not use dictionaries or other online help.

1. Where …… Mary standing ?

is
does
do
are

2. Tom and Anne …….the table

is sitting at
are sitting at
are sitting in
is sitting in

3. Did you get the ketchup? No, they didn't have ..........

much
any
many
some

4. Jack …… to hospital yesterday

is gone
went
goes he
he go

5. John, what …… doing ?

you are
he are
are you
are he

6. If I had won the competition, I ............ shared the money with you

will had
will have
have
would have

7. I have worked at the same company ......... the last 25 years.

for
since

8. You look tired, you ………….. go to bed?

should
might
ought
maybe

9. Many students wish they ……….their language studies earlier.

had started
would start
was starting
would have started

10. Even though he has now lost his title, people ………… always remember him as a champion.

will
have
would
did

11. He lives in the same street ……. me.

that
than
like
as

12. You like sport, …….. ?

haven't you
aren't you
don't you
do you

13. Ireland is …….. than Greece.

much expensiver
more expensive
espensive
the more expensive

14. The kitchen ………….. better if we had red curtains.

will look
would look
had looked
looks

15. You've got the passports, …………… ?

did you
have you
didn't you
haven't you

Section 2: Reading Comprehension Test

This Online Grading Test contains 4 sections. Please answer all questions. The test will take approx 30 minutes. Do not use dictionaries or other online help.

On the morning of the feast, we arrived early to help with the preparations. Mr. Robinson was already in the hall slicing boiled ham. John Barraclough arrived shortly after to set up the kitchen. Outside on the wall, some large, freshly washed teapots, were drying in the air, near the lawn. Preparations were well under way and by carrying chairs, fetching water and generally making ourselves useful, Jack and I each earned a free ticket to the event. On the dot of six, we returned to the village hall. We queued in the cold evening air. When the doors opened, it was every man for himself, we quickly pushed our way in. The room had been magically transformed. Long trestle tables heaved with the weight of the feast. Two warm stoves burned brightly in the corner. Everyone sat down excitedly and stared at the food. Mr. Robinson arose, his speech notes at the ready. We waited impatiently for him to finish his address. Finally we could eat. Cakes, buns, sandwiches it didn’t matter at all. We just worked from one plate to the next. While steaming teapots passed up and down. We were so busy that there was little time left for conversation. Through the open windows we could see the snow beginning to fall. We loosened our belts and began to nod at each other. Yes, it was going to be a good year.

16. At what time point did the writer arrive to help set up the event ?

Later than Mr. Robinson and Mr. Barraclough
Before Mr. Barraclough
Earlier than Mr. Robinson and Mr. Barraclough
After John Barraclough

17. How did the writer help to prepare for the event on the morning of the feast

He made the sandwiches
He cleaned the teapots
He helped to slice the ham
He carried the chairs and water and generally helped out

18. Where were the teapots placed to dry ?

Near the kitchen
Inside the room on the wall
In the cloakroom
Outside on the garden wall

19. Jack and the writer returned to the school ?

Exactly at six pm
Later than six pm
Earlier than six pm
Around six pm

20. What happened next after the people entered the school room ?

They listened to Mr. Robinson giving his welcome speech.
They closed the windows because it was snowing outside
They started eating, so busy that there was little time for conversation
They loosened their belts to prepare for the cold weather

Section 3: Vocabulary Test

This Online Grading Test contains 4 sections, 35 questions. Please answer every question. The test should take about 30 minutes. Do not use dictionaries or other online help.

21. Do you have any ........ ? Yes two cats and a dog.

Pools
Pets
Pegs
Pens

22. When the sun came out the ice slowly .........

melted
flooded
frooze
dried

23. I'm going to ask my bank for a .............

borrow
finance
lend
loan

24. Please do not ............... to contact me should you require any further assistance.

hesitate
delay
pause
expect

25. For a moment it was difficult to see through the …………. of the headlights.

bright
glare
radiant
shiny

26. I was very …………. for all the advice she gave me.

grateful
welcome
glad
pleased

27. If you work for someone then you are ………

an employer
a manual labourer
an employee
unemployed

28. His friends tried to ………. him from attempting the dangerous climb

put off
encourage
discourage
postpone

29. This knife is not sharp, it is …………..

dull
rounded
blunt
rough

30. Computers were often ..............as a threat.

thought
conceived
percieved
believed

Section 4 Phrasal Verbs

This Online Grading Test contains 4 sections, 35 questions. Please answer every question. The test should take about 30 minutes. Do not use dictionaries or other online help.

31. Become ill or sick especially with a minor illness

COME OVER WITH
COME DOWN WITH
COME UP WITH
COME ROUND WITH

32. To accept something or continue to accept an unpleasant situation.

PUT OFF
PUT DOWN
PUT UP WITH
PUT BACK

33. An instruction to wait or stop for a moment.

HOLD ON
HOLD UP
HOLD OUT
HOLD IN

34. To stop fighting or arguing / admit defeat.

GIVE BACK
GIVE OUT
GIVE UP
GIVE AWAY

35. To end a relationship.

BREAK IN
BREAK DOWN
BREAK UP
BREAK OUT

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