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The grammar and writing exam 1)__________ of 2 separate sections. The first is 25 multiple choice answers to
test your grammar knowledge. It tests things like verb tenses, articles, prepositions, linkers, modal verbs
and2)__________ spoken grammar. The second is 5 vocabulary exercises,3)__________ with 5 items for
which you have to select one choice from a drop-down list. It 4)__________ mainly synonyms and collocations.
There is one mark 5)__________ each answer, making a total of 50 marks for the6)__________ test. You have
25 minutes to complete the test. During the test, you cannot 7)__________ the clock, but you can go back or
forward8)__________ you like, and you can review and 9)__________ your answers at any point until you
submit your test or your time runs out.
2) How would you… a) go to question 7? b) leave a question for later? c)go straight to the vocab.
section?
http://www.britishcouncil.org/aptis-practice-tests/AptisGrammarVocabPractice/
Once you’ve finished, you’ll get a % mark. Make a note of it here: _________%
Grammar
Do I know this?
Question with correct answer in bold What is it testing?
or
1. He is single. He never ________. Tenses
married Past simple, present simple. It’s also
marries testing use of the negative adverb
marrying ‘never’.
2. I ________ use to swim much, but now I have Used to
my own pool, I swim every day. An area of grammar used to talk about
don’t past habits & states. This question is
didn’t testing the form.
did
3. In those days, my father ________ never eat Would
dinner after 8 o’clock. A modal verb that can also be used to
used to talk about past habits. Why is ‘used
will to’ impossible?
would
4. I had a shower, ________ I went to bed. Linkers
during ‘during’ is a preposition, ‘then’ is an
then adverb
until and ‘until’ is either a preposition or a
conjunction.
5. How much ________ the train to Santiago cost? Question Forms
is This question is testing whether you
does understand which auxiliary to use in
do questions.
6. He ________ in Cairo. Tenses
living Present simple vs. present continuous.
lives Only ‘lives’ is formally correct. How
live would it be in present continuous?
7. ________ you like to go out this evening? Question Forms
Will This question is testing whether you
Would know how to form a question with
Can ‘would like’
Vocabulary
For the vocabulary, write ‘strong’, ‘OK’ or ‘weak’ in the self evaluation column, depending on how you did in the
test:
Note
The exact choice of vocabulary exercises varies between exams. Some can also test adjective synonyms.
5 – My Learning Plan
Between now and the exam, you can improve your mark in the grammar and vocabulary paper significantly by
improving on your current weaknesses. Complete the table below, choosing 10 areas of grammar or
vocabulary you want to study most. Put the most important ones at the top of the table. Add the study
completion date in the last column to help you to plan your time effectively (e.g. by 20th Dec.):
1) Grammar Learning
Search for the name of the grammar (notice the use of inverted commas), and the words ‘grammar rules’.
This will bring up websites that explain the basic rules:
2) Grammar Practice
Search for the name of the grammar (notice the use of ‘vs’) and the word ‘exercises’ or ‘activities’.
Trainer Supplements
Answer Key
Grammar
1. married
2. didn’t Vocabulary 4
3. would
4. then timetable = schedule
5. does reward = prize
6. lives queue = line
7. Would phase = stage
8. had error = mistake
9. at
10. were
11. for Vocabulary 5
12. was going
13. Frankly, I wouldn’t work with him. aerobics + classes
14. Could agriculture + minister
15. is living aisle + seat
16. On the other hand apron + strings
17. have atom + bomb
18. needn’t
19. but
20. do Aptis Practice Test – Online Test
21. (-)
22. The children had been This is the online practice test (a past paper),
23. fewer copied from the Aptis website in Oct 2013. It can be
24. going to used with teachers who are having difficulty
25. wouldn’t accessing the online exam:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/aptis-practice-
Vocabulary 1 tests/AptisGrammarVocabPractice/