KUEN CHENG HIGH SCHOOL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
CLASS TEST 1 – GRAMMAR

NAME: _________________( ) CLASS: ______ MARK:_____

A. Choose the correct answer.

1. The students (are assembling/assemble) in the school hall on Mondays before classes
begin.
2. Janet (is organizing/organizes) a barbecue this Friday night. Would you like to
come?
3. Harold (is working/works) for a law firm in Sydney. He has worked there for more
than ten years.
4. Ten teams (are taking/take) part in the badminton competition on Saturday.
5. The women (are selling/sell) flowers at this corner stall every evening.
6. Aaron (is using/uses) my computer until he buys one of his own.
7. The committee members (are disagreeing/disagree) with the chairman.
8. Dad (is giving/gives) me a lift to my office today as my car is at the workshop.
9. I (am hearing/hear) that you are getting married next month.
10. Mr. Liew (is lending/lends) us his lawnmower today as ours is spoilt.

B. Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.

1. at –butter-room-softens-temperature.
2. acts-her-in-Vanessa-latest-movie-very-well.
3. a-as-Betty-cashier-during-her-holidays-is-school-working.
4. are-designs-latest-models-parading-the-the.
5. agency-organises-places-remote-this-travel-to-trips.

C. Give the past tense of these verbs.

1. awake 9. draw 17. keep 25.speak

2. begin 10. drive 18. kneel 26.smell
3. bind 11. feed 19. lay 27.speed
4. blow 12. flee 20.lead 28.weep
5. bring 13. fling 21. light 29.win
6. creep 14. fly 22.ride 30.tear
7. deal 15. freeze 23.ring
8. dig 16. hurry 24. shake

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D. Choose the correct answer.

1. Jonathon (was eating/ate) when his parents returned home.

2. The beggar (shivered/was shivering) in the cold when we met him.
3. As I was walking past the classroom, I (was hearing/heard) the students laughing.
4. The salesman (was leaving/left) a while ago.
5. When the rain came, my mother (slept/was sleeping)
6. Simon was dancing while Ivan (was singing/sang)
7. When I (was phoning/phoned) Lily, she was cooking spaghetti with meatballs.
8. As Zhi Hou was walking home, he (was finding, found) a kitten in a drain.
9. I (was reading/read) a novel when Jane came to see me yesterday evening.
10. The boys swam/were swimming) in the river when a crocodile attacked them.

E. Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.

1. a-last-night-ovation-our-received-standing-team-volleyball.
2. a-Betty-heard-I-I-noise-strange-talking-to-was-when.
3. baby-crying-from-morning-the-this-three-to-two-was.
4. a-baking-cupboards-Mun-pie-the-tidying-was-we-were-while.
5. a-afternoon-at—at-chess-four-game-of-playing-we-were-yesterday.

F. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

1. Are you in a hurry? I ___________ you a lift.

2. Debbie has bought all the ingredients. She ______________ meatballs and pasta
tonight.
3. Jane isn’t coming with us. She ________________ the school bus home.
4. My sister’s wedding will take place in a fortnight. We ___________ the house next
week.
5. The sky looks gloomy. I am sure there _______ a storm this afternoon.
6. The glare is too string in here. I ______________ the curtains.
7. We have already got the plants and rocks. We _____________ the garden this
weekend.
8. I am going to the post office today. I _______ those letters for you.
9. Kim is late. We _____________ another 10 minutes for her and then leave.
10. Larry isn’t free. He _____________ the badminton finals tonight.

are going to decorate are going to landscape is going to attend will post
is going to cook will be will draw will take
Will wait will give
 ANSWER SHEET
NAME: _____________________( ) MARK:
A.
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

B.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

C.
1. 7. 13. 19. 25.
2. 8. 14. 20. 26.
3. 9. 15. 21. 27.
4. 10. 16. 22. 28.
5. 11. 17. 23. 29.
6. 12. 18. 24. 30.

D.
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

E.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

F
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.