CHAN SUI KI PERPETUAL HELP COLLEGE

2024 – 2025 Form 1 A Grammar Test 2 Practice

1st Term No. of page(s): 2 Name: ___________________
Full Mark: 100 Time Allowed: 40 minutes Date: 4th November, 2024
A. COLLECTIVE NOUNS – Fill in the correct collective nouns: (10%, @1%)
1. a / an ___ of eggs 4. a / an ___ of rags 7. a choir of ___ 10. a brood of ___
2. a / an ___ of scholars 5. a / an ___ of bread 8. a cluster of ___
3. a / an ___ of actors 6. a cloud of ___ 9. an ambush of ___

B. PLURALS – Write the plural form of the words given: (10%, @1%)
1. antenna 3. cactus 5. aircraft 7. mouse 9. tornado
2. apex 4. quiz 6. leaf 8. moose 10. bureau

C. PREPOSITIONS – Fill in the correct prepositions: (12%, @1%)

1. Tim is content ___ winning second place. 7. He is bad ___ writing essays.
2. They are clever ___ weaving baskets. 8. He is accustomed ___ having his own office.
3. I am bored ___ doing the same old job. 9. Are you certain ___ going on the excursion?
4. She is busy ___ her work. 10. She is committed ___ improving her English.
5. She is confident ___ her success in the examination. 11. Reading in a dim light is bad ___ your eyes.
6. There is a house available ___ you in an hour’s time. 12. She is afraid ___ the Alsatian dog.

D. QUANTIFIERS & NOUNS – Choose the best answers. Write LETTERS only: (20%, @1%)
1. John cleans his (A. tooth / B. teeth / C. tooths) every morning.
2. She bought (A. two trousers / B. two pairs of trouser / C. some trousers) on Saturday.
3. There are (A. ten sheep / B. some sheeps / C. a little sheep) in the field.
4. Mr and Mrs Wong have two (A. child / B. childs / C. children).
5. (A. Those news / B. This news / C. These news) was a shock to everyone.
6. She stole (A. two breads / B. two loaves of breads / C. some bread) from the bakery.
7. The tourist asked for (A. some information / B. an information / C. several information) about hotels in
Hong Kong.
8. I am going to buy (A. a piece of paper / B. a paper / C. some paper) at 7-Eleven. I will be back in a minute.
9. This morning we saw (A. a goose / B. a geese / C. some gooses) flying over the field.
10. Please turn on (A. all the light / B. the lights / C. some of the light) in the classroom.
11. (A. Some / B. Much / C. A lot) leaves on the trees have turned yellow.
12. (A. A lot of / B. Many / C. A few) help has been offered to the victim’s family.
13. Mr Jenkins feels exhausted after teaching (A. a few / B. few / C. little) classes a day.
14. I do not know the answer, so could you give me (A. any / B. some / C. no) hints?
15. Thomas did not have (A. none / B. any / C. little) sleep last night.
16. A: Where can I buy this?
B: You can buy it in (A. some / B. any / C. a few) supermarket.
17. I borrowed (A. a little / B. lot of / C. many) books and CDs two weeks ago and now I have to return them.
18. There has been (A. little / B. a little / C. few) rain so there is no water in the well.
19. I could not buy (A. few / B. many / C. any) mangoes in the market because there were none left.
20. Paris is very popular with tourists. (A. Much / B. Many / C. Both are correct.) people visit the city every
year.

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E. ARTICLES – Fill in the correct articles. Write an ‘X’ if nothing is necessary: (12%, @1%)
o Last week I read _(1.)_ article about _(2.)_ first episode in _(3.)_ new comedy series.
o Mary wants to be _(4.)_ engineer after she leaves _(5.)_ school next year.
o I am not sure if I closed all _(6.)_ windows before I left _(7.)_ home this morning.
o In fact, _(8.)_ worst earthquake in _(9.)_ Portugal took place in _(10.)_ 18th century.
o The building has easy access for _(11.)_ disabled.
o We did not have time to visit _(12.)_ Louvre Museum when we were touring in Paris.

F. TENSES – Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the verbs given: (20%, @1%)
o I (1. already / get) used to living here even though I (2. not / like) it when I first arrived here.
o Scarlett (3. read) travel guides for the last three months.
o George (4. not / meet) his new neighbours yet – he is too nervous to do so.
o Elon Musk believes that people (5. live) on Mars in the near future.
o My son cannot come to the phone because he (6. have) a shower at the moment. I believe that he (7. finish)
soon, so would you mind waiting a minute?
o Before my parents (8. decide) to visit Patagonia last month, they (9. read) a few travel books about the
place.
o A: (10. Mike / give) you an invitation to his party yet?
B: No. I (11. not / see) him since the summer (12. start).
o It (13. get) late now and I (14. not / want) to miss the last bus, so I (15. run) to the bus stop.
o Hazel is a businesswoman – she (16. travel) a lot for her job and she (17. speak) several languages.
o Robert has improved a lot. His health (18. get) better and better every day.
o I (19. try) to solve this mathematical equation for over an hour and I still (20. not / have) a clue how to do it.

G. ERROR SPOTTING – Identify and correct the error in each sentence. Follow the example: (6%, @1%)
E.g.: I has never played golf. Answer: has è have
1. Can you give me some advices? 4. I do not have many time to finish my homework.
2. It is nice day today – let’s go for a walk. 5. I gave my mother a banquet of flowers.
3. Mary has two cats. She likes it very much. 6. His mother was anxious for his safety.

H. VOCABULARY – Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box. You may need to change the forms
of the nouns and verbs: (8%, @1%)
track gymnasium spectator shuttlecock racket marathon
ice-rink football referee trainers wristbands captain
o The university has spent $2 million on a new _(1.)_ so that students can do exercise inside. Moreover, it has
been decided that a _(2.)_ where pupils can go skating will be built.
o The little girl practised hitting the _(3.)_ over the net during her badminton training. She was holding her
_(4.)_ as if she had been playing badminton for many years.
o In _(5.)_, a goalkeeper is the player who stands in the team’s goal to try to stop the other team from scoring.
It is unusual to have the goalkeeper as _(6.)_ of a team.
o Most of the runners in the _(7.)_ are raising money for charity. Can you see the old lady who is wearing a
pair of Nike _(8.)_? This is the 10th year she has participated in this event.

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