English Grammar and Reading Comprehension Practice Tests

Women in the Media

Answers: 1a, 2c, 3: false, 4: true, 5: false, 6: false, 7: perpetuate, 8: cross a line, 9: useless, 10: accept, 11: have worn, 12: had helped, 13: for, 14: of.

Questions & Sentences:

• What did they inform about?
• 16: as
• Emma Stone was given a very important prize by the Academy of Awards.

The Olympic Games

Answers: 1b, 2d, 3: false, 4: false, 5: true, 6: false, 7: actually, 8: ban, 9: revival, 10: offending, 11: had studied, 12: living, 13: least, 14: concerned.

Questions & Sentences:

• 15: You needn't buy a ticket to park here.
• 16: Who did the people of Greece offer a variety of sacrifices to?
• 17: Don't get up so early because you don't have to go to school.
• 18: I had my eyes tested by the optician.

Snacking

Answers: 1b, 2d, 3: false, 4: true, 5: true, 6: false, 7: lower, 8: growing, 9: obesity, 10: research, 11: phoning, 12: to stop, 13: on, 14: in.

Questions & Sentences:

• 15: He couldn't drive, so he went to Paris by train.
• 16: could
• 17: Was the letter delivered yesterday?
• 18: the rain

Selfies

Answers: 1c, 2a, 3: false, 4: true, 5: false, 6: false, 7: persist, 8: widely, 9: threat, 10: unlikely, 11: on, 12: to, 13: badly, 14: reliable.

Questions & Sentences:

• 15: could
• 16: Nice messages are often posted by Anne on social media.
• 17: How many selfies would you like to upload?

Dolphin

Answers: 1b, 2b, 3: false, 4: true, 5: true, 6: true, 7: harm, 8: safe, 9: mob, 10: tiny, 11: has been, 12: was sleeping.

Questions & Sentences:

• 13: at
• 14: up
• 15: I will clean the house every Saturday.
• 16: could
• 17: The woman who works here is from Sweden.

Erasmus

Answers: 1d, 2b, 3: false, 4: false, 5: true, 6: true, 7: target, 8: apprentice, 9: events, 10: backgrounds, 11: taking, 12: will be celebrating.

Questions & Sentences:

• 13: up
• 14: at
• 15: Many arrangements are being made to celebrate the Erasmus anniversary.
• 16: could
• 17: Although he's had lots of girlfriends, he is single now.

Excessive Tourism

Answers: 1d, 2b, 3b, 4: false, 5: true, 6: false, 7: peaceful, 8: stay, 9: blame, 10: overcrowded, 11: to pay, 12: gave, 13: of, 14: on.

Questions & Sentences:

• 15: It is said that Iceland's waterfalls are wonderful.
• 16: How often does she travel abroad?
• 17: that

Italy Law

Answers: 1a, 2b, 3: false, 4: false, 5: true, 6: false, 7: release, 8: allow, 9: activist, 10: rely on, 11: will have finished, 12: to lock.

Questions & Sentences:

• 13: up
• 14: as long as
• 15: How long has it been raining?
• 16: He told me, "Don't wait for me."
• 17: Mary is getting her kitchen painted tomorrow.

Mannequin Challenge

Answers: 1c, 2c, 3: true, 4: false, 5: false, 6: false, 7: important, 8: famous, 9: freeze, 10: population, 11: at, 12: on, 13: besides, 14: don't.

Questions & Sentences:

• 15: What is the phone number of the flower shop where you bought the roses?
• 16: This book is extremely hard to find.
• 17: The flat tyre may have been changed by Mary.
• 18: How often does he visit his uncle?

Virtual Reality

Answers: 1b, 2d, 3: true, 4: false, 5: false, 6: true, 7: buy, 8: powerful, 9: afford, 10: earned, 11: will be selling, 12: chatting, 13: had bought.

Questions & Sentences:

• 14: to
• 15: I won't
• 16: I never call him in the evening.