Subject verb agreement

1 Everybody ---------------- unique

2 Either my father or my mother --------------at home. I don’t remember which one.
3 Neither Jane nor Gill ---------------- good at English.
4 Neither Helen nor her brothers --------------the shopping.
5 Each of the parents -------------responsible for child care.
6 The manager,along with the teachers, ----------------- present at the meeting.
7 Either you or I -------------------- going to buy some sugar.
8 The police -----------------carrying guns and gas.
9 There ------------------ a nice swimming pool nearby.
10 There -----------------ten students who failed geography.
11 Mom and dad never ----------------
.12 Both Larry and Jem -------------- rich.
13 The staff ----------------------shocked by the news of their boss.
14 There ---------------little money left.We can’t buy all we need.
15 The number of unemployed citizens ---------------- rising day by day.
16 30 percent of our income-------------- to rent.
17 Our army --------------- one of the largest and most powerful in the world.

1This is my house. How long -------------- ( you, live) here ? I --------------------- ( live) here since 1950.
2He--------------- ( not smoke) for two weeks. He ----------------- (try) to give it up.
3I ---------------- ( read) his books when I was at school. I --------------- ( enjoy) them very much.
4I can't go out because I ------------------ ( not finish) my work yet.
5The clock is slow. It isn't slow, it ----------------- ( stop).
6Here are your shoes. I =------------------ ( just clean) them.
7I---------------- ( do) this sort of work when I =----------------- ( be) in the army.
8He -------------------- ( go) out ten minutes ago. -------------- ( you have) breakfast yet ? Yes,I ---------------- ( have) it at 8 o'clock.
9The play ----------------( just begin) . You're a bit late.
1O.The actors ----------------- ( arrive) yesterday and ------------------ ( start) rehearsals early this morning.
11It -------------------- ( be) very cold this year. I wonder when it will get warmer.
12He ----------------- ( break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.
13Mr. Pound is a bank manager. He --------------- ( be) here for 25 years.
14 -----------------------( you be) here before ? Yes, I ------------------ ( spend) my holidays here last year. ------------( you have ) a good
time ?
15No it never -------------- ( stop) raining.
16--------------------- ( you ever try) to give up smoking ? Yes, I------------ ( try) last year, but I ---------------- ( find) that I 17.was getting
so fat so I ---------------( start) again.
-----------------( you, get) that scar ? I ----------------- ( get) it in a car accident a year ago.

SET 1 SHORT TEXT MCQ 

Read the text carefully in each question. Choose the best answer A,B or C. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B or
C.

Dear Kate, 
I am sharing my idea with you. Play a game to revise colours and clothes. Call out a colour, example red. Those students wearing
something red should stand up. If they are wearing something red and they don’t stand up they are out of the game. 

                                                                                                                                                                       Sheela.

1. Sheela mainly wrote the email to

A  ask for ideas about games B share and explain about her game C  ask Kate to conduct the
game
 My favourite clothes
Hai there! I am sharing about my favourite clothes. My favourite clothes are my jeans! I wear them with a T-shirt in summer and
with a jumper in winter. I always wear trainers.

2 The extract is describing about

A someone’s dressing style B someone’s attire C someone’s attitude 

Knowing cities in the UK

London is the biggest city in the UK. The second biggest is Birmingham. Manchestar, Leeds and Liverpool are also big cities in the
UK

3. The advertisement above is promoting

A the small cities in the UK B the big cities in London C some big cities in the UK
TEACHER’S INSTRUCTION! DEAR PUPILS PLEASE PAY ATTENTION
Students work individually and write down a list of their free activities. They work in pairs and compare their lists. They ask and
answer the question. Listen to their answers as a class.

4. The correct sequences of the instruction is

A work individually-pairs-compare-discuss-present B pairs- compare-discuss-present-work individually
Cwork individually- compare-pair-discuss-present

LETS VISIT ALTON TOWERS!

It is 80 kilometers north-west of Birmingham, is the most visited theme park in the United Kingdom and the 9th most visited in
Europe.

5. The advertisement above shows that Alton Towers 

A  is the 9th most visited in the United Kingdom B  is the most visited theme park in the United Kingdom
C  is 85 kilometers north-west Birmingham

GETTING TO KNOW ABOUT MOBILE PHONE NOVELS

According to data, the biggest website for mobile phone novels has 3.5 billion visits a month. Mobile phone novels are typically
very short and some only have 70 to 100 words. The style of writing is casual and humorous writing.

6 Mobile phone novels are

A long and lengthy novels B use a lot of formal writing style C very famous novels read by a large population

FRINGE FESTIVAL
IT’S the biggest festival of theatre, comedy,
music and dance in the world.Every year there are thousands of different performers from all over the world!

7. Fringe Festival is a festival that 

A caters for all kinds of performances B caters only for comedy shows C caters only for selected performers

We are reporting on Global News ;

In Tokyo it’s stormy. In Sydney it’s hot and sunny. In Athens it’s warm and cloudy. In Madrid, it’s wet and rainy. In New York it’s
cold and snowy.
Stay Tune For More Updates.

8 The news is reporting on

A places B weather around the world C names of countries
READ THE TEXT BELOW AND CORRECT THE GRAMMAR ERRORS. WRITE IN THE PROVIDED BOX.
Swap Shop
Twice a year, Sustainability Action and SUSU (1)provides the opportunity for staff and students to exchange
(2)they unwanted clothes (3)of new items (4)by the popular Southampton Swap Shop. The first ever Swap Shop
was held on the 14th March 2013, (5)who 156 people attending to donate their old clothes, shoes (6)yet
accessories, and to swap them for new ones. People with nothing to swap (7)can buy items for £1 (8)nor less.
Whilst fundraising (9)are not the goal of the event, we still managed to raise nearly £40 which was all donated to
RAG. The re-use ethos was taken to how we ran the event; by borrowing mirrors (10)for SUSU Performing Arts
and working creatively with SUSU to create a shape complete with changing rooms we spent just £5 on the
whole event.

GAPPED TEXT WORKSHEET

READ THE TEXT AND CHOOSE FROM THE SENTENCES (A-H) TO FIT EACH GAP (1-6). FOR EACH QUESTION, WRITE THE
CORRECT ALPHABET (A-H) IN THE BOX.
Television is the cheapest form of leisure and it provides a great variety of entertainment. (1)______. With the development of
video equipment, the range of programs available is indeed wide. It is able to provide fun and entertainment to the young and old
alike. On the whole, the usefulness of television as a source of entertainment and recreation is undoubted. (2)______. We do have
television addicts who do virtually nothing but watch television all day long. The prolonged watching does not do any good to
the couch potatoes, as these addicts are called. (3)_____. Via television, manufacturers are able to reach out to consumers more
effectively. (4)____. However, nowadays we are literally overwhelmed by scores of advertisements all pushing to sell their
products. (5)____., but to watch clip after clip for more than five minutes at a stretch is just too much. Likewise, an advertisement
clip coming right in the middle of a program can be very irritating as it interrupts the continuity of the program.
Television is also an invaluable educational tool. (6)____. Text adapted from : http://www.englishdaily626.com/summary.php?040

A Television is an old entertainment tool

B It enables education planners to co-ordinate and informs students about the requirements of various subjects.

C A couple of adverts in between programs are welcome breaks

D It brings hours of suspense, laughter and thrills into our living rooms.
E The advertisements on television serve to inform consumers about new products.
F Television is the best educational tool.
G Their vision can deteriorate and furthermore, it is a sheer waste of time.

H The danger lies only in the possibility of addiction to watching too much television.