CABS- CENTER OF AMERICAN AND BRITISH STUDIES

NAME: ________________________________________DATE:_________________
BASIC A - MID GRAMMAR EXAM
RECOVERY REVIEW
1) Complete with a, an or x.
a)___________ books f) friend
b)___________ teacher g) __________ hour
c)___________ eraser h) __________ apple
d)___________ bicycle i) __________ apples
e)___________ friends j) __________ uniform

2) Complete the sentences with a preposition.

a) There is a hotel ____________my city.
b) I study English __________ Mondays and Tuesdays.
c) She lives __________ Brazil. She is Brazilian.
d) The mall is _______________ Palmetto street.
e) The mall is _______________ 17, Palmetto street.
f) My birthday is _______________ July. It’s ____________ July 20th.
g) I study English ___________ CABS. I go to CABS _____________ bus or car.
h) I don’t watch TV ________ the morning, I watch TV _________ night.

3) Complete the sentences with the verb To Be.

a) My best friend’s name ___________ Nancy .
b) Jake, Mark and Kate________________ my siblings.
c) A: How old ____________ Bob?
B: He _____________ 12 years. He_____________ young.
d) A:_______________ they your friends?
B: yes, they _______________ my friends.
e) A: ________________ chocolate your favorite sweet?
B: yes, it _________.
f) What _____________ your phone number? It __________ (234) 629-2345.
4) Complete the sentences using affirmative or negative imperative form of the verbs.
a) to talk (negative) = loudly in class.
b) to sing (affirmative) =_____________________your favorite song.
c) to listen ( negative) = _____________________to music in class.
d) to do (affirmative) =______________________your homework every day.
e) to eat (affirmative) =______________________eat good food.

5) Use the possessive form. Add ’s or ’ to the nouns in parentheses.

a) (Karen) ___________________ parents are at work now.
b) Jim is (Sandra) _____________________ brother.
c) My (cousins) ______________________ names are Robert, Emma and Lia.
d) My (grandparents) _____________________ house is new.
e) Her (children)_____________________ eyes are brown.
6) Complete the sentences with the Possessive Adjectives (my/ your/ his/ her/ its/ our/ their).
a) Nancy is from England. ___________ husband is from Australia.
b) François and Marie are Canadian. ___________ family is from Canada.
c) You often forget ___________ keys.
d) Joe and I are Mr. Smith’s students. He’s _________ teacher.
e) Edward’s car is green. ________ car is green.
7) Look at the map. Write sentences using the verb To Be and prepositions of locations
( behind , next to, in front of, between, on/around the corner of).

a) The post office / the art museum / the supermarket.

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b) The Japanese restaurant / The Korean restaurant.
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c)The Movie Theater / the zoo.
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d) The drugstore / the post office.
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e) The supermarket ( Coral way and Palmetto Avenue)
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8) Make questions using Is there or Are there. Then answer the questions using the words in parentheses
and there is /there are/there isn’t/there aren’t.
a)____________________a museum in Nova Friburgo? (No) ____________________.
b)____________________apples in the kitchen? (No)__________________________.
c)____________________two malls in this city (Yes) __________________________.
d)____________________a cool dance club in town?(No)_______________________.
e)____________________any students here? (Yes)____________________________.

9) Answer these questions

a) What’s your name?
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b) How old are you?
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c) What are your parent’s names?
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d) Where are you from?
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e) Are you a student?
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