TOEFL / IELTS — Grammaire & vocabulaire (B2)

Questions in this quiz

1. 1. Choose the correct form: "By the time we arrive, the meeting ___ for an hour."
   1. will have been going on
   2. will be going on
   3. is going on
   4. has gone on
2. 2. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
   1. If I would have known, I would have told you.
   2. If I had known, I would have told you.
   3. If I had known, I would told you.
   4. If I knew, I would have told you.
3. 3. Select the closest synonym for "meticulous":
   1. lazy
   2. careless
   3. thorough
   4. rapid
4. 4. Identify the sentence with correct subject–verb agreement:
   1. Each of the students have submitted their paper.
   2. Each of the students has submitted his or her paper.
   3. Each of the students were submitting their paper.
   4. Each of the students are submitting their paper.
5. 5. Which preposition correctly completes the sentence: "She is married ___ a doctor."?
   1. with
   2. to
   3. for
   4. by
6. 6. Choose the correct passive form of: "They will publish the results next week."
   1. The results will published next week.
   2. The results will be published next week.
   3. The results will being published next week.
   4. The results would be published next week.
7. 7. What does the idiom "to bite the bullet" mean?
   1. To lose one's temper
   2. To eat very quickly
   3. To endure a painful situation with courage
   4. To make a quick decision
8. 8. Pick the correct article: "He plays ___ guitar in ___ band."
   1. the / a
   2. a / the
   3. — / a
   4. the / the
9. 9. Which word is closest in meaning to "alleviate"?
   1. increase
   2. ease
   3. explain
   4. delay
10. 10. Choose the correct reported speech: She said, "I am tired."
    1. She said she is tired.
    2. She said she was tired.
    3. She said that she be tired.
    4. She told that she is tired.
11. 11. Select the correct collocation:
    1. make a decision
    2. do a decision
    3. take a decision quickly to me
    4. make decision
12. 12. Which sentence uses the gerund correctly?
    1. I look forward to meet you.
    2. I look forward to meeting you.
    3. I look forward meeting you.
    4. I look forward for meet you.