Initial Evaluation Test1.It’s 5:30A.It’s half after five.B.It’s quarter after five.C.It’s five and a half.D.It’s half past five.

2.The plural of “child” isA.childsB.childesC.childD.children

3.We _ hungry.A.amB.areC.isD.have

4.Tom _ a brother.A.don't haveB.doesn't haveC.doesn't hasD.haven't

5.Peter _ his mother every weekend.A.never visitB.visits usuallyC.usually visitsD.usually visit

6.Does Alexandra _ cigarettes? No, she _.A.smoke, don'tB.smokes, doesn'tC.smoke, hasn'tD.smoke, doesn't

7._ she live in Whistler? Yes, she _ to ski.A.Do, likeB.Does, likesC.Doing, likingD.Does, like

8.There are two men in the car._ are police officers.A.HeB.TheirC.TheyD.Them

9.Where is Calgary?A.It's in January.

B.It's in Canada.C.It is very cold there.D.It is a city.

10.Two boys are in the park now.A.They are playing football.B.They play football.C.They do play football.D.They football play.

11.Where _ ?A.are they going?B.is they goingC.does they goingD.going they

12._ they _ to school?A.Are, goB.Are, goingC.Is, goD.Do, going

13.I’m a student at UBC._ major is International Relations.A.MyB.MeC.YourD.Mine

14.There are sixteen candles on the cake.A.How much candle is on the cake?B.How many candles are on the cake?C.How much candles are on the cake?D.How many candles is on the cake?

15.Today he _, but yesterday he _.A.is angry, was happyB.was happy, is sadC.is bored, were excitedD.was happy, was happy

16.Jen and Kim _ at school now, but they _ at school last night.A.were, wereB.were, areC.are, weren'tD.aren't, weren't

17._ any furniture in the apartment.A.There isB.There isn't

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C.There aren'tD.There are

18.Peter lives _ Toronto.A.atB.toC.inD.of

19.I know those women.I like _.A.theyB.thoseC.themD.these

20.Your teacher wants you to _ your homework.A.makeB.takeC.doD.present

21. My brother and I want to go to Florida for our vacation _ our parents want to go to Australia. A. BecauseB. ever sinceC. now thatD. whereas

22.My sister _ a bad cold last week.A.caughtB.catchedC.cotD. Catch

23.Last Tuesday, my hockey practice _ at 5:00 p.m.A. begunB. beginC. beganD. begon

24.Greg didn’t use to smoke.A. He didn’t smoke before.He smokes now.B. He smoked before.He doesn’t smoke now.C. He smoked before.He smokes now.D. He didn't smoke before.He doesn't smoke now.

25.Peter used to play hockey.A. He plays hockey every day.

B. He played hockey before.Now he doesn’t play hockey.C. He played hockey before.Now he plays hockey.D. He is accustomed to playing hockey every day.

26.Lisa used to be fat.A. Lisa is still fat.B. Lisa was thin before.She is fat now.C. Lisa was fat before.Now she is thin.D. Lisa was never fat.

27.Before he went to work, Nathan ate breakfast.A. First Nathan went to work, then he ate breakfast.B. First Nathan ate breakfast, then he went to work.C. Nathan didn’t eat breakfast.D. Nathan ate breakfast at the same time that he went to work.

28._ man with the black hair is walking into _ bank.A. A, theB. The, _ (nothing)C. The, theD. A, a

29.Jodie wore _ ugly dress to _ party.A. an, theB. a, aC. a, theD. the, the

30.Which of the following is a non-count noun?A. moneyB. pennyC. quarterD. loonie

31.I bought _ a new car.A. myselfB. meC. mineD. my

32.There is a big black cloud in the sky.I think it _ rain.A. willB. is going to

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C. won'tD. isn't going to

33.What _ do next year?A. are you going toB. will youC. won't youD. do you

34.The phone is ringing, _ get it.A. I’m going toB. I’llC. I amD. I do

35.Peter has worked at Starbucks for three years.A. Three years ago, Peter worked at Starbucks.B. Peter worked for Starbucks for three years and then quit.C. Peter works for Starbucks.He started working there 3 years ago.D. Peter worked for Starbucks 3 years ago but quit.

36.I have two sandwiches.You can have _ them if you want.A. all ofB. most ofC. some ofD. one of

37. Which statement is in the passive form?A. The policeman told Sam about the accident.

B. Sam was told by the policeman about the accident. C. Sam asked the policeman about the accident. D. Sam said the policeman had told him about the accident.

38. Lola’s marriage has been arranged by her family. She is marrying a man _. A. that she hardly knows himB. whom she hardly knows himC. she hardly knowsD. she hardly knows him

39. You shouldn’t have brought so much money to school. It could have been stolen. A. You didn’t have to bring a lot of money to

school. B. You had a lot of money and it was stolen. C. You had a lot of money, but it wasn’t stolen. D. You didn’t have a lot of money at school.

40. Choose the correct sentence. A. The earthquake was devastating, therefore a lot of money was spent to repair the city. B. The earthquake was devastating. So a lot of money was spent to repair the city. C. The earthquake was devastating; therefore, a lot of money was spent to repair the city. D. The earthquake was devastating – so, a lot of money was spent to repair the city.

41.The dinner made me feel sick.A. The dinner which I ate made me feel sick.B. The dinner that I ate made me feel sick.C. The dinner I ate made me feel sick.D. All of the above.

42. He was waiting for me _ the top of the stairs _ his pyjamas. A. on, inB. at, inC. in, onD. at, at

43. _, I would have made a cake. A. Should I have known it was your birthdayB. Had I known it was your birthdayC. Would I have known it was your birthdayD. Could I have known it was your birthday

44. Assignments _ submitted before the end of April. A. are to beB. is to beC. would beD. are suppose to

45. I would have been here on time, but the bus was late. A. If the bus hadn’t been late, I would have been late anyways. B. If I hadn’t been late, I wouldn’t have missed the bus. C. If I had been here on time, the bus wouldn’t have been late. D. If the bus hadn’t been late, I would have been here on time.

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