Survey and Grammar Test
Name: __________________________
University: _______________________
Part I. Level of Awareness in Learning Grammar Forms
Scale: 4.20-5.00 (Very Aware)
3.40-4.19 (Aware)
2.60-3.39 (Moderately Aware)
1.8-2.59 (Not aware)
1.0-1.79 (Not at all)
Forms Very Aware Moderately Not Not at All
Aware Aware Aware
Articles 5 4 3 2 1
Prepositions 5 4 3 2 1
Singular/ Plural nouns 5 4 3 2 1
Tenses 5 4 3 2 1
Concord 5 4 3 2 1
Possessive case 5 4 3 2 1
Irregular verbs 5 4 3 2 1
Part II. Grammar Test
1. By this time next year, I ______ all my exams.*
a. will have taken
b. will take
c. take
d. have taken
2. By this time next year, I ______ all my exams.*
a. will have taken
b. will take
c. take
d. have taken
3. I come ______ England*
a. from
b. at
c. to
d. beyond
4. They have put speed bumps on the road to ______ accidents.*
a. avoid
b. Prohibit
c. prevent
d. Forbid
5. We arrived ______ England two days ago.*
a. To
b. In
c. On
d. At
6. I went to the shop ______ some chocolate.*
a. for buying
b. for buy
c. to buy
d. buy
7. I went to the shop ______ some chocolate.*
a. for buying
b. for buy
c. to buy
d. buy
8. I went to the shop ______ some chocolate.*
a. for buying
b. for buy
c. to buy
d. Buy
9. I went to the shop ______ some chocolate.*
a. for buying
b. for buy
c. to buy
d. buy
10. I went to the shop ______ some chocolate.*
a. for buying
b. for buy
c. to buy
d. buy
11. I went to the shop ______ some chocolate.*
a. for buying
b. for buy
c. to buy
d. buy
12. Have you ______________ your lost dog yet?
a. find
b. found
13. We went shopping and I ______________ a new pair of jeans.
a. buy
b. Bought
14. We were really surprised when we ______________ the game.
a. win
b. won
15. Mum taught our sisters how to cook, but she didn't ______________ us.
a. teach
b. taught
16. Please don't forget to ring me when you ________ home.
a. Get
b. are going to get
c. will get
d. are getting
17. I come ______ England*
a. from
b. at
c. to
d. beyond
18. Which of the following is correct?
a. The team plays good in decisive games.
b. The team plays well in decisive games.
19. Is this sentence correct?
To see well, the lights in this room need to be adjusted.
a. This sentence is correct.
b. This sentence has a dangling modifier.
c. This sentence has a comma splice.
20. Which of the following is correct?
a. The candidate promised not to raise taxes when elected.
b. The candidate promised not to rise taxes when elected.
21. Identify the problem with the following paragraph:
Elizabeth Peabody was born in a school and thereafter felt destined to be a
teacher. Her mother was a teacher and trains her daughters at her side. The
academic life seems to suit Elizabeth, who thrived on the rigorous curriculum.
a. It lacks subject - verb agreement in some sentences.
b. There are inconsistent shifts in verb tenses.
c. Punctuation is wrong in this paragraph.
22. Is this sentence correct?
The suspects were interviewed right after the crime was committed by the
detectives.
a. This sentence is correct.
b. This sentence has a misplaced modifier.
c. This sentence needs a different form of the verb.
23. Which of the following is correct?
a. Most people not only are lifting weights at the gym, but they also do a
cardiovascular workout.
b. Most people not only lift weights at the gym, but they also do a
cardiovascular workout.
24. Which of the following is correct?
a. Neither of the players in the last game was injured.
b. Neither of the players in the last game were injured.
25. Is this sentence correct?
The teacher asked Anne and myself to do a peer review of each other's writing.
a. This sentence is correct.
b. "Each other's" should be replaced with "one another's."
c. Pronoun "myself" should be replaced with "me."
