Linguaskill English Usage Practice Practice Test
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- 1. Grammar for Work & Study
By the time the client arrived, we ___ the presentation. Which choice is correct?
- a.finish
- b.have finished
- c.had finished
- d.were finishing
Answer: c
Explanation: The past perfect 'had finished' shows that one past action was completed before another past event ('the client arrived'). This sequencing is exactly what the past perfect signals.
- 2. Grammar for Work & Study
If the supplier had delivered on time, we ___ the deadline. Which choice is correct?
- a.would meet
- b.will meet
- c.met
- d.would have met
Answer: d
Explanation: This is a third conditional about an unreal past situation. The pattern is 'if + past perfect, would have + past participle', so 'would have met' is correct.
- 3. Grammar for Work & Study
The manager asked the team ___ the figures before lunch. Which choice is correct?
- a.to check
- b.checking
- c.check
- d.checked
Answer: a
Explanation: After 'ask someone', English uses the 'to' infinitive: 'asked the team to check'. The other forms do not fit this reporting pattern.
- 4. Everyday & Business Vocabulary
Sales have grown steadily and the company is now highly ___. Which word fits best?
- a.profit
- b.profited
- c.profiting
- d.profitable
Answer: d
Explanation: After 'highly' an adjective describing the company is needed, and 'profitable' means earning good profit. The others are a noun or verb forms that do not fit this slot.
- 5. Everyday & Business Vocabulary
Please find the invoice ___ to this email. Which word fits best?
- a.included
- b.added
- c.attached
- d.connected
Answer: c
Explanation: In business correspondence, files sent with an email are 'attached'. 'Attached to this email' is the standard collocation; the other verbs are not used this way for email files.
- 6. Word Formation
Our clients expect us to respond ___ to their enquiries. Which form is correct?
- a.promptly
- b.prompt
- c.promptness
- d.prompted
Answer: a
Explanation: The blank describes how we respond, so an adverb is needed: 'promptly'. 'Prompt' is an adjective and 'promptness' a noun.
- 7. Word Formation
The company plans to ___ its operations into two new markets next year. Which form is correct?
- a.expansion
- b.expand
- c.expansive
- d.expandable
Answer: b
Explanation: After 'plans to' a base verb is needed, and 'expand' is the verb. 'Expansion' is a noun and 'expansive' an adjective.
- 8. Connectors & Prepositions
The launch was delayed ___ a shortage of components. Which phrase fits best?
- a.so that
- b.in order to
- c.due to
- d.although
Answer: c
Explanation: 'Due to' introduces a cause expressed as a noun phrase ('a shortage of components'). 'Although' needs a full clause, and the other options express purpose, not cause.
- 9. Connectors & Prepositions
We should focus ___ improving customer retention this quarter. Which preposition fits?
- a.at
- b.on
- c.in
- d.to
Answer: b
Explanation: The verb 'focus' takes the preposition 'on'. 'Focus on' something is the fixed pairing; the other prepositions do not follow 'focus'.
- 10. Spotting Usage Errors
Which sentence uses the correct amount of detail without a double comparative error?
- a.This model is more expensive than the previous one.
- b.This model is more expensiver than the previous one.
- c.This model is expensiver than the previous one.
- d.This model is the most expensive than the previous one.
Answer: a
Explanation: Long adjectives form the comparative with 'more' alone: 'more expensive'. You cannot add '-er' to 'expensive' or combine 'more' with '-er', and 'most ... than' mixes a superlative with a comparative.