Trinity ISE English Usage Practice Practice Test
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- 1. Grammar Structures
This time next week, I ___ on a beach in Portugal. Which choice is correct?
- a.will lie
- b.will be lying
- c.lie
- d.have lain
Answer: b
Explanation: 'This time next week' points to an action in progress at a specific future moment, so the future continuous 'will be lying' is correct. The simple future 'will lie' does not stress the action in progress.
- 2. Grammar Structures
I'd rather you ___ me before making such a big decision. Which choice is correct?
- a.had told
- b.told
- c.tell
- d.would tell
Answer: a
Explanation: 'I'd rather you' expressing a wish about the past is followed by the past perfect: 'had told'. This structure uses a past form to talk about something the speaker wishes had happened.
- 3. Grammar Structures
Not only ___ the deadline, but she also improved the design. Which choice is correct?
- a.she met
- b.did she meet
- c.she did meet
- d.met she
Answer: b
Explanation: When a sentence begins with 'Not only', the subject and auxiliary invert: 'did she meet'. This inversion is required after certain negative or limiting phrases at the start of a clause.
- 4. Vocabulary & Idioms
I completely lost ___ of time while reading and missed my bus. Which word fits best?
- a.track
- b.sight
- c.way
- d.sense
Answer: a
Explanation: The idiom is 'lose track of time', meaning to fail to notice how much time has passed. The other nouns do not form this fixed expression with 'lose ... of time'.
- 5. Vocabulary & Idioms
After weeks of practice, the routine finally became second ___ to her. Which word fits best?
- a.mind
- b.nature
- c.sense
- d.thought
Answer: b
Explanation: The idiom 'second nature' means something done so easily it feels automatic. The other nouns do not complete this fixed phrase.
- 6. Word Formation
The children behaved ___ during the entire school trip. Which form is correct?
- a.responsible
- b.responsibly
- c.responsibility
- d.response
Answer: b
Explanation: The blank describes how the children behaved, so an adverb is needed: 'responsibly'. 'Responsible' is an adjective and 'responsibility' a noun.
- 7. Word Formation
The council hopes to ___ the old library and reopen it next year. Which form is correct?
- a.strengthen
- b.strength
- c.strong
- d.strongly
Answer: a
Explanation: After 'to' a base verb is needed, and 'strengthen' means to make stronger. 'Strength' is a noun, 'strong' an adjective, and 'strongly' an adverb.
- 8. Connectors & Prepositions
We saved money ___ making our own repairs instead of hiring someone. Which phrase fits?
- a.in order to
- b.so that
- c.although
- d.by
Answer: d
Explanation: 'By + -ing' explains the method used to achieve something: 'by making our own repairs'. The other options express purpose or contrast rather than method.
- 9. Connectors & Prepositions
The museum is open every day ___ Mondays, when it is closed for cleaning. Which word fits?
- a.beside
- b.besides
- c.except
- d.instead
Answer: c
Explanation: 'Except' introduces the one thing left out of a general statement: open every day 'except' Mondays. 'Besides' means 'in addition to', which gives the opposite meaning.
- 10. Spotting Usage Errors
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- a.He is used to work night shifts.
- b.He is use to working night shifts.
- c.He is used to work night shifts now.
- d.He is used to working night shifts.
Answer: d
Explanation: 'Be used to' meaning 'be accustomed to' is followed by the -ing form: 'used to working'. This is different from 'used to + base verb', which describes a past habit.