Scheda di esercizi di Grammatica e uso dell’inglese (test di ammissione) con soluzioni

Choose the correct past tense: “The nurse ___ the falling tray just in time.”

1. Acought
2. Bcatched
3. Ccatches
4. Dcaught

Choose the correct verb: “The children ___ playing outside when it started to rain.”

1. Awere
2. Bis
3. Cbe
4. Dwas

Which sentence is the most formal?

1. AI would appreciate a reply at your earliest convenience.
2. BHey, write back soon!
3. CHit me up when you can.
4. DGet back to me ASAP, OK?

Which time is written correctly in American style?

1. A7;30 a.m.
2. B7,30 a.m.
3. C7:30 a.m.
4. D7,30 a.m.

Which spelling is correct for the word that means “to make someone feel awkward”?

1. Aemmbarrass
2. Bembarass
3. Cembarrass
4. Dembarras

Which sentence punctuates a quotation within a quotation correctly in American style?

1. AThe nurse said, “The doctor told me, “Wait here.””
2. BThe nurse said, “The doctor told me, ‘Wait here.’”
3. CThe nurse said, ‘The doctor told me, ‘Wait here.’’
4. DThe nurse said, ‘The doctor told me, “Wait here.”’

When is the passive voice most appropriate?

1. AWhen the doer of the action is unknown or unimportant
2. BWhen the subject performs the action directly
3. CWhen the sentence gives a command
4. DWhen the writer wants the shortest possible sentence

Choose the correct verb for formal (especially American) English: “The policy requires that every visitor ___ a mask.”

1. Awore
2. Bwearing
3. Cwear
4. Dwears