Check the English behind your dialogue.

1 Grammar

My brother ___ in Lahore.

A live B lives C living D is live

2 Grammar

We ___ two classes on Tuesdays.

A has B have C having D are have

3 Usage

Could I have ___ water, please?

A any B some C many D a

4 Usage

___ is your birthday?

A What time B When C How long D How many

5 Vocabulary

The books are ___ the desk.

A in B on C at D from

6 Grammar

Yesterday, Sara ___ the bus to work.

A take B taken C took D taking

7 Grammar

This exercise is ___ than the last one.

A easy B easiest C more easy D easier

8 Usage

I have not finished my homework ___.

A already B yet C ever D ago

9 Grammar

We are going ___ dinner at eight.

A have B having C to have D had

10 Vocabulary

How ___ people came to the workshop?

A much B many C little D less

11 Grammar

I ___ English for three years.

A study B studied C have studied D am study

12 Grammar

If I finish early, I ___ you.

A call B called C will call D would call

13 Usage

She asked me ___ the window.

A close B to close C closing D closed

14 Grammar

That is the cafe ___ we first met.

A who B which C where D whose

15 Reading

Nadia began cycling to work because the buses were unreliable. After a month, she found that the journey was usually faster, although rainy days remained difficult.

Why did Nadia first start cycling to work?

A She wanted to train for a race. B The buses could not be depended on. C Her journey was always faster by bicycle. D She enjoyed cycling in the rain.

16 Grammar

By the time we arrived, the concert ___.

A already starts B has already started C had already started D was already start

17 Grammar

I wish I ___ more time to read.

A have B had C would have D will have

18 Usage

The final report ___ by Friday.

A must submit B must be submitted C must have submit D is submitting

19 Vocabulary

The manager decided to put off the meeting.

A cancel it permanently B make it shorter C postpone it D attend it remotely

20 Reading

Although the proposal reduced short-term spending, the board rejected it because it shifted essential maintenance costs into the following year.

What was the board's main concern?

A The proposal raised immediate spending. B The maintenance was unnecessary. C The savings delayed costs instead of solving them. D The following year had no approved budget.

21 Grammar

If I had accepted that job, I ___ in Dubai now.

A would work B would have worked C would be working D had worked

22 Grammar

Rarely ___ such a carefully argued essay.

A I read B I have read C have I read D did I have read

23 Usage

The committee recommended that the proposal ___.

A is revised B was revised C be revised D has revised

24 Grammar

No sooner ___ than the questions began.

A the lecture had ended B had the lecture ended C did the lecture end D the lecture has ended

25 Reading

The policy initially appeared successful because average scores rose. ___, later analysis showed that nearly all of the gains were concentrated in a small group of already high-performing students.

Which word best completes the passage?

A Similarly B Therefore C However D For example

26 Grammar

Had it not been for your help, we ___ the deadline.

A missed B would miss C had missed D would have missed

27 Vocabulary

The new evidence does not ___ the original conclusion; it merely qualifies it.

A reinforce B invalidate C reproduce D anticipate

28 Vocabulary

His apology was deliberately ___: it acknowledged the error without clearly accepting responsibility.

A candid B unequivocal C equivocal D exhaustive

29 Grammar

Scarcely ___ the announcement when the questions began.

A she finished B did she finish C had she finished D she had finished

30 Usage

Which sentence makes the most appropriately cautious academic claim?

A The findings prove beyond doubt that screen time causes anxiety. B The findings basically show that screens are bad for everyone. C The findings suggest a possible association, but they do not establish causation. D It is obvious from the findings that all screen use should stop.