B2 Upper-intermediate Grammar Travel 12 minutes 7 questions

Kalkan Keeps a Taste of Summer as Autumn Arrives

Practice B2 English grammar with 7 questions based on the Daily News article “Kalkan Keeps a Taste of Summer as Autumn Arrives”.

About this practice test

Practice B2 English grammar with 7 questions based on the Daily News article “Kalkan Keeps a Taste of Summer as Autumn Arrives”.

What you’ll practice

Form and structure

Choose accurate forms and word order.

Meaning in context

Use grammar to express precise ideas.

Editing for accuracy

Spot and correct common errors.

What to expect: 7 questions with explanations to review after submission.

Study the questions and tasks

Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.

Practice level
B2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
Question formats
Fill in the blank (dropdown)

How to approach this practice

Read the complete sentence and notice the subject, verb form, time reference and word order before answering.

News lesson for this practice

Read the complete article and use its text or audio alongside these exercises: Kalkan Keeps a Taste of Summer as Autumn Arrives.

  1. Question 1 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

    Choose the correct option for each blank.

    Kalkan ___ travelers a way to enjoy autumn sunshine.

    Choices for blank 1

    1. offer
    2. offers
    3. offering
    4. to offers
    Check answers and explanations
    Blank 1
    offers

    The singular subject Kalkan requires the third-person singular verb offers.

  2. Question 2 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

    Choose the correct option for each blank.

    The boats continue ___ in and out of the bay.

    Choices for blank 1

    1. move
    2. moving
    3. moved
    4. moves
    Check answers and explanations
    Blank 1
    moving

    Continue is followed by a gerund or to-infinitive; only moving is offered here.

  3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

    Choose the correct option for each blank.

    The scenery is especially striking because October sunsets ___ earlier.

    Choices for blank 1

    1. sets
    2. setting
    3. set
    4. to set
    Check answers and explanations
    Blank 1
    set

    The plural subject sunsets requires the present-tense verb set.

  4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

    Choose the correct option for each blank.

    Travelers ___ long waits for taxis when they return from the harborfront.

    Choices for blank 1

    1. does not necessarily face
    2. do not necessarily face
    3. do not necessarily faces
    4. not necessarily facing
    Check answers and explanations
    Blank 1
    do not necessarily face

    The negative auxiliary do combines with necessarily and the base verb face.

  5. Question 5 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

    Choose the correct option for each blank.

    If other destinations ___ fewer services, Kalkan may seem more convenient.

    Choices for blank 1

    1. offered
    2. will offer
    3. offer
    4. offering
    Check answers and explanations
    Blank 1
    offer

    The first conditional uses the present simple in the if-clause.

  6. Question 6 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

    Choose the correct option for each blank.

    The beaches may be calmer, but the restaurants ___ energy to the town.

    Choices for blank 1

    1. continues giving
    2. continue giving
    3. continuing give
    4. continue gives
    Check answers and explanations
    Blank 1
    continue giving

    The plural subject restaurants takes the base-form verb continue.

  7. Question 7 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

    Choose the correct option for each blank.

    Visitors who ___ sunshine without peak-season pressure may prefer October.

    Choices for blank 1

    1. seeks
    2. seeking
    3. seek
    4. to seeks
    Check answers and explanations
    Blank 1
    seek

    The relative clause needs the present-tense verb seek for plural visitors.

What to review next

After checking an answer, explain the rule in your own words and write a new sentence using the same pattern. Revisit any rules you could not explain.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.