A New Neighbour on Oak Street

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Practice level

A1. 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

Single choice, Multiple choice, Fill in the blank (text), Fill in the blank (dropdown), Cloze (text), Cloze (dropdown), Matching, Error correction, Sentence transformation, Sentence reordering

How to approach this practice

Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the best completion. My new neighbour's name … Farah.

   1. is
   2. am
   3. be
   4. are
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   Answer

   is

   A singular name takes is.

2. Question 2 · Multiple choice

   Choose all the correct answers.

   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. Omar is 30. Select the two correct ways to give his age.

   1. Omar is thirty years old.
   2. Omar has thirty years old.
   3. Omar is thirty.
   4. Omar are thirty.
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   Answer

   Omar is thirty years old.; Omar is thirty.

   Use be for age, with or without years old.

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

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Write the plural of box. Farah has three ___ near the door.

   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   boxes

   Add es to box to form the plural boxes.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The keys are ___ Farah's bag, so she opens it to get them.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. behind
   2. in
   3. under
   4. between
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   Blank 1

   in

   Objects inside a bag are in it.

5. Question 5 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Complete with the correct forms of be. Farah 1___ (be) our new neighbour. Her children 2___ (be) at our school.

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   Blank 1

   is

   Blank 2

   are

   Farah is singular; her children is plural.

6. Question 6 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   This is Farah's kitchen. There 1___ a small table, and there are two cups 2___ it.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. is
   2. are
   3. be
   4. am

   Choices for blank 2

   1. on
   2. at
   3. to
   4. of
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   Blank 1

   is

   Blank 2

   on

   There is introduces one table; on describes the cups' position on its surface.

7. Question 7 · Matching

   Match each item to the correct choice.

   Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. At Farah's door.

   Answer choices

   • Two.
   • It is upstairs.
   • He is my brother.

   Items

   • Who is that man?
   • Where is your flat?
   • How many children have you got?
   Check answers and explanations

   1. Who is that man?

   He is my brother.

   2. Where is your flat?

   It is upstairs.

   3. How many children have you got?

   Two.

   Who asks about a person, where about a place, and how many about a number.

8. Question 8 · Error correction

   Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.

   Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Farah have a yellow front door.

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   Accepted answers

   Farah has a yellow front door.

   Use has with the singular subject Farah.

9. Question 9 · Sentence transformation

   Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.

   Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. Omar has a red car. Omar's car ___.

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   Accepted answers

   is red

   The possessive subject Omar's car is followed by is red.

10. Question 10 · Sentence reordering

    Arrange these parts into the correct sentence.

    Put the chunks in order to make one complete sentence. Keep the capitalised opening first and the punctuated ending last.

    Sentence parts

    • Our new neighbour
    • above the bakery.
    • in the flat
    • lives
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    Correct order

    Our new neighbour lives in the flat above the bakery.

    Subject, verb and the complete place phrase form the sentence.

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Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.

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