A Saturday in Town

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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. On Saturdays, Niko … to the town library.

   1. to go
   2. go
   3. goes
   4. going
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   Answer

   goes

   Niko takes the third-person singular form goes.

2. Question 2 · Multiple choice

   Choose all the correct answers.

   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. Mira can ride a bike.

   1. Mira can riding a bike.
   2. Mira is able to ride a bike.
   3. Mira can rides a bike.
   4. Mira can ride a bike.
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   Answer

   Mira is able to ride a bike.; Mira can ride a bike.

   Can takes the base form; is able to is followed by ride.

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

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Write the plural of bus. Three ___ stop outside the station.

   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   buses

   Bus takes es in the plural.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The bank is ___ the library and the cafe, with one building on each side.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. between
   2. inside
   3. from
   4. under
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   Blank 1

   between

   Between places something in the space separating two things.

5. Question 5 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use walk in the correct form. I 1___ (walk) to town. My dad 2___ (walk) with me.

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   Blank 1

   walk

   Blank 2

   walks

   I takes walk; my dad takes walks.

6. Question 6 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   We are at the station. There 1___ a bus outside. My ticket is 2___ my pocket.

   Choices for blank 1

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

   Choices for blank 2

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

   is

   Blank 2

   in

   A bus takes there is; a ticket inside a pocket is in it.

7. Question 7 · Matching

   Match each item to the correct choice.

   Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. Talking about a visit to town.

   Answer choices

   • At ten o'clock.
   • Opposite the station.
   • My cousin.

   Items

   • Where is the cinema?
   • What time does the library open?
   • Who is at the cafe?
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   1. Where is the cinema?

   Opposite the station.

   2. What time does the library open?

   At ten o'clock.

   3. Who is at the cafe?

   My cousin.

   The questions ask about location, clock time and a person.

8. Question 8 · Error correction

   Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.

   Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Niko doesn't likes busy streets.

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   Accepted answers

   Niko doesn't like busy streets. / Niko does not like busy streets.

   After doesn't, use the base form like.

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 word closed without changing it. The town cafe is not open. The town cafe ___.

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   Accepted answers

   is closed

   Closed means not open.

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

    • The bus
    • outside
    • stops
    • the town museum.
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    Correct order

    The bus stops outside the town museum.

    The place phrase outside the town museum follows stops.

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