Our Class Noticeboard

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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. Our English lesson starts … nine o'clock.

   1. in
   2. on
   3. to
   4. at
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   Answer

   at

   Use at with a clock time.

2. Question 2 · Multiple choice

   Choose all the correct answers.

   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The classroom has two windows.

   1. There are two windows in the classroom.
   2. The classroom have two windows.
   3. There is two windows in the classroom.
   4. The classroom has two windows.
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   Answer

   There are two windows in the classroom.; The classroom has two windows.

   Use there are for plural windows and has with classroom.

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

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use the correct form of study. Hana ___ English every morning.

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   Blank 1

   studies

   Change consonant plus y to ies with a third-person singular subject.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Please write your name ___ the top of the page.

   Choices for blank 1

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

   at

   At the top is the usual expression for this position.

5. Question 5 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Complete with the correct forms of be. Our classroom 1___ (be) small. The desks 2___ (be) blue.

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   Blank 1

   is

   Blank 2

   are

   Classroom takes is and desks takes are.

6. Question 6 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   This is our noticeboard. The music club meets 1___ Monday, and the new teacher 2___ from Canada.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. to
   2. on
   3. in
   4. at

   Choices for blank 2

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

   on

   Blank 2

   is

   Use on with a day; the new teacher is singular.

7. Question 7 · Matching

   Match each item to the correct choice.

   Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. Reading the class noticeboard.

   Answer choices

   • Twelve.
   • Upstairs on the left.
   • On Thursday.

   Items

   • When is the art club?
   • Where is Room 6?
   • How many students are in the group?
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   1. When is the art club?

   On Thursday.

   2. Where is Room 6?

   Upstairs on the left.

   3. How many students are in the group?

   Twelve.

   When requires a time, where a location, and how many a number.

8. Question 8 · Error correction

   Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.

   Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Our teacher write on the board every day.

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   Accepted answers

   Our teacher writes on the board every day.

   Add s to the present-simple verb with a singular subject.

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. The classroom door is green. The classroom has ___.

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   Accepted answers

   a green door

   A singular countable object needs a; the adjective comes before door.

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 students
    • on the shelf.
    • put
    • their English books
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    Correct order

    The students put their English books on the shelf.

    Keep the subject, verb, object and complete place phrase in this order.

What to review next

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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