Shopping for a Small Picnic

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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. I want … orange for my picnic lunch.

   1. an
   2. a
   3. two
   4. many
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   Answer

   an

   Use an before the vowel sound at the start of orange.

2. Question 2 · Multiple choice

   Choose all the correct answers.

   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. You want water.

   1. Can I has some water, please?
   2. I would some water, please.
   3. I'd like some water, please.
   4. Can I have some water, please?
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   Answer

   I'd like some water, please.; Can I have some water, please?

   Can I have and I'd like are correct request patterns.

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

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Write the plural of sandwich. We need four ___ for the picnic.

   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   sandwiches

   Sandwich takes es in the plural.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The bananas cost two pounds. How ___ are the bananas?

   Choices for blank 1

   1. old
   2. long
   3. many
   4. much
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   Blank 1

   much

   How much asks for a price.

5. Question 5 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Complete with have or has. I 1___ two apples. My friend 2___ a bottle of juice.

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   Blank 1

   have

   Blank 2

   has

   I takes have; the singular subject my friend takes has.

6. Question 6 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   We buy 1___ bread and a bag of apples. The apples 2___ green.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. a
   2. an
   3. some
   4. many

   Choices for blank 2

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

   some

   Blank 2

   are

   Bread is uncountable; plural apples takes are.

7. Question 7 · Matching

   Match each item to the correct choice.

   Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. Questions at the food shop.

   Answer choices

   • Three pounds.
   • My sister.
   • Next to the milk.

   Items

   • How much is this juice?
   • Where are the eggs?
   • Who has the shopping list?
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   1. How much is this juice?

   Three pounds.

   2. Where are the eggs?

   Next to the milk.

   3. Who has the shopping list?

   My sister.

   The endings answer a price question, a place question and a person question.

8. Question 8 · Error correction

   Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.

   Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. These apple are for our picnic.

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   Accepted answers

   These apples are for our picnic.

   These and are require the plural noun apples.

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. Six rolls are in the basket. There ___ in the basket.

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   Accepted answers

   are six rolls / are 6 rolls

   There are introduces six plural objects.

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 shop assistant
    • in a paper bag.
    • our picnic food
    • puts
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    Correct order

    The shop assistant puts our picnic food in a paper bag.

    The subject is followed by the verb, its object and the place phrase.

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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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