Our Family Weekend
About this practice test
Practise A1 Use of English through connected texts with typed gaps. Build accuracy with family activities and present simple.
What you’ll practice
Grammar and vocabulary
Choose forms and words that work together.
Meaning in context
Follow meaning across sentences and texts.
Accurate expression
Use natural phrases and sentence patterns.
What to expect:
7 tasks worth 14 marks. Each cloze gap and matching pair earns one mark. Correct parts still earn marks when another part is wrong. Review your answers and explanations 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
- 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
- Cloze (text)
How to approach this practice
Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.
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Question 1 · Cloze (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use visit: Our family has a special weekend routine. On Saturdays I 1___ (visit) Grandma. My sister 2___ (visit) her too. We take a small present for her.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- visit
- Blank 2
- visits
I takes visit; my sister takes visits.
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Question 2 · Cloze (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use be and have: Grandma waits for us at her house. Grandma 1___ (be) happy to see us. She 2___ (have) a big garden. There are flowers near the kitchen window.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- is
- Blank 2
- has
A singular third-person subject takes is and has.
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Question 3 · Cloze (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use the plurals: There are animals in Grandma's garden. We see three 1___ (bird) and two 2___ (cat) in the garden. We watch them quietly and do not run after them.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- birds
- Blank 2
- cats
Add s to both regular count nouns after numbers greater than one.
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Question 4 · Cloze (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use play and read: Everyone has something nice to do. The children 1___ (play) outside. Grandpa 2___ (read) his book. The adults can see us from their chairs.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- play
- Blank 2
- reads
Children takes play; singular Grandpa takes reads.
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Question 5 · Cloze (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use one word per gap: Grandma makes food for the whole family. Lunch is 1___ one o'clock. We sit 2___ chairs in the garden. There is a small table between our chairs.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- at
- Blank 2
- on / in
Use at for a clock time and on with chairs.
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Question 6 · Cloze (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use a or an: After lunch, there is something sweet. My aunt brings 1___ cake and 2___ apple pie for everyone. We share the food and talk together.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- a
- Blank 2
- an
Cake starts with a consonant sound; apple starts with a vowel sound.
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Question 7 · Cloze (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use do and be: At the end of the day, we say goodbye. 1___ you like our family weekends? They 2___ (be) fun. We can visit Grandma again next Saturday.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- Do
- Blank 2
- are
Do forms the question with you; plural weekends takes are.
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.
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.