Choosing a Study Course

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

B1. 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. The adviser recommended … a course that includes conversation practice.

   1. to choose
   2. choose
   3. chosen
   4. choosing
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   choosing

   Recommend can be followed by an ing-form without an object.

2. Question 2 · Multiple choice

   Choose all the correct answers.

   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The evening course starts later than the afternoon course.

   1. The evening course does not start as early as the afternoon course.
   2. Both courses start at the same time.
   3. The evening course starts before the afternoon course.
   4. The afternoon course starts earlier than the evening course.
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   The evening course does not start as early as the afternoon course.; The afternoon course starts earlier than the evening course.

   Earlier and not as early as express the same ordering from opposite directions.

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

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use the noun from inform. The website provides useful ___ about course fees.

   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   information

   Information is the uncountable noun corresponding to inform.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   I want to ___ progress in speaking, so I will practise every day.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. make
   2. take
   3. do
   4. give
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   make

   The standard collocation is make progress.

5. Question 5 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use the past simple. Maya 1___ (read) the course guide, 2___ (speak) to an adviser and 3___ (pay) the deposit.

   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   read

   Blank 2

   spoke

   Blank 3

   paid

   Read keeps its spelling; speak and pay become spoke and paid.

6. Question 6 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The course is suitable 1___ students who work during the day. You can choose 2___ two evening groups. Enrol early so 3___ you get your preferred day.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. of
   2. to
   3. for
   4. at

   Choices for blank 2

   1. through
   2. between
   3. across
   4. among

   Choices for blank 3

   1. to
   2. than
   3. as
   4. that
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   for

   Blank 2

   between

   Blank 3

   that

   Use suitable for, choose between two alternatives and so that plus a clause.

7. Question 7 · Matching

   Match each item to the correct choice.

   Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. Questions about a course.

   Answer choices

   • books from the study centre?
   • all at once or in two parts?
   • the level you have completed?

   Items

   • Is the course fee paid
   • Does the final certificate show
   • Can students borrow
   Check answers and explanations

   1. Is the course fee paid

   all at once or in two parts?

   2. Does the final certificate show

   the level you have completed?

   3. Can students borrow

   books from the study centre?

   Paid pairs with a payment schedule, show with recorded information, and borrow with books.

8. Question 8 · Error correction

   Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.

   Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The adviser asked me what did I want to study.

   Check answers and explanations

   Accepted answers

   The adviser asked me what I wanted to study.

   A reported question uses statement word order and backshifts wanted in this past reporting context.

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. I cannot attend the morning course because I work then. My work prevents ___ the morning course.

   Check answers and explanations

   Accepted answers

   me from attending

   Prevent someone from doing something expresses the same obstacle.

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 course that begins in November
    • a weekly session
    • includes
    • on speaking skills.
    Check answers and explanations

    Correct order

    The course that begins in November includes a weekly session on speaking skills.

    The relative clause identifies the course; includes introduces its component.

11. Question 11 · Single choice

    Choose one answer.

    Choose the best completion. I would rather … a smaller group so that I can speak more.

    1. join
    2. joining
    3. to join
    4. joined
    Check answers and explanations

    Answer

    join

    Would rather is followed by the base form join.

12. Question 12 · 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 never without changing it. This is my first online language course. I have ___ an online language course before.

    Check answers and explanations

    Accepted answers

    never taken / never done / never attended

    Have never taken, done or attended an online language course before expresses a first experience and retains the required word never.

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.