10236 test group a signal words in the present simple tense for intermediate level 25 questions key is included fully editable

Answer the questions below.
1) Which is the most frequent adverb from these?
(A) weekly (B) daily (C) yearly (D) fortnightly
2)

Which one can go at the beginning of a
sentence?
(A) never
(C) occasionally
(B) seldom (D) regularly
3) Which sentence is correct?
(A) The dog always barks at night.
(B) Never she goes to the disco.
(C) He puts on his trousers every day at home.
(D) The Smiths go to work daily by car.
4)

Which one has similar meaning with this –
normally?
(A) usually
(C) regularly
(B) occasionally (D) generally
5) Which adverb answers the question when?
(A) on Fridays (C) rarely
(B) in January (D) every now and then
6) Which one has a negative meaning?
(A) occasionally (C) once in a while
(B) hardly ever (D) sometimes
7)

Which one can’t go at the beginning of a

sentence?
(A) always (B) sometimes (C) usually (D) often
8) Which sentence is incorrect?
(A) Sometimes Marty eats a pretzel.
(B) Marty sometimes eats a pretzel.
(C) Marty often doesn’t eat a pretzel.
(D) Marty eats a pretzel every day.
9) Which adverb answers the question how often?
(A) in summer
(C) every other day
(B) on Sundays (D) on Sunday
10) Which is the least frequent adverb from these?
(A) once a week (C) weekly
(B) every day
(D) twice a month
11) Which one is incorrect?
(A) seldom (10%)
(C) frequently (60%)
(B) sometimes (50%) (D) occasionally (20%)
12) Which is the most frequent adverb from these?
(A) rarely
(C) normally
(B) frequently (D) regularly
13) Which one doesn’t have the similar meaning with
this – on Wednesdays?
(A) every other
(C) every week
week

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14) Which sentence is correct?
(A) Greg hardly ever is
polite.
(B) Mavis is every day polite.
(C) Jim is hardly ever polite.
(D) Every day is Mavis polite?
15) Which one has similar meaning with this – hardly
ever?
(A) almost ever
(C) never ever
(B) almost never (D) never
16) Which adverb answers the question when?
(A) usually
(C) every week
(B) on Thursdays (D) monthly
17) Which one has a negative meaning?
(A) generally
(C) rarely
(B) once in a while (D) every now and then
18) Which adverb answers the question when?
(A) always
(C) fortnightly
(B) twice a day (D) at 6 o’clock
19) Which sentence is incorrect?
(A) Monica washes her hands 6 times a day.
(B) Every day Monica cuts the people’s hair.
(C) Monica spends her free time in sewing on Saturday.
(D) Monica always is tired at night.
20) Which adverb answers the question how often?
(A) every day (C) daily

(B) in 1998
(D) at night
21) Which is the least frequent adverb from these?
(A) daily
(C) twice a day
(B) every other day (D) in the afternoons
22) Find the odd one out of these four adverbs.
Choose which item doesn't fit in with the others.
(A) on Saturdays (C) by day
(B) in June
(D) at night
23) Which is the most frequent adverb from these?
(A) twice a week
(C) fortnightly
(B) in the mornings (D) every other day
24) Which one can go at the beginning of a
sentence?
(A) generally (C) sometimes
(B) always
(D) rarely
25) Which sentence is correct?
(A) Mr Gray is generally tired.
(B) Generally Mr Gary is
tired.
(C) Mr Gray generally is tired.


Created by Susan V Toth

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