Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
King Saud University
Teachers' College in Riyadh
Department of English
Academic Year 1430/1431
Second Term
Level 1
Final Exam
Grammar (1)
Student's Name ………………………………………………………..
Student's Number ……………………………………………………..
Mark Obtained ………………………………………………………...
Examiner:
Omar Osman Jabak
Note: Students must attempt ALL of the following questions
1. Make questions to which the underlined words are the answers. (7 Marks)
2. We meet at the library every Monday.
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3. He is reading a fantastic story this week.
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4. Jack speaks three languages.
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5. They can go to the museum with us.
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6. Ahmad eats an apple every day.
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7. They have just finished their work.
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2. Make the following sentences negative.
(6 Marks)
1. We are taking the exam now.
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2. They can play football this weekend
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3. Ahmad goes to school every day.
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4. We may come to the meeting early.
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5. She is a good student.
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6. They have met him before.
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3. Use the present continuous tense to complete these sentences.
1. Donna…………………..…(buy) a gift now.
(10 Marks)
2. I …………………..(write) a check. I. ………….…………(use) a pen.
3. Peter …………………………(lie ) to me now.
4. He ………………….…(sleep) right now.
5. They ……………..….......(sit) on the sofa. They ….………………..(watch) TV.
6. She. ……………….…(draw) a picture. He ………………......….. (cut) some paper.
7. We ……………(do) our best.
4. Write the missing tag questions in the blanks.
(10 Marks)
1. You were in good shape last year, …………………….?
2. You also tried harder last year, ………………………….?
3. But you will finish this year, ……………………………….?
4. We should run faster, …………………………………………?
5. You're not getting tired, ………………………………?
6. You cannot run faster, ……………………………….?
7. I am not boring you, ……………………………..?
8. She speaks English, ………………………………?
9. We have done that before, ……………………………?
10. They know the answer, …………………………………?
5. Put in a few, few, a little or little.
(5 Marks)
1. The postman doesn't often come here. We receive .……….…letters.
2. The snow was quite deep. There seemed ……………..hope of completing our journey.
3. Trevor isn't finding it easy to fix the shelves. He's having ……..………trouble.
4. Sarah is exhausted. She's having……….………days' holiday next week.
5. David quite likes golf, but unfortunately he has…………. ability.
6. Write the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 That was the............................................... (funny) film I've ever seen.
2 It was the ……………. ........................ (horrible) feeling I've ever had.
3 Have you read her ………. ................................ (recent) book?
4 It's the .......................................... (large) company in the country.
5 It was the ……………………………….(boring) speech I've ever heard.
(10 Marks)
6 You've got the ..................................... (far) to travel.
7 That's the .............................................. (helpful) idea so far.
8 The factory uses the ...........................................(modern) production methods.
9 This is the …………………………… (early) I've ever got up.
10 It was the .........…………....................(sad) day of my life.
7. Choose the correct word(s) to complete the following sentences.
1. Judy goes to................................... by bus.
a) work
b) a work
c) the work
2. I don't know what to do. It's ................................... problem.
a) quite difficult
b) a quite difficult
c) quite a difficult
3 ................................. is my favourite sport.
a) Golf
b) A golf
c) The golf
4 .................................starts at nine o'clock.
a) School
b) A school
c) The school.
5. We had ............................... time at the disco yesterday.
a) really nice
b) a really nice
c) really a nice
6. Nigel opened a drawer and took out ......................................
a) photos
b) a photos
c) some photos
7. Did you learn to play................................... ?
a) violin
b) a violin
c) the violin
8. We can finish the rest of the bread for .....................................
a) breakfast
b) a breakfast
c) the breakfast
9. While I was in hospital, they gave me.....................................
a) X-ray
b) a X-ray
c) an X-ray
10. I might listen to .....................................
a) radio
b) radios
c) the radio
11. We need to protect .................................. from pollution.
a) environment
b) some environment
c) the environment
12. Why do they always play ...................................music?
a) so terrible
b) such terrible
c) such a terrible
(12 Marks)