Idoneità Lingua inglese - Domande per esame

TEST:

1. DO + determiner + gerund is used for:

A: anything

B: expressing a thinking process

C: activities that take a certain time

D: expressing finality

2. The number one reason DO is used as an auxiliary verb is:

A: to avoid repetition

B: to express a state

C: for possession

D: to create a phrasal verb

3. An example of ellipsis is:

A: she doesn’t like tuna

B: they do love this

C: she hates sitcoms, but I don’t

D: do you smell that

4. This is not a collocation for MAKE:

A: well

B: a phone call

C: plans

D: a remark

5. DO is unique as a main verb because:

A: it is similar to a modal verb

B: it is an auxiliary verb

C: it can refer to almost any activity

D: it can formulate the passive

6. A second reason for DO to be used as an auxiliary verb is:

A: for emphasis

B: for reinforcement

C: to express possibility

D: to express motive

7. The following sentence is incorrect:

A: do you play tennis

B: this doesn’t work

C: does he do anything

D: do you can come

8. This is not a collocation for DO:

A: business

B: an offer

C: chores

D: harm

9. DO as a proper main verb means:

A: to possess something

B: to experience something

C: to impose obligation

D: to complete work or jobs

10.The reason DO is sometimes used in affirmative clauses is:

A: to create ambiguity

B: for possession

C: to replace a modal verb

D: for emphasis 4. IRREGULAR VERBS

GRAMMAR: regular irregular

- In inglese ci sono 2 tipi di verbi: (aggiungono -ed) e (forme da

imparare) go–went–gone).

- I verbi irregolari sono antichi e non seguono regole fisse (es.

(jumped),

- Il past simple dei verbi regolari si forma con -ed mentre per gli irregolari

(sleep → slept).

cambia del tutto (have forgiven, was

- Il past participle serve per tempi perfetti e forme passive

drawn). (a broken window

- Molti participi usati come aggettivi hanno senso passivo = una

finestra che è stata rotta). have/has + past participle (She’s

- (come già detto) Il present perfect si forma con

spilled my coffee). having + past participle

- Le participle clauses iniziano con o con un participio usato

(Having felt rejected, he left).

come frase secondaria

TEST:

1. The number of types of verbs in English are:

A: 2

B: 1

C: 4

D: 3

2. Irregular verbs are very:

A: new

B: young

C: old

D: difficult

3. An example of a regular past simple form is:

A: jumped

B: slept

C: paid

D: forgot

4. An example of an irregular past simple form is:

A: started

B: tidied

C: agreed

D: bet

5. The past participle of the verb FORGIVE is:

A: forgiven

B: forgave

C: forge

D: forget

6. The past participle of the verb DRAW is:

A: drew

B: drawed

C: drawn

D: drawd

7. Past simple forms are used in:

A: present perfect negative

B: past perfect affirmative

C: future perfect interrogative

D: past simple affirmative

8. Most past participles used as adjectives have:

A: passive meanings

B: active meanings

C: dependent meanings

D: personal meanings

9. An example sentence of present perfect is:

A: she's spilled my coffee

B: they've got a cat

C: we are here

D: he had already gone

10.An example of a participle clause is:

A: her broken vase got mended

B: the abandoned house is on the corner

C: we've been home all day

D: having felt rejected, he left

5. PRESENT TENSES

GRAMMAR:

- Ci sono 2 tempi presenti principali:

Present simple → azioni abituali, fatti, verità generali, situazioni permanenti.

 I work every day.)

(es. I’m

Present continuous → azioni in corso, temporanee o pianificate. (es.

 studying now.)

- Nella 3ª persona singolare si aggiunge -s, -es (teach → teaches) o -ies (cry → cries).

- L’ausiliare del present continuous è BE (am/is/are) + verbo + -ing.

TEST:

1. The number of tenses which represent English present tenses is:

A: 4

B: 2

C: 1

D: 3

2. In the third person singular what we add to the base form of nearly all verbs is:

A: s

B: ed

C: ing

D: nothing

3. To talk about things that happen regularly or all the time we use:

A: past simple

B: present perfect

C: present simple

D: present continuous

4. To talk about things happening now we use:

A: past continuous

B: present simple

C: present continuous

D: present perfect

5. The auxiliary verb used in the present continuous is:

A: have

B: do

C: can

D: be

6. To talk about a permanent situation you use:

A: present simple

B: present continuous

C: past simple

D: present perfect

7. The verb that is followed by -ies to make the third person singular form is:

A: look

B: cry

C: walk

D: dream

8. The verb that would change its ending to -es in the third person singular of the

present simple is:

A: look

B: walk

C: teach

D: study

9. A misspelled third person singular verb is:

A: drinks

B: watches

C: relys

D: sings

10.Present continuous can be used to express:

A: routine

B: things that happen too often

C: common actions

D: states 6. ARTICLES AND RELATIVE CLAUSES

GRAMMAR:

a/an

- Articles: → davanti a cose non specifiche o menzionate per la prima volta;

the → davanti a cose specifiche, uniche o note.

Nessun articolo → per insiemi generali, plurali o non numerabili (uncountable

nouns in general), continenti, laghi (lakes, Africa, America).

who, whom, whose, which, that That

- Relative pronouns: collegano due frasi. può

who which

sostituire o in defining clauses. The

- Defining clauses → specificano la cosa/persona di cui si parla, senza virgole (

woman who lives next door is a teacher Specifica quale donna, quindi senza virgole)



Non-defining clauses → aggiungono informazioni extra, sempre tra virgole

 (The Eiffel Tower, which was built in 1889, is in Paris Informazione aggiuntiva,



non cambia quale torre è) (The

Preposizioni possono andare prima o alla fine del pronome relativo

 person to whom I spoke was very kind preposizione prima; The person I



spoke to was very kind preposizione alla fine)



TEST:

1. We use no article when we talk about:

A: something that is specific

B: something that is unique

C: a mountain chain

D: uncountable nouns in general

2. No article is used:

A: with mountain ranges

B: with deserts

C: with oceans

D: with lakes

3. An example of a word that is not a relative pronoun is:

A: what

B: whose

C: which

D: whom

4. Prepositions in relative clauses:

A: are optional

B: are before and after the relative pronoun

C: must be before the relative pronoun

D: can come at the end of the relative clause

5. THE is not used:

A: with superlatives

B: with continents

C: when something is unique

D: with the names of oceans

6. THAT is a relative pronoun that can be used in place of:

A: why

B: who

C: where

D: when

7. Non-defining relative clauses:

A: give extra information

B: replace the subject

C: replace the object

D: define a person or place

8. The number of articles in the English language is:

A: 1

B: 2

C: 3

D: 4

9. Before and after a defining relative clause there should be:

A: clear reference to the clause

B: the pronoun WHICH

C: no commas

D: the definition

10.A/An are used when we talk about something which:

A: isn't specific

B: is unique

C: is mentioned for the second time

D: uncountable 7. ADVERBS AND ADVERBIAL PHRASES

GRAMMAR: quickly, very)

- Adverbs: modificano verbi, aggettivi o altri avverbi (e.g., friendly)

- Forme speciali: alcuni aggettivi non hanno forma avverbiale ( always, often,

- Adverbs of frequency: indicano quanto spesso accade qualcosa (

seldom) (clearily clearly)

- Spelling: attenzione a errori comuni →

absolutely

- Gradi: avverbi come si usano con aggettivi non gradabili;

pretty/fairly/terribly con gradabili

- Sinonimi e forme identiche: alcuni avverbi hanno lo stesso aspetto dell’aggettivo

(fast) (never do this

- Inizio frase/imperativo: avverbi possono introdurre un imperativo

again!) hard hardly

- Attenzione a confusione: = “difficile”, = “appena/pochissimo”

TEST:

1. The adverb that means "in the end" is:

A: really

B: eventually

C: in fact

D: apparently

2. An adjective that doesn't have an adverb form is:

A: friendly

B: clearly

C: daily

D: straight

3. An example of an adverb of frequency is:

A: seldom

B: clearly

C: straight

D: accurately

4. An adverb that is not correctly spelled is:

A: gently

B: automatically

C: happily

D: clearily

5. An adverb that can be paired with a non-gradable adjective is:

A: pretty

B: fairly

C: terribly

D: absolutely

6. A synonym of "recently" is:

A: actually

B: nearly

C: lately

D: ever

7. Some adverbs have the same form as the adjective and an example is:

A: apparent

B: late

C: close

D: fast

8. An adverb that expresses a speaker's reaction to an event is:

A: luckily

B: certainly

C: honestly

D: probably

9. The adverb that means "difficult" is:

A: hard

B: hardly

C: tough

D: too

10.An adverb that comes at the beginning of an imperative sentence is:

A: sometimes

B: quite

C: never

D: scarcely 8. PERFECT TENSES

GRAMMAR:

- Present perfect (simple): have/has + past participle; si usa per esperienze

already.

passate con effetti sul presente e con avverbio Non si usa con espressioni

ago

di tempo precise come → lì si usa il past simple.

- Present perfect continuous: have/has been + verb(-ing); indica un’azione

(i have been

iniziata nel passato e ancora in corso. Non si usa con verbi di stato

dreaming of becoming a ballerina)

- Past perfect simple: had + past participle; indica un’azione completata prima

(I had finished my homework before my friends came over)

di un’altra nel passato

- Past perfect continuous: had been + verb(-ing); descrive un’azione in corso

(She had been practicing ballet for two hours

prima di un’altra azione passata

before her teacher arrived)

TEST:

1. The auxiliary verb used for present perfect simple is:

A: do

B: have

C: get

D: be

2. An adverb not used with the present perfect simple is:

A: ago

B: just

C: yet

D: already

3. Present perfect