Every week a teacher at MEC writes four quiz questions. But, BE CAREFUL, three sentences are correct and one sentence is incorrect.
QUESTION by Deborah
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. They had to look up a new word in their dictionary.
B. He doesn't like people who look down on others.
C. The police are looking into the matter.
D. She's looking to her friends.
QUESTION by Katy
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. Heavy is the opposite of light.
B. Light isn't the opposite of dark.
C. Old is the opposite of new.
D. High isn't the opposite of tall.
QUESTION by Andrea
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. We had such a good time.
B. There were so many people at the beach.
C. The food was so delicious.
D. She was such rich.
QUESTION by James
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. Thanks for your help.
B. I'd like to help you.
C. I'm not good at singing.
D. We talked on the weather.
QUESTION by Jesse
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. It'll probably to be fine tomorrow.
B. It's likely to rain.
C. It'll definitely snow tonight.
D. It's almost certain to be cancelled.
QUESTION by Deborah
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I'm so thirsty I could drink 3 glasses of water.
B. The website has lots of informations.
C. It's been raining for 3 days. There is water everywhere.
D. I like a lot of sugar in my coffee.
QUESTION by Mae
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. My sister, who is a doctor, has lived in England for 7 years.
B. Sydney, which has a population of about 4 million, is the biggest city in Australia.
C. Mount Everest, that is the highest mountain in the world, was first climbed in 1953.
D. John, whose brother is a famous actor, married my sister last year.
QUESTION by Katy
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I felt excited during the movie.
B. I liked the movie because it was exciting.
C. He's a boring person.
D. I didn't like the movie because it was bored.
QUESTION by Angela
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I haven't been to the Blue Mountains yet.
B. I lived there for 4 years.
C. I arrived in Australia since January.
D. Have you ever been to Canberra?
QUESTION by James
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. Canberra is quite furthest from Sydney.
B. Brisbane is further from Sydney than Canberra.
C. Newcastle isn't far from Sydney.
D. Which Australian city is the furthest from Sydney?
QUESTION by Andrea
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I left during the game.
B. I left when the game finished.
C. The phone rang while I was washing the dishes.
D. Were you washed the dishes while I was ringing?
QUESTION by Jesse
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I'm going to the beach tomorrow.
B. I'll call you if I'm going to the beach.
C. In July I will have been here for 7 months.
D. Will you going to the cinema tomorrow?
QUESTION by Deborah
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I'll take my umbrella in case it rains.
B. I'll call you when I get home.
C. He isn't going to the beach unless it rains.
D. The cinema is cheaper if you have a student card.
QUESTION by Angela
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. You shouldn't look people down on.
B. I look up to my parents.
C. My older brother always looked out for me.
D. I'm not sure but I'll look into it.
QUESTION by Katy
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. There aren't many people here.
B. Are there any people there?
C. Is there much milk in the fridge?
D. There are much apples on the table.
QUESTION by Mae
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. Is it raining? No, it isn't.
B. Is it raining? No, it's not.
C. Are you hungry? Yes, I'm.
D. Are you hungry? Yes, I am.
QUESTION by James
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. It was absolutely cold yesterday.
B. It was absolutely freezing yesterday.
C. It was very cold yesterday.
D. It was freezing yesterday.
QUESTION by Deborah
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I went to Wellington, which is in New Zealand.
B. I went to Wellington, where you can catch the ferry to the South Island.
C. My friend who lives in Wellington is coming to visit me.
D. Wellington, what is the capital of New Zealand, has a population of less than half a million.
QUESTION by Andrea
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I haven't been to Shanghai.
B. He has finished studying.
C. Have you eaten yet?
D. Why has she deciding to go?
QUESTION by Jesse
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. My English improved quickly.
B. The bus was travelling fastly.
C. You should eat your food slowly.
D. Initially I thought I'd forgotten my phone.
QUESTION by Angela
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. Hardly anyone went to the party.
B. Only a few people went to the party.
C. Almost everyone went to the party.
D. None people went to the party.
QUESTION by James
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I've lived in Australia since 5 years.
B. I lived in Australia from 2001 to 2005.
C. I lived in Australia for 5 years.
D. I'll live in Australia until 2008.
QUESTION by Katy
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. They ought to study more.
B. They should study more.
C. They have to study more.
D. They could to study more.
QUESTION by Mae
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. We are going to the beach despite the rain.
B. We will go to the beach unless it rains.
C. We can go to the beach if it will rain.
D. If it's not raining, we'll go to the beach.
QUESTION by Fiona
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I went to the beach yesterday morning.
B. I haven't been to the beach at all this week.
C. I was going to go to the beach but it was raining.
D. I've been to the beach yesterday afternoon.
QUESTION by Deborah
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. The opposite of old is new.
B. The opposite of young is old.
C. The opposite of long is short.
D. The opposite of short is high.
QUESTION by Angela
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I did the homework by myself.
B. They enjoyed themself at the party.
C. We painted the room ourselves.
D. Did you do the homework by yourself?
QUESTION by Jesse
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I will go to school after I have finished my breakfast.
B. I will go to school as soon as I have finished my breakfast.
C. I will finish my breakfast before I go to school.
D. I will go to school until I have finished my breakfast.
QUESTION by Mae
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I enjoy to study English.
B. I enjoy studying English.
C. I like to study English.
D. I like studying English.
QUESTION by Katy
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. It's cold because it cloudy.
B. It's cloudy so it's cold.
C. It's hot despite being cloudy.
D. It's cold because of the clouds.
QUESTION by Fiona
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I had a wonderful childhood.
B. Patience is a good quality.
C. My father is a journalism.
D. I would like to be a musician.
QUESTION by Deborah
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I haven't finished yet.
B. I've already finished.
C. Have you already finished?
D. Yet have you finished?.
QUESTION by Mae
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. The movie was excited.
B. I was excited.
C. Was the movie exciting?
D. I thought it was exciting.
QUESTION by Angela
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. Fish rhymes with dish.
B. Fly rhymes with sky.
C. Food rhymes with good.
D. Shoe rhymes with blue.
QUESTION by Jesse
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I'm going to a meeting at 4pm.
B. I'm going to do my homework later.
C. Are you hot? I'll open the window.
D. I going to make dinner soon.
QUESTION by Katy
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I should have go to bed earlier.
B. I shouldn't have gone to bed so late.
C. I ought to have gone to bed earlier.
D. I ought to go to bed earlier.
QUESTION by Fiona
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I got up to open the window.
B. I got up so that I could open the window.
C. I studied everyday to will pass the exam.
D. I studied everyday so that I could pass the exam.
QUESTION by Deborah
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. My parents didn't let me watch TV every day.
B. My parents only let me watch TV on Saturday.
C. My parents didn't let me eat a lot of chocolate.
D. My parents only let me eating some chocolate.
QUESTION by Mae
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. The house was built in 1954.
B. My camera is stolen this morning.
C. Maewill English College was established in 1996. D. All the cake has been eaten!
QUESTION by Angela
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I had been studying for 2 hours when the phone rang. B. It started to rain as I was walking to school. C. I had been in Chile for 1 week before I contacted my parents. D. He is angry because he had been waiting for an hour.
QUESTION by Fiona
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. He asked her if she had been to where.
B. She said she had been to China.
C. He asked her if she spoke English.
D. She said she didn't understand.
QUESTION by Jesse
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. Studying English is quite difficult.
B. Learning to ride a bike is easy.
C. We went to the beach yesterday. It was fun.
D. I went to early bed.
QUESTION by Katy
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. Do you think I should go to the beach today?
B. You should smoke because it's bad for you.
C. If your tooth hurts you should go to the dentist.
D. You shouldn't stay up too late.
QUESTION by Claudia
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I might have seen the movie.
B. I may have heard the song.
C. I can't have remembered to call her.
D. I must have forget to ring him.
QUESTION by Mae
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I always go to the beach at Friday.
B. I always go to the beach in the morning.
C. I went to the beach at 10am. D. I went to the beach on the 3rd of July.
QUESTION by Katy
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I haven't got my mobile phone.
B. He's got my mobile phone.
C. Have got you my mobile phone?
D. Where is my mobile phone?
QUESTION by Fiona
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I like going to the beach.
B. I don't like swimming in winter.
C. I would like to go to Nepal.
D. I would like to eating chocolate.
QUESTION by Jesse
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I have lived in Australia for 5 years.
B. I am going on holiday for 3 weeks.
C. I went to Canberra during my holidays.
D. I went to Latvia during 5 years.
QUESTION by Cynthia
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. It was very brilliant.
B. It was exteremly exciting.
C. It was quite good.
D. It was really nice.
QUESTION by Fiona
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. You should stop smoking.
B. You shouldn't worry so much.
C. I should be more careful.
D. The plane should have arriving by now.
QUESTION by Angela
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I'll be opening the window.
B. I'm going to visit my mother this afternoon.
C. I'm having lunch with my sister tomorrow.
D. The plane leaves at 3:30.
QUESTION by Deborah
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I went to the Gold Coast for 3 weeks.
B. I have lived here since 2001.
C. The test is from 10 o'clock to 11am.
D. I have been learning English since 5 years.
QUESTION by Mae
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. Would you like a coffee?.
B. I would like a coffee.
C. Do you would like a coffee?.
D. I like coffee.
QUESTION by Katy
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I bought myself some new shoes.
B. She makes all her clothes herself.
C. He had to cook himself dinner.
D. You must do your homework ourselves.
QUESTION by Jesse
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I'm going to the beach that's next to Manly.
B. I sit next to the woman who has long hair.
C. Manly is the beach where I usually swim there.
D. My friend whose parents live in Sydney visited me.
Congratulations Miguel!
QUESTION by Rob
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I came to Australia so I could learn English.
B. I came to Australia wanting to learn English.
C. I came to Australia to learn English.
D. I came to Australia for learn English.
Congratulations Glen and Reto!
Question by Jesse
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. Where are we going?
B. Why are we doing?
C. Who are we visiting?
D. When are we leaving?
Congratulations Colin!
QUESTION by Cynthia
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I stayed with 3 homestay families.
B. One family had 4 children.
C. The second family had 2 children and a dog.
D. The third family had 1 children.
Congratulations Jason!
QUESTION by Lee
Which sentence is incorrect?
Are there any good places to eat? A. Yes, many.
B. Yes a lot.
C. So much.
D. There are a few.
Congratulations Dinky!
QUESTION by William
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. There friend is on holiday.
B. They're late.
C. There she is.
D. I like their shoes.
Congratulations Reto!
QUESTION by Jesse
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. It's nearly ten thirty.
B. It's about ten thirty.
C. It's thirty past ten.
D. It's half past ten.
Congratulations Eminy!
QUESTION by Mae
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. My sister lent me 20 dollars.
B. I've lost 50 dollars!
C. The Australian 50 dollar note is yellow.
D. Can I borrow 10 dollar?
Congratulations Jessica!
QUESTION by Fiona
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I live in apartment three.
B. I have a thirty years old car.
C. I have three hundred dollars in my bank account.
D. I live on the third floor.
Congratulations Eminy!
QUESTION by Deborah
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. Sydney is the biggest city in Australia.
B. Sydney Tower is the tallest building in Sydney.
C. The Amazon is one of the longest rivers in the world.
D. Dee Why is the goodest beach in Sydney.
Congratulations Reto!
QUESTION by Jesse
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. There are plenty of beaches in Sydney.
B. Are there any beaches in Sydney?
C. There are a lot beaches in Sydney.
D. There are many beaches in Sydney.
Congratulations Jasily!
QUESTION by Katy
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. If it's sunny, I'll go to the beach.
B. If it had been raining, I would have stayed at home.
C. If it snowed, I would go skiing.
D. If the surf is good, I would go surfing.
Congratulations Jessica!
QUESTION by Deborah
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I will catch a bus this evening.
B. I catch a bus this evening.
C. I should catch a bus this evening.
D. I won't catch a bus this evening.
Congratulations Grace again!
QUESTION by Jesse
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. The dog is running after a cat.
B. The dogs are running after a cat.
C. The dog was running after a cat.
D. The dog were running after cats.
Congratulations Frank!
QUESTION by Fiona
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. Our house was built in 1927.
B. Their house was building for 9 months.
C. Our house is being built at the moment.
D. Ten houses have been built since July.
Congratulations Yuriy!
QUESTION by Suzanne
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I'm sure he was innocent. He should have gone to prison.
B. He needn't have phoned the police.
C. You don't need to carry identification, but it's a good idea.
D. He didn't need to have a work permit.
Congratulations Ben!
QUESTION by Angela
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. The parents took they're children over there.
B. They took their picnic lunch and ate it there.
C. Their children took their sandwiches there.
D. There are two people over there with their lunch.
Congratulations Takeshi!
QUESTION by Sally
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. Simon doesn't take his classes seriously. B. Jeremy tells funnily jokes. C. She laughed in a friendly way. D. The tiger climbed the hill slowly.
Congratulations Grace!
QUESTION by Deborah
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. Eventually they arrived. B. Finally they arrived. C. Last they arrived. D. At last they arrived.
Congratulations Takeshi!
QUESTION by Fiona
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. Let's go out, it isn't raining now. B. The water boils. Can you turn it off? C. The moon goes around the earth. D. Hurry up! Everybody is waiting for you.
Congratulations Cristiano!
QUESTION by Katy
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I've been in the Sydney for 3 months. B. I like living in Australia C. Do you come from Brazil? D. I went to the Sydney Opera House yesterday.
Congratulations Larry!
QUESTION by Claudia
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. If you come to school, your English will improve. B. If you don't come to school, your English won't improve. C. If you came to school, your English will improve. D. If you came to school, your English would improve.
Congratulations Annie!
QUESTION by Katy
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. We went to the Harbour Bridge on Friday.
B. We have been to the Harbour Bridge.
C. We was at the Harbour Bridge on Friday.
D. We were at the Harbour Bridge on Friday.
Congratulations You Jung!
QUESTION by Jesse
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. It's warm today.
B. It's warm yesterday.
C. It's been warm recently.
D. It's usually warm in Sydney.
Congratulations Agnese!
Do you like surfing? You could work in the surf industry.
Say "Cheese."
Where's the basketball?
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