English Level Test Grammar Quiz for Beginners

In this video, we're gonna test your English. I've prepared 20 questions, 10 at A1 level and 10 at A2 level. This test is for beginners, but even if you're an intermediate or advanced learner, try it too. The basics are important, so make sure there are no gaps. After each question, I'll show you the correct answer and explain it with simple examples. So, by the end, you'll not only know your level, you'll improve your grammar and vocabulary too. Ready? Let's get started. And the first question. My brother... to music every evening. Is it A. is listening, B. listens, C. listen. Take your time. And the correct answer is B. My brother listens to music every evening. We use present simple for habits or actions that happen regularly. For example, she reads a book before bed every night. And guys, notice that with he, she, it, we always add s or es to the verb. So, listen is incorrect here. What about is listening? This describes something happening right now. Got it? Let's move on. And the second question. Excuse me, can you me the way to the station? Is it A. say, B. speak, C. tell. Take your time. And the correct answer is C. tell. Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the station? We use tell someone something to give information. All right? For example, she told me the time of the meeting. What about say? We use say with direct speech and it may come with to. For example, he said good morning or he said to me good morning. What about speak? Speak means to talk in general or to know a language. For example, she can speak English. So, the correct phrase here is tell me the way. Moving on. What about question number three? I usually go to school foot. Is it A. by, B. with, C. on. Which one is correct? This one is trickier. And the answer is C. I usually go to school on foot. So, the correct phrase is on foot, which means walking. What about by? I bet you picked by. By is used for transport. For example, by bus, by car, by train. And with food is not correct. So, when you walk, you go on foot. Clear? Moving on. And the next question. Yesterday we to the park. Is it A. go, B. have gone, C. went. Take your time. And the answer is C. went. Yesterday we went to the park. Why? With past simple for actions that happened in the past at a specific time. Here, the word yesterday tells us the action is in the past. For example, they ate pizza last night. Last night. What about This is present tense, so it doesn't match yesterday. And have gone is present perfect. Guys, when you see yesterday, last week, in 2020, or any specific past time, always use past simple. Alright, moving on. And the next one. My father is very good cooking. Is it A. in, B. at, C. for. And the correct answer is B. My father is very good at cooking. So, what about good at? This is the correct phrase when we talk about skills or abilities. For example, he's good at playing football. She's good at drawing. It tells us what someone can do well. And in is not correct here, because we just don't say good in cooking. Now, for. What about for? It usually means useful or beneficial. For example, fruits are good for you. Got it? We're halfway through. Let's move on. And the next one is. I have a meeting Monday morning, so I can't go out. This one is tricky. Is it A. at, B. in, C. on. Taking our time. And the correct answer is C. on. I have a meeting on Monday morning, so I can't go out. It's not in. Because in is only for month, years, or general parts of the day. For example, in July, in 2020, in the morning, in the evening. But for the formula specific day plus part of the day, use on. Like on Monday morning, on Friday evening, on Saturday afternoon. Is it clear? What about at? It is used for exact times. Like at eight o'clock, at midnight. And the next one for you. I found this article, the internet, yesterday. Is it A. in, B. on, C. at. So the answer is B. on. I found this article on the internet yesterday. Internet, internet, internet, internet. How do you pronounce it, guys? So, on the internet. This is the standard phrase. For example, I read a lot of news on the internet. In is not used with the internet. And what about at? At is only for physical places or events. Like at the cinema, cinema, at the cinema, at the bus stop. Question number eight. Look at this dress. Do you like? Is it A. it, B. this, C. that. And the correct answer is A. Look at this dress. Do you like it? So, we use it when we're talking about something already mentioned. For example, here. She's showing the dress. Do you like it? And what about this? This is used to introduce something for the first time. Like, this is my new dress. But in this question, after showing, it just doesn't sound natural. And as for that, that is used for something farther away. Like, do you like that house over there? Like, here. Do you like that house over there? We have two more left at A1 level. How are you doing so far? Question number nine. Open the window, please. I need A. it, B. that, C. no article. Fresh air. So, doing it an article. And which one with fresh air? Take your time. And the correct answer is C. Open the window, please. I need fresh air. Why? But why? Because with uncountable nouns, like air, water, milk, we don't use an article when speaking in general. For example, I need fresh air. What about A? A is not possible. No. Because it's air is uncountable. So, we cannot say a fresh air, although fresh is an adjective. And that is only used if we mean specific air. Like, the air in this room is too hot. Great. And the last one here. There isn't milk in the fridge. Is it A? A, B. some, C. any. And the correct answer is C. any. There isn't any milk in the fridge. We use any in negative sentences and questions with uncountable or plural nouns. Like, there isn't any milk. Do you have any friends? A. What about A? A is used only with singular countable nouns, like a book, a cat, a chair. We can't say a milk because it is uncountable. Some is usually used in positive sentences. Like, there is some milk in the fridge. All right, before moving forward, tell me, how did you do? How many correct answers did you get at the A1 level? Write down your score and let's tackle level A2. Guys, here is the first question. There are only chairs in the classroom, so some students have to stand. Is it A. few, B. a few, C. little. And the correct answer is A. There are only few chairs in the classroom, so some students have to stand. Few empathizes a small number, almost none. For example, few chairs means almost no chairs because some students have to stand. A few means some or enough to use. For example, a few chairs means enough for everyone. And what about little? Little is used only for uncountable nouns, like little water, little sugar. And the second question. I feel much since I started exercising. Is it A. healthy, B. healthier, C. more healthy. And the correct answer is B. I feel much healthier since I started exercising. So, healthier is the comparative form of healthy. We use it to show improvement or change. For example, I eat more vegetables now. I feel healthier. What about healthy? It just describes a state, not a comparison. For example, I'm healthy. Not showing change. And as for more healthy, it is grammatically correct, but sounds less natural. All right, what about this one? I've Is it A. for, B. since, C. from. And the correct answer is B. I've lived here since 2015. So, here's a formula. Since plus starting point. Since Monday. Since 2015. As for for. So, for is used with duration, not a certain point. For example, for five years. For five years. Okay. And from, we say from to. Like from 2015 to 2020. All right, what about this one? If it rains, we at home. A. will stay, B. stay, C. stayed. And the answer is A. If it rains, we'll stay at home. And this is the first conditional. We use it to talk about real or possible future situations. And the structure is if plus present simple in the first part, and in the second part, will plus base verb. For example, if you don't hurry, we'll miss the train. What about stay? It just sounds like a habit, not conditional. And stay, it is for past simple, but it just doesn't fit here. Question number five. She said she busy. Is it A. is, B. was, C. will be. This one is tricky, guys. Take your time. And the answer is B. She said she was busy. She said she was busy. And here we have a reported speech. The verb usually goes one step back in time. Please compare. Direct speech. She said I'm busy. In a reported speech, she said she was busy. Got it? What about S? We don't usually keep the present tense in a reported speech when the reporting verb is in the past. And S for will be, it is not correct here. So, guys, remember, we usually use the verbs. Like, am becomes was, are were, have had, will would, and so on. All right, we're halfway through this level. Question number six. By the time we arrived, they dinner. Is it A. finished, B. had finished, C. were finishing. And the answer is B. had finished. By the time we arrived, they had finished dinner. So, here we use past perfect for an action that happened before another past action. I know, tricky. So, they had finished dinner before we arrived. What about finished? It is simple past. Doesn't clearly show which action happened first. And were finishing, it is past continuous. It would mean that they were still eating when we arrived. So, it's incorrect here. Guys, had plus past participle. This formula shows the first action in the past before another past action. For example, I had left the house before it started raining. Let's get on to the next one. Let's. Let's start the meeting. A. Shall we? B. Don't we? C. Will we? And the correct answer is A. Let's start the meeting. Shall we? After let's, the correct question tag is shall we. Let's go. Shall we? Don't we doesn't match the structure and will we is incorrect here. So, whenever you a sentence with let's, the tag question is always shall we. For example, let's start the lesson. Shall we? Let's have lunch. Shall we? Guys, we have three more left. What about this one? He turned the TV because the program was boring. Is it A. Up? B. Out? C. Off? And the answer is C. He turned off the TV because the program was boring. Let's have a look at some common phrasal verbs with turn. All right. Turn off means to switch off, like stop a device or light, like he turned off the light. Turn out, to result or end up, like it turned out well. And turn up, it means to increase volume or appear, arrive. Can you turn up the music? He didn't turn up for the meeting. All right. Question number nine. The train arrived. Time. Is it A. On? B. In? C. At? And the answer is A. The train arrived on time. But why not in time? On time means exactly at the scheduled time. For example, I arrived on time for the meeting. And in time means before something starts or before it's too late. For example, I got to the station in time to catch the train. And at, it just, it is not used in this expression. And last one. Look at those dark clouds. It rains soon. Is it A. Will? B. Is going to? C. Goes to? And the correct answer is B. Is going to. Look at the clouds. It's going to rain soon. Guys, we use is going to when we see evidence in the present that something will happen in the near future. So, look at the clouds. It's going to rain soon. The clouds are present evidence that rain is likely. Is going to connects what we see now with what will happen soon. What about will? It could be for a simple future prediction, but it doesn't show you have evidence right now. It could be, I think it will rain soon. It's just your opinion. There is no evidence. As for goes to, grammatically it is incorrect here. That's it. How did you do? Don't worry if you missed some. 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