Be going to: Plans and predictions – English Grammar Test for A1
Grammar » Grammar Test for A1 » Be going to: Plans and predictions – English Grammar Test for A1
(a) Who is going to help you tonight?
(b) Why are you going to help you tonight?
(c) How is going to help you tonight?
2 (sick)
(a) Who is he going to stay at home?
(b) Why is he going to stay at home?
(c) How is he going to stay at home?
3 (by bus / school)
(a) How are they going to get to school?
(b) Who are they going to get to school?
(c) Why are they going to get to school?
4 (your sister / the party)
(a) Who are you going to invite to the party?
(b) Why are you going to invite to the party?
(c) How are you going to invite to the party?
5 (because it’s his birthday)
(a) Who are they going to have a party?
(b) Why are they going to have a party?
(c) How are they going to have a party?
6 (bring sandwiches)
(a) Who is going to bring sandwiches?
(b) How is going to bring sandwiches?
(c) Why is going to bring sandwiches?
7 (by bicycle / the park)
(a) How is Tom going to go to the park?
(b) Why is Tom going to go to the park?
(c) Who is Tom going to go to the park?
8 (the students / help)
(a) Who is going to help the students?
(b) Why are going to help the students?
(c) How is going to help the students?
9 (because it’s raining)
(a) Who are you going to stay inside?
(b) Why are you going to stay inside?
(c) How are you going to stay inside?
10 (clean the room / your class)
(a) Who is going to clean the room in your class?
(b) Why is going to clean the room in your class?
(c) How are going to clean the room in your class?
11 (we / the airport / taxi)
(a) Who are we going to get to the airport?
(b) Why are we going to get to the airport?
(c) How are we going to get to the airport?
12 (because he is tired)
(a) Why is he going to go to bed early?
(b) Who is he going to go to bed early?
(c) How is he going to go to bed early?
13 (cook dinner / tonight / my mother)
(a) Who is going to cook dinner tonight?
(b) Why is going to cook dinner tonight?
(c) How is going to cook dinner tonight?
14 (visit grandma / we / reason: she’s sick)
(a) Who are we going to visit?
(b) Why are we going to visit grandma?
(c) How are we going to visit grandma?
15 (by train / Da Nang)
(a) Why are they going to travel to Da Nang?
(b) How are they going to travel to Da Nang?
(c) Who are they going to travel to Da Nang?
16 (your homework / you)
(a) Who is going to help you with your homework?
(b) Why are you going to help with your homework?
(c) How is you going to help with your homework?
17 (buy tickets / online / you)
(a) Who are you going to buy the tickets online?
(b) Why are you going to buy the tickets online?
(c) How are you going to buy the tickets?
18 (because it’s cheaper / bus)
(a) Why are you going to take the bus?
(b) Who are you going to take the bus?
(c) How are you going to take the bus?
19 (team leader)
(a) Who is going to be the leader of the team?
(b) Why is going to be the leader of the team?
(c) How are going to be the leader of the team?
20 (mechanic / the car)
(a) Who is going to fix the car?
(b) Why is going to fix the car?
(c) How are going to fix the car?
21 (borrow the books / library / plural “we”)
(a) Who are going to borrow the books from the library?
(b) Who is going to borrow the books from the library?
(c) How are going to borrow the books from the library?
22 (every day / practice English / you)
(a) Who are you going to practice English every day?
(b) Why are you going to practice English every day?
(c) How often are you going to practice English?
23 (two weeks / stay in Nha Trang / they)
(a) How long are they going to stay in Nha Trang?
(b) Who are they going to stay in Nha Trang?
(c) Why are they going to stay in Nha Trang?
24 (two sandwiches / make / you)
(a) How many sandwiches are you going to make?
(b) How much sandwiches are you going to make?
(c) Who are you going to make sandwiches?
25 (a little water / drink / she)
(a) How much water is she going to drink?
(b) How many water is she going to drink?
(c) Who is she going to drink water?
26 (on foot / get home / you)
(a) How are you going to get home?
(b) Who are you going to get home?
(c) Why are you going to get home?
27 (because he has an exam / study tonight)
(a) Who is he going to study tonight?
(b) Why is he going to study tonight?
(c) How is he going to study tonight?
28 (your cousin / the wedding)
(a) Who is going to come to the wedding?
(b) Why is going to come to the wedding?
(c) How are going to come to the wedding?
29 (on Saturdays / the team / practice)
(a) How often is the team going to practice?
(b) Why is the team going to practice?
(c) Who is the team going to practice?
30 (in the evening / return / they)
(a) How are they going to come back?
(b) Why are they going to come back?
(c) When are they going to come back? — choose the best Who/Why/How option.
Answer
1 a – We ask about the person → Who + is + going to + V. Others use the wrong wh-word or structure.
2 b – Asking for a reason → Why + is + he + going to…. The others misuse who/how.
3 a – Method of travel → How are they going to get…; (b)/(c) wrong wh-words.
4 a – Object person → Who are you going to invite…; (b)/(c) wrong wh-words.
5 b – Reason for a party → Why are they going to…; (a)/(c) ungrammatical.
6 a – Unknown subject → Who is going to bring…; (b)/(c) missing subjects.
7 a – Means of transport → How is Tom going to…; others wrong wh-words.
8 a – The helper (subject) is unknown → Who is going to help…; (b)/(c) malformed.
9 b – Reason to stay inside → Why are you going to…; others wrong wh-words.
10 a – Unknown cleaner → Who is going to clean…; (b)/(c) ungrammatical.
11 c – Asking about means → How are we going to get…; (a)/(b) wrong wh-words.
12 a – Reason for going to bed → Why is he going to…; others wrong.
13 a – Unknown cook → Who is going to cook…; (b)/(c) missing subject.
14 b – Reason (she’s sick) → Why are we going to…; (a) doesn’t use the reason; (c) wrong wh-word.
15 b – Means of travel → How are they going to travel…; others wrong focus.
16 a – Helper is unknown → Who is going to help you…; others wrong/agree errors.
17 c – Method (online) → How are you going to buy…; (a) wrong word order; (b) wrong wh-word.
18 a – Reason (cheaper) → Why are you going to…; others wrong wh-words.
19 a – Unknown leader → Who is going to be…; others ungrammatical.
20 a – Unknown fixer → Who is going to fix…; (b)/(c) malformed.
21 b – Subject is “who” but verb agrees singular → Who is…; (a) wrong agreement; (c) malformed.
22 c – Frequency uses How often…; (a)/(b) wrong wh-words.
23 a – Duration uses How long…; others wrong wh-words.
24 a – Countable “sandwiches” → How many…; (b) uses much (uncountable).
25 a – Uncountable “water” → How much…; (b) many incorrect; (c) wrong focus.
26 a – Method on foot → How are you going to get…; others wrong wh-words.
27 b – Reason (exam) → Why is he going to study…; others wrong.
28 a – Unknown guest → Who is going to come…; others ungrammatical.
29 a – Frequency → How often is the team…; others wrong focus.
30 a – With the given choices, the best Who/Why/How option is How for manner/means. (Note: “When” would ask time, but it isn’t allowed by this set’s scope.)