Word Order – English Grammar Test for B1
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Reading Passage
Last Saturday, Maria and her friends went to the city centre. They wanted to buy some clothes and eat lunch together. First, they visited a big shopping mall. Maria bought a pair of jeans, and her friend Anna chose a new jacket. After that, they went to a small café near the park. There they ate sandwiches and drank fresh juice. While they were eating, they met their teacher, who was also having lunch at the café. The teacher greeted them politely and asked about their studies.
In the afternoon, they walked through the park and took many photos. Anna lost her wallet, but luckily a kind man found it and gave it back to her. Before going home, they spent some time sitting on a bench and talking. Maria said it was one of the best days she had had in a long time.
1 Where did Maria and her friends go last Saturday?
2 What did they want to do?
3 Where did they first go?
4 What did Maria buy?
5 What did Anna choose?
6 Where did they go after shopping?
7 What did they eat at the café?
8 What did they drink?
9 Who did they meet while eating?
10 What was the teacher doing?
11 How did the teacher greet them?
12 What did the teacher ask about?
13 Where did they walk in the afternoon?
14 What did they do in the park?
15 Who lost her wallet?
16 Who found it?
17 What did the man do with the wallet?
18 What did they do before going home?
19 Where did they sit?
20 What did they talk about?
21 What did Maria say about the day?
22 Was it a good day for Maria?
23 Did they go shopping first or eat first?
24 Did Maria buy a jacket?
25 Did Anna buy jeans?
26 Did they drink coffee or juice?
27 Did the teacher ignore them?
28 Did the kind man give the wallet back?
29 Did they spend some time in the park?
30 Was it one of the best days Maria had had?
Answer
1 They went to the city centre. – Correct SVO order.
2 They wanted to buy clothes and eat lunch. – Two verbs coordinated.
3 They first went to a shopping mall. – Time/sequence adverb before main verb.
4 Maria bought a pair of jeans. – Subject + verb + object.
5 Anna chose a new jacket. – Correct order.
6 They went to a café near the park. – Place adverbial at end.
7 They ate sandwiches. – Verb + object.
8 They drank fresh juice. – Verb + object.
9 They met their teacher. – Correct word order.
10 The teacher was having lunch. – Past continuous.
11 The teacher greeted them politely. – Adverb after verb + object.
12 The teacher asked about their studies. – Verb + prepositional object.
13 They walked through the park. – Verb + place adverbial.
14 They took many photos. – Object after verb.
15 Anna lost her wallet. – Clear SVO order.
16 A kind man found it. – Subject + verb + object.
17 He gave it back to her. – Indirect object at end.
18 They spent some time sitting and talking. – Verb + object.
19 They sat on a bench. – Verb + place.
20 They talked together. – Simple word order.
21 Maria said it was one of the best days. – Reported clause.
22 Yes, it was. – Confirmation.
23 They went shopping first. – Time order clear.
24 No, she didn’t. – Maria bought jeans, not a jacket.
25 No, she didn’t. – Anna bought a jacket, not jeans.
26 They drank juice. – Correct object after verb.
27 No, she didn’t. – The teacher greeted them politely.
28 Yes, he did. – The man gave it back.
29 Yes, they did. – They spent time in the park.
30 Yes, it was. – Direct reference from passage.