Grammar

Level C1

Part 1 - Mixed Exercise

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For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

1

Word Order

Not only .......... the proposal, but she also drafted the implementation timeline.

she did approve

she approved

did she approve

approved she

2

Articles

In .......... aftermath of the merger, several long-standing procedures were quietly abandoned.

the

3

Present Tenses

I .......... (to work) with this dataset all morning, so I need a break before I start the report.

have been working

had been working

am working

have worked

4

Past Tenses

By the time the auditors arrived, the finance team .......... the discrepancy and corrected it.

has already spotted

already spotted

was already spotting

had already spotted

5

Future Tense

This time next week, we .......... (to present) the findings to the board in Singapore.

will present

are presenting

will have presented

will be presenting

6

Passive Voice

The final decision .......... until the legal team has reviewed the revised contract.

hasn't been made

won't make

isn't made

won't be made

7

Modal Verbs

You .......... have told the client the figures were "guaranteed"; it exposes us to liability.

can't

mustn't

shouldn't

needn't

8

Phrasal Verbs

The negotiations nearly collapsed, but both sides managed to .......... their differences and sign the deal.

carry out

bring about

set off

iron out

9

Conditionals

If the company .......... more transparent about the risks, investors might not have panicked.

was

had been

has been

would be

10

Reported Speech

"I’ll forward the revised draft as soon as I’ve checked the references," Maya said. → Maya said that she .......... the revised draft as soon as she .......... the references.

will forward / has checked

forwarded / checked

would forward / had checked

would forward / has checked

What to do

This part consists of a number of assessments, each of which has only one valid answer.

Select the best answer according to what you read.

There's only one valid answer

There's only a correct answer which you will have to select by clicking on it.

Don't spend unnecessary time

Don't spend time in an assessment you don't know. Wasting time on this activity might cost you points later in the exam because you won’t have enough time to do other tasks well. Get used to being quick!

Grammar is a must

Although these grammar tests are not part of the official Cambridge exams, they are still important as they touch on language elements that you'll come across in all parts of the official exams, such as Reading and Use of English.

Strategy

Read the assessment so you understand what it is about.
Pay attention to the topic on the top-right corner of each assessment.
Check the words before and after each gap and look for grammatical collocations.
Remember that you select a choice by clicking on it.

Instructions

For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

Exercise Details

Author

Ramazan Google

@ramazan-google

User Prompt

"Create a mixed exercise for grammar in use practice"

Tone: Standard

Level: C1

Created on:

May 19, 2026

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