Grammar

Level C1

Part 1 - Mixed Exercise

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For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

1

Word Order

Rarely .......... such a thorough risk assessment before launching a product.

we have seen

have we seen

we saw

did we see

2

Articles

She has .......... uncanny ability to defuse tension with a single remark.

the

3

Present Tenses

I .......... the figures all morning, and I still can’t reconcile them with last quarter’s report.

checked

have been checking

am checking

have checked

4

Past Tenses

By the time the auditors arrived, the finance team .......... the discrepancy and documented the fix.

already spotted

had already spotted

has already spotted

was already spotting

5

Future Tense

If the negotiations drag on, we .......... the deadline unless we bring in extra staff.

will miss

are missing

will have missed

miss

6

Passive Voice

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

hasn’t been making

isn’t making

won’t be made

won’t make

7

Modal Verbs

You .......... have copied the entire paragraph; a brief quotation with a citation would have been enough.

shouldn’t

can’t

mustn’t

needn’t

8

Phrasal Verbs

The CEO refused to .......... the allegations, insisting the investigation was still ongoing.

take after

back down from

bring about

look into

9

Relative Clauses

The consultant, .......... recommendations were adopted almost verbatim, later admitted she hadn’t anticipated the backlash.

who

whom

which

whose

10

Reported Speech

“I didn’t disclose the data to anyone,” he said. → He denied .......... the data to anyone.

having disclosed

disclosing

to disclose

to have disclosed

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

Matilde Rinaldi

@matilde-rinaldi

User Prompt

"Create a mixed exercise for grammar in use practice"

Tone: Standard

Level: C1

Created on:

May 19, 2026

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