Grammar

Level C2

Part 1 - Mixed Exercise

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For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

1

Word Order

Choose the sentence with the right word order.

Rarely have I encountered such meticulously sourced yet so wilfully misread data.

Rarely I have encountered such meticulously sourced yet so wilfully misread data.

Rarely have encountered I such meticulously sourced yet so wilfully misread data.

Rarely I encountered have such meticulously sourced yet so wilfully misread data.

2

Articles

By the time we reached .......... Netherlands, the delegation had already split into two factions.

the

3

Present Tenses

I .......... (to field) media queries all morning, so forgive me if my answers sound rehearsed.

am fielding

have been fielding

have fielded

had been fielding

4

Past Tenses

By the time the auditors arrived, the CFO .......... (to shred) documents for hours.

shredded

had been shredding

was shredding

had shredded

5

Future Tense

If the court accepts the new evidence, the verdict .......... by the end of the week.

will have overturned

is going to overturn

will have been overturned

will be overturned

6

Passive Voice

The whistleblower claims that key emails .......... (to delete) before the inquiry began.

have been deleted

had been deleted

were being deleted

had deleted

7

Confusing Words

The committee's report was .......... critical; it dismantled the proposal point by point.

seriously

hardly

strongly

severely

8

Phrasal Verbs

The minister tried to .......... the leaked memo as a draft, but the timestamps told a different story.

play out

brush up

see through

pass off

9

Linking Words

The methodology is rigorous; .........., the sample size is too small to support any sweeping claims.

likewise

nevertheless

therefore

moreover

10

Word Formation

Despite the minister's .......... (to contrive) optimism, the figures point to a recession.

contrivance

contrived

contrivably

contriving

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

Marce Lancioni

@marce-lancioni

User Prompt

"Create a mixed exercise for grammar in use practice"

Tone: Standard

Level: C2

Created on:

Jun 28, 2026

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