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 correct word order.

 Rarely I encountered have such a meticulously argued rebuttal.

 Rarely have I encountered such a meticulously argued rebuttal.

 Rarely I have encountered such a meticulously argued rebuttal.

 Rarely have encountered I such a meticulously argued rebuttal.

2

Articles

.......... European Commission issued a clarification within hours of the leak.

 The

 -

 A

 An

3

Present Tenses

I .......... (to field) complaints all morning, so forgive me if I sound abrupt.

 have fielded

 have been fielding

 am fielding

 field

4

Past Tenses

By the time the auditors arrived, the CFO .......... (to shred) the relevant correspondence.

 had been shredding

 had shredded

 was shredding

 shredded

5

Passive Voice

No sooner .......... the verdict .......... than the press began to speculate about an appeal.

 was / been delivered

 had / been delivered

 had / delivered

 has / been delivered

6

Confusing Words

The minister’s remarks were widely criticised as .........., given the gravity of the situation.

 inapplicable

 unappropriate

 unappreciative

 inappropriate

7

Phrasal Verbs

The committee decided to .......... the proposal until the legal implications had been fully assessed.

 hold on

 hold off on

 hold out

 hold up

8

Linking Words

The methodology is sound; .........., the sample size is too small to support such sweeping conclusions.

 nevertheless

 therefore

 likewise

 moreover

9

Hypothetical Meaning

If the board .......... (to heed) the early warnings, the company .......... (to avoid) the scandal altogether.

 had heeded / would avoid

 had heeded / could have avoided

 would have heeded / could avoid

 heeded / would have avoided

10

Word Formation

Her argument was persuasive, but its .......... lay in the unexamined assumptions underpinning it.

 weakly

 weaken

 weakness

 weak

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 a correct answer which you will have to select by clicking on it.

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!

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!

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

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

Instructions

For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

Exercise Details

Author

Annamaria Lorusso

@annamaria-lorusso

User Prompt

"Create a mixed exercise for grammar in use practice"

Tone: Standard
Level: C2

Created on:

Mar 17, 2026

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