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Grammar

Level C2

Part 1 - Mixed Exercise

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For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

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Word Order

Choose the sentence with the right word order.

 Rarely have encountered I such a meticulously argued rebuttal.

 Rarely I have encountered such a meticulously argued rebuttal.

 Rarely have I encountered such a meticulously argued rebuttal.

 Rarely I encountered have such a meticulously argued rebuttal.

2

Articles

.......... European Commission has proposed a sweeping reform of the bloc’s procurement rules.

 An

 -

 The

 A

3

Present Tenses

I .......... (to see) what you mean, but your conclusion doesn’t follow from the premises.

 am seeing

 have seen

 was seeing

 see

4

Past Tenses

By the time the auditors arrived, the finance team .......... (to reconcile) the accounts for hours.

 reconciled

 had reconciled

 had been reconciling

 was reconciling

5

Future Tense

This time next week, I .......... (to present) the findings to the board, so I may be unreachable.

 will have presented

 will present

 will be presenting

 am presenting

6

Passive Voice

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

 have been deleted

 were deleted

 had been deleted

 had deleted

7

Confusing Words

The minister’s apology was widely dismissed as .........., given that it contained no admission of wrongdoing.

 uninterested

 insecure

 insensible

 insincere

8

Phrasal Verbs

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

 hold up

 hold off on

 hold out

 hold on

9

Linking Words

The methodology is robust; .........., the sample size is too small to support such sweeping generalisations.

 therefore

 nevertheless

 consequently

 moreover

10

Word Formation

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word: The report’s .......... (PRECISE) is undermined by vague definitions and shifting criteria.

 precision

 precisely

 precise

 preciseness

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

Georg Moser

@georg-moser

User Prompt

"Create a mixed exercise for grammar in use practice"

Tone: Standard
Level: C2

Created on:

Apr 4, 2026

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