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Aptis grammar practice test: Core, 25 questions

Aptis grammar practice test: the Core has 25 grammar and 25 vocabulary questions in 25 minutes, no account. Plus ten real questions with the full correct sentence and the percentage of students who get each one right.

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These ten come from our own question bank, ordered by how often they are missed. The correct option is in green, and under it you get the whole sentence as it is actually said in English — that is the bit worth memorising.

Grammar · B2 · 26 answers · 15.4% got it right

Have you ever thought about ____ vegan?

  • become
  • going
  • doing

How it is said: Have you ever thought about GOING vegan?

Grammar · C1 · 25 answers · 16.0% got it right

The law demands that an independent auditor ____ the company's financial records annually.

  • inspect
  • will inspect
  • inspecting

How it is said: The law demands that an independent auditor INSPECT the company's financial records annually.

Grammar · B2 · 20 answers · 20.0% got it right

When I was a young child, my mother ________ bake cakes and biscuits with us every Sunday afternoon.

  • Would
  • Use to
  • Will

How it is said: When I was a young child, my mother WOULD bake cakes and biscuits with us every Sunday afternoon.

Grammar · B2 · 27 answers · 22.2% got it right

Mary suggested ________ to the cinema the following weekend.

  • Us to go
  • To go
  • That we went

How it is said: Mary suggested THAT WE WENT to the cinema the following weekend.

Grammar · B2 · 22 answers · 22.7% got it right

All over the room, there were people watching in ____ of his achievement.

  • Awe
  • Pride
  • Interest

How it is said: All over the room, there were people watching in AWE of his achievement.

Grammar · B2 · 22 answers · 22.7% got it right

All the buses ________ at 3 o'clock, so you should pay attention.

  • Leave
  • Will leave
  • Leaves

How it is said: All the buses LEAVE at 3 o'clock, so you should pay attention.

Grammar · B2 · 29 answers · 24.1% got it right

I can’t _______ to forget the smile on his face! He was very happy.

  • Seem
  • Even
  • Ever

How it is said: I can’t SEEM to forget the smile on his face! He was very happy.

Grammar · C1 · 20 answers · 25.0% got it right

He wore a high-visibility jacket while cycling at night, lest a driver ____ him in the dark.

  • didn't see
  • not see
  • wouldn't see

How it is said: He wore a high-visibility jacket while cycling at night, lest a driver NOT SEE him in the dark.

Grammar · C1 · 23 answers · 26.1% got it right

She ____ the team leader today if she had shown more initiative in her early projects.

  • might be
  • might have been
  • was

How it is said: She MIGHT BE the team leader today if she had shown more initiative in her early projects.

Grammar · B2 · 20 answers · 30.0% got it right

I thought you _________ with us tomorrow.

  • Eat
  • Will eat
  • Were eating

How it is said: I thought you WERE EATING with us tomorrow.

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