Basic English in 30 Days: Getting around

1. Question 1 of 10

   Choose the correct word: "I go to work ___ bus."

   • Ain
   • Bby
   • Cwith
   • Don
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   Answer: B. by

   Use "by" + transport with no "the": by bus, by train, by car.

2. Question 2 of 10

   You walk to school. How do you say it?

   • AI go to school by walk.
   • BI go to school with feet.
   • CI go to school in foot.
   • DI go to school on foot.
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   Answer: D. I go to school on foot.

   For walking, say "on foot" or "I walk to school".

3. Question 3 of 10

   Choose the correct word: "She is ___ the bus now."

   • Aby
   • Bat
   • Con
   • Din
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   Answer: C. on

   We are "on" a bus, train or plane, but "in" a car or taxi.

4. Question 4 of 10

   Choose the correct word: "The bus stop is ___ the bank and the school."

   • Anext
   • Bbetween
   • Cacross
   • Dbehind
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   Answer: B. between

   "Between" means in the middle of two things: between A and B.

5. Question 5 of 10

   You want to go to a city. You do not want to come back. Which ticket do you buy?

   • AA return ticket
   • BA round-trip ticket
   • CA one-way ticket
   • DA monthly pass
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   Answer: C. A one-way ticket

   A one-way ticket takes you there only. Round-trip and return tickets are there and back.

6. Question 6 of 10

   Which question is correct?

   • ADoes this bus goes to the airport?
   • BDoes this bus go to the airport?
   • CIs this bus go to the airport?
   • DDo this bus go to the airport?
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   Answer: B. Does this bus go to the airport?

   With "does", use the base verb: Does this bus go…?

7. Question 7 of 10

   Listen. What is the next stop?

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   Next stop: Union Station. Doors open on the right.

   • AUnion Street
   • BUnion Station
   • CMain Station
   • DCentral Station
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   Answer: B. Union Station

   The announcement says, "Next stop: Union Station."

   Transcript

   Next stop: Union Station. Doors open on the right.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. How does Rosa get to work?

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   Ali: How do you get to work?
   Rosa: I take the train, and then I walk for ten minutes.

   • ABy train and on foot
   • BBy train and by bus
   • CBy bus and on foot
   • DBy car
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   Answer: A. By train and on foot

   Rosa takes the train and then walks for ten minutes.

   Transcript

   Ali: How do you get to work?
   Rosa: I take the train, and then I walk for ten minutes.

9. Question 9 of 10

   Listen. What ticket does the passenger buy?

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   Passenger: One adult ticket to Ottawa, please. One-way.
   Agent: OK. That's forty-two dollars.

   • AA one-way adult ticket
   • BA monthly pass
   • CA one-way child ticket
   • DA round-trip adult ticket
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   Answer: A. A one-way adult ticket

   The passenger asks for one adult ticket, one-way.

   Transcript

   Passenger: One adult ticket to Ottawa, please. One-way.
   Agent: OK. That's forty-two dollars.

10. Question 10 of 10

    Read. Where can you take Bus 7 on Saturday?

    Bus 7: weekend change
    On Saturday and Sunday, Bus 7 does not stop at City Hall. Please use the stop across from the library, on 4th Street.

    • ANext to the library
    • BAt City Hall
    • CAcross from the library
    • DBehind City Hall
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    Answer: C. Across from the library

    On the weekend, Bus 7 does not stop at City Hall. Use the stop across from the library.

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