Basic English in 10 Days: Family, Describing people and Home

1. Domanda 1 di 30

   Your mother's mother is your ___.

   • Asister
   • Bgrandmother
   • Ccousin
   • Daunt
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   Risposta: B. grandmother

   Your mother's mother and your father's mother are your grandmothers.

2. Domanda 2 di 30

   Your father's brother is your ___.

   • Agrandfather
   • Buncle
   • Ccousin
   • Dson
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   Risposta: B. uncle

   Your mother's or father's brother is your uncle.

3. Domanda 3 di 30

   One child, two ___.

   • Achild
   • Bchilds
   • Cchildrens
   • Dchildren
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   Risposta: D. children

   "Child" has a special plural: children.

4. Domanda 4 di 30

   This is Sara. ___ husband is Paul.

   • AShe
   • BTheir
   • CHer
   • DHis
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   Risposta: C. Her

   Use "her" for something that belongs to a woman: her husband.

5. Domanda 5 di 30

   This is Tom. ___ sister is a nurse.

   • AHe
   • BHis
   • CHer
   • DHim
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   Risposta: B. His

   Use "his" for something that belongs to a man: his sister.

6. Domanda 6 di 30

   Which sentence is correct?

   • AAna's brother is ten.
   • BBrother's Ana is ten.
   • CAna brother is ten.
   • DAnas' brother is ten.
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   Risposta: A. Ana's brother is ten.

   Put 's after the name: Ana's brother.

7. Domanda 7 di 30

   "Do you have any brothers or sisters?" Choose the correct answer.

   • AYes, it is my brother.
   • BYes, I have one brother.
   • CYes, I am one brother.
   • DYes, I have one brothers.
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   Risposta: B. Yes, I have one brother.

   Use "have" with family, and "one" with a singular noun: one brother.

8. Domanda 8 di 30

   Listen. How many children do they have?

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   This is my family. My husband is Ken. We have two children: a son and a daughter.

   • ATwo
   • BOne
   • CThree
   • DFour
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   Risposta: A. Two

   They have a son and a daughter: two children.

   Trascrizione

   This is my family. My husband is Ken. We have two children: a son and a daughter.

9. Domanda 9 di 30

   Listen. Who is Lily?

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   Mia: Who is that?
   Joe: That's my cousin, Lily. She's my aunt's daughter.

   • AJoe's sister
   • BJoe's aunt
   • CJoe's cousin
   • DMia's cousin
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   Risposta: C. Joe's cousin

   Joe says, "That's my cousin, Lily." She is his aunt's daughter.

   Trascrizione

   Mia: Who is that?
   Joe: That's my cousin, Lily. She's my aunt's daughter.

10. Domanda 10 di 30

    Read. Who lives in Montreal?

    Hi! I'm Grace. I live in Halifax with my parents and my little brother, Ben. My grandmother lives with us too. My sister lives in Montreal with her husband.

    • AGrace's sister
    • BGrace's grandmother
    • CGrace's parents
    • DGrace's brother
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    Risposta: A. Grace's sister

    Grace writes, "My sister lives in Montreal with her husband."

11. Domanda 11 di 30

    What is the opposite of "tall" for a person?

    • Ashort
    • Bold
    • Clong
    • Dbig
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    Risposta: A. short

    Tall and short are opposites for people. "Long" is for things like hair.

12. Domanda 12 di 30

    Which sentence is correct?

    • AShe has hair long.
    • BShe has longs hairs.
    • CShe is long hair.
    • DShe has long hair.
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    Risposta: D. She has long hair.

    Use "has" for hair, and put the adjective before the noun: long hair.

13. Domanda 13 di 30

    Which sentence is correct?

    • AMy brothers are talls.
    • BMy brothers are tall.
    • CMy brothers is tall.
    • DMy brothers tall are.
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    Risposta: B. My brothers are tall.

    Adjectives do not change. There is no -s on "tall".

14. Domanda 14 di 30

    Choose the correct word: "He ___ brown eyes."

    • Ahas
    • Bis
    • Care
    • Dhave
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    Risposta: A. has

    Use "has" for eyes and hair with he or she.

15. Domanda 15 di 30

    What is the opposite of "old" for a person?

    • Ashort
    • Bsmall
    • Cyoung
    • Dnew
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    Risposta: C. young

    For people, the opposite of old is young. "New" is for things.

16. Domanda 16 di 30

    A person who makes you laugh is ___.

    • Aquiet
    • Btall
    • Cshy
    • Dfunny
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    Risposta: D. funny

    A funny person makes you laugh.

17. Domanda 17 di 30

    Put the words in order: a / man / tall / is / he

    • AA tall man he is.
    • BHe is a man tall.
    • CHe is a tall man.
    • DHe tall is a man.
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    Risposta: C. He is a tall man.

    The adjective goes before the noun: a tall man.

18. Domanda 18 di 30

    Listen. What does Dan's brother look like?

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    Kate: What does your brother look like?
    Dan: He's tall and thin, and he has short black hair.

    • AShort, with long black hair
    • BTall, with short black hair
    • CTall, with long brown hair
    • DShort and thin, with black hair
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    Risposta: B. Tall, with short black hair

    Dan says his brother is tall and thin and has short black hair.

    Trascrizione

    Kate: What does your brother look like?
    Dan: He's tall and thin, and he has short black hair.

19. Domanda 19 di 30

    Listen. Which sentence about the teacher is true?

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    My teacher is very kind. She isn't old. She's about thirty.

    • AShe is funny and about 40.
    • BShe is kind and about 30.
    • CShe is shy and about 13.
    • DShe is old and kind.
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    Risposta: B. She is kind and about 30.

    The speaker says the teacher is very kind and about thirty.

    Trascrizione

    My teacher is very kind. She isn't old. She's about thirty.

20. Domanda 20 di 30

    Read. Which sentence is true?

    Meet our new team member! Priya is our new nurse. She is from Vancouver. She is tall and has long dark hair. She is very friendly and a little shy.

    • APriya is a doctor.
    • BPriya has short hair.
    • CPriya is short.
    • DPriya has long hair.
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    Risposta: D. Priya has long hair.

    The text says, "She is tall and has long dark hair."

21. Domanda 21 di 30

    Where do you usually sleep?

    • AIn the garage
    • BIn the bedroom
    • CIn the bathroom
    • DIn the kitchen
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    Risposta: B. In the bedroom

    The bedroom is the room with a bed.

22. Domanda 22 di 30

    Which thing is in the bathroom?

    • Aa couch
    • Ba stove
    • Ca shower
    • Da garage
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    Risposta: C. a shower

    A shower is in the bathroom. A stove is in the kitchen.

23. Domanda 23 di 30

    Choose the correct word: "There ___ two bedrooms in my apartment."

    • Aare
    • Bam
    • Cbe
    • Dis
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    Risposta: A. are

    Use "there are" with two or more things.

24. Domanda 24 di 30

    Choose the correct word: "There ___ a big window in the kitchen."

    • Ahas
    • Bis
    • Chave
    • Dare
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    Risposta: B. is

    Use "there is" with one thing. Do not use "have" or "has" here.

25. Domanda 25 di 30

    Choose the correct word: "I live in ___ apartment."

    • Aa
    • Bon
    • Can
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    Risposta: C. an

    "Apartment" starts with a vowel sound, so use "an".

26. Domanda 26 di 30

    "Is there a garage?" Choose the correct answer.

    • ANo, isn't there.
    • BNo, there isn't.
    • CNo, there not.
    • DNo, there aren't.
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    Risposta: B. No, there isn't.

    Answer "Is there…?" with "there is" or "there isn't".

27. Domanda 27 di 30

    In Canada, many houses have a room or floor under the ground. What is it called?

    • Aa basement
    • Ba garage
    • Ca balcony
    • Da closet
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    Risposta: A. a basement

    The basement is under the ground floor.

28. Domanda 28 di 30

    Listen. How many bedrooms are there?

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    My apartment is small. There is one bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom. There isn't a balcony.

    • ANone
    • BTwo
    • CThree
    • DOne
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    Risposta: D. One

    The speaker says, "There is one bedroom."

    Trascrizione

    My apartment is small. There is one bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom. There isn't a balcony.

29. Domanda 29 di 30

    Listen. Is there a garage?

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    Agent: The house has a big kitchen, and there are three bedrooms upstairs.
    Nina: Is there a garage?
    Agent: No, there isn't.

    • AYes, there is one garage.
    • BNo, there is no garage.
    • CYes, there are two garages.
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    Risposta: B. No, there is no garage.

    Nina asks, "Is there a garage?" The agent says, "No, there isn't."

    Trascrizione

    Agent: The house has a big kitchen, and there are three bedrooms upstairs.
    Nina: Is there a garage?
    Agent: No, there isn't.

30. Domanda 30 di 30

    Read. Which sentence is true?

    For rent: 2-bedroom apartment. Big living room, new kitchen, 1 bathroom. There is a balcony. No garage. Near a bus stop.

    • AThere is a balcony.
    • BThere is one bedroom.
    • CThere are two bathrooms.
    • DThere is a garage.
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    Risposta: A. There is a balcony.

    The ad says, "There is a balcony." It has one bathroom, two bedrooms and no garage.

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