EmSAT English Grammar Practice Test 2024 (MOCK TEST)

Ahmed rested and listened to some music in the afternoon. Music is an uncountable noun and requires some rather than b few. A and an are indefinite articles that could be used with a countable noun.

Doaa is very tired. She has been working very hard. This question is about the correct construction and use of the present perfect continuous tense. We use the present perfect continuous tense for an activity that has recently stopped or just stopped. Doaa has been working from an unknown time in the past until the present. So, the correct answer is option (B).

Both restaurants are very good. Both refers to two options and so can be used with a plural. Both can be placed immediately before its noun. This, that and each would be used with singular nouns..

If it is raining, I will wear a coat. This sentence is an example of a type 1 conditional sentence (“probable”) – so the present tense is usually used with the future tense. It is raining is an example of the present continuous tense..

Do you have any money with you? In positive sentences or statements some is used, whereas in negative sentences or questions any must be used. Money is uncountable so many and these are not correct.

My neighbor, who is very pessimistic, says that there will be an increase in bad weather this year. This sentence contains additional non-essential information about the neighbor in the form of a relative clause between the commas. This is called a non-defining relative clause. The subject of the clause is the neighbor who is a person. So, it must begin with who not which. Which is used for things not people. Whom would be used if the neighbor was the object of the clause. That is not used as a relative pronoun in non-defining relative clauses..

My personal computer is acting up – just when I need it most. I will not be able to submit my essay to my teacher. This question is about phrasal verbs – verbs whose meaning changes depending on the associated preposition/adverb. These are idiomatic expressions that you should learn to recognize. To act up is a phrasal verb that means what the question is implying; that the computer is behaving erratically and so the student will not be able to submit the essay electronically..

You are lucky because your father’s business produces much more money than my father’s company. The sentence contains the comparative more and when used to compare two items the word than must be used. As could be used if the two companies produced as much money as each other. Like could be used in a simile for example, your father’s company makes money like rain. After is not used in comparative sentences.

New York is the city where I want to work. The statement indicates a desired location. “Where” can be used for location.

Nurses look after sick people in hospitals. The actions of the nurses are repeated, customary actions in the present. The present simple tense is required. The correct third person plural part of the required verb is “look.”.

The politician said that this was an unstable part of the globe. Every year new political and military crises arise..

I enjoy eating Italian food more than French food. Enjoy is a verb that is usually followed by the -ing word (gerund) rather than the “to” part of the verb (infinitive).

Are you going to watch the big summer movie which comes out next week? This question is asking about future intention – the construction that has this meaning is “going to.” To use “will”, the question would have to be: Will you watch the big summer movie which comes out next week? Willing would have to be used as “willing to” which is not an option offered by the possible answers..

This question is asking the reader to select the phrasal verb which means that the speaker will return to communicating with the person later..

She will be busy working that evening so she can’t come to the party. This question requires the reader to select the best auxiliary verb. Because the woman is busy, she will not be able to attend the party. Hasn’t is incorrect because it can only be used if the party has already occurred and the woman did not attend. Has is also incorrect because it indicates that she did attend. Don’t is incorrect because it implies that the party is happening at the moment of speaking, plus the correct contraction would be doesn’t not don’t. “Can’t” is the correct selection because it has the same meaning as is not able to (come to the party). This is also an example of the present simple tense being used for a scheduled future event..

I have known Mohammed since we were ten years old and he is my closest friend. Mohammed is my best friend. Here a superlative adjective is required to describe the speaker’s single closest friend. Best is a superlative that also includes the meaning of closest (friend). Longest would mean tallest (friend)!.

“Afford” is a verb that is usually followed by an infinitive (to buy) rather than a gerund (buying). The meaning of the sentence implies that buying rather than selling is being considered.

Fatima is a very intelligent student. She made short work of all the questions and answered them all correctly. These answer options are all idioms. “To make short work of” means to manage quickly and easily – which would be appropriate for an intelligent student.
made for each other = a good match, a good partnership of at least two people
made a meal of = found difficult to do, slow to manage
made to measure = made specially for an individual (usually clothing – dresses or suits).

Thousands of people enter the bank lottery each year but only a few win. The winners are people – who are countable. Less is incorrect because it is used for uncountable nouns. Fewer is a comparative adjective and is an incorrect option because this is not a comparative sentence. A few means a small number and only is followed by a few not few in English. A few is the correct answer..

Written communication with him is very difficult because he can neither read nor write. This question is about selecting the correct coordinating conjunction. The meaning of the sentence is that this man cannot read and cannot write. So, a negative conjunction must be used with neither. The correct negative conjunction that is used with neither is nor.

I need to know at what time you will arrive so that I can meet you at the airport. When will you arrive? The speaker is trying make arrangements to meet someone at the correct time. So, the speaker needs to know when the plane will arrive at the airport.

If there were world peace there would be no need for weapons of war. This is an example of a Type 2 Conditional sentence that requires the verb in the main clause to be in the conditional tense because the verb in the if clause is in the past tense. Would be is the correct selection. “Will” or “will be” are future tenses that are normally used in the main clause of Type 1 conditional sentences..

When referring to a specific date, “on” is the preposition that is used. So, the correct answer is on. When a period in time is being referred to, then an “in” is used..

The sentence indicates that the speaker/writer is also the owner and keeper of the ring. The speaker/writer is the possessor and communicates in the first person (“I”) – so the possessive pronoun for the first person is indicated. “Mine” is the correct answer..

He hadn’t eaten for two days so he was amazingly hungry. This question is about the use of intensifiers – words (adverbs/adverbial phrases) that emphasize the adjacent words. “Hungry” is a normal adjective..

Mohammed doesn’t drive, does he? This question is about question tags – short additions to sentences, asking for agreement or confirmation. The simple rule is that if the first part of the sentence is a positive statement then the question tag must be negative:.

“I have bought” is the present perfect tense and the reported speech is “had bought” which is the past perfect tense; so,
the correct answer is option (B)..

What percentage of students pass their EmSAT exam at the first attempt? Roughly 75 per cent. When asking a question about proportions the equivalent word is percentage. The word percentage is used generally and is not used directly next to a number. On the other hand, per cent is usually used after a number. For example:
“What percentage of trains are still in service after 20 years? Fifteen per cent.”
“What percentage of writers publish five or more books?”.

Seven fifteen in the evening.
am = ante meridiem = before midday = morning
pm = post meridiem = after midday = afternoon/evening
Therefore, the correct answer is option (C)..

The king, together with his family, is visiting this small town. The required tense is present continuous and the “king” is singular; is visiting is the correct answer..

If you had bought Apple shares in 1999 you would be a millionaire now. This sentence is a type 2 conditional and requires a conditional tense in the main clause. “Would be” is a conditional tense form and so the correct answer is option (D)..

During the Olympic 100m sprint final, was the German runner the fastest? The sentence requires a superlative adjective (there is no comparison between two individuals, instead the question is asking for the single quickest runner). Fastest is the only option that is a simple superlative.

After the experiment the physicist noted down all the data. The question requires identification of the correct singular/plural noun. The experiment produces results and so the correct plural must be identified; data not datum..

She speaks very good English. Everything she says is very clear. “Very” is an adverb of degree that is normally followed by an adjective, adverb or verb. In this sentence a simple adjective is needed to describe her good English. “Clear” is a simple adjective and is the correct answer..