Name: __________________________________________

Date: __________________________________

Basic 2 Grammar Final Exam Spring 2014

I. Dictation (6 points) The teacher will say five sentences. She will read each sentence two times.
Write the sentences you hear. Do not answer any questions if the sentence is in question form. 1 point
for a complete sentence; 1 point for correct spelling of verbs and Wh- question words.
Example:

The teacher says, Where are your textbooks?

You write: Where are your textbooks.

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2. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

II. Verbs (11 points) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses (). Choose
the simple present tense, the present progressive, the present or past tense of the verb be, or the
present or past tense of the verb do. The verb form might not change. 1 point for the correct form
of the verb. If it is spelled wrong you will lose a point.
Example:

I (write) _______________ a letter to my mother every day.

I (write) _____write_____ a letter to my mother every day.

1. I (be) _______________ a good man.

2. I (walk) _______________ to class every day.
3. (Do) _______________ you eat lunch with your friend last Saturday?
4. Is he (talk)_______________ to his mother on the phone right now?
5. (Do) _______________ he drive his car to school on Thursdays?
6. I (watch) _______________ a movie with my friend right now.
7. They (be) _______________ late to class this morning because their car broke.
8. You (take) _______________ a test in grammar right now.
9. She (be) _______________ married and has two children.
10. (Be) _______________ she in class yesterday?
11. You (be) _______________ from Kuwait.

III. Yes/No Questions (10 points) Read each sentence. Make a yes/no question using the
information in the statement. 1 point for correct question word order, 1 point for correct verbs in the
question.
Example:

I walk to school every day.

Do I walk to school every day?

1. You take a vacation every summer. ________________________________________________________

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2. He is playing soccer with his friends right now. _______________________________________________
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3. They like action movies. ____________________________________________________________________
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4. She watches television at night. ____________________________________________________________
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5. She ate lunch with her parents on Sunday. __________________________________________________
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IV. Wh- Question Formation (6 points) Read each answer. Write a question that the underlined word
or words answer. Use who, what, when, where, why, or how.
Example:
Q: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
A: I go to school at Colorado State University.
Q: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
A: Marisa Monte is the famous Brazilian singer we read a story about.
Q: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
A: I have class at 8:00 a.m. every day.
Q: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
A: They eat lunch at the INTO Caf on Mondays.

V. Count Nouns (3 points) Complete each sentence with the correct article for the noun. Choose a,
an, or in the blank space. You may use the articles more than once. 1 point each for the correct
article.
Example: I am _____a_____ teacher.
1. For lunch each day, I eat a sandwich, _______________ apple, and a chocolate chip cookie.
2. Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher are _______________ famous celebrities.
3. The students are studying at _______________ university in Colorado.

VI. Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives (3 points) Read each sentence below. Fill in the blank with
the possessive adjective that makes the sentence correct for the given pronoun. 1 point each for the
correct possessive adjective.
Example: We teach English at INTO because we love _____our_____ students!
1. Falah and Abdullah are brothers. They visit _______________ parents every weekend.
2. Is this _______________ book? I found it by the chair you were sitting in.
3. I need to talk to Mr. Andy. Where is _______________ office?

VII. Singular and Plural Nouns (8 points) Change the sentences. 1 point for each correct plural or
singular form; 1 point for correct verb tense.
Example:

The child is at school. The children are at school.

The women go to the mall on Fridays. The woman goes to the mall on Fridays.

1. Change the sentence from singular to plural:

The man from Kuwait is an engineer.
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2. Change the sentence from singular to plural:
A person in Colorado is friendly.
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3. Change the sentence from plural to singular: The children want ice cream cones.
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4. Change the sentence from plural to singular: I hurt my feet when I dropped my bike on
them.
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VIII. Correct the Errors (5 points) Each sentence below has 1 error in it. Correct the error. You do not
need to rewrite the

sentence. 1 point for each appropriate correction.

eat
Example: When did you ate ^ lunch yesterday?
1. I have sister and three brothers.
2. Matthew likes to play basketball with her friends.
3. Are you like to cook?
4. She dont like to talk in class because shes shy.
5. My wife and I have three childs.

IX. Picture Description (14 points) Look at the picture below.

Photo licensed under creative commons.

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1. Write 2 sentences describing what the people in the photo are doing right now. Write
affirmative and negative sentences. 1 point for an affirmative sentence and 1 point for a
negative sentence.
Example: The sun is shining right now. It isnt raining right now.
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2. Write four Wh- questions about the picture. Use who, what, when, where, why, and how. Use a
different question word and a different verb for each question. 2 points for each question 1
for four different Wh- words and 1 for four different verbs.
Example: Where are the childrens parents?
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3. Choose one person in the picture and write four sentences about his or her daily schedule. Use
four different adverbs of frequency. 1 point for each sentence with different adverbs of
frequency.
Example: She always showers after soccer practice.
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X. Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives (3 points) Write correct answers to the questions. 1 point for
each correct pronoun.
Example:

Do you love your country?

Yes, I love my country.

1. Do they go to the movies with their friends?

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2. Is she reading her book?
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3. Did you play soccer with your neighbor last weekend?
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