B1 English Grammar and Vocabulary 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct reported speech: Direct speech: 'I will call you tomorrow.' → Reported speech: 'She said she _____ call me the next day.'
- will
- would (Correct answer)
- is going to
- shall
Correct answer: would
In reported speech, 'will' changes to 'would' (backshift), and 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day.' This is a standard reported speech transformation tested at B1.
Question 2: What is the difference between 'borrow' and 'lend'?
- They mean exactly the same thing
- 'Borrow' means to take temporarily; 'lend' means to give temporarily (Correct answer)
- 'Borrow' is formal; 'lend' is informal
- 'Borrow' is British English; 'lend' is American English
Correct answer: 'Borrow' means to take temporarily; 'lend' means to give temporarily
'Borrow' means to receive something temporarily (Can I borrow your pen?), while 'lend' means to give something temporarily (Can you lend me your pen?). The direction of the action is different.
Question 3: Which sentence uses the passive voice correctly?
- 'The report was wrote by the manager.'
- 'The report was written by the manager.' (Correct answer)
- 'The report is write by the manager.'
- 'The report been written by the manager.'
Correct answer: 'The report was written by the manager.'
The passive voice is formed with the verb 'to be' + past participle. 'Written' is the correct past participle of 'write.' 'Wrote' is the simple past, not the past participle.
Question 4: In British English, what does 'queueing' mean?
- Asking a question
- Waiting in line for your turn (Correct answer)
- Searching for information online
- Arguing with someone
Correct answer: Waiting in line for your turn
'Queueing' (or 'queuing') means waiting in an orderly line for your turn. The concept of queuing is deeply embedded in British culture and is a frequently tested vocabulary item.
Question 5: Choose the correct preposition: 'I am interested _____ learning more about British culture.'
- for
- to
- in (Correct answer)
- at
Correct answer: in
'Interested in' is the correct collocation. Many adjectives in English have fixed prepositions: interested in, good at, worried about, keen on. These must be memorised.
Question 6: What is the correct plural of 'child' in English?
- Childs
- Children (Correct answer)
- Childes
- Child's
Correct answer: Children
'Children' is an irregular plural noun. Unlike regular nouns that add -s or -es, irregular plurals change form entirely (child → children, man → men, woman → women, tooth → teeth).
B1 English Grammar and Vocabulary 2
Choose the correct reported speech: Direct speech: 'I will call you tomorrow.' → Reported speech: 'She said she _____ call me the next day.'