CELPIP Grammar Usage & Vocabulary Range 4

Question 1

Choose the correct relative pronoun: "The applicant ____ resume impressed us was hired."

Accepted Answer

whose

Answer

"Whose" shows possession, here of the resume.

Question 2

Select the best word: "The new software will ____ the entire ordering process."

Accepted Answer

streamline

Answer

"Streamline" means to make a process more efficient.

Question 3

Which sentence uses "fewer" and "less" correctly?

Accepted Answer

There were fewer people and less noise.

Answer

"Fewer" is for countable nouns (people), "less" for uncountable (noise).

Question 4

Complete with the correct verb form: "She is used to ____ early every morning."

Accepted Answer

waking

Answer

"Used to" (be accustomed to) is followed by the gerund "waking."

Question 5

Choose the antonym of "abundant."

Accepted Answer

scarce

Answer

"Scarce" means insufficient or in short supply, the opposite of abundant.

CELPIP Practice Test