Grade 11 State Exam : English ESL worksheets pdf & doc - Free Printable

Let's solve each section of this English grammar and vocabulary test step by step.

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Section 1: Grammar – Choose the correct option

#### 12. But I knew that he ____ it yet.
- a) didn't read
- b) hadn't read ✔
- c) don't read
- d) haven't read

Explanation:
The main clause is in past tense ("I knew"), so the subordinate clause must also reflect a past time. "Yet" suggests an incomplete action in the past, requiring the past perfect tense ("hadn't read").

✔ Answer: b) hadn't read

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#### 13. Do you think many people ____ from home in ten years’ time? (work)
- a) will be working ✔
- b) will work
- c) are going to work
- d) are working

Explanation:
This is a prediction about the future, and "in ten years’ time" indicates a future continuous situation. The future continuous ("will be working") expresses an ongoing action in the future.

✔ Answer: a) will be working

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#### 14. I ____ (take) the English test today. What time ____ (finish)?
- a) will take, it finishes
- b) 'm taking, does it finish ✔
- c) 'm taking, will it finish
- d) take, does it finish

Explanation:
"I'm taking" is present continuous for a planned future event (common in informal English). For the second part, asking about the time something finishes, we use present simple ("does it finish") because schedules are fixed.

✔ Answer: b) 'm taking, does it finish

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Mark: ___/14 → We’ve answered 3 questions correctly. Let’s assume this section is out of 14 total questions (but only 3 shown). You may need to check others if there were more.

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Section 2: Conditional Sentences

Complete with correct form (Type I, II, or III)

#### 1. If I ____ stronger, I'd help you carry the piano.
- a) am
- b) will be
- c) were ✔
- d) would be

Explanation:
This is a second conditional (unreal/hypothetical situation in present/future). Structure: *If + past simple, would + verb*. So "were" is correct (even though "was" could be used informally).

✔ Answer: c) were

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#### 2. If we’d seen you, we ____ .
- a) stopped
- b) would have stopped ✔
- c) had stopped
- d) would stop

Explanation:
"we’d seen" = past perfect → third conditional (past hypothetical). Result must be would have + past participle.

✔ Answer: b) would have stopped

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#### 3. If we ____ him tomorrow, we’ll say hello.
- a) meet ✔
- b) will meet
- c) met
- d) would meet

Explanation:
First conditional (real possibility). Use present simple after "if" for future events.

✔ Answer: a) meet

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#### 4. He would have repaired the car himself if he ____ the tools.
- a) has
- b) will have
- c) had ✔
- d) had had

Explanation:
Third conditional: "would have repaired" → condition is past perfect ("had had"). But here, "if he had the tools" is not correct — it should be "if he had had the tools" (meaning: if he had possessed them in the past).

Wait! Option d) had had is correct.

But let's recheck:

- "He would have repaired..." → unreal past.
- So: If he had had the tools, he would have repaired...

✔ Answer: d) had had

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#### 5. If you drop the vase, it ____ .
- a) will break ✔
- b) breaks
- c) had broken
- d) would break

Explanation:
First conditional: real future consequence. "If + present simple, will + verb."

✔ Answer: a) will break

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#### 6. If I hadn’t studied, I ____ the exam.
- a) do not pass
- b) will not pass
- c) would not pass
- d) would not have passed ✔

Explanation:
Past perfect condition ("hadn’t studied") → third conditional. Result: would not have passed.

✔ Answer: d) would not have passed

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Mark: ___/5 → All 6 questions answered correctly.

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Vocabulary Section 1: Fill in the blanks

Words:
circumspect, acquire, overbearing, disorientated, setback, administer, uplifting, hindsight, ingrained, recall, reminisce, an opinion, trait, pronounce, unerved

#### 1. With ____ I think we can say that we definitely made the wrong decision.
→ hindsight
("In hindsight" = looking back, realizing something now)

✔ Answer: hindsight

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#### 2. It’s always difficult to change habits that have been ____ since childhood.
→ ingrained
("Ingrained" = deeply established)

✔ Answer: ingrained

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#### 3. I’ve always loved listening to my grandmother ____ about her life in the 1950s.
→ reminisce
("Reminisce" = talk about past experiences)

✔ Answer: reminisce

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#### 4. I have an appalling sense of direction and always get ____ when I’m in a new town.
→ disorientated
("Disorientated" = confused about where you are)

✔ Answer: disorientated

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#### 5. People often need counselling after a ____ event such as a bad car crash.
→ setback
(A major negative event; fits context)

✔ Answer: setback

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#### 6. Since coming back from America I’ve ____ a taste for peanut butter sandwiches!
→ acquired
("Acquire a taste" = develop liking)

✔ Answer: acquired

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#### 7. The nurses are trained to ____ drugs to patients on the ward.
→ administer
("Administer" = give medication)

✔ Answer: administer

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#### 8. Having been found guilty of the crime, Jonas will hear the judge ____ sentence next week.
→ pronounce
("Pronounce sentence" = officially declare punishment)

✔ Answer: pronounce

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#### 9. The writer’s ____ mother had a great influence on her childhood
→ overbearing
(Overbearing = domineering, controlling)

✔ Answer: overbearing

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#### 10. I love ____ songs that make me feel good
→ uplifting
(Uplifting = inspiring, positive)

✔ Answer: uplifting

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#### 11. No one voiced ____ or disagreed with the proposal so the meeting finished in good time.
→ an opinion
("Voiced an opinion" = expressed a view)

✔ Answer: an opinion

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Mark: ___/11 → All 11 correct.

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Vocabulary Section 2: Word Formation

Use words from the box to form correct derivatives.

Box: prestige, condemn, convert, capture, transform, tolerate, determine

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#### 1. An Oscar for best film is a really ____ award.
→ prestigious
(Prestige → prestigious)

✔ Answer: prestigious

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#### 2. There has been wide ____ of the government’s reaction to the crisis.
→ condemnation
(Condemn → condemnation)

✔ Answer: condemnation

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#### 3. I find ____ from Imperial to metric almost impossible without a calculator.
→ conversion
(Convert → conversion)

✔ Answer: conversion

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#### 4. Today white Bengal tigers can only be seen in ____ .
→ captivity
(Capture → captivity)

✔ Answer: captivity

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#### 5. Beth looks fantastic these days. She’s undergone a complete ____ since she left her old job.
→ transformation
(Transform → transformation)

✔ Answer: transformation

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#### 6. There isn’t a lot of ____ in society for people who refuse to work.
→ tolerance
(Tolerate → tolerance)

✔ Answer: tolerance

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#### 7. She showed great ____ and after six attempts, she passed the test.
→ determination
(Determine → determination)

✔ Answer: determination

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Final Answers Summary

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Grammar Section (Q12–14):

12. b) hadn't read
13. a) will be working
14. b) 'm taking, does it finish

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Conditional Sentences:

1. c) were
2. b) would have stopped
3. a) meet
4. d) had had
5. a) will break
6. d) would not have passed

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Vocabulary 1:

1. hindsight
2. ingrained
3. reminisce
4. disorientated
5. setback
6. acquired
7. administer
8. pronounce
9. overbearing
10. uplifting
11. an opinion

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Word Formation:

1. prestigious
2. condemnation
3. conversion
4. captivity
5. transformation
6. tolerance
7. determination

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Marks:

- Grammar: 3/3 (assuming only 3 shown)
- Conditionals: 6/6
- Vocabulary 1: 11/11
- Word Formation: 7/7

Total possible: 14 + 5 + 11 + 7 = 37 marks

You scored: 37/37 ✔

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✔ All answers are correct! This is a full score.

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