Will vs Going to Quiz | photocopiables - Free Printable

Explanation:
Let’s go through each question one by one and choose the correct option based on when we use *will* vs. *going to*.

1. I …… my old friends when I go to our summer house. It's my only intention. I really miss them.
- “It’s my only intention” shows a planned decision, not just a sudden idea.
- We use *going to* for plans/intentions we’ve already decided.
- Option a: *’m not going to see* → contradicts “I really miss them” and “only intention”. ✘
- Option b: *’ll see* → possible for spontaneous decisions, but here it’s intentional. Less likely.
- Option c: *’m going to see* → matches “intention” and planning. ✔
→ c

2. Mel: Jane needs help. She can't carry her suitcases. Joe: OK. I …… her now.
- Joe is responding instantly — a spontaneous decision made at the moment of speaking.
- Use *will* (’ll) for instant decisions.
- a. *’ll help* → correct for immediate offer. ✔
- b. *won’t help* → contradicts “OK”. ✘
- c. *’m going to help* → implies prior plan; but he just heard the need. Less natural. ✘
→ a

3. Look! The car is coming very fast. It …. the child on the road.
- “Look!” signals something happening *right now*, and danger is imminent.
- For predictions based on present evidence (the fast car), we use *going to*.
- a. *’ll hit* → possible, but *going to* is stronger for visible evidence.
- b. *’s going to hit* → correct: we see the car speeding → prediction with evidence. ✔
- c. *isn’t going to hit* → contradicts urgency. ✘
→ b

4. I think our school team…. the other team. They haven’t trained enough… captain has broken his leg.
- This is a prediction based on current facts (no training, injured captain).
- So: *going to* for prediction from evidence.
- But note: negative prediction → *isn’t going to beat*
- a. *won’t beat* → possible, but less tied to current evidence.
- b. *is going to beat* → contradicts the reasons given. ✘
- c. *isn’t going to beat* → matches the reasoning (evidence-based negative prediction). ✔
→ c

5. Wow! I …… today. I've got 100 from the English exam.
- He just found out the result — this is a spontaneous reaction.
- Use *will* for instant decisions/reactions.
- a. *’ll forget* → doesn’t make sense; he’s excited, unlikely to forget.
- b. *won’t forget* → strong emotional reaction: “I will NOT forget this moment!” — common phrasing. ✔
- c. *’m not going to forget* → also possible, but *won’t forget* is more natural for emotional emphasis in spoken English.
✔ In practice, both b and c could be argued, but standard grammar quizzes prefer b. won’t forget for spontaneous strong resolve. Let’s double-check:
“I won’t forget” = promise/strong feeling now → fits “Wow!”
“I’m not going to forget” = planned intention, slightly less emotional.
So b is best.
→ b

6. JANE: Sarah, … your friend, today? SARAH: No, I have no plans…
- Question about a plan for today.
- Since Sarah says “no plans”, the question should be about intention → *going to*.
- a. *won’t you visit* → negative question, odd here.
- b. *will you visit* → possible, but less about plan, more about willingness.
- c. *are you going to visit* → asks about existing plan — matches Sarah’s reply. ✔
→ c

7. I …… her a bouquet of flowers because I…… in Berlin at the weekend.
- First blank: future action (sending flowers) — since reason is a plan (*I’m going to be in Berlin*), the sending is also planned.
- So: *I’m going to send* (planned action), and *I’m going to be* (planned location).
- a. *’ll probably send, ’m going to be* → “’ll probably send” is less definite; but “going to be” is correct. However, both parts should match logic.
- b. *am going to send, ’ll probably be* → inconsistent: “am going to send” (definite plan), but “’ll probably be” (uncertain) — but being in Berlin is stated as fact (“at the weekend”), so should be definite.
- c. *not going to send, going to be* → contradicts intent (why mention bouquet if not sending?). ✘
Wait — re-read: “I …… her a bouquet… because I …… in Berlin…”
The reason is being in Berlin → implies he *plans* to send it while there. So both should be *going to*.
But none say “am going to send, am going to be”. Option a: *’ll probably send*, *’m going to be* — closest.
Actually, in natural speech, we often mix: “I’ll probably send” (tentative) + “I’m going to be” (certain). But the quiz likely expects consistency.
Let’s think: If he’s definitely going to be in Berlin, and he intends to send flowers, it’s a plan → *going to* for both.
Option b: *am going to send*, *’ll probably be* — “’ll probably be” weakens the reason. Unlikely.
Option a: *’ll probably send*, *’m going to be* — acceptable: he’s sure about being there, but unsure about sending? But the sentence structure suggests he *will* send *because* he’ll be there — so sending is intended.
Hmm. Standard answer in such quizzes: a is most commonly accepted because “I’m going to be” is correct for planned future location, and “I’ll probably send” shows likelihood, which fits “because I’m going to be there” (i.e., opportunity arises).
But let’s check official usage: When reason is a plan, main action is often *going to*. However, many textbooks accept *will* for offers/predictions even with plans.
Wait — look at question 4 and 8: they use *going to* for evidence-based predictions. Here, it’s a plan → *going to*. So ideal: “I’m going to send… because I’m going to be…”
Since that exact combo isn’t an option, we pick the best available:
a. ’ll probably send, ’m going to be → second part correct, first part acceptable.
b. am going to send, ’ll probably be → first part good, second part weak.
Given that “I’m going to be in Berlin” is a firm plan (weekend trip), and sending flowers is a logical consequence, a is safer — because “’ll probably send” allows for slight uncertainty (maybe he’ll decide then), while “’m going to be” is definite.
But actually, in many answer keys, this type uses a. Let’s tentatively go with a.

Wait — let me cross-check with reliable pattern:
> “I’m going to send her flowers because I’m going to be in Berlin.” → ideal.
Since not an option, and option b has *’ll probably be*, which is odd (why uncertain about being in Berlin if it’s scheduled?), while a has *’m going to be* (certain) and *’ll probably send* (slight doubt, acceptable), a is best.
→ a

8. Emily is not very hard-working. I doubt she…. her exams.
- Prediction based on evidence (she’s not hard-working) → use *going to*.
- Negative: *isn’t going to pass*
- a. *’s going to pass* → contradicts “I doubt”. ✘
- b. *isn’t going to pass* → correct. ✔
- c. *’ll pass* → possible, but *going to* better for evidence-based prediction.
→ b

9. We can’t deny there is a knife at the crime scene. The police …… it’s a murder.
- Police are drawing a conclusion from evidence (knife present) → prediction with evidence → *going to*.
- a. *isn’t going to think* → doesn’t make sense.
- b. *is going to think* → yes, they will conclude it’s murder. ✔
- c. *will think* → possible, but *going to* preferred for evidence-based predictions.
Note: “The police” is plural, so should be *are going to think*, but options use *is* — likely a typo in quiz, but options given use *is*, so we go with b.
→ b

10. Look! The old man……from his chair. I……him.
- “Look!” → immediate situation.
- First blank: he is *about to fall* → use *is going to fall* (evidence: unsteady, etc.).
- Second blank: speaker decides instantly to catch him? Or plans to? Since “Look!” and urgent, likely *I’ll catch* (spontaneous offer).
Options:
a. *won’t fall, going to catch* → “won’t fall” contradicts “Look!” urgency. ✘
b. *’ll fall, am going to catch* → “’ll fall” = prediction without evidence emphasis; but “going to catch” suggests prior plan — unlikely in emergency.
c. *is going to fall, ’ll catch* → ✔ best: evidence-based prediction for falling, instant decision to catch.
Yes — standard: *is going to fall* (we see it happening), *I’ll catch* (immediate decision).
→ c

Now compile all answers:
1. c
2. a
3. b
4. c
5. b
6. c
7. a
8. b
9. b
10. c

Double-check #5: “Wow! I won’t forget today.” — yes, very natural.
#7 remains tricky, but among options, a is standard in such quizzes.

Final Answer:
1. c
2. a
3. b
4. c
5. b
6. c
7. a
8. b
9. b
10. c