Grammar Quiz

Question 1

We operate in ___ multinational environment.

"Multinational" starts with the consonant sound /m/, so we use "a", not "an". The rule is about sound, not spelling.

Question 2

A few years ago, I decided to move to ___.

Specific, known departments/areas of a company take "the" — the finance area, the sales team, the marketing department.

Question 3

After leaving my previous employer, I joined ___.

Singular countable nouns need an article. First mention + unknown to listener = "an" (vowel sound /ɪ/).

Question 4

At work I run ___.

Singular countable noun, first mention — use "a". Dropping the article is a common habit transferred from Polish.

Question 5

Learning this way is ___ experience for me.

"Experience" here is countable (one specific type of experience), so we need "a". Adjectives don't remove the need for an article.

Question 6

I listen to ___ of music styles.

The fixed expression is "a variety of" — always with "a".

Question 7

Next Monday is ___.

"Bank holiday" is singular countable — needs "a". Polish has no articles, so this is easy to miss.

Question 8

Which sentence is correct?

An action that started in the past and still continues = present perfect. Use "for" + duration, "since" + starting point.

Question 9

___ Spanish for four years now.

An ongoing activity from the past until now = present perfect continuous. Present continuous can't express this duration in English.

Question 10

Since university, ___ any grammar classes.

"Since" + a point in time triggers present perfect — the period connects the past to now.

Question 11

Since high school, ___ regularly.

"Since" + an ongoing (non-)action → present perfect continuous.

Question 12

It's been four years ___ English seriously.

"It's been [time] that..." requires present perfect continuous — we're describing a duration reaching up to now.

Question 13

"Have you ever tried sushi?" — "No, ___."

Short answers must match the tense of the question. "Have you...?" → "I have / I haven't".

Question 14

Are you aware ___ the new policy?

Fixed collocation: "aware OF something". "Aware about" is a common error from Polish speakers.

Question 15

What kind of music do you listen ___ on your commute?

The verb is always "listen TO something". You can't drop the "to", even though Polish "słuchać" takes a direct object.

Question 16

I'm not really familiar ___ that software.

Fixed collocation: "familiar WITH something/someone".

Question 17

After months of thinking, I finally ___ to change jobs.

In English we MAKE decisions, not take them. "Take a decision" is a direct translation from Polish/French.

Question 18

Don't worry — everyone ___ mistakes sometimes.

Fixed collocation: MAKE a mistake. "Do a mistake" doesn't exist in English.

Question 19

I'm waiting for the ___ of her new book next month.

Books are "released". "Premiere" is used for films, plays and performances — not books.

Question 20

Sitting at a desk all day is a bit ___ for my back.

After "a bit" we need an adjective: painful. "Pain" is a noun and can't describe the situation directly here.

Question 21

Which sentence has the correct word order?

Adverbs of frequency like "quite often" go at the END — never between the verb and its object.

Question 22

This team has everything ___ to succeed.

After "everything / something / nothing / anything", use "that" (or nothing) — never "what". "What" here is a direct translation of Polish "co".