Conditionals: diagnostic quiz

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Diagnostic Quiz

Identify specific English grammar points that need review. Use the study link to find out why a particular answer is correct or incorrect.

Quiz 1

Beginning – Intermediate

Select your response from each menu. Then check your answer.
If your response is incorrect, use the study link to guide you to the specific information you need.

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK YOUR ANSWER
1.	Whenever we travel, we trying new food.	Pres-Past Real
2.	If a traveler won't taste new food, he on wonderful new experiences. miss out (v.) – not have the opportunity; fail to have a chance	Pres-Future Real
3.	For example, if a person wanted to try some baklava, he to a bakery in Greece. baklava (n.) – a sweet roll made of nuts and honey (See picture above.)	Present Unreal
4.	If a person in Istanbul, he would want to try lokum, "Turkish Delight". lokum (Turkish Delight) – a soft candy of sugar and starch	Present Unreal
5.	a person dislikes sweets, he should try a torte in Vienna. torte (n.) – a rich cake, esp. one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs	If / Unless
6.	Do you wish you to France and try an eclair?	Imaginary Wishes
7.	Eclairs are not hard to make. You can make them if you .	Wishes
8.	I wish I a Mexican flan, but I don't.	Wishes
9.	Travelers should try a little of everything or not they think they will like it .	If / Whether
10.	Sometimes a person doesn't know whether something or not.	If / Whether
11.	Afterwards, the person might regret not tasting foods he while he was there.	Should / Could
12.	Then the person will realize more.	Should / Could

Quiz 2

Bird covered in oil

A terrible oil spill occurred
affecting wildlife on the coast.

Intermediate-Advanced

Select the word or words that best complete the sentence.
Compare your response to the answer to the right by clicking the "check" button.

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK YOUR ANSWER
13.	If an oil spill offshore, it very hard to stop. offshore (n.) – in or under the sea and not far from the coast	Pres-Past Real
14.	A terrible spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. If the oil company and maintained its equipment, this disaster . inspect (v.) – to check something to see that it is in good working order maintain (v.) – to keep something in good order disaster (n.) – terrible accident	Past - unreal 1 \| Past - unreal 2
15.	The explosion killed eleven men. The government on higher safety standards how unsafe the oil rig was. oil rig (v.) – an offshore oil drilling platform	Omitting if
16.	The oil company had several options. used back-up equipment, but they .	Should / Could
17.	Since the accident, a great number of birds, fish and mammals have been dying. The oil company more to protect wildlife.	Should / Could
18.	This oil spill affects the future of all offshore drilling in the U.S. other companies will be permitted to drill offshore, on new clean-up technology . drilling (n.) – the action of making a long hole	If / Whether \| Pres-Future Real
19.	better methods are used to contain the oil, more animals . contain (v.) – keep something in a particular area or space; to stop something from spreading	If / Unless \| Pres-Future Real
20.	People who live along the coast wish clean beaches again.	Wishes
21.	If an oil offshore, there will be safe coastal land for wildlife to survive. survive (v.) – to continue to live after an accident, war, or illness coastal (adj.) – area along the coast (where water meets land)	Future Conditional
22.	If the government offshore oil drilling in the future, some people would object. object (v.) – to speak against it, disapprove, oppose it	Future Hypothetical
23.	Some people doubt will come of this. Birds, fish and other wildlife will continue to die.	Conditional Expressions
24.	the gulf and the coastal waters wouldn't be in this terrible situation. carelessness (n.) – lack of care, inattention gulf (n.) – a large area of sea partly enclosed by circular shaped land	Hypothetical Expressions
25.	If everyone had had his head up, dead wildlife off our oily beaches now. have one's head up (expression) – be attentive, be watching, be concerned	Mixed Tenses