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Test 1: Volunteering

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A mixed grammar and vocabulary test about volunteering: choose the right word, write missing words and build new words.

Part 1: Multiple-choice gaps

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

  1. Last summer, Lena decided to ___ part in a beach clean-up organised by her town.
    • a) make
    • b) take
    • c) do
    • d) have
  2. Kofi believes that even small actions can ___ a real difference to the local community.
    • a) do
    • b) give
    • c) bring
    • d) make
  3. The group held a cake sale to ___ money for the animal shelter.
    • a) raise
    • b) rise
    • c) grow
    • d) lift
  4. Mina spends most of her ___ time helping at the community garden.
    • a) empty
    • b) loose
    • c) spare
    • d) vacant
  5. ___ she was tired after work, Aiko still went to the food bank every Tuesday.
    • a) Despite
    • b) However
    • c) Because
    • d) Although
  6. Over fifty people ___ for the volunteer positions at the library this year.
    • a) applied
    • b) requested
    • c) joined
    • d) attended
  7. Ravi ___ at the hospital for three years, and he still enjoys it.
    • a) volunteers
    • b) volunteered
    • c) has volunteered
    • d) is volunteering
  8. Volunteers at the shelter are ___ for feeding the animals and cleaning their cages.
    • a) careful
    • b) responsible
    • c) in charge
    • d) able

Part 2: Open gaps

Type one word in each gap.

  1. Tomás has been interested ___ helping other people since he was a teenager.
  2. The charity is looking for people ___ can speak two languages.
  3. Volunteering is a great way ___ meet new people.
  4. The project was such a success ___ the town council decided to repeat it next year.
  5. Lena didn't enjoy the first training session, but her friend ___.
  6. Volunteering is not only good for the community ___ also good for your own health.
  7. The children made the colourful posters all by ___; no adult helped them.
  8. My cousin works as ___ volunteer firefighter in his village.

Part 3: Word formation

Use the word in CAPITALS at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits the gap. Type one word.

  1. Thank you for your ___ to give up your weekend to help us. (WILLING)
  2. The other volunteers were very ___ and made me feel welcome. (FRIEND)
  3. Many local ___ came to the meeting to offer their help. (RESIDE)
  4. It was ___ to see how much difference a few hours could make. (AMAZE)
  5. The shelter relies on ___ of money and blankets from the public. (DONATE)
  6. Kofi found the experience very ___ because he learned so much. (VALUE)
  7. Volunteering helped Mina gain ___ in herself and her abilities. (CONFIDENT)
  8. ___, the rain stopped just before the clean-up began. (LUCK)

Answer key

Part 1: Multiple-choice gaps

  1. b) takeThe fixed expression is take part in, which means join an activity.
  2. d) makeWe say make a difference. The other verbs do not go with difference.
  3. a) raiseRaise money means collect money for a good cause. Rise has no object, so it cannot go before money.
  4. c) spareSpare time is the time when you are not working or studying.
  5. d) AlthoughAlthough is followed by a full clause (she was tired). Despite needs a noun or -ing form, and the meaning shows a contrast, not a reason.
  6. a) appliedWe apply for a position. Requested, joined and attended are not followed by for in this meaning.
  7. c) has volunteeredFor three years and still show an action that started in the past and continues now, so we use the present perfect.
  8. b) responsibleWe say responsible for something. In charge is followed by of, not for.

Part 2: Open gaps

  1. inBefore a noun or an -ing form, the adjective interested is followed by in.
  2. who / thatWe need a relative pronoun for people. Who and that are both correct here.
  3. toA way to do something: the infinitive with to follows way here.
  4. thatSuch + noun is followed by that to show the result.
  5. didWe use the auxiliary did to avoid repeating enjoyed the first training session.
  6. butThe pair is not only ... but also.
  7. themselvesAll by themselves means without help from anyone else. Themselves refers back to the children.
  8. aWe use a before a job after works as. Volunteer starts with a consonant sound, so we use a, not an.

Part 3: Word formation

  1. willingnessAfter your we need a noun. Willing + -ness gives willingness.
  2. friendlyAfter very we need an adjective. Friendly is the adjective from friend.
  3. residentsWe need a plural noun for people after many: residents are the people who live in a place.
  4. amazingThe situation causes the feeling, so we use the -ing adjective: amazing.
  5. donationsWe need a plural noun after relies on: donations are gifts to a charity.
  6. valuableAfter very we need an adjective. Valuable means very useful or important.
  7. confidenceAfter gain we need a noun. The noun from confident is confidence.
  8. luckilyAt the start of the sentence we need an adverb that comments on the whole event: luckily.

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