Learning takes place in many different ways."Students are learning quickly."The learning students worked together."Students want to learn.
What is the function of "Basing" in "Basing their findings on video recordings, researchers found that boys were more active than girls"?
participle clause
adjective
continuous verb tense
noun
Complete the sentence: "Without this research, it would be impossible _____ the results."
understand
understanding
understood
to understand
In the phrase "high-achieving schools", what is the function of "achieving"?
adjective
continuous verb
infinitive
noun
Complete the sentence: "The report highlights poor scores as well as _____ several possible causes."
suggest
suggested
to suggest
suggesting
Complete the sentence: "Computers allow us _____ information."
store
storing
to store
stored
Which verb form normally follows the modal verb "should"?
past participle
base form
-ing form
base form with "to"
Complete the sentence: "The survey showed that most people tend _____ positively."
responding
to respond
respond
responded
Complete the question: "How does _____ take place?" Use the verb "learn".
learn
learning
to learn
learned
Which verb form can be used to show the purpose of an action?
past tense
-ing form only
past participle
to-infinitive
Why do we use "interpreting" in "ways of interpreting the data"?
because it follows the preposition "of"
because it shows future time
because it is an infinitive
because it follows a modal verb
In the sentence "Computers allow us to store information, giving us time to study and analyse it", why is "to study" used?
as an adjective
to show purpose
after a preposition
as a noun
Complete the sentence: "At the time of the observation, the students were _____ in groups."
collaborated
collaborate
to collaborate
collaborating
Complete the sentence: "A sample of over a thousand people were asked _____ what they thought."
say
to say
saying
said
Complete the sentence: "The purpose of the project was _____ student behaviour."
investigate
investigated
investigating
to investigate
Why do we use "suggesting" after "as well as"?
because it follows a modal verb
because it is past tense
because all verbs after "as well as" use "to"
because "as well as" can be followed by an -ing form
Complete the sentence: "You can _____ by imagining a simple theory."
started
to start
starting
start
Complete the phrase: "the _____ process" using the verb "learn".
learned
learn
learning
to learn
Which form is used in continuous verb tenses?
-ing form
past participle
noun
to-infinitive
Complete the sentence: "Some students have difficulty _____ academic texts."
to understand
understand
understanding
understood
Complete the sentence: "Running experiments and developing a theory is simply _____ to answer a question."
trying
to trying
tried
try
Why do we use "to investigate" in "The purpose of the project was to investigate..."?
to express the purpose of the project
because it follows a preposition
because it is an adjective
to form a continuous tense
Complete the sentence: "Psychologists have been motivated _____ experiments." Use the verb "conduct".
conducted
conducting
conduct
to conduct
Complete the phrase: "observations of actual _____" using the verb "learn".
to learn
learned
learning
learn
Complete the sentence: "The basic aim of our education system is _____ children equal opportunities."
given
giving
to give
give
Complete the sentence: "Scientists are trying _____ the question."
answering
answered
to answer
answer
Which form follows the modal verb "could" in "You could carry out your own experiments"?
base form with "to"
base form
past participle
-ing form
Complete the sentence: "The questionnaire started by _____ participants about their study habits."
ask
asked
asking
to ask
Why is "imagining" used in "start by imagining a simple theory"?
because it follows the preposition "by"
because it shows purpose
because it follows a modal verb
because it is an adjective
After a modal verb such as "can", which form of the verb is normally used?
the to-infinitive
the base form without "to"
the past form
the -ing form
Complete the sentence: "The researchers spent a year _____ inner-city schools."
studying
study
to study
studied
In the sentence "Computers allow us to store information, giving us time to study and analyse it", which phrase is an infinitive after the verb "allow"?
to study
analyse it
to store
giving us
In the sentence "Basing their findings on video recordings, researchers found that boys were more active than girls", which word is an -ing form used in a participle clause?
Basing
recordings
researchers
findings
In the sentence "Computers allow us to store information, giving us time to study and analyse it", which -ing form introduces a participle clause?
allow
study
store
giving
Complete the sentence: "A simple theory could _____ basic observations."
explained
to explain
explain
explaining
What is the function of "gathering" in "Researchers spent a year studying schools, gathering a range of data"?
infinitive
continuous tense
noun
participle clause
Which phrase contains an -ing form used as an adjective?
difficulty understanding English
students were collaborating
after graduating
high-achieving schools
Complete the sentence: "There are many issues to consider when _____ which method to use."
to decide
deciding
decide
decided
In the sentence "Students were collaborating in groups", why is "collaborating" used?
as an adjective
as part of a continuous verb tense
to show purpose
after a preposition
Complete the sentence: "You can start by _____ a simple theory."
imagining
imagine
imagined
to imagine
In the sentence "Many students go on to get well-paid jobs after graduating", which -ing form follows a preposition?
go
paid
graduating
getting
Complete the sentence: "A new theory might _____ the current ones."
improving
to improve
improve
improved
Complete the sentence: "There are many different ways of _____ the data."
to interpret
interpret
interpreting
interpreted
Which sentence correctly uses a verb after a modal?
Researchers can improved the study.
Researchers can improve the study.
Researchers can improving the study.
Researchers can to improve the study.
Complete the phrase: "_____ a theory" using the verb "develop".
developing
to developing
develops
developed
Complete the phrase: "_____ experiments on learning" using the verb "run".
Ran
Runs
To running
Running
Complete the sentence: "Subjects were given opportunities _____ the results."
to comment on
comment on
commented on
commenting on
Why is "graduating" used after "after" in the phrase "after graduating"?
because it expresses purpose
because a preposition is followed by an -ing form
because it is a continuous tense
because it follows a modal verb
Which verb form is commonly used after a preposition?
-ing form
to-infinitive
base form only
past tense
Why do we use "asking" in "The questionnaire started by asking several questions"?
because it shows purpose
because it follows a modal verb
because it follows the preposition "by"
because it is past tense
Complete the sentence: "These theories should _____ us understand how we learn."
helped
to helping
helping
help
Complete the sentence: "Many students go on _____ well-paid jobs after graduating."
getting
got
get
to get
Which form follows the modal verb "might"?
past tense
base form
to-infinitive
-ing form
Complete the sentence: "_____ this question has motivated psychologists to conduct research." Use the verb "answer".
Answering
Answer
Answered
To answering
Complete the sentence: "Parents want their children _____ to high-achieving schools."
went
to go
going
go
In the sentence "Dutch speakers have little difficulty understanding English", which -ing form follows the noun "difficulty"?
understanding
speakers
difficulty
suggests
Complete the sentence: "The best schools can _____ the attainment levels of most pupils."
to improve
improved
improving
improve
Which form can be used in a participle clause such as "Walking into the room, she smiled"?
to-infinitive
-ing form
modal verb
past tense
Complete the sentence: "You could _____ out your own experiments."
carry
to carry
carried
carrying
Which sentence uses an -ing form after a preposition?
They started by discussing the results."They want to discuss the results."They can discuss the results."They discussed the results.
Complete the sentence: "Answering this question has motivated psychologists _____ the learning process." Use the verb "study".
study
studied
to study
studying
Complete the sentence: "Psychologists study learning to conduct experiments and _____ theories." Use the verb "develop".
to developing
develop
developed
developing
In the sentence "The basic aim of our education system is to give children equal opportunities", what is "to give"?
a noun
a past participle
an infinitive
an -ing form
Which sentence uses an -ing form as part of a continuous tense?
The students were working in groups."Working in groups can be useful."After working, they went home."The working students were tired.
In the sentence "Researchers spent a year studying inner-city schools, gathering a range of data", which two words are -ing forms?
spent and studying
researchers and gathering
schools and data
studying and gathering
Complete the sentence: "These theories should help us _____ how we learn."
understanding
understood
understand
to understanding
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