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Grammar

Level C2

Part 1 - Adverbs

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For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

1

Adverbs

Only .......... did the investigative journalist realise that the anonymous tip had been deliberately planted.

 later

 then

 thereafter

 afterwards

2

Adverbs

The committee chair spoke .........., choosing words that neither admitted fault nor provoked further scrutiny.

 guarding

 guardedness

 guarded

 guardedly

3

Adverbs

She .......... agreed to the merger, but her body language suggested profound misgivings.

 reluctantly

 reluctance

 reluctant

 reluctantness

4

Adverbs

The CEO was .......... criticised for the decision, not because it was illegal, but because it was ethically tone-deaf.

 rounding

 round

 rounded

 roundly

5

Adverbs

Hardly .......... the keynote begun when a protester interrupted the proceedings.

 have

 had

 has

 having

6

Adverbs

The witness answered the questions .........., as though each response had been rehearsed for weeks.

 mechanically

 mechanical

 mechanize

 mechanism

7

Adverbs

The company .......... complies with the regulation; audits over the past decade have found no violations whatsoever.

 scrupulousness

 scrupulous

 scrupled

 scrupulously

8

Adverbs

The policy was .......... revised after the backlash, though the ministry denied that public pressure had influenced the decision.

 quieter

 quietly

 quiet

 quietlyness

9

Adverbs

The scholar used the term .........., fully aware that specialists would contest its application in this context.

 providentially

 provision

 provisionally

 provisional

10

Adverbs

The diplomat .......... avoided naming the countries involved, preferring euphemism to direct accusation.

 pointedly

 pointedness

 pointed

 pointing

What to do

This part consists of a number of assessments, each of which has only one valid answer.

Select the best answer according to what you read.

There's only a correct answer which you will have to select by clicking on it.

Don't spend time in an assessment you don't know. Wasting time on this activity might cost you points later in the exam because you won’t have enough time to do other tasks well. Get used to being quick!

Don't spend time in an assessment you don't know. Wasting time on this activity might cost you points later in the exam because you won’t have enough time to do other tasks well. Get used to being quick!

Although these grammar tests are not part of the official Cambridge exams, they are still important as they touch on language elements that you'll come across in all parts of the official exams, such as Reading and Use of English.

Strategy

  1. Read the assessment so you understand what it is about.
  2. Pay attention to the topic on the top-right corner of each assessment.
  3. Check the words before and after each gap and look for grammatical collocations.
  4. Remember that you select a choice by clicking on it.

Instructions

For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

Exercise Details

Author

Diego Hernandez

@diego-hernandez

User Prompt

"Create a grammar exercise focusing on 'Adverbs'"

Tone: Standard
Level: C2

Created on:

Oct 8, 2026

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