curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/en-b1-quiz-past-activities/696042e15a349be2f4a4579a.md
This quiz checks your understanding of how to talk about past activities using present perfect, present perfect continuous, and common time expressions.
To pass the quiz, you must correctly answer at least 18 of the 20 questions below.
Read each question and choose the correct answer. There's only one correct answer for each question.
Which of the following questions asks about actions or experiences that happened at some point before now?
How long have we been collaborating on these updates?
What's our timeline for these remaining issues?
Alright, what's our next step?
Have you seen the latest user feedback?
Which is NOT an example of user feedback?
A user reports that the app crashes when uploading a file.
A customer leaves a comment saying the interface is confusing.
A client suggests adding a dark mode feature.
A developer writes internal documentation for the team.
Listen to the audio. How would you answer this question? <!-- (quiz audio) James: Have we fixed anything like this before? -->
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Yes, we did. / No, we didn't.
Yes, we do. / No, we don't.
Yes, we were. / No, we weren't.
Yes, we have. / No, we haven't.
What is the full form of the contraction she's in this sentence: She's reviewed the report?
She is
She was
She does
She has
Which sentence using across is NOT correct?
The company has offices across Europe.
She walked across the street to buy coffee.
The new policy was implemented across all departments.
He explained the problem across very clearly.
What's the difference between an exact issue and a similar issue?
An exact issue is completely different from the original one.
A similar issue is exactly the same in every detail.
There is no difference between them.
An exact issue is identical, while a similar issue has some differences.
Which sentence describes an action that started in the past and is still continuing?
We worked on the update last week.
We tested the feature yesterday.
We will test the feature tomorrow.
We have been testing the feature since Monday.
What is a footer?
A menu at the top of a website
A schedule of project deadlines
A decrease in website traffic
A section at the bottom of a webpage with links or contact information
Listen to the audio. What does James ask about? <!-- (quiz audio) James: Has the development team been informed about this? -->
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He asks if the team will be hired.
He asks if the team finished the project.
He asks if the team is on vacation.
He asks if the team has received the information.
Which definition is incorrect?
To schedule means to plan an event at a specific time.
To deploy means to put something into use.
To compile means to gather items into one collection.
To ensure means to predict something in the future.
Which of the following means to make a decision about something?
To decide about
To decide for
To decide with
To decide on
What's the difference between since and for?
For is used with dates; since is used with durations.
Since and for are always interchangeable.
Since refers to the future; for refers to the past.
Since is used with a starting point in time; for is used with a period of time.
Which option correctly matches the word with its use?
Just indicates a very recent action.
Already implies something happened sooner than expected.
Yet is for expected actions that haven't happened, used in negatives/questions.
All definitions are correct.
You're talking about something that belongs to them, so you say: They prepared BLANK presentation.
them
they're
these
their
What does as mean in this sentence: I got better at coding as I practiced more?
It shows contrast: coding got harder while practice stayed easy.
It shows a future plan: you will practice later.
It shows a condition: you will get better only if someone helps.
It shows cause: because you practiced more, your coding improved.
When would you start a sentence with looking back?
When checking something behind you physically.
When planning for the future.
When ignoring previous mistakes.
When reflecting on past events.
True or false: Over a year means the collaboration lasted less than one year.
That's true.
It depends on the collaboration.
It depends on the time.
That's false.
Which phrase means that something is happening now at a higher level than before?
More then ever before
More than ever after
More that ever before
More than ever before
What does used to express?
A future plan
A current habit
A one-time past action
A past habit
Which sentence talks about something that required attention or action?
They had to deal on several unexpected bugs during testing.
They had to deal for several unexpected bugs during testing.
They had to deal by several unexpected bugs during testing.
They had to deal with several unexpected bugs during testing.