Open It; Don't Open It

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English (US) A1 12 questions Grammar

Practice short instructions: what to do and what not to do.

1. 1. Fill in the blank.

   ___ the box.

   • Open
   • Opens
   • Opening

   This tells someone what to do.

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   Open the box.

   Use the simple form of the verb in an instruction: 'Open,' not 'opens' or 'opening.'

2. 2. Choose the correct answer.

   What does this sign tell you?

   Don't sit here.

   • Use this seat.
   • Do not use this seat.
   • Move this seat.

   Look at the first word.

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   • Do not use this seat.

   'Don't' means 'do not,' so 'Don't sit here' tells you not to use this seat.

3. 3. Choose the correct answer.

   Which sentence tells a student what to do?

   A teacher is speaking to a student.

   • The student is looking at the board.
   • Is the student looking at the board?
   • Look at the board.

   An instruction asks someone to do something.

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   • Look at the board.

   A question asks for an answer. An instruction asks for an action.

4. 4. Put the words in order.

   It is cold in the room. A polite request:

   • the door.
   • Please
   • close

   Start with the polite word.

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   Please close the door.

   'Please' makes a request polite.

5. 5. Fill in the blank.

   Don't ___ in the classroom.

   • runs
   • running
   • run

   Use the simple form of the verb after 'don't.'

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   Don't run in the classroom.

   After 'don't,' the action word stays in its simple form.

6. 6. Choose the correct answer.

   Which instruction asks the class to stop talking?

   The class is noisy.

   • Be careful, please.
   • Be quiet, please.
   • Be ready, please.

   The teacher wants less noise.

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   • Be quiet, please.

   We use 'be quiet' to ask people to stop talking or making noise.

7. 7. Fill in the blank.

   Your class starts at nine. Come on time.

   ___ be late.

   • Not
   • No
   • Don't

   This says what not to be.

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   Don't be late.

   For a negative instruction with 'be,' use 'don't be.'

8. 8. Fill in the blank.

   The key is on the table. Take ___.

   • it
   • them
   • they

   There is only one key.

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   The key is on the table. Take it.

   'It' can stand for one thing, like a key.

9. 9. Choose the correct answer.

   Which instruction means the same thing?

   Do not eat here.

   • Eat here.
   • Don't drink here.
   • Don't eat here.

   The action and the place must stay the same.

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   • Don't eat here.

   'Don't' means 'do not.' Signs often use the full form, 'do not.'

10. 10. Put the words in order.

    The room is empty now. The light is still on.

    • the light.
    • off
    • Turn

    The action has two words.

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    Turn off the light.

    'Turn off' is the opposite of 'turn on.' We use it for lights, TVs, and machines.

11. 11. Fill in the blank.

    This water is not safe to drink.

    ___ this water.

    • Drink
    • Don't drink
    • Please drink

    The instruction should keep someone safe.

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    Don't drink this water.

    A negative instruction can help keep someone safe.

12. 12. Put the words in order.

    Dinner is ready. Your hands are dirty.

    • you eat.
    • your hands
    • Wash
    • before

    Clean hands come first.

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    Wash your hands before you eat.

    'Before' tells us which action comes first.