Civil Service Grammar Practice Test Results

Question 1
60% answer correctly
Which of the following is gramatically correct?
This would have been easier if I had taken your advise.
This would have been easier if I had taken your advice.
The board of directors advise to the CEO was to talk to the media.
If you can take advise then you have an advantage over most people.
Question 2
45% answer correctly
Which of the following sentences is not gramatically correct?
I know that he would fight to his last breathe.
Almost all fish breathe through gills.
He was like a breath of fresh air.
The accident victim was fighting to breathe.
Question 3
24% answer correctly
Which of the following sentences is not gramatically correct?
I`m not available on Tuesday, however, I can make it on Wednesday.
Consequently, he went forward unaware of what the afternoon would bring.
I`m not available on Tuesday; however, I can make it on Wednesday.
I`m not available on Tuesday however, I can make it on Wednesday.