Survive the First Day: A Grammar Challenge
A five-round quiz game for adult C1 learners that uses the story of a chaotic first day at work to practise narrative tenses (past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple and continuous).
A free Millionaire Quiz for Adults at CEFR C1 level. Topic: First Day at work.
Questions
- At 9 a.m. sharp, while the receptionist ___ me to my desk, I tripped over a box of files and spilled coffee all over my new shirt. — A) has shown B) had shown C) was showing D) showed
- I ___ completely overwhelmed the moment I realised how much paperwork I still had to complete before lunch. — A) felt B) had felt C) was feeling D) feel
- By the time my supervisor finally got round to introducing me to the rest of the team, I ___ three different departments on my own, entirely by accident. — A) was already visiting B) have already visited C) had already visited D) already visited
- My new colleague admitted, somewhat sheepishly, that she ___ for over an hour in the car park before anyone thought to tell her where the entrance was, a detail that summed up the whole disorganised induction perfectly. — A) had been waiting B) had waited C) waited D) was waiting
- Looking back on that chaotic morning, I sometimes wonder what ___ if the fire alarm, which turned out to be a false alarm triggered by a burnt bagel in the staff kitchen, ___ during my very first meeting instead of an hour later. — A) would happen / had gone off B) happened / would go off C) had…
Printable worksheet
This Millionaire Quiz comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Challenge sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Answer from memory · No options this time. Write the answer.
- Write your own question · Write a new question about first day at work, with one right answer and three wrong ones.
Part 1: Answer from memory
No options this time. Write the answer.
- At 9 a.m. sharp, while the receptionist ___ me to my desk, I tripped over a box of files and spilled coffee all over my new shirt.
- I ___ completely overwhelmed the moment I realised how much paperwork I still had to complete before lunch.
- By the time my supervisor finally got round to introducing me to the rest of the team, I ___ three different departments on my own, entirely by accident.