Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Causative Have and Get
A whole-class quiz on the causative with have and get at B2 level. Learners practise have/get + object + past participle, have + person + base verb, get + person + to-infinitive, the 'bad experience' meaning, and causatives in different tenses and reported speech.
A free Millionaire Quiz for Adults at CEFR B2 level. Topic: causativo have and get.
Questions
- Daniel doesn't cut his own hair because he isn't very good at it. Instead, he ___ every month at a barber's near his office. — A) has cut his hair B) has his hair cut C) cuts his hair by someone D) has his hair cutting
- Maria's car broke down on the motorway, so she ___ it repaired at a local garage last week. — A) had B) has C) having D) have
- Our kitchen looks old and dark, so we're getting it ___ by a professional decorator next month. — A) painting B) to paint C) paint D) painted
- Which sentence means that an optician, not the speaker, examined the speaker's eyes? — A) I have checked my eyes yesterday. B) I had my eyes checked yesterday. C) I had checked my eyes yesterday. D) I checked my eyes yesterday.
- The report contained several errors, so the manager had his assistant ___ it before the meeting with the board. — A) rewrite B) to rewrite C) rewrote D) rewritten
- After weeks of complaints about the cold flat, I finally got my landlord ___ the broken heating. — A) fixed B) fixes C) fix D) to fix
- A colleague tells you, 'Sara had her bag stolen on the train last night.' What does this sentence mean? — A) Sara's bag had disappeared before she got on the train. B) Someone stole Sara's bag, which was a bad experience for her. C) Sara stole someone's bag on the train. D) Sara arranged for…
- The house is in a windy area, and since they moved in five years ago, they ___ the roof replaced twice. — A) have been having B) had had C) have D) have had
- The tenant told the agent, 'I'm going to have the locks changed.' In reported speech, the agent said that the tenant ___ the locks changed. — A) was going to having B) was going to have C) was going to had D) had going to have
- Which of these sentences is NOT grammatically correct? — A) We need to get the documents translated before Friday. B) The company had all employees sign the new contract. C) She got the plumber come and look at the leak. D) You should get your blood pressure checked regularly.
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 causativo have and get, with one right answer and three wrong ones.
Part 1: Answer from memory
No options this time. Write the answer.
- Daniel doesn't cut his own hair because he isn't very good at it. Instead, he ___ every month at a barber's near his office.
- Maria's car broke down on the motorway, so she ___ it repaired at a local garage last week.
- Our kitchen looks old and dark, so we're getting it ___ by a professional decorator next month.