Leisure activities practice questions.

Choose the correct verb form: "I'd rather ___ a film than go to a noisy club."

• to watch
• watching
• watch
• watched

Answer: watch

The structure 'would rather' is followed by the bare infinitive without 'to', so 'watch' is correct.

Which word best describes an activity you can do without much effort or stress?

• exhausting
• relaxing
• demanding
• challenging

Answer: relaxing

'Relaxing' describes a calm, low-effort activity; the other options all suggest effort or difficulty.

Choose the correct verb: "Every summer we ___ hiking in the mountains."

• play
• make
• go
• do

Answer: go

Many sport and leisure activities ending in -ing take 'go' (go hiking, go swimming, go cycling), so 'go' is correct; 'play' is for games and ball sports, 'do' for disciplines such as judo.

Which sentence correctly says how long the speaker has played chess?

• I have played chess since three years.
• I am playing chess for three years.
• I have been playing chess for three years.
• I play chess since three years.

Answer: I have been playing chess for three years.

The present perfect continuous with 'for + period' expresses an activity continuing up to now: 'have been playing ... for three years'.

Choose the best word: "Knitting is a relaxing ___ that also produces something useful."

• chore
• pastime
• task
• duty

Answer: pastime

A 'pastime' is an enjoyable activity done in free time; 'chore', 'task' and 'duty' all suggest obligation, not pleasure.

Which reported-speech sentence is correct? Original: "I love watching documentaries," she said.

• She said she loves watching documentaries then.
• She said she loved watching documentaries.
• She said me that she loved watch documentaries.
• She told that she loved watching documentaries.

Answer: She said she loved watching documentaries.

In reported speech the present ('love') shifts back to the past ('loved'), and 'watching' (gerund) is kept; 'said' takes no direct object.