Community practice questions.

Choose the correct form: 'If everyone ______ their part, the neighbourhood would be much cleaner.'

• will do
• did
• does
• would do

Answer: did

A second conditional (hypothetical situation) uses the past simple in the 'if' clause: 'If everyone did... it would be...'.

Which word best completes the sentence? 'Our town is very ______; people from many different cultures and religions live here together.'

• diverse
• divided
• distant
• deserted

Answer: diverse

'Diverse' means showing a great deal of variety, which fits a town with many cultures and religions.

Choose the correct relative pronoun: 'The community centre ______ was built last year is used by all the local families.'

• who
• whose
• which
• where

Answer: which

'Which' is used for things (the community centre); 'who' is for people and 'where' introduces a place clause differently.

Choose the best word: 'New arrivals sometimes struggle to ______ into a community where they do not speak the language.'

• integrate
• isolate
• immigrate
• imitate

Answer: integrate

To 'integrate' means to become part of a group or society; 'immigrate' only means to move to a country, not to become part of the community.

Choose the correct word: 'Everyone felt a strong sense of community ______ during the difficult months of the flood.'

• spirit
• ghost
• mood
• temper

Answer: spirit

'Community spirit' is a fixed expression meaning the friendly feeling of people helping one another in a local area.

Choose the correct preposition: 'Many families have belonged ______ this community for several generations.'

• at
• to
• with
• in

Answer: to

The verb 'belong' takes the preposition 'to' when describing membership of a group.