B1 Readiness Test

Three questions from this test

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1. EP vs BP

   Which sentence correctly uses the EP clitic placement rule at the start of a clause?

   • AMe deu o livro.
   • BDeu-me o livro.
   • CDeu me o livro.
   • DMe deu-o livro.
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   B. Deu-me o livro. European Portuguese default is enclisis (clitic after the verb): "Deu-me". Proclisis (clitic before the verb, "me deu") is the Brazilian Portuguese default and is avoided at the start of a sentence in EP.

2. Fill in the Blank

   Eles saíram sem ___ nada. (They left without saying anything.) [personal infinitive]

   • Adizerem
   • Bdizer
   • Cdizendo
   • Ddito
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   A. dizerem The personal infinitive is used after prepositions when the subject of the infinitive is explicit. "Sem dizerem" = without them saying. "Dizerem" (3rd person plural personal infinitive) agrees with the subject "eles".

3. Error Spotting

   Find the word that is incorrect: "Me telefona logo que chegares a casa."

   • AMe
   • Btelefona
   • Cchegares
   • Dcasa
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   A. Me In European Portuguese, a clitic cannot begin a sentence or clause. "Me telefona" at the start is incorrect; it should be "Telefona-me" (enclisis). EP requires the clitic after the verb when there is no proclisis trigger.

How your result is graded

One question at a time. After each answer you see whether you were right, with a short explanation. At the end you get your score, the correct answer to every question, and the explanation again for each one you missed.

• Excellent 90% or more
• Good 75–89%
• Passing 60–74%
• Keep Practising Below 60%