✏️ STEP 1 (hard): TEXT WITH INFINITIVES ONLY (grammar order shuffled, natural paragraph style)
These days, more teachers (1) ______ (try) to help students connect school to real life. In one district, cooking classes (2) ______ (make) mandatory last year, giving students hands-on experience with essential life skills. Still, some decision-makers think that practical subjects (3) ______ (not / belong) in school at all.
Many students (4) ______ (leave) school without ever learning how to cook, pay bills, or file taxes. By the time they graduate, some (5) ______ (never / learn) how to manage their emotions or budget their money. If I (6) ______ (have) those kinds of lessons earlier, I probably would’ve avoided a lot of stress after high school.
Schools usually (7) ______ (focus) on academic subjects like math and history, but that doesn’t help much when students are living on their own. Some schools already (8) ______ (start) offering workshops on communication and mental health. Right now, others (9) ______ (add) topics like financial literacy and mindfulness to the curriculum.
If more schools (10) ______ (include) these kinds of skills, students would be far better prepared for the realities of adulthood.
🔍 STEP 2 (easier): MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (shuffled order)
These days, more teachers ______ to help students connect school to real life. (try)
a) tried
b) are trying
c) have tried
d) try
In one district, cooking classes ______ mandatory last year. (make – passive)
a) were made
b) made
c) are made
d) had made
Some decision-makers think that practical subjects ______ in school at all. (not / belong)
a) not belong
b) don’t belong
c) didn’t belong
d) doesn’t belong
Many students ______ school without ever learning how to cook, pay bills, or file taxes. (leave)
a) left
b) have left
c) leave
d) had left
By the time they graduate, some ______ how to manage their emotions or budget their money. (never / learn)
a) never learned
b) have never learned
c) had never learned
d) never learn
If I ______ those kinds of lessons earlier, I probably would’ve avoided a lot of stress. (have)
a) had
b) have
c) would have
d) had had
Schools usually ______ on academic subjects like math and history. (focus)
a) are focusing
b) focus
c) focused
d) have focused
Some schools already ______ offering workshops on communication and mental health. (start)
a) started
b) start
c) have started
d) are starting
Right now, others ______ topics like financial literacy and mindfulness. (add)
a) are adding
b) add
c) added
d) have added
If more schools ______ these kinds of skills, students would be better prepared. (include)
a) include
b) included
c) will include
d) had included