Simple Grammar Test 19

 

Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question. Answers will be provided at the end.

1. Tenses: Identify the correct present tense form of the verb "to travel" that describes a habit. 

• a) travels 

• b) traveled 

• c) is traveling 

• d) will travel

2. Voice: The sentence "The cake was baked by me" is in which voice? 

• a) Active voice 

• b) Passive voice 

• c) Direct voice 

• d) Indirect voice

3. Reported Speech: If Sarah said, "I am going to the library," how would it be reported? 

• a) Sarah said she was going to the library. 

• b) Sarah said she had gone to the library. 

• c) Sarah said she will go to the library. 

• d) Sarah said she went to the library.

4. If Clauses: Complete the sentence: "If I _ time, I would help you." 

• a) had 

• b) have had 

• c) will have 

• d) would have

5. Degrees of Comparison: "This dress is the _ expensive one in the store." 

• a) more 

• b) most 

• c) very 

• d) much

6. Synthesis: Combine the sentences: "The rain stopped. We went outside." (Use a conjunction) 

• a) The rain stopped because we went outside. 

• b) When the rain stopped, we went outside. 

• c) Although the rain stopped, we went outside. 

• d) Since the rain stopped, we went outside.

7. Parts of Speech: Identify the part of speech for the word "slowly" in the sentence "She walked slowly." 

• a) Noun 

• b) Verb 

• c) Adjective 

• d) Adverb

8. Noun Clauses: Identify the noun clause in the sentence: "I wonder what she is doing." 

• a) I wonder 

• b) what she is doing 

• c) she is doing 

• d) what

9. Adjective Clauses: Identify the adjective clause in the sentence: "The book, which is on the table, is mine." 

• a) The book 

• b) which is on the table 

• c) is mine 

• d) mine

10. Adverb Clauses: Identify the adverb clause in the sentence: "She had left before I arrived." 

• a) She left 

• b) before I arrived 

• c) I arrived 

• d) before

11. Word Order: The correct order for a question with the auxiliary verb "do/does" is: 

• a) Do you like apples? 

• b) Like you apples do? 

• c) Apples you do like? 

• d) You do apples like?

12. Order of Adjectives: The typical order of adjectives describing a noun is: 

• a) size, color, origin, material 

• b) material, origin, color, size 

• c) origin, material, size, color

• d) color, size, origin, material

13. Affirmative to Negative: Change the sentence "They play basketball every weekend" to negative without changing the meaning. 

• a) They don't stop playing basketball every weekend. 

• b) They never play basketball on weekends. 

• c) They hardly play basketball on weekends.

• d) They play basketball sometimes on weekends.

14. Combining Sentences: Combine the sentences: "The movie was boring. We left early." (Use a participle phrase) 

• a) Bored by the movie, we left early.

• b) Leaving early, the movie was boring.

• c) We left early because the movie was boring.

• d) The movie being boring, we left early.

15. Articles: Choose the correct article (a, an, the & x) to complete the sentence: “___Mount Everest is _ highest mountain in the world." 

• a) x a 

• b) x an 

• c) x the

• d) the x

16. Prepositions: Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: "She sat _ the bench." 

• a) on 

• b) in 

• c) by 

• d) with

17. Conjunctions: Choose the conjunction that shows contrast: "I like coffee _ she prefers tea." 

• a) because 

• b) but 

• c) and 

• d) so

18. Interjections: Which word is most likely an interjection?

• a) slowly 

• b) happy 

• c) ouch! 

• d) because 

19. Phrasal Verbs: Which sentence uses a phrasal verb?

• a) She looked at the painting.

• b) He ran to the store.

• c) They called me up. (to call someone on the phone)

• d) We wrote a letter.

20. Synonyms & Antonyms: Choose the synonym and antonym for the word "happy."

• a) Sad (antonym), excited (synonym)

• b) Angry (antonym), joyful (synonym)

• c) Beautiful (antonym), wonderful (synonym)

• d) Hungry (antonym), tired (synonym)

1. (a) travels 2. (b) Passive voice 3. (a) Sarah said she was going to the library. 4. (a) had 5. (b) most 6. (b) When the rain stopped, we went outside. 7. (d) Adverb 8. (b) what she is doing 9. (b) which is on the table 10. (b) before I arrived 11. (a) Do you like apples? 12. a) size, color, origin, material 13. a) They don't stop playing basketball every weekend.  14. (a) Bored by the movie, we left early. 15. (c) x the 16. (a) on 17. (b) but 18. (c) ouch! 19. (c) They called me up. 20. (a) Sad (antonym), excited (synonym