Quiz for Intermediate

What is the correct passive voice form of the sentence: "They are building a new house"?

• A new house was built by them.

• A new house is being built by them.

• A new house has been built by them.

• A new house will be built by them.

What do you call a book that gives the meanings of words in alphabetical order?

• Dictionary

• Novel

• Magazine

• Encyclopedia

Which of these words means "a sudden and violent shaking of the ground"?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

Which of these sentences uses the correct form of the "PAST PERFECT TENSE"?

• She had went to the store before it closed

• He had written the report yesterday

• By the time I arrived, they have already left

• I had never seen that movie before last night

Answer explanation

The correct form of the past perfect tense uses "had" followed by the past participle of the verb. In this case, "had written" is the correct answer.

Identify the sentence with the correct reported speech:

• He said, "I will come tomorrow."

• He said that he will come tomorrow.

• He said that he would come tomorrow.

• He says that he will come tomorrow.

Answer explanation

Direct speech: "I will come tomorrow."

Reported speech: "He said that he would come tomorrow."

"will" in the direct speech changes to "would" in the reported speech

Which word is the opposite of "strong"?

What is the plural form of "man"?

Complete the sentence: "I ___ to the store yesterday."

What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word

(e.g., "happy" and "sad")?

• Homophone

• Antonym

• Synonym

• Homonym

Which of the following words means "the ability to speak two languages fluently"?

• Multilingual

• Monolingual

• Bilingual

• Unilingual