Common Entrance Examination 5

Which word is a synonym for "happy"?

• Sad

• Elated

• Angry

• Weary

What type of word is 'quickly'?

• Adjective

• Noun

• Verb

• Adverb

Choose the correct past tense form of the verb "run."

• Runned

• Ran

• Runs

• Running

Identify the proper noun in the following sentence: "Lisa went to Paris last summer."

• Went

• Last

• Paris

• Summer

What is the plural of "child"?

• Childs

• Children

• Childes

• Child's

Which of the following is an example of first-person point of view?

• He was a very secretive person.

• They went to the store together.

• I couldn't believe what had happened.

• Sarah believed it was a mistake.

Find the correctly punctuated sentence.

- A) My best friend's name is Sarah

- B) My best friends name is Sarah.

- C) My best friend's name is Sarah.

- D) My best friends' name is Sarah.

• My best friend's name is Sarah

• My best friends name is Sarah.

• My best friend's name is Sarah.

• My best friends' name is Sarah.

What is the antonym of "ancient"?

• Old

• Historic

• Modern

• Antique

Which sentence is in the passive voice?

• The game was won by the team.

• The team won the game.

• They are winning the game.

• We will win the game.

What is the main purpose of a thesaurus?

• To check spelling

• To find synonyms and antonyms

• To define words

• To check grammar