Basic English Skills for Grade 10

Choose the correct word: She is very ___ (happy/happily) today.

• happiness

• happy

• happily

• happiest

Fill in the blank: They ___ (go/goes) to school every day.

• goes

• gone

• going

• go

What does the word 'benevolent' mean?

• Selfish and greedy; lacking compassion.

• Kind and charitable; showing goodwill.

• Hostile and aggressive; promoting conflict.

• Indifferent and apathetic; showing no interest.

Identify the error in the sentence: He don't like apples.

• He doesn't likes apple.

• He don't like apple.

• He don't likes apples.

• He doesn't like apples.

Choose the correct form: If I ___ (was/were) you, I would study harder.

• wasn't

• were

• am

• is

Read the sentence: The cat chased the mouse. What is the subject?

• the house

• the cat and the mouse

• the cat

• the mouse

Select the synonym for 'difficult': (easy/challenging)

• manageable

• challenging

• simple

• straightforward

Complete the sentence: I have ___ (a/an) idea for the project.

• an

• the

• one

• some

What is the past tense of 'run'?

• raned

• ran

• runned

• runed

Choose the correct preposition: She is interested ___ (in/on) learning new languages.

• about

• for

• in

• with