Pretest - English For Academic Purpose 30211

1. The room was filled with a soft light that made everything look peaceful.

What is the part of speech of the word light in this sentence?

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

2. The weather was fine, so we decided to go on a picnic.

What is the part of speech of the word fine in this sentence?

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

3.She tried to hide a tear as she read the farewell message.

What does the word tear mean in this context?

• A drop of liquid from the eye (noun)

• To pull something apart (verb)

• A scratch or cut in paper (noun)

• To run quickly (verb)

4. 4. Which of the following is a conjunction?

• although

• beauty

• happily

• fast

5. 5. Choose the correct part of speech for the underlined word: He quickly ran to catch the bus.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Verb

• Preposition

6. 6. What does the word unpredictable most likely mean?

• Can be expected

• Easy to understand

• Cannot be guessed in advance

• Happening regularly

7. 7. Which word has a suffix that means "capable of"?

• lovable

• predict

• dislike

• illegal

8. 8. What is the correct word formed by adding the prefix mis- to "understand"?

• ununderstand

• misunderstood

• disunderstand

• nonunderstood

9. 9. Situation: You're at a hotel reception. What would you say to check in?

• I need to buy vegetables.

• Can I have a double room for two nights, please?

• What is your name?

• Let's go to the party now.

10. 10. Situation: You see your friend looking upset. What would you say?

• What's the matter?

• Where is the toilet?

• Don't forget your umbrella.

• Can I borrow your phone?